Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in New Jersey Focus on the Family stated on June 28, 2022 in ads: Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont. Bloggers stated on November 3, 2021 in a story: “More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.” Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people. Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it." Barbara Buono stated on March 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donell": "Governor Christie, his idea of jumpstarting the economy is to propose a trickle-down income tax cut last year and in his budget address this year, he stated his support for it again." Environment New Jersey stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming: "Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever." Steve Lonegan stated on December 18, 2012 in a news release: "The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state." Robert Singer stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor: "More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students." John Wisniewski stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says in January 1992, George H. W. Bush "probably had a 90 percent or even higher approval rating after the first Gulf War." Frank Lautenberg stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be." Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 15, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Chris Christie was "behind" in the polls against Jon Corzine during the 2009 governor's race. 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!" 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." 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." Upendra Chivukula stated on August 5, 2012 in an interview posted on BlueJersey.com: "One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for guns. Now he has gone too far to the right, saying that you can carry concealed weapons in national parks." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on July 30, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Congressman Jon Runyan does not want to cut taxes for the middle class, but only for millionaires. Scott Garrett stated on July 29, 2012 in an op-ed on NorthJersey.com: "The president’s health care law raids Medicare by more than $500 billion and creates a Medicare rationing board — a group of 15 unelected bureaucrats — to slow the growth of Medicare spending." Robert Menendez stated on June 28, 2012 in an interview on Richard French Live: Says as a result of the national health care reform, "the Congressional Budget Office says we save $250 million over the first 10 years. Over the next 10 years, we save $1.2 trillion in savings in terms of health care." Jon Runyan stated on June 28, 2012 in a press release: Says there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law]." Chris Christie stated on June 14, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no." Joseph Kyrillos stated on June 6, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all." Barbara Buono stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview on The Dom Giordano Show: Says in March New Jersey was "one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs" and "the state with the highest loss of jobs in the nation." Anthony Bucco stated on May 1, 2012 in a news release: Says "an unchecked Democratic Majority in Trenton" is responsible for "years of diversions" from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund. Loretta Weinberg stated on April 30, 2012 in an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans." Chain email stated on April 30, 2012 in a chain e-mail: Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined. Steve Rothman stated on April 18, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says "Bill Pascrell voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires, and I voted no." John Burzichelli stated on March 28, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget." Amy Handlin stated on April 4, 2012 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: Says under the Affordable Care Act, New Jersey’s "new (Medicaid) enrollees won’t qualify for the matching federal funds simply because we added them onto the rolls before 2014."
Focus on the Family stated on June 28, 2022 in ads: Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont. Bloggers stated on November 3, 2021 in a story: “More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.” Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people. Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it." Barbara Buono stated on March 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donell": "Governor Christie, his idea of jumpstarting the economy is to propose a trickle-down income tax cut last year and in his budget address this year, he stated his support for it again." Environment New Jersey stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming: "Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever." Steve Lonegan stated on December 18, 2012 in a news release: "The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state." Robert Singer stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor: "More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students." John Wisniewski stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says in January 1992, George H. W. Bush "probably had a 90 percent or even higher approval rating after the first Gulf War." Frank Lautenberg stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be." Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 15, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Chris Christie was "behind" in the polls against Jon Corzine during the 2009 governor's race. 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!" 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." 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." Upendra Chivukula stated on August 5, 2012 in an interview posted on BlueJersey.com: "One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for guns. Now he has gone too far to the right, saying that you can carry concealed weapons in national parks." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on July 30, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Congressman Jon Runyan does not want to cut taxes for the middle class, but only for millionaires. Scott Garrett stated on July 29, 2012 in an op-ed on NorthJersey.com: "The president’s health care law raids Medicare by more than $500 billion and creates a Medicare rationing board — a group of 15 unelected bureaucrats — to slow the growth of Medicare spending." Robert Menendez stated on June 28, 2012 in an interview on Richard French Live: Says as a result of the national health care reform, "the Congressional Budget Office says we save $250 million over the first 10 years. Over the next 10 years, we save $1.2 trillion in savings in terms of health care." Jon Runyan stated on June 28, 2012 in a press release: Says there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law]." Chris Christie stated on June 14, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no." Joseph Kyrillos stated on June 6, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all." Barbara Buono stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview on The Dom Giordano Show: Says in March New Jersey was "one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs" and "the state with the highest loss of jobs in the nation." Anthony Bucco stated on May 1, 2012 in a news release: Says "an unchecked Democratic Majority in Trenton" is responsible for "years of diversions" from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund. Loretta Weinberg stated on April 30, 2012 in an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans." Chain email stated on April 30, 2012 in a chain e-mail: Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined. Steve Rothman stated on April 18, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says "Bill Pascrell voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires, and I voted no." John Burzichelli stated on March 28, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget." Amy Handlin stated on April 4, 2012 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: Says under the Affordable Care Act, New Jersey’s "new (Medicaid) enrollees won’t qualify for the matching federal funds simply because we added them onto the rolls before 2014."
Focus on the Family stated on June 28, 2022 in ads: Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
Bloggers stated on November 3, 2021 in a story: “More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.”
Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation”
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Chris Christie stated on March 25, 2013 in an answer to a caller on NJ 101.5's "Ask The Governor" program: "The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it."
Barbara Buono stated on March 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donell": "Governor Christie, his idea of jumpstarting the economy is to propose a trickle-down income tax cut last year and in his budget address this year, he stated his support for it again."
Environment New Jersey stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming: "Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
Steve Lonegan stated on December 18, 2012 in a news release: "The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state."
Robert Singer stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor: "More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students."
John Wisniewski stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says in January 1992, George H. W. Bush "probably had a 90 percent or even higher approval rating after the first Gulf War."
Frank Lautenberg stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 15, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Chris Christie was "behind" in the polls against Jon Corzine during the 2009 governor's race.
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!"
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."
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."
Upendra Chivukula stated on August 5, 2012 in an interview posted on BlueJersey.com: "One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for guns. Now he has gone too far to the right, saying that you can carry concealed weapons in national parks."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on July 30, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says Congressman Jon Runyan does not want to cut taxes for the middle class, but only for millionaires.
Scott Garrett stated on July 29, 2012 in an op-ed on NorthJersey.com: "The president’s health care law raids Medicare by more than $500 billion and creates a Medicare rationing board — a group of 15 unelected bureaucrats — to slow the growth of Medicare spending."
Robert Menendez stated on June 28, 2012 in an interview on Richard French Live: Says as a result of the national health care reform, "the Congressional Budget Office says we save $250 million over the first 10 years. Over the next 10 years, we save $1.2 trillion in savings in terms of health care."
Jon Runyan stated on June 28, 2012 in a press release: Says there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law]."
Chris Christie stated on June 14, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: "(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on June 6, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all."
Barbara Buono stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview on The Dom Giordano Show: Says in March New Jersey was "one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs" and "the state with the highest loss of jobs in the nation."
Anthony Bucco stated on May 1, 2012 in a news release: Says "an unchecked Democratic Majority in Trenton" is responsible for "years of diversions" from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund.
Loretta Weinberg stated on April 30, 2012 in an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans."
Chain email stated on April 30, 2012 in a chain e-mail: Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined.
Steve Rothman stated on April 18, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says "Bill Pascrell voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires, and I voted no."
John Burzichelli stated on March 28, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget."
Amy Handlin stated on April 4, 2012 in an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton: Says under the Affordable Care Act, New Jersey’s "new (Medicaid) enrollees won’t qualify for the matching federal funds simply because we added them onto the rolls before 2014."
