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Hochul office’s cringey pothole post has New Yorkers blushing over raunchy double meaning

Nypost · · 370 words · By Natalie O'Neill
government social media missteps public reaction to political messaging
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The State of New York cluelessly posted on X Wednesday with zero context — sparking a wave of wisecracks from critics.”
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No Wikipedia or web search results confirm the claim about New York's social media post or 'hole filling season.' The available Wikipedia entries are unrelated to the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Christianity, Holy Wednesday commemorates the Bargain of Judas as a clandestine spy among the disciples. It is also called Spy Wednesday, or Good Wednesday (in Western Christianity), and Great and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Wednesday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State University of New York (SUNY SOO-nee) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. Led by chancellor John B. King, the SUNY system has 91,182 employees, includi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_of_New_York
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“Hochul held a pothole-filling event in Albany Monday to kickoff the project, saying crews were expected to fill an estimated 175,000 of the street scourges this month.”
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No Wikipedia or web search results confirm the specific claim about Hochul's pothole-filling event or the 175,000 pothole figure. The evidence includes general information about New York state and governors, not this specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. In August 2021, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul ascended to the governorship a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_New_York_gubernatorial_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York, the head of the executive branch of New York's state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it ext…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)
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“The state’s post was a nod to recent effort to repair roads after this winter’s freeze-thaw cycle left streets more pockmarked than normal.”
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No Wikipedia or web search results confirm the claim about the state's post referencing winter road damage. The evidence includes general information about New York state and its government, not this specific context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it ext…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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“Hochul’s staffers have posted bizarre and awkward social media posts in recent months — including when they dredged up an embarrassing cheating scandal involving Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy in March.”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the claim about Hochul's staffers posting about Dave Portnoy's cheating scandal.
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“The state’s Instagram account posted a digitally edited image of a Furby with bunny ears in a snowstorm in January.”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the claim about the New York State Instagram post featuring a digitally edited Furby image.
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