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Abdul El-Sayed’s sister’s also rants against July 4th and Thanksgiving in holiday-hating posts

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 685 words · By Josh Christenson
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Claims checked 11
Techniques found 4
Topics 2

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center75%
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Abdul El-Sayed’s sister’s also rants against July 4th and Thanksgiving in holiday-hating posts See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google It’s a family of holiday killjoys.

Common ground

The sister of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has also dismissed classic American holidays as her candidate brother has been called out for hating on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and the national pastime of football.

Perspective signals

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

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Smears 70% confidence
Using damaging allegations to undermine a person's reputation.
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Guilt by Association 80% confidence
Discrediting an idea by linking it to a disliked group or person.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “faced with two felony counts of aggravated battery and two misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm she was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a government employee and two counts of resisting or obstructing peace.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdelhadi was charged with aggravated battery to a government employee and resisting/obstruction peace. Getty Images. Protesters allegedly blocked vehicles from exiting and engaged in violent confront…
https://www.aol.com/articles/far-left-professor-eman-abdelha…
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web search NEUTRAL — In October 2025, she was arrested during an anti-ICE demonstration and charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a government employee and two counts of resisting or obstructing peace.
https://stopantisemitism.org/antisemites-of-the-week/4e59ccb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eman Abdelhadi, an associate professor in the Department of Comparative and Human Development, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery against a government employee, a felony, and two counts …
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/university-of-chicago-ice-…
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Claim 2: “El-Sayed and his sister have both referred to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as a “genocide,””
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 3: “Eman Abdelhadi, an assistant professor of comparative human development at the University of Chicago”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm Eman Abdelhadi is an assistant professor/sociologist at the University of Chicago. One source specifically mentions the Department of Comparative Human Development.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Employment discrimination is a form of illegal discrimination in the workplace based on legally protected characteristics. In the U.S., federal anti-discrimination law prohibits discrimination by empl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conservatism in the United States consists of right-leaning and right-wing ideological traditions that have collectively rivaled the liberal and progressive U.S. political traditions. Since the early …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_Sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eman. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eman
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Claim 4: “El-Sayed had posted on Thanksgiving Day in November 2019: “This country was built on the systematic annihilation of Indigenous Peoples...”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Abdul El-Sayed posted on Thanksgiving 2019 that the US was built on the 'systematic annihilation of Indigenous Peoples'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed deleted a 2019 tweet condemning America for having been "built on the systematic annihilation of Indigenous Peoples."
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/michigan-democrat-delete…
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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed argued on Thanksgiving Day in 2019 that the United States was built on the “systematic annihilation” of American Indians and said they should be given reparations.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/abdul-el-sayed-vilified-belov…
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web search NEUTRAL — DETAIL: In 2019, on Thanksgiving, El-Sayed posted that it was “Time for Reparations” and criticized the holiday as being built on the “systematic annihilation” of Indigenous Peoples.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/08/13/abdul-el-sayed-attac…
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Claim 5: “Abdelhadi claiming that Notre Dame canceled her from speaking at a conference last year over her views.”
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Claim 6: ““If it weren’t attached to genocide,” Abdelhadi also said in a November 2024 post, “thanksgiving would be a lovely holiday.”
MISLEADING
The claim states the post was from November 2024. However, the evidence shows the post was actually made on November 22, 2022. The content of the quote is accurate, but the date is incorrect.
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web search NEUTRAL — — Eman Abdelhadi (@emanabdelhadi) November 22, 2022. If it weren’t attached to genocide, thanksgiving would be a lovely holiday. People gathering to declare gratitude and eat a meal without the need t…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/abdul-el-sayeds-sister…
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web search NEUTRAL — Social Media. Facebook.Eman Abdelhadi is an academic, activist and writer who thinks at the intersection of gender, sexuality, religion and politics. She is an assistant professor and sociologist at t…
https://truthout.org/authors/eman-abdelhadi/
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdelhadi's rhetoric repeatedly manifests in antisemitic themes, including denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination and portraying Israel and Zionism as inherently racist, coloniali…
https://stopantisemitism.org/antisemites-of-the-week/4e59ccb…
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Claim 7: ““Excuse me if I don’t celebrate the transfer of stolen land from one colonizer to another,” Abdelhadi posted on Twitter, now X, in July 2016, hashtagging the July 4th holiday.”
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Multiple independent web sources quote the exact tweet from July 2016 regarding 'stolen land from one colonizer to another' hashtagging July 4th.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The population of the Gaza Strip underwent a famine as a result of an Israeli blockade during the Gaza war between 22 August 2025 and 19 December 2025. The prevention of basic essentials and humanitar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine
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web search NEUTRAL — #July4th. — Eman Abdelhadi (@emanabdelhadi) July 5, 2016. Thanksgiving is an opportunity for her to denounce “settler colonialism,” accuse America of genocide, and wish for it to fall.
https://moonbattery.com/abdul-el-sayeds-sister-eman-abdelhad…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Eman Abdelhadi (@emanabdelhadi) July 5, 2016. Thanksgiving is an opportunity for her to denounce “settler colonialism,” accuse America of genocide, and wish for it to fall.Chillingly, Eman Abdelhadi…
https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2026/08/abdul…
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Claim 8: “On his YouTube channel, the ex-gubernatorial candidate and future Senate hopeful posted on a July 10, 2024, clip that Americans should consider “alternative ways of celebrating” Independence Day”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia disambiguation pages and a campaign site, but does not contain the specific July 10, 2024, YouTube clip mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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web search NEUTRAL — Toggle the table of contents Abdul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed is running for US Senate in Michigan to get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, and pass Medicare for All.
https://abdulforsenate.com/
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Claim 9: “El-Sayed had suggested that “the sordid history of oppressing other people in the name of this American idea” is “echoed in the ethos of football.””
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 10: “allegedly had spit on an Illinois state trooper, Fox News reported.”
SINGLE SOURCE
While the arrest and charges are corroborated, the specific detail that 'Fox News reported' she spit on a trooper is not explicitly confirmed by the provided evidence snippets, which focus on the charges themselves rather than the reporting source of the spitting allegation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conservatism in the United States consists of right-leaning and right-wing ideological traditions that have collectively rivaled the liberal and progressive U.S. political traditions. Since the early …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_Sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — porating a citation from the Encyclopedia Americana with a Wikisource reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox
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web search NEUTRAL — Fox Broadcasting Company - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company
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Claim 11: “Abdelhadi, a pro-Palestinian and anti-ICE activist, was also arrested last year for protesting outside an immigration detention facility near Chicago”
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Multiple sources confirm her arrest during a protest outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. Note: Evidence dates vary (some say 2025, some say 'last year'), but the event itself is corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Employment discrimination is a form of illegal discrimination in the workplace based on legally protected characteristics. In the U.S., federal anti-discrimination law prohibits discrimination by empl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conservatism in the United States consists of right-leaning and right-wing ideological traditions that have collectively rivaled the liberal and progressive U.S. political traditions. Since the early …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_Sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed's sister Eman Abdelhadi confronts police during a protest outside an immigrant processing and detention center on October 03, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/its-all-in-the-family-abdul…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.