FACT CHECK #9CLNG5LO

WHAT WE FOUND

Evidence from high-credibility sources confirms that during a 2007 interview with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Barack Obama recalled living in Indonesia and hearing the azaan (the Muslim call to prayer) 1 3. He described it as one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset 3 4 6. While some secondary sources and social media paraphrases use the superlative most beautiful 5, the original documented quote uses the phrase one of the prettiest 1 3. Obama noted that he heard the sound at dawn and dusk, which aligns with the claim's mention of the early morning call 1. High-credibility fact-checkers confirm the quote's origin in the 2007 interview, though they also note that other claims regarding his religious affiliation derived from this quote have been debunked as products of dishonest editing 2 10.

SOURCES

1. 1 · factually.coFACT-CHECKER
   Did Obama say his favorite sound is the Muslim call

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2. 2 · factcheck.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Truth on the Cutting Room Floor - FactCheck.org

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3. 3 · nytimes.comNEWS
   Opinion | Obama: Man of the World - The New York Times

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4. 4 · rushlimbaugh.comWEB
   Obama '07: Muslim Call to Prayer is One of "Prettiest Sounds on Earth" - The Rush Limbaugh Show

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5. 5 · clarionledger.comWEB
   The Clarion-Ledger

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6. 6 · conservapedia.comWEB
   Obama's Religion - Conservapedia

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7. 7 · quotefancy.comWEB
   Barack Obama Quote: “The Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”

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8. 8 · azquotes.comWEB
   Barack Obama quote: The Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest...

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9. 9 · humanevents.comWEB
   Obama: Muslim Call to Prayer One of the Prettiest Sounds on Earth | Human Events | humanevents.com

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10. 10 · washingtontimes.comWEB
    EDITORIAL: The first presumed Muslim president

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