(PolitiFact) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim American Democrat from Minnesota, was sworn into the House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2019, using the Quran that belonged to her grandfather. A couple weeks later, a Facebook post claimed that she and Rep. […]
(PolitiFact) A satirical story claiming U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar hosted a flag-burning party is being reshared on Facebook without labeling to let readers know it’s not actually real. “Ilhan Omar just hosted a flag burning party,” reads the headline of the Dec. […]
(PolitiFact) In July, President Donald Trump drew criticism for falsely saying that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was “speaking about how wonderful al-Qaida is.” An Aug. 29 Facebook post also seeks to tie the Somalia-born congresswoman to the terrorist group. “Here is […]
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