Claim: "The firefighter and police officer pension system is not headed for bankruptcy, far from it. That's because New Jersey first responders -- fire fighters and police officers -- have never missed making payments to the retirement system."
Fact-check: Official says New Jersey police, fire pension systems "far" from bankruptcy
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Caryn Shinske
Date published: 2011-07-22T00:00:00