https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/8aca8b72-85b7-4f27-89ee-430bc770344e Today, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani was seen casting his vote in the 2025 New York mayoral election. As the gap between New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and his chief opponent, Andrew Cuomo, has narrowed over the past month, more anti-Muslim and anti-Mamdani posts have emerged on X, leading to a more than 450 percent increase in such content from September to October, according to a new report. The content stemmed from 35,522 original posts authored by 17,752 unique accounts on X. Among those amplifying anti-Mamdani narratives were high-profile figures and officials, including Senator Ted Cruz, who referred to Mamdani as an “actual communist jihadist.” Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:23:35 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/8aca8b72-85b7-4f27-89ee-430bc770344e All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.