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FACT CHECK: Abdul El-Sayed staffer undercover video: what the Muslim Brotherhood clip shows, and what it doesn't.
The Midwesterner posted a 98-second undercover video on Oct. 26. Benny Johnson's repost calls the man a "senior campaign staffer." Here's what checks out and what's still a claim.
The quote is real. On camera, he says: "Yeah, I don't have any issue with the Muslim Brotherhood. And if I knew more about it, I might support some of what they do." These are his words, not Abdul El-Sayed's.
Who is he? The Midwesterner identifies him as T.J. Wolfgram. The on-screen title is "Independent/Conservative Outreach Captain." We found no FEC payments to Wolfgram in 23 campaign filings through Oct 14 (payments of $200 or less aren't itemized). The campaign hasn't said what his role is.
"Senior"? That word isn't in The Midwesterner's post or article. It first appears in a post by JayTC53 at 10:50 AM ET, 47 minutes before Benny Johnson's.
"Idiots"? He says "It's because Americans are idiots" right after the undercover agent asks: "Why wouldn't you support revolutionary movements for your people? I'm not offended by it." He never says "for questioning Abdul's ties." What "idiots" refers to is ambiguous.
The edits. The camera clock shows 3 hidden cuts, including one right after "idiots" and one right before the Brotherhood line. The clip shows 98 seconds of a 4-minute, 22-second stretch.
The ties claim. Fact-checks by BridgeDetroit, Michigan Public, and The Washington Post found no evidence of El-Sayed ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
The filmer is an unnamed "undercover agent." The full unedited video would settle it.
#AbdulElSayed #MuslimBrotherhood #BennyJohnson
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🚨 HOLY CRAP! An outreach captain for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed (D) was caught on camera DEFENDING the Muslim Brotherhood and trashing voters as "idiots"
This is BRUTAL for Mohamed!
"He's a Muslim, he's from that part of the world. Why wouldn't he stand with his brothers?"
"He's a Muslim and he fights and he's anti-colonialist, I'm assuming. Why wouldn't you support revolutionary movements for your people? I'm not offended by this because Americans are idiots!"
YIKES.
"The Muslim Brotherhood and these other organizations, all they want is to preserve their people."
This is the guy El Sayed's campaign put in charge of winning over conservatives and independents in Michigan
And he's openly defending an Islamist terror-linked movement while calling American voters "idiots"
Every voter must see this. Abdul is a national security threat
Total mask-off moment days before the election. Mike Rogers vindicated!
The future Michael Jordan of soccer.
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Sneako refuted Talbis Iblis: Reality Report News answers Nico Kenn De Balinthazy, in his own words, with Ibn al-Jawzi.
This is a refutation, not a profile. Sneako (Nico Kenn De Balinthazy), the New York streamer who became Muslim in early 2023, teaches on Islam on stream. We answer his own words with Ibn al-Jawzi's Talbis Iblis. Not his heart, which only Allah knows. His words.
"Sheikh SNEAKO": On November 11, 2023, he captioned a photo of himself "Sheikh SNEAKO." In March 2026, he said, "I'm not an expert on Hadith. I'm not an expert on Islam too. I'm a revert for 3 years." Talbis Iblis records that the Salaf disliked fatwa from anyone who hadn't met its conditions.
Where he learns: In February 2026, Sneako posted notes on Islam taken from a lecture by Professor Jiang, a history teacher who isn't Muslim. Ibn al-Jawzi records that it is good fortune for a new Muslim to be directed to a scholar of the Sunnah.
"I am Muslim": On September 20, 2026, he wrote, "I am not Sunni, I am not Shia. I am not Wahhabi, Salafi, Sufi, Hanafi, or Zaydi. I am Muslim." On April 12: "We stand with the Pope and the beautiful religion of Catholicism." On February 18: "Am I a fake muslim? Ramadan Mubarak and happy Lent!" Talbis Iblis answers with the Prophet's standard, peace be upon him: what he and his Companions were upon.
