Pro-Israel California senator heckled at Trans March, 'We f---ing hate you'
Scott Wiener said demonstrators confronted and harassed him at the Trans March over his position on Israel and Gaza.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYFox News is an established national outlet with a substantial reporting operation, though its overall reputation is more politically polarized than that of top-tier wire services and newspapers of record. This article identifies its author and attributes key claims to named people and police.
- Source type — Established national news organization; a favorable institutional baseline, tempered by a polarized reputation.
- Author attribution — The article names an author and identifies the source of the video and several quoted statements.
- Editorial standards — The story uses attributed statements and distinguishes the separate police incident, but the text alone offers limited evidence about its verification process.
The article includes a video account, Wiener’s detailed account, and statements from several public officials, with police information about a separate incident. The people who confronted Wiener are represented through the video, but the story offers limited independent corroboration of the alleged physical contact and little additional context.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The account includes the recorded criticism directed at Wiener as well as his account and condemnations from other officials. It does not provide further perspective from the demonstrators or independent verification of the disputed details.
- Source diversity — Several officials and the video’s recorded heckling are included, but no additional independent sources are presented.
- Counterarguments presented — The hecklers’ criticism is represented in the video; their perspective beyond the recorded confrontation is absent.
- Omitted context — The article gives little detail to independently establish the alleged physical contact or the separate arrests’ connection, if any, to the confrontation.
The article largely reports the confrontation and quotes statements from Wiener, the hecklers and officials who condemned the incident. Its headline is pointed, but the reporting itself does not clearly favor a political side.
- Language tone — Mostly uses attributed descriptions and quotations, with some emotionally charged language originating in quotes.
- Source selection — Includes Wiener’s account, a heckler’s recorded criticism and responses from elected officials.
- Headline — The headline highlights Wiener’s pro-Israel position and the heckling, but does not establish a broader partisan argument.
California state Sen. and House candidate Scott Wiener said demonstrators confronted and harassed him at San Francisco’s Trans March over his position on Israel and Gaza, forcing him to leave. Elected officials condemned the confrontation, and police said five people were arrested in a separate incident.
Wiener said demonstrators surrounded and verbally and physically harassed him as he walked through Dolores Park to attend a trans-led Pride Shabbat service during the Trans March. A video posted by Dimitry Yakoushkin captured hecklers criticizing Wiener’s position on Israel and Gaza. Wiener said he could not safely remain in the park and that this was the first time in 22 years he had not participated in the march.
Rep. Kevin Mullin, California Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie condemned the confrontation. Wiener also finished first in the top-two primary for California’s 11th Congressional District, advancing to the general election with Connie Chan. Police said five people were arrested in a separate confrontation involving alleged vandalism, obstruction and assault, and two officers were injured.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Wiener in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Wiener’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →California state senator and House candidate who said he was harassed at the Trans March
U.S. representative whose seat is the subject of the district race
San Francisco supervisor and House candidate who advanced to the general election
U.S. representative who condemned the confrontation
Part of a bigger story
5 OUTLETSScott Wiener left San Francisco’s Trans March after demonstrators confronted him over his position on Israel and Gaza. Left-leaning outlets center Wiener’s experience and raise concerns about antisemitism and safety. Right-leaning outlets also report harassment and condemnation, while Twitchy additionally criticizes Wiener’s policy positions.
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