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EXPOSED: How Politico Coordinated Damage Control for Mamdani’s $1.6 Million Campaign Finance Scandal

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When a mayoral candidate and a national news outlet coordinate damage control, the truth still comes out. Today’s Politico Playbook piece by Jeff Coltin exposed something far more troubling than a campaign finance “glitch”—it revealed how political journalism has become indistinguishable from campaign PR. In attempting to debunk our investigation of record alterations in Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, Coltin inadvertently […]

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The Mamdani Deception: The Grassroots Campaign That Never Existed

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Zohran Mamdani has built his political brand on a simple promise: that his campaign is powered by the people. He calls it grassroots. He markets it as revolutionary. But when you strip away the slogans and look at the structure — the website, the bundlers, the Super PACs, the money — a very different picture emerges: astroturfing masquerading as authentic

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Investigation: The Branded Revolution – How Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Became a $6.3 Million Corporate Production

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Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani wants New York voters to believe they’re witnessing a revolution. His mayoral campaign markets itself as a “grassroots, volunteer movement”—powered by neighborhood organizers, fueled by authentic passion, and guided by democratic socialist principles that reject corporate politics. But a forensic examination of campaign finance records, coordinated political messaging, and strategic timing reveals something entirely different: a meticulously

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How the NY Times Spins Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Investigation

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When America’s newspaper of record chooses narrative over evidence, someone has to set the record straight The New York Times wants you to believe that the federal investigation into Attorney General Letitia James is nothing more than Donald Trump’s revenge fantasy made manifest. In a June 11 article by Jonah E. Bromwich—his second puff piece defending James from federal prosecution—”She

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Narrative Laundering: How Politico Spun a Poll Even WFP Didn’t Believe

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In financial fraud investigations, we often distinguish between direct misstatements and what auditors call “presentation risk”—the deliberate arrangement of technically true information in a way that misleads the reader. The same dynamic plagues political journalism, where the line between reporting and amplifying selective spin has largely disappeared. Polls get commissioned not to inform decisions, but to generate headlines. Methodologically weak

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Broadway’s “Record” Season? Not So Fast

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Summary: Theater industry insiders and media outlets are celebrating Broadway’s “record-breaking” $1.89 billion season, but our analysis of inflation-adjusted data tells a different story entirely. When properly analyzed using standard economic methodology, the 2024–2025 season significantly underperformed compared to pre-pandemic levels, revealing how misleading headlines can obscure economic reality. Part 1: The “Record” That Wasn’t When the Broadway League released

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The Shadow Cabinet of Denial: How Politico Turned a Federal Mortgage Fraud Suspect Into a Resistance Hero

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Politico’s recent opinion piece, “21 Unexpected Heavy Hitters for a Democratic Shadow Cabinet,“ is not just laughable—it’s reckless journalism masquerading as political analysis. Among its anointed resistance icons is none other than Letitia James, whom the Federal Housing Finance Agency referred to the Department of Justice on April 14, 2025 for criminal investigation into mortgage fraud, perjury, and financial disclosure

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How Elie Honig Ignored the Evidence Against Letitia James—and Why That Matters

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Elie Honig’s May 23 New York Magazine article, “Letitia James Is Caught in a War of Her Own Making,” contains three critical omissions that completely undermine his thesis. Written by a former federal and state prosecutor who should know better, the piece demonstrates how elite commentators provide cover for documented misconduct through willful ignorance dressed as legal expertise. Honig portrays

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MSNBC’s Shameless Coverup for Letitia James: How a News Network Became a PR Firm

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MSNBC’s May 10 segment on the federal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James wasn’t just incomplete—it was a journalistic cover-up masquerading as news. Rather than informing viewers about documented evidence, the network staged what amounted to a public relations defense operation, hiding critical facts while promoting a political narrative designed to shield James from legitimate scrutiny. The Political

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Character Assassination by Proxy: The Media’s Fetterman Playbook Exposed

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Ben Terris’s May 2 New York Magazine piece, “The Power Trip,” about Senator John Fetterman represents a concerning example of how reporting on public figures can cross ethical boundaries. The article demonstrates a pattern prevalent in political media: targeting individuals who challenge institutional norms, regardless of their ideological position. As a forensic accountant and fraud investigator who has examined corporate

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