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PolitiFact New Jersey Reporter

Bill Wichert is a PolitiFact New Jersey reporter for the Star-Ledger.

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Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address:

"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."

By Bill Wichert • January 26, 2014
Steve Lonegan
stated on August 15, 2013 in a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”:

Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."

By Bill Wichert • August 25, 2013
Rush Holt
stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad:

"Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years."

By Bill Wichert • July 28, 2013
Sheila Oliver
stated on July 11, 2013 in an interview on NJToday:

"Most of the U.S. Senate is comprised of multimillionaires."

By Bill Wichert • July 25, 2013
John Wisniewski
stated on February 2, 2013 in a campaign rally:

"We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut."

By Bill Wichert • February 14, 2013
Cory Booker
stated on February 1, 2013 in a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”:

Says "right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined."

By Bill Wichert • February 10, 2013
Barbara Buono
stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York:

Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits."

By Bill Wichert • February 7, 2013
Chris Christie
stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”:

Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote."

By Bill Wichert • February 6, 2013
Chris Christie
stated on January 22, 2013 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”:

Says "on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later."

By Bill Wichert • February 3, 2013
Rodney Frelinghuysen
stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech on the House floor:

Says "the area damaged by Hurricane Sandy represents roughly 10 percent of our nation's economy."

By Bill Wichert • January 31, 2013

Fact-checking Chris Christie on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'

By Bill Wichert • February 6, 2013
Obama praised, criticized in fact-checks on the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Wichert • January 21, 2013
Happy New Year! PolitiFact New Jersey looks back on 2012 fact-checks, and ahead to the politics of 2013

By Bill Wichert • January 1, 2013
Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence

By Becky Bowers • December 20, 2012
Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence

By Becky Bowers • December 19, 2012
Menendez defeats Kyrillos for U.S. Senate, House incumbents sail to victory

By Bill Wichert • November 7, 2012
PolitiFact New Jersey’s Guide to Voting on Election Day

By Bill Wichert • November 6, 2012
In Context: “Government’s the only thing that we all belong to”

By Bill Wichert • October 10, 2012
Ad Watch: A look at Obama's attacks on Romney's tax and Medicare stances

By Warren Fiske • September 17, 2012
Democrats on offensive before President Obama’s convention speech

By Janel Davis • September 6, 2012