Latest Fact-checksCory Booker Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Bloggers stated on December 25, 2019 in a post on a fake news website: "Cory Booker’s son charged with assault after attack on Santa." Roger Stone stated on September 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: As mayor of Newark, N.J., Cory Booker "stole $600,000 from a city water authority and laundered it through his law firm." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career. Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent." BookerFail stated on August 23, 2013 in a U.S. Senate campaign video ad: Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations." 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." Rush Holt stated on August 5, 2013 in a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad: "We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."
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Bloggers stated on December 25, 2019 in a post on a fake news website: "Cory Booker’s son charged with assault after attack on Santa." Roger Stone stated on September 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: As mayor of Newark, N.J., Cory Booker "stole $600,000 from a city water authority and laundered it through his law firm." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career. Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent." BookerFail stated on August 23, 2013 in a U.S. Senate campaign video ad: Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations." 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." Rush Holt stated on August 5, 2013 in a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad: "We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."
Bloggers stated on December 25, 2019 in a post on a fake news website: "Cory Booker’s son charged with assault after attack on Santa."
Roger Stone stated on September 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: As mayor of Newark, N.J., Cory Booker "stole $600,000 from a city water authority and laundered it through his law firm."
Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.
Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show: "Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."
BookerFail stated on August 23, 2013 in a U.S. Senate campaign video ad: Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations."
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."
Rush Holt stated on August 5, 2013 in a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad: "We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."
