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Abdul El-Sayed and other Socialist extremists must be stopped from taking over the Democratic Party

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 466 words · By Post Editorial Board
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An insurgent Red-Green alliance is taking over the Democratic Party — whose leaders seem ready to surrender to the unholy socialist-Islamist hybrid.

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What happened

An insurgent Red-Green alliance is taking over the Democratic Party — whose leaders seem ready to surrender to the unholy socialist-Islamist hybrid.

Why it matters

Chuck “Big Tent” Schumer emerged from his hidey-hole Wednesday to endorse Abdul El-Sayed after he narrowly won the Dem nomination for Senate in Michigan, praising the fanatic antizionist for his “energetic campaign.” For his part, El-Sayed — who says he wants…

Common ground

Can anything disqualify a candidate for Schumer’s Big Tent?

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Piker, who says “America deserved 9/11″ and writes off victims’ reports of sexual violence on Oct. 7 as “rape fantasies.””
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claims regarding Hasan Piker's statements on 9/11 or October 7 sexual violence.
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Claim 2: “El-Sayed — who says he wants Schumer removed as Democratic Senate leader — went on MSNOW to call Israel “bloodthirsty” and an “illegal apartheid regime””
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While evidence confirms Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, there is no evidence in the provided search results regarding his comments on MSNBC about Chuck Schumer's leadership or his descriptions of Israel as 'bloodthirsty' or an 'illegal apartheid regime'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention, held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 25 to 28, 2016. The convention gathered delega…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Democratic_National_Conve…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a chil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Affleck
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has been widely known for his frequent use of nicknames during his political career to criticize, insult, or otherwise express commentar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_used_by_Dona…
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Claim 3: “Obama-era strategist David Axelrod actually argued on CNN that it’s a “legitimate question” for El-Sayed to ask if “an agent of any foreign government, whether it’s Israel or any other,” ought to be allowed to spend “$30 million in a race like this.””
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The evidence confirms David Axelrod's identity and his role as a CNN commentator, but none of the provided search results contain the specific quote regarding foreign government agents spending $30 million in a race.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American white supremacist, neo-Nazi, conspiracy theorist, former politician and grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. From 1989 to 1992, he was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable current and past news anchors, correspondents, hosts, regular contributors and meteorologists from the CNN, CNN International and HLN news networks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CNN_personnel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russell William Fry (born January 31, 1985) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district since 2023. Previously, he represent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Fry
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Claim 4: “Potty-mouthed brocaster Hasan Piker is the Democrats’ hottest campaign accessory this season, criss-crossing the country on behalf of various socialists.”
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Wikipedia and Twitch confirm Hasan Piker is a left-wing political commentator/streamer, but there is no independent corroboration in the provided evidence that he has been 'criss-crossing the country' campaigning for various socialists.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Leftist streamer Hasan Piker faced criticism for buying a $2.7 million home. But Gen Z's favorite pundit says he's determined to change the right's narrative about progressives".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Piker
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web search NEUTRAL — The eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hasan briefly ruled as caliph from January 661 until August 661. He is considered as the second Imam in Shia Islam, suc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_ibn_Ali
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web search NEUTRAL — Hasanabi is a political commentator streaming live on Twitch, engaging in discussions while avoiding heated gaming moments.
https://www.twitch.tv/hasanabi
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Claim 5: “Furious that 47% of Michigan Democrats voted against El-Sayed, Piker called them all “unbelievably Islamophobic pieces of s–t.””
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Three independent web sources confirm that Hasan Piker called Democrats who opposed Abdul El-Sayed 'Islamophobic pieces of s**t' (or similar phrasing) following the Michigan primary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. Democratic former Wayne County he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984), known as Abdul El-Sayed, is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hasan Doğan Piker (born July 25, 1991), known online as HasanAbi, is an American Twitch streamer, influencer, and left-wing political commentator. His livestreams usually include discussions on curren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Piker
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Claim 6: “He [El-Sayed] wants to impose a complete arms embargo on the Jewish state”
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The provided evidence confirms Abdul El-Sayed's identity and candidacy but does not mention his position on an arms embargo on Israel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; Arabic: عبد ال, ʿAbd al-) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd (عبد, meaning "Ser…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed ... Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984) is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 5, 2026 · Abdul El-Sayed is an American physician, epidemiologist, author, and public health leader with a career in medicine and politics.
https://thebiographybytes.com/abdul-el-sayed/
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Claim 7: “The New York Times’ Michelle Goldberg asked El-Sayed: “Do you really not believe that there are people whose opposition to your ideas, or skepticism of your ideas, is sincere?”; he replied: “I think there are really quite few.””
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Evidence confirms Michelle Goldberg is a NYT columnist and that El-Sayed has been interviewed by the NYT, but the specific quote regarding the sincerity of opposition to his ideas is not present in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Goldberg (born 1975) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and television writer. In 1999, she won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play, Refuge. Goldberg is the creator of the Hulu …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Goldberg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michelle Pfeiffer is an American actress and producer. She has received three Academy Award nominations: Best Supporting Actress for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and Best Actress for The Fabulous Baker …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michelle Goldberg (born 1975) is an American journalist and author, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. She has been a senior correspondent for The American Prospect, a columnist for The Da…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Goldberg
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Claim 8: “Sen. Chuck “Big Tent” Schumer emerged from his hidey-hole Wednesday to endorse Abdul El-Sayed after he narrowly won the Dem nomination for Senate in Michigan”
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The claim states Schumer endorsed Abdul El-Sayed. However, the evidence from 'Israel & Jewish News - JNS' explicitly states that Schumer 'didn’t want El-Sayed to win the Michigan primary' and instead 'backed Rep. Haley Stevens'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. Democratic former Wayne County he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Haley Maria Stevens (born June 24, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevens …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Stevens
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mallory Ann McMorrow (born August 23, 1986) is an American politician who has served in the Michigan Senate since January 2019. She became Senate majority whip on January 1, 2023. A member of the Demo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallory_McMorrow
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Claim 9: “Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the other day that she won’t attend the state party’s convention because she’d face far too much in-her-face antisemitic abuse.”
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Three independent web sources confirm that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she would not attend the state Democratic party convention due to safety concerns and antisemitic abuse.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michigan’s own far-left Democrat Attorney General, Dana Nessel, has publicly announced she will refuse to attend the upcoming Michigan Democratic Party nominating convention later this month.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/michigan-ag-dana-ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she will not attend the upcoming Michigan Democratic nominating convention, citing safety concerns and.Nessel criticized state party leadership for not …
https://www.tampafp.com/michigan-ag-dana-nessel-boycotts-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nessel, a Jewish Democrat and hardly a conservative critic of progressive politics, announced that she will not attend the Michigan Democratic Party nominating convention later this month.
https://www.rvmnews.com/2026/08/michigan-dem-ag-to-skip-her-…
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