{"id":31000,"date":"2025-11-06T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/31000\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T18:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:30:12","slug":"fact-check-did-mrbeast-say-nyc-is-cooked-after-mamdani-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/31000\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Did MrBeast say \u2018NYC is cooked\u2019 after Mamdani win?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A post on X has gone viral online after claiming that MrBeast made a series of negative comments about Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, including saying \u201cNYC is cooked.”<\/p>\n

The post has been viewed 3.8 million times as of reporting. It includes what appears to be a screenshot of a conversation on a livestream of the election.<\/p>\n

Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic socialist, became the first Muslim and Indian American mayor of New York City this week, defeating former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.<\/p>\n

His historic win has invariably delighted <\/a>and dismayed <\/a>people down the political aisle.<\/p>\n

MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is one of the most popular content creators<\/a> in the world. He currently has 449 million subscribers on YouTube. This year, Forbes named him the top content creator in the world, reporting earnings of $85 million.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"The Claim<\/p>\n

The post originated from an account on X, which has the handle @TopMontagnard, which included a screenshot of what appeared to be MrBeast participating in a livestream chat about the election.<\/p>\n

The person going by the handle of MrBeast says, \u201cbro he’s nothing special,\u201d \u201cevery U.S. political speaks like that,\u201d and \u201cNYC is cooked.<\/p>\n

The Facts<\/p>\n

The post is false.<\/p>\n

MrBeast has responded to the post with his own post on X, which reads, \u201cWhy is it that everyday now I wake up to a new fake tweet of something I never said.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for MrBeast declined to give further comment when contacted by Newsweek.<\/p>\n

A community note has been added to the post, which reads, \u201cThis is not MrBeast but a known impersonator in various YouTube livestreams pretending to be MrBeast. The channel is verified under a different username but has the same display name as MrBeast.\u201d<\/p>\n

And while MrBeast dedicates much of his platform and content to philanthropy, he does not normally speak about politics in such a direct way.<\/p>\n

He did not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election and has made clear that he does not have strong partisan feelings on politics. In a post on X in July of 2024, he said: \u201cIf I were president I wouldn\u2019t care about party lines, I\u2019d just always truly make the American people my #1 priority. For problems I\u2019m ignorant in I\u2019d have experts from the left and right advise me on them and try to find the middle ground that\u2019s best for America.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ruling<\/p>\n

False.<\/p>\n

MrBeast confirmed that he did not make these remarks. He is not a resident of New York, is unlikely to weigh in on a mayoral election in a state he does not reside in, and does not regularly speak directly about politics.<\/p>\n

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