News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar [View all]

A fake Xhitter account, claiming to represent an unrecognized country. Not only did the the usual suspects run with it, but The Independent story is still live as this posting.

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Source: The Guardian

News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar

News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar

Faisal Ali
Mon 30 Mar 2026 17.38 BST
Last modified on Mon 30 Mar 2026 18.04 BST

Several news outlets have falsely reported that Somaliland’s government called for the extradition of Ilhan Omar, basing their stories on a post from an X account that does not represent the state despite its claims to the contrary.

Fox News, the New York Post, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s the National News Desk and the Independent ran stories on the US representative. The reports centred on a post by @RepOfSomaliland in reaction to claims by JD Vance that Omar had committed immigration fraud, which echoed prior allegations against the Somali-born Minnesota Democrat that she has vehemently denied.

“Deportation?” the post read. “Please you’re just sending the princess back to her kingdom. Extradition? Say the word …”

The account is not an official government channel, and Somaliland’s own foreign ministry had said so publicly in December. It said: “Ministry has begun identifying social media accounts that are NOT official Government of Somaliland channels,” adding that they were not authorized to speak on its behalf.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/ilhan-omar-false-reports-somaliland