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Nancy Pelosi rages at ‘sexist and racist’ AI chatbot mocking her would-be successor

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Nancy Pelosi rages at ‘sexist and racist’ AI chatbot mocking her would-be successor See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Nancy Pelosi rages at ‘sexist and racist’ AI chatbot mocking her would-be successor See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google A parody artificial intelligence chatbot launched by a candidate trying to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress was taken down Friday after the former House speaker attacked the bot for being “sexist.” California state Sen.

Common ground

Scott Wiener launched the chatbot this week to mock fellow Democrat and city supervisor Connie Chan, who earned Pelosi’s endorsement.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: 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 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Pelosi’s endorsement of Chan, despite Wiener’s frontrunner status in the primary, was seen as a sign of that rebuke.”
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Multiple independent cross-references (Nypost, Flipboard) confirm that Nancy Pelosi endorsed Connie Chan for the congressional seat.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The longtime congresswoman endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan on Monday in the race for the former House speaker’s seat.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/nancy-pelosi-endorses-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Nancy Pelosi endorses fellow progressive Connie Chan in high-profile race to succeed her
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/nancy-pelosi-endorses-fello…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan (D) on Monday in the race to succeed her in California's 11th
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/nancy-pelosi-endorses-fello…
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Claim 2: “The website ConnieChan.ai bills itself as “the world’s first AI trained to say no to anything you ask,””
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Multiple sources quote the website ConnieChan.ai as billing itself as 'the world's first AI trained to say no to anything you ask'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The website ConnieChan.ai bills itself as “the world’s first AI trained to say no to anything you ask,” a knock on Chan’s reputation among critics as a progressive NIMBY who has opposed numerous housi…
https://www.aol.com/articles/nancy-pelosi-pick-congress-skew…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scott Wiener, Chan’s opponent in the all-Democrat November general election to succeed Pelosi in San Francisco’s 11th Congressional District, this week launched ConnieChan.ai, a website billing itself…
https://thehornnews.com/truthbomb-nancy-pelosi-humiliated-by…
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web search NEUTRAL — “I’m Connie, the world’s first AI trained to say ‘no’ to anything you ask,” the site says.First, the leak of this story was grossly irresponsible. Second, if there is a threat to the president’s life,…
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/08/11/morning-minute-n220…
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Claim 3: “A parody artificial intelligence chatbot launched by a candidate trying to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress was taken down Friday”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Scott Wiener launched a parody AI chatbot to mock Connie Chan in the race for Nancy Pelosi's seat. While the specific 'Friday' takedown date is mentioned in the claim, the existence of the bot and its purpose are corroborated by multiple news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a film career spanning more than thirty-five years, Pitt has received numerous accolades, including two Academ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seth Wilbur Moulton (born October 24, 1978) is an American politician and Marine Corps combat veteran who has been the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district since 2015. A …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophia Kianni is an Iranian American social entrepreneur. She is the founder of Phia, a shopping startup. She is the founder and president of Climate Cardinals, a youth-led climate nonprofit.
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Claim 4: “The statement accuses Wiener for using AI to impersonate a female voice”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Pelosi's statement accused Wiener of using AI to impersonate a female voice and called it a 'gross misuse of technology'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mission Bay is a 303-acre (123 ha) neighborhood on the east side of San Francisco, California. It is bordered by China Basin to the north, Dogpatch to the south, and San Francisco Bay to the east. Ori…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, or SB 1047, was a failed 2024 California bill intended to "mitigate the risk of catastrophic harms from AI models so adv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_and_Secure_Innovation_for…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 11th district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, his district e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wiener
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Claim 5: “Pelosi then stepped in to echo her own fury over the tactic. “Women have spent generations fighting to have our own voices heard in the halls of power. We should not have to now fight against artificial intelligence putting words in our mouths,” Pelosi said Thursday”
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Multiple sources report that Nancy Pelosi issued a statement criticizing the AI chatbot, specifically mentioning the fight for women's voices and the misuse of AI to put words in their mouths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (commonly referred to as the January 6th Committee) was a select committee of the U.S. House…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and attorney who has been a United States senator from Kentucky since 1985 and has been Kentucky's senior U.S. senato…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — King Charles III of the United Kingdom and his wife Queen Camilla made a state visit to the United States from 27 to 30 April 2026, hosted by President Donald Trump. It was the first state visit by a …
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Claim 6: “Wiener initially shot back at Pelosi’s cries of sexism, noting his campaign clearly labeled the chatbot as parody.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for 'Scott Sports' and 'Scott Eastwood', which are irrelevant to Senator Scott Wiener. No evidence was found regarding his specific response about the 'parody' label.
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web search NEUTRAL — Scott Eastwood (born Scott Clinton Reeves; March 21, 1986) [1] is an American actor. The son of the Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood, he has starred in several of his father's films, including Flags of …
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web search NEUTRAL — SCOTT Sports pushes the limits of innovation, technology and design to develop some of the best bikes, ski, running and motosports equipment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Scott Sports SA (formerly Scott USA) is a producer of bicycles, winter equipment, motorsports gear, running shoes and sportswear. The company's main office is in Givisiez, Switzerland, with branches i…
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Claim 7: “Wiener ultimately decided to take the chatbot down”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm whether Wiener ultimately took the chatbot down.
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Claim 8: “He called out the former speaker for having opposed his first-in-the-nation AI safety law”
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Evidence confirms that Scott Wiener authored SB 1047 (AI safety law) and that Nancy Pelosi expressed opposition to it, calling it 'ill-informed'.
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web search NEUTRAL — I think the bill's author, Scott Wiener, made a great point that, well, the bill would apply to any company doing business in California. It doesn't matter where they're located. So moving isn't going…
https://www.emarketer.com/content/podcast-daily-what-could-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2. Support and Resistance: While Senator Scott Wiener defends the bill, arguing that it aims to ensure safety in the development of large-scale AI models, Silicon Valley figures, including Ro Khanna, …
https://www.turtlesai.com/en/pages-1118/artificial-intellige…
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web search NEUTRAL — Opponents argued it was a dangerous and arrogant step that will “stifle innovation.” In any event, SB 1047 — California state Sen. Scott Wiener’s proposal to regulate advanced AI models offered by com…
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/369628/ai-safety-bill-sb-…
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Claim 9: “California state Sen. Scott Wiener launched the chatbot this week to mock fellow Democrat and city supervisor Connie Chan”
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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that California State Senator Scott Wiener launched the chatbot to mock San Francisco City Supervisor Connie Chan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 11th district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, his district e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) is a 501(c)4 nonprofit advocacy organization based in California, United States. It was founded in 2017 with the purpose of lobbying for housing reform in Califo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Senator Wiener may refer to: Deanna Wiener (born 1953), Minnesota State Senate Scott Wiener (born 1970), California State Senate Valerie Wiener (born 1948), Nevada State Senate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator_Wiener
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Claim 10: “Wiener and Chan will face against each other in November for Pelosi’s seat.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Scott Wiener and Connie Chan are the candidates facing off in November for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections were held on November 5, 2024. Six of the eleven seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were up for election. The election was conducted …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Connie Chan (born Chan Sze-man, October 8, 1978; Chinese: 陳詩敏) is an American politician serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 1 since January 8, 2021, after defea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Chan_(politician)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 11th district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, his district e…
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