"I want to be 100% clear: The story in the Times of London is entirely false and fabricated. It was just brought to my attention and I'm appalled, De Blasio wrote on X on Tuesday. The article in question claimed ally de Blasio said New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's politics don't add up. I never spoke to that reporter and never said those things. Those quotes aren't mine, don't reflect my views, de Blasio wrote."
"The Times has apologised to Bill de Blasio and removed the article immediately after discovering that our reporter had been misled by an individual falsely claiming to be the former New York mayor, the statement reads. The Times of London is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. In my view, the math doesn't hold up under scrutiny, and the political hurdles are substantial, the fake De Blasio told the paper. The actual de Blasio said he actually believes Mamdani's policies are all achievable."
An impersonator posing as Bill de Blasio convinced a Times of London reporter to publish fabricated quotes attributing criticism of Zohran Mamdani to de Blasio. Bill de Blasio publicly denied speaking to the reporter and called the quotes false and appalling. The Times of London apologized, said the reporter had been misled, and removed the content roughly two hours after publication. The fake source claimed Mamdani's proposals were mathematically and politically impractical, while de Blasio said he believes Mamdani's policies are achievable and demanded the story be pulled as a violation of journalistic ethics.
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