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11719.json
0false
Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing on the Mexico border.
immigration
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a radio interview.
7190.json
3true
Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, 86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math.
city-government,education,poverty
don-pridemore
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a news conference
10430.json
2mostly-true
Online voter registration is a more secure way of doing voter registration.
crime,elections,technology
jeff-clemens
state senator
Florida
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing
8861.json
1half-true
Says Alex Sink even supported a tax on homeowners insurance policies.
state-finances
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a campaign website
5111.json
4barely-true
Whats clear is (Romney) likes firing people.
candidates-biography,economy,jobs
jon-huntsman
Utah
republican
5
1
5
4
1
comments to reporters in Concord, N.H.
12440.json
1half-true
Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college.
education,military,public-health
dale-kooyenga
State Representative
Wisconsin
republican
1
1
2
2
0
a constituent newsletter
13440.json
4barely-true
Democrat Stephen Webber voted to allow sex offenders to be within 500 feet of childcare centers and playgrounds, and even voted to allow sex offenders to be coaches.
candidates-biography,children,crime
caleb-rowden
State representative
Missouri
republican
1
0
1
1
0
a YouTube video
1639.json
4barely-true
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the new taxes and mandates of the health care bill.
federal-budget,health-care,taxes
mark-kirk
U.S. Senator
Illinois
republican
2
1
2
0
0
a floor speech in the House
5669.json
2mostly-true
Tim Kaine reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition...
education,state-budget
scott-lingamfelter
State delegate
Virginia
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a news release.
4555.json
3true
Today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United States of America.
financial-regulation,new-hampshire-2012,occupy-wall-street
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an interview with MSNBC
5116.json
5pants-fire
Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel and every other country to zero.
federal-budget,foreign-policy,israel,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a page on the Obama campaign website
5801.json
0false
Says bus riders subsidize the expensive, romanticized Leander-to-Austin train.
corrections-and-updates,transportation
clay-dafoe
none
0
1
0
0
0
a mayoral candidate debate on KXAN-TV
9676.json
1half-true
Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college.
children,education,gays-and-lesbians,marriage
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a speech at Catholic University
10659.json
1half-true
Dallas African-American and Hispanic students pass AP exams at a higher rate than any other place in America.
education
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
his State of the State address
3384.json
3true
We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised.
state-budget
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
his State of the State speech.
10726.json
2mostly-true
In Wisconsin, a second arrest for carrying pot is a felony, but a second or subsequent arrest for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor.
crime,criminal-justice,drugs,guns,legal-issues
edward-flynn
none
1
0
3
2
0
a news conference
10239.json
4barely-true
Keystone XL allows Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else.
energy,gas-prices
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference in Burma
3684.json
0false
Drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf and in parts of Alaska will immediately reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil.
economy,energy
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
an online column
10130.json
3true
A lawyer demanded several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons.
city-government,legal-issues,religion
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
a letter to David Feldman, Houston's city attorney
4779.json
2mostly-true
More than half of the people on food stamps today are children.
federal-budget,poverty
marcia-fudge
Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
1
2
4
0
an MSNBC interview with Al Sharpton
8071.json
3true
Says our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years.
deficit
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech at Knox College in Illinois
8611.json
3true
Just days ago, Irans Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a rabid dog and accusing the United States of war crimes.
foreign-policy,nuclear
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a press release
12866.json
4barely-true
We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because hes a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money.
corrections-and-updates,economy,history,income,job-accomplishments,transparency,wealth
anthony-weiner
New York
democrat
2
1
2
0
0
an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
12417.json
0false
Let me say that I dont think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him.
corrections-and-updates,elections,campaign-advertising
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview on "Meet the Press"
13425.json
5pants-fire
FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network.
candidates-biography,children,congress,criminal-justice,history,human-rights,women
conservative-daily-post
Nevada
organization
0
0
0
0
1
a posting on the Internet
2041.json
3true
Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party.
legal-issues
john-thrasher
Republican Party of Florida Chairman
Florida
republican
2
1
0
0
1
a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida
7374.json
0false
On his definition of takers and makers
federal-budget,medicare,social-security,welfare
paul-ryan
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
republican
19
6
16
14
2
interviews
6499.json
2mostly-true
Thirty percent of [Sheldon Whitehouse campaign] money is coming from special interests.
