Republicans Accuse New York City Mayoral Candidate Of Using AI In Ad To Fake His Prowess At Speaking Spanish

The New York Post reports:

Escándalo! Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was accused Wednesday of using AI to fake his Spanish-language prowess for a campaign ad — but the Democratic socialist laughed off the claims as totally loco.

A Spanish-language ad posted to social media earlier this week showed Mamdani making his campaign pitch to Latino New Yorkers inside and outside of Bronx Latin food staple Three Way Restaurant, with commenters even complimenting his pronunciation and apparent fluency.

But state Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz couldn’t believe his ears — and said he had an independent analysis conducted. Blumencranz, a Long Island Republican, filed a formal complaint to probe whether Mamdani, who is also in the state Assembly, violated campaign laws. “First ten seconds in Spanish language ad shows smoothness across frequencies that is uncharacteristic of natural speech,” the analysis said.

Read the full article. Mamdani has released a “blooper reel” showing him mangling his Spanish while practicing to record the ad. Watch the clip.