Abdul El‑Sayed says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum
The comment was made in response to GOP candidate Patrick Colbeck’s accusations of Muslim Brotherhood ties, and the 2020 census shows a majority of Dearborn residents claim Middle Eastern or North African ancestry.
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Abdul El‑Sayed says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum
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What this story says
- Abdul El‑Sayed told a 2018 forum audience that Muslims definitely hate him.
- Republican Patrick Colbeck accused El‑Sayed of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood at the same event.
- The 2020 census recorded that about 54.5% of Dearborn residents identified as Middle Eastern or North African ancestry.
- All six right‑rated outlets ran the story, none from the left or centre did.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
86/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
35/100
16 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 16 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
At a 2018 Michigan gubernatorial forum, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed was questioned by Republican lawmaker Patrick Colbeck about possible connections to the Muslim Brotherhood. In response, El‑Sayed said, “Now, you may not hate Muslims. But I’ll tell you, Muslims definitely hate you.” The remark was captured on video and later circulated online.
Colbeck, who was also a candidate for governor, framed his question around El‑Sayed’s past involvement with the Muslim Students Association, suggesting the group was part of a broader Muslim Brotherhood strategy. He asserted that the issue was “civilisation jihad” and asked whether Sharia law was a real concern for Michigan.
El‑Sayed answered that he would swear an oath to uphold the U.S. and Michigan constitutions and that Sharia law was not a question in the state. Separate reporting noted that the 2020 U.S. census indicated roughly 54.5% of Dearborn residents identified as having Middle Eastern or North African ancestry, a demographic often cited in discussions of the region’s political influence.
““Now, you may not hate Muslims. But I’ll tell you, Muslims definitely hate you.””
54.5%
Dearborn residents identifying as Middle Eastern or North African
2020 U.S. census data
What the coverage left out
None of the right‑rated digests mention El‑Sayed’s oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Michigan, a detail that appears only in the New York Post’s full report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 48 times, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 19:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
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Centre
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No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
16 rated outlets
- All six right‑rated outlets reported that El‑Sayed made the “Muslims definitely hate you” remark and that Colbeck accused him of Brotherhood ties. The digests each noted the 2018 forum setting, the exchange of accusations, and the census figure for Dearborn. The New York Post’s full report added El‑Sayed’s oath to uphold the Constitution, Colbeck’s description of the issue as “civilisation jihad,” and quotes from other commentators about Sharia law.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Abdul El‑Sayed says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum?
- Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% 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 says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 100% of the 16 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
- Is the coverage of Abdul El‑Sayed says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum biased?
- Abdul El‑Sayed says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum is one event reported by 16 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 says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum?
- 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 says “Muslims definitely hate you” at 2018 Michigan forum?
- 16 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 at the 2018 forum?
- He told the audience, “Now, you may not hate Muslims. But I’ll tell you, Muslims definitely hate you,” in response to questions about his faith and alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- What accusation did Patrick Colbeck make?
- Colbeck accused El‑Sayed of having connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, citing El‑Sayed’s past role as vice president of the Muslim Students Association at the University of Michigan.
- What does the 2020 census show about Dearborn’s population?
- The census recorded that roughly 54.5% of Dearborn residents identified as having Middle Eastern or North African ancestry, making it a majority demographic in the city.
Read it at the source
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
16- 2018 clip exposes clash between El-Sayed and ex-GOP rival: ‘Muslims definitely hate you’ (opens New York Post in a new tab)
New York Post — is New York Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- SHOCKING VIDEO: Abdul El-Sayed Fires Back At GOP Rival's Muslim Brotherhood Accusations (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Unearthed clip exposes clash between El-Sayed and ex-GOP rival: ‘Muslims definitely hate you’ (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- Unearthed clip exposes clash between El-Sayed and ex-GOP rival: 'Muslims definitely hate you' - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
nytimespost.com — is nytimespost.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Unearthed clip exposes clash between El-Sayed and ex-GOP rival: 'Muslims definitely hate you' (opens WVII / Fox Bangor in a new tab)
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- Unearthed clip exposes clash between El-Sayed and ex-GOP rival: 'Muslims definitely hate you' (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Michigan Senate Candidate Once Called for 'Purge' of Media Under Islamist Regime (opens American Faith in a new tab)
American Faith — is American Faith biased? Our profile of this outlet
- El-Sayed Once Called for a President to ‘Purge the Media and the Police’ (opens NewsBusters in a new tab)
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- Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Backed Muslim Brotherhood’s Call to ‘Purge’ Media and Police (opens Geller Report in a new tab)
Geller Report — is Geller Report biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Call To ‘Purge’ Police And Media That Abdul El-Sayed Put His Name Behind (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
The Daily Wire — is The Daily Wire biased? Our profile of this outlet
- El-Sayed Called On Egyptian President To 'Purge the Media' (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
The Federalist — is The Federalist biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DID YOU KNOW? Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Muslim Marxist candidate for the US Senate, strongly supported Mohamed Morsi, the radical Muslim Brotherhood president of Egypt, sentenced to life in prison after being run out of office by the Egyptian people for his terroristic dictatorship system of government (opens BARE NAKED ISLAM in a new tab)
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- Abdul El-Sayed Lobbied Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to 'Purge the Media and Police' Before Government Thugs Arrested Reporters for 'Insulting Islam' (opens RAIR in a new tab)
- Abdul El-Sayed called on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to 'purge the media and police' before arrests (opens WIN in a new tab)
- Abdul El-Sayed Called on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood To 'Purge the Media and Police' Shortly Before Islamic Government Arrested Reporters for 'Insulting Islam' (opens The Washington Free Beacon in a new tab)
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- Abdul El-Sayed Called on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood To 'Purge the Media and Police' Shortly Before Islamic Government Arrested Reporters for 'Insulting Islam' (opens Conservative Review in a new tab)
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