“Zohran Mamdani has been elected as the Mayor of New York.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Jun 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
Zohran Mamdani has not been elected as the Mayor of New York. He has only won the Democratic primary and is the party’s nominee for the upcoming general election in November 2025. If elected, he would become New York City’s first Muslim mayor of Indian origin.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 June 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/payal.bhayana.9/posts/pfbid0PLbmFwDKM85eT6CDBmSsT4vce9WcGxEyx2xT…
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