Latest Stories By Bill Wichert

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Chris Christie named keynote speaker at GOP convention

August 14, 2012

With the New Jersey governor getting a primetime slot later this month in Tampa, Fla., here’s a roundup of Christie’s claims about Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.

Chris Christie trots out PolitiFact-tested claims in think tank appearance

July 9, 2012

In an appearance at the Brookings Institution, the governor repeated claims previously tested on the Truth-O-Meter, including statements on tax hikes, job growth and Medicaid spending

Bill Pascrell soundly defeats Steve Rothman in House primary

June 6, 2012

Pascrell beat Rothman by more than 20 points for the Democratic nomination in the 9th Congressional District

Sorting fact from fiction on Election Day

June 5, 2012

PolitiFact New Jersey revisits claims made in races for two House seats and a U.S. Senate seat

PolitiFact New Jersey revisits claims on veterans, missing service members

May 28, 2012

As Americans recognize Memorial Day, we're reviewing related fact-checks put to the Truth-O-Meter

Pro-Christie ad highlights balanced budgets as part of “reform movement”

May 18, 2012

But PolitiFact New Jersey found that balancing the state budget is a requirement under the state constitution

Rep. Bill Pascrell mixes up rulings against Rep. Steve Rothman

May 14, 2012

A news release and an e-mail from Pascrell's campaign labeled one of our rulings as False, when the actual verdict was Mostly False

In Context: Rep. Bill Pascrell discusses health care reform, not tax cuts, on ‘Hardball’

May 14, 2012

Rep. Steve Rothman used a clip of the interview to suggest Pascrell admitted supporting "more tax cuts for the rich"

Obama announces support for gay marriage

May 9, 2012

With the president's announcement, PolitiFact New Jersey revisits fact checks on gay marriage

Republicans, Democrats hope to break with 40 years of election history

May 9, 2012

New Jersey voters haven't sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate or a Democratic woman to the House of Representatives in nearly four decades.

On the campaign trail: PolitiFact New Jersey digs into Pascrell-Rothman battle

March 29, 2012

With their race heating up, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell and Steve Rothman have come before the Truth-O-Meter for claims on the auto bailout, health care reform, small businesses and income tax rates

On third day of Supreme Court hearings, PolitiFact New Jersey revisits health care reform fact-checks

March 28, 2012

Garden State politicians have landed at Mostly False, False and Pants on Fire for claims related to the national health care reform law

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