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Police Official Says No Massive Walkout At NYPD After New Mayor Elected

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in General Factchecking by Novice (600 points)
In a viral post in November 2025, it was claimed that immediately following the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor, there was a huge walkout at the New York Police Department. This has been fact-checked by Lead Stories, and it is completely false. The spokesperson for the NYPD explained that no such walkout took place and that the photo accompanying the post was indeed from June 2025 and related to nothing regarding recent events. These would be misleading visuals and social media posts used to disseminate false impressions regarding events currently taking place. On the whole, there is no truth whatsoever to the claim of an mass NYPD walkout over Mamdani's election.
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ago by Novice (860 points)
Yes, based on fact-checking and reporting, the earliest identifiable source of the police walkout rumor was a specific social-media post, not a legitimate news report, and it quickly spread from there by amplification. Shortly after Zohran Mamdani was elected New York City mayor on November 4, 2025, an X  user @SholdonDaniels posted “Massive walkout at NYPD.” This post went viral despite no evidence. Multiple fact-checks noted there was no credible evidence of any NYPD walkout or mass resignations tied to Mamdani’s election, and that major news outlets had no reports confirming such an event.

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