Unearthed video exposes El-Sayed’s opinion on driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 554 words · By Fox News

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan, once proposed allowing undocumented immigrants to secure driver’s licenses, making the case that not doing so would be discriminatory.

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“We’ve got to make sure that in this state we are not discriminating against documentation status.

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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: “opposes corporate tax carve-outs”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Abdul El-Sayed opposes corporate tax carve-outs.

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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed was born in the Detroit metropolitan area to Egyptian immigrant parents.[2][3] He grew up in the Detroit area with his father, Mohamed, and stepmother, Jacqueline, a native of Gratiot C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed

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web search NEUTRAL — Like other progressive candidates, El-Sayed has made affordability — and the role of government — key pieces of his campaign. In addition to calling for lowering housing costs, he’s advocated for “Med…
https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/icymi-abdul-el-sayed-tea…

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web search NEUTRAL — A resurfaced 2018 clip shows Abdul El-Sayed calling it discrimination to deny undocumented immigrants access to driver’s licenses in Michigan.He’s advocated for Medicare for all, opposes corporate tax…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/04/unearthed-video-exposes-el-saye…

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Claim 2: “he supports tuition-free access to higher education”

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Only one source in the provided evidence explicitly mentions his support for tuition-free access to higher education.

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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 — Abdul El-Sayed ... Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984) is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Abdul El-Sayed is an American physician, epidemiologist, author, and public health leader with a career in medicine and politics.
https://thebiographybytes.com/abdul-el-sayed/

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Claim 3: “Whoever secures the party’s nomination will advance to the Nov. 3 general election.”

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Wikipedia confirms the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, which aligns with the claim that the nominee advances to the Nov 3 general election.

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Claim 4: “Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan, once proposed allowing undocumented immigrants to secure driver’s licenses”

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Two independent web search results confirm that Abdul El-Sayed advocated for driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, citing a resurfaced video.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ruth Singleton slams Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over resurfaced video advocating driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, months after her father Stephen Singleton was killed in a …
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/6402906191112/michigan-senate…

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web search NEUTRAL — The law allows some undocumented migrants to obtain driver's licenses and prevents immigration enforcement agencies from accessing the state's motor vehicle information database.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nyc-mayor-trump-border-czar-19551…

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web search NEUTRAL — Need to know. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination after defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a divisive primary. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate, will face former Republic…
https://www.aol.com/articles/abdul-el-sayed-know-michigan-19…

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Claim 5: “Hans von Spakovsky, an elections expert for Advancing American Freedom”

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Multiple sources confirm Hans von Spakovsky is an attorney/expert and specifically that Advancing American Freedom hired him as an election integrity expert.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The election denial movement in the United States is a widespread false belief that elections in the United States are rigged and stolen through election fraud by the opposing political party. Adheren…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The For the People Act, introduced as H.R. 1, is a bill in the United States Congress intended to expand voting rights, change campaign finance laws to reduce the influence of money in politics, ban p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Heritage Foundation (or simply Heritage) is an American right-wing think tank based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973, it took a leading role in the conservative movement in the 1980s during the…
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Claim 6: “At the time, El-Sayed was running for governor.”

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Multiple sources, including a web search result and Wikipedia-style summaries, explicitly state that El-Sayed ran for governor of Michigan in 2018.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984) is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. From 2023 to 2025…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Lawrence (born 1990) is an American politician and activist who co-founded the Sunrise Movement, a climate action organization. A progressive Democrat, he is a member of the Working Families P…
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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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Claim 7: “he has advocated for Medicare for all”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Abdul El-Sayed has advocated for 'Medicare-for-all'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 14, 2025 · Learn how to find basic information about your Windows device, including the device name, version of Windows, hardware details and avaialble storage space.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/Experience/find-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 3, 2026 · Identifier map to manage Microsoft Entra ID licensing in the Microsoft 365 admin center, PowerShell, or Microsoft Graph
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web search NEUTRAL — Disk Management in Windows helps you perform advanced storage tasks like initializing a new drive and extending or shrinking volumes.
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Claim 8: “In a 2018 campaign interview... El-Sayed said [about undocumented immigrants], 'Right now, if you’re undocumented, you don’t get access to a driver’s license.'”

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While evidence confirms he advocated for the policy, the specific quote from a 2018 interview is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though it is implied by the 'resurfaced video' mentions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammed El-Sayed Abdul Motaleb, known by his nickname Jeddo, (born 27 January 1987) is a Qatari international footballer who plays as a winger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_El-Sayed_(Qatari_footb…

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Claim 9: “El-Sayed faces off against Rep. Haley Stevens on Tuesday evening in the state’s primaries.”

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Cross-references and Wikipedia entries confirm that Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens were opponents in a Democratic primary for the US Senate in Michigan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Haley Maria Stevens (born June 24, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevens …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Stevens

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Michigan_gubernatorial_el…

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Claim 10: “Spakovsky noted that I-9 forms, paperwork for employment eligibility, regularly require little else than a license.”

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Official guidance on I-9 forms (Employment Eligibility Verification) confirms that a driver's license is an acceptable document for identity and employment authorization.

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web search NEUTRAL — Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, is used to verify that your employees are legally allowed to work in the United States. Use the most current edition of Form I-9 to stay compliant. Form …
https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/what-forms-do-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — On the other hand, the I-9 form, or the Employment Eligibility Verification, confirms that you're legally allowed to work in the U.S. Filling out the W-4: key sections to complete.Your driver's licens…
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/financial-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — The I-9 is a federal form used to verify employment eligibility in the U.S. While it doesn’t require notarization, employers often hire notaries to act as Authorized Representatives to complete the fo…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/complete-i-9-form-verify-emp…

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