❌ Some social media users shared this image that supposedly shows Ilhan Omar with her suspected attacker, claiming it proves the attack was staged. But the image is fake and actually comes from a parody account.

This article from Snopes debunks a fake image claiming to show Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar posing with her alleged attacker, Anthony Kazmierczak. The image was digitally created using Google AI tools and originated from a parody account on X. The image spread on social media as a baseless conspiracy theory about the incident being staged. Authorities confirmed that the image was not authentic and that Kazmierczak faces charges for assaulting Omar with apple cider vinegar.