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US conducted 'tremendous terror,' worse than al-Qaeda, Hasan Piker says in Axios interview

Fox News reaches for "insists"; Western Journal for "doubles down".

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What happened Piker, who has over 3 million followers and is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, came under renewed attention due to his participation in campaigning for the Abdul El-Sayed.
The headline split The Jerusalem Post frames it as "US conducted 'tremendous terror,' worse than al-Qaeda, Hasan Piker says in Axios interview". The Gateway Pundit frames it as "Abdul El-Sayed Supporter Hasan Piker Claims ‘Pound for Pound’ America ‘Worse Than al-Qaed...".
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Right / center-rightUS conducted 'tremendous terror,' worse than al-Qaeda, Hasan Piker says in Axios interview

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The Jerusalem PostNews report · Sep 18, 2:07 AM

US conducted 'tremendous terror,' worse than al-Qaeda, Hasan Piker says in Axios interview

Piker, who has over 3 million followers and is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, came under renewed attention due to his participation in campaigning for the Abdul El-Sayed.

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Fox NewsNews report · Sep 18, 12:22 AM

Hasan Piker insists Middle East would be 'more stable' if Iran had nuclear weapons during Axios interview

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In an interview with Axios, progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker said the Middle East would be "more stable" if Iran had nuclear weapons.

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Western JournalNews report · Sep 17, 11:07 PM

Hasan Piker Doubles Down on America Hate, Says US Bigger Terror Group Than Al-Qaeda

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From the far left, commentator Hasan Piker has offered yet another condemnation of America. “You once said that America is the top dog in terrorism,” journalist Alex Thompson said in […]

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The Gateway PunditNews report · Sep 17, 11:00 PM

Abdul El-Sayed Supporter Hasan Piker Claims ‘Pound for Pound’ America ‘Worse Than al-Qaeda’

Radical communist Hasan Piker, one of the main cheerleaders for far-left Michigan Senate Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed, is doubling down on his hate-America rhetoric.

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Sep 17, 11:00 PM: The Gateway Pundit joined the source map.

Sep 17, 11:07 PM: Western Journal joined the source map.

Sep 18, 12:22 AM: Fox News joined the source map.

Sep 18, 2:07 AM: The Jerusalem Post joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.