Latest Fact-Checks In New Jersey

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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 11, 2025 a video
Says President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he will “be giving Staten Island to New Jersey.”
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 14, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 13, 2024 Facebook posts
Video shows CNN reporting that Pfizer representatives set Barbara O’Neill’s car on fire “for discovering an anti-diabetes method.”
False
December 30, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post
New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
False
December 18, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 14, 2024 a video
Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 17, 2024
Doug Mastriano
Doug Mastriano
stated on December 16, 2024 an X post
Photo shows a downed drone
False
December 17, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 15, 2024 an Instagram post
“The Pentagon has confirmed that the mysterious drones appearing across the globe are NOT of earthly origin.”
Pants on Fire!
December 16, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 8, 2022 a post
Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.
False
By Andy Nguyen • November 11, 2022
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
stated on June 28, 2022 ads
Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
Mostly False
July 12, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 3, 2021 a story
“More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 9, 2021
Project Veritas
Project Veritas
stated on November 5, 2021 a post
A crime was committed when a New Jersey election worker allowed someone who said he was not a citizen to fill out a ballot.
False
By Monique Curet • November 9, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 3, 2021 a Facebook post
Bergen County in New Jersey gave more votes to the Democratic gubernatorial candidate after all the ballots were counted.
False
November 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 3, 2021 a Facebook post
“Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!”
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2021 a Facebook post
New Jersey “will be out of gas for a week.”
False
May 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 3, 2020 a Facebook post
“Trump supporters are blocking access to polling sites at Clifton City Hall, New Jersey.”
False
By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“Chris Christie is in ICU and reported to be put on a ventilator.”
False
October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 16, 2020 a post on Facebook
“PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation”
Mostly False
By Hayat Norimine • September 21, 2020
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 30, 2020 an interview
Says the U.S. Senate is “dominated by millionaires” and that he is “not one of them.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • August 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Mostly False
July 31, 2020
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 his “State of the State” address
"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • January 26, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 a State of the State address
"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • January 19, 2014
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