Ms. Rachel is responding to apparently endorsing an anti-Semitic message.
The 43-year-old YouTuber and educator spoke out amid circulating screenshots that showed her apparently liking a comment that “Free america from the Jews.”
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The comment appeared on a now-deleted post of hers, which read: “Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Iran.”
She then posted a screenshot of a follower bringing it to her attention.
“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,” she responded.
“People are allowed to make mistakes,” she wrote.
“I am super sorry for any confusion it caused. I delete antisemitism ANY time I see it. I am against all forms of hate including antisemitism against the Jewish people.”
She also posted an emotional video explaining the situation, saying: “I thought I deleted a comment and I accidentally hit ‘like.’” Watch above.
Last year, she and her husband welcomed their second child.