Latest Fact Checks By Caryn Shinske

Barbara Buono claims she cut $4.5B in spending while chairing Senate budget panel

By Caryn Shinske

December 20, 2012

"I have the experience as Senate Budget Chair of cutting $4.5 billion in spending -- to close the deficit while protecting education and health care."

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Lou Greenwald says low-paying jobs seeing most growth in New Jersey

By Caryn Shinske

December 16, 2012

"Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector…

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Sen. Robert Singer says more than half those in New Jersey getting minimum wage are in high school

By Caryn Shinske

December 13, 2012

"More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students."

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Frank Lautenberg says New Jersey tourism generates billions in the Garden State

By Caryn Shinske

December 9, 2012

"In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey."

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With Jersey on the itinerary for both events, wrestler Triple H says WrestleMania has surpassed Super Bowl ticket sales

By Caryn Shinske

November 22, 2012

"We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve…

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Caroline Casagrande says every American owes federal government $51,000

By Caryn Shinske

November 15, 2012

"Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check…

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Chris Christie claims again that he was first governor to endorse Mitt Romney for president

By Caryn Shinske

November 11, 2012

Says "I was the first governor in America to endorse Mitt Romney."

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Jesse Ventura says convicted congressmen, senators can still get retirement in jail

By Caryn Shinske

October 25, 2012

"There’s 21 congressmen and senators that have been convicted of felonies that still get their retirement, even in jail. They don’t have to wait until…

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Joe Kyrillos campaign claims Bob Menendez voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times

By Caryn Shinske

September 30, 2012

"Bob Menendez actually voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times!"

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New Jersey leads world in number of scientists, engineers per square mile

By Caryn Shinske

September 6, 2012

"We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world."

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Michael Doherty says evidence is lacking that red-light cameras in New Jersey reduce accidents

By Caryn Shinske

June 28, 2012

"There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at…

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Caroline Casagrande says women have come through recession worse off than men

By Caryn Shinske

June 4, 2012

"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for…

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