Nearly 29% of Americans still think Obama is Muslim

Nearly 29 percent of Americans still think US President Barack Obama is Muslim, and 20 percent don't even believe he was born in the United States, a new poll conducted by CNN has revealed.

Some 43% of Republicans believes that Obama is Muslim.

Obama's religious beliefs and background persist, they are not as widespread as some recent polling has suggested.

Obama was born in Hawaii and is a Christian.

Overall, when asked "Where was Obama born, as far as you know?" 80% of adults said they believe Obama was born in the United States. The other 20% said that he was born outside the country, including 9% who believe there is solid evidence of that and 11% who say it is just their suspicion.

While some polling has suggested that substantial numbers of Republicans, particularly Donald Trump's backers, doubted that Obama was born in the United States, the new survey suggests most Republicans think Obama was born in the country.

While considering a 2011 run for the presidency, Trump raised questions about the president's birthplace, pushing for the release of his long-form birth certificate, and recently told CNN's Anderson Cooper that he didn't know whether Obama was born in the United States.

Obama ultimately did release a certified long-form birth certificate in April 2011, showing he was born at Honolulu's Kapiolani Hospital on August 4, 1961.

When asked open-ended where Obama was born, rather than if it was in the United States or outside of it, fully 61% of Trump's supporters said he was born in the United States, as did 71% of all Republican and Republican-leaning voters.

Source: MENA