Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Wichert

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New Jersey Sierra Club
New Jersey Sierra Club
stated on September 6, 2011 in 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 in 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
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on September 6, 2011 in 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 in 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 in 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
Kevin O'Toole
Kevin O'Toole
stated on August 21, 2011 in 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
Albert Papp Jr.
Albert Papp Jr.
stated on August 20, 2011 in 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
Gary Schaer
Gary Schaer
stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release:
"Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants."
True
By Bill Wichert • August 21, 2011
Sandra Cunningham
Sandra Cunningham
stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the State Senate floor:
Says a Senate resolution would restore $140 in monthly general assistance payments and prevent people from committing crime.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • August 18, 2011
NJ-CAN
NJ-CAN
stated on August 9, 2011 in a petition:
Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • August 15, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 1, 2011 in a news conference:
Says Democrats cut $35 million from the state budget for Information Technology improvements.
False
By Bill Wichert • August 4, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 24, 2011 in a round table discussion on Meet the Press:
Says more than eight countries lead the United States in the percentage of college graduates.  
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 3, 2011
Joshua Henne
Joshua Henne
stated on July 20, 2011 in a press release from One New Jersey:
Says New Jersey has fewer jobs since Gov. Chris Christie took office.
False
By Bill Wichert • August 1, 2011
Shirley Turner
Shirley Turner
stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 26, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 12, 2011 in a radio ad:
Says the state budget "doubled property tax credits for seniors and middle class New Jerseyans" and had "no tax increases for any New Jersey family for the second year in a row."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • July 24, 2011
Richard Codey
Richard Codey
stated on July 13, 2011 in an interview on Hannity on Fox News:
"Every president has raised the debt ceiling."  
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 21, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor by Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Warren):
Says Planned Parenthood provides about 140 visits for prenatal care in each state.  
False
By Bill Wichert • July 18, 2011
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on July 8, 2011 in a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex):
"Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • July 15, 2011
Steve Oroho
Steve Oroho
stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex):
Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 12, 2011
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on June 23, 2011 in an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM:
Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 10, 2011
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