What comment did Ms. Rachel "accidentally" like? YouTuber tearfully addresses backlash over alleged antisemitism

Ms. Rachel, best known for her YouTube videos for kids, whose original name is Rachel Anne Accurso, recently made headlines after she reportedly liked an antisemitic comment on Instagram, which she claimed happened mistakenly while she was trying to delete the comment, according to the New York Post.

The antisemitic comment by one of her followers that Ms. Rachel, as claimed, accidentally liked read:

"Free america from the Jews"

As per the New York Post, the now-deleted Instagram post shared by Ms. Rachel, under which the antisemitic comment was made, read:

"Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Iran" with each country's national flag by its side.

Besides being a renowned YouTuber with 18.6 million subscribers, the 43-year-old educator from New York is also a political activist who supports the Palestinian people and is a strong critic of Israel. Rachel was informed about the online mishap of her reportedly liking the antisemitic comment by one of her followers, who texted her privately and told her about it.

As cited by the New York Post, the private message of that particular follower read:

"Hi rachel, just wanted to let you know there’s a comment under your latest post that says ‘free American from the Jews’ that says like by the author. I’m sure that’s an accident so wanted to let you know."

To which Rachel replied:

"Deleted – how horrible – oh wait let me check – I did delete one like that. Ya I believe I deleted that earlier right when I saw it! I hate antisemitism."

Ms. Rachel addresses the recent online mishap over alleged antisemitism as she faces backlash

The YouTuber-turned-political activist, Rachel, following her online mishap of accidentally liking an antisemitic comment made by one of her followers on Instagram, has addressed the issue and posted a video of her in which she apologized and explained the whole matter amid backlash from netizens.

In the video, Ms. Rachel said:

"So I thought I deleted a comment and I accidentally hit ‘like and hide'... I would never agree with an antisemitic thing like the comment. We have Jewish family, a lot of my friends are Jewish. I delete antisemitic comments."

She continued:

"I feel like we can’t be human anymore online. And I’m so sorry for the confusion it caused. I’m so sorry if anyone thought that I would ever agree with something so horrible and antisemitic like that. I don’t."

Before Rachel teared up, she added:

"I want to say that it’s OK to be human and it’s OK to make mistakes and I’m old, so I am not as good with touching things online, I guess. I have liked things by accident before."

While some people supported and sided with Rachel following the mishap, some took it the other way and were quite offended.

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