Overview
- The Times said a reporter was misled by an individual posing as the former New York City mayor and issued an apology.
- The withdrawn piece attributed criticisms of Zohran Mamdani’s proposals to de Blasio, including a line questioning cost estimates reportedly exceeding $7 billion a year.
- De Blasio declared the interview “entirely false and fabricated” on X and reaffirmed his support for Mamdani.
- The story was amplified before the correction, with the New York Post republishing it and a Cuomo campaign spokesperson sharing it on X.
- Mediaite reported the article was deleted roughly two hours after it went live, days before the Nov. 4 mayoral election in which Mamdani leads in most polling.