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Wine Importer Confusion Sparks Apology in Mayoral Race

10/30/2025

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A mix-up involving Long Island wine importer Bill DeBlasio caused confusion in the New York mayoral campaign.
The Times of London mistakenly attributed critical quotes about Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani to former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Bill DeBlasio clarified he never claimed to be the mayor and used ChatGPT to draft his comments.
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the incident as a breach of journalistic ethics and called for a retraction.
The Times later issued an apology for the error.

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Story summary

A mix-up involving Long Island wine importer Bill DeBlasio caused confusion in the New York mayoral campaign.
The Times of London mistakenly attributed critical quotes about Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani to former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Bill DeBlasio clarified he never claimed to be the mayor and used ChatGPT to draft his comments.
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the incident as a breach of journalistic ethics and called for a retraction.
The Times later issued an apology for the error.