Wealth: In June 2024, he posted, "Wallahi I made 7 figures from crypto today." Talbis Iblis says wealth itself isn't the problem; waste is, and so is a verdict given without knowledge.
The cigarette clip: On September 26, 2026, a clip spread of what viewers said was a cigarette in his hand. The object isn't clearly visible, and we don't judge him by it.
Ibn al-Jawzi wrote that the devil's biggest gate is ignorance. Watch the full refutation.
#Sneako #TalbisIblis #IbnAlJawzi
Who is Mahdi Rostamizadeh, the 2025 McKinney mayoral candidate who mocks Muslims and calls it satire?
Mahdi Rostamizadeh tells McKinney City Council he's a Muslim. Then, in his own words and his own costumes, he puts Muslims in the punchline.
The "Muslim" armband: In February, Mahdi Rostamizadeh posted a sketch in a uniform, holding up an armband printed with the word "Muslim." In his words: "This is a product that we will make all Muslims wear so we know who they are."
The McKinney mosque hearing: In August, he wore a fake beard, coat, and tall hat to mock a mosque congregation at McKinney City Council. He opened with "Derka Derka Muhammad Hezbollah... Hamas," then joked about burqas for overweight women and turbans for balding men.
"The video was satire": His defense: "I make it look funny" and "The video was satire." On Oct. 21, he replied, "idiots don't realize it's satire." Calling it satire doesn't undo the act.
Two names: His McKinney ballot filing lists his full name as Mahdi Rostamizadeh, and his ballot name as Matt "Doc" Rostami. At council, he said "Assalamu alaikum. My name is Mahdi Rostamizadeh" one time, and "My name is Matt Rostami... I'm a Muslim" another. In our view: two names for two rooms.
Intention and imitation: "Actions are only by intentions" (Bukhari 1, Muslim 1907). "Whoever imitates a people is one of them" (Abu Dawud 4031). We judge the act, not his heart.
Watch "Who Is Mahdi Rostamizadeh? In His Own Words" with Omar Rahman.
#MahdiRostamizadeh #McKinney
Will the White House approve US strikes on Iran? War Watch, Oct 22–25, covers Iran, the Houthi claims on Aramco, Hebron, and Gaza.
US strikes on Iran: Strike options await White House approval, per The Hill, and Trump floats both a strike and a "big, beautiful deal." Al Jazeera reports the USS Theodore Roosevelt and about 10,000 more US troops are heading to the region.
Houthi strikes on Aramco: The Houthis claim strikes on Aramco Yanbu, Rabigh, the East-West Pipeline and the Riyadh, Dammam and Najran airports. UNCONFIRMED. Saudi Arabia reports intercepts over Yanbu and Taif with no hits confirmed, and Reuters says Aramco told Dhahran HQ staff to evacuate.
Iran's tanker claim: Iranian state TV says 7 tankers were hit in Hormuz (via AP), and Trump calls it fabricated. DISPUTED.
Iran drone claim: Iran's army claims a US LUCAS drone was shot down over Bandar Abbas (via Tasnim). There's no US confirmation.
Hebron and Gaza: Israel launched a Hebron operation after 2 Israeli soldiers were killed Oct 23, and Hebron officials say 2,200+ people are displaced. In Gaza, 4 were killed Oct 24 (Anadolu), and the Health Ministry says 1,547 have been killed since the truce.
Lebanon, Ukraine and Sudan: Hezbollah refuses to disarm, and the UNIFIL mandate ends in December (L'Orient Today). Ukraine has a local Oleshky ceasefire from Oct 27, and the Sudanese army is carrying out drone strikes on the RSF (Darfur 24).
Watch the full War Watch report. Every claim is sourced.
