Ilhan Omar denies alias after federal filing names her 'Ilhan Nur Said Elmi'
A federal court filing referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar as "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar". Omar says the name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, and the coverage so far comes only from right-leaning outlets.
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Right · 1A federal court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar", according to Breitbart. BreitbartR “Last week, a court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro referred to Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,””“Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1The filing concerned three applications to unseal ex parte materials and proceedings related to a federal search warrant for Omar's Washington, D.C., home. BreitbartR “Before the Court are three Applications to unseal ex parte materials and proceedings related to a federal search warrant for the personal residence in the District of Columbia” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Omar denies using an alias in the United States. Omar told FOX 9 News, "My name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar", and FOX 9 reported that Omar is listed as "Ilhan Omar" in a junior-year yearbook from Edison High School in Minneapolis. BreitbartR ““My name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar,” the Somalia-born congresswoman told FOX 9 News.”“Omar is listed as “Ilhan Omar” in her junior-year yearbook from Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, FOX 9 reports.” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 1Breitbart notes that "Said Elmi" is also the last name of Omar's ex-husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, and says allegations have circulated for years that he is Omar's brother. Omar has not been shown in this coverage to have confirmed this, and in an MS NOW interview with Chris Hayes the week before, asked whether Omar was related to the ex-husband, Omar answered "Not to my knowledge". BreitbartR “the same last name as her ex-husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Allegations have circulated for years that Said Elmi is Omar’s brother.”“Omar responded, “Not to my knowledge,” a reply that went viral online.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Breitbart reports that Fox News Digital then published a report, citing federal officials involved in an immigration investigation, that Omar's real name is "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi". This is an unverified claim from unnamed sources. BreitbartR “Fox News Digital published a report that Omar’s real name is “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,” according to federal officials involved in the immigration investigation into her.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar's Washington home on 12 October before dawn, according to Hot Air. Breitbart says agents took 17 items and that reports state they obtained Omar's DNA before the search. Hot Air's list of items includes cell phones, personal computers, notebooks and a passport. Hot AirR “the October 12 pre-dawn search of Ilhan’s Washington, D.C., home by Homeland Security Investigations”“including cell phones, personal computers, notebooks, and her passport” Read at Hot Air ↗ BreitbartR “took 17 items from the congresswoman’s home. Reports have stated that agents were able to nab DNA from Omar before the raid.” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 1Hot Air, in an opinion column, argues that Omar "should be known as 'Ilhan Nur Said Elmi'" because the Department of Justice used that name in a recent filing. It also draws on research compiled by Scott Johnson of Powerline and David Steinberg, and on Benjamin Weingarten's book, to allege fraud. Hot AirR “Really, it now seems she should be known as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi.” That, anyway, is how the Department of Justice addressed her in a recent filing.”“Johnson recently released a compilation of research, originally put together by David Steinberg and published on X” Read at Hot Air ↗
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- Framing
- Breitbart gives a news report that leads with Omar's denial and sets it against the filing and earlier allegations. Hot Air runs an opinion column that treats the filing as confirming long-held suspicions of fraud.
- Emphasis
- The name in the filing, the ex-husband's surname, the unproven sibling allegations, the HSI search and the unconfirmed Fox News Digital report on Omar's 'real name'.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither article quotes a response from the Justice Department or Omar's office on the filing beyond the FOX 9 quote. Neither gives context for the 'a/k/a' wording. Neither includes left or centre perspectives.
- Charged language
- “incestuous fraudster”“Trump-and-America-hating”“Ilhan What’s-Her-Name”“raided”
What every side reports
- A federal court filing referred to Omar as 'Ilhan Nur Said Elmi'.
- Homeland Security Investigations searched Omar's Washington, D.C., home in October.
Where accounts differ
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Whether Ilhan Nur Said Elmi is Omar's real name
- Left
- No left coverage.
- Centre
- No centre coverage.
- Right
- Breitbart reports Omar's denial alongside the filing and the Fox News Digital report. Hot Air's opinion column says Omar 'should be known as' Elmi.
Ilhan Omar person
Omar denies using an alias in the United States and says the name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. Asked by Chris Hayes whether Omar was related to the ex-husband, Omar replied 'Not to my knowledge'.
““My name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar,” the Somalia-born congresswoman told FOX 9 News.” — Breitbart
“Omar responded, “Not to my knowledge,”” — Breitbart
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Ilhan Omar Denies Her Real Name Is 'Ilhan Nur Said Elmi'
Mixed A news report that leads with Omar's denial but gives prominence to the filing, the ex-husband's name and the years-old sibling allegations.
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Hot AirR · · Opinion
Thoughts About Ilhan What’s-Her-Name
Critical An opinion column that treats the filing's wording as vindicating long-standing fraud allegations against Omar and uses personal insults.
- 26 Oct 18:08 First BreitbartR Ilhan Omar Denies Her Real Name Is 'Ilhan Nur Said Elmi'
- 28 Oct 14:00 +43h 52m Hot AirR Thoughts About Ilhan What’s-Her-Name Opinion
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