Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani

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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani made history Tuesday night when he was elected the first Muslim mayor of New York City. The Onion fact-checks the claims being made about Mamdani.

Claim: Mamdani is a nepo baby.

True: Mamdani is the eldest son of Bill de Blasio and Ed Koch.

Claim: Mamdani will destroy New York City.

False: Rapidly rising sea levels will destroy New York City.

Claim: Mamdani is a communist.

False: Any real communist will happily spend six hours explaining why this isn’t true.

Claim: Mamdani adheres to an extremist interpretation of Sharia law.

False: Mamdani remains honor-bound to the ancient samurai code of Bushidō.

Claim: My uncle says Mamdani will abolish the entire NYPD.

True: Your uncle does say that.

Claim: Mamdani met his wife on Hinge.

True: But it won’t happen to you.

Claim: Mamdani ended Andrew Cuomo’s political career.

False: Cuomo ended Cuomo’s political career.

Claim: He’s 34.

True: It’s time to get your shit together.

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