{"id":2548016,"date":"2026-01-22T15:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-rachel-apologizes-for-liking-antisemitic-instagram-comment\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:14:53","slug":"ms-rachel-apologizes-for-liking-antisemitic-instagram-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-rachel-apologizes-for-liking-antisemitic-instagram-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Rachel apologizes for liking antisemitic Instagram comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fms-rachel-apologizes-for-liking-antisemitic-instagram-comment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2548016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Children&#8217;s YouTuber Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accurso) apologized after she liked an antisemitic Instagram comment &#8211; &#8220;Free America from the Jews&#8221; &#8211; under a post that read &#8220;Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Iran.&#8221; She said she &#8220;accidentally hit like and hide&#8221; while trying to delete a comment and insisted she would never agree with antisemitic views. Accurso, who has over 18 million YouTube subscribers and nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skateboarding-champ-set-to-represent-u-s-in-olympics-charged-for-allegedly-hosting-covid-super-spreader-party-in-l-a\/\" title=\"Skateboarding Champ Set To Represent U.S. In Olympics Charged For Allegedly Hosting COVID \u2018Super...Spreader\u2019 Party In L.A.\">5 million instagram followers<\/a>, noted her advocacy is &#8220;splendid and beatiful&#8221; and that people who know her understand she wouldn&#8217;t support that comment. The incident drew attention partly because she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-gov-changes-site-to-read-biden-harris-white-house\/\" title=\"Wh.gov changes site to read Biden...Harris White House\">recently named<\/a> to New York city Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s inauguration committee and collaborated with him on a free-bus promotion; she has also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faced previous controversy<\/a> after being listed among finalists for StopAntisemitism&#8217;s &#8220;Antisemite of the Year.&#8221; The Washington Examiner sought comment from her.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ms. Rachel apologizes for liking call to &lsquo;Free America from the Jews&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2481211\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Children&rsquo;s YouTuber <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ms-rachel\/\">Ms. Rachel<\/a> issued an apology&nbsp;on Wednesday for liking an antisemitic comment on her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msrachelforlittles\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> account.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, produces video content made to educate and entertain children, and has over 18 million <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/youtube\/\">YouTube <\/a>subscribers and almost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebooks-oversight-board-slams-big-tech-giant-for-avoiding-its-responsibilities-despite-refusing-to-overturn-trump-ban\/\" title=\"Facebook\u2019s \u2018Oversight Board\u2019 Slams Big Tech Giant For Avoiding \u2018Its Responsibilities,\u2019 Despite Refusing To Overturn Trump Ban\">5 million followers<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4427905\/kyle-rittenhouse-jokes-about-taking-machine-gun-to-minneapolis\/\">Kyle Rittenhouse jokes about taking machine gun to Minneapolis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4427701\/michelle-obama-bias-not-qualifications-holding-women-back-presidency\/\">Michelle Obama says bias, not qualifications, is holding women back from presidency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4424416\/william-shatner-backs-stephen-miller-star-trek-criticism-ready-assume-command\/\">William Shatner backs Stephen Miller&#8217;s Star Trek criticism: &#8216;Ready to assume command&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Accurso shared a message on Instagram that read, &ldquo;Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Iran,&rdquo; with all of the country&rsquo;s flags, to which one user replied, &ldquo;Free America from the Jews,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/21\/media\/kids-youtube-star-ms-rachel-apologizes-for-liking-antisemitic-comment-she-was-just-tapping-and-tried-to-delete\/?utm_sf_post_ref=656995865&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_sf_cserv_ref=17469289&amp;utm_source=twitter\">according to<\/a> the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The comment received four likes, including one from Accurso. She said in a video uploaded on Wednesday that she thought she deleted a comment to one of her videos, but instead &ldquo;accidentally hit like and hide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve accidentally liked comments before, it happens. Like, I&rsquo;m [a] human that makes mistakes. I would never agree with an antisemitic thing like the comment,&rdquo; Accurso said.<\/p>\n<p>Accurso added that her advocacy is &ldquo;wonderful and beautiful,&rdquo; and said people who know her know &ldquo;I would never like that&rdquo; comment.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani named Accurso to his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4361888\/ms-rachel-mamdani-inauguration-committee\/\">inauguration committee<\/a>. She also collaborated with the mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4424448\/zohran-mamdani-collaborates-ms-rachel-promote-free-buses\/\">to promote free buses in the city<\/a>, singing a rendition of &ldquo;Wheels on the Bus.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> senior writer Joe Concha rebuffed Accurso&rsquo;s song and message, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4425166\/joe-concha-blasts-mamdani-cringe-collaboration-ms-rachel\/\">questioning &ldquo;who is going to pay&rdquo;<\/a> for free buses in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4426803\/mississippi-synagogue-arson-suspect-not-guilty-plea\/\"><strong>MAN ACCUSED OF SETTING FIRE TO MISSISSIPPI SYNAGOGUE PLEADS NOT GUILTY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Accurso was also in the top 10 finalists for StopAntisemitism&rsquo;s Antisemite of the Year award last year, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3902666\/ms-rachel-antisemite-award-stopantisemitism-organization\/\">though her inclusion was criticized online<\/a>, including by Rep.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\"> Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Accurso for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Rachel apologizes for liking antisemitic comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2548017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25315029845170-e1769104751915.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7053,5447,7884,53666],"class_list":["post-2548016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-antisemitism","tag-apology","tag-instagram","tag-ms-rachel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25315029845170-e1769104751915.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2548016"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2548020,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548016\/revisions\/2548020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2548017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2548016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2548016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2548016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}