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9155.json
1half-true
More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their familys plan.
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a public address
6071.json
1half-true
As governor of Massachusetts, Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent.
economy,history,jobs,message-machine-2012,states
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign ad
5853.json
4barely-true
Says Rep. Paul Ryans budget proposal would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans.
education,federal-budget
loretta-weinberg
State Senator
democrat
1
2
0
1
0
an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com
3464.json
0false
On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.
foreign-policy,legal-issues,military
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview with the "Boston Globe"
8789.json
0false
In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony.
civil-rights
vladimir-putin
President of Russia
none
0
1
1
0
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
6791.json
2mostly-true
Theres at least 7,500 addicted gamblers in Rhode Island, at least, it could be as high as 22,000.
gambling
eugene-mckenna
President, Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
0
0
1
0
a forum on casino gambling
5972.json
4barely-true
Says U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher breaks earmark pledge.
congress,federal-budget
tennessee-democratic-party
Tennessee
democrat
1
1
0
2
0
a blog post on the party’s web site on April 25, 2012
10005.json
2mostly-true
Says female genital mutilation is a central African problem, not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested.
human-rights,islam,religion
reza-aslan
Author, professor
California
none
0
0
0
1
0
an interview on "CNN Tonight"
5586.json
2mostly-true
Because of the new health care law, Americans no longer will see their coverage dropped or capped when illness strikes.
health-care,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an Obama campaign film
3965.json
4barely-true
Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and thats basically a clear indication the governors counselors are probably right -- that we are still not out of the woods yet.
economy,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
chris-widener
State senator
Ohio
republican
1
0
0
0
0
remarks to reporters
4673.json
5pants-fire
Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but zero on job creation.
abortion,congressional-rules,economy,families,gays-and-lesbians,government-efficiency,guns,labor,occupy-wall-street,religion,workers
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
an Internet post
4703.json
2mostly-true
1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts).
deficit,jobs,message-machine-2012,military
randy-forbes
Representative
Virginia
republican
1
0
4
3
0
a web ad.
12992.json
1half-true
The Clinton Foundation took steps that went above and beyond all legal requirements and, indeed, all standard requirements followed by every other charitable organization.
ethics,transparency
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview on CNN.
12905.json
1half-true
Says Hillary Clinton once wanted a wall on the Mexican border.
immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign speech
1334.json
1half-true
Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."
economy,foreign-policy
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a widely circulated e-mail
1221.json
4barely-true
"Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who cant afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."
health-care,legal-issues,taxes
patients-first
Washington, D.C.
none
1
0
0
0
0
a news release
8775.json
2mostly-true
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was a step forward for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagans defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
bush-administration,foreign-policy,history,homeland-security,iraq,military
robert-gates
Secretary of Defense
none
0
0
1
2
0
an interview with NPR
11520.json
0false
Says his tax plan wouldnt leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole.
federal-budget,taxes
ben-carson
republican
7
12
3
2
4
the third GOP primary debate.
9725.json
4barely-true
The presidents come out with rules that say, No new coal-fired power plants.
energy,government-regulation
shelley-moore-capito
U.S. House of Representative
West Virginia
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a campaign ad
6201.json
0false
If the U.S. didnt borrow $1.2 trillion every year to fund government operations, that money would be available for entrepreneurs and business people to put to work creating jobs and building and expanding their businesses.
deficit,economy,federal-budget,jobs
mark-neumann
Developer and homebuilder
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
2
1
an interview
7716.json
2mostly-true
Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because there was a recent survey of the top airports in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25.
federal-budget,transportation
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference
420.json
0false
"I actually started criticizing the war in Iraq before (Obama) did."
iraq
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
Eugene, Ore.
