Latest Fact Checks By Erin O'Neill

Jon Runyan claims Affordable Care Act cuts Medicare program by $500 billion

By Erin O'Neill

June 29, 2012

Says there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law]."

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Vincent Prieto claims Chris Christie’s proposed budget is largest spending plan in state history

By Erin O'Neill

June 25, 2012

Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget is "the biggest spending budget in the history of the state of New Jersey. It is the largest in…

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Robert Menendez claims Joe Kyrillos voted to raid pension funds by $2.8 billion

By Erin O'Neill

June 17, 2012

Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of…

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Chris Christie said while he was U.S. Attorney, 10 percent of the state Legislature was jailed

By Erin O'Neill

June 11, 2012

"When I was U.S. Attorney we wound up putting 10 percent of the state Legislature in jail during my seven years."

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Loretta Weinberg claims PolitiFact listed Chris Christie among the top 5 governors who told the most lies

By Erin O'Neill

June 7, 2012

Says PolitiFact "listed Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin as the Governor who told the most lies" and "our own ‘untruthful’ Governor Chris Christie made it…

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Rodney Frelinghuysen says debt rose more than twice as fast as the overall economy in first quarter of 2012

By Erin O'Neill

June 3, 2012

"The U.S. is borrowing approximately $2.52 for every $1 of economic growth so far in 2012."

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Shelley Adler claims Jon Runyan voted to end programs for homeless veterans

By Erin O'Neill

May 24, 2012

Says Jon Runyan voted to "end programs to aid homeless veterans."

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Cory Booker said black people represent more than 60 percent of New Jersey’s prison population

By Erin O'Neill

May 21, 2012

Says New Jersey’s prison system is "61 percent African-American even though our state is just 13 percent black."

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Barack Obama advisers recommend a one-percent fee on all financial transactions, e-mail claims

By Erin O'Neill

May 16, 2012

Says President Barack Obama’s finance team is recommending a "1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution."

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Barbara Buono blasts Chris Christie’s “New Jersey Comeback” with job statistics

By Erin O'Neill

May 13, 2012

Says in March New Jersey was "one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs" and "the state with the highest loss of…

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Chris Christie said New Jersey hasn’t sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 40 years

By Erin O'Neill

May 9, 2012

"We are coming up on our 40th anniversary of electing a Republican to the United States Senate. 1972 was the last time New Jersey sent…

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Loretta Weinberg said House GOP budget would effectively double student loan interest rates

By Erin O'Neill

May 6, 2012

Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans."

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