5 People 25473 Fact-checks 8032 Articles People (5) Ilhan Omar Omar Rachid Back to Basics Say Anything Blog Never Back Down PAC Fact-checks (25473) Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Says Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was "speaking about how wonderful al-Qaida is." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 16, 2019 Viral image stated on February 28, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Obama settled 43,000 Somalian refugees in Minnesota. As of 2016, there were around 80,000. No wonder Ilhan Omar was elected. It was planned." By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2019 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Breaking News: Rep. Ilhan Omar has been removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2025 Dan Bishop stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar" By Paul Specht• July 22, 2019 Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2019 in a retweet from his account: Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11. By Bill McCarthy• September 19, 2019 Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." By Daniel Funke• August 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress By Jeff Cercone• July 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no." By Daniel Funke• July 24, 2019 Ilhan Omar stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech: Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 15, 2019 X posts stated on January 28, 2024 in a video: Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 1, 2024 Sean Hannity stated on November 03, 2020 in a tweet: “NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota.” By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020 Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: After learning some officers are Jewish, “Ilhan Omar says police shouldn’t exist.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2021 Viral image stated on November 09, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam." By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2018 Ilhan Omar stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview: The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense." By Tom Kertscher• December 13, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a list of prominent Democrats have concealed their "real names" from the public. By Samantha Putterman• October 24, 2019 Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2019 in a press briefing: Says that when his supporters chanted "send her back" about Ilhan Omar, he stopped it. By Amy Sherman• July 19, 2019 Ilhan Omar stated on February 07, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." By Jon Greenberg• February 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered." By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Ilhan Omar just hosted a flag burning party." By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2019 Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar "at a Al’ Qaida training camp in Somalia." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2019 Articles (8032) Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2019 Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019 In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment By Amy Sherman• July 26, 2019 In context: ‘Some people did something’ By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 14, 2019 The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks By Bill McCarthy• July 22, 2019 Nancy Pelosi cites principle of not talking about Donald Trump when overseas. We looked into it By Jon Greenberg, Stefanie Pousoulides• June 7, 2019 Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof By Amy Sherman• March 14, 2019 How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2022 Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2018 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 21, 2020 Ad Watch: Priorities USA on Trump’s coronavirus response By Bill McCarthy• March 27, 2020 No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2025 Fact-checking Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech By Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller, Lauren White, Rylee Wilson• March 2, 2022 Fact-checking Trump's first general election ad on immigration By Miriam Valverde• August 25, 2016 In context: Democrats’ TV ads from the month of August By Bill McCarthy• August 28, 2019 PunditFact: Fact-checking the July 19 Sunday shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 8, 2024 Donald Trump says hundreds of migrants and their children have been implicated in U.S. terrorism By Lauren Carroll• June 14, 2016 Trump defends 'hero' comments Sunday on ABC By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015
Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Says Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was "speaking about how wonderful al-Qaida is." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 16, 2019 Viral image stated on February 28, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Obama settled 43,000 Somalian refugees in Minnesota. As of 2016, there were around 80,000. No wonder Ilhan Omar was elected. It was planned." By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2019 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Breaking News: Rep. Ilhan Omar has been removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2025 Dan Bishop stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar" By Paul Specht• July 22, 2019 Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2019 in a retweet from his account: Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11. By Bill McCarthy• September 19, 2019 Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." By Daniel Funke• August 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2022 in a Facebook post: House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress By Jeff Cercone• July 11, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no." By Daniel Funke• July 24, 2019 Ilhan Omar stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech: Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11. By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 15, 2019 X posts stated on January 28, 2024 in a video: Rep. Ilhan Omar said her "top priority is to put Somalia first and expand its territory.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 1, 2024 Sean Hannity stated on November 03, 2020 in a tweet: “NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota.” By Samantha Putterman• November 4, 2020 Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: After learning some officers are Jewish, “Ilhan Omar says police shouldn’t exist.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2021 Viral image stated on November 09, 2018 in a Facebook post: Quotes Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar as saying, "I think all white men should be put in chains as slaves because they will never submit to Islam." By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2018 Ilhan Omar stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview: The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense." By Tom Kertscher• December 13, 2019 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a list of prominent Democrats have concealed their "real names" from the public. By Samantha Putterman• October 24, 2019 Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2019 in a press briefing: Says that when his supporters chanted "send her back" about Ilhan Omar, he stopped it. By Amy Sherman• July 19, 2019 Ilhan Omar stated on February 07, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." By Jon Greenberg• February 12, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2023 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered." By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Ilhan Omar just hosted a flag burning party." By Ciara O'Rourke• December 10, 2019 Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar "at a Al’ Qaida training camp in Somalia." By Ciara O'Rourke• September 4, 2019
Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found By Louis Jacobson• July 18, 2019 Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 18, 2019 In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment By Amy Sherman• July 26, 2019 In context: ‘Some people did something’ By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 14, 2019 The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks By Bill McCarthy• July 22, 2019 Nancy Pelosi cites principle of not talking about Donald Trump when overseas. We looked into it By Jon Greenberg, Stefanie Pousoulides• June 7, 2019 Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof By Amy Sherman• March 14, 2019 How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2022 Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2018 The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan• June 21, 2020 Ad Watch: Priorities USA on Trump’s coronavirus response By Bill McCarthy• March 27, 2020 No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2025 Fact-checking Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech By Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller, Lauren White, Rylee Wilson• March 2, 2022 Fact-checking Trump's first general election ad on immigration By Miriam Valverde• August 25, 2016 In context: Democrats’ TV ads from the month of August By Bill McCarthy• August 28, 2019 PunditFact: Fact-checking the July 19 Sunday shows By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 8, 2024 Donald Trump says hundreds of migrants and their children have been implicated in U.S. terrorism By Lauren Carroll• June 14, 2016 Trump defends 'hero' comments Sunday on ABC By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015
