New York’s socialist mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is battling a credibility crisis after admitting he lied about a family story tied to 9/11 – and is now facing mounting questions over a series of other controversial claims about his background, identity and finances.
On Monday, Mamdani, 34, was forced to clarify his widely publicized story about a Muslim ‘aunt’ who, he claimed, stopped riding the subway after the 2001 terror attacks because she feared harassment.
The Assemblyman, who is the favorite to become New York City mayor in next Tuesday’s election, admitted that the woman was not his aunt at all.
Zohran Mamdani lied when he said his aunt stopped taking the subway in NYC following 9/11.
According to the work history of Masuma Mamdani, she lived in Tanzania at the time that Zohran claimed she was in NYC.
Will be interesting to see how Zohran lies his way out of this one. pic.twitter.com/H8b0zOkni0
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) October 27, 2025
UPDATE: Zohran Mamdani faces criminal referrals to DOJ over alleged illegal campaign donations from foreigners