#WarWatch #Iran #Gaza
Hebron is sealed off as Israeli forces demolish homes after Friday's deadly checkpoint attack. Defense Minister Israel Katz says about 2,000 people are displaced and cannot return until Israel deals with Hamas there. The PA calls it collective punishment. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles fired toward the Mecca and Medina regions on Saturday, with debris falling in Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh. The Houthis deny targeting the holy cities and say they hit oil and military sites. hindustantimes.com/world-new…
Who leads the Michigan Senate race, and is Rep. Ilhan Omar safe in MN-5?
As of October 24, 2026, Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers 48.2 to 46.0 in the RRN Michigan Senate poll average, while model forecasts give Ilhan Omar a 99% or better chance against John Nagel.
Michigan Senate poll: The RRN average of 12 polls from the last 30 days has El-Sayed up 2. The newest poll, InsiderAdvantage (a partisan, R-leaning pollster; 1,200 likely voters, Oct 21-22), has El-Sayed at 47, Rogers at 46, and Tyson is the only poll in the average with Mike Rogers ahead.
Ilhan Omar vs. John Nagel: No public poll of the MN-5 race exists, so these are model forecasts, not polls, with projected margins from D+59.9 (Call the Map) to D+73.7 (On Point Politics). Cook, Inside Elections, Sabato, and Decision Desk HQ rate it Solid or Safe D.
Ilhan Omar won the Aug. 11 primary with 80.7% and beat Dalia Al-Aqidi 74.4-24.6 in 2024. Through Oct 14, she had raised $8.25M with $3.0M cash on hand, and John Nagel had raised $1.13M with $103K on hand.
Nationally, an Economist/YouGov poll (1,501 registered voters, Oct 19-20) has Ilhan Omar at 31% favorable and 43% unfavorable. That's a national opinion poll, not a poll of her race.
Watch the full Michigan Senate and Ilhan Omar race breakdown.
#MISen #AbdulElSayed #IlhanOmar
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar flee, marry her brother, or use a fake name?
Ilhan Omar answered Trump and the biggest accounts on X in her MS NOW interview with Chris Hayes, and Larry checks all seven of Ilhan Omar claims against the record.
Fled during the raid? Ilhan Omar says she was home at 6 a.m. when HSI agents searched her Washington home on Oct. 12, and the BBC reported the same. NOT SUPPORTED.
DNA and passport? Ilhan Omar told Chris Hayes no DNA was taken, pointing to the search receipt. NewsNation, citing sources, reported agents went through trash for DNA before the search, and she doesn't address the passport. HER DENIAL IS NARROW.
Her age? Trump said "she could go to jail" and called it his opinion. Ilhan Omar's "12-year-old" answer doesn't address her reported age on 2000 citizenship papers. DOESN'T ADDRESS THE REPORTED QUESTION. NO CHARGES FILED.
Married her brother? Ilhan Omar called the claim "insane," then said "Not to my knowledge" when asked if they were related at all. Fact-checkers found no evidence proving it. UNPROVEN.
Fake name? A DOJ filing calls her "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar," and prosecutors haven't explained it. Trump called on her to resign, and her spokesperson says Ilhan Omar is her real name. UNEXPLAINED.
Secretly rich? Ilhan Omar says "paycheck to paycheck," but an amended filing reports about $100K to $1M in business income on top of her $174K salary. HER DESCRIPTION, NOT A FINDING.
Trump's other attacks? Trump called Ilhan Omar "crooked" and said she "hates our country." Those are opinions, not findings.
Scaring voters? Ilhan Omar says the search was meant to scare people from voting, and the DOJ says the warrant was judicially authorized. HER OPINION.
Watch Larry's full Ilhan Omar breakdown.
#IlhanOmar #HSI
Who leads the Michigan Senate race, Abdul El-Sayed or Mike Rogers? As of October 23, 2026, Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers 48.2 to 46.0, a 2-point El-Sayed lead in the RRN Michigan Senate poll average.
Watch the full breakdown.
#MISen #AbdulElSayed
Is Abdul El-Sayed a member of the Muslim Brotherhood? A claim that a Mike Rogers Michigan Senate debate escalated to Trump and Ted Cruz in ten days.
