If you happened to check social media in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s latest drop of Epstein files, you may have encountered the following claim: New York’s City’s recently elected socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani , is actually the secret biological son of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein .  Supposed photos depicting Mamdani at various ages, his mother (filmmaker Mira Nair), and Epstein were shared tens of thousands of times, including by prominent right-wing influencers.