Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted videos resurface ahead of Michigan Senate race

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How did the left and right cover Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted videos resurface ahead of Michigan Senate race?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 16% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted videos resurface ahead of Michigan Senate race left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted videos resurface ahead of Michigan Senate race biased?

Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted videos resurface ahead of Michigan Senate race is one event reported by 6 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted videos resurface ahead of Michigan Senate race?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted videos resurface ahead of Michigan Senate race?

6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did Abdul El-Sayed say about fireworks in his deleted videos?

CNN reported that El-Sayed said “fireworks suck” in a 2024 YouTube video and urged viewers to find another way to celebrate the Fourth of July. He argued that fireworks hurt air quality, could trigger PTSD in veterans, and scared children and pets. His campaign later said the comments did not reflect his current views.

How many of Abdul El-Sayed’s YouTube videos were removed or made private?

Multiple outlet digests reported that more than 100 of El-Sayed’s YouTube videos were removed or made private before his 2026 Senate campaign. CNN’s investigation found that some of the deleted videos included criticism of fireworks, the Second Amendment and American football.

What did Abdul El-Sayed say about the Second Amendment?

CNN reported that El-Sayed suggested replacing the Second Amendment with a constitutional right to health care in a 2023 YouTube video. His campaign later said the comment did not reflect his current views and pointed to a 2025 social-media post where he expressed support for the Second Amendment while advocating for gun control.

Which outlets reported on Abdul El-Sayed’s past comments about football?

Right-rated digests from *The Daily Caller*, *ussanews.com*, *Breitbart* and *The Washington Times* reported that El-Sayed had linked football to “toxic masculinity” and compared the sport’s ethos to narratives used to justify slavery. The centre-rated *Forbes* report did not mention these comments.