In his State of the State address, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie exaggerated some figures and boasted about progress that doesn’t look so impressive when compared with national trends.
Unspinning Christie’s State of the State
Issues: income
Federal Pay Raise
Q: Did Obama grant federal workers a pay raise for next year when Social Security recipients are getting no increase?
A: The president acted to hold down the federal pay raise to 2 percent next year.
Misinforming Voters From The Stump
Bush and Kerry both pepper their standard political speeches with misleading claims.