Since This Whole "Barack Obama Is a Muslim" Thing Won't Die, Jimmy Kimmel Decided to Do His Own Research

After a recent poll revealed that more than half of Republican voters still (!) believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim, Jimmy did his own research.

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Earlier this week, people with their eyes still connected to their brain screamed in disbelief at the results of a recent Public Policy Polling survey which concluded that more than half of all Republicans still believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim. In fact, a whopping 54 percent believe Obama is in fact a Muslim, while another 32 percent stated they were simply "not sure."

Aside from the worth-repeating fact that one's religious preferences (or lack thereof) should hold absolutely no weight when judging the performance of a president (or anyone), the figures proved that the persistent misinformation currently running wild through certain factions of the Republican party are pretty fucking scary. Also pretty fucking scary? The comments on this Facebook post:

Thankfully, we have confirmed heroes of research like Jimmy Kimmel tirelessly roaming the streets of Los Angeles on a quest to find out if actual people really think Obama is a Muslim. The results of that heroism are available above, including the debut of this camera-ready individual:

Someone please give this man a reality show.

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