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Democrats need to stop whitewashing Abdul El-Sayed’s extremist hate

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 516 words · By CA Post Editorial Board
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How long will Democrats and their media allies keep ignoring Abdul El-Sayed’s extremism?

Claims checked 12
Techniques found 5
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center67%
Right33%

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What happened

How long will Democrats and their media allies keep ignoring Abdul El-Sayed’s extremism?

Why it matters

He eked out a win for the Michigan party’s Senate nomination, but that doesn’t force the likes of Sen.

Common ground

Chuck Schumer to turn a blind eye to his blatant Islamist ties and sympathies.

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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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 5 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 100% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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Guilt by Association 95% 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 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Treasury Department fingered [the Islamic American Relief Agency] as a terror agency allegedly directly funding Osama bin Laden and backing Hamas and the Taliban”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm the U.S. Treasury Department alleged the Islamic African Relief Agency (the parent organization of the IARA) provided financial support to Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the Taliban.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial commentator, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maktab al-Khidamat, or Maktab Khadamāt al-Mujāhidīn al-'Arab (Arabic: مكتب الخدمات or مكتب خدمات المجاهدين العرب), also known as MaK and the Afghan Services Bureau, was an organization founded in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maktab_al-Khidamat
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Da'esh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State
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Claim 2: “Labor Day weekend, El-Sayed is to address the yearly meeting of the Islamic Society of North America”
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Web search results explicitly state that El-Sayed was scheduled to speak at the Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) 63rd annual convention in Detroit over Labor Day weekend.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984) is an American epidemiologist and politician who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed is scheduled to speak at the Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) 63rd annual convention, held in Detroit from Sept.
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=421014
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet Abdul. Priorities.Abdul El-Sayed wasn’t supposed to be a politician. He studied to be a doctor, but realized it was our broken politics that was making people sick. Abdul has dedicated his career…
https://abdulforsenate.com/
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Claim 3: “El-Sayed’s sister Eman Abdelhadi is a radical left professor who faced felony charges for assaulting an ICE officer”
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Multiple reports confirm that Eman Abdelhadi, El-Sayed's half-sister and a professor, faced felony charges for aggravated battery/assaulting officers during an anti-ICE protest.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed’s half-sister, professor Eman Abdelhadi, faces felony charges stemming from an anti-ICE protest outside a Chicago-area detention facility.
https://hannity.com/media-room/radical-relative-el-sayeds-si…
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web search NEUTRAL — A University of Chicago professor who allegedly spit on several police officers during an anti-ICE protest last fall has entered “not guilty” pleas to two felony aggravated battery charges, according …
https://www.amren.com/news/2026/09/abdul-el-sayeds-half-sist…
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web search NEUTRAL — the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, which reportedly included blocking vehicles from exiting and getting into violent confrontations with authorities. Abdelhadi shared photos from the rally last …
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2025-10-07-professor-cha…
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Claim 4: “organizers to cancel Tariq Masood, a Pakistani cleric who favors child marriage and the murder of those who blaspheme Islam”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence for this claim consists of Google Docs help pages and shortcuts, which are completely irrelevant to Tariq Masood. No actual evidence regarding the cleric was provided in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 13, 2026 · Google Docs Shortcuts I am not sure if anyone else is having this issue, but for me, the app Google Docs has lately stopped my command key from working for shortcuts like bolding, itali…
https://support.google.com/docs/thread/409775344/google-docs…
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web search NEUTRAL — Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format documents and work with other people. Get our top tips for using Google Docs.
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7068618?hl=en&co=GENI…
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web search NEUTRAL — Official Google Docs Editors Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using Google Docs Editors and other answers to frequently asked questions.
https://support.google.com/docs/?hl=en
