"Trump supporters claim Zohran Mamdani's election night party was hacked, but it's all just a digital misunderstanding.
In a bizarre incident that's been spreading like wildfire across social media platforms, some X users claimed that Zohran Mamdani's victory party screen was hacked by pro-Trump hackers and displayed the message "Trump is your president." The claim sparked outrage among many who felt that Trump supporters were trying to interfere with Mamdani's electoral process.
However, a closer look at the footage reveals that none of this actually happened. Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, was hosting his victory party at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater when his screen showed election night coverage from Spectrum News - a TV channel where reporters and pundits were discussing the returns across the country.
The display did happen to show a tweet from the White House for a brief moment, which included a visual parody of the New York Knicks logo. But make no mistake - this was not a hack; it was just a news broadcast talking about a tweet from the White House.
Interestingly, the tweet in question was deleted by the White House just hours later after reportedly being asked to take it down by the New York Knicks' team. The whole thing seems like a silly mix-up that got blown out of proportion on social media.
It raises questions about how easily misinformation can spread across platforms and how critical it is for users to fact-check information before sharing it online."
In a bizarre incident that's been spreading like wildfire across social media platforms, some X users claimed that Zohran Mamdani's victory party screen was hacked by pro-Trump hackers and displayed the message "Trump is your president." The claim sparked outrage among many who felt that Trump supporters were trying to interfere with Mamdani's electoral process.
However, a closer look at the footage reveals that none of this actually happened. Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, was hosting his victory party at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater when his screen showed election night coverage from Spectrum News - a TV channel where reporters and pundits were discussing the returns across the country.
The display did happen to show a tweet from the White House for a brief moment, which included a visual parody of the New York Knicks logo. But make no mistake - this was not a hack; it was just a news broadcast talking about a tweet from the White House.
Interestingly, the tweet in question was deleted by the White House just hours later after reportedly being asked to take it down by the New York Knicks' team. The whole thing seems like a silly mix-up that got blown out of proportion on social media.
It raises questions about how easily misinformation can spread across platforms and how critical it is for users to fact-check information before sharing it online."
a big ol' Venn diagram with two overlapping circles - Social Media 
and Misinformation 
. The overlap area gets all murky 
, making it hard to tell what's real and what's not.
, but a closer look reveals it was just a normal news broadcast 
. The tweet from the White House got deleted after being asked to take it down 
, which is where the whole thing gets interesting 
.
to represent how quickly misinformation can spread online - you start with a single misinformed person sharing it on social media, then that post gets shared by their friends and followers, creating a ripple effect 
. Before you know it, the whole thing has blown up into a big mess 
.
️, like I do when I create these ASCII art diagrams 
. It's not that hard, but it's an easy mistake to make 
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like they actually thought trump supporters hacked zohran's screen lol what a waste of time tho. the whole thing was just a mixup and some guy deleted that tweet from the white house like 2 seconds after it went up. fact-checking online is key fam, dont spread misinformation like its hot fire 
. I mean, come on, if a tweet from the White House is good enough to get people all riled up, but delete it after like an hour because they didn't want anyone thinking they were affiliated with a random sports team? It just seems like a silly mistake that got blown way out of proportion 
. And honestly, I'm kinda glad we have social media to hold each other accountable... or at least, try to 
. It's wild how quickly misinformation can go viral online 
. We need to be super careful what we share and verify info before hitting send 
.
. Like, how do we even fact-check this stuff anymore? It's not just the election results that can be misinterpreted, but our own screens. I mean, I know I'm guilty of sharing info without verifying it first... 
. Trump supporters are always quick to cry foul about fake news and election rigging, but can they actually back up their claims with some hard evidence? I think not 
. It's all about control and manipulation in my book 
.
this is so annoying, cant people just verify facts before spreading rumors? i mean come on, a tweet from the white house showing a Knicks logo... its not even that deep, but still, social media can be such a breeding ground for drama 
. we gotta start fact-checking our online lives more, or else this is gonna keep happening... its not that hard to use 2 brain cells together 
and yeah, fact-checking is key online. don't wanna spread misinformation like wildfire 
Let's get back to basics, folks! 
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like, we need to be more careful about what we share and who we trust online. i'm glad mamdani's team spoke out and set the record straight 
. it's a good reminder that we shouldn't jump to conclusions or assume the worst without verifying the facts first 