Source: Washington Examiner Investigating Tiana Lowe’s So-Called “Exclusive” Reporting

Andrew Meyer Posted On June 24, 2019

Prominent conservative influencer Ali Alexander has reported that Washington Examiner editors are investigating their writer Tiana Lowe‘s so-called “exclusive” reporting on Ilhan Omar.

“Told that Washington Examiner editors are investigating Tiana Lowe’s blog from yesterday,” Alexander tweeted. “They’re comparing her information with Star Tribune, PJ Media, and Alpha News work following accusations of plagiarism. Have already determined not proper sourcing. “

Told that Washington Examiner editors are investigating Tiana Lowe’s blog from yesterday.

They’re comparing her information with Star Tribune, PJ Media, and Alpha News work following accusations of plagiarism. Have already determined not proper sourcing.

Dropped “EXCLUSIVE.”
— Ali Alexander (@ali) June 24, 2019

Lowe tweeted out yesterday – “EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of documents obtained by the Washington Examiner indicate Ilhan Omar lived with Ahmed Hirsi during the years she claimed to be married by law and in faith to Ahmed Elmi.”

EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of documents obtained by the Washington Examiner indicate Ilhan Omar lived with Ahmed Hirsi during the years she claimed to be married by law and in faith to Ahmed Elmi. https://t.co/PrQDwbauZT
— Tiana Lowe (@TianaTheFirst) June 23, 2019

After Lowe’s tweet, a slew of journalists began posting their months-old stories proving that the reporting of Ilhan Omar’s fraudulent marriage to her brother Ahmed Elmi was not an “exclusive” story by Lowe in any way.

After being called out by journalists who had actually worked to break the story, including former PJMedia editor David Steinberg and Laura Loomer, Lowe attempted to claim she had provided new addresses proving Omar’s fraud.

As Steinberg pointed out, Alpha News‘s Preya Samsundar discovered this information three years ago.

Correct.

As I tweeted, most of your "EXCLUSIVE" is Preya Samsundar's, 3 years ago: https://t.co/Q7FWWLb6vy

The address, Hirsi's business filing, the link to TCPlanet: Preya's work.

The part on perjury: my work — and nearly my words.

Asking @dcexaminer to pull the piece. https://t.co/BLT4v0OwWN
— David Steinberg (@realDSteinberg) June 24, 2019

Lowe’s effort to save face backfired on her completely, with conservatives like Jack Posobiec, Michelle Malkin, and many others pointing out her fraud.

You asked why hadn't other journalists found this, and yet they had

PJ Media's @realDSteinberg is a serious journalist, and his work on this story is solid sleuthing, which does reference a series of apartments that the couple shared https://t.co/7HfnmWvb5j
— Austere Scholar Poso (@JackPosobiec) June 24, 2019

https://twitter.com/roccoandshane/status/1142976218909855744

Give credit to @scottwjohnson @powerlineUS @realDSteinberg @PJMedia_com #LauraLoomer @AlphaNewsMN & David North at @CIS_org, who have ALL been doing the investigative work that the Examiner is now following up on (or ripping off).
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) June 24, 2019

Laura Loomer, featured in a documentary exposing Ilhan Omar’s fraudulent marriage and immigration fraud called Importing Ilhan, had some words for Lowe.

“While we were on the ground in Minnesota doing work, she was probably on her knees in DC trying to get a job,” Loomer posted on Telegram. “She stole the work from myself, Alpha News, PowerLine Blog, Ali, and Jacob Wohl. She’s an absolute liar.”

Loomer added, “Some of us do original work instead of sucking dick and stealing stories Tiana.”

Here is a sample of the torrent of comments to Lowe on her “exclusive”:

Is it just too much to ask that you give credit where it's due? You didn't have an exclusive …just admit it https://t.co/f5t11PFTA0
— yvonne Delecto (@_YvonneBurton) June 24, 2019

You are trying to double down on something you did not investigate, tell the truth, I know that is difficult for you, this information came by the work of others, including Laura Loomer.
— N_V (@_achilles65_) June 24, 2019

https://twitter.com/GraciesGreenND/status/1142946264050360321

You have no integrity. An exclusive means you were given access that no one else was given. You followed bread crumbs laid by REAL journalists (@culttture /Loomer), and all you can contribute is the misuse of the word exclusive. Thanks for spreading the story, but know your place pic.twitter.com/zswsflm8ds
— Kim Coulter (@coulterculture) June 23, 2019

How are you going to claim a story broken by Alpha News; followed up by Powerline and PJ Media and Fox News; catapulted by Laura Loomer who confronted Omar; repackaged by Culttture in a mini doc; and today’s Star Tribune story following an investigation is your “EXLUSIVE”? https://t.co/hN5y9QW5RB
— Ali Alexander (@ali) June 23, 2019

https://twitter.com/debostic/status/1142943038337159168

@TianaTheFirst is this how you get on in life, by plagiarising content that was exposed by Laura Loomer and others over a year ago, do yourself a favour, remove journalist from describing yourself as, this you are not.

You did not put in the work to find this information.
— N_V (@_achilles65_) June 24, 2019

Tiana Lowe did not respond to a request for comment.