Whose "problem" is it? It's certainly not the New Yorker's problem, or fault. After all, they're the ones making fun of all the right-wing claptrap that's being spread about Obama.
Rather than end this discussion, the New Yorker should host a large public gathering for Americans seeking to express outrage at an election hijacked by cynicism.
The people worthy of satire aren't the Obamas, but rather the a**hats who are actively passing off this crap as the truth. Without the correct tone, we run the risk of feeding the rumor rather than killing it.