Claim: Because of Jim Whelan, "the 1990s are the only decade since the 1920s when the population of Atlantic City actually went up."
Fact-check: Former Atlantic City Mayor Jim Whelan says his record includes the first decade of population growth since the 1920s
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Bill Wichert
Date published: 2011-09-30T00:00:00