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Wisconsin socialist Francesca Hong walks back bizarre claim to cancel Thanksgiving

Nypost · 🇫🇷 public France · · 609 words · By Ella Morrison; Victor Nava
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Wisconsin socialist Francesca Hong walks back bizarre claim to cancel Thanksgiving See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Wisconsin socialist Francesca Hong walks back bizarre claim to cancel Thanksgiving See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Common ground

Francesca Hong, the socialist Democrat running for Wisconsin governor, who once ranted about axing Thanksgiving because it’s “celebrating colonialism” — now bizarrely claims it’s her favorite holiday.

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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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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Francesca Hong, the socialist Democrat running for Wisconsin governor”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm Francesca Hong is a democratic socialist running for Governor of Wisconsin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Democratic Milwaukee County executive David Crowley and Republican U.S. re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Carl Crowley (; born May 14, 1986) is an American politician who has served as the seventh executive of Milwaukee County since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Wisconsin …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crowley_(Wisconsin_polit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong (born November 4, 1988) is an American politician, former chef, and business owner who has represented Wisconsin's 76th Assembly district in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2021. She…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Hong
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Claim 2: “During the height of the Covid pandemic in November 2021, Hong issued a blistering public-service announcement on her X account to “cancel Thanksgiving””
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Multiple sources confirm that in November 2021 (or 2020, though the claim specifies 2021 and most sources align with that or the general pandemic period), Hong posted on X calling to cancel Thanksgiving.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Wisconsin. Democratic Milwaukee County executive David Crowley and Republican U.S. re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong (born November 4, 1988) is an American politician, former chef, and business owner who has represented Wisconsin's 76th Assembly district in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2021. She…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Hong
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — X, formerly known as Twitter, is an American microblogging and social networking service owned by SpaceX's artificial intelligence subsidiary SpaceXAI. It is one of the world's largest social media pl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_(social_network)
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Claim 3: “The gubernatorial hopeful walked back her since-deleted November 2021 “cancel Thanksgiving” post in an interview on Politico’s Playbook podcast Wednesday.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Hong walked back her 'cancel Thanksgiving' post during an interview on Politico's Playbook podcast.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong (born November 4, 1988) is an American politician, former chef, and business owner who has represented Wisconsin's 76th Assembly district in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2021. She…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Hong
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luca is a 2021 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Enrico Casarosa and written by Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones …
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Claim 4: “The socialist firebrand noted he hasn’t “gotten involved in many governors’ races” aside from Troy Jackson’s gubernatorial bid in Maine.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate Sanders' statement about his involvement in gubernatorial races or Troy Jackson.
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Claim 5: “owning a restaurant for 7-8 years”
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The specific duration of '7-8 years' is mentioned in the NYPost cross-reference, but other sources only identify her as a 'former restaurant owner' or 'professional chef' without specifying the length of ownership.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong (D) admitted on Wednesday her favorite holiday is Thanksigving — after previously calling to cancel it.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/francesca-hong-now-claims-…
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web search NEUTRAL — One year before Wisconsin gubernatorial hopeful Francesca Hong called to "Cancel Thanksgiving," the socialist state representative, who is a professional chef, in October 2019 hosted an event she dubb…
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/move-over-thanksgiving-fran…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hong — a former restaurant owner, bartender, and single mother from Madison — has surged to the front of a crowded field to replace outgoing Gov. Tony Evers, drawing national attention (and Trump's mo…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioo5Hg4Mdyg
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Claim 6: “Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has endorsed more than 70 lefty candidates for state, local and federal office this cycle, revealed that he has no plans to back the socialist in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Senator Bernie Sanders has not endorsed Francesca Hong for the Wisconsin gubernatorial race.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, said this week he doesn’t expect to endorse Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong ahead of next Tuesday’s Democratic primary, a comment that drew pointe…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/6/bernie-sande…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wisconsin’s socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong sidestepped questions on why socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have yet to endorse her.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/11/socialist-cand…
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web search NEUTRAL — Senator Bernie Sanders said that he is “not familiar” enough with the race to endorse Hong. Anadolu via Getty Images. Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state Rep. Francesca Hong has received back…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/media/francesca-hong-ruthlessl…
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Claim 7: “her interview on CNN Monday, where she issued a 46-second word salad response when asked by host Kaitlan Collins if she still believes Thanksgiving should be canceled.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Kaitlan Collins interviewed Francesca Hong on CNN and questioned her about the 'cancel Thanksgiving' post.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the second Trump administration is an example of a realist "America First" foreign policy. It has been called imperialist, expansionist, and interventionist in respect to the Am…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omicron (B.1.1.529) is a heavily mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa on 24 November 2021. It wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Omicron_variant
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Claim 8: “Jackson lost that race but is now the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Troy Jackson's election results or Senate nomination.
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Claim 9: “she has gotten worked up about at least seven US holidays in social media posts — including Valentine’s Day, the Fourth of July, Christmas, Halloween and Mother’s and Father’s days.”
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While one web search result mentions she has criticized 'several other U.S. holidays', the specific list of seven holidays (Valentine's, July 4th, Christmas, Halloween, Mother's and Father's days) is not independently corroborated by the other provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euphoria is an American psychological drama television series created and written by Sam Levinson for HBO. Based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem, the series stars Zend…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tiffany & Co. (colloquially known as Tiffany's) is an American luxury jewelry and specialty design house owned by the French conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, and headquartered on Fifth A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_&_Co.
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Claim 10: ““I don’t think so,” Sanders told “Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau, when asked about potentially endorsing Hong.”
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Multiple sources explicitly quote Sanders saying 'I don't think so' to Jon Favreau on the 'Pod Save America' podcast regarding the endorsement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Francesca Hong reacted to Bernie Sanders and AOC refusing to endorse her, while they reportedly endorsed other candidates.Last week, Bernie Sanders indicated that he would not be endorsing Francesca H…
https://www.primetimer.com/news/i-look-forward-to-conversati…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Wednesday on the Pod Save America podcast that he doesn't think he'll endorse Democratic socialist candidate Francesca Hong. ( ) "Bernie says he’s not backing Francesca Hon…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-answer-asked-endors…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) signaled Wednesday he does not expect to endorse Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, less than a week before the primary in the Badger State. “I don’t think so,” S…
https://www.aol.com/articles/sanders-doesn-t-believe-endorse…
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Claim 11: “Recent polls show Hong leading the Democratic field by a wide margin heading into the Aug. 11 primary.”
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