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Search results for "NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces that he has officially balanced the NYC budget"

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Fact-checks (25186)

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
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
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
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
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
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
Bill de Blasio stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate:
"It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York."
By Emmarie Huetteman• June 27, 2019
Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy."
By Jeff Cercone• May 25, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2024 in A Facebook post:
"NYC to give ILLEGALS $53 Million in Prepaid Credit Cards."
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 9, 2024
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
Andrew Cuomo stated on November 19, 2018 in a radio interview:
"There is nothing that we have done on Amazon that we have not done with hundreds of other projects."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 7, 2018
Viral image stated on August 04, 2021 in a viral image:
"I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"
By Tom Kertscher• August 9, 2021
George Borrello stated on February 05, 2024 in a post on X:
“NYC will give $1,000 taxpayer-funded credit cards to migrants.”
By Mary McNaughton, Delainey Muscato• February 21, 2024
Viral image stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order.
By Samantha Putterman• April 7, 2020
Michael Bloomberg stated on January 30, 2020 in a news release:
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 1, 2020
Ron DeSantis stated on April 05, 2022 in a press conference:
New York City is “wasting taxpayer money on” billboards in Florida.
By Yacob Reyes• April 11, 2022
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing:
Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools.
By Rachel Kimmel, John Pullano• April 30, 2020
Viral image stated on April 27, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 7, 2019
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller:
Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!"
By Becky Bowers• February 20, 2013
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech:
“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• August 29, 2020

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By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025

In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean?

By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025

State budget allocates ‘flexible’ funding for migrant support in New York City

By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 30, 2024

Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack

By Amy Sherman• February 27, 2020

Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025

Texas congressman says some immigration appointments in NYC’s ICE office are for 2033. Is that true?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 11, 2023

Hochul’s defense of migrants’ presence in New York state has legal basis, experts say

By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 20, 2023

New York state of mind

By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• April 6, 2015

Do people on Wall Street earn just $70,000?

By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2010

Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened.

By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2024

Have sex crimes on New York City's subway increased under de Blasio?

By Dan Clark• October 27, 2017

How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities

By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020

NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work?

By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2025

NY comptroller Brad Lander demanded a ‘judicial warrant’ in courthouse. Do ICE agents need that?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 18, 2025

Who’s right on life expectancy, Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley? Both

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 11, 2024

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By PolitiFact Staff • June 27, 2019

Mailbag: 'Seriously twisted logic'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 24, 2009

Who is responsible for helping migrants in Chicago and New York City? Leaders say Biden can do more

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 15, 2023

Fact-check: Haley calls out Florida’s property insurance, inflation rate in CNN debate with DeSantis

By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2024