Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in New Jersey 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 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." 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." Anna Little stated on December 29, 2011 in a message on her campaign website: "Bob Menendez just voted to increase the government's debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt." Chris Christie stated on November 14, 2011 in an interview at Facebook headquarters: Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States." Rodney Frelinghuysen stated on November 4, 2011 in an email newsletter: Says the Treasury Department "says 41 percent of all business income reported on individual returns would be hit by the [millionaires’] surtax" that "would harm small businessmen and women, the very people we are counting on to create new jobs." 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." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 17, 2011 in a political advertisement: "Since Mayor Kennedy O’Brien took office Sayreville has issued 22,081 building permits! Now O’Brien is holding secret meetings with big developers." 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." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 1, 2011 in a political mailer: Says Vince Polistina is "collecting nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension." 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. 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." Valerie Vainieri Huttle stated on September 6, 2011 in at a news conference: Says "160,000 kids stay home every day because they are afraid to go to school because of bullying." Joseph Cryan stated on August 21, 2011 in an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com: Says direct shipment of wine "makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click." Shirley Turner stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime." Steve Oroho stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex): Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history. Stephen Sweeney stated on June 23, 2011 in an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM: Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits. Frank Lautenberg stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "Top Line": "Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries." Chris Christie stated on May 20, 2011 in a speech at Princeton University: Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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 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." 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." Anna Little stated on December 29, 2011 in a message on her campaign website: "Bob Menendez just voted to increase the government's debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt." Chris Christie stated on November 14, 2011 in an interview at Facebook headquarters: Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States." Rodney Frelinghuysen stated on November 4, 2011 in an email newsletter: Says the Treasury Department "says 41 percent of all business income reported on individual returns would be hit by the [millionaires’] surtax" that "would harm small businessmen and women, the very people we are counting on to create new jobs." 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." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 17, 2011 in a political advertisement: "Since Mayor Kennedy O’Brien took office Sayreville has issued 22,081 building permits! Now O’Brien is holding secret meetings with big developers." 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." New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 1, 2011 in a political mailer: Says Vince Polistina is "collecting nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension." 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. 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." Valerie Vainieri Huttle stated on September 6, 2011 in at a news conference: Says "160,000 kids stay home every day because they are afraid to go to school because of bullying." Joseph Cryan stated on August 21, 2011 in an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com: Says direct shipment of wine "makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click." Shirley Turner stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime." Steve Oroho stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex): Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history. Stephen Sweeney stated on June 23, 2011 in an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM: Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits. Frank Lautenberg stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "Top Line": "Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries." Chris Christie stated on May 20, 2011 in a speech at Princeton University: Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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 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."
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."
Anna Little stated on December 29, 2011 in a message on her campaign website: "Bob Menendez just voted to increase the government's debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt."
Chris Christie stated on November 14, 2011 in an interview at Facebook headquarters: Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and "we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States."
Rodney Frelinghuysen stated on November 4, 2011 in an email newsletter: Says the Treasury Department "says 41 percent of all business income reported on individual returns would be hit by the [millionaires’] surtax" that "would harm small businessmen and women, the very people we are counting on to create new jobs."
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."
New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 17, 2011 in a political advertisement: "Since Mayor Kennedy O’Brien took office Sayreville has issued 22,081 building permits! Now O’Brien is holding secret meetings with big developers."
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."
New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 1, 2011 in a political mailer: Says Vince Polistina is "collecting nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension."
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.
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."
Valerie Vainieri Huttle stated on September 6, 2011 in at a news conference: Says "160,000 kids stay home every day because they are afraid to go to school because of bullying."
Joseph Cryan stated on August 21, 2011 in an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com: Says direct shipment of wine "makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click."
Shirley Turner stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime."
Steve Oroho stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex): Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.
Stephen Sweeney stated on June 23, 2011 in an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM: Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.
Frank Lautenberg stated on June 15, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "Top Line": "Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
Chris Christie stated on May 20, 2011 in a speech at Princeton University: Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.