Fake news had to help justify the Obama's book deal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-obamas-just-signed-a-jumbo-book-deal-heres-why-a-publisher-is-betting-big-on-them/2017/03/01/50b3d682-feb1-11e6-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html?utm_term=.4e6adb10cb32