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===== ✅ 1. Truth Behind the Viral $376 Million Claim =====

NRIPage fact-check:
• The claim that Obama spent $376 million of taxpayer money on a basketball court at the White House is false.
• The court wasn’t a new facility — it was a modest adaptation of the existing tennis court with hoops and markings added in 2009.
• Industry cost estimates show a full outdoor basketball court typically ranges from ~$17,000 to $76,000, far below $376 million, and reports indicate the adaptation was likely privately funded or paid through routine funds, not a big taxpayer appropriation. NRIPage<ref>{{cite web|title=NRIPage|url=https://www.nripage.com/articles/general/2025/10/28/truth-behind-obama-s-alleged-376-million-white-house-basketball-court|publisher=nripage.com|date=2025-10-28|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>

👉 Link to article: NRIPage – Truth behind Obama’s alleged $376 million White House basketball court Fact‑check: Obama’s basketball court cost claim debunked (NRIPage)