Bruce Blakeman has defiant message for Dems angry about his AI ads on Hochul, Mamdani: ‘Get a life’

Nypost · Aug 12, 2026 · 548 words · By Brandon Cruz

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Bruce Blakeman has defiant message for Dems angry about his AI ads on Hochul, Mamdani: ‘Get a life’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Bruce Blakeman has defiant message for Dems angry about his AI ads on Hochul, Mamdani: ‘Get a life’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman told Democrats to get over it after party leaders filed a complaint against him for a series of AI campaign ads.

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Blakeman said he’d continue to use artificial intelligence ads despite a complaint to the Board of Elections from state Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs that accused the GOP candidate of violating state law by not disclosing the use of the tech in some of…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Ad Hominem: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “his ads, which often depict his political foes Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani in outrageous, exaggerated scenarios.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Blakeman's AI ads depict Governor Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani in exaggerated scenarios.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 26 U.S. representatives from the state of New York, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with ot…
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Claim 2: “Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman told Democrats to get over it after party leaders filed a complaint against him for a series of AI campaign ads.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Bruce Blakeman is a Republican gubernatorial candidate who told Democrats to 'get over it' following a complaint about his AI campaign ads.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor Kathy Hochul is running for re-election to a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_gubernatorial_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce Arthur Blakeman (born October 2, 1955) is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th county executive of Nassau County, New York. A Republican, Blakeman was first elected …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Blakeman

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Claim 3: “Some of his recent AI ads include videos depicting an AI Hochul appearing to rob a bank, playing poker and gambling taxpayer funds with Mamdani.”

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The specific details of the ads (Hochul robbing a bank and gambling taxpayer funds with Mamdani) are reported in the web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathleen Mary Hochul is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul

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Claim 4: “The ads are mainly produced by AI content creator Walter Shub”

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Multiple sources identify Walter Shub as the AI content creator producing the ads for Blakeman.

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web search NEUTRAL — Madison Spanodemos, a Blakeman campaign spokesperson, confirmed Shub is a volunteer. She said the campaign’s “digital army” is growing “because New Yorkers need a little humor to cope with Hochul’s re…
https://gothamist.com/news/blakeman-and-trumps-anti-hochul-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bruce Arthur Blakeman is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th county executive of Nassau County, New York. A Republican, Blakeman was first elected in 2021, defeating Demo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Blakeman

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web search NEUTRAL — Facebook/Walter Shub. He was hired by Blakeman earlier this year after the pol saw an AI post depicting Mamdani with his pants on fire and Hochul with a growing nose, Shub told The Post. It’s unclear …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/bruce-blakeman-has-def…

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Claim 5: “Blakeman, who is currently serving as Nassau County executive”

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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references explicitly confirm that Bruce Blakeman is the current Nassau County executive.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Nassau County Executive election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the County Executive of Nassau County, New York. Incumbent Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman, first elected in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nassau_County_Executive_e…

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Claim 6: “Many of Blakeman’s AI campaign videos do disclose its usage at the end of the commercial, however, not all of his AI ads have included the disclosure, according to a review of his ads by The Post.”

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Multiple sources report that some of Blakeman's ads include disclosures while others do not, with one source specifically citing a review by The Post.

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web search NEUTRAL — Many of Blakeman’s AI campaign videos do disclose its usage at the end of the commercial, however, not all of his AI ads have included the disclosure, according to a review of his ads by The Post. The…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/bruce-blakeman-has-def…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Blakeman campaign has said it is not breaking the 2024 law because the statute makes exceptions for satire, but says the campaign applies labels to at least some videos anyway. On Tuesday, Blakema…
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web search NEUTRAL — Some other states, including California, Texas and Michigan, have also adopted AI disclosure provisions in election law.Bruce Blakeman's campaign has been using AI-generated ads to satirize and critic…
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/artificial-inte…

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Claim 7: “He was hired by Blakeman earlier this year after the pol saw an AI post depicting Mamdani with his pants on fire and Hochul with a growing nose”

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The web search result explicitly mentions that Walter Shub was hired after Blakeman saw AI posts depicting Mamdani with pants on fire and Hochul with a growing nose.

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Claim 8: “State law does require that a disclosure is required when political commercials use the tech to “materially deceptive media,” such as events or conversations that never took place.”

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Multiple sources confirm a New York law requiring disclosure of AI-generated 'synthetic performers' in advertisements to prevent deceptive media.

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web search NEUTRAL — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the first-in-the-nation law to boost AI transparency in advertising in the film and television industry is now in effect. The law, signed in December 2025, r…
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York's synthetic performer law took effect June 9, 2026: advertisers must disclose AI-generated humans in ads. What it requires, penalties, exemptions.
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web search NEUTRAL — A landmark New York State law has taken effect requiring advertisers to clearly disclose when digitally created or AI-generated performers — known as "synthetic performers" — are used in commercial ad…
https://political.org/2026/06/09/new-york-law-requires-ai-ge…

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Claim 9: “In another the AI Democrat is offered crack from a dealer she calls a “nice young man,” while she gets a ringing endorsements from illegal migrants, lobbyists, and a drug dealer named “White Boy Rej.””

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and grapheme. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers.
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Claim 10: “state Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs that accused the GOP candidate of violating state law by not disclosing the use of the tech in some of the ads.”

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While the general fact of a complaint being filed is corroborated in Claim 0, the specific detail regarding Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs filing the complaint for non-disclosure of tech is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though it aligns with the general narrative. The provided evidence for Claim 1 consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Democratic Party and unrelated individuals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jarrid Collins (born April 28, 1976) is an American politician and Army veteran who has served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Florida since August 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served…
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