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Latest Fact-Checks By Caryn Shinske

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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 a State of the State address
"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • January 19, 2014
Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
stated on December 19, 2013 an Assembly session
"What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years."
True
By Caryn Shinske • January 12, 2014
Marie Corfield
Marie Corfield
stated on December 30, 2013 a column on BlueJersey.com
Says New Jersey has "the highest unemployment rate in the region" and "stagnant job growth."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • January 5, 2014
David Rible
David Rible
stated on November 30, 2013 an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program
"This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • December 29, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 2, 2013 response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy
"The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced."
Pants on Fire!
By Caryn Shinske • December 22, 2013
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on November 14, 2013 an interview on the John Gambling radio program
"We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge."
True
By Caryn Shinske • December 8, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 interviews on four Sunday morning news shows
Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."
True
By Caryn Shinske • November 17, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 2, 2013 a response to a public school teacher
"In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."
True
By Caryn Shinske • November 10, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 21, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign TV ad
Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 27, 2013
Milly Silva
Milly Silva
stated on October 7, 2013 a speech to an American Legion in Little Ferry
"Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 20, 2013
Kim Guadagno
Kim Guadagno
stated on October 8, 2013 a speech to supporters in Carlstadt
Chris Christie "has not increased the taxes on anyone."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • October 13, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 an interview on the John Gambling radio show
"Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • October 10, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 an interview on the John Gambling radio program
"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."
True
By Caryn Shinske • September 29, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on August 23, 2013 a speech to students at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus
Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • September 22, 2013
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on September 10, 2013 an e-mailed campaign letter
Newark is "now home to one-third of all commercial and multi-family development."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • September 15, 2013
New Jersey Education Association
New Jersey Education Association
stated on September 3, 2013 a video ad
"Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education."
True
By Caryn Shinske • September 8, 2013
BookerFail
BookerFail
stated on August 23, 2013 a U.S. Senate campaign video ad
Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • September 1, 2013
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 12, 2013 an opinion column on NJ.com
"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."
True
By Caryn Shinske • August 18, 2013
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on August 5, 2013 a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad
"We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."  
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 30, 2013 an article on NJ.com
"In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington."
True
By Caryn Shinske • August 4, 2013
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