US EditionBill DeBlasio says Times of London Mamdani story ‘false and fabricated’
The Times of London retracted a fabricated interview falsely quoting de Blasio against Mamdani after discovering an impersonator misled their reporter, prompting an apology.
- On October 28, 2025, Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said The Times of London published an interview that was `entirely false and fabricated`, adding `I never spoke to that reporter and never said those things.`
- The Times said someone impersonated de Blasio and misled its reporter, and it apologised after discovering Bevan Hurley was deceived by an individual falsely claiming to be the former mayor.
- A fabricated line in the article questioned Mamdani's math and cited cost estimates reportedly exceeding $7 billion annually, attributing criticism to Bill de Blasio, while the New York Post and a spokesperson for Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo amplified the claims.
- Within two hours, The Times of London yanked the story and apologised, while Bill de Blasio demanded `I demand pull down this story immediately` and called it `an absolute violation of journalistic ethics`.
- Zohran Mamdani leads former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in most polling ahead of the November 4 election amid ongoing critical coverage, and former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he fully supports the nominee.
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Will the Real Bill DeBlasio Please Stand Up?
(London) — Whoops! “The Times of London” says an article this week featuring quotes from former New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio critical of current Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani was false. The paper said a reporter had been tricked by a DeBlasio impersonator and removed the article two hours after it went up online. DeBlasio, a fellow Democrat who has publicly praised Mamdani, told the “New York Times” he was astounded by the error and t…
Tale of two Bills: UK paper mistakes NY wine importer for ex-mayor de Blasio
British newspaper the Times of London apologised for mistaking former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio with a wine importer with a near-identical name. The exclusive article about his thoughts on Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani was deleted. The ex-mayor disavowed the story and the wine importer insisted he did not set out to dupe the paper, which failed the due diligence test.
Former NYC Mayor De Blasio furious newspaper ran with imposters’ anti-Mamdani attack: ‘Felt like the ultimate disempowerment’
Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio talks to Erin Burnett about the moment The Times of London, one of the UK’S oldest and most respected papers, was duped by a fake de Blasio pretending to distance himself from Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist who’s favored to win the New York mayoral election, forcing the paper to remove the story and apologize.
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