Fact check: False claims target US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

Abdul El-Sayed, who could become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate if he wins in November, has been targeted by false claims online following his victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.

Jack Brewer calls Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate primary win a "warning shot to America" and backs Michele Tafoya to flip Minnesota blue voters.

In a now-deleted podcast Abdul El-Sayed claimed a Nashville Christian school shooting wasn’t a 'trans problem,' it was 'a gun problem.'

JoyNews Research has fact-checked a claim by Abena Osei-Asare, former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry and Chairperson of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), concerning the losses the Bank of Ghana reported in connection with its Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP).

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a general election kickoff rally for Michigan Democrats at Renaissance High School in Detroit on Aug. 7, 2026. AP Photo/Paul Sancya Abdul El-Sayed won a hard fight in Michigan’s Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate against Rep. Haley Stevens. He eked out a

Fact check: How Tim Scott and a Republican attack ad misleadingly snipped key context from El-Sayed’s ‘dangerous’ speech  CNN

Independent researchers and French authorities have identified a raft of false content focusing on two former prime ministers who intend to run in next year's presidential race.

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Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday that he supported Abdul el Sayed’s Senate bid, after previously raising questions about the contender’s anti-Israel stance and ties to socialists. Carville’s shift is significant, as he is a longtime strategist known in Democratic circles for embodying more centrist oppo

A swing-state Democratic Senate nominee needs to keep saying this: Jews have a right to a Jewish homeland.

“Football is very much associated with a particularly masculine and oftentimes toxically masculine culture,” El-Sayed also said in unearthed audio.

August 11, 2026 1:30 PM ET What a goof this guy is.Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic nominee to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate, made the argument that “toxic masculinity” is at the heart of football. He also said that racism, homophobia and misogyny exists in the culture of the sport. And get this, he used to play fo

Far-left U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) reportedly suggested getting rid of the Second Amendment in a now-deleted video.

El-Sayed’s narrow Democratic Senate primary victory highlights how progressive streamers such as Hasan Piker are becoming part of the political infrastructure shaping young American voters.

"The arguments progressives are making are more persuasive than in other elections," David Frank, a professor University of Oregon, told The New Arab.