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Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Wichert

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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 15, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says New Jersey’s job growth in May represents "25 percent of all the jobs created in the country."
False
By Bill Wichert • June 24, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 14, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 21, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on June 6, 2012 a tweet
"In 2011, NJ economy ranked 47th--at the bottom with Alabama, Mississippi & Wyoming. Under Christie, NJ is falling behind."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • June 19, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on June 6, 2012 an interview on NJToday
Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 14, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 2, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • June 8, 2012
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
stated on June 1, 2012 a newsletter
Says PolitiFact issued a True ruling on Paul Krugman calling "Governor Christie a ‘fiscal phony.’"
False
By Bill Wichert • June 6, 2012
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on May 28, 2012 a column in The New York Times
Says "there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation as a whole and in New York and Connecticut, the obvious points of comparison."
True
By Bill Wichert • May 31, 2012
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 20, 2012 a roundtable discussion on NBC’s “Meet The Press”
Says under President Barack Obama there’s been "the lowest discretionary spending we’ve had in decades in the United States."
False
By Bill Wichert • May 28, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 23, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says Democratic legislators this year "don't want to cut your taxes under any circumstances."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert • May 25, 2012
Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan
stated on May 4, 2012 an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”
Says "as we sit right now, Medicare, if we do nothing, will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it."
False
By Bill Wichert • May 20, 2012
Steve Rothman
Steve Rothman
stated on May 8, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says in regard to providing "more tax cuts for the rich," Bill Pascrell said, "Republicans had great ideas. I liked some of their ideas."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert • May 14, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on May 3, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
"Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • May 11, 2012
Nia Gill
Nia Gill
stated on May 7, 2012 an interview on NJToday
"There has not been a Democratic woman in Congress from New Jersey in almost four decades."
True
By Bill Wichert • May 9, 2012
Anthony Bucco
Anthony Bucco
stated on May 1, 2012 a news release
Says "an unchecked Democratic Majority in Trenton" is responsible for "years of diversions" from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • May 7, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 30, 2012 a chain e-mail
Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • May 4, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on April 30, 2012 a news release
"Wisconsin lost more jobs over the past 12 months than any other state."
True
By Bill Wichert • May 2, 2012
Steve Rothman
Steve Rothman
stated on April 18, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says "Bill Pascrell voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires, and I voted no."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • April 30, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on April 17, 2012 a blog post on his campaign website
"In my years in the State Legislature, I have never voted for a tax increase."
False
By Bill Wichert • April 29, 2012
Raymond Bateman
Raymond Bateman
stated on April 9, 2012 an opinion piece on DailyRecord.com
Says "Cape May, Cumberland, Salem and part of Atlantic counties are all south of the Mason-Dixon line."
False
By Bill Wichert • April 22, 2012
Jennifer Beck
Jennifer Beck
stated on April 11, 2012 an interview on NJToday
"The (ARC Tunnel) project was originally estimated to be $8.7 billion, and New Jersey alone was on the hook for all overruns."
True
By Bill Wichert • April 19, 2012
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