In late April 2026, many people online claimed that the U.S. Congress
For example, an Instagram post stated, "Rep. Mike Lawler and Rep. Josh Gottheimer are teaming up to condemn streamer Hasan Piker over his criticism of Israel, accusing him of 'antisemitism.' This comes as Trump is waging a war on Iran and killing thousands of civilians." An X user shared another version of the claim.
The above claims are mostly true. A bipartisan group of legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives has put forward a resolution condemning alleged antisemitism from various online figures that include Piker and right-leaning commentator Candace Owens. As of this writing, there has not been a vote on this resolution, which has only been "introduced" in the House of Representatives, according to its status on Congress.gov.
Unlike a bill, a
On April 30, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York and Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduced a bipartisan resolution to the House titled, "Condemning antisemitic hate-filled rhetoric and content disseminated by prominent online personalities, and urging social media platforms and public leaders to denounce and address such conduct."
The resolution stated:
Whereas Hasan Piker, a prominent online streamer, has often used antisemitic rhetoric, including expressing support for Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization;
Whereas, in August 2019, during a stream on Twitch, Hasan Piker stated that ''America deserved 9/11'';
Whereas Hasan Piker referred to Orthodox Jews as ''in-bred'';
Whereas Hasan Piker downplayed sexual violence committed by Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization, against innocent civilians on October 7, 2023, stating, ''It doesn't matter if f-ing rapes happened on October 7th, like that doesn't change the dynamic for me'';
Whereas Hasan Piker has expressed support for Hamas on multiple occasions, including on April 14, 2026, stating, ''Hamas over Israel every single time'' and doubling down on claims in multiple media appearances that Hamas is ''a thousand times better than Israel."
The resolution also singled out Owens for "rhetoric that has included conspiracy theories accusing Israel of controlling the United States Government, promoting false claims that Jews are taught by ancient religious texts to hate non-Jews, and casting doubt on the truth of the stories of Holocaust survivors."
Piker has denied accusations of antisemitism. In an early April interview with The New Republic, he said:
Here's the structural problem with what I do as a livestreamer. I'm talking for 10 hours a day on very volatile issues, oftentimes from a perspective that most Americans are not privy to, an anti-imperialist framework. These are issues that people closely identify with, so tensions are high. And then on top of that, I have a policy of letting whoever wants to speak in this 30,000-person, Madison Square Garden–size arena. So people come in and piss me off. They say shit when I'm delivering an impassioned speech or looking at some heinous war crimes. And there are moments where I just pop off and they'll clip that. And then they'll try to disseminate that to the end of the world and completely rob it of its context. If you were talking for 10 hours a day, you're going to say stuff that could very easily be misconstrued.
In a statement about the resolution to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Piker said, "They are once again conflating legitimate critics of Israel with actual antisemites. They would rather complain about fake antisemitism in defense of Israel than call out the real sources of Jew hatred with a full chest. I have spent my entire career combating all forms of bigotry including antisemitism and will continue to do so in spite [of] this cynical ploy to satisfy donors."
For further reading, Snopes has extensively reported on antisemitism accusations and free speech.