Ilhan Omar doubles down on ‘real name’ when confronted at Mall of Somalia
Topics: Ilhan Omar
2 outlets (Fox News and PBS NewsHour) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Omar”, “Ilhan”. Distinct wording: Fox News uses “confronted” and “doubles”; PBS NewsHour uses “Washington” and “federal”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- Fox News reports: “Ilhan Omar insisted her real name is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar after a federal court filing listed her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi in an immigration fraud probe.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe th…”
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- Fox News: Ilhan Omar doubles down on ‘real name’ when confronted at Mall of Somalia
- PBS NewsHour: Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search
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