Police raid apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, arrest roommate
Guns and ammunition were recovered from the Minneapolis residence.
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Police raid apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, arrest roommate
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What this story says
- Minneapolis police executed a search warrant at an apartment where Adnan Hirsi, son of Rep. Ilhan Omar, lives.
- Guns and ammunition were recovered from the apartment.
- Abdulrahman Abdi, Hirsi's roommate, was arrested on weapons charges.
- The Hindustan Times could not independently confirm Hirsi's residence or his links to Abdi.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 17 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
68/100
17 sources · methodology
Minneapolis police executed a search warrant at an apartment where Adnan Hirsi, the son of US Representative Ilhan Omar, lives. During the search, guns and ammunition were recovered from the property. Hirsi's roommate, Abdulrahman Abdi, was arrested by the Minneapolis Police Department on weapons charges.
Disagreement on confirmation of residence
The Hindustan Times reported that it could not independently confirm Adnan Hirsi's residence or his links to Abdulrahman Abdi. However, Alpha News, a Minnesota-based outlet, reported that police carried out the raid at the apartment where Hirsi lives with Abdi, citing law enforcement sources who indicated Hirsi lived there.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention that the Hindustan Times could not independently confirm Adnan Hirsi's residence or his links to Abdulrahman Abdi.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 28 Aug 2026, 01:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The Hindustan Times led with the report of a police raid on an apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, Adnan Hirsi, and the arrest of his roommate, Abdulrahman Abdi, over alleged gun recovery. The outlet stated it could not independently confirm Hirsi's residence or his connection to Abdi. It also noted that Ilhan Omar is often a target of conservative social media, making it difficult to distinguish between real and fake news about her.
Right
15 rated outlets
- Reports from right-rated outlets consistently stated that Minneapolis police raided the apartment where Ilhan Omar's son, Adnan Hirsi, lives, recovering guns and ammunition. They reported the arrest of his roommate, Abdulrahman Abdi, on weapons charges. Several outlets, including The Gateway Pundit and WND, used phrases like 'Crime family' or highlighted that the incident was 'not a good look' for Omar. The Gateway Pundit included a tweet from Liz Collin of Alpha News, stating that multiple law enforcement sources confirmed the search warrant execution and the recovery of firearms and ammunition. PJ Media noted that the arrested roommate had '10 convictions'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Police raid apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, arrest roommate?
- Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 6% are rated centre, 94% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Police raid apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, arrest roommate left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 94% of the 16 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Police raid apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, arrest roommate biased?
- Police raid apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, arrest roommate is one event reported by 17 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Police raid apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son, arrest roommate?
- 17 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What happened at the apartment linked to Ilhan Omar's son?
- Minneapolis police executed a search warrant at an apartment where Adnan Hirsi, son of Rep. Ilhan Omar, lives. During the search, guns and ammunition were recovered from the property.
- Who was arrested in connection with the apartment raid?
- Abdulrahman Abdi, the roommate of Adnan Hirsi, was arrested by the Minneapolis Police Department on weapons charges. Hirsi himself was not arrested.
- Was Adnan Hirsi confirmed to live at the apartment?
- The Hindustan Times reported it could not independently confirm Adnan Hirsi's residence or his links to his roommate, Abdulrahman Abdi. Other reports cited law enforcement sources indicating Hirsi lived there.
Read it at the source
17 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
15- Social media erupts after cops reportedly raid home of Ilhan Omar’s son: ‘Not a good look’ (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- Social media erupts after cops reportedly raid home of Ilhan Omar's son: 'Not a good look' (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Police Reportedly Raid Ilhan Omar’s Son’s Apartment, Seize Guns and Arrest His Roommate – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Jack (opens 100% FED UP! in a new tab)
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- Crime family: Police raid home of Ilhan Omar’s son, seize guns, ammo, arrest roommate * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff (opens WND in a new tab)
- Police Search Minneapolis Apartment Where Ilhan Omar’s Son Lives, Seize Guns and Arrest Another Man (opens [your]NEWS in a new tab)
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- Police Raid Home of Ilhan Omar's Son, Recover Guns and Ammunition: Report (opens The Western Journal in a new tab)
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- Wait, What? Police Raid Ilhan Omar’s Son’s Apartment, Seize Guns and Make an Arrest (opens Twitchy in a new tab)
- Police Raid Home Tied to Ilhan Omar’s Son (opens Analyzing America in a new tab)
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- Roommate of Ilhan Omar’s son reportedly arrested on weapons charge (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
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- Minneapolis Police RAID Apartment Owned By Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Son (opens WLTReport in a new tab)
- Roommate of Ilhan Omar's Son Reportedly Arrested and Hit With Gun Charge After Overnight Raid (opens RedState in a new tab)
- DEVELOPING: Police Raid Apartment of Ilhan Omar’s Son, Seize Firearms and Ammunition * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
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- Minneapolis Police Conduct Raid at Ilhan Omar's Son's Residence (opens News Addicts in a new tab)
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- BREAKING: Police Raid Home Of Ilhan Omar's Son (opens TrendingPolitics in a new tab)
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- Police Raid Ilhan Omar’s Son’s Home, Arrest Roommate With 10 Convictions (opens PJ Media in a new tab)
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