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Claim 5: “He eked out a win for the Michigan party’s Senate nomination”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent news sources (Nypost, The Hindu, Al Jazeera) and Wikipedia confirm that Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Michigan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984) is an American epidemiologist and politician who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. Born and raised i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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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 — The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections. In these elections, voters will elect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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Claim 6: “Michigan imam Baqir Berry... has preached in favor of a “mighty victory” for the “mujahideen” over the “evil of these Zionists.””
CORROBORATED
MEMRI and other reports confirm that Imam Baqir Berry prayed for the 'mujahideen' in Palestine and Lebanon to have a 'mighty victory' over 'the evil of these Zionists'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Among the most controversial figures attending the ISNA convention is cleric Baqir Berry, who prayed for "mujahideen" in Palestine and Lebanon, using a term commonly associated with Islamist fighters,…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/el-sayed-booked…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dearborn Shiite Scholar Dr. Baqir Berry: Oh Allah, Protect Our People in South Lebanon from the Evil of These Zionists; Support the Mujahideen in Palestine and Lebanon, Grant Them a Mighty Victory.
https://www.memri.org/tv/dearborn-baqir-berry-mujahideen-pal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Baqir Berry and Hassan Qazwini, two influential imams in the Dearborn area, will also speak on a panel about closing the “divide” between Shia and Sunni Muslims.
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/abdul-el-say…
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Claim 7: “the candidate himself has called to kill the Second Amendment, defund the police and end July 4 fireworks”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching to support or refute the claim that Abdul El-Sayed advocated for the repeal of the Second Amendment, defunding the police, or ending July 4th fireworks.
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Claim 8: “She [Eman Abdelhadi] has called Sen. Bernie Sanders “a disappointment” because he called Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks “horrifying””
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Multiple sources confirm that Eman Abdelhadi responded to Senator Bernie Sanders' tweet calling the Oct 7 attacks 'horrifying' by calling him a 'disappointment'.
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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 — 7, rebuked Sanders for condemning Hamas. Eman Abdelhadi, half-sister of Michigan’s progressive Democratic Senate nominee, posted an Oct. 7 anniversary ‘blessing,’ criticized Bernie Sanders on the day …
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjmasxjvfg
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web search NEUTRAL — On October 7, 2023, the day Hamas attacked Israel, Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted calling the assault "horrifying." Abdelhadi responded on X with open disappointment: "What a disappointment.
https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/el-sayed-sister-october-7-c…
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Claim 9: “other speakers include Yasir Qadhi, a Texas imam who has called the Holocaust a “hoax””
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Sources report that Yasir Qadhi has made claims regarding the Holocaust, specifically that 'Hitler never intended to mass-destroy the Jews,' which aligns with the claim of calling it a hoax or denying its nature.
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web search NEUTRAL — Is Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi a US Imam really a Holocaust Denier?How do Islamophobes us the tension between Jews & Muslims to create division between the two communities. Rhodes College Professor Holocau…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8S6SO1qSrc
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web search NEUTRAL — This report is part of the archives of the Middle East Media Research Institute and is not available to the general public. If you are a professional in media, academia, public policy, law enforcement…
https://www.memri.org/tv/texas-imam-yasir-qadhi-october-seve…
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web search NEUTRAL — He has attended Holocaust denial events with Ahmadinejad and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.Yasir Qadhi, an Islamic activist who once claimed that "Hitler never intended to mass-destroy the Jew…
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/house-dem-shares-stage-with…
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Claim 10: “he’s facing normie Republican Mike Rogers”
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Claim 11: “When a Muslim terrorist in his own backyard tried to slaughter a bunch of Jewish schoolkids, he justified the attack by blaming . . . Israel’s war against Hezbollah”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “El-Sayed’s mother, Fatten Fathy Elkomy, worked for the Islamic American Relief Agency”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Fatten Fathy Elkomy, El-Sayed's birth mother, worked for the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) from 1999 to 2004.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's birth mother worked for Islamic American Relief Agency from 1999-2004, years before Treasury designated it as terror-supporter.
https://jfeed-web.vercel.app/news-world/islamic-relief-agenc…
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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed’s birth mother, Fatten Fathy Elkomy, worked for the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) from 1999 until at least 2004, when the US Department of Treasury linked the group to terrorism, The …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/us-news/abdul-el-sayeds-mom-wo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fatten Fathy Elkomy, El-Sayed’s birth mother, worked for the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA), also known as the Islamic African Relief Agency, from 1999 through at least 2004, according to recor…
https://ifapray.org/blog/records-reveal-el-sayed-family-conn…
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