Over the past few days, footage I streamed while covering protests outside the @realDonaldTrump rally in Minneapolis has been cited as evidence that @Ilhan participated in an "antifa riot." As the @AP fact checkers confirmed, this is false. What really happened: A thread.
@realDonaldTrump @Ilhan @AP First, here is the claim, made here by Trump campaign adviser Tony Shaffer 
@realDonaldTrump @Ilhan @AP The event in question was not an "antifa rally." It was a planned protest of the Trump event, attended by hundreds of ppl, mostly peaceful, though late in the evening some agitators did become violent and confrontational. Our full acct of the night here: startribune.com/president-draw…
@realDonaldTrump @Ilhan @AP When I saw the video being shared, I started looking into its claims. Omar's staff informed me she was in Africa at the time. To verify this, I spoke with staff for @RepKarenBass, who confirmed to me she was with Omar in Africa the night of the rally.
@realDonaldTrump @Ilhan @AP @RepKarenBass Omar's campaign also directed me to these photos of the Congresswoman in Africa
@realDonaldTrump @Ilhan @AP @RepKarenBass Finally, to verify the dates of her travels, they forwarded me a photograph of her airline tickets, which show a return date of Oct. 11 (a day after the Trump rally)
@realDonaldTrump @Ilhan @AP @RepKarenBass I share all this, at the expense of my mentions (RIP), because this claim has been shared widely, locally and nationally, and many want you to believe it's coming from the Star Tribune in attempt to legitimatize it as real news. All signs point to it being fake news.
