阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德在2026年8月4日赢得密歇根州民主党参议院初选后，成为多项虚假声明的目标[1]。德国之声事实核查部门驳斥了关于投票违规、政治意识形态及9/11言论的多个不实指控，这些虚假信息由包括特朗普在内的政治人物推广[1]。
虚假声称指埃尔-赛义德在底特律获得140万张选票，但该市仅有约48万名注册选民[1]。实际上，埃尔-赛义德在全州民主党参议院初选中共获得743,455张选票[1]。另有不实指控将埃尔-赛义德描述为共产主义者，而他曾公开表示："我不是社会主义者。我只是一个理解资本主义如何运作的资本家"[1]。此外，共和党对手迈克·罗杰斯指控埃尔-赛义德"相信美国活该遭遇9/11"，但该指控实际上源自埃尔-赛义德支持者哈桑·派克在2019年的评论[1]。
埃尔-赛义德将在2026年11月3日与罗杰斯对阵[1]。如果在大选中获胜，他将成为美国历史上首位穆斯林参议员[1]。
Abdul El-Sayed, who won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary on August 4, 2026, has become the subject of multiple false claims in the lead-up to the general election [1]. DW has debunked several misleading statements about voting irregularities, his political ideology, and his positions on national security that have been circulated by political figures, including former President Trump [1].
One widely shared false claim alleged that El-Sayed received 1.4 million votes in Detroit, despite the city having only approximately 480,000 registered voters [1]. In reality, El-Sayed garnered 743,455 votes statewide in the Democratic primary [1]. Trump has repeatedly characterized El-Sayed as a communist, but El-Sayed has pushed back on such characterizations, stating: "I'm not a socialist. I'm just a capitalist who understands how capitalism works" [1]. Another allegation attributed to Republican opponent Mike Rogers claimed that El-Sayed "believes America deserved 9/11," but this accusation actually originated from a 2019 comment made by El-Sayed supporter Hasan Piker, not El-Sayed himself [1].
El-Sayed is set to face Republican Mike Rogers in the November 3, 2026 general election [1]. Should he prevail, he would become the first Muslim senator in American history [1]. Michigan has approximately 7.3 million active registered voters [1].