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 Rush Holt stated on February 24, 2012 in an e-mail newsletter: "A clear majority of Americans support removing the cost-sharing requirement for prescription contraceptive coverage." Steve Rothman stated on February 13, 2012 in a campaign video posted on YouTube: "They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years." Wayne DeAngelo stated on February 27, 2012 in a Letter to the Editor in The Times of Trenton: "If we keep the minimum wage at the current level, then single-parent families earning the minimum wage at a full-time job will live in poverty in New Jersey." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office." Gary Chiusano stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent "75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. That's right, in 15 years, total state contribution was only $2.1 billion." Michael Doherty stated on February 28, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”: Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years." Cory Booker stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”: "We've seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points." Scott Garrett stated on February 15, 2012 in a radio interview: Says "half the Americans don't pay any income taxes." Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation": "(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says private-sector job growth in 2011 "places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: "New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. " Bill Pascrell stated on February 1, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: Says "sixty-two percent of small businesses over the last five years went under because they couldn't pay their health care bills." New Jersey Senate Democrats stated on January 18, 2012 in a press release: "The governor is trying to take credit for recent actions taken by these companies. The problem is that for all three companies, the decision to move or stay in New Jersey happened before Chris Christie became governor." Stephen Sweeney stated on February 10, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show”: Says "67 percent of marriages now wind up in divorce." Steve Rothman stated on February 8, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "The Republicans just voted last year to end Medicare." Loretta Weinberg stated on February 7, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says a 1915 referendum on women’s right to vote "went down in New Jersey. And it took the Legislature to pass it." John Wisniewski stated on February 7, 2012 in a radio interview: "Many of the top officials at the Port Authority earn more money than the governors of the states that have jurisdiction over them." Joseph Kyrillos stated on February 1, 2012 in a speech at his campaign kickoff: "Senator Menendez said he would spend our money wisely. But our annual national deficit climbed from $250 billion a year to $1.6 trillion on his watch." Chris Christie stated on January 31, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor": "Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America." Barbara Buono stated on January 25, 2012 in a column: Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in a chain email: "This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of ‘not wanting to offend anyone.' BUT … on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad: Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region." One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months. Paul Sarlo stated on January 30, 2012 in opening remarks at a Senate committee hearing: Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to reduce state income taxes "would be the second tax cut for the rich by the governor in two years." Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world." Joe Pennacchio stated on January 30, 2012 in a news release: Says Pennsylvania charges a top income tax rate of 3 percent and Delaware "has no state income tax at all." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 25, 2012 in a video ad posted on YouTube: Says with "Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers" New Jersey had "the most job growth in 11 years." Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2012 in an interview on “Meet the Press”: Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey." Chris Bollwage stated on January 15, 2012 in a speech at the Cuban Club in Elizabeth: "Our jobless rate, our unemployment rate, is the lowest of all of the big cities in New Jersey."
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Rush Holt stated on February 24, 2012 in an e-mail newsletter: "A clear majority of Americans support removing the cost-sharing requirement for prescription contraceptive coverage." Steve Rothman stated on February 13, 2012 in a campaign video posted on YouTube: "They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years." Wayne DeAngelo stated on February 27, 2012 in a Letter to the Editor in The Times of Trenton: "If we keep the minimum wage at the current level, then single-parent families earning the minimum wage at a full-time job will live in poverty in New Jersey." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office." Gary Chiusano stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent "75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. That's right, in 15 years, total state contribution was only $2.1 billion." Michael Doherty stated on February 28, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”: Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years." Cory Booker stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”: "We've seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points." Scott Garrett stated on February 15, 2012 in a radio interview: Says "half the Americans don't pay any income taxes." Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation": "(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says private-sector job growth in 2011 "places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: "New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. " Bill Pascrell stated on February 1, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: Says "sixty-two percent of small businesses over the last five years went under because they couldn't pay their health care bills." New Jersey Senate Democrats stated on January 18, 2012 in a press release: "The governor is trying to take credit for recent actions taken by these companies. The problem is that for all three companies, the decision to move or stay in New Jersey happened before Chris Christie became governor." Stephen Sweeney stated on February 10, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show”: Says "67 percent of marriages now wind up in divorce." Steve Rothman stated on February 8, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "The Republicans just voted last year to end Medicare." Loretta Weinberg stated on February 7, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says a 1915 referendum on women’s right to vote "went down in New Jersey. And it took the Legislature to pass it." John Wisniewski stated on February 7, 2012 in a radio interview: "Many of the top officials at the Port Authority earn more money than the governors of the states that have jurisdiction over them." Joseph Kyrillos stated on February 1, 2012 in a speech at his campaign kickoff: "Senator Menendez said he would spend our money wisely. But our annual national deficit climbed from $250 billion a year to $1.6 trillion on his watch." Chris Christie stated on January 31, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor": "Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America." Barbara Buono stated on January 25, 2012 in a column: Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in a chain email: "This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of ‘not wanting to offend anyone.' BUT … on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad: Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region." One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months. Paul Sarlo stated on January 30, 2012 in opening remarks at a Senate committee hearing: Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to reduce state income taxes "would be the second tax cut for the rich by the governor in two years." Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world." Joe Pennacchio stated on January 30, 2012 in a news release: Says Pennsylvania charges a top income tax rate of 3 percent and Delaware "has no state income tax at all." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 25, 2012 in a video ad posted on YouTube: Says with "Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers" New Jersey had "the most job growth in 11 years." Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2012 in an interview on “Meet the Press”: Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey." Chris Bollwage stated on January 15, 2012 in a speech at the Cuban Club in Elizabeth: "Our jobless rate, our unemployment rate, is the lowest of all of the big cities in New Jersey."
