Suspicious: Chris Christie Presidential Run

On April 21st, 2021, the news website Axios reported that the former governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, was taking a 2024 presidential bid seriously. The article claimed that three different people who knew Chris Christie had confirmed this information. 

Other sources then highlighted this announcement, with some making statements that made it seem like more of a certainty that Christie was mounting a 2024 presidential bid, such as Mediaite, which ran the headline, “Chris Christie Planning to Run for President in 2024,” in a Facebook post. Numerous social media users continued to spread the rumors.