X's own rules ban "coordinated inauthentic activity." So was any of it arranged?
Watch the full investigation.
#AbdulElSayed #MISen
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Abdul El-Sayed is a Muslim Brotherhood member? How did Mike Rogers' Michigan Senate debate claim about Abdul El-Sayed climb to Trump, Ted Cruz, Ben Shapiro, and Rudy Giuliani in ten days?
It started at the Oct. 8 Michigan U.S. Senate debate, where Mike Rogers said El-Sayed's "biggest funders are from a group that supports the Muslim Brotherhood." On Oct. 17, asked on camera to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, Abdul El-Sayed said, "Sure, yeah, absolutely." The AP found no evidence El-Sayed has any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood, and PolitiFact rated Rogers' claim that he "didn't disavow it" False.
After the debate, the Rogers campaign called El-Sayed's Oct. 11 Meet the Press denial "an outright lie" and cited a relative's 2012 posts about his mother's activism in Egypt in the early 1970s, before he was born. PolitiFact says the 2012 statement the campaign calls a "pledge" "was not a pledge of support for the Muslim Brotherhood as a whole."
On Oct. 14, Trump said, "He's a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He said that years ago." We found no record of El-Sayed ever saying that. The next day, the Daily Wire and Townhall posted the Trump clip at 1:06 PM, and Gateway Pundit posted on the story in the same minute.
Ted Cruz posted, "I believe Abdul El-Sayed is Muslim Brotherhood," which drew 1.06 million views. Ben Shapiro called El-Sayed "a liar," then attached a clip showing the town hall answer. Rudy Giuliani said "he still refuses to condemn" the group while attaching a video of El-Sayed saying, "I clearly disavow."
From one Michigan Senate debate line to a 1.06 million-view post: fewer accounts are posting the claim each day, but the biggest ones keep it climbing. X's rules prohibit "coordinated inauthentic activity," so was any of this arranged or paid for? We have no evidence anyone was paid, and we're asking X.
Watch the full El-Sayed vs. Rogers investigation.
#AbdulElSayed #MISen
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Abdul El-Sayed is a Muslim Brotherhood member? How did Mike Rogers' Michigan Senate debate claim about Abdul El-Sayed climb to Trump, Ted Cruz, Ben Shapiro, and Rudy Giuliani in ten days?
It started at the Oct. 8 Michigan U.S. Senate debate, where Mike Rogers said El-Sayed's "biggest funders are from a group that supports the Muslim Brotherhood." On Oct. 17, asked on camera to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, Abdul El-Sayed said, "Sure, yeah, absolutely." The AP found no evidence El-Sayed has any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood, and PolitiFact rated Rogers' claim that he "didn't disavow it" False.
After the debate, the Rogers campaign called El-Sayed's Oct. 11 Meet the Press denial "an outright lie" and cited a relative's 2012 posts about his mother's activism in Egypt in the early 1970s, before he was born. PolitiFact says the 2012 statement the campaign calls a "pledge" "was not a pledge of support for the Muslim Brotherhood as a whole."
On Oct. 14, Trump said, "He's a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He said that years ago." We found no record of El-Sayed ever saying that. The next day, the Daily Wire and Townhall posted the Trump clip at 1:06 PM, and Gateway Pundit posted on the story in the same minute.
Ted Cruz posted, "I believe Abdul El-Sayed is Muslim Brotherhood," which drew 1.06 million views. Ben Shapiro called El-Sayed "a liar," then attached a clip showing the town hall answer. Rudy Giuliani said "he still refuses to condemn" the group while attaching a video of El-Sayed saying, "I clearly disavow."
From one Michigan Senate debate line to a 1.06 million-view post: fewer accounts are posting the claim each day, but the biggest ones keep it climbing. X's rules prohibit "coordinated inauthentic activity," so was any of this arranged or paid for? We have no evidence anyone was paid, and we're asking X.
