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

Minnesota has same-day voter registration.

Alec Dent
Nov 3, 2020
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Fact Check: Sean Hannity Takes a Tweet by Rep. Ilhan Omar Out of Context
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In a viral tweet, Sean Hannity said that Rep. Ilhan Omar told people “you don’t have to be registered to vote” in Minnesota.

Twitter avatar for @seanhannitySean 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

November 3rd 2020

10,617 Retweets17,903 Likes

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

Twitter avatar for @IlhanMNIlhan 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

November 3rd 2020

1,828 Retweets11,771 Likes

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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Ty
Nov 3, 2020

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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Jason Gibson
Nov 4, 2020

I remember when Hannity was merely dishonest. That's been amped up to such a higher level

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