India, Nov. 8 -- A viral claim is circulating on social media that New York City's mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, plans to convert the Trump Tower into a homeless shelter. Some of the posts, which come from unverified accounts, have claimed the alleged plan is already underway. But, how much of it is true? Here's everything you need to know about the matter.

The earliest post supporting this claim appeared in an October 22, 2025 post on Facebook.

The claim resurfaced on November 6, 2025, when an account on X posted the headline:

"Mamdani Plans To Convert Trump Tower into Homeless Shelter."

A website calling itself Pamphlets then expanded the idea into a longer article, suggesting that an unnamed "ally" of Mamdani had leaked details of a...