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Caryn Shinske

Caryn Shinske

PolitiFact New Jersey editor

Caryn Shinske has covered government and politics in three states. She was a reporter and metro editor at two Central New Jersey newspapers prior to joining The Star-Ledger, and also worked at newspapers in Indiana and New York.

cshinske@starledger.com

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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 a State of the State address:
"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • January 19, 2014
Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
stated on December 19, 2013 an Assembly session:
"What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years."
True
By Caryn Shinske • January 12, 2014
Marie Corfield
Marie Corfield
stated on December 30, 2013 a column on BlueJersey.com:
Says New Jersey has "the highest unemployment rate in the region" and "stagnant job growth."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • January 5, 2014
David Rible
David Rible
stated on November 30, 2013 an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program:
"This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • December 29, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 2, 2013 response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy:
"The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced."
Pants on Fire!
By Caryn Shinske • December 22, 2013
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on November 14, 2013 an interview on the John Gambling radio program:
"We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge."
True
By Caryn Shinske • December 8, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 interviews on four Sunday morning news shows:
Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."
True
By Caryn Shinske • November 17, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 2, 2013 a response to a public school teacher:
"In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."
True
By Caryn Shinske • November 10, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 21, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign TV ad:
Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 27, 2013
Milly Silva
Milly Silva
stated on October 7, 2013 a speech to an American Legion in Little Ferry:
"Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 20, 2013
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