Watch the full El-Sayed vs. Rogers investigation.
#AbdulElSayed #MISen
Michigan Senate poll: Abdul El-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers. Who leads the Michigan Senate race heading into Nov. 3?
Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers in most recent Michigan Senate polls, including Marist at 50–48 with likely voters and NYT/Siena at 49–44. Rogers leads the Michigan Senate race in one poll, Tyson Group at 46–44, which was sponsored by a Republican group.
Election forecasters rate the El-Sayed vs. Rogers race from Tossup to Lean D.
#MISen #AbdulElSayed #MichiganSenate
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So Ilhan Omar was at her DC home when they raided her! Hahahaha! She looks so defeated now because she knows it's over! Her phone, passport and DNA along with the document that I just shared earlier showing her real name
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FORBIDDEN STUDIOS PRESENTS: THE NATURAL ORDER
Deep within the jungle, a peculiar species has developed an extraordinary social hierarchy.
Its members display unwavering loyalty to their alpha, regardless of his failures.
But as with all things in nature, appearances can be deceiving.
IS ABDUL EL-SAYED A MEMBER OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD? IS TED CRUZ AN AGENT FOR ISRAEL?
TRUMP USES AN ANTISEMETIC SLUR
On Fox News, Ted Cruz said of El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, "I believe this man is Muslim Brotherhood," but he showed no evidence, and the AP found none. El-Sayed denies any tie and, asked at a town hall to disavow the group, said, "Sure, yeah, absolutely." Our label: False-unsupported.
Apply that same standard to Cruz, who told Tucker Carlson he came to Congress to be "the leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate" and, on Israel spying on the U.S., said, "Sure, I would say don't spy on us. They're going to anyway." By Cruz's logic, that would make him an agent for Israel; by the evidence, it doesn't, because belief isn't proof for either man.
Ilhan Omar: HSI agents searched her Washington home Oct. 12, and no charges have been filed, though Trump says she "could also go to jail," calling it "just my opinion." The warrant remains sealed, the government's response on unsealing is due Oct. 22, and RT's "crying" clip is False, unsupported.
#AbdulElSayed #TedCruz #IlhanOmar
James O'Keefe's Abdul El-Sayed "overseas donors" video just FELL APART on the details.
The speaker is a junior state-party organizer guessing on a hidden camera. He names no donor, amount, or transaction. "Illegally" was added by the posters.
So where's the evidence?
The El-Sayed campaign says it never employed him, and FEC records show no campaign payments to him. US citizens and green-card holders abroad can legally donate, per the FEC:
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#ElSayed
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BREAKING NEWS: Abdul El-Sayed Campaign Official Reveals El-Sayed Receives Overseas Donations, Admits Foreign Contributions Are Illegal Under Federal Law, Warns Denouncing Hamas Could Cost Support
“You know, he [Abdul El-Sayed] has people from overseas that donate to him...No it is not allowed."
“He [Abdul El Sayed] can't just say, you know, no, I don't support Hamas, you know, I reject all of them, because he's going to lose the people that brought him up in the first place.”
@AbdulElSayed @MikeRogersForMI
Ilhan Omar, Abdul El-Sayed, Minab: three stories they got WRONG or kept quiet.
Omar fled to Morocco? False. El-Sayed: "Sure, yeah, absolutely." Minab: Hegseth's advisers plan to hold the report, per Bloomberg.
Watch before it's buried.
#IlhanOmar #ElSayed #Minab
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Ilhan Omar, Abdul El-Sayed, Thomas Teepell, Minab: Reality Report News just INVESTIGATED all four in one report.
Ilhan Omar: HSI agents searched her Washington home Oct. 12. A viral Real Raw News post (600K+ views) said she fled to Morocco. Snopes rated it False. She was home when the agents came. Her lawyers say agents broke the judge's rules; the Justice Department says it complied with all court orders. She has not been charged.
