Ted Cruz Claims DSA and Muslim Brotherhood Share a 'Revolutionary' Goal To Overthrow the US Constitution
Cruz used a congressional hearing to question a witness about alleged ties between DSA and the Muslim Brotherhood.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYInternational Business Times UK is an established digital news publisher, but this article provides limited sourcing for its central allegation. The witness is unnamed, and the hearing and testimony are not linked to documents or additional reporting.
- Source type — An established digital news outlet, though not a newspaper of record.
- Transparency — The witness behind the central claim is not identified.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
- Editorial standards — The article offers little visible documentation or corroboration of the hearing claim.
The article attributes the central allegation to hearing testimony and includes some context about DSA proposals and differing views. However, it does not identify the witness or provide documentary support, and the competing perspectives are limited.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article attributes the most serious claim to a hearing witness and supplies limited context about the DSA’s platform and Sanders’s disagreement with one proposal. It does not identify the witness or include a direct response from DSA to the allegation of collaboration.
- Source diversity — The central allegation comes from one unnamed witness; the article also quotes or describes political figures’ views.
- Counterarguments presented — It gives context on DSA’s rationale and Sanders’s rejection of abolishing the Senate, but no direct rebuttal to the alleged alliance.
- Loaded language — Loaded descriptions are largely attributed to the people making them, but the overall framing emphasizes threat claims.
- Omitted context — The witness’s identity and evidentiary basis for the alleged link are not supplied.
The report foregrounds a conservative senator’s allegation linking a left-wing organization to the Muslim Brotherhood, while its framing gives substantial space to claims portraying the movement as a threat. It includes some qualifying context and a contrary view from Sanders, but little direct response from DSA.
- Framing — The story centers an allegation connecting DSA with international extremism.
- Language tone — Terms such as “communist takeover” and “Islamic takeover” appear in the story, though attributed to political figures.
- Source selection — The hearing witness is unnamed, and the article includes conservative criticism but no direct DSA response.
- Countervailing context — The article notes Sanders’s opposition to abolishing the Senate and presents DSA’s stated rationale for its proposals.
At a congressional hearing, Ted Cruz questioned a witness about alleged links between the Democratic Socialists of America and the Muslim Brotherhood; the witness claimed they share a goal of overthrowing the Constitution. The article also describes DSA proposals to restructure government and reactions from Bernie Sanders and Laura Loomer.
Cruz asked a witness whether the Muslim Brotherhood and the Democratic Socialists of America were partnering and whether they shared hostility toward the United States, Israel, Western civilization, capitalism and democracy. The witness agreed and said the groups shared a “revolutionary objective” to overthrow the Constitution. The article does not identify the witness.
The article says DSA-endorsed candidates are required to support structural changes including abolishing the Senate and Electoral College. It reports that Sanders rejects abolishing the Senate. It also says Loomer responded to Cruz’s characterization of the movement on social media by calling it an “Islamic takeover.”
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4 OUTLETSAt a Senate hearing, Ted Cruz raised allegations linking Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and associated groups. Left-leaning outlets frame the hearing as an anti-Muslim conspiracy spectacle and note criticism and boycotts. Right-leaning outlets foreground alleged associations, with one presenting testimony as exposing damaging ties and another emphasizing that Cruz made the allegations.
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