Overview
- StopAntisemitism listed Rachel Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, among ten nominees alongside Tucker Carlson, Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Cynthia Nixon, Marcia Cross, Guy Christensen, Stew Peters, Bryce Mitchell and Calla Walsh.
- The nonprofit alleges Ms. Rachel amplified “Hamas propaganda,” citing debunked images and inflated casualty figures, and noted her platforming of Gazan photographer Motaz Azaiza.
- Accurso rejects the antisemitism label and says her work focuses on children’s well-being, and Rep. Ro Khanna publicly defended her as speaking up for starving children in Gaza.
- Critics questioned the absence of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, and the group responded that it does not recycle nominees and previously included him as a finalist.
- The organization says three finalists will be named by Dec. 12 for a public vote, following its April referral of Accurso to the Justice Department over alleged FARA violations.