Hasan Piker stated that 9/11 was deserved by America.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026
Multiple fact-checkers and news outlets confirm that Hasan Piker said in a 2019 Twitch livestream that "America deserved 9/11," which matches the claim's core assertion. Piker later apologized for the wording and said he meant blowback from U.S. foreign policy, but he did not retract having said it.
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… He was with him again yesterday. He was, he was campaigning with him a month ago. He is buddies with Hassan Piker. This used to be disqualifying in this country. You hang out with a guy who hates America, hates capitalism, a guy who said America deserves 911, a guy who said he wanted to see capitalist blood flow in the streets, a guy who called for the murder of Senator Rick Scott, who applauded the murder of United healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a guy who literally went to China and Cuba and said he does not …
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Supports. Reuters reports that Piker said in a 2019 video stream, "America deserved 9/11," and that he later said the remark was inappropriate and that he took down the stream.[1]
Supports. Snopes says Piker admitted saying "America deserved 9/11, dude" during an August 2019 livestream and later walked the comment back on The Young Turks.[2]
Supports. PolitiFact confirms that in an August 2019 stream Piker said "America deserved 9/11, dude" and that he later said the U.S. "totally brought it on ourselves."[3]
Supports. AP and The Hill both report that Piker made the "America deserved 9/11" remark in a 2019 livestream and has said it was poorly worded.[4][5]
Supports. AFP reports that Piker said on a Twitch stream in 2019 that he believed "America deserved 9/11," which he later called inappropriate and misconstrued.[6]
Context. The fact-checks that cleared Abdul El-Sayed of making the remark concern a separate misattribution. They do not dispute that Piker himself made it.[1][3]
Sources
6 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 not rated
- 1Fact Check: Hasan Piker 9/11 remark misattributed to Michigan ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Did Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed say he believes America deserved 9/11? There's no proofsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3No, Abdul El-Sayed didn’t say U.S. deserves 9/11politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 4How big of a tent do Democrats want? Hasan Piker is testing the limits in Michigan's Senate primaryapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 5Hasan Piker rethinks old 9/11 comments - The Hillthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6US senator's 9/11 statements taken out of context online | Fact Checkfactcheck.afp.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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