campaign-finance
barry-hinckley
Rhode Island
republican
0
4
1
2
2
a news conference
2736.json
2mostly-true
Lizbeth Benacquistos supporters would make (abortion) illegal in all cases, including rape, incest, even to save a womans life.
abortion,message-machine,women
kevin-rader
Florida
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a campaign TV ad
8208.json
2mostly-true
We are about halfway to the presidents goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector.
energy,environment
ernest-moniz
U.S. Secretary of Energy
Massachusetts
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a question and answer session at Columbia University
1821.json
1half-true
The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did."
elections,abc-news-week
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
an interview on ABC's 'This Week.'
3962.json
2mostly-true
Says 11 percent of the nations fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving.
public-safety
judith-zaffirini
Texas state senator
Texas
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
remarks on the Senate floor
8945.json
2mostly-true
Most folks wages havent gone up in over a decade.
corporations,economy,income,jobs,workers
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech
3519.json
1half-true
Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didnt dissuade black voters from participating in voting. It hasnt, it doesnt, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, its been helpful.
elections
bill-batchelder
State representative
Ohio
republican
0
1
1
1
3
a news conference
3537.json
1half-true
The ratio of people working for the government and working in manufacturing today is an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960.
economy,federal-budget,history,jobs,labor
steve-moore
none
1
1
1
0
0
a column in the "Wall Street Journal"
7973.json
0false
Says Terry McAuliffe opposes Virginias right-to-work law.
labor,legal-issues,unions
ken-cuccinelli
Attorney General
Virginia
republican
1
10
3
2
1
a radio interview.
5902.json
2mostly-true
Says since 2000, Austins tax burden rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent.
city-budget,city-government,taxes
dominic-chavez
Senior director, external relations, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas
none
0
0
0
1
0
a campaign video
10434.json
3true
The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.
bush-administration,elections
tweets
none
2
3
1
2
3
various social media postings
3799.json
5pants-fire
Says his barehanded catch posted on YouTube is real.
baseball
evan-longoria
Third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
Florida
none
0
0
0
0
1
comments to reporters.
7413.json
0false
Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world.
crime
wayne-lapierre
none
3
1
3
1
0
an op-ed in the Daily Caller
1708.json
4barely-true
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act is the largest-ever investment in higher education.
education,federal-budget
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a press release.
9183.json
2mostly-true
Seventy-two percent of Georgians did not have a chance to finish college.
education
karen-handel
republican
2
0
3
3
1
an email
4446.json
0false
The majority last quarter of Sherrod Browns campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio.
campaign-finance,elections
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
a television interview
10380.json
2mostly-true
Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans for recent economic improvements even though they took control of the Senate only days ago.
congress,economy,elections,job-accomplishments,jobs
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
a tweet
10789.json
2mostly-true
A Penn State University study found that electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes.
children,consumer-safety,drugs,legal-issues,public-health,public-safety,recreation,market-regulation,science
dino-baccari
Founder, White Horse Vapor
Rhode Island
activist
0
0
0
1
0
testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.
8551.json
0false
On (the federal minimum wage of) $7.75, you cant even make half the poverty level.
families,poverty,workers
jim-mcdermott
U.S. Representative
Washington state
democrat
1
1
1
0
0
an interview on MSNBC's "Politics Nation"
11042.json
3true
Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case.
crime,criminal-justice,taxes
ron-paul
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
5
8
8
8
3
an opinion column
12714.json
0false
The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave.
campaign-advertising
paul-manafort
republican
0
2
1
0
1
a press conference
4258.json
1half-true
Says that voter identification laws keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting.
elections
marcia-fudge
Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
1
2
4
0
a news conference on voting rights
7542.json
3true
Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status.
immigration
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
in his book 'Immigration Wars'
4560.json
4barely-true
Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5.
elections,jobs,labor,unions
we-are-ohio
Ohio
none
2
0
0
1
0
a campaign commercial
8627.json
1half-true
Its a good sign for Obamacare that in California, the proportion of kids who are signing up is the proportion of kids in the population.
health-care
ezekiel-emanuel
Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
democrat
1
0
2
0
0
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
7099.json
0false
Wisconsin is the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old at bars and restaurants.
