Fears of election fraud hit NYC's DOG mayor race READ MORE: Eerily accurate presidential election simulation predicts winner By Ellyn Lapointe For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:50, 5 November 2024 | Updated: 20:52, 5 November 2024 e-mail View comments Major fears of election fraud have hit New York City - but probably not the political race you had in mind. The Big Apple's dog mayor race - an honorary title given out every two years - has been engulfed in scandal this year after a crypto community swayed voters into choosing a winner.
Approximately 16 canines, hand-selected by their social media, went head-to-head for the honorary title that was to be decided on November 11. The race was down to Enzo the Shih Tzu and Bertram the Pomeranian as of Wednesday until Enzo's owner pulled him out, claiming interference . Olivia Caputo posted on Instagram that the 'gigantic bomb of votes hit Twitter ' Wednesday evening, saying a crypto group had infiltrated the Dog Mayor platform to to pump their valueless sh**coin.
' 'They are offering payment/giveaways to sway people to vote for Bert, which is illegal per FTC guidelines,' Caputo continued. The crypto group also posted 'highly incendiary comments' about Enzo on the NYC Dog Mayor platform, she wrote. 'We have NEVER received the kind of negative comments and messages that we have received while participating in this contest,' she stated.
Olivia Caputo pulled her Shih Tzu, Enzo, out of the raise, claiming voter interference by a crypto sch.