Of Course, Zohran Mamdani Lied About His Muslim Aunt Getting Bullied After 9/11

Posted • October 28, 2025: Internet detectives tracked down the aunt whom New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani tearfully recalled was afraid of riding the subway in her hijab after 9/11, and discovered photos of her not wearing a hijab. Not only that — there was doubt that she was even in America on 9/11, but rather in Tanzania. Mamdani clarified his story on Monday, revealing that his "aunt" was really a deceased distant cousin. (…)

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New York Post: Zohran Mamdani didn’t tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11
https://nypost.com/2025/10/27/us-news/zohran-mamdanis-hijab-wearing-aunt-who-feared-for-her-safety-post-9-11-revealed-as-his-dads-second-cousin/