Latest Fact Checks By Bill Wichert

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Sen. Michael Doherty claims Planned Parenthood only provides 140 visits for prenatal care in each state

By Bill Wichert
July 18, 2011
Says Planned Parenthood provides about 140 visits for prenatal care in each state.  
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New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver says studies show right-to-work laws don’t spur job growth

By Bill Wichert
July 15, 2011
"Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth."
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Sen. Steve Oroho claims Democratic tax hikes are to blame for private-sector job losses in New Jersey over the last decade

By Bill Wichert
July 12, 2011
Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.
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Senate President Stephen Sweeney claims average workers in New Jersey won’t see payments rise until third year of new health benefits reform

By Bill Wichert
July 10, 2011
Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.
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Assemblyman Herb Conaway Jr. claims Gov. Chris Christie has repeatedly cut funding for AIDS patients

By Bill Wichert
July 8, 2011
"This governor has cut funding repeatedly for people who have AIDS, who need drugs to save their life."
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Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey is second in the nation for Medicaid spending

By Bill Wichert
July 5, 2011
"Only the State of New York spends more money on Medicaid than the State of New Jersey."
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New Jersey Democrats say Gov. Chris Christie owes the state money for “extra Gorgonzola cheese.”

By Bill Wichert
July 3, 2011
Gov. Chris Christie owes the state money "for amenities like extra Gorgonzola cheese for his staff on these trips."
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U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg claims rail targets have come under attack about 1,300 times since 2004, killing 4,000 people

By Bill Wichert
June 28, 2011
"Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
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Sen. Loretta Weinberg claims New Jersey Network is the only station covering New Jersey government

By Bill Wichert
June 24, 2011
"(New Jersey Network) is the only news station which covers New Jersey government."
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Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno says foreign trade offices in Shanghai and London boosted exports by 18 percent

By Bill Wichert
June 23, 2011
After not having any foreign trade offices overseas for the past decade, New Jersey opened offices in Shanghai and London in the past six months,…
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Diane Allen blames Greenhouse Gas Initiative for Ocean Spray’s pending departure from Bordentown

By Bill Wichert
June 20, 2011
Says Ocean Spray is moving its Bordentown processing facility to Pennsylvania largely because of costs associated with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Gov. Chris Christie blames Democratic tax, fee hikes for $70 billion in wealth leaving New Jersey

By Bill Wichert
June 17, 2011
Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and…
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