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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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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KULR-TVThe Times of London issues apology for false article on NYC mayor
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – The Times of London has issued an apology for publishing an article that falsely claimed a former New York City mayor criticized current Democratic candidate
De Blasio impostor tricks newspaper into running anti-Mamdani quotes
A British newspaper of record deleted an article — billed as an exclusive interview with former New York mayor Bill de Blasio criticizing Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for the mayoralty — after learning that the quotes were fabricated by a trickster.
How a London newspaper botched a New York political story
The ScoopAs the New York City mayor’s race entered its home stretch this week, a reporter for The Times of London, Bevan Hurley, sent an email to Bill de Blasio.He wanted to know what the former Mayor of New York City thought about the upcoming race.He received an incredible response. While de Blasio has supported Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s campaign, the former mayor confessed in an email to the New Zealand-born journalist that while he admired M…
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