A rumor that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., collected her dead grandmother's Social Security checks for almost 10 years circulated online in February 2025.

A post shared on Facebook claims Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has purportedly been collecting her late grandmother’s $2,308 monthly Social Security checks for almost 10 years. Verdict ...

CLAIM: Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota who is up for re-election this year, vowed to cut Social Security entitlements for seniors if she wins another term.

CLAIM: Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota who is up for re-election this year, vowed to cut Social Security entitlements for seniors if she wins another term.

For example, the America's Last Line of Defense Facebook page posted a meme on Feb. 20 that said, "Ilhan Omar has been collecting her dead grandmother's $2,308 Social Security check for almost 10 ...