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The week in whoppers: Team Mamdani flip-flops on grocery IDs, Mehdi Hasan cries ‘Islamophobia’ to aid El-Sayed and more

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 297 words · By Post Editorial Board
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Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions Spot the difference: “[We’ll] target New Yorkers [at city-run groceries], whether it be a sort of a library card-esque thing.

Claims checked 8
Techniques found 5
Topics 3

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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What happened

Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions Spot the difference: “[We’ll] target New Yorkers [at city-run groceries], whether it be a sort of a library card-esque thing.

Why it matters

.” — Jeanny Pak, interim NYC Economic Development Corp.

Common ground

“You do not need an ID to shop.” — Mayor Mamdani, Monday We say: Will Team Mamdani please make up its mind?

Perspective signals

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

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/opinion/the-week-in-whoppers-team-mamdani-flip-flo…

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eFinder identified 5 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Appeal to Anger 85% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““[We’ll] target New Yorkers [at city-run groceries], whether it be a sort of a library card-esque thing. . .” — Jeanny Pak, interim NYC Economic Development Corp. boss, July 27”
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Multiple web search results from Snopes and AOL confirm that Jeanny Pak, an executive at the NYC Economic Development Corp, mentioned a 'library-card-esque system' to target New Yorkers for city-run groceries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throne Labs is a technology company that provides a "smart toilet" distributed network of portable toilets in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throne_Labs
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web search NEUTRAL — Many of the posts included a video of Mamdani introducing Jeanny Pak, interim president and CEO of the nonprofit New York City Economic Development Corp. , to talk about measures aimed at preventing p…
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mamdani-nyc-grocery-stores…
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web search NEUTRAL — The anger stemmed from a comment from Jeanny Pak, the chief financial officer at New York City Economic Development Corporation, who said at a press conference alongside Mamdani that the city would “t…
https://www.aol.com/articles/mamdani-hits-back-insane-maga-0…
+ 1 more evidence source
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Claim 2: “Asked by Piers Morgan if she’d defund or abolish the police, Gray filibustered before finally saying, “Affirmatively yes!””
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The specific interaction with Piers Morgan and the 'Affirmatively yes!' response is only mentioned in the 'The week in whoppers' source. Other search results discuss different people (Atlanta mayor, Wisconsin Dem-Socialist) regarding police abolition.
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web search NEUTRAL — The mayor affirmed her support Thursday for a land deal to facilitate the building of a new police/training center.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4Damg9fCI4
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web search NEUTRAL — Old posts from Hong show her repeatedly calling to “Defund the police,” declaring “I support defunding the police as a first step towards abolishing the police,” and stating “Police exist to uphold wh…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/unearthed-interview…
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web search NEUTRAL — While she tried to change her tune about abolishing police and Thanksgiving, she didn’t relent on wanting to eliminate immigration enforcement. She was very open on the campaign trail about her suppor…
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/woke-1-never-really-…
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Claim 3: “Hamas fighters did in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 [chop off babies’ heads, rape women and butcher families]”
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Wikipedia entries for the 'October 7 attacks' and 'Sexual and gender-based violence in the October 7 attacks' confirm that Hamas led attacks involving the killing of families and widespread sexual violence/rape.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 7 October 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel were carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the October 7 attacks, Israeli women, girls and men were reportedly subjected to sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault, by Hamas or other Gazan militants. The militants involved in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen…
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Claim 4: “Hasan Piker... has literally said, “America deserved 9/11.””
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Multiple cross-references from the New York Post report that Hasan Piker claimed 'America deserved 9/11' in 2019.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Piker... previously claimed that “America deserved 9/11,”
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/us-news/democratic-rep-josh-go…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — he declared in 2019 that “America deserved 9/11″
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/hasan-piker-looks-shak…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hasan Piker... once claimed that “America deserved 9/11”
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/us-news/abdul-el-sayed-stumps-…
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Claim 5: ““You do not need an ID to shop.” — Mayor Mamdani, Monday”
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Web search results indicate that Mayor Mamdani denied the requirement for an ID to shop at the proposed grocery stores, contradicting claims that IDs would be mandatory.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City Hall station, also known as City Hall Loop station, is a closed station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located under City Hall Park, next to New York City…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_station_(IRT_Lexingt…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Irving Koch ( KOTCH; December 12, 1924 – February 1, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Koch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City is elected in early November every four years, in the year immediately following a United States presidential election year, and takes office at the beginning of the followi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election…
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Claim 6: ““[Hamas’] fight comes from deep love and tenderness.” — DSA International Committee member Mirah Wood, in a 2024 recording that resurfaced this week”
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The claim appears in a 'week in whoppers' style report. While the text of the claim is present in the evidence, it is reported as a quote from a resurfaced recording without independent corroboration from other news organizations.
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web search NEUTRAL — — DSA International Committee member Mirah Wood, in a 2024 recording that resurfaced this week. We say: Sure, people motivated by “love and tenderness” always chop off babies’ heads, rape women and bu…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/opinion/the-week-in-whoppers-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Today, with over 80,000 members, the DSA has become a powerful force inside the Democratic Party, pulling the party to the far left and increasingly taking over the voice of both the party and its act…
https://canarymission.org/campaign/DSA_PYM_Alliance
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web search NEUTRAL — Become a Member Get Updates from DSA. Who we are. The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 100,000 members and chapters in all 50 stat…
https://www.dsausa.org/
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Claim 7: ““Abolish the Senate. Abolish the Pentagon . . . Abolish it all! [Prisons are] first on the list.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ex-press secretary Briahna Joy Gray, Tuesday”
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The specific quotes regarding the abolition of the Senate, Pentagon, and prisons are attributed to Briahna Joy Gray in a single source ('The week in whoppers'). Other sources discuss her relationship with Sanders but do not confirm these specific quotes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders was an election campaign from the junior United States senator from Vermont. It began with Sanders's formal announcement on February 19, 2019. The anno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders_2020_presidenti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chapo Trap House (also referred to as Chapo) is an American socialist political comedy podcast launched in March 2016 and hosted by Will Menaker, Felix Biederman, and Matt Christman, with Amber A'Lee …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapo_Trap_House
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neera Tanden (born September 10, 1970) is an American political consultant and former government official who is the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a Democratic think tank. Tan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neera_Tanden
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Claim 8: “Michigan Democrats’ just-chosen candidate for US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, has been regularly stumping with radical bro-caster Hasan Piker”
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Wikipedia confirms Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Michigan (2026), and multiple web sources confirm he has appeared with Hasan Piker at rallies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. From 2023 to 2025, he was the director of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate for U.S. Senate in a competitive primary, appeared with Hasan Piker at a rally in Michigan on Tuesday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/style/hasan-piker-abdul-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for US Senate, has caught some flak for campaigning with Hasan Piker, and has been accused of being a fake doctor.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/who-is-abdul-el-sayed-and-wh…
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