Fact Check: Was Donald Trump’s birthday parade canceled over a missing birth certificate?

A rumor spread online claiming that President Donald Trump's administration canceled a birthday parade after he failed to provide a birth certificate
UPDATED MAY 30, 2025
A long-planned celebration in Washington for the US Army's 250th anniversary will coincide with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday on June 14 (Getty Images)
A long-planned celebration in Washington for the US Army's 250th anniversary will coincide with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday on June 14 (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump is set to celebrate his 79th birthday on June 14, the same day the US Army will also commemorate its 250th anniversary. The White House has seized an opportunity to achieve Trump's long-held desire to stage a military parade in the streets of Washington.

However, rumors circulated online claiming that the Trump administration canceled a parade scheduled for the POTUS' birthday when he was unable to show a birth certificate. But is there any truth to this? Let's find out below.

Claim: Donald Trump's birthday parade was canceled over missing birth certificate

In May 2025, a rumor spread online alleging the Trump administration canceled his birthday parade after he failed to produce a birth certificate.

The claim spread across Facebook, garnering thousands of reactions.

A Facebook user posted a picture of Trump and wrote, "Trump’s Birthday Parade Cancelled After He Fails to Produce Birth Certificate."

(Anonymous participant/Facebook)
The rumor spread across Facebook, garnering thousands of reactions (Anonymous participant/Facebook)

Meanwhile, another user shared the link to a news article and captioned the post, "'I knew it!' —Obama."

The article belonged to a website called The Borowitz Report and read, "WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J Trump's plan to hold a military parade on his birthday imploded on Thursday when he was unable to produce an authentic birth certificate."

(Andy Borowitz/Facebook)
A rumor spread online alleging the Trump administration canceled his birthday parade after he failed to produce a birth certificate (Andy Borowitz/Facebook)

It added, "Though White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed the missing document as an 'administrative error', the Joint Chiefs of Staff disagreed, stating, 'Without a birth certificate, we have no evidence of when or where President Trump was born.'"

Furthermore, the article claimed that former President Barack Obama also responded to the news and said, "I knew it!"

False: No credible evidence to back the claim

The claims made in the viral rumor are false, as there is no credible evidence to back the claim, according to Snopes.

Moreover, searches on Google and Bing using keywords like "Trump", "birthday parade", and "birth certificate" yielded no credible reports from any reliable media outlet.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Florida (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Furthermore, the rumor originated from The Borowitz Report, a website that, according to fact-checkers, explicitly labels its content as satirical.

The author, Andy Borowitz, wrote on the About page, "I've been writing satirical news since I was eighteen. This represents either commitment to a genre or arrested development."

Donald Trump to get his military parade

The White House has confirmed that a military parade will be held on June 14 to mark the US Army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with Donald Trump's birthday, according to the BBC.

An army spokesperson revealed that a "day-long festival" will be held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and added that the event would feature 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, and 50 aircraft, per the outlet.

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - MAY 01: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to graduating students at the Coleman Coliseum at the University of Alabama on May 01, 2025 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Trump's remarks come the day before commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump delivers remarks to graduating students at the Coleman Coliseum at the University of Alabama on May 01, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Interestingly, the POTUS first proposed a military parade during his initial term but later abandoned the plan after reports estimated the cost at around $90 million.

The army added that planning for the military parade was "actively underway", and it was exploring "options to make the celebration even bigger, with more capability demonstrations, additional displays of equipment, and more engagement with the community," the BBC reported.

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