Sahil Omar is a nonexistent person blamed for several crimes and disasters in the United States.

CLAIM: A 44-year-old migrant named Sahil Omar was identified as one of the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.

Feb 21, 2024 · In the hours after the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting, highly influential right-wing accounts and Republican lawmakers falsely identified one of the shooters as "Sahil …

CLAIM: A 44-year-old migrant named Sahil Omar was identified as the suspect of an explosion at a historic hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. No such …

Feb 15, 2024 · The name "Sahil Omar" has been falsely connected to prior mass casualty events, and police say it's wrong to link it to Kansas City shooting as well.

Jan 12, 2024 · Authorities have not yet named a suspect in the Jan. 8 explosion at a Fort Worth, Texas hotel, and an investigation of the incident, which is thought to be a gas leak, is ongoing. …

Feb 16, 2024 · An image of a person detained at the 2024 Kansas City Superbowl victory parade does not show a 44-year-old “illegal immigrant” named “Sahil Omar,” as claimed in social …

Feb 15, 2024 · Posts on X, formerly Twitter, are claiming police identified a suspect in the shooting at the 2024 Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri, as "Sahil Omar," a …

Feb 16, 2024 · Social media posts falsely identified one of the shooting suspects as “Sahil Omar, a 44 year old illegal.” A police spokesperson said that was a “fake claim.”