Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), who is running for New Jersey governor, admitted to posting a fake version of his “Spotify Wrapped” year end song list, which was made up entirely of Bruce Springsteen songs, NJ.com reports. Gottheimer later confessed to posting a manufactured list: “This would be my Spotify Wrapped if I didn’t share my account with my 12 and 15-year-old kids.”

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Josh Gottheimer Caught Posting Fake Song List

A candidate for New Jersey governor posted a fake list of his “most-listened-to” yearly Spotify songs online — falsely claiming all of the top five were by Bruce Springsteen, the congressman admitted.

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NJ Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a gubernatorial candidate, roasted for faking Spotify stats to look like a Bruce Springsteen superfan

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A New Jersey gubernatorial candidate has responded to online backlash after he initially posted a fake Spotify Wrapped top songs list.

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N.J. gov candidate accused of fake Springsteen fandom releases real Spotify Wrapped

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New Jersey Governor Candidate Fakes Spotify Wrapped in Most New Jersey Way Possible

Harold Feng/Getty Images A New Jersey politician has been forced to admit that he fudged his Spotify Wrapped in order to make it appear that his most-played songs were all by New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen. Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who is running for governor of New Jersey, posted his Spotify Wrapped on social platform X on Friday, with his top five songs being The Boss’ “Thunder Road,” “Because the Night,” “Glory Days,” “Badlands” and “Th…

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Born to Fib: New Jersey politician posts fake Spotify Wrapped list filled with Bruce Springsteen songs

Getty Image  Apologies to Jon Bon Jovi, Jack Antonoff, and Uproxx cover star Charlie Puth, but Bruce Springsteen is the musician that comes to mind when you think of New Jersey. There’s a clear home-state pride surrounding The Boss when it comes to NJ residents, and one of those residents went above and beyond to signal that. Josh Gottheimer, a congressman who represents New Jersey’s 5th congressional district and who is also running for governo…

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A New Jersey Congressman Got Caught Faking His Springsteen-Heavy Spotify Wrapped, But He Can Explain

He sees himself as "Born To Run" for the post of governor. But his "Glory Days" may be over. The mysterious list was no "Brilliant Disguise".

Han ser sig som ”Born To Run” till guvernörsposten. Men hans ”Glory Days” kan vara över. Den mystiska listan var ingen ”Brilliant Disguise”.

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The politician's strange mold: Faked list

The latest scandal in New Jersey politics is a blip on the radar compared to the corruption of former US Senator Bob Menendez, but it’s a minor scandal nevertheless: Congressman Josh Gottheimer has been forced to admit he faked a social media post of an all-Bruce Springsteen Spotify Wrapped of his top songs. Gottheimer posted the alleged screenshot on Friday (December 6th), appearing to show that his top five tracks were “Thunder Road,” “Because…

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