Rush Holt stated on February 24, 2012 in an e-mail newsletter: "A clear majority of Americans support removing the cost-sharing requirement for prescription contraceptive coverage."
Steve Rothman stated on February 13, 2012 in a campaign video posted on YouTube: "They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years."
Wayne DeAngelo stated on February 27, 2012 in a Letter to the Editor in The Times of Trenton: "If we keep the minimum wage at the current level, then single-parent families earning the minimum wage at a full-time job will live in poverty in New Jersey."
Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office."
Gary Chiusano stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent "75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. That's right, in 15 years, total state contribution was only $2.1 billion."
Michael Doherty stated on February 28, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer "pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton" in order to "get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately."
Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”: Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years."
Cory Booker stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”: "We've seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points."
Scott Garrett stated on February 15, 2012 in a radio interview: Says "half the Americans don't pay any income taxes."
Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation": "(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan."
Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says private-sector job growth in 2011 "places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states."
Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: "New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization" of people with developmental disabilities "in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey. "
Bill Pascrell stated on February 1, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: Says "sixty-two percent of small businesses over the last five years went under because they couldn't pay their health care bills."
New Jersey Senate Democrats stated on January 18, 2012 in a press release: "The governor is trying to take credit for recent actions taken by these companies. The problem is that for all three companies, the decision to move or stay in New Jersey happened before Chris Christie became governor."
Stephen Sweeney stated on February 10, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show”: Says "67 percent of marriages now wind up in divorce."
Steve Rothman stated on February 8, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "The Republicans just voted last year to end Medicare."
Loretta Weinberg stated on February 7, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says a 1915 referendum on women’s right to vote "went down in New Jersey. And it took the Legislature to pass it."
John Wisniewski stated on February 7, 2012 in a radio interview: "Many of the top officials at the Port Authority earn more money than the governors of the states that have jurisdiction over them."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on February 1, 2012 in a speech at his campaign kickoff: "Senator Menendez said he would spend our money wisely. But our annual national deficit climbed from $250 billion a year to $1.6 trillion on his watch."
Chris Christie stated on January 31, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor": "Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."
Barbara Buono stated on January 25, 2012 in a column: Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."
Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in a chain email: "This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of ‘not wanting to offend anyone.' BUT … on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House."
Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad: Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region."
One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months.
Paul Sarlo stated on January 30, 2012 in opening remarks at a Senate committee hearing: Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to reduce state income taxes "would be the second tax cut for the rich by the governor in two years."
Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world."
Joe Pennacchio stated on January 30, 2012 in a news release: Says Pennsylvania charges a top income tax rate of 3 percent and Delaware "has no state income tax at all."
Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 25, 2012 in a video ad posted on YouTube: Says with "Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers" New Jersey had "the most job growth in 11 years."
Chris Christie stated on January 22, 2012 in an interview on “Meet the Press”: Says the New York Giants "train in New Jersey, they play in New Jersey and most of their players live in New Jersey."
Chris Bollwage stated on January 15, 2012 in a speech at the Cuban Club in Elizabeth: "Our jobless rate, our unemployment rate, is the lowest of all of the big cities in New Jersey."
