Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
66/100
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Ed Choi, who posts as @etchaskej and has amassed nearly 800,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram, interviewed the Los Angeles mayoral hopeful in the video that erupted into controversy Monday night.
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that → post → controversy
But Choi was already well versed in whipping up online firestorms.
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Choi → verse → firestorms
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Last year, he repeatedly targeted Los Angeles restaurant group Great White after false allegations surfaced that Asian customers were being segregated.
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customers → sign → White
The claims began with a diner alleging Asian customers were being seated together at its Melrose location, before the restaurant’s name itself became part of the online backlash.
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name → begin → backlash
Great White’s owners strongly denied discriminating against customers based on race or ethnicity and said the restaurant was named after the great white shark, which features in its branding.
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which → deny → branding
Choi ultimately published more than a dozen videos about Great White and its then-former sister restaurant Gran Blanco, according to the Los Angeles Times, helping propel the allegations across social media.
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Choi → publish → media
One early video topped 1 million Instagram views.
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video → top → views
As the online backlash exploded and the owners, employees and their families received threatening and harassing messages, Choi publicly condemned the harassment.
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Choi → explode → harassment
His latest controversy erupted after he sat down with Raman, who is challenging Mayor Karen Bass.
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who → erupt → Bass
In the video, Choi says Los Angeles has become “extremely fascist, especially because Karen Bass appointed Jim McDonnell as the chief of police.”
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Bass → say → police
He then asks Raman how she would “de-fascistize” the city.
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she → ask → city
The pair later deliver the line together: “Only you can stop fascist liars.”
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you → deliver → liars
The video also flashes images of Bass and McDonnell before putting a large red X over the LAPD chief’s face.
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video → flash → face
Raman’s campaign said Choi added the images after the interview and that Raman intended the “fascist liars” remark to refer to ICE and the Trump administration.
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remark → say → ICE
The campaign said it removed itself from the post and asked Choi to take the video down.
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it → say → video
Choi, a former stand-up comic and clothing brand co-founder, has said he pivoted toward social-justice content following the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, which left eight people dead, including six Asian women.
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which → stand → women
Choi later jumped into another viral restaurant controversy involving San Francisco’s Kis Cafe, posting a reaction video that amassed more than 3.2 million views and urging followers not to support the business.
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that → jump → business
Kis Cafe later closed after a much broader social-media backlash that began when another influencer posted about an encounter with its chef-owner.
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influencer → close → owner
The restaurant subsequently reopened under a new name and different leadership.
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restaurant → reopen → name
More recently, Choi has turned his considerable online megaphone toward immigration enforcement, promoting detainee fundraisers and anti-ICE causes.
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Choi → turn → fundraisers
He has also claimed two federal agents recently showed up at his home over his online activity involving ICE personnel.
But there is no public confirmation from federal authorities that Choi is under investigation or has been accused of a crime.
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Choi → claim → crime
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