4361.json
3true
The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employees in the United States government.
health-care
steve-southerland
U.S. Representative, Florida District 2
Florida
republican
1
2
1
1
0
comments to Tallahassee residents
8048.json
2mostly-true
Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade.
crime
bill-foster
Mayor, St. Petersburg
Florida
republican
1
0
2
2
0
a campaign brochure
7854.json
4barely-true
U.S. Rep. John Barrows plan puts the IRS in charge of your health care.
health-care
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a billboard
123.json
4barely-true
In 2006, Arizona had four ballot issues that were "very tough on illegal immigration... Forty-seven percent of the Hispanics in Arizona voted for them."
immigration
tom-tancredo
U.S. representative
Colorado
republican
2
4
1
1
0
3592.json
2mostly-true
For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply.
environment
online-petition
Rhode Island
none
0
0
0
1
0
an online petition
11379.json
2mostly-true
Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024.
guns,terrorism
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
a Facebook post
7892.json
2mostly-true
Its expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States.
civil-rights,legal-issues,terrorism
mike-rogers
national security commentator for CNN
Michigan
republican
1
1
1
2
1
an interview on ABC’s "This Week"
707.json
5pants-fire
"The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned."
candidates-biography
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
5374.json
1half-true
Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.
economy,jobs
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a news release
13259.json
2mostly-true
Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries.
marijuana,welfare
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a TV ad
1993.json
3true
"Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country.
elections
mary-n
independent
0
0
0
0
0
a television interview
3666.json
0false
On whether the federal debt limit should be raised
federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview with George Stephanopoulos
4608.json
1half-true
When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, the percentage uninsured went down. Under his successor, Rick Perry, its gone up.
children,health-care,new-hampshire-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.
11023.json
0false
Says his book,The Art of the Deal,is the No. 1 selling business book of all time.
candidates-biography,job-accomplishments
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
remarks on CNN.
2096.json
1half-true
Democrats in the 1930s wanted President Franklin Roosevelt to be more conservative.
history,pundits,abc-news-week
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week
12853.json
3true
Says Danny Tarkanian wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a womans right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest.
abortion
jacky-rosen
Nevada
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a press release.
12670.json
5pants-fire
Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police is markedly absent from President Barack Obamas public remarks.
criminal-justice
william-johnson
organization
0
0
0
0
1
an interview on Fox News
1508.json
1half-true
"Florida leads the nation in elected officials charged with crimes."
crime
dan-gelber
Florida
democrat
2
2
1
3
0
his campaign blog
12957.json
5pants-fire
Says Donald Trumps Make America Great Again caps are made in China.
candidates-biography,china,economy
celia-israel
Realtor; Texas House member, District 50
Texas
democrat
0
0
1
0
1
a press conference by Austin Democrats
5232.json
3true
Sherrod Brown has voted with Barack Obama 95 percent of the time.
voting-record
ohio-republican-party
Ohio
republican
2
2
2
1
0
an interview with The Plain Dealer
13240.json
0false
Says Sidney Blumenthal wrote that the Benghazi attack was almost certainly preventable. Clinton was in charge of the State Department, and it failed to protect U.S. personnel and an American consulate in Libya.
foreign-policy,terrorism
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
8983.json
2mostly-true
Gun marketplaces on Facebook mean ANYONE can broker a deal on a gun online, meet the seller in a parking lot somewhere, and walk away with a weapon.
guns
moms-demand-action-gun-sense-america
advocacy group
Indiana
none
1
0
0
1
0
a news release
241.json
4barely-true
"I saw my father march with Martin Luther King."
candidates-biography
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
College Station, Texas
4334.json
2mostly-true
Over the last four years, 53 percent of black wealth has just disappeared.
diversity,economy,pundits,abc-news-week
donna-brazile
Political commentator
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
1
4
7
0
a comment on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour'
11968.json
2mostly-true
Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world.
climate-change,transportation
sierra-club
none
2
1
0
1
0
a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners
10705.json
1half-true
Debt doubled under Bush and now its tripling under Barack Obamas watch.
debt
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
a speech announcing his presidential campaign
5626.json
1half-true
Since Florida passed the stand your ground law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.
crime,criminal-justice,guns
christopher-l-smith
State Senator
Florida
democrat
0
0
2
1
0
a press release
1547.json
3true
Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that theyre going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years.
federal-budget
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a speech
10013.json
2mostly-true
Republican House candidateMarilinda Garcia even opposes closing the loophole that allows dangerous criminals to get a gun without a background check.
guns
americans-responsible-solutions
none
1
0
1
2
0
an ad
4493.json
0false
Were bankrupt.
economy,federal-budget
gary-johnson
Presidential candidate
New Mexico
libertarian
3
2
5
6
0
a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla.
