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Michael Goodwin: NY Times’ hypocritical Islamophobia take glides over violent antisemitism embraced by Dems

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 273 words · By Michael Goodwin
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What to know about Media Bias

Like a dog barking at the moon, The New York Times has spotted a fresh outbreak of anti-Muslim prejudice.

Claims checked 9
Techniques found 5
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center75%
Right25%

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What happened

Like a dog barking at the moon, The New York Times has spotted a fresh outbreak of anti-Muslim prejudice.

Why it matters

A front-page story Tuesday declared that the victory of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary unleashed a wave of Islamophobia.

Common ground

As proof, the paper cited a smattering of quotes from Republicans, including President Trump’s claim that Democrats are electing “jihadists.” Fair enough up to a point, but the article is more broadly a reflection of the Times’ refusal to call antisemitism…

Perspective signals

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

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/opinion/michael-goodwin-ny-times-hypocritical-isla…

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 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Guilt by Association 90% confidence
Discrediting an idea by linking it to a disliked group or person.
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Poisoning the Well 85% confidence
Preemptively presenting negative information about someone to discredit their future statements.
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Selective Omission 80% confidence
Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

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: “A front-page story Tuesday declared that the victory of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary unleashed a wave of Islamophobia.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web search results confirm a New York Times story titled 'With El-Sayed’s Victory Comes a Wave of Islamophobia' exists and discusses the aftermath of Abdul El-Sayed's victory.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Connections is a daily category-matching puzzle developed and published by The New York Times as part of The New York Times Games. It was released on June 12, 2023, during its beta phase. It is the se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Connections
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_crossword
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Claim 2: “the paper quotes the deputy director of CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who blames the fact that Muslim candidates are critical of Israel and want to end American aid.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While the New York Times story mentioned in Claim 0 exists, the provided evidence snippets do not include the specific quote from the deputy director of CAIR regarding the link between Islamophobia and criticism of Israel.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party primary for the 2025 New York City mayoral election took place on June 24, 2025. Voters ranked up to five candidates using ranked-choice voting. The early voting period began on J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_Democratic_…
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Claim 3: “El-Sayed’s charge that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza”
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While evidence confirms Abdul El-Sayed is a politician and Democratic nominee, the provided evidence does not contain a specific quote or record of him charging that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed[a] (born October 31, 1984) is an American epidemiologist and politician who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. [3] A progress…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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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 — Aug 5, 2026 · Abdul El-Sayed is an American physician, epidemiologist, author, and Democratic politician. He is widely known for his public health leadership and progressive political platform.
https://thebiographybytes.com/abdul-el-sayed/
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Claim 4: “he never condemned Hamas’ widespread atrocities during its invasion of Oct 7, 2023”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence confirms the identity of Abdul El-Sayed and the occurrence of the Oct 7 attacks, but does not provide evidence regarding whether he condemned or failed to condemn the atrocities.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984), also known as AES, is an American epidemiologist and politician who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michiga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 7, 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel were carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Gaza war covers events from 7 October until 27 October 2023.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(7_Oc…
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Claim 5: “El-Sayed’s support from and closeness to Hasan Piker”
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Multiple sources discuss the relationship between Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker, including reports on Piker boosting El-Sayed's name recognition and El-Sayed being grilled over his 'embrace' of Piker.
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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed has repeatedly condemned antisemitism throughout his campaign. His failure to corral support from many Jewish voters in Michigan threatens to undermine Democrats’ chances of winning the Senat…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/24/abdul-el-sayed-dist…
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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed hit back, “Look, it’s a pretty crazy thing. Hassan Piker was invited to stream from the DNC in 2024. We had a whole debate about whether or not the vice president should have gone on Rogan.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/so-no-answer-cnn-anchor-gr…
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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed has led in six of the eight polls since then, including the last five. Since McMorrow attacked, El-Sayed has never trailed her, as he consistently did before the controversy. Name recognition…
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/how-hasan-piker-helped-boost-…
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Claim 6: ““Ideally you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message,” he said on a conference call.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided evidence contains biographical information about Abdul El-Sayed but does not contain the specific quote regarding 'putting one ogre on a pike'.
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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.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed ... Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed[a] (born October 31, 1984), also known as AES, [3][4] is an American epidemiologist and politician who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United Stat…
https://en.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 Democratic politician. He is widely known for his public health leadership and progressive political platform.
https://thebiographybytes.com/abdul-el-sayed/
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Claim 7: “CAIR itself was labeled an unindicted co-conspirator by the Justice Department in a terrorism-financing trial that involved sending money to Hamas.”
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Multiple sources, including a specialized network overview and a report on DOJ status, confirm that CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a trial involving terrorism financing (the Holy Land Foundation trial) related to Hamas.
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web search NEUTRAL — After a 2007 trial ended with a deadlocked jury, a 2008 retrial resulted in guilty verdicts on 108 counts. CAIR petitioned the Dallas court presiding over the Holy Land trial to be removed from the co…
https://www.investigativeproject.org/1854/doj-cairs-unindict…
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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 — Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Overview.Two weeks after the Justice Department had named CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator in the HLF trial, the organization legally changed its name…
https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/council-on…
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Claim 8: “Hasan Piker... once said “America deserved 9/11.””
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Multiple cross-references from the New York Post explicitly state that Hasan Piker claimed 'America deserved 9/11'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehdi Raza Hasan (born 10 July 1979) is a British-American broadcaster, journalist, left-wing political commentator, and founder of the media company Zeteo. He presented The Mehdi Hasan Show on Peacoc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Hasan
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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. He began streaming on Twitch in March 2018, while wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Piker
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984), also known as AES, is an American epidemiologist and politician who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michiga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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Claim 9: “the paper cited a smattering of quotes from Republicans, including President Trump’s claim that Democrats are electing “jihadists.””
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Web search results explicitly confirm that the New York Times cited quotes from Republicans and specifically mentioned Donald Trump's claim that Democrats are electing 'jihadists'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) is an organization for members of the Republican Party between the ages of 18 and 40 in Manhattan. The New York Young Republican Club is the oldest and large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Young_Republican_Club
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. The New York Times Book Review has published the list weekly since October 12, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller…
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