Posted 1/23/2024, 12:04:16 PM
False Audio of NY Democrat Highlights Tensions Ahead of Key Races
- Fake AI audio of Manhattan Democratic leader Keith Wright circulates, causing confusion in Harlem politics
- Audio falsely depicts Wright speaking negatively about Assemblymember Inez Dickens ahead of open Assembly seat election
- National Republicans see opportunities to make inroads in New York in state legislative races this election cycle
- City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams increasingly clashes with Mayor Eric Adams, recently on migrant shelter policies
- Candidates in upcoming NY-3 special election contest each other's records on immigration and abortion