12226.json
4barely-true
The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton.
elections,polls
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a campaign speech
7865.json
1half-true
Says Americans invented Pong, Space Invaders and the iPhone.
economy,families,patriotism,science
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
the commencement address at Hillsdale College
12359.json
0false
Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm at a Wisconsin VA facility and nothing was done.
drugs,public-health,veterans
freedom-partners-action-fund
organization
1
1
1
0
0
a TV ad
5850.json
0false
Says she is saving ratepayers $6 million/year.
city-budget,city-government,water
amanda-fritz
Portland city commissioner
democrat
1
1
0
2
0
campaign material
4906.json
0false
Says recall organizers started their website last November and began work on their effort before he even took office.
elections,job-accomplishments
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a TV interview
12182.json
1half-true
The rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent.
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a Medium post
13479.json
2mostly-true
Since the salary for state lawmakers was raised to $79,500, that purchasing power has now been reduced to $53,000.
economy
carl-heastie
Assembly Speaker
New York
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
an article from WBFO
10769.json
3true
Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
public-safety,transportation
billboard-spaghetti-junction
Georgia
organization
0
1
0
0
0
state DOT road signs
4473.json
3true
Says that in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date.
environment
michael-skindell
State senator
Ohio
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a news conference
11769.json
2mostly-true
SaysBernie Sanders voted for what we call the Charleston Loophole.
guns
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the South Carolina Democratic debate
13261.json
5pants-fire
We dont have any chess grandmasters in the United States.
sports
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a rally in Ambridge, Pa.
1137.json
2mostly-true
Obama's plan for health care reform ends exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays.
health-care
david-axelrod
democrat
2
1
6
7
0
a chain e-mail
10470.json
2mostly-true
The No. 1 cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents.
children,public-health,public-safety
nationwide
Ohio
none
0
0
0
1
0
an ad during the Super Bowl
2291.json
1half-true
(Jeff) Atwaters bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC.
candidates-biography,financial-regulation,housing,message-machine
loranne-ausley
Florida
democrat
0
1
1
0
0
a web ad.
1413.json
0false
"As long as I have served . . . This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators."
bipartisanship,government-efficiency
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a fundraiser in Florida
1443.json
3true
The State of Texas does not even use the E-Verify system to determine if someone is legally in our country when they apply for a job.
immigration
kay-bailey-hutchison
U.S. Senator
Texas
republican
2
4
4
3
0
a debate.
9920.json
2mostly-true
57% of the jobs created in Austin from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage.
city-budget,city-government,poverty
steve-adler
Mayor of Austin
Texas
democrat
1
1
1
2
1
a campaign web page
1745.json
3true
Says Texas General Land Office has earned the school children of Texas $451,932.89 on wind leases that haven't produced a watt of energy."
children,education,energy,state-budget
jerry-patterson
state land commissioner
Texas
republican
1
1
1
3
0
a newspaper column
838.json
1half-true
"We are within the margin of error."
elections
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a TV interview
7369.json
1half-true
State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.
education,state-budget
empowered-georgia
Georgia
none
0
0
1
0
0
a chart
12674.json
1half-true
Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black.
economy,state-budget,state-finances,stimulus,taxes
mike-turzai
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an op-ed for PennLive
13212.json
2mostly-true
Says Hillary Clinton promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didnt they come, but they lost so many jobs.
candidates-biography,jobs
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign event in Fla.
