Latest Fact-checks in New Jersey 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 September 25, 2012 in a campaign event in New Hampshire: "The income tax that started at 2 percent under Governor Byrne is now 9 percent." Chris Christie stated on September 24, 2012 in a news conference: Says Ronald Reagan "was behind in the polls in 1980 going into the debate with Jimmy Carter and then turned around 10 days later and won 40 states." Joseph Kyrillos stated on August 29, 2012 in an online news release: "Bob Menendez actually voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times!" Jennifer Beck stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: "We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than we've ever had in our history." Chris Christie stated on September 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president." John Burzichelli stated on September 19, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: Says "the governor is going around the state talking about [how] we should fund an income tax cut" that benefits higher income earners and not lower income earners Rob Andrews stated on September 12, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey: Says the "number-one source" of illegal immigration "is people legally coming to the United States on a tourist visa or a student visa and then disappearing into the population and never being heard from again." Jon Runyan stated on September 17, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey: Says "if we do nothing and continue to let Obamacare siphon off that $700 billion dollars off the top of it, Medicare goes away in less than 10 years -- certain accounts of it -- and it just falls apart at the seams." Menendez Facts stated on September 4, 2012 in a blog: "Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%." Shelley Adler stated on September 12, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Congressman Jon Runyan has a "plan to raise Medicare costs $6,400 a year." Jon Bramnick stated on September 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words." Leonard Lance stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget." Upendra Chivukula stated on August 31, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Republicans "have declared that they’re going to convert the Medicare program into a voucher program." Cory Booker stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview with #waywire: Says the Republican Party platform says "pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold" while the Democratic Party platform says "we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform." Choose: New Jersey stated on July 30, 2012 in an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal: "We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world." Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2012 in an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Says Bruce Springsteen played in 1975 at Seton Hall University in South Orange at Walsh gym. Cory Booker stated on September 4, 2012 in a rally at the Democratic National Convention: "The first (state) budget that came out of our Republican leadership slashed funding to Planned Parenthood...It resulted in the reduction of hours, the elimination of days, elimination of access to women in my city and all over my state." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in an interview on "CBS This Morning": Says Chris Christie was the "first governor in America to endorse" Mitt Romney. Barbara Buono stated on August 27, 2012 in an op-ed in Politico: Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to "demand that New Jersey’s Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in the keynote address at the Republican National Convention: Says the United States has "the world’s greatest health care system." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says "taxes were raised 115 times in the eight years before I became governor" and those increases were part of a "path that led to wealth and jobs and people leaving our state." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says they said "it was impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit" and "we did it." Joseph Kyrillos stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio interview: "We've got the highest corporate tax rate in the world." Chris Christie stated on August 20, 2012 in a news conference: "I haven't raised taxes in the time I've been the governor of New Jersey." John Wisniewski stated on August 21, 2012 in a news release: Says Congressmen Paul Ryan and Todd Akin co-sponsored legislation "to limit federal funding for abortion to victims of ‘forcible rape.’" Chris Christie stated on August 9, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Jon Corzine "gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, 'I will fight to get you a great contract.’" National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says Reps. Rush Holt, Frank Pallone and Bill Pascrell are "willing to jeopardize seniors’ access to coverage by gutting $741 billion from Medicare" to pay for a "big-government healthcare takeover." Lou Greenwald stated on August 9, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey: Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount." Chris Christie stated on August 7, 2012 in a news conference: Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."
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Chris Christie stated on September 25, 2012 in a campaign event in New Hampshire: "The income tax that started at 2 percent under Governor Byrne is now 9 percent." Chris Christie stated on September 24, 2012 in a news conference: Says Ronald Reagan "was behind in the polls in 1980 going into the debate with Jimmy Carter and then turned around 10 days later and won 40 states." Joseph Kyrillos stated on August 29, 2012 in an online news release: "Bob Menendez actually voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times!" Jennifer Beck stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: "We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than we've ever had in our history." Chris Christie stated on September 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president." John Burzichelli stated on September 19, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: Says "the governor is going around the state talking about [how] we should fund an income tax cut" that benefits higher income earners and not lower income earners Rob Andrews stated on September 12, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey: Says the "number-one source" of illegal immigration "is people legally coming to the United States on a tourist visa or a student visa and then disappearing into the population and never being heard from again." Jon Runyan stated on September 17, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey: Says "if we do nothing and continue to let Obamacare siphon off that $700 billion dollars off the top of it, Medicare goes away in less than 10 years -- certain accounts of it -- and it just falls apart at the seams." Menendez Facts stated on September 4, 2012 in a blog: "Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%." Shelley Adler stated on September 12, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Congressman Jon Runyan has a "plan to raise Medicare costs $6,400 a year." Jon Bramnick stated on September 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words." Leonard Lance stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget." Upendra Chivukula stated on August 31, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Republicans "have declared that they’re going to convert the Medicare program into a voucher program." Cory Booker stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview with #waywire: Says the Republican Party platform says "pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold" while the Democratic Party platform says "we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform." Choose: New Jersey stated on July 30, 2012 in an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal: "We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world." Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2012 in an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Says Bruce Springsteen played in 1975 at Seton Hall University in South Orange at Walsh gym. Cory Booker stated on September 4, 2012 in a rally at the Democratic National Convention: "The first (state) budget that came out of our Republican leadership slashed funding to Planned Parenthood...It resulted in the reduction of hours, the elimination of days, elimination of access to women in my city and all over my state." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in an interview on "CBS This Morning": Says Chris Christie was the "first governor in America to endorse" Mitt Romney. Barbara Buono stated on August 27, 2012 in an op-ed in Politico: Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to "demand that New Jersey’s Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in the keynote address at the Republican National Convention: Says the United States has "the world’s greatest health care system." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says "taxes were raised 115 times in the eight years before I became governor" and those increases were part of a "path that led to wealth and jobs and people leaving our state." Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says they said "it was impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit" and "we did it." Joseph Kyrillos stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio interview: "We've got the highest corporate tax rate in the world." Chris Christie stated on August 20, 2012 in a news conference: "I haven't raised taxes in the time I've been the governor of New Jersey." John Wisniewski stated on August 21, 2012 in a news release: Says Congressmen Paul Ryan and Todd Akin co-sponsored legislation "to limit federal funding for abortion to victims of ‘forcible rape.’" Chris Christie stated on August 9, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Jon Corzine "gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, 'I will fight to get you a great contract.’" National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says Reps. Rush Holt, Frank Pallone and Bill Pascrell are "willing to jeopardize seniors’ access to coverage by gutting $741 billion from Medicare" to pay for a "big-government healthcare takeover." Lou Greenwald stated on August 9, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey: Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount." Chris Christie stated on August 7, 2012 in a news conference: Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."
Chris Christie stated on September 25, 2012 in a campaign event in New Hampshire: "The income tax that started at 2 percent under Governor Byrne is now 9 percent."
Chris Christie stated on September 24, 2012 in a news conference: Says Ronald Reagan "was behind in the polls in 1980 going into the debate with Jimmy Carter and then turned around 10 days later and won 40 states."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on August 29, 2012 in an online news release: "Bob Menendez actually voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times!"
Jennifer Beck stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: "We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than we've ever had in our history."
Chris Christie stated on September 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president."
John Burzichelli stated on September 19, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: Says "the governor is going around the state talking about [how] we should fund an income tax cut" that benefits higher income earners and not lower income earners
Rob Andrews stated on September 12, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey: Says the "number-one source" of illegal immigration "is people legally coming to the United States on a tourist visa or a student visa and then disappearing into the population and never being heard from again."
Jon Runyan stated on September 17, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey: Says "if we do nothing and continue to let Obamacare siphon off that $700 billion dollars off the top of it, Medicare goes away in less than 10 years -- certain accounts of it -- and it just falls apart at the seams."
Menendez Facts stated on September 4, 2012 in a blog: "Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%."
Shelley Adler stated on September 12, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Congressman Jon Runyan has a "plan to raise Medicare costs $6,400 a year."
Jon Bramnick stated on September 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words."
Leonard Lance stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget."
Upendra Chivukula stated on August 31, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Republicans "have declared that they’re going to convert the Medicare program into a voucher program."
Cory Booker stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview with #waywire: Says the Republican Party platform says "pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold" while the Democratic Party platform says "we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform."
Choose: New Jersey stated on July 30, 2012 in an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal: "We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world."
Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2012 in an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Says Bruce Springsteen played in 1975 at Seton Hall University in South Orange at Walsh gym.
Cory Booker stated on September 4, 2012 in a rally at the Democratic National Convention: "The first (state) budget that came out of our Republican leadership slashed funding to Planned Parenthood...It resulted in the reduction of hours, the elimination of days, elimination of access to women in my city and all over my state."
Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in an interview on "CBS This Morning": Says Chris Christie was the "first governor in America to endorse" Mitt Romney.
Barbara Buono stated on August 27, 2012 in an op-ed in Politico: Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to "demand that New Jersey’s Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest."
Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says the national health care law puts federal "bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor."
Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in the keynote address at the Republican National Convention: Says the United States has "the world’s greatest health care system."
Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says "taxes were raised 115 times in the eight years before I became governor" and those increases were part of a "path that led to wealth and jobs and people leaving our state."
Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says they said "it was impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit" and "we did it."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio interview: "We've got the highest corporate tax rate in the world."
Chris Christie stated on August 20, 2012 in a news conference: "I haven't raised taxes in the time I've been the governor of New Jersey."
John Wisniewski stated on August 21, 2012 in a news release: Says Congressmen Paul Ryan and Todd Akin co-sponsored legislation "to limit federal funding for abortion to victims of ‘forcible rape.’"
Chris Christie stated on August 9, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Jon Corzine "gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, 'I will fight to get you a great contract.’"
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 14, 2012 in a news release: Says Reps. Rush Holt, Frank Pallone and Bill Pascrell are "willing to jeopardize seniors’ access to coverage by gutting $741 billion from Medicare" to pay for a "big-government healthcare takeover."
Lou Greenwald stated on August 9, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey: Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount."
Chris Christie stated on August 7, 2012 in a news conference: Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."
