▁to ▁Islam ". ▁One ▁of ▁C ors i ' s ▁statements ▁is ▁that ▁Ob ama ' s ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁Z ul fin ▁Ad i , ▁had ▁stated ▁that ▁Ob ama ▁was ▁a ▁pract icing ▁Muslim . ▁Con trad ict ing ▁that , ▁Kim ▁B ark er , ▁a ▁foreign ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁reported : ▁" Inter views ▁with ▁do z ens ▁of ▁former ▁class m ates , ▁teachers , ▁neighb ors ▁and ▁friends ▁show ▁that ▁Ob ama ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁regular ▁pract icing ▁Muslim ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Indones ia ". ▁C ors i ▁also ▁fails ▁to ▁reve al ▁that ▁Ad i ▁later ▁said ▁he ▁couldn ' t ▁be ▁certain ▁about ▁his ▁claims ▁and ▁conf essed ▁to ▁knowing ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁ ▁C ors i ▁provided ▁the ▁wrong ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁Ob am as ' ▁marriage , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁campaign . ▁ ▁When ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁house ▁Bar ack ▁and ▁Mich elle ▁Ob ama ▁bought ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁C ors i ▁c ites ▁a ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Sal on . com ▁article ▁for ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁Chicago ▁business man ▁Tony ▁Re z ko ▁" found ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁Ob ama ." ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times , ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁assert ed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁wife ▁who ▁found ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁Fact Check ▁described