British newspaper says it was duped by someone impersonating former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio or DeBlasio? What happened when a longstanding newspaper failed to verify its source.

If you read Thursday’s version of this newsletter, you saw an item about a story in a respected British newspaper — The Times of London — having quotes from someone […] The post Bill de Blasio or DeBlasio? What happened when a longstanding newspaper failed to verify its source. appeared first on Poynter.

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A London reporter wanted to interview former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio. Wine importer Bill DeBlasio answered.

It was DeBlasio's email address, bearing his full name, that got his opinion of Mamdani onto the pages of The Times of London.

Truth or Fake - Times of London duped by Bill de Blasio "imposter" critical of Mamdani

A Times of London story which supposedly quoted former New York mayor Bill de Blasio criticising the Democratic candidate for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was deleted after it emerged that de Blasio had never made those comments. The British newspaper then blamed the error on their journalist being duped by “an individual falsely claiming to be the former New York mayor.” So who is the de Blasio imposter and how did The Times go as far as publishing t…

Long Island wine importer behind Times of London’s “DeBlasio” mix-up

There’s nothing newsworthy about someone from Long Island disliking a progressive policy in New York City. Still, it made the headlines in The Times of London. That UK paper interviewed Bill DeBlasio about the campaign of New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani. In the interview, he criticized portions of Mamdani’s policy platform and the Murdoch-owned outlet ran a story saying that the former New York mayor had some issues with the upstart…

I’m No Impersonator, Claims Bill DeBlasio After Times of London’s Embarrassing Mix-Up

The prestigious British publication was forced to withdraw a seemingly explosive interview after discovering it had been talking to the wrong man.