Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
26%
5 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
60/100
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Outlets on this story
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Politics
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A super PAC tied to the pro-Israel group AIPAC has resumed spending in Michigan’s critical Senate race, funding new mailers targeting Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, according to a new campaign finance report.
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PAC → tie → report
The group, United Democracy Project, hadn’t been involved in the general election despite spending millions to oppose El-Sayed, a vocal critic of Israel, in the Democratic primary in August.
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group → involve → August
The group filed a report with the Federal Election Commission on Friday showing that it spent $95,000 on mailers opposing El-Sayed.
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it → file → Sayed
The group is targeting 130,000 Jewish voters with mailers, according to spokesperson Patrick Dorton.
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group → target → Dorton
The mailer features a headline about an attack on a Michigan synagogue in March, which the FBI described as “Hezbollah- inspired act of terrorism.”
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FBI → feature → terrorism
“Abdul El-Sayed’s response: ‘Hurt people hurt people,’” the mailer reads, according to a copy shared with NBC News.
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mailer → hurt → News
El-Sayed apologized in late August for his response to the attack, saying his comments “may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify.”
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I → apologize → something
The new spending is just a fraction of the $33 million United Democracy Project spent on ads in the Democratic primary against El-Sayed and in support of his primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.
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Project → spend → firm
Stevens is a staunch supporter of Israel, while El-Sayed has accused Israel of committing a genocide in Gaza.
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Sayed → accuse → Gaza
El-Sayed is now facing off against former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers, who has slammed his opponent for his positions on Israel.
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who → face → Israel
During their first debate Thursday night, Rogers said he would welcome AIPAC’s involvement when asked about an Axios report that the former congressman’s allies had asked the group to stay out of the race.
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allies → say → race
“Anybody that wants to help my campaign stop a guy who can’t condemn terrorism in our own country because he’s so close to the people who are supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, again, I’ll take all of that help,” Rogers said.
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Rogers → want → help
El-Sayed interjected to say, “Again, I’ve condemned them.”
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I → interject → them
El-Sayed was asked during the debate whether he would support funding for defensive weapons for Israel if the country was attacked.
“I don’t want our tax dollars buying weapons for other countries.
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dollars → ask → countries
I don’t know what’s so hard about that,” El-Sayed responded.
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Sayed → know → that
He was also whether Iran or Israel posed a bigger threat to the United States, and declined to answer, calling the question “a ridiculous hypothetical.”
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Iran → pose → question
“I don’t want to be pushed into war by Israel, and I don’t want to be in a war with Iran,” El-Sayed said.
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Sayed → want → Iran
“I want our money spent here to buy schools and healthcare and childcare here.
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money → want → schools
I don’t understand why that is so inconceivable.”
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that → understand → ?
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