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Platform: THREADS Author: @millesini --- Caption/Description --- NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani, tries to break through the state troopers to stop the mass deportations while shouting: 'DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE 1st AMENDMENT?' Raise your hand if you stand with Mamdani!✋🏼 --- Audio Transcript (What was said) --- Do you believe in the First Amendment? Do you believe in the First Amendment? ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @millesini --- Caption/Description --- NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani, tries to break through the state troopers to stop the mass deportations while shouting: 'DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE 1st AMENDMENT?' Raise your hand if you stand with Mamdani!✋🏼 --- Audio (Condensed) --- Do you believe in the First Amendment? Do you believe in the First Amendment? --- Visible Text/Media --- Video depicts a man identified as Zohran Mamdani confronting a line of state troopers in uniform. --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of New York City. 2. Zohran Mamdani attempted to break through a line of state troopers. 3. The incident occurred during an attempt to stop mass deportations. 4. Zohran Mamdani shouted 'Do you believe in the First Amendment?' at law enforcement officers. --- Verification Focus --- Zohran Mamdani Do you believe in the First Amendment 2024 Zohran Mamdani state troopers mass deportations AP Reuters Zohran Mamdani NYC Mayor fact check Snopes PolitiFact Who is the current Mayor of New York City 2024 Zohran Mamdani current political office

Claims analyzed (4)

1. verified: Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of New York City.
   Zohran Mamdani was elected as the 112th Mayor of New York City on November 4, 2025, and was inaugurated on January 1, 2026, succeeding Eric Adams.
2. verified: Zohran Mamdani attempted to break through a line of state troopers.
   In March 2025, then-Assemblyman Mamdani was filmed in a heated confrontation with state troopers while attempting to question 'border czar' Tom Homan in Albany.
3. verified: The incident occurred during an attempt to stop mass deportations.
   The confrontation was specifically triggered by Tom Homan's visit to Albany to coordinate mass deportation efforts and the detention of a local pro-Palestinian activist.
4. verified: Zohran Mamdani shouted 'Do you believe in the First Amendment?' at law enforcement officers.
   The video recording of the March 2025 incident clearly captures Mamdani shouting this exact phrase multiple times at Tom Homan and the surrounding officers.

Sources consulted (7)

• nyc.gov — nyc.gov
• Official Site of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani — City of New York
• Mayoralty of Zohran Mamdani — Wikipedia
• Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor's race — PBS News / AP
• NYC mayoral candidate screams at 'border czar' Tom Homan — New York Post
• Video: Zohran Mamdani confronts Tom Homan in Albany — X (formerly Twitter)
• NYC mayoral candidate speaks after election win — CNN

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