El-Sayed did not admit lying when questioned by NBC on alleged Brotherhood ties?

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The Reel misleadingly portrays Abdul El-Sayed's defensive interview response as an exposure of lies regarding Muslim Brotherhood ties. During an October 2026 NBC interview, candidate Abdul El-Sayed responded testily to questions about 2012 tweets by his half-sister regarding her mother's 1970s activism in Egypt. However, reports from the New York Post and NBC confirm El-Sayed was raised by his father and stepmother after an early parental divorce, and no official record supports claims that he lied or holds ties to the group.

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Checked 9 Nov 2026
Main source: Abdul El-Sayed gets testy when grilled on whether he lied about family's ties to Muslim Brotherhood

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What we checked

Eman Abdelhadi tweeted on Jun 24, 2012 about her mom's activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 70s.““Are you serious?” El-Sayed responded when “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas pressed him on the matter. “I have no ties. We have no ties.””Abdul El-Sayed gets testy when grilled on whether he lied about family's ties to Muslim Brotherhood

What the Reel doesn't tell you

El-Sayed was raised by his father and stepmother following his parents' early divorce, and no official record or investigation supports the claim that he lied or has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
New York Post reports that Abdul El-Sayed stated he was raised by his father and stepmother after his parents divorced, never discussed the Muslim Brotherhood with his birth mother, and holds no personal or family ties to the organization.
New York Post reports that Eman Abdelhadi posted on X on June 24, 2012, about her mother's activism with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt during the 1970s.

How it plays you

It wants you to think: “Viewers are led to believe that Abdul El-Sayed lied about his family background and lost his temper when confronted by NBC reporters.”

The conclusion that El-Sayed is dishonest rests on treating his half-sister's tweets about her mother as proof against him, ignoring that El-Sayed was raised separately by his father and stepmother and denies any personal ties.

Short version

⚠️ MISLEADING 👉 Abdul El-Sayed did not admit to lying about alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties during a 2026 NBC interview. 👉 Reports from the New York Post and NBC confirm he was raised by his father and stepmother, and no official record supports claims he lied or holds ties. 📰 Source: New York Post 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat