--- title: "Reminder: Chevalier is anti interracial relationships Pro Russia Thinks covid ca…" source: "https://x.com/whicktv/status/2069965047103668435" platform: "X / Twitter" factual_accuracy: 83 overall_accuracy: 80 tags: ["rumor", "unverified claims", "racism", "conspiracy theory", "political criticism", "whicktv"] --- # Source fact-check: Reminder: Chevalier is anti interracial relationships Pro Russia Thinks covid ca… Original post: https://x.com/whicktv/status/2069965047103668435 Factual accuracy: 83% · Overall accuracy: 80% ## Source post **Context post by @Popstonox** > Congresswoman Elect Darializa Avila Chevalier has joined Hasan Piker on stream https://t.co/348zK1S8CK > ![image 0](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HLnqESgW8AAVG8w.jpg) **Target post by @whicktv** > Reminder: > > Chevalier is anti interracial relationships > Pro Russia > Thinks covid came from France > Doesn't believe murderers should be in jail > > And is just all around a terrible human being > > Birds of a feather I suppose ## Post analysis Verdict: 80% · Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 25/06/2026 The post by whicktv makes four factual claims about Darializa Avila Chevalier, most of which are accurate, though one is significantly overstated. The claim that Chevalier is "anti interracial relationships" is largely accurate. Multiple outlets report that she made February 2019 social media posts condemning interracial relationships involving men of color and white women, including a post stating "Black men \[handshake emoji\] Arab men fetishizing ugly colonizer women"[^1]. She has acknowledged these posts and stated she has "grown considerably," though she has not explicitly disavowed the specific sentiment[^1]. The claim that she is "Pro Russia" is highly valid. Avila Chevalier made February 2022 posts blaming the United States for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, claiming the US had been "bullying Russia ever since" the Cold War ended, closely echoing Putin's own justifications[^2]. She refused to disavow these posts when pressed by reporters, and Reason magazine reported that she commented "in favor of Russia's invasion of Ukraine"[^2]. The claim that she "Thinks covid came from France" is fully accurate. She promoted a debunked "France first" COVID-19 origin theory in a May 2020 tweet citing the Qiao Collective, writing that "once again it was PoC who intervened and stopped the spread of a European plague"[^3]. However, the claim that she "Doesn't believe murderers should be in jail" overstates her position. While Chevalier identifies as a "prison abolitionist," she repeatedly evaded direct questions about incarcerating a murderer rather than explicitly stating they should not be jailed[^4]. The New York Times reported that she "repeatedly avoided answering whether she would send a man who randomly killed another man to prison"[^4]. The post presents all four claims as equally established facts, which is misleading because the murderer claim reflects evasion rather than a definitive stated position, and the post omits that the anti-interracial relationship posts are from approximately 2019. The concluding remarks that Chevalier is "just all around a terrible human being" and that "Birds of a feather" apply to Hasan Piker are subjective opinions rather than verifiable facts. **Overall validity**: 80% [^1]: [Darializa Avila Chevalier is opposed to interracial relationships.](#r6Ngs3eNztM8SLseKjFf) [^2]: [Darializa Avila Chevalier is pro‑Russia.](#IszF77inymDN9hbYBBYV) [^3]: [Darializa Avila Chevalier believes that COVID‑19 originated in France.](#zsIMuUhToYmK61wttaKQ) [^4]: [Darializa Avila Chevalier does not believe that murderers should be incarcerated.](#xw37eBpXO9sunbsRzBaS) ## Claims found (4) ### 1. Darializa Avila Chevalier is pro‑Russia. — 85% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 25/06/2026 · Detail: /claim/IszF77inymDN9hbYBBYV - Avila Chevalier made social media posts in February 2022 blaming the United States for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, claiming the US had been "bullying Russia ever since" the Cold War ended and that "war is lucrative for these sociopaths"[^1]. - These comments closely echoed Russian President Vladimir Putin's own justifications for the invasion; Putin himself had used the word "bullying" at a rally a year before the assault[^1]. - When pressed by reporters to answer for these posts, she refused to disavow them and claimed she could not remember the context, even when the posts were read aloud to her[^1]. - Reason magazine reported that she commented "in favor of Russia's invasion of Ukraine" and was "affirmatively on the side of the attackers," not merely opposed to US involvement in the conflict[^2]. - The New York Post reported that she "puppeted Putin's talking points" regarding the Ukraine war and had blamed the US for Russia's 2022 invasion[^1]. **Overall validity**: 85% [^1]: [Mamdani-backed NY House candidate refuses to answer for ...](https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/mamdani-backed-ny-house-candidate-puppets-putins-talking-points-on-ukraine-war) [^2]: [Darializa Avila Chevalier will be this Congress' first campus radical](https://reason.com/2026/06/24/darializa-avila-chevalier-will-be-this-congress-first-campus-radical) ### 2. Darializa Avila Chevalier is opposed to interracial relationships. — 90% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 