Are they Democrat socialists or just deadbeat scammers?

Nypost · Aug 24, 2026 · 395 words · By Post Editorial Board

Class Hypocrisy New York City Politics Democratic Socialism

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Nypost reports: Are they Democrat socialists or just deadbeat scammers?.

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Topics 3

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Nypost reports: Are they Democrat socialists or just deadbeat scammers?.

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We admit it: It’s just delicious to see so many “commie cosplayers” exposed as frauds — and the hits keep coming.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Hasty Generalization 90% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mamdani ally Tracy Rosenthal, who grew up in her Grammy-winning dad’s posh Manhattan crib, actually brags of bankrupting her landlord with a years-long rent strike.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results regarding Pornhub and does not mention Tracy Rosenthal or a rent strike.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pornhub is a Canadian-owned Internet pornography video-sharing website, one of several owned by Aylo, an adult entertainment conglomerate formerly known as MindGeek/Manwin/Mansef. [3][4] As of June 20…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornhub

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Pornhub porn videos for free, here on Pornhub.com. Discover the growing collection of high quality Most Relevant XXX movies and clips. No other sex tube is more popular and features more Pornhub…
https://www.pornhub.com/video/search?search=pornhub

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web search NEUTRAL — Pornhub makes a point of satisfying its fans, whatever your fancy, we've got it. From 18+ hotties to mature women, sexy Asians, ebony goddesses, POV interracial porn, lesbian adventures and everything…
https://www.pornhub.xxx/

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Claim 2: “the local community board opposed the re-do plan as creating a structure out of whack with the block”

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Multiple sources report that the local community board in Bed-Stuy opposed or 'slammed' the renovation plans for the property.

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web search NEUTRAL — The local community board in Bed-Stuy slammed the plans for an expansive renovation of the historic $1.5 million house that Gordillo’s parents bought for the NYC Democratic Socialists of America leade…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/us-news/dsa-boss-gustavo-gordi…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Gordillos hired Garrison Architects to present the renovation plans for the landmarked townhouse to the community board in 2023, according to a copy of the proposal.Creators. Climate change. Local…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/embattled-dsa-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gustavo Gordillo exposed for $1.4M non-union home renovations despite union support claims.Well, he's having a complete renovation of that Brooklyn home Mommy and Daddy bought him, to the tune of $1.4…
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/22/new-union-poseur-g…

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Claim 3: “also reportedly stiffed his landlord of $14,000 as he left the Williamsburg pad unit stuffed with trash when he vacated.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Bible verses, manga, unrelated landlord stories) and does not contain any information regarding Morris Katz owing $14,000 or leaving a Williamsburg unit with trash.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coffee and Cigarettes is a 2003 independent anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film consists of eleven standalone scenes. Themes are often comedic and depressed, and share coffee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_and_Cigarettes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Floor is an American game show based on the Dutch game show of the same name. The series is hosted by Rob Lowe and premiered on January 2, 2024, on Fox. Standing in separate LED squares of a floor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Floor_(American_game_show)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and filmmaker. She has received nominations for a Critics' Choice Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoë_Kravitz

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Claim 4: “That African immigrant lost the building to foreclosure”

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The provided evidence consists of irrelevant results regarding Dick Tracy and Tracy Morgan, with no mention of an African immigrant landlord or foreclosure related to the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tracy Jamal Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2003 and played…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Morgan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dick Tracy is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tracy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "I Heart Connecticut" is the nineteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 99th overall episode of the series. It was directed by Stephen Lee Davis, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Heart_Connecticut

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Claim 5: “he allegedly stiffed his Crown Heights landlord on three months of rent for the place he’d been staying in during the Bed-Stuy rebuild.”

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Multiple sources, including reports on a Brooklyn Housing Court case, confirm that Gordillo is being sued for failing to pay rent (approximately $5,000) on a Crown Heights apartment.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponymy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_peo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) is the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. It is the largest chapter of the organization, with more than 15,000 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Democratic_Socia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator. They are a subset of the tropical forest biome that occurs roughly wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest

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Claim 6: “he’s also using non-union labor for the work”

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Multiple web sources explicitly report that Gordillo used non-union labor for the renovations of his Bed-Stuy home despite his public support for unions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Gustavo Gordillo exposed for $1.4M non-union home renovations despite union support claims.The New York City DSA co-chair also has a $1,457,000 Bed-Stuy rowhouse to live in, courtesy of his millionair…
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/22/new-union-poseur-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gustavo Gordillo co-played a union member for months this year. unionGustavo/X. The anti-capitalist cadre has made their support for unions a core pillar of the campaigns to draw in more socialist mem…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/dsa-snubs-union…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gustavo Gordillo wants you to believe the system is broken. He wants landlords punished, private property redistributed "from landowners to the landless," and double-digit returns on investment declar…
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/15-million-rich-kid-soci…

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Claim 7: “Morris Katz, the lefty-loving campaign consultant for Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Maine candidate Graham Platner”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Morris Katz is a political strategist who worked for Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gracie Mansion (also known as Archibald Gracie Mansion) is the official residence of the mayor of New York City. Built in 1799, it is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and 88th Street in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracie_Mansion

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Graham Cunningham Platner (born September 1, 1984) is an American oyster farmer, Marine Corps veteran, and politician. Platner was the Democratic nominee in the 2026 US Senate election in Maine until …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Platner

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morris Akiba Katz (born May 18, 1999) is an American political strategist known for working for the campaign for Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 New York City mayoral election. He was deputy media consulta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Katz_(political_strateg…

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Claim 8: “DSA-NYC co-chair Gustavo Gordillo not only has his parents paying for massive renovations of the $1.5 million home they bought for him and his brother in Bed-Stuy”

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Multiple sources (NY Post and other web results) confirm that Gustavo Gordillo's parents purchased a home in Bed-Stuy for him and his brother, with values cited around $1 million to $1.5 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Bed-Stuy house that Gordillo’s parents purchased for just under $1 million. William C Lopez/NYPost. “It’s a rich kid,’’ she said of the Yalie.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/us-news/dsa-leader-gustavo-gor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gordillo's father, also named Gustavo, confirmed to The Post that his son was living at the Bed-Stuy home and that he also used the LLC to rent his son a $2,600-a-month apartment in the Lower East Sid…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/dsa-boss-gustavo-gord…

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Claim 9: “Gordillo got suspended from the IBEW membership that he’s bragged about — reportedly because he couldn’t be bothered to actually do the work of apprenticeship.”

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While sources confirm Gordillo touted his IBEW membership and union status, the specific claim that he was suspended for failing to do apprenticeship work is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; it appears as a specific allegation in a blog/report.

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web search NEUTRAL — Powering. To the IBEW. A brighter future. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers represents approximately 901,000 active members and retirees who work in a wide variety of fields, includi…
https://ibew.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — Gordillo has repeatedly invoked his family’s immigrant success story while explaining his support for socialism. “My parents came here, they had nothing,” Gordillo told the New York Times in a profile…
https://divinetiming.io/nyc-dsa-co-chair-gustavo-gordillos-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gordillo has talked up his union membership, his work as an electrician, and has been using it as a large part of his personal story – and his X name. Gordillo has often touted himself as a blue-colla…
https://victorygirlsblog.com/dsa-co-chair-got-his-comrades-t…

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