AI-generated images of NYC mayor with Epstein are fake

Several news outlets are reporting that images circulating online, which appear to show New York City Mayor Mamdani with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, are fake. Fact-checkers have determined the images were created using artificial intelligence.

Separately, the fallout from the Epstein scandal continues to affect figures in Europe. In the UK, former ambassador Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party due to his past connections to Epstein.