25/06/2026 · Detail: /claim/r6Ngs3eNztM8SLseKjFf - Multiple news outlets report that Darializa Avila Chevalier made social media posts in February 2019 condemning interracial relationships involving men of color and white women[^1][^2][^3]. - In one post, she wrote that "Black men \[handshake emoji\] Arab men fetishizing ugly colonizer women," directly criticizing such relationships[^1][^2]. - The Washington Free Beacon reported that she "condemned interracial relationships" in now-deleted old X posts[^3]. - Chevalier has since acknowledged these past posts and stated she has "grown considerably" since those years, though she has not explicitly disavowed the specific sentiment about interracial relationships[^1]. - The evidence supports that she publicly expressed opposition to interracial relationships in the past, but the claim is based on old social media posts from approximately 2019 rather than current statements. **Overall validity**: 90% [^1]: [Mamdani-backed House candidate's deleted posts called for abolishing police, borders](https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/mamdani-backed-house-candidates-deleted-posts-called-for-abolishing-police-borders-democratic-socialist-nyc-adriano-espaillat-primary-blm-bernie-sanders-aoc-joe-biden) [^2]: [Darializa Avila Chevalier bashed 'old white lady,' interracial relationships](https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/darializa-avila-chevalier-bashed-old-white-lady-interracial-relationships) [^3]: [Socialist House Hopeful Darializa Avila Chevalier, Citing Her ‘Black Queer Feminist Lens,’ Demanded End To Rule Barring Violent Criminals From Public Housing](https://freebeacon.com/democrats/socialist-house-hopeful-darializa-avila-chevalier-citing-her-black-queer-feminist-lens-demanded-end-to-rule-barring-violent-criminals-from-public-housing) ### 3. Darializa Avila Chevalier does not believe that murderers should be incarcerated. — 55% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 25/06/2026 · Detail: /claim/xw37eBpXO9sunbsRzBaS Based on available evidence, here is my assessment of the claim: **Reasoning:** - Darializa Avila Chevalier identifies as a "prison abolitionist" and "decarceralist" in interviews[^1]. - When directly asked whether a man who randomly killed another man should be incarcerated, she repeatedly avoided giving a direct answer, instead pivoting to abstract critiques of the prison system[^2][^1]. - She acknowledged that in the current world, incarceration is what happens, but did not endorse it as what *should* happen[^1]. - When pressed with "what do you do to the murderer though?" and "do you not incarcerate the murderer?" she continued to evade a straightforward answer, instead discussing harm reduction and preventing cycles of trauma[^1]. - The New York Times noted she "repeatedly avoided answering whether she would send a man who randomly killed another man to prison"[^2]. While her prison abolitionist ideology suggests opposition to incarceration generally, the sources do not show her explicitly stating that murderers should not be incarcerated. Rather, she was notably evasive when directly questioned on this point. The claim overstates a definitively stated position. **Overall validity**: 55% [^1]: [Darializa Avila Chevalier on Housing, Immigration, & Her Run for Congress in New York's 13th District](https://nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/darializa-avila-chevalier-on-housing) [^2]: [Who Is Darializa Avila Chevalier? - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/nyregion/who-is-darializa-avila-chevalier.html) ### 4. Darializa Avila Chevalier believes that COVID‑19 originated in France. — 100% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 25/06/2026 · Detail: /claim/zsIMuUhToYmK61wttaKQ ##### Fact-Check Analysis **Claim: Darializa Avila Chevalier believes that COVID-19 originated in France** **Reasoning:** - **She promoted a "France first" COVID-19 origin theory** in a May 10, 2020 tweet, citing the Qiao Collective—a known Chinese Communist propaganda organ—as her source[^1]. - **The tweet explicitly endorsed the debunked theory** that the virus originated in France rather than China, where she wrote: "So you mean that once again it was PoC who intervened and stopped the spread of a European plague? Wow. Shocked"[^1]. - **Multiple news outlets have verified this** unearthed tweet from 2020, including reporting from Yahoo News and the New York Post, confirming she spread this conspiracy theory during the pandemic[^1]. - **The "France first" theory is widely debunked**; there is broad scientific and intelligence consensus that COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, with the virus first identified in that region in late 2019[^1]. - **Her promotion of this theory has been criticized** by political figures, including New York State Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs, who called it evidence that she is not a "serious thinker"[^1]. **Conclusion:** The claim is **true**. There is documented evidence from multiple sources that Darializa Avila Chevalier promoted the debunked theory that COVID-19 originated in France, referencing Chinese Communist propaganda as support. **Overall validity**: 100% [^1]: [Mamdani-backed candidate peddled crackpot COVID-19 claim ...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mamdani-backed-candidate-peddled-crackpot-110000271.html)