Free Press corrects claim that El-Sayed gave his victory speech in Arabic

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The Independent, The Daily Beast and Raw Story report that The Free Press has issued a correction after a reporter claimed Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed gave his victory speech in Arabic. The claim appeared in a video posted to X that criticized Democrats for speaking other languages on election night. The outlets say El-Sayed spoke mostly in English at his Detroit celebration and used a few Arabic phrases, including “inshaAllah” and “alhamdulillah.” The correction says he “said a few phrases in Arabic” and that “the majority of his speech was in English.” Former Obama White House spokesperson Tommy Vietor called the episode humiliating for the outlet.

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The Free Press issued a correction after a reporter claimed El-Sayed gave his victory speech in Arabic.
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story
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The Independent
El-Sayed used a few Arabic phrases, including inshaAllah and alhamdulillah, in a speech that was mostly in English.
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story
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The Independent
The claim appeared in a video posted to X that criticized Democrats for speaking languages other than English on election night.
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Raw Story
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The Independent
Former Obama White House spokesperson Tommy Vietor called the episode humiliating for the outlet.
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Every outlet here reports that The Free Press corrected its claim that El-Sayed gave his victory speech in Arabic, and the left-side coverage mostly frames the error as ridicule of Bari Weiss’s outlet, with the Far Left pair leading the mockery.

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Left headlines report the Free Press correction, with The Independent stating it plainly while the Far Left Daily Beast and Raw Story stress ridicule, using words like side hustle, wild mistake and humiliating.
The Free Press forced to issue correction after falsely claiming El-Sayed gave victory speech in Arabic
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brutal backlashburiedbrutal pile-onembarrassing error
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brutal backlashMore neutral: criticism
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Bari Weiss ' outlet The Free Press is facing a brutal backlash after being forced to walk back one of its viral posts.
Used byRaw Story (Far Left)
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buriedMore neutral: criticized
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‘Humiliating’: Bari Weiss’ outlet buried in brutal pile-on after ‘quite the error’
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brutal pile-onMore neutral: criticism
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‘Humiliating’: Bari Weiss’ outlet buried in brutal pile-on after ‘quite the error’
Used byRaw Story (Far Left)
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embarrassing errorMore neutral: error
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Bari Weiss’ opinion news site, The Free Press, has acknowledged an embarrassing error in its coverage of Abdul El-Sayed, the nation’s first Muslim senator-elect.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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MAGA-CuriousMore neutral: Bari Weiss
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MAGA-Curious CBS Boss’ Side Hustle Admits Wild Mistake
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MAGA-Curious CBS Boss’ Side Hustle Admits Wild Mistake
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Wild MistakeMore neutral: error
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MAGA-Curious CBS Boss’ Side Hustle Admits Wild Mistake
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HumiliatingMore neutral: criticized
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‘Humiliating’: Bari Weiss’ outlet buried in brutal pile-on after ‘quite the error’
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Free Press error and correction
Backlash and ridicule of Bari Weiss’s outlet
El-Sayed’s few Arabic phrases
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The IndependentLeft
The Free Press forced to issue correction after falsely claiming El-Sayed gave victory speech in Arabic
A community note on X stated that just 0.27 percent of all the words spoken by El-Sayed during his speech were in Arabic
7 hr agoRead at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
The Daily BeastFar Left
Loaded modifier“MAGA-Curious”The label ties the CBS executive to a political movement in a way that pre-judges her views.More neutral: Bari WeissDisagree with this highlight? CBS Boss’ Loaded modifier“Side Hustle”The phrase implies the outlet is a minor, unserious project rather than a news operation.More neutral: news outletDisagree with this highlight? Admits Sensational language“Wild Mistake”The adjective adds drama beyond the fact that a correction was issued.More neutral: errorDisagree with this highlight?
Bari Weiss’ opinion news site, The Free Press, has acknowledged an Sensational language“embarrassing error”The adjective adds a judgement about how the error reflects on the outlet.More neutral: errorDisagree with this highlight? in its coverage of Abdul El-Sayed, the nation’s first Muslim senator-elect. …
22 hr agoRead at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
Raw StoryFar Left
‘Sensational language“Humiliating”The headline presents a critic’s harsh judgement as the headline’s own framing of the outlet.More neutral: criticizedThese are Tommy Vietor’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’: Bari Weiss’ outlet Loaded verb“buried”The verb presents the criticism as an overwhelming burial rather than a description of reaction.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? in Sensational language“brutal pile-on”The phrase adds drama and intensity beyond the fact that many people criticized the post.More neutral: criticismDisagree with this highlight? after ‘quite the error’
Bari Weiss ' outlet The Free Press is facing a Sensational language“brutal backlash”The adjective adds intensity beyond the reported fact of criticism.More neutral: criticismDisagree with this highlight? after being forced to walk back one of its viral posts. On Friday, The Free Press admitted it was wrong when it posted Wednesday that Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed gave his victory speech in Arabic. …
1 day agoRead at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)

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Raw Story, Nov 6, 8:09 PM EST
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Raw StoryFar LeftNov 6, 8:09 PM EST
The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 6, 11:21 PM EST
The IndependentLeftNov 7, 2:06 PM EST

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