Something very strange happens when you actually investigate the most explosive political clips circulating online: sometimes the clip falls apart—but the underlying story gets worse.

That is exactly what happened here.

The viral 2018 Abdul El-Sayed clip has been presented as him telling Americans that Muslims hate them. Contemporary reporting shows something different: El-Sayed was responding directly to Republican Patrick Colbeck after Colbeck repeated unsubstantiated allegations linking him to the Muslim Brotherhood. The statement was aimed at Colbeck, not Americans generally.

Then comes the Sharia allegation. Another viral campaign claims El-Sayed openly advocated imposing Sharia law in America. A review of the underlying 2022 speech found that he was condemning Oklahoma’s Sharia-specific prohibition—not calling for Islamic law to replace American law.

So throw those exaggerations away.

Because then you arrive at something nobody has to spin: the Democratic Socialists of America’s own 2026 national program.

DSA says it wants a new constitution and a democratic socialist republic. Its program calls for eliminating the Electoral College, replacing the current presidency and Supreme Court structure, abolishing the Senate, moving toward abolishing police and prisons, abolishing ICE, ending sanctions on Iran and other governments, and bringing major corporations and industries into public ownership. DSA’s own publication says the program will play a formal role in candidate endorsements.

And then a former DSA organizer describes what he says happened inside the movement as it radicalized.

Finally, an Iranian Christian stands before a Texas city council warning Americans about what he experienced under Iran’s religious regime. Some of his sweeping political claims cannot be independently established—but his central warning about persecution of Christian converts in Iran absolutely can. USCIRF’s 2026 report documents systematic targeting of Christians, arrests across numerous Iranian cities, prosecutions of converts and prison sentences tied to Christian religious activity.

No conspiracy required.

Just read the damn documents.