The claim: AIPAC supported Ilhan Omar’s primary race opponent
An Aug. 13 Threads post ( direct link , archive link ) claims a pro-Israel group was involved in Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s primary race against Don Samuels.
“Ilhan Omar beats AIPAC & their candidate in primary,” reads the post, referencing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
The post was liked more than 200 times in three days. Other versions of the claim spread widely on Threads and X , formerly Twitter .
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Both the committee, more commonly known as AIPAC, and a spokesperson for Samuels said the group was not involved in the race. Samuels does not appear on the organization’s list of supported candidates.
AIPAC-supported candidates are publicly listed
The claim came after Omar defeated the more moderate Samuels in the Aug. 13 primary election .
AIPAC was previously credited with helping oust Democratic Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri and Jamaal Bowman of New York from their positions in their respective primary races.