Rep. Ilhan Omar was absent from a Minnesota House hearing on the Feeding Our Future pandemic fraud investigation, and state Rep. Kristin Robbins sent a letter demanding answers and documents about Omar's role in promoting expanded child nutrition programs and a restaurant later linked to the scheme. The core facts are confirmed — Omar did skip the hearing, Robbins did demand documents, and Omar promoted Safari Restaurant in a 2020 Somali-language TV appearance that lawmakers reviewed at the hearing. What the post doesn't say: The Feeding Our Future scheme involved multiple operators and nonprofits across Minnesota; Omar's promotion of expanded nutrition programs and a single restaurant appearance is not the same as direct involvement in fraud, and no search results provide evidence of Omar benefiting from or knowingly participating in the scheme itself.