Ms. Rachel Issues Emotional Apology After Accidentally ‘Liking’ Antisemitic Comment

Rachel Anne Accurso, better known as Ms. Rachel, is under fire following an accidental Instagram “like.” According to Accurso, she accidentally “liked” an antisemitic comment on social media when she intended to delete it, causing a stir of chaos to unfold. Here’s what happened, including her emotional video response.

Ms. Rachel issued an apology on video after ‘liking’ an antisemitic comment on Instagram that she intended to delete

Ms. Rachel has gained massive popularity in the last five years thanks to her educational series, Songs for Littles. The American educator and YouTube personality created the research-informed program to help babies, toddlers, and preschoolers develop early language and social-emotional skills through music and interactive play. She launched the channel in 2019 after struggling to find suitable resources to support her own son’s speech development. Accurso’s YouTube videos have made her one of the most popular figures in online early childhood education, giving her millions of subscribers and billions of views.

Unfortunately, Accurso made a serious blunder in January 2026. Screenshots showed her Instagram account liking a comment reading, “Free America from the Jews,” according to Variety. A user wrote the comment beneath her now-deleted post that previously read, “Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Iran.”

Accurso’s “like” prompted backlash from Jewish advocacy groups and her 18 million YouTube subscribers. She then posted a screenshot of one of her followers’ messages about the “like.” In the screenshot, Accurso stated that she “hated” antisemitism and thought she deleted the comment.

“Obviously the like and hiding was just tapping and thought it was deleted,” she captioned the post. “This is from yesterday. People are allowed to make mistakes. I am super sorry for any confusion it caused. I delete antisemitism ANY time I see it….”

Accurso then posted an emotional video to Instagram explaining how she accidentally “liked” the comment. “I’m a human who makes mistakes,” she said through tears. “I would never agree with an antisemitic thing like the comment.” She went on to explain that she feels as if people can’t “be human anymore” and make mistakes online. “And I’m so sorry for the confusion I’ve caused,” Accurso continued. “I’m so sorry if anyone thought that I would ever agree with something horrible and antisemitic like that. I don’t.”

She finished her statement by stating it’s “OK to be human” and to make mistakes.