Prison-building figure is right, but 'explosion' began earlier
From the financial fate of the national Social Security system to crime in Newark, PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at eight of the more than 20 claims made by Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan.
First Rep. Charlie Rangel, and now Newark Mayor Cory Booker, have gone on national television recently and vastly overestimated the number of Americans killed by gun violence.
New Jersey's senior senator announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term in 2014
PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at fact-checks on claims related to gun laws and violence
Cory Booker has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that marks a first step toward his running for Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat in 2014.
