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Search results for "New Yorkers have Zohran Mamdani and leftist congressional candidates"

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Fact-checks (24317)

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
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
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
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
Elise Stefanik stated on November 07, 2025 in a television interview:
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 11, 2025
Antonio Delgado stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Rep. John Faso "voted for an age tax on seniors."
By Samantha Putterman• October 3, 2018
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
Infowars stated on June 14, 2017 in a website article:
Says Loretta Lynch was part of "a stunning collection of calls to violence and murder from the intolerant, unhinged leftists in the Democrat party."  
By Jon Greenberg• June 16, 2017
Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad:
"The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." 
By John Kruzel• June 19, 2017
Bloggers stated on October 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Leftists” sent “Proud Boys” emails threatening Democratic voters.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2020
Raymond Walter stated on June 23, 2017 in a press release:
"Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state."
By Dan Clark• July 7, 2017
Rick Perry stated on October 11, 2011 in a tweet.:
"Romneycare was model for Obamacare."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 21, 2011
Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas:
Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2020
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack.
By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2022
Michael Bloomberg stated on January 01, 2020 in a television ad:
"Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers"
By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 28, 2020
Donald Trump stated on March 02, 2020 in a Tweet:
Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 11, 2020
John Kagia stated on April 02, 2026 in an interview with Politico:
"The number of New Yorkers who consume cannabis daily or near daily is the same as the number of New Yorkers who buy coffee from a coffee shop daily or near daily — 1.2-plus million people."
By Mary McNaughton• June 5, 2026

Articles (8073)

Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship?

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

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

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025

Who is Amy Klobuchar? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2019

After New York, we look at the scorecards

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 19, 2016

Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami, night 1

By PolitiFact Staff • June 27, 2019

In Context: That testy Paul Ryan interview

By Tom Kertscher• October 9, 2012

Are New Yorkers really fleeing to Florida over taxes?

By Amy Sherman• March 29, 2019

Politicians (and Glenn Beck) had money on their minds

By Willoughby Mariano• September 5, 2010

Mailbag: "Why don't you move to the editorial section of the paper where opinion is expected?"

By W. Gardner Selby• June 11, 2010

Fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate

By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• October 16, 2019

Gov. Ron DeSantis says New Yorkers fueled coronavirus in Florida. Experts say it’s hard to tell

By Miriam Valverde• May 4, 2020

Flag pin flap tarnishes Obama, journos

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 18, 2008

Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns

By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2020

Ask PolitiFact: Why did Hunter Biden leave the Navy?

By Noah Y. Kim• October 1, 2020

How Bernie Sanders runs in the Democratic primary when he’s an independent in the Senate

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020

Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?

By Cassidey Kavathas• April 21, 2022

Is Bernie Sanders a Democrat?

By Linda Qiu• February 23, 2016

Jeanine Pirro suggests, without evidence, that Biden won’t be on Election Day ballot

By Bill McCarthy• August 14, 2020