Java Null-pointer-safe accessor

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Java “?” Operator for checking null - What is it? (Not Ternary!)

I just read this article, which claims that:

Take the latest version of Java, which tries to make null-pointer checking easier by offering shorthand syntax for the endless pointer testing. Just adding a question mark to each method invocation automatically includes a test for null pointers, replacing a rat's nest of if-then statements, such as:

public String getPostcode(Person person) {
    String ans = null;
    if (person != null) {
        Name nm= person.getName();
        if (nm!= null) {
            ans= nm.getPostcode();
        }
    }
    return ans
}

With this:

public String getFirstName(Person person) {
    return person?.getName()?.getGivenName();
}

Aside from the fact that those pieces of code actually do different things¹, is this the case, or it it an outright fabrication? I can't find any mention of that operator elsewhere...

_{¹ unless the person in question frequently got lost, remedied only by making their given name their postcode}