Meet Bill DeBlasio, the man a British newspaper confused with ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio

De Blasio Mix up - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

For more than a decade, a Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio has been receiving emails meant for another man with a near-identical name: former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Last week, he decided to respond — inadvertently setting off an international news cycle based on misinformation in the final days of New York City’s mayoral election.