Latest Fact-checks by Bill Wichert Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Chris Christie stated on November 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America." Loretta Weinberg stated on November 21, 2011 in a column on bluejersey.com: "(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke." Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid." John Wisniewski stated on November 21, 2011 in an NJToday interview: "While (Chris Christie) talks about job creation, we don't see jobs being created in this state." Michael Doherty stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party: Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible. John Wisniewski stated on November 7, 2011 in a memo on behalf of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee: "Governor Christie also remains the only Governor since World War II, among both Democrats and Republicans, who failed to have his party win control of at least one legislative body over the course of his term." Carl Lewis stated on October 30, 2011 in a video posted on YouTube: "You’re paying for...(state Sen. Diane Allen’s) health care, and she took yours away." Robert Menendez stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech: "New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt." Joseph Chiusolo stated on October 25, 2011 in a press release: Says "Essex County residents suffer the second highest property taxes in the nation." Jim McGreevey stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "After I had resigned or announced my resignation, I abolished -- I prohibited pay-to-play for people that had county or state contracts." Chris Christie stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview: Says the national heath care reform is "a government takeover of health care." Stephen Sweeney stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook: "New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen." John Driscoll stated on October 6, 2011 in a television ad posted on YouTube: "(Sen. Robert) Gordon cost us money, exempting the Newark sports arena from paying property taxes and sticking us with the bill." Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did." Steve Lonegan stated on October 1, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "Today, the Social Security system is broke." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on September 20, 2011 in a television ad: Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding." Chris Christie stated on October 4, 2011 in a press conference: Says "New Jersey's unemployment is significantly lower than it was when I got here. And we've created 50,000 new private sector jobs in the last 20 months after having lost 117,000 in the year before I got here." John Wisniewski stated on September 26, 2011 in an NJToday interview: Says Gov. Chris Christie has "now come up with a new agenda" for ethics reform in September 2011. Jim Whelan stated on September 15, 2011 in a debate with Assemblyman Vince Polistina: Because of Jim Whelan, "the 1990s are the only decade since the 1920s when the population of Atlantic City actually went up." Chris Christie stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Says President Barack Obama failed "to stand up for the bipartisan debt solutions of the Simpson-Bowles Commission." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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. 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." 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." Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants." 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. 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."
Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category
Chris Christie stated on November 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America." Loretta Weinberg stated on November 21, 2011 in a column on bluejersey.com: "(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke." Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid." John Wisniewski stated on November 21, 2011 in an NJToday interview: "While (Chris Christie) talks about job creation, we don't see jobs being created in this state." Michael Doherty stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party: Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible. John Wisniewski stated on November 7, 2011 in a memo on behalf of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee: "Governor Christie also remains the only Governor since World War II, among both Democrats and Republicans, who failed to have his party win control of at least one legislative body over the course of his term." Carl Lewis stated on October 30, 2011 in a video posted on YouTube: "You’re paying for...(state Sen. Diane Allen’s) health care, and she took yours away." Robert Menendez stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech: "New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt." Joseph Chiusolo stated on October 25, 2011 in a press release: Says "Essex County residents suffer the second highest property taxes in the nation." Jim McGreevey stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "After I had resigned or announced my resignation, I abolished -- I prohibited pay-to-play for people that had county or state contracts." Chris Christie stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview: Says the national heath care reform is "a government takeover of health care." Stephen Sweeney stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook: "New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen." John Driscoll stated on October 6, 2011 in a television ad posted on YouTube: "(Sen. Robert) Gordon cost us money, exempting the Newark sports arena from paying property taxes and sticking us with the bill." Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did." Steve Lonegan stated on October 1, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "Today, the Social Security system is broke." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on September 20, 2011 in a television ad: Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding." Chris Christie stated on October 4, 2011 in a press conference: Says "New Jersey's unemployment is significantly lower than it was when I got here. And we've created 50,000 new private sector jobs in the last 20 months after having lost 117,000 in the year before I got here." John Wisniewski stated on September 26, 2011 in an NJToday interview: Says Gov. Chris Christie has "now come up with a new agenda" for ethics reform in September 2011. Jim Whelan stated on September 15, 2011 in a debate with Assemblyman Vince Polistina: Because of Jim Whelan, "the 1990s are the only decade since the 1920s when the population of Atlantic City actually went up." Chris Christie stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Says President Barack Obama failed "to stand up for the bipartisan debt solutions of the Simpson-Bowles Commission." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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. 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." 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." Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants." 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. 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."
Chris Christie stated on November 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America."
Loretta Weinberg stated on November 21, 2011 in a column on bluejersey.com: "(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke."
Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
John Wisniewski stated on November 21, 2011 in an NJToday interview: "While (Chris Christie) talks about job creation, we don't see jobs being created in this state."
Michael Doherty stated on November 3, 2011 in a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party: Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible.
John Wisniewski stated on November 7, 2011 in a memo on behalf of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee: "Governor Christie also remains the only Governor since World War II, among both Democrats and Republicans, who failed to have his party win control of at least one legislative body over the course of his term."
Carl Lewis stated on October 30, 2011 in a video posted on YouTube: "You’re paying for...(state Sen. Diane Allen’s) health care, and she took yours away."
Robert Menendez stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech: "New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt."
Joseph Chiusolo stated on October 25, 2011 in a press release: Says "Essex County residents suffer the second highest property taxes in the nation."
Jim McGreevey stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "After I had resigned or announced my resignation, I abolished -- I prohibited pay-to-play for people that had county or state contracts."
Chris Christie stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview: Says the national heath care reform is "a government takeover of health care."
Stephen Sweeney stated on September 15, 2011 in a message on Facebook: "New Jersey's poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen."
John Driscoll stated on October 6, 2011 in a television ad posted on YouTube: "(Sen. Robert) Gordon cost us money, exempting the Newark sports arena from paying property taxes and sticking us with the bill."
Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did."
Steve Lonegan stated on October 1, 2011 in an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show: "Today, the Social Security system is broke."
Committee for Our Children's Future stated on September 20, 2011 in a television ad: Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding."
Chris Christie stated on October 4, 2011 in a press conference: Says "New Jersey's unemployment is significantly lower than it was when I got here. And we've created 50,000 new private sector jobs in the last 20 months after having lost 117,000 in the year before I got here."
John Wisniewski stated on September 26, 2011 in an NJToday interview: Says Gov. Chris Christie has "now come up with a new agenda" for ethics reform in September 2011.
Jim Whelan stated on September 15, 2011 in a debate with Assemblyman Vince Polistina: Because of Jim Whelan, "the 1990s are the only decade since the 1920s when the population of Atlantic City actually went up."
Chris Christie stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Says President Barack Obama failed "to stand up for the bipartisan debt solutions of the Simpson-Bowles Commission."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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."
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."
Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants."
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.
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."
