Fact Check: Sean Hannity Takes a Tweet by Rep. Ilhan Omar Out of Context

Minnesota has same-day voter registration.

Nov 3, 2020

In a viral tweet, Sean Hannity said that Rep. Ilhan Omar told people “you don’t have to be registered to vote” in Minnesota.

Sean Hannity @seanhannity

NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota

NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota | Sean HannityControversial Congresswoman Ilhan Omar shocked users on social media Tuesday when she claimed “You don’t have to be registered to vote in...hann.it

Hannity’s framing of the quote removes it from its proper context. The quote comes from this tweet:

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

You don’t 👏🏾 have to 👏🏾 be registered 👏🏾 to go vote👏🏾 in Minnesota 👏🏾 we have 👏🏾 same day 👏🏾 registration 👏🏾 so you 👏🏾 can register 👏🏾 at the polls 👏🏾 iwillvote.com 👏🏾

I Will VoteBe a voter in the 2020 election.iwillvote.com

Minnesota has same-day voter registration, meaning that citizens can show up to a polling place on Election Day and as long as they have the necessary documents they can register and then cast their vote.

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So f-ing cynical. How many Hannity followers will walk out of this truly believing that Omar is telling people not registered to vote? Further playing into their xenophobia and otherness of Omar?

Hannity absolutely boils my bones.

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