Media: British “Times” has to delete faux interview with de Blasio | EUROtoday

Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has dismissed a report by the British newspaper The Times as fictional. An alleged interview with him was “completely false and fabricated,” the Democrat wrote on Platform X. He neither spoke to the newspaper nor made the statements attributed to him in regards to the favourite in New York’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani. De Blasio known as on the Times to right away take away the submit as a result of it violated journalistic ethics.

As the US newspapers “New York Times” and “Washington Post” reported, the “Times” deleted the article on Tuesday round two hours after publication. The purpose given by the British newspaper was that an individual had pretended to be de Blasio and deceived the reporter. The newspaper apologized to the previous mayor. The article can now not be discovered on the web site.

De Blasio stands behind Mamdani

According to the US media, the article was in regards to the upcoming mayoral election within the metropolis. The British “Times” quoted from an alleged unique interview with de Blasio, during which he described Mamdani’s political plans as unrealistic. The headline learn: “Bill de Blasio, Zohran Mamdani ally, says his policies are ‘inconclusive’.”

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New York will elect a brand new mayor on November 4th. The 34-year-old Mamdani is taken into account the favourite within the liberal stronghold with greater than eight million inhabitants. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa are additionally working. Incumbent Eric Adams just isn’t working once more after a corruption scandal. His predecessor, de Blasio, dominated town from 2014 to 2021.