In the video: the Ilhan Omar HSI search, the court fight over the sealed search warrant, and how the "Omar fled to Morocco" rumor and an AI-generated tunnel image spread before Snopes rated it False.
Abdul El-Sayed: Asked in Caro, Michigan, "Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?" he answered, "Sure, yeah, absolutely," then spent nearly five minutes asking why he was asked. Correction: our earlier one-word framing told only part of it. America Next reported spending $250,000 opposing him; its funders are not disclosed.
In the video: the full Abdul El-Sayed Muslim Brotherhood exchange from his Caro town hall, our correction, and the America Next spending filing in the Michigan Senate race.
Thomas Teepell, a former Hawley aide: The Handbasket identified him as the Caro questioner. Why was he there with that question? A viral claim that he was confirmed paid is false. No one has confirmed any payment to him, and we found no evidence that anyone sent him.
In the video: who the El-Sayed town hall questioner is, what The Handbasket reported, and why the viral "Teepell was paid" claim doesn't hold up, with the question of who sent him still open.
Minab: Bloomberg reported Oct. 15 that advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plan to hold the Pentagon's internal report on the school strike until after the midterms. Iranian officials and independent reporting put the toll at about 156 dead, around 120 of them children. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand demanded its release.
In the video: the Minab school strike in southern Iran, BBC Verify footage, the Bloomberg report on the withheld Pentagon report, and Sen. Gillibrand's demand to release it.
Four stories, one question: who decides what you see?
#IlhanOmar #ElSayed #Minab
Ilhan Omar, Abdul El-Sayed, Thomas Teepell, Minab: Reality Report News just INVESTIGATED all four in one report.
Ilhan Omar: HSI agents searched her Washington home Oct. 12. A viral Real Raw News post (600K+ views) said she fled to Morocco. Snopes rated it False. She was home when the agents came. Her lawyers say agents broke the judge's rules; the Justice Department says it complied with all court orders. She has not been charged.
In the video: the Ilhan Omar HSI search, the court fight over the sealed search warrant, and how the "Omar fled to Morocco" rumor and an AI-generated tunnel image spread before Snopes rated it False.
Abdul El-Sayed: Asked in Caro, Michigan, "Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?" he answered, "Sure, yeah, absolutely," then spent nearly five minutes asking why he was asked. Correction: our earlier one-word framing told only part of it. America Next reported spending $250,000 opposing him; its funders are not disclosed.
In the video: the full Abdul El-Sayed Muslim Brotherhood exchange from his Caro town hall, our correction, and the America Next spending filing in the Michigan Senate race.
Thomas Teepell, a former Hawley aide: The Handbasket identified him as the Caro questioner. Why was he there with that question? A viral claim that he was confirmed paid is false. No one has confirmed any payment to him, and we found no evidence that anyone sent him.
In the video: who the El-Sayed town hall questioner is, what The Handbasket reported, and why the viral "Teepell was paid" claim doesn't hold up, with the question of who sent him still open.
Minab: Bloomberg reported Oct. 15 that advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plan to hold the Pentagon's internal report on the school strike until after the midterms. Iranian officials and independent reporting put the toll at about 156 dead, around 120 of them children. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand demanded its release.
In the video: the Minab school strike in southern Iran, BBC Verify footage, the Bloomberg report on the withheld Pentagon report, and Sen. Gillibrand's demand to release it.
Four stories, one question: who decides what you see?
#IlhanOmar #ElSayed #Minab
“Bring that soul back, if what you say is true.”
Qur’an 56:87
In Qur’an 56:83–87, Allah describes a dying person whose soul reaches the throat while others watch helplessly. He challenges those who deny His authority to return that soul, if their claim is true.
Life and death are under Allah’s control. No one has independent power to bring a soul back or overturn His decree of death.
This Christian knew about Christianity, but he did not know that it is Allah who decrees death.
Allah decreed this man’s death and the manner in which it would occur; why could Jesus, the son of Mary, not prevent it?