On Tuesday, The Times of London retracted a story critical of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, after it was revealed that the paper printed phony quotes purporting to be from former Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The Times is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which also owns Fox News, the New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal.

The retracted story, which is archived at this link, ran with the headline “Zohran Mamdani ally Bill de Blasio says his policies ‘don’t add up.’” It purportedly quoted de Blasio voicing concerns about Mamdani’s policy proposals—but the quotes were fake.

“The story in the Times of London is entirely false and fabricated,” de Blasio posted on X after the story was published. “It was just brought to my attention and I’m appalled. I ne

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