Latest Fact-Checks In New Jersey

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John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on November 27, 2012 an interview on NJToday
Says in January 1992, George H. W. Bush "probably had a 90 percent or even higher approval rating after the first Gulf War."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • December 2, 2012
Raymond Bateman
Raymond Bateman
stated on November 23, 2012 a column
Says that in the 1985 election former Gov. Tom Kean had "the largest winning margin for a gubernatorial candidate in Jersey history."
True
By Erin O'Neill • November 29, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on November 14, 2012 a speech
"For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • November 26, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on November 13, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor
Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be."  
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • November 25, 2012
Paul Levesque
Paul Levesque
stated on October 24, 2012 an interview on NYPost.com
"We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • November 22, 2012
Big Gamble NJ
Big Gamble NJ
stated on November 13, 2012 a website
"In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • November 19, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 30, 2012 an interview on NBC Nightly News
Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • November 18, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on October 26, 2012 an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record"
"Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • November 15, 2012
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on October 24, 2012 an op-ed on the Asbury Park Press' website
"Sixty percent of New Jersey doctors do not accept Medicaid patients."
True
By Bill Wichert • November 14, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on November 4, 2012 a campaign rally
Says under President Barack Obama, the United States has created "five million jobs."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • November 12, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 7, 2012 a press conference
Says "I was the first governor in America to endorse Mitt Romney."
Pants on Fire!
By Caryn Shinske • November 11, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 24, 2012 a campaign event in New Hampshire
Says New Jersey lost private-sector jobs between 2000 and 2009 because Democrats increased taxes, fees, regulations and state spending.
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • October 29, 2012
Tom Kean Jr.
Tom Kean Jr.
stated on October 17, 2012 an interview with reporters at William Paterson University
"New Jersey is the only state in the union that spent less on higher education than it did at the beginning of the decade."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 28, 2012
Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura
stated on September 14, 2012 an interview on MyCentralJersey.com
"There’s 21 congressmen and senators that have been convicted of felonies that still get their retirement, even in jail. They don’t have to wait until they’re 65."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 25, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 15, 2012 an interview on NJToday
Says Chris Christie was "behind" in the polls against Jon Corzine during the 2009 governor's race.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • October 24, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 16, 2012 a town hall meeting in West Milford
"Now remember, property taxes went up 70 percent in the 10 years before I became governor."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • October 22, 2012
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on October 11, 2012 a debate
Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened."
True
By Bill Wichert • October 21, 2012
Shelley Adler
Shelley Adler
stated on October 10, 2012 a campaign event
Says Rep. Jon Runyan "voted to redefine rape."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 18, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 10, 2012 a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM
Says "when I voted against [an increase in the minimum wage], it was in the 80s."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 15, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on October 10, 2012 a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM
Says the U.S. Senate has passed "a budget" over the last three years "called the Budget Control Act."
False
By Bill Wichert • October 14, 2012
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