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Search results for "Mamdani-backed candidates won House primaries in New York"

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Fact-checks (22156)

Elon Musk stated on November 04, 2025 in an X post:
“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2025
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025
X posts stated on November 02, 2025 in an X post:
New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts."
By Maria Briceño• November 4, 2025
Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025
Katie Britt stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference:
“You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.”
By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2026
Sam Sutton stated on March 11, 2026 in a rally:
From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”
By Emma Gavazzi• May 5, 2026
X posts stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post:
Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein.
By Maria Briceño• February 2, 2026
Steny Hoyer stated on February 12, 2013 in a media availability with reporters:
"The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House."
By Katie Sanders• February 19, 2013
Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post:
“Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2022
Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet:
“60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"
By Amy Sherman• September 2, 2022
Andrew Cuomo stated on September 14, 2018 in a news conference in New York City:
"I think I received more votes in the Democratic primary than any governor in history."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 20, 2018
David Brooks stated on March 06, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
"There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections."
By Linda Qiu• March 6, 2016
Rick Santorum stated on June 07, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
If Fox News' presidential debate rules had been in place during the 1992 election, "Bill Clinton wouldn't have been on the stage."
By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2015
Bernie Sanders stated on March 04, 2020 in a news conference:
"If you look at California, if you look at people of color in general, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, we won that big time. Big time. Not even close.”
By Chris Nichols• March 9, 2020
William Barber stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet:
Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing."
By Paul Specht• March 5, 2020
Ted Cruz stated on April 25, 2016 in remarks in Borden, Ind.:
"I earned more votes in the state of Wisconsin than Donald Trump did in New York."
By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton stated on May 13, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va.:
"The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states."
By Bill Adair• May 16, 2008
Chuck Todd stated on June 11, 2014 in comments on MSNBC:
"Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign."
By Jon Greenberg• June 11, 2014
Donald Trump stated on September 01, 2020 in a television interview:
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 11, 2020
Mitt Romney stated on February 23, 2012 in Feb. 23, 2012, in a campaign ad:
Says "Rick Santorum supported (Arlen) Specter over conservative candidates twice."
By Becky Bowers• February 29, 2012

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Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship?

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