The liberal media’s beloved narrative of perpetual victimhood has once again been exposed as a fraudulent spectacle, this time in the embarrassing saga of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. This far-left politician, who styles himself as a champion of the oppressed, has been caught in a web of his own lies, demonstrating the cynical and dishonest tactics routinely employed by the left to manipulate public sentiment and silence their critics.
In a performance worthy of an award for melodrama, Mamdani stood before an Islamic center in the Bronx last Friday and feigned emotional distress. With what can only be described as fake tears, he crafted a tale of Islamophobic persecution directly tied to the tragic events of September 11th, a sacred day of national mourning that the left constantly seeks to politicize for its own gain. He specifically invoked a family member, declaring, “I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab.”
This story, perfectly tailored for a media eager to amplify any claim of bigotry against conservatives, immediately began to unravel under the slightest scrutiny. It turns out that Mamdani’s actual aunt, Masuma Mamdani, was not even in the United States during the 9/11 attacks. She was living in Tanzania, a fact that completely obliterates the foundation of his carefully constructed, tear-soaked anecdote. Furthermore, the aunt he named does not even wear a hijab, adding another layer of blatant falsehood to his account.
Faced with irrefutable evidence that he had been caught in a huge lie, Mamdani did what all cornered leftists do: he changed his story. Confronted by reporters on Monday, the candidate was forced to perform a clumsy retcon of his own personal history. He suddenly claimed, “I was speaking about my aunt, I was speaking about Zehra Fuhi, my father’s cousin, who sadly passed away a few years ago.” In a pathetic attempt to justify this shift, his allies pointed to linguistic technicalities, with the New York Post noting that “Fuhi means paternal aunt in Urdu and Hindi.”
Seems like Mamdani’s only aunt, aka the real victim of 9/11, who was scared of taking the bus wearing her hijab, does not even wear hijab. pic.twitter.com/UVoS2Wx0Cc
— ثنا ابراهیمی | Sana Ebrahimi (@__Injaneb96) October 26, 2025
This desperate attempt to hide behind a translation fails to explain why he initially named a specific, living aunt who could be fact-checked, only to later pivot to a deceased, distant cousin when his lie was exposed. The entire episode reeks of a calculated attempt to exploit a national tragedy and the very real concept of religious discrimination to score cheap political points. It is a disgusting display of the ends-justify-the-means mentality that has consumed the modern left.
Even after being exposed as a liar, Mamdani had the audacity to play the victim and lash out at his critics. He petulantly chastised former Governor Andrew Cuomo and others for daring to question his dubious story, deflecting from his own dishonesty by attacking their character. He arrogantly stated, “And for the takeaway for my more than 10-minute address about Islamophobia in this race and in this city to be the question of my aunt tells you everything about Andrew Cuomo and his inability to reckon with a crisis of his own.”
This is the classic playbook of the left: when caught in a lie, immediately attack the messenger and cry persecution. They believe that by shouting “bigot” or “Islamophobe,” they can distract from their own lack of integrity and truthfulness. This stands in stark contrast to the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, who has consistently fought against this culture of political correctness and media manipulation. President Trump’s America is one where strength is valued over victimhood, and where truth is not sacrificed on the altar of a woke narrative. He represents a nation that stands firm against those who would rewrite history and fabricate grievances to divide the American people.
h/t: Steadfast and Loyal
More lies for votes??