Alcohol,public-health
health-first-wisconsin
Wisconsin
organization
0
1
0
0
0
a news release
2700.json
1half-true
Company may close, all because government essentially says if they dont hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they cant stay open.
economy,government-efficiency,jobs,legal-issues,message-machine,small-business
jeff-brandes
Director of real estate at Tibbetts Holdings LLC, his family's business
Florida
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a campaign video
9650.json
5pants-fire
More than 3,000 homicides were committed by illegal aliens over the past six years.
crime,criminal-justice,immigration
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview with Glenn Beck
9307.json
1half-true
Explosive growth in Medicare is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually.
federal-budget,health-care,medicare
sean-duffy
Member of the U.S. House
Wisconsin
republican
5
1
6
1
2
an interview
7835.json
4barely-true
Two weeks after signing a taxpayer protection pledge, (Charlie Crist) breaks it.
public-health,state-budget,taxes
republican-party-florida
republican
10
6
6
6
4
a Web ad
6166.json
3true
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut millions of dollars for firefighting equipment, including firefighters coats, pants, helmets and boots.
candidates-biography,labor,public-safety,state-budget,unions,workers
mahlon-mitchell
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a news release
4549.json
0false
On how he measures his promise to create 700,000 private-sector jobs in seven years.
jobs
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
an answer to reporters
9963.json
1half-true
Says Rick Scott pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud.
corrections-and-updates,legal-issues
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a campaign commercial
2194.json
4barely-true
Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added.
economy
pete-sessions
U.S. House representative
Texas
republican
1
0
1
0
0
a speech in the U.S. House
13141.json
4barely-true
Brock Turners early release will be a regular occurrence if Prop. 57 passes.
crime,criminal-justice
stop-57-campaign
California
organization
1
0
0
0
0
a campaign press release.
6797.json
2mostly-true
Taxes are lower on families than theyve been probably in the last 50 years.
history,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes"
2705.json
4barely-true
As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megans Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders.
children,criminal-justice,campaign-advertising,voting-record
americans-commonsense-solutions
none
1
0
0
0
0
a radio ad
220.json
3true
"This guy didn't even support Ronald Reagan."
elections
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
9755.json
1half-true
Says Rick Scott is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions despite troubled power plants.
energy,florida
nextgen-climate
organization
0
0
3
0
0
a campaign ad
6423.json
1half-true
Says Mitt Romney paid only 14 percent in taxes probably less than you.
candidates-biography,message-machine-2012,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign ad
13340.json
1half-true
As executive director of the Democratic Party of Virginia there were 300 people on my payroll in 2008.
job-accomplishments
levar-stoney
Richmond mayoral candidate
Virginia
democrat
1
1
1
0
0
a debate.
3159.json
4barely-true
The New START treaty was passed despite significant concerns among some people in the State and Defense Departments.
military,nuclear
bill-janis
lawyer
Virginia
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a floor speech in the House of Delegates.
8076.json
5pants-fire
U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told banks -- in writing -- it may inspect safe deposit boxes without warrant and seize any gold, silver, guns or other valuables it finds inside those boxes!
homeland-security
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
an email
12694.json
1half-true
Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Womens soccer And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading.
health-care,sports,women
drew-brees
Quarterback
Louisiana
none
0
0
1
0
0
as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman
10236.json
5pants-fire
Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall.
candidates-biography,city-government,crime,criminal-justice
mike-martinez
Member, Austin City Council
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
1
1
an interview for a news story
1167.json
2mostly-true
We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up.
military
duncan-hunter
U.S. representative
California
republican
0
1
0
2
0
an interview on MSNBC
10343.json
1half-true
Graduation rates of players at major football colleges are still twenty points below their male campus peers and worsened in the past three years.
education,sports
jim-moran
U. S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
2
1
1
6
1
a Facebook post.
