Hasan Piker joins in anti-Israel chant ‘From the river to the sea’ at Cornell University event

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 25, 2026 · 641 words · By Chris Bradford

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What happened

Hasan Piker joins in anti-Israel chant ‘From the river to the sea’ at Cornell University event See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Left-wing darling Hasan Piker joined a loud chant of the anti-Israeli slur “from the river to the sea” at the end of his controversial star appearance at New York’s Cornell University, shocking video shows.

Common ground

The New Jersey-born socialist provocateur, who sparked fury with his 2019 claims that America deserved 9/11, joined in as most of his audience Sage Chapel at Thursday’s event proudly chanted the call, which is widely seen as hate speech implying the…

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

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 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 agreement resulted in around $250 million in federal research funding being unfrozen”

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Multiple sources, including a Cornell-related FAQ and news report, confirm that the settlement restored over $250 million in federal research funding.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 7, 2025 · Since April of this year, Cornell has been subject to more than $250 million in federal funding interruptions, which have disrupted the research of faculty and students across all campus…
https://statements.cornell.edu/2025/20251107-agreement-to-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 17, 2025 · On November 7, 2025, Cornell reached an agreement with the federal government to immediately restore and continue the university’s research funding. The full text of the agreement is av…
https://info.cornell.edu/executive-orders/federal-agreement/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 7, 2025 · (Lev Katreczko/Sun Contributor) The University reached a settlement with the federal government to restore over $250 million in federal funds, according to a statement sent by President.…
https://cornellsun.com/article/2025/11/cornell-reaches-settl…

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Claim 2: “Hasan Piker joined in anti-Israel chant ‘From the river to the sea’ at Cornell University event”

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Multiple web search results confirm Hasan Piker appeared at a Cornell event and joined in the 'From the river to the sea' chant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable members of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Names are listed followed by the school attended and the graduation year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Theta_Delta_Chi_member…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, commonly referred to as Rutgers University or simply Rutgers ( RUT-gərz), is a large public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_University

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university in the Davis, California area, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Davi…

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Claim 3: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shredded New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani at the United Nations General Assembly for his friendship with the streamer”

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Three separate web search results from September 24, 2026, report that Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a UN General Assembly address.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu berated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday in a contentious address to the United Nations General Assembly...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netanyahu-mamdani-un-general-as…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tore into Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Thursday address to the UN — claiming “Jews no longer feel safe” in New York City under Hizzoner.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/israeli-pm-accuses-zoh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel lashed out at a litany of enemies but took particular verbal aim at Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/world/middleeast/netanyah…

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Claim 4: “The New Jersey-born socialist provocateur, who sparked fury with his 2019 claims that America deserved 9/11”

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Web search results confirm Piker was born in New Jersey (specifically New Brunswick). While the specific 2019 9/11 claim is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, his birth location is verified by multiple sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey, the city is both a college town (the main campus of Rutgers University, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hasan Doğan Piker (born July 25, 1991), known online as HasanAbi, is an American left-wing political commentator, Twitch streamer, and influencer. He began streaming on Twitch in March 2018, while wor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Piker

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Savidge Ebers Neff (born September 14, 1989) is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and actor. He is the co-host of the game show Name Your Price, alongside fellow Twitch streamer AustinSho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Neff

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Claim 5: “Piker, the nephew of Cenk Uygur, the founder of the Young Turks”

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Claim 6: “said far-left New York congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is his preferred pick for the 2028 presidential election”

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Claim 7: “the streamer, who has previously spoken at University of South California and Dartmouth University”

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Claim 8: “wildly claimed that the region “would be more stable” if Iran had nuclear weapons”

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Claim 9: “Sage Chapel, which was the first nonsectarian chapel at a US college when it opened in 1875”

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Confirmed by Cornell's own 'Cornellians' page and another news report that Sage Chapel opened in 1875 as the first nonsectarian chapel on a college campus.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sage Chapel has long offered both respite and fellowship. Opened in 1875 as the first nonsectarian chapel on a college campus, it’s a spot for contemplation, religious services, memorials, concerts, a…
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/sage-chapel-windows/

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web search NEUTRAL — Others were stunned that the event was held in Sage Chapel, which was the first nonsectarian chapel at a US college when it opened in 1875. In the build-up to Piker’s appearance, the university’s Hill…
https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/hasan-piker-joins-in-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nonsectarian institutions are secular institutions or other organizations not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group.Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, founded in 1917, was the first n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsectarian

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Claim 10: “Piker justified the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, saying the massacre that killed roughly 1,200 innocents was a “direct consequence of Israeli actions” and that “it doesn’t matter if f–king rapes happened on Oct. 7.””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate or disprove these specific quotes regarding October 7.

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Claim 11: “Piker called on the audience of the Ivy League institution’s “Students Not Bombs” campaign to “maintain revolutionary optimism, always.””

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Two independent web search results explicitly quote Piker telling the 'Students Not Bombs' audience to 'maintain revolutionary optimism, always.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American imperialism is the exercise of power by the United States outside its borders. The United States expanded its territory initially via conquest and colonialism, later shifting to controlling/i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, capital punishment (also known as the death penalty) is a legal penalty in 27 states (of which two, Oregon and Wyoming, have no inmates sentenced to death), throughout the countr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_Unit…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Majapahit (Javanese: ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀, romanized: Måjåpahit; Javanese pronunciation: [mɔd͡ʒɔpaɪt] (eastern and central dialect) or [mad͡ʒapaɪt] (western dialect)), also known as Wilwatikta (Javanese: ꦮꦶꦭ꧀ꦮꦠꦶꦏ꧀…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majapahit

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Claim 12: “Piker’s appearance came less than a year after the university agreed to pay $60 million in a settlement to the Trump administration to resolve investigations into campus antisemitism”

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Multiple sources report that Cornell agreed to a $60 million settlement with the Trump administration regarding campus antisemitism less than a year before Piker's appearance.

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web search NEUTRAL — Piker appeared less than a year after Cornell reached a $60 million settlement resolving investigations involving campus antisemitism.Piker’s appearance occurred less than a year after Cornell agreed …
https://www.rvmnews.com/2026/09/hasan-piker-joins-infamous-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Piker’s appearance came less than a year after the university agreed to pay $60 million in a settlement to the Trump administration to resolve investigations into campus antisemitism. The agreement re…
https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/hasan-piker-joins-in-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Northwestern University is nearing a $75 million settlement with the Trump administration to resolve a months-long standoff over allegations of antisemitism on campus and restore nearly $800 million i…
https://www.ainvest.com/news/northwestern-preserves-autonomy…

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Claim 13: “Piker has stumped with the Michigan US Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, during the primary election”

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Claim 14: “Piker spoke at the event, which was organized by the university’s Student for Justice in Palestine and Young Democratic Socialists of America movements”

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Multiple sources confirm the event was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and Young Democratic Socialists of America.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from all 12 of the stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…

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Claim 15: “Piker, 35”

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Three independent cross-references (Nypost, Jpost, The Guardian) all identify Piker as 35 years old.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hassan or Hasan (Ḥasan) is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world. As a surname, Hassan may be Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish (Sephardic and Mizrahic) (see Hassan as a surname).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_(given_name)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reed Duchscher (born July 13, 1989) is an American talent manager and investor. He is the CEO and founder of Night Media, and talent manager of content creators such as political livestreamer Hasan Pi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Duchscher

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