Fake Fox News Twitter Smears Rep. Ilhan Omar A short-lived disinformation account drew attention by falsely accusing the congresswoman of trying to incite violence.
‘Rep. Ilhan Omar Partied on 9/11 Anniversary’ Claim Deleted tweets can make clarifying chain-based claims difficult — but the internet never forgets.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Become a Citizen Before Melania Trump? On July 16 2019, the Facebook page “Yes She Can” shared a meme with claim that Rep. Ilhan Omar had been an American citizen longer than First Lady Melania Trump (née Knauss): https://www.facebook.com/YESSHECAN2020/photos/a.533422696698916/2879816758726153/?type=3&theater Text posted with the meme went as follows: Isn’t it interesting how Trump only hates the immigrants when they’re brown. I wonder […]
Do Federal Guidelines List ‘Go Back Where You Came From’ as an Example of Harassment? On July 16 2019, producer Nick Ramsey sent a tweet referencing a controversy involving U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that people unhappy with the United States should “go back to where they came from”: … from the @useeoc website.https://t.co/fWsyYLRx1A ht @politicalwire pic.twitter.com/Pj8lzSRDNV — fake nick ramsey @🏡 (@nick_ramsey) July 16, 2019 Ramsey referenced a controversy […]
There Is No Credible Evidence Rep. Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother On June 23 2019 pundit Dinesh D’Souza tweeted a very old claim: That Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) once married her own brother: I’m trying to keep the @IlhanMN story straight. She marrried her brother to evade immigration laws? Then she divorced him and illicitly filed joint tax returns with another guy years before they were married? […]
Did President Barack Obama Settle 70,000 Somali Refugees in Minnesota, Leading to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Election? On March 12 2019, a Facebook user shared the image and text-based status update above (archived here) to the Facebook group “LARGEST GROUP EVER! We need 10000000 members to Make America Great Again!”, claiming that President Obama settled 70,000 Somali refugees into what later became Rep. Ilhan Omar’s district. White text against a purple background […]
