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Fact Check: El-Sayed Background Check Claim
Fact check reveals Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed did not fail Senate background check for classified briefings.
In brief
Fact check reveals Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed did not fail Senate background check for classified briefings. Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed did not fail background check for classified Senate briefings as the claim originated from social media accounts classified as comedians. Originally reported by Lead Stories.
Satire Origin
The claim that Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed failed a background check for classified Senate briefings originated from social media accounts classified as comedians.
“ABDUL EL SAYED FAILS BACKGROUND CHECK FOR CLASSIFIED SENATE BRIEFINGS”
Account Origin
The Facebook account Timothy Wilcox copied its post from Jonathan Gregory's Facebook profile and @TrumpNews_Baby's X profile, both classified as comedians.
No Background Check Required
Congressional Research Service states members of Congress do not require security clearances for classified Senate briefings.
“Security clearances are not mandated for the President, the Vice President, Members of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, or other constitutional officers”
News Searches
Google News and Yahoo News searches for the claim returned no results from established news outlets confirming the claim.
The big picture
Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed did not fail background check for classified Senate briefings as the claim originated from social media accounts classified as comedians.
