Latest Fact Checks By Erin O'Neill

John Burzichelli says Chris Christie is promoting a tax cut plan that only benefits the wealthy

By Erin O'Neill

September 24, 2012

Says "the governor is going around the state talking about [how] we should fund an income tax cut" that benefits higher income earners and not…

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Jon Runyan says if nothing is done to stop $700 billion in cuts from Medicare, some of the program’s accounts will disappear in less than a decade

By Erin O'Neill

September 20, 2012

Says "if we do nothing and continue to let Obamacare siphon off that $700 billion dollars off the top of it, Medicare goes away in…

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Bloggers say Bob Menendez voted for a new 3.8% tax on the sale of homes

By Erin O'Neill

September 17, 2012

"Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%."

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Jon Bramnick claims Barack Obama promised stimulus would push jobless rate below 6 percent

By Erin O'Neill

September 13, 2012

"The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his…

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Cory Booker says views on campaign finance reform highlight disparity between Democrats, Republicans

By Erin O'Neill

September 9, 2012

Says the Republican Party platform says "pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold" while the Democratic Party…

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Barbara Buono says Chris Christie embarked on a tour to demand the state Legislature approve a tax cut that disproportionately benefits the wealthiest people

By Erin O'Neill

September 2, 2012

Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to "demand that New Jersey’s Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit…

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Chris Christie says national health care law puts “bureaucrats between American citizens and doctors

By Erin O'Neill

August 30, 2012

Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor."

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Chris Christie says he balanced a budget with an $11 billion deficit

By Erin O'Neill

August 29, 2012

Says they said "it was impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit" and "we did it."

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Chris Christie says he hasn’t raised taxes in New Jersey

By Erin O'Neill

August 23, 2012

"I haven't raised taxes in the time I've been the governor of New Jersey."

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Lou Greenwald claims New Jersey students represent nearly a third of all college freshmen who attend school out of their home state

By Erin O'Neill

August 16, 2012

Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people,…

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Chris Christie says Mitt Romney isn’t counting on New Jersey to win presidency

By Erin O'Neill

August 15, 2012

Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."

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Upendra Chivukula claims Leonard Lance was “not for guns” in 2008

By Erin O'Neill

August 9, 2012

"One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for…

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