Abdul El-Sayed, a socialist Senate candidate who won his primary race on Tuesday, is being ridiculed all over social media. But it’s not because of his ridiculous policy positions. Instead, people are mocking him because he may have inadvertently admitted that he uses OnlyFans.
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Video footage circulating on X and other platforms highlighted comments he made in July during an interview in his home gym.
“You’re on Instagram,” El-Sayed said. “My team has access to my Instagram account and like the things that I actually look at on Instagram, right? Of course we get served that on your ‘For You’ page, but then like every third video that scrolls on its own is going to be some OnlyFans model. And it’s because it clocked me as being a 40-some-year-old man.”
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said OnlyFans videos keep appearing in his Instagram feed and blamed the algorithm, while critics argued the platform’s recommendations are influenced by users’ viewing habits. pic.twitter.com/xKE2IvqmHH
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 5, 2026
Not only did the candidate reveal that he watches OnlyFans, he also doesn’t know how social media algorithms work. Instagram feeds users content based on what they have looked up or watched on the platform, meaning that if El-Sayed is getting a lot of OnlyFans-related material, it’s because he’s viewing that content.
Several other users took the opportunity to poke fun at the candidate.
Look, Abdul is right. I don’t get OnlyFans chicks in my IG feed like he does, but I get stuff like this and I have no idea why.
Zuckerberg owes us an explanation. https://t.co/626ZlgKXFJ pic.twitter.com/UjulzwZps5
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) August 5, 2026
Even the ‘algorithm’ is smarter than Abdul El-Sayed. Does not know why he is constantly fed OnlyFans as he constantly scrolls OnlyFans.
Abdul El-Sayed: Instagram Serves Me ‘OnlyFans Models‘ https://t.co/PijBEwbUhD via @BreitbartNews
— Conservwarrior (@Conservwarrior2) August 5, 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed exposed himself says Instagram keeps showing him OnlyFans models and blames the algorithm… 🤔
Funny how algorithms always seem to know exactly what people spend time looking at. 👀
WHO’s going to tell him? 😂 https://t.co/qSXMCjsDVE
— American Nightmare 🇺🇸 (@thewakeninq) August 5, 2026
Gee, why do 72 naked virgins keep showing up in my Insta feed? https://t.co/rodYrHJvuB
— Liberty4All (@LibertyUSA37) August 5, 2026
El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, narrowly won Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, defeating moderate Rep. Haley Stevens by roughly one percentage point in what became the most expensive Democratic Senate primary ever, with more than $80 million spent overall.
Despite facing tens of millions in opposition spending and establishment support for his opponent, El-Sayed emerged victorious with strong grassroots backing from progressive leaders like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14).
El-Sayed also benefitted from high turnout in key areas and support from Michigan’s large Arab American population.
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