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Porn-obsessed Hasan Piker goes on shocking homophobic rant after Scott Wiener wins SF congressional primary

Nypost · · 540 words · By Titus Wu
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Porn-obsessed Hasan Piker goes on shocking homophobic rant after Scott Wiener wins SF congressional primary See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 14
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

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What happened

Porn-obsessed Hasan Piker goes on shocking homophobic rant after Scott Wiener wins SF congressional primary See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleSouthern California-based Hasan Piker, the communist darling of left-wing livestreaming, resorted to gay insults Tuesday night after being upset his “friend” lost to a gay state senator.

Common ground

That friend, San Francisco congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti, was completely bombed out of Tuesday’s primary race to succeed former Speaker Nancy Pelosi despite spending $10 million of his own wealth.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder identified 3 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 85% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
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Smears 80% confidence
Using damaging allegations to undermine a person's reputation.
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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: “As of Wednesday morning, the former aide to socialist Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez received just 15% of the vote count with half of the votes in.”
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Newsweek reports he drew about 15%, and another source specifies that in the initial vote drop on June 2, he had around 14% (rounding to 15% in the claim).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saikat (Bengali: সৈকত) is a male given name meaning (sea) shore, beach or bank. It may refer to: Saikat (umpire) or Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (born 1976), Bangladeshi cricketer and international crick…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saikat
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saikat Chakrabarti (Shoy-cot Choc-rah-bartee, born January 12, 1986) is an American political advisor, climate policy advocate, and software engineer. A progressive Democrat, Chakrabarti co-founded th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saikat_Chakrabarti
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Claim 2: “That’s far behind Democrats state Sen. Scott Wiener, who is the frontrunner at 41%, and Pelosi-endorsed city supervisor Connie Chan at around 29%.”
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Web search results confirm Scott Wiener led with approximately 43% (claimed 41%) and Connie Chan had 28% (claimed 29%) in the initial results.
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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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_San_Francisco_Board_of_Su…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wiener
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Claim 3: “Scott and Chan will advance to the November general election.”
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Web search results explicitly state that State Sen. Scott Wiener and Supervisor Connie Chan will face off on Nov 3 in the general election.
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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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_San_Francisco_Board_of_Su…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wiener
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Claim 4: “Off camera, The Post exclusively reported that the streamer is sex-driven and boasts about receiving nude photos from fans.”
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Claim 5: “During the campaign season, Chakrabarti had accused Wiener of being wedded with certain artificial intelligence groups that spent to support Wiener’s bid.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding specific accusations by Chakrabarti about AI groups supporting Wiener during the campaign.
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Claim 6: “Piker even appeared at a rally with the candidate that was full of vulgar words.”
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Claim 7: “Saikat Chakrabarti had established himself as the most leftist candidate”
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Chakrabarti is described as a 'progressive Democrat', 'left-wing activist', and former chief of staff to AOC, and was positioned as the progressive/leftist alternative in the race.
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web search NEUTRAL — Saikat Chakrabarti (Shoy-cot Choc-rah-bartee, born January 12, 1986) is an American political advisor, climate policy advocate, and software engineer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saikat_Chakrabarti
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web search NEUTRAL — Saikat Chakrabarti (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 2, 2026. Chakrabarti completed Ballotpedi…
https://ballotpedia.org/Saikat_Chakrabarti
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web search NEUTRAL — From immigrant roots in Fort Worth to tech entrepreneur, Chief of Staff to AOC, and candidate for Congress in San Francisco. Learn about Saikat Chakrabarti.
https://www.saikat.us/en/about
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Claim 8: ““It’s just f–ing rich liberals who just want homo-fascism in the country, that’s it. They want gay fascism. They want gay techno-fascism,” he insisted”
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Yahoo and other sources specifically quote Piker accusing liberals of wanting 'homo-fascism' and 'gay techno-fascism'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... His recent homophobic rant doesn't need "more context"
https://derekberes.substack.com/p/hasan-pikers-low-eq-proble…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Hasan Piker accused California of wanting "homo-fascism" after progressive candidate Saikat Chakrabarti trailed state Sen.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/hasan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... He was VERY OBVIOUSLY referring to Altman & Thiel, who, YES, do want homo fascism and technocracy. Accusing Hasan of being homophobic is ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askgaybros/comments/1twpxv3/hasan_p…
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Claim 9: “In Chakrabarti’s concession statement late Tuesday morning, the flopped candidate claimed he couldn’t overcome “the 7 million dollars of AI, crypto, and AIPAC money that were put into this race.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific wording of Chakrabarti's concession statement or the $7 million figure.
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Claim 10: “He has described comments from the streamer as “disgusting and reprehensible.””
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Claim 11: “San Francisco congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti, was completely bombed out of Tuesday’s primary race to succeed former Speaker Nancy Pelosi despite spending $10 million of his own wealth.”
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Multiple sources confirm Saikat Chakrabarti spent nearly $10 million of his own money and lost the primary race to succeed Nancy Pelosi.
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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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_San_Francisco_Board_of_Su…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 52 U.S. representatives from the State of California, one from each of the state'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saikat Chakrabarti (Shoy-cot Choc-rah-bartee, born January 12, 1986) is an American political advisor, climate policy advocate, and software engineer. A progressive Democrat, Chakrabarti co-founded th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saikat_Chakrabarti
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Claim 12: “Wiener has denied doing Silicon Valley’s bidding, noting how he authored California’s first-in-the-nation AI safety law.”
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Claim 13: “Wiener is a prominent gay politician in the state who has heavily leaned into his LGBT background.”
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Official descriptions and news sources confirm Scott Wiener is a gay man and a high-profile LGBTQ lawmaker.
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web search 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wiener
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web search NEUTRAL — A gay man, Senator Wiener has dedicated much of his life to supporting the LGBTQ community, going back to 1990, when he came out in the middle of the AIDS ...
https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/biography/senator-wieners-work-lg…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... California State Senator Scott Wiener, one of the state's highest-profile pro trans rights / LGBTQ lawmakers, responded to a viral video ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaMX6OLiJpg/
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Claim 14: “Southern California-based Hasan Piker, the communist darling of left-wing livestreaming, resorted to gay insults Tuesday night”
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Multiple independent web sources (Yahoo, Substack, and a forum report) describe Hasan Piker going on a 'homophobic rant' or using terms like 'homo-fascism' on a Tuesday night/June 4, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The H3 Podcast is a live comedy and commentary podcast hosted by Ethan Klein. The show airs on YouTube and started in 2016. According to the 2023 U.S. Podcast Report by Triton Digital, the podcast was…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — I've Had It is an American progressive political commentary podcast created in 2022 by hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan. Welch and Sullivan, who are from Oklahoma City, previously co-ho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neville Roy Singham (born May 13, 1954) is an American businessman and social activist. He is the founder and former chairman of Thoughtworks, an IT consulting company that provides custom software, s…
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