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 “The Rising.”
“No surprises here,” he captioned his post. “Fun fact: My first ever concert was at Meadowlands to see The Boss!”
But the politician was soon called out by NJ.com reporter Matt Arco, who noted how dissimilar Gottheimer’s post was to other Spotify Wrapped posts, particularly the fonts and spacing, suggesting the list was faked.
After being exposed, Gottheimer owned up to fudging his list, although he insists he’s a huge Springsteen fan.
“This would be my Spotify Wrapped if I didn’t share my account with my 12 and 15-year-old kids,” Gottheimer said in a statement to New Jersey Advanced Media. “While it’s Springsteen all day for me — don’t get me wrong, I still love listening to Taylor Swift!”
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