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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Says President Barack Obama failed "to stand up for the bipartisan debt solutions of the Simpson-Bowles Commission."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • September 29, 2011
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on September 16, 2011 an opinion article
Says "as a share of the US economy, the government’s support for research and development (R&D) has fallen by nearly two-thirds since the 1960s."
True
By Erin O'Neill • September 26, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 2, 2011 a press conference at Point Pleasant Beach
"The water quality in the ocean is perfect. It’s been tested up and down every ocean shore in New Jersey."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • September 25, 2011
Raymond Lesniak
Raymond Lesniak
stated on September 9, 2011 an opinion article
Says "New Jersey’s $1 billion horse racing industry … employs 13,000 individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • September 22, 2011
New Jersey Sierra Club
New Jersey Sierra Club
stated on September 6, 2011 a press release
Says New Jersey is "losing 50 football fields of open space to development every day and the more we develop upstream the more flooding we have downstream."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • September 19, 2011
Hetty Rosenstein
Hetty Rosenstein
stated on August 31, 2011 a press release from the Communication Workers of America
"The average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • September 18, 2011
Jersey Central Power & Light
Jersey Central Power & Light
stated on September 7, 2011 an advertisement
Hurricane "Irene was the second-largest storm to hit North America in terms of power outages -- and the first hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey since 1904."  
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • September 16, 2011
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
stated on September 6, 2011 at a news conference
Says "160,000 kids stay home every day because they are afraid to go to school because of bullying."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • September 15, 2011
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on September 2, 2011 interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • September 12, 2011
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on September 6, 2011 a speech in Lower Manhattan
"Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined."
True
By Bill Wichert • September 11, 2011
Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan
stated on September 3, 2011 a mailer posted on bluejersey.com
The deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling will "directly link a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever."
False
By Bill Wichert • September 9, 2011
Tom Kean
Tom Kean
stated on August 30, 2011 a radio interview on WNYC
Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.
True
By Bill Wichert • September 8, 2011
Vincent Barrella
Vincent Barrella
stated on August 22, 2011 a column published on NJ.com
"Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s"
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • September 5, 2011
New Jersey Education Association
New Jersey Education Association
stated on August 30, 2011 NJEA's website
Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation."
True
By Erin O'Neill • September 4, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages
Say New Jersey Reps. Donald Payne and Frank Pallone are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
Pants on Fire!
By Charles Pope • September 1, 2011
Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
stated on August 21, 2011 an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com
Says direct shipment of wine "makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • August 29, 2011
Kevin O'Toole
Kevin O'Toole
stated on August 21, 2011 an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton
"As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft."
False
By Bill Wichert • August 28, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on August 22, 2011 a letter to the state’s acting education commissioner
Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an "at risk" designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student.
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • August 25, 2011
Albert Papp Jr.
Albert Papp Jr.
stated on August 20, 2011 an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
"Last year -- actually, this year in May -- we saw New Jersey Transit fares rise anywhere from 25 percent to 47 percent."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 23, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 10, 2011 a news conference in Belmar
"Since I introduced my budget -- first budget -- in March of 2010, we've created 50,000 new private-sector jobs for the people of this state."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • August 21, 2011
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