3964.json
3true
A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels.
crime,drugs,homeland-security
michael-cutler
newsmaker
0
0
0
0
0
an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV
765.json
4barely-true
Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program."
health-care
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
St. Louis
9219.json
1half-true
Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!
city-government,crime
broward-county-police-benevolent-association
Florida
none
0
0
1
0
0
a billboard
11020.json
0false
50 percentof murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens.
crime,immigration
gavin-mcinnes
none
0
1
0
0
1
a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show"
6920.json
1half-true
Paul Ryan cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for.
federal-budget,foreign-policy
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
11756.json
0false
Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, there look like very few women. Very few children.
foreign-policy,immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the South Carolina presidential debate
9817.json
1half-true
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crists appointments of key state judges.
campaign-finance,ethics
republican-party-florida
republican
10
6
6
6
4
a TV ad
2752.json
0false
Senator Robert Hurt voted for a bill thats raised your electric rates seven times.
energy
tom-perriello
lawyer
Virginia
democrat
0
2
1
0
0
a TV ad
4005.json
4barely-true
Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries.
terrorism,transportation
frank-lautenberg
U.S. Senator
New Jersey
democrat
2
0
2
1
0
an interview on ABC's "Top Line"
12780.json
1half-true
Says Donald Trump said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose.
abortion
barbara-boxer
U.S. Senator
California
democrat
2
0
3
4
1
remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
965.json
1half-true
Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the stimulus bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money including AIG to hand out huge bonuses.
economy
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
a fundraising e-mail.
4075.json
0false
Says legislative debate of airport pat-down procedures initiated federal changes in security procedures.
homeland-security,transportation
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a press release
13036.json
0false
Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
foreign-policy,religion,terrorism
sean-duffy
Member of the U.S. House
Wisconsin
republican
5
1
6
1
2
an interview
2732.json
3true
Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet.
candidates-biography,iraq,job-accomplishments,message-machine,military,public-service,veterans
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
a campaign ad
6260.json
0false
If you make more than $250,000 a year you only really take home about $125,000.
pundits,taxes
steve-doocy
Co-host of Fox New Channel's "Fox and Friends"
New York
journalist
0
2
0
0
1
a discussion on "Fox & Friends"
12484.json
2mostly-true
Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should encourage Japan to get nuclear weapons.
foreign-policy,nuclear
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a foreign policy speech
11039.json
4barely-true
We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth.
poverty
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an interview on CNN
6803.json
0false
The Doherty Campaign, unlike the Cicilline Campaign, is funded mostly by individual donors -- not the big PACs that Cicilline relies on.
campaign-finance,campaign-advertising
brendan-doherty
Rhode Island
republican
1
2
1
1
0
a news release
11149.json
2mostly-true
Since parole abolition, Virginias crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and thats the second lowest in the country.
crime,criminal-justice
mark-obenshain
State senator
Virginia
republican
1
0
1
2
0
a radio interview
2007.json
4barely-true
"When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats.
message-machine,voting-record
doug-macginnitie
Sandy Springs City Councilman
Georgia
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a campaign commercial
789.json
1half-true
"I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit."
health-care
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
12513.json
2mostly-true
Says Hillary Clinton plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country.
families,foreign-policy,homeland-security,human-rights,immigration,terrorism
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech
3451.json
1half-true
If you look at the jobs lost in the private sector as opposed to the job gains in the public sector, its out of whack. The governments growing and the private economys shrinking.
economy,government-efficiency,jobs
steve-latourette
Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 11th District
Ohio
republican
0
0
3
1
0
a newspaper interview
10730.json
0false
The president and vice president cant be from the same state.
elections,legal-issues
lawrence-odonnell
none
2
2
0
3
0
a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell"
10387.json
5pants-fire
There are actual cities like Birmingham, England, that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply dont go in.
religion
steven-emerson
Executive director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism
Washington, D.C.
none
0
0
0
0
1
an interview on Fox News
7097.json
1half-true
Says 40 years ago, the U.S. placed Texas under Voting Rights Act for failing to print ballots in Spanish.
civil-rights,elections
terral-smith
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman