Cuomo condemned over racist AI ad depicting ‘criminals for Zohran Mamdani’

Official X accounts posts and then deletes AI-generated attack ad that prompts widespread denunciation

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New York City mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo has been widely labeled as racist after his official X account posted – and then deleted – an AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani”.

Not even 20 minutes into the second mayoral debate, Cuomo’s official account, @andrewcuomo, tweeted the video. It was reshared by many before being deleted.