Was US President Barack Obama's fainting lady a fake?

A CONSPIRACY theorist has released a convincing video which questions President Obama's motives during a press conference earlier this week.

A CONSPIRACY theorist has released a convincing video which questions President Barack Obama's motives during an ObamaCare press conference earlier this week.

During the presser at The White House on Monday, a pregnant woman, Karmel Allison, was caught by the President moments before she fainted on stage.

"I got you. You're OK," Mr Obama told her. "This is what happens when I talk too long."

But in a persuasive twist, a YouTube user who goes by the username Lady Patriots has released close-up footage of the incident, suggesting it was all a con to lift Obama's approval ratings.

I'm ok world- just got a little lightheaded.Thanks, @BarackObama for catching me! And good thing this pregnant diabetic is pregnant :)

— Karmel Allison (@karmel_a) October 21, 2013

It's been an uphill battle for the President's revolutionary health care scheme, with Obama acknowledging the law's widespread problems, including a number of computer glitches.

A closer look at the footage reveals the women standing beside Allison engaging in some form of unspoken communication offstage moments before the woman faints. And the footage makes some good points.

"The question is, why would they do this?" questioned Lady Patriots. "Was it to take the attention off of the failure of ObamaCare and the website that's using 10-year-old technology?

"Was it to make people feel sorry for the President or this sick woman who needs insurance?

"We never know what props he's going to come up with, but this is a new one."

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