fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv klˈeɪmz ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ðæt wˈækɪl hˌæd ""ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz wɪð tˈɛɹɚɹˌɪst ɡɹˈuːps" nˈænsi ˈeɪ. jˈaʊsɛf, ʌvðə mə klˈætʃi nˈuːz sˈɜːvɪs kəndˈʌktᵻd ɐn ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ˌɪntʊ ðə kɹˌɛdɪbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ðiːz klˈeɪmz.
Following the publication of claims in May 2009 that Wakil had ""associations with terrorist groups" Nancy A. Youssef, of the McClatchy News Service conducted an investigation into the credibility of these claims.