Report that CNN revealed racist, anti-Muslim posts by Ryan Higgins is true
The claim regarding CNN's reporting on Ryan Higgins sharing racist and anti-Muslim content on social media is true. CNN published an investigative report detailing these posts on October 27, 2026.
Our verdict
True
The evidence supports this claim.
The claim
According to CNN in a report published on October 27, Ryan Higgins, the senior religious advisor to the US Secretary of War, has published racist and anti-Muslim content on social media.
Published byEntekhabOriginal article
It was claimed that, according to a CNN report published on October 27, Ryan Higgins, the senior religious advisor to the US Defense Secretary, published racist and anti-Muslim content on social media [1], [2].
Evidence confirms that on October 27, 2026, CNN published an investigative report revealing that Ryan Higgins, a senior adviser on religious affairs to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, repeatedly shared racist, anti-Muslim, homophobic, and anti-immigrant posts on social media [1], [2], [3].
Furthermore, secondary reporting from outlets including The New Republic and Jezebel confirmed these investigative findings, highlighting Higgins' documented history of making derogatory statements targeting Muslims, immigrants, and minorities [3], [4].
Because CNN indeed published this report on October 27, 2026, and the findings regarding Higgins' social media activity were confirmed, the claim is evaluated as true [1], [2], [4].
Sources
- 1joemygod.comWeb
“On October 27, 2026, CNN published an investigative report revealing that Ryan Higgins, a senior adviser on religious affairs to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (referred to in Persian media often as وزیر جنگ, or Secretary of War), repeatedly shared racist, anti-Muslim (Islamophobic), homophobic, and anti-immigrant posts on social media”
joemygod.com
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“On October 27, 2026, CNN published an investigative report revealing that Ryan Higgins, a senior adviser on religious affairs to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (referred to in Persian media often as وزیر جنگ, or Secretary of War), repeatedly shared racist, anti-Muslim (Islamophobic), homophobic, and anti-immigrant posts on social media”
transcripts.cnn.com
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