🗞️ Story file #1147
Abdul El-Sayed's father served on board of charity with ties to Saddam Hussein
Oct 29, 4 PM ET to Oct 31, 8 AM ET
- 7outlets carried it
- 🫏0 · 0 · 7🐘left · center · right
- 1.7 dayson the front pages
- 7front pages at once, at its peak
- 4 minof TV captions
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- Oct 29, 4 PM ETfirst on a front page: The Daily Wire
- Oct 29, 5 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
- Oct 29, 9 PM ETpeak: on 7 front pages
📰 Spread
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📰 Every outlet's headline 7left to right by AllSides rating
- New York Post🕒 Oct 29, 12 PM ET
Abdul El-Sayed’s dad sits on board of Islamic charity accused of funneling cash to Saddam Hussein
- Newsmax🕒 Oct 29, 2 PM ET
El-Sayed's Father Linked to Charity in Iraq Probe
- Red State🕒 Oct 29, 1 PM ET
El-Sayed's Father on Board of Charity Busted for Sending Cash Into Saddam's Iraq
- The Daily Wire🕒 Oct 29, 4 PM ET
The Father Of Abdul El-Sayed Sits On The Board Of An Islamic Group With A Troubling History
- Free Beacon🕒 Oct 28, 5 PM ET
Abdul El-Sayed's Father Sits on Board of Charity With Muslim Brotherhood Ties That Got Caught Funneling Cash to Saddam, Was Raided by FBI and US Military
- The Western Journal🕒 Oct 29, 9 PM ET
El-Sayed's Father Connected to Charity Once Accused of Financially Aiding Saddam Hussein
- Townhall🕒 Oct 29, 4 PM ET
Abdul El-Sayed's Father Is a Board Member for a Charity With Troubling Ties to Saddam Hussein
📡 Broadcast
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📻 On the radio
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🎙️ On the shows
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🕵️ Investigated, joked about
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🧶 Retelling
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🧩 How it's being told
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- 🧩 Brotherhood candidate
🐘 3 right shows
↔️ its answer: Islamophobia
“Abdul El-Sayed's biggest donor is said to be his father-in-law, a top elder of a Muslim Brotherhood-linked organization.” and 2 more - 🧩 Guilt by association
🐘 3 right shows
“Abdul El-Sayed's biggest donor is said to be his father-in-law, a top elder of a Muslim Brotherhood-linked organization.” and 2 more
🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.
Abdul El-SayedSaddam HusseinFBIU.S. MilitaryMuslim Brotherhood
🔎 Checking
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🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.
🧵 Persistence
the running story it belongs to
🌱 A story of its own so far: no saga yet.