Far-left Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took over $115K from members of alleged Hamas-linked group: report

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 05, 2026 · 762 words · By Fox News

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Far-left Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took over $115K from members of alleged Hamas-linked group: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Far-left Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took over $115K from members of alleged Hamas-linked group: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

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— Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has collected more than $115,000 from individuals who work for or have held leadership roles with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been designated a terrorist…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “El-Sayed... has accepted donations from at least 41 individuals who either work for CAIR, formerly worked for CAIR, or have served in leadership positions with the organization.”

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While the total amount ($115k) is corroborated, the specific number of 'at least 41 individuals' is not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; the evidence mentions 'dozens' but not the specific number 41.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the State of Michigan, one from all the state's congre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…

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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 Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an American Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with regional offices nationwide. Throu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_American–Islamic_Re…

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Claim 2: “Fox News Digital identified donations from CAIR national leaders and officials affiliated with chapters in California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Washington, Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio”

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The claim attributes the identification of specific state chapters to Fox News Digital. While the total amount is corroborated, the specific list of states (CA, AZ, TX, GA, WA, IL, MN, OH) is not independently verified by a second source in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. From 2023 to 2025, he was the director of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed

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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign collected over $115,000 from CAIR officials and leaders, including an executive who praised Hamas on Oct.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/el-sayed-campai…

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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed’s connections to CAIR extend beyond campaign donations. In 2022, he appeared at a CAIR event for a paid speaking engagement, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
https://hannity.com/media-room/cair-package-el-sayed-took-11…

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Claim 3: “The donor list includes several of CAIR’s highest-ranking officials, including national Board Chair Manal Fakhoury, national Board Treasurer Eyas Abdeen, national Vice Chair Emad Sabbah, and CAIR-Michigan board member Jukaku Tayeb, El-Sayed’s father-in-law.”

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The evidence confirms Jukaku Tayeb is El-Sayed's father-in-law and a CAIR-Michigan board member who donated. Other names are mentioned in the context of the $115k total reported by Fox News and Zeale.

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web search NEUTRAL — CAIR-Michigan board member Jukaku Tayeb, El-Sayed’s father-in-law, was also among the donors. According to Fox, Tayeb has also been a major contributor to a super PAC supporting El-Sayed’s campaign.
https://zeale.co/news/articles/el-sayed-campaign-received-11…

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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed received more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from dozens of people who work for or have held leadership positions with CAIR.
https://thepostmillennial.com/abdul-el-sayeds-campaign-recei…

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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign collected over $115,000 from CAIR officials and leaders, including an executive who praised Hamas on Oct.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/el-sayed-campaign-backed-10…

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Claim 4: “Other names on the donor list include CAIR-California Governance Board Treasurer Rubina Alvi, CAIR-California Governance Board Chair Asaad Traina, CAIR-Michigan board member Muzammil Ahmed, who contributed $11,600 to El-Sayed’s campaign, CAIR-California Governance Board member Atef Ibrahim, CAIR-California Governance Board member Dina Ezzeddine, and former CAIR National Board Chair Roula Allouch.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the specific donations from Rubina Alvi, Asaad Traina, Muzammil Ahmed, Atef Ibrahim, Dina Ezzeddine, or Roula Allouch.

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Claim 5: “In 2007, federal prosecutors named the organization an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing case”

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Claim 6: “El-Sayed defeated Dem. Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night”

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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 7: “El-Sayed will face off against Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman, in November.”

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Claim 8: “Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has collected more than $115,000 from individuals who work for or have held leadership roles with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (Fox News, Zeale, The Post Millennial) report that Abdul El-Sayed's campaign collected over $115,000 from CAIR-affiliated donors.

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Claim 9: “Tayeb... is also part of the founding committee of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a group linked to Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood funding”

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Multiple sources (Newsweek, Israel Truth Network, and another web result) confirm Jukaku Tayeb is a founding committee member of ISNA and mention the organization's links to Hamas.

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web search NEUTRAL — As part of his role with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), which the federal government linked to the financing of Hamas, Tayeb Jukaku contributes at least $5,000 to the organization annual…
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/abdul-el-sayeds-father-in-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed’s wealthy father-in-law, Jukaku Tayeb, contributed $200,000 to a super PAC backing his son-in-law. This is no tale of innocent family kumbaya: Tayeb is a founding committee member of the Isla…
https://www.newsweek.com/the-electoral-integrity-issue-isnt-…

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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed’s father-in-law, Tayeb Jukaku, sits on the founding committee of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) – an organization a federal judge ruled had ‘ample evidence’ tying it to Hamas.
https://theisraeltruthnetwork.org/surprise-to-no-one-el-saye…

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Claim 10: “the United Arab Emirates designated the group a terrorist organization in 2014”

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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 11: “One donor, CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, listed in FEC records under the name Nehad Hammad”

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While Nihad Awad is confirmed as the Executive Director of CAIR, the provided evidence does not contain the specific FEC record detail that he is listed as 'Nehad Hammad'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota since 2019. From 2007 to 2019, Ellison was the U.S. representative fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nihad Awad (Arabic: نهاد عوض) is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihad_Awad

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Claim 12: “In 2022, he appeared at a CAIR event and was paid for a speaking engagement, where he criticized Oklahoma’s ban on Sharia law and compared it to the Trail of Tears”

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Two sources (Zeale and a report mentioning the Washington Free Beacon) confirm El-Sayed was paid to speak at a CAIR event in 2022 where he criticized Oklahoma's Sharia law ban.

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Claim 13: “Nihad Awad... saying he was “happy” to see Hamas break out of Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, and arguing Israel “does not have the right to self-defense” as an occupying power.”

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Multiple sources (Israel National News and others) quote Nihad Awad stating he was 'happy' regarding the Oct 7 attacks and arguing Israel does not have the right to self-defense as an occupying power.

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web search NEUTRAL — They are thankful, they are not afraid,” Awad said of the perpetrators of the October 7th attack. “Israel did not scare them, because they knew their heaven is in Gaza, and if they would like to die, …
https://combatantisemitism.org/cam-news/cair-leader-nihad-aw…

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web search NEUTRAL — He needn’t even bother. He is riding the crest of the zeitgeist, and will suffer no ill effects from applauding mass murder. “CAIR Director Stands by Celebration of October 7 Attack, Claims He Was Pra…
https://sonsoflibertymedia.com/hamas-linked-cair-top-dog-nih…

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web search NEUTRAL — In November, 2023, CAIR executive director and co-founder Nihad Awad stated that the Hamas massacre of over 1,200 people on October 7 made him "happy."And yes, Israel as an occupying power does not ha…
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/401743

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Claim 14: “the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)... has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates and formally designated or labeled as such in Florida and Texas.”

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Web search results confirm that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have designated CAIR as a terrorist organization, and it is cited as being designated by the UAE.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. It is headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with regional offices nationwide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_American–Islamic_Re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday designated the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, following the lead of Texas, which to…
https://www.wric.com/news/desantis-designates-muslim-civil-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — “CAIR has been designated a terrorist organization by the state of Florida, by the United Arab Emirates and by the state of Texas, by a proclamation from Governor Abbott,” Hall said. “Will you have a …
https://dnyuz.com/2026/04/09/in-texas-a-state-hearing-on-soc…

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