Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
ABC News (US)'s corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Abdul El-Sayed's grandparents reflect on his historic Senate win
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grandparents → reflect → win
Judy and Jan Johnson appeared in a campaign ad supporting their grandson.
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Johnson → appear → grandson
Judy and Jan Johnson told ABC News Live on Friday that they were always proud of their grandson, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, ever since he entered their lives as a child.
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he → tell → child
And now they said they are ecstatic that he will be making history as the first Muslim American U.S. senator after he won the race for the Michigan seat Tuesday.
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he → say → seat
Very energetic, very intelligent, very verbal, and really wants to help people," Judy Johnson told ABC News Live.
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Johnson → want → News
El-Sayed's father married their daughter Jackie when Abdul El-Sayed was 4 and the Johnsons said they quickly welcomed them into the family.
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they → marry → family
"I felt like he came into my heart.
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he → feel → heart
From the very beginning I just felt good," Jan Johnson recalled.
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Johnson → feel → beginning
Judy Johnson described El-Sayed as "a challenge" as a child, just like their daughter Jackie, but said that their grandson was always respectful of his elders and became "more self-disciplined."
El-Sayed lived with his grandparents while he attended the University of Michigan for college and Judy recollected how she and her husband would help their grandson from everything to providing feedback on his papers to reminding him to do his laundry.
That assistance continued, especially on the campaign trail where they appeared in an ad talking about El-Sayed and his upbringing.
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they → describe → Sayed
Judy Johnson said that El-Sayed called her every week on the campaign trail and they attended his campaign election night party.
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they → say → party
When asked about the attacks against their grandson over his Muslim faith by opponents, Judy Johnson said she and her husband "tried not to watch all of those negative things.
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she → ask → things
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"We tried to be positive during the campaign," Johnson, who along with her husband is a Presbyterian deacon.
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who → try → husband
As for the future, the Johnsons said they are looking forward to Thanksgiving, which they said is very important in their household, with El-Sayed and the rest of their family.
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they → say → family
El-Sayed has been hosting the family for years, according to the Johnsons.
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Sayed → host → Johnsons
"Everybody in our family celebrates Thanksgiving and we all get together and have a good time and everybody contributes to the meal," Judy Johnson said.
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Johnson → celebrate → meal
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