{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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Video of the moment, which occurred while victims' names were being read aloud, circulated online and drew criticism.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:46:19.110Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-11T20:25:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T20:46:19.110Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":68,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to a named body in one report, and corroborated by 32 digests.","critic":"The reporting includes quotes from affected parties and names specific figures, dates, and places.","hype":"Headlines and digests use loaded adjectives and imply outrage not fully supported by the reporting."}},"tags":["#AlexandriaOcasioCortez","#ZohranMamdani","#911Memorial","#GroundZero","#PoliticalControversy"],"entities":["Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez","Zohran Mamdani","September 11, 2001","Ground Zero","New York City"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani were seen laughing during the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.","The interaction occurred at Ground Zero while victims' names were being read aloud.","Video footage of the moment circulated online and led to criticism.","The event marked 25 years since the 2001 terrorist attacks."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani were observed laughing during the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The interaction took place at Ground Zero on Friday. Video footage of the moment, which showed the two speaking and smiling before briefly laughing, circulated online. The laughter occurred while victims' names were being read aloud by family members as part of the traditional ceremony. The 2026 commemoration marked 25 years since the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the context of the laughter"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The full report from cedarnews.net stated there was no evidence from the video showing what Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani were discussing or indicating that their laughter was directed at the victims or the name-reading. However, many other reports described the laughter as occurring while victims' families were crying or weeping, or while victims' names were being read aloud, implying a lack of solemnity."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated digests mention the claim made by The Gateway Pundit that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is Muslim."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"NewsBomb","url":"https://newsbomb.gr/kosmos/story/1762826/kamera-deixnei-ton-mamntani-na-gelaei-stin-anagnosi-ton-onomaton-ton-thymaton-tis-11is-septemvriou","headline":"Camera Shows Mamdani Laughing as the Names of the 9/11 Victims Are Read","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:45:46.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WND","url":"https://wnd.com/2026/09/watch-aoc-mamdani-giggle-together-while-9-11","headline":"AOC, Mamdani giggle together while 9/11 victims’ names being read * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:44:57.000Z"},{"sourceName":"wndnewscenter.org","url":"https://wndnewscenter.org/watch-aoc-mamdani-giggle-together-while-9-11-victims-names-being-read","headline":"AOC, Mamdani giggle together while 9/11 victims’ names being read * WND News Center","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:44:57.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Newsweek","url":"https://newsweek.com/trump-mamdani-and-aoc-face-criticism-over-reactions-to-9-11-commemorations-12433641","headline":"Trump, Mamdani and AOC face criticism over reactions to 9/11 commemorations","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:41:59.000Z"},{"sourceName":"BizToc","url":"https://biztoc.com/x/167364c26709d1fd","headline":"Trump, Mamdani and AOC Face Criticism Over Reactions to 9/11 Commemorations","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:41:59.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Alabama Live","url":"https://al.com/politics/2026/09/maga-erupts-over-how-mamdani-aoc-behaved-at-911-commemoration-have-some-damn-respect.html","headline":"MAGA erupts over how Mamdani, AOC behaved at 9/11 ceremony","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:25:51.000Z"},{"sourceName":"El Debate","url":"https://eldebate.com/internacional/20260911/mamdani-ocasiocortez-parten-risa-ceremonia-11s-mientras-familias-victimas-lloraban_457998.html","headline":"Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez Laugh at the 9/11 Ceremony as the Families of the Victims Cried","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T20:00:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The New York Ledger","url":"https://thenyledger.com/politics/aoc-mamdani-interaction-caught-on-cam-at-9-11-memorial-sparks-online-fury","headline":"AOC, Mamdani interaction caught on cam at 9/11 memorial sparks online fury","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T19:57:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Breitbart","url":"https://breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/11/watch-mamdani-aoc-appear-yuk-it-up-at-ground-zero-while-9-11-victims-names-are-read","headline":"Mamdani, AOC Appear to Yuk It Up at Ground Zero While 9/11 Victims' Names Are Read","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T19:53:42.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Heartlander","url":"https://heartlandernews.com/watch-mamdani-aoc-seen-laughing-during-reading-of-names-at-9-11-memorial","headline":"Mamdani, AOC seen laughing during reading of names at 9/11 memorial","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T19:38:43.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Free Press Journal","url":"https://freepressjournal.in/world/video-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-spark-outrage-after-laughing-during-911-ceremony","headline":"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani & Rep. 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