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Oregon State Police, which is investigating the case, shared guidance on how to recognize law enforcement impersonators.

While the pope has criticized the president before, the rumor isn’t based in reality.

For years, social media users have claimed the actor once wrote a fiery defense of law enforcement officers.

We’ve analyzed many claims about Mamdani since he became the first Muslim mayor of New York City earlier this year. These rumors include:

Reporter Taija PerryCook compiled 25 of the claims we’ve unpacked about Mamdani.