Newspaper Mailed to Michiganders Wrongly Claims El-Sayed Is a ‘Veteran’– townhall.com
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A left-wing group has sent unsolicited newspapers to many Michiganders claiming that Socialist Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is a “veteran.”
Earlier this week, a left-wing organization calling itself “The Michigan Independent” ran a piece on El-Sayed’s Senate primary win in August, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The Michigan Independent favors Democrats and claimed that El-Sayed served in the military.
One of the Michigan Independent pieces contains a headline saying “El-Sayed — veteran, doctor, and former health official — is Democratic Senate pick.”
El-Sayed isn’t a veteran, and he’s never practiced as a physician. Jay Murray, a writer from the Michigan Enjoyer, quickly exposed the fake news. Then, a national outlet noticed the apparent error that benefited El-Sayed’s campaign.
@FreeBeacon @elianayjohnson took my local journalism national on Michigan Independent’s agitprop headline. Subsequently, the Independent has acknowledged the headline referring to Abdul El-Sayed as a veteran; calling it an intentional error.
Additionally, I was asked by some… https://t.co/mmsFdrkbcF pic.twitter.com/xnG2rKr3XC
— Jay Murray (JZ DeLorean) (@Stainless31) August 28, 2026
The Michigan Independent’s mailing address routes to The American Independent Foundation in Washington, D.C. Writer Alyssa Burr has the byline on the story.
Soros-Funded Fake News Site Falsely Identified Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Veteran’ in Mailer Sent to Michigan Voters via @CAndersonMO @alanagoodman – https://t.co/I6OHAtZw5Q
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) August 26, 2026
The David Brock dark money machine is up to its old tricks — this time sending out “newspapers” that falsely call Abdul El-Sayed a veteran https://t.co/HaKuNpdEa3
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 26, 2026