U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) wants an increased look at threats to rail safety now that terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead. In a recent television interview, New Jersey's senior senator noted that 4,000 people have died in 1,300 rail attacks since 2004. PolitiFact New Jersey investigated those numbers and found that some key pieces of context are...
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) wants an increased look at threats to rail safety now that terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead.
In a recent television interview, New Jersey's senior senator noted that 4,000 people have died in 1,300 rail attacks since 2004.
PolitiFact New Jersey investigated those numbers and found that some key pieces of context are missing from that statistic.
To read our Truth-O-Meter's rating of Barely True on the senator's statement, go to PolitiFactNJ.com and then join the conversation on NJ.com.
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, speaking at a press conference June 13 at the Trenton Transit Center to oppose a Republican plan to slash rail security funding.More N.J. Truth-O-Meter rulings:
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