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Instead, Rogers shifted the focus to his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, questioning El-Sayed's family history, past associations, campaign funding, and support from figures described as being on the anti-Israel left. Rogers stated that he wants to represent Michigan, while El-Sayed wants to represent Palestine."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on El-Sayed's family ties"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fox News reported that Rogers raised questions about El-Sayed’s family history, past associations, campaign funding, and support from figures on the anti-Israel left. CBS News reported that El-Sayed denies ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and states attacks on him are based on his Muslim faith. CBS News also documented that El-Sayed's half-sister posted on social media that their family \"has long been MB,\" referring to the Muslim Brotherhood."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention that CBS News documented El-Sayed's half-sister posting on social media that their family \"has long been MB,\" referring to the Muslim Brotherhood. The left-rated report does not mention that Fox News reported Rogers raised questions about El-Sayed’s family history, past associations, campaign funding, and support from figures on the anti-Israel left. 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