Ms. Rachel

Rachel Griffin-Accurso, known by her stage name Ms. Rachel, became a household name with her hit show engaging babies and toddlers. However, since her rise to fame, she appears to have transformed into a mouthpiece for Hamas. Now, she spreads vile propaganda against the Jewish state to over 20 million followers across multiple accounts – outnumbering the entire global population of Israelis and Jews.

Miss Rachel, no stranger to controversy, had previously dabbled in politics but, after facing backlash, quickly refocused on her brand and catering to children – until October 7, 2023. After the 10/7 massacre, she quickly began incorporating Hamas-propagated images and stories into her content.

For months, she ignored Israeli hostages and Jewish children impacted by the attack. This became evident when she quickly raised $50,000 through Cameo for Gaza’s children – without a single mention of Jewish victims. When the double standard was brought to light, she responded with a video singing about praying for children in Gaza and Israel. Her prayers were short-lived. Soon after, she resumed pushing Hamas statistics while continuing to ignore Israeli suffering.

Ms. Rachel has a long list of offenses driven by Hamas or UNRWA data rather than credible sources, including:

• Claiming to have seen photos of starving children with protruding limbs. However, these were quickly debunked as a misrepresentation of a child with cystic fibrosis, falsely used to accuse Israel of starvation tactics.
• Consistently sharing the claim that 14,000–15,000 children have been murdered in Gaza since 10/7. These figures come from the Hamas Health Ministry, which was also debunked when it admitted over 72% of those killed were combat-aged men, not women or children.
• Spreading false reports of Palestinian children dying from hypothermia in December. The widely circulated photos were actually taken from Wikipedia, not Gaza, and at the time, temperatures in Gaza were in the 70s. Ms. Rachel condemned these “deaths,” once again citing Hamas and Al Jazeera propaganda.
• Amplifying unverified claims that Israel was indiscriminately bombing and killing hundreds of children. These headlines quietly disappeared this week when Hamas failed to provide proof, and they coincided with Palestinian protests against Hamas. Instead of questioning the source, Ms. Rachel took to Instagram to demand Israel stop “bombing children.”
• Falsely accusing Israel of violating the Geneva Convention by halting aid when Hamas broke the ceasefire. Since 10/7 and until Hamas refused to release remaining hostages, Israel had overseen the transfer of 1.7 million tons of aid into Gaza on nearly 100,000 trucks.

The reality? Israel takes extensive measures to minimize civilian casualties. Hamas starves Gazans by hoarding aid, blocking access, and even shooting civilians who try to reach supplies. Aid sits rotting in Hamas tunnels while propaganda blames Israel. If anyone is starving, the blame lies solely on Hamas.its rotting in Hamas tunnels while propaganda blames Israel. If anyone is starving, the blame lies solely on Hamas.

In total, Ms. Rachel posted nearly 50 times about the children of Gaza, most of which is filled with misinformation from Hamas, and only 5 times about Israeli children. In the case of the Israeli children, she only posted due to widespread public backlash, never condemning Hamas and the Palestinians responsible for murdering Israeli children on 10/7 or the Bibas children in captivity.

The concerns surrounding Ms. Rachel's activism did not end with her amplification of Hamas-provided statistics. She also came under fire after liking a comment that stated "Free America from the Jews," an overtly antisemitic message. Rather than clearly distancing herself from extremist voices, Ms. Rachel later engaged with Palestine News Network (PNN), a group that has been criticized for glorifying Hamas and engaging in harassment campaigns targeting Jews.

For someone with an audience of millions of parents and children, her willingness to entertain conspiracy-laden explanations while failing to directly address antisemitism under her own content raised further concerns about the circles she was amplifying.

Ms. Rachel also appeared in content with Motaz Azaiza, a blatantly antisemitic Gazan photojournalist and social media personality. In one post, Azaiza stated, "May God curse the Jews themselves."

With these statistics, one has to be concerned with who is funding these posts or encouraging Ms. Rachel to spread such vile propaganda.

Disclosure: StopAntisemitism has not named Ms. Rachel as “Antisemite of the Week.” We have simply raised concerns about her recent uptick in content echoing Hamas-aligned language. We continue to urge AG Pam Bondi to investigate the funding behind Ms. Rachel. Her inclusion on this section of our website is for organizational cohesiveness only.