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NJ’s lieutenant governor told PBS, AI says he didn’t commit sexual harassment

Source: FlexChar · Published Oct 4, 2026, 6:16 PM

NJ’s lieutenant governor told PBS, AI says he didn’t commit sexual harassment

Well, if AI said it, it must be true. | Bloomberg via Getty Images New Jersey's lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell was forced to resign on September 25th after an investigation found he had sexually harassed a staffer and repeatedly violated ethics rules.

The now-former Lt. governor has been making the media rounds trying to clear his name. But he took a particularly odd tactic during an interview on NJ PBS . Caldwell claims he's being unfairly targeted, and multiple AI agents back that up.

He told host Rob Nelson that he "AIed" the report on the investigation "from multiple AI platforms." "I put it through AI," he said, "and it said 59 times, it [sic] said, 'What would your findings be?' There was no insta … Read the full story at The Verge.

In Digital, FlexChar puts this story at the center of the day: Well, if AI said it, it must be true. | Bloomberg via Getty Images New Jersey's lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell was forced to resign on September 25th after an investigation found he had sexually harassed a staffer and repeatedly violated ethics rules. FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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