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Latest Fact-Checks On Chris Christie

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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire:
Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
Half-True
By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 8, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami:
“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 18, 2023 in an interview:
“In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand."
Mostly True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 20, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview:
Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman • September 8, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 6, 2023 in campaign announcement speech:
Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 12, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 2, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":
"Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2021
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention:
Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 20, 2016
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention:
Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ "  
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • July 20, 2016
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa:
Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2016
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network :
"I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor."    
False
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2016
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP undercard debate.:
The Democrats plan "to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent."
False
By Linda Qiu • November 12, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth Republican presidential debate:
Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 11, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:
Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland:
"I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001."
Mostly False
By Nick Reid • August 7, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 7, 2015 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:
On Common Core. 
Full Flop
By Keely Herring • June 24, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address:
"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • January 26, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 in 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
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 2, 2013 in 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
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