Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$
Erin O'Neill

Erin O'Neill

PolitiFact New Jersey Reporter

Erin O'Neill is a reporter for The Star-Ledger.

eoneill@starledger.com

Featured Statements

Latest Fact-Checks By Erin O'Neill

Clear
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
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
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
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
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
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
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 4, 2012 a debate on NJTV:
Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled.
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 7, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 4, 2012 a debate on NJTV:
Says the United States has the "highest corporate tax rate in the world."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • October 5, 2012
Load More

Latest Articles By Erin O'Neill

Load More