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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
By Sofia Ahmed • 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
By Jeff Cercone • 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
By Jeff Cercone • 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!
By Jeff Cercone • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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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