Fatima Labeche lives in Strongsville, OH, a Cleveland suburb just 8 miles from Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport.
She posted a disturbing story on her TikTok this week that has gone viral.
In it, she said she’s a TSA agent and wished a passenger with an Israeli passport safe travels to Palestine. When the passenger said, it’s not Palestine, it’s Israel, she told her manager that he was harassing her, which entailed a secondary screening that caused the passenger to miss his flight.
https://twitter.com/ShirionOrg/status/1902846356341010477
We reached out to the TSA last night to learn whether they knew about this story and whether Fatima was still employed by the TSA.
The TSA responded to DansDeals today,
“TSA does not tolerate discrimination. This individual has not been employed by TSA for 14 years.”
They wouldn’t respond about whether the agency knew about this story or the reasons for her separation from the TSA.
But the good news is that she’s not currently in a position of power over passengers.
Have you ever experienced something like this in an airport?
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Like everything “Palestine”, it’s all one big lie.
I’m confused. when did this happen? If she hasnt worked for TSA for 14 years why are we talking about this now?
Because she just posted the story to Tiktok this week.
so who cares. Either it happened 14 years ago (Which i doubt) or shes just trying to make a name for herself
Now that TSA let us know she’s no longer an employee, nobody. That’s why I investigated it.
“This individual has not been employed by TSA for 14 years.”
Very well could be a half truth or a misdirection.
Do we know whether she works for one of the private companies that are contracted to do some security screenings (think clear, pre-check, etc.)? Does TSA bring in outside staffing when they’re short on manpower?
Does she work as a baggage clerk where she could have had this interaction and then reported him to TSA?
Although it is technically possible that she was just lying for clout.
14 years?
I don’t understand, when did this story happen?
Apparently more than 14 years ago, if it happened.
She just posted a video about a story that took place over 14 years ago?
Seems so, if it happened.
It most likely never took place.
+1.
Either way let this story go viral and maybe, if it did happen the victim will step forward.
…and here Fatima cries “Islmaphobia”…she is probably paid by Hxmas
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/strongsville-families-looking-for-answers-following-photo-of-whiteboard-equating-islamist-with-terrorist
Why post this story before confirmation? It just stirs the pot and gives the limelight to a likely confabulator.
Confirmation of what?
We wanted to know if there was an active TSA agent who discriminates against Israelis.
There is not.
Yea, why do we care, if it happened 14 years ago. If she is trying to get attention by posting were just giving her more of what she wants.
https://www.dansdeals.com/more/news/did-a-tsa-agent-lie-to-make-an-israeli-passenger-miss-his-flight/#comment-1767241
Let’s hope DOGE will axe the TSA…..
Dan, if she had worked 14 years ago for TSA and posted this video, why doesn’t TSA investigate her? A crime was committed by her own words
True Point!
Great post! Thank you Dan
As I passed security at JFK on 3/5/2025, TSA was holding an obviously Charedi Jew who only spoke Yiddish. They asked me to interpret and explained he was flagged for a full pat-down because of a protein shake in his bag. Despite offering to throw it away, TSA insisted on waiting for a specialist to check his belongings, but the specialist was taking a very long time to arrive. I couldn’t wait any longer and had to leave, but unfortunately, he missed his flight.
That doesnt sound like out of the ordinary procedure. Its the TSA after all, not Disney World
Local or federal authorities should get involved for impersonating a federal agent
My guess is she used to work for TSA and used that information to create a divisive clickbait post that would attract lots of clicks from folks on both sides of the political issue. And it worked. Like the current administration: make an untrue but outrageous claim and reap the rewards.
This is totally not acceptable. I got the same when I travelled to Taiwan but people say China.