Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams posts ‘thirst trap’ holding XL cucumber to promote healthy eating

Nypost · Aug 08, 2026 · 564 words · By Rich Calder

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Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams posts ‘thirst trap’ holding XL cucumber to promote healthy eating See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams posts ‘thirst trap’ holding XL cucumber to promote healthy eating See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams showed off his assets this week, posting a shirtless selfie — while clutching an XL cucumber and a red bell pepper to promote healthy eating.

Common ground

“65 years old and I’ve never been in better shape!” a buffed Adams boasted on X Friday.

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

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that “Eric Adams has spoken and written extensively about his wellness journey, going plant-based, transforming his lifestyle and reversing his Type 2 diabetes?
How does this story connect Social Media Reaction with Health and Wellness over the next few days?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/ex-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-shows-off-shirtles…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““Eric Adams has spoken and written extensively about his wellness journey, going plant-based, transforming his lifestyle and reversing his Type 2 diabetes.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “he and his 29-year-old son Jordan Coleman “have a competition to see who will be in the best shape of our lives by our [upcoming] Virgo birthdays.””

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about wallets and a different politician named Kim Coleman. No evidence was found regarding a son named Jordan Coleman.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer who served as the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Adams …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Adams

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kim Coleman (born July 11, 1967) is an American politician who served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021, representing the 42nd district. She was a candidate in the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Coleman

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Claim 3: ““65 years old and I’ve never been in better shape!” a buffed Adams boasted on X Friday.”

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Wikipedia confirms Eric Adams was born on September 1, 1960, making him 64 or 65 depending on the current date in 2025. Web sources explicitly quote him stating he is 65 years old in the context of the post.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There were several investigations into the Eric Adams administration during his term as Mayor of New York City, which began in 2022 and ended in 2025. Chief among these investigations was the federal …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigations_into_the_Eric_A…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malachi Corley (born March 21, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Kentu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachi_Corley

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Claim 4: ““Give this UNC credit, no matter how you feel about him,” said Queens Borough President Donavan Richards, a Democrat”

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The provided evidence for this claim only returns results for a Scottish musician named Donovan, not for a Queens Borough President named Donavan Richards.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 10, 2007 · this one is from the great DONOVAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hjEYTpwE8

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web search NEUTRAL — Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored numerous international h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan

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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2024 · Donovan Phillips Leitch, simply known as Donovan, turns 78 years old today (May 10, 2024). While he has been relatively quiet and retired in recent years, he has continued to help out w…
https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/14175/donovan-scottis…

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Claim 5: “Todd Shapiro, a spokesman for Adams, told The Post”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm that Todd Shapiro is a spokesman for Eric Adams.

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Claim 6: ““Careful, Eric. Mamdani and the DSA are going to see that cucumber and slap a wealth tax on it,” said ex-Councilman Robert Holden, a centrist Queens Dem, referring to Mayor Zohran Mamdani”

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Multiple independent cross-references (Deutsche Welle, NY Post, The Hindu) confirm that Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of New York City.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The nudge for Britain to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India — a longstanding demand — this time has come from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-exit-polls-out-in-key-state…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Taxpayers are on the hook for $5.2 million to pay the swollen salaries of the information ministers in socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new City Hall propaganda bureau
https://nypost.com/2026/05/31/us-news/nyc-mayor-mamdani-plan…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was also in attendance.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/sports/ex-cowboys-star-relishe…

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Claim 7: ““You shirtless holding a cucumber was NOT on my bingo card! What’s the name of this porno? lol,” wrote former congressman and convicted fraudster George Santos (R-NY)”

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Multiple sources confirm George Santos is a former congressman and a convicted fraudster who was sentenced to prison.

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web search NEUTRAL — George Santos’s convictions. Santos pleaded guilty earlier this year for stealing donors’ identities and using their credit cards for personal expenses and luxuries like buying Botox, OnlyFans subscri…
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/who-is-george-santos-fo…

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web search NEUTRAL — It was former Congressman George Santos. He was boiling with rage.It did not exactly feel like an imminent threat to my life that a convicted fraudster expelled from Congress who lives thousands of mi…
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846…

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web search NEUTRAL — George Santos is looking back on his "glamorous" rise as he turns himself in to serve out a prison sentence. The disgraced former New York congressman was sentenced to 87 months in prison in April — o…
https://www.aol.com/george-santos-jokes-many-lies-193535458.…

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Claim 8: “progressive activist Nomiki Konst, the ex-girlfriend of former far-left Mayor Bill de Blasio.”

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Web sources explicitly identify Nomiki Konst as a progressive activist and the ex-girlfriend (or girlfriend) of former Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 New York City Public Advocate special election was held on February 26, 2019, to fill part of the unexpired term of Letitia James's vacated seat as New York City Public Advocate. It was trigg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_New_York_City_Public_Advo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River to the west and north and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961) is an American former politician who served as the 110th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the o…
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Claim 9: ““A few years before I became Mayor, diabetes nearly cost me my eyesight.”

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While the claim is present in the text to be evaluated, the provided evidence results for claim 2 only discuss his term as mayor and the election, but do not contain any mention of diabetes or eyesight issues.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Democratic Brooklyn Borough president an…
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Claim 10: “Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams showed off his assets this week, posting a shirtless selfie — while clutching an XL cucumber and a red bell pepper to promote healthy eating.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that former NYC Mayor Eric Adams posted a shirtless selfie on X holding a cucumber and a red bell pepper to promote healthy eating.

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web search NEUTRAL — In a post shared on X, Adams shared a shirtless snap showing him holding a pepper and, unfortunately, a very suggestive cucumber.
https://www.complex.com/life/a/backwoodsaltar/eric-adams-cuc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Social Media Users Tear Apart Eric Adams’ Bizarre Health Promo. The former New York leader’s post sparked intense discussion across the internet filled with ridicule and skepticism.
https://thenerdstash.com/new-yorks-eric-adams-trolled-over-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams posted a shirtless selfie on X clutching a foot-long cucumber and a red bell pepper to promote healthy eating. X/ericadamsfornyc.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ex-nyc-mayor-eric-ada…

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Claim 11: “The centrist Democrat – who made healthy living a key platform throughout his four years in office that ended in 2025 with an aborted re-election campaign”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Adams served as mayor from 2022 to 2025 and that he withdrew/ended his re-election campaign in September 2025.

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