Fact check: Have you ever seen the replies John Aziz gets when he says pretty much anything? It's an education. I'll edit to add more context since "claims that's made so often" implies you have a track record of rolling your eyes when the claim is made, but the prototypical example is Ayan Hirsi Ali. She started out extremely left wing and a vocal proponent of essentially everything in the progressive prospectus. She described herself as and considered herself to be a Muslim until the mid 2000s, but her extremely strong opposition to the subordination of women and the practise of FGM made her controversial and all her (many) left wing allies stopped platforming her because she was unpalatable to so many of the Muslim organisations they had decided to ally with. Thus, the only people who would give her a platform were the New Atheist crowd and latterly the "Libertarian" circuit - and once she was in with that lot her views evolved to more closely match theirs - it is however important to note the order of events. She became explicitly anti-Muslim long after she had been blacklisted by all the "decent" institutions, she started out all about combating the extreme manifestations of a faith she shared. The woman should, by all rights and by every inclination, be right up there with Corbyn as a firebrand leftist socialist agitator - but because it makes everyone uncomfortable to have her mention how annoyed she is that her clitoris was removed as a child she's reduced to appearing with Dawkins and random youtubers.

1. Summary of the results

1. Summary of the results

The statement describes Ayaan Hirsi Ali's ideological journey from being a Muslim and left-wing activist to becoming associated with conservative and New Atheist circles. The analyses confirm her transition was driven by her criticism of Islamic practices, particularly regarding women's rights and FGM, which led to her being distanced from left-wing platforms.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original statement omits several crucial elements:

• Hirsi Ali has since converted to Christianity, viewing it as a cultural framework for Western civilization rather than purely religious belief
• Her association with figures like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens was part of a broader alignment with the New Atheist movement before her Christian conversion
• The transformation appears to be more complex and gradual than simply being "blacklisted" by left-wing institutions
• Her current positions seem motivated by concerns about Western civilization being under threat, rather than solely about women's rights

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The statement presents a somewhat simplified narrative that suggests:

• That her exclusion from left-wing platforms was solely due to making Muslims uncomfortable with FGM discussions
• That her anti-Muslim stance developed only after being "blacklisted" by progressive institutions
• The characterization that she "should" be a leftist firebrand oversimplifies her complex ideological evolution and assumes political positions are primarily determined by personal experiences rather than evolving worldviews

The statement benefits those who want to portray left-wing institutions as hypocritical on women's rights issues, while downplaying the complexity of Hirsi Ali's own ideological evolution and her current alignment with conservative Christian values.