9761.json
5pants-fire
The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson are feral and violent.
city-government,crime,criminal-justice,families,human-rights,urban
tweets
none
2
3
1
2
3
posts on Twitter
11432.json
4barely-true
In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court on holding suspects, a stolen car gets zero points.
children,crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues,transportation,urban
edward-flynn
none
1
0
3
2
0
a forum
237.json
5pants-fire
Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world.
obama-birth-certificate,religion
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
5677.json
3true
To get out of the (teachers) union, you pay 85 percent of $731. Then youre out of the union, but youve got to pay it every year, also required by statute. Thats called a representation fee.
education,unions
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
an appearance at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
2789.json
0false
Were the only system of federalism in the world.
health-care,history,states
pam-bondi
Florida
republican
2
2
0
4
0
an interview with Fox News.
11129.json
2mostly-true
The top one-tenth of 1 percent of Americans own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.
economy,income,retirement,social-security,wealth
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a speech
359.json
0false
"Hillary's main extracurricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent."
candidates-biography
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
13504.json
2mostly-true
Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation.
taxes
dan-patrick
Lieutenant governor-elect
Texas
republican
4
4
3
4
4
a press release
6027.json
1half-true
Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker are not commonly used to measure job creation.
jobs
tom-barrett
Mayor of Milwaukee
Wisconsin
democrat
2
5
8
5
3
a debate
1164.json
5pants-fire
Over the past few months, we've learned that "we just can't count on the media to debunk" lies about health insurance reform.
health-care,pundits
organizing-america
democrat
0
0
2
0
1
a fundraising e-mail
4411.json
3true
The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon.
economy,energy,gas-prices
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library
3400.json
0false
Says students who receive free or reduced lunch are performing just as well as students who do not.
education
thad-altman
State Senator
Florida
republican
0
1
0
0
0
comments while discussing merit pay for teachers
11818.json
0false
I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed as a debate moderator.
candidates-biography,debates
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on CNN
1094.json
1half-true
The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"
economy,stimulus,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
his weekly radio address
8608.json
0false
In Wisconsin, more than 300,000 people have some kind of addictive gambling problem, whether its pathological or what wed categorize as a problem gambler.
gambling
julaine-appling
Executive Director, Wisconsin Family Action
Wisconsin
none
0
2
0
0
0
a radio interview
5814.json
1half-true
Says Mitt Romneys top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obamas top five are technology companies and universities.
campaign-finance
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a Facebook post
10900.json
4barely-true
You dont have to be as smart as a fifth-grader to know what causes the climate is the sun. The sun. I have people tell me, Carbon dioxide warms the Earth. No, it doesnt. The sun warms the Earth.
climate-change,weather
don-zimmerman
Computer systems
Texas
republican
2
0
0
1
0
an Austin City Council briefing
11347.json
2mostly-true
Every general City of Milwaukee employee pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not.
city-budget,city-government,labor,pensions,public-safety,taxes,unions
tom-barrett
Mayor of Milwaukee
Wisconsin
democrat
2
5
8
5
3
a speech
6421.json
0false
We actually made history in 2010. We came the closest in 24 years to defeating Frank Pallone.
elections
anna-little
Immigration Attorney
New Jersey
republican
1
1
0
0
0
an interview on NJToday
9646.json
4barely-true
Says a new report shows the devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians.
health-care,taxes
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
a press release
12744.json
2mostly-true
While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican.
taxes
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland
4407.json
3true
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats in 2011.
bipartisanship
brett-hulsey
democrat
1
3
0
0
0
an opinion column
12574.json
2mostly-true
Despite the rhetoric from Democrat politicians, more people are employed this year than at any point in the history of Wisconsin.
jobs
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a tweet
13311.json
1half-true
There was even a time when (Donald Trump) didnt get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged.
candidates-biography,elections,pop-culture
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the third 2016 presidential debate
10945.json
3true
The top25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of Americas kindergarten teachers combined.
education,income,wealth
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a campaign rally speech
10692.json
4barely-true
Under Barack Obama, the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154.
children,families,government-regulation,health-care
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a tweet