Uncovering the facts behind 10 Abdul El-Sayed rumors

Public interest in Abdul El-Sayed — an epidemiologist, progressive firebrand and former public health official — has ballooned since he won his Senate race. Snopes has fact-checked rumors about the Michigan Democrat since 2017, when we debunked claims that liberal billionaire George Soros was "grooming" El-Sayed, who was supposedly "sympathetic" to the theocratic Muslim Brotherhood, to be president of the United States. Rumors targeting El-Sayed's religious affiliation and politics have continued to spread. For example, we've unpacked misleading allegations about his mother's supposed ties to terrorist groups and debunked a claim that El-Sayed said America "deserved" the 9/11 attacks. Here are 10 claims we've looked into about El-Sayed: Sources Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil. https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/program/key-sessions-and-speakers/abdul_elsayed. Accessed 1 Sept. 2026."Meet Abdul." Abdul for U.S. Senate, https://abdulforsenate.com/about/. Accessed 1 Sept. 2026. By Rae Deng Rae Deng specializes in government/politics and is based in Tacoma, Wash. Article Tags