# Why Do Young Americans Support Hamas? Look at TikTok.

Source: https://www.thefp.com/p/tik-tok-young-americans-hamas-mike-gallag
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## Summary

Rep. Mike Gallagher argues that TikTok, which he calls digital fentanyl made by China, is brainwashing young Americans against the country and its allies. He cites a Harvard/Harris poll finding that 51 percent of Americans ages 18–24 believe Hamas was justified in its October 7 terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens. The excerpt ends before its full supporting case, and the rest of the piece is behind a subscription paywall.

## Article

Why Do Young Americans Support Hamas? Look at TikTok.

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo by Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images)

The app is digital fentanyl made by China. And it is brainwashing our youth against the country and our allies, argues Rep. Mike Gallagher.

This article is part of The Global Picture. Follow to get everything we publish on international affairs, national security, and the wars reshaping global politics.

According to a Harvard/Harris poll, 51 percent of Americans ages 18–24 believe Hamas was justified in its brutal terrorist attacks on innocent Israeli citizens on October 7.

I read that statistic at a time where I thought I’d lost the capacity to be shocked. For weeks, I’ve seen the clips and read the firsthand stories documenting Hamas’s atrocities: bu…

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