Richard,
I don't disagree with you. For me personally the issue is not if he is a citizen or not. I really did not give a damn about this stupid conspiracy until I watched those videos. The real issue is why DID the white house forge the BC? Whats the point? Why? That is a very serious question.
What they are really talking about with the image of the BC is not just the obvious layers, but the metadata as well. This is something I do professionally studying and analyzing things like this, including stenography. This is 100% proof, beyond any reasonable doubt that this document is in fact fake. It is even more interesting, that whoever made it, did not even understand the concept of metadata, and how it would show it is a forgery.
Metadata is a fairly new thing in courts too. There is not many people that really understand it, and its even harder to get a judge to understand it. The most recent time I can think of that this was discussed was the case of Abu-grav. Army CID nailed those soldiers to the wall with the metadata of the images.
The fact is, any computer image, or file for that matter, has data hidden in the file. It is simply how computers and digital devices think , process, and communicate on the I/O levels.
Some things that are in Images are:
Type of Camera or device used, to include manufacturer, and sometimes serial number.
Time and date
Time and date of file modification
Computer used to manipulate or edit the file
Time and date of manipulation or edit
Programs used to the edit file
The order the file was manipulated in
When the photo was uploaded
...ext
There is no way around arguing that this information is false, the information is VERY difficult to hide. Forensically, based on metadata, this image of the BC that was posted on a government website is fake. Again, WHY? Yes there are many incredibly huge issues right now, but this just adds to it. Why would the government do this?
So yeah, I have joined the tin foil hat club. Weird that is the case for something so substantially proven, but if it is popular opinion on the subject, I guess I need to find some Reynolds Wrap.
Fellow computer forensic experts, please back me up on this! Thanks!