Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani made history Tuesday night when he was elected the first Muslim mayor of New York City. The Onion fact-checks the claims being made about Mamdani. Claim: Mamdani is a nepo baby. True: Mamdani is the eldest son of Bill de Blasio and Ed Koch. Claim: Mamdani will destroy New York City. […]

Claim: Mamdani is a communist.

False: Any real communist will happily spend six hours explaining why this isn’t true.

  • herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Claim: Mamdani adheres to an extremist interpretation of Sharia law.

    False: Mamdani remains honor-bound to the ancient samurai code of Bushidō.

    Folks at The Onion are having a lot of fun, aren’t they?