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Abdul El-Sayed stated that the free flow of information is a beautiful thing.

Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked

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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonNov 2, 2026
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You can’t make this up! Radical socialist Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on biological men exposing themselves in girls’ locker rooms 👇 “The free flow of information is actually a beautiful thing.” Parents’ concerns are “outdated.” Absolute INSANITY. Welcome to today’s Democrat Party.

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Multiple independent sources (Legal Insurrection transcript, WION, Washington Examiner quoting the interview, headtopics) report El-Sayed saying on 60 Minutes that 'the free flow of information is actually a beautiful thing,' matching the claim.

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What we found

Supports. Legal Insurrection publishes the interview transcript in which El-Sayed says 'I think it's really important for us to recognize that the free flow of information is actually a beautiful thing.'[1]

Supports. Washington Examiner quotes El-Sayed's remarks from the interview, including the 'free flow of information is actually a beautiful thing' line, and critiques it.[2]

Supports. WION and headtopics report the same 60 Minutes exchange, with El-Sayed discussing information access and parental concerns on Sunday, November 1 broadcast.[3][4]

Context. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the quoted passage; the post's characterizations of the context are not part of the claim being graded.[1][2]

Sources

4 sources: 3 not rated, 1 rated low

  1. 1El-Sayed Stumbles on Girls' Sports, Israel Questions in '60 Minutes' Interviewlegalinsurrection.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  2. 2Does Abdul el Sayed support pornography in school?washingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3US midterms 2026: Abdul El-Sayed comes under fire for saying males in girls' sports is ‘manufactured' issuewionews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4El-Sayed defends trans athletes in girls' sports: ‘We manufacture these social issues'us.headtopics.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports

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