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2204.json
3true
Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors.
economy,federal-budget
george-voinovich
Former U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a speech in the U.S. Senate
1520.json
4barely-true
"I left the city with $43 million in the bank."
job-accomplishments
maurice-ferre
Former mayor of Miami
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
0
0
An interview with Newsmax
12296.json
4barely-true
Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, which you understand means that you cant do any research about it.
drugs,government-regulation,marijuana,market-regulation,science
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a "Good Morning America" town hall
8316.json
4barely-true
Ive been reducing the number of Democratic Texas Senate committee chairs since I came in as lieutenant governor.
bipartisanship,candidates-biography
david-dewhurst
Lieutenant governor
Texas
republican
8
8
10
5
5
a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum
5884.json
0false
The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me.
economy,history,jobs
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Albany, N.Y.
12155.json
3true
The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long.the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long.
market-regulation
catherine-hanaway
Candidate for governor of Missouri
Missouri
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a debate
5509.json
3true
Says he cut taxes by more than $600 million when he wasgovernor.
job-accomplishments,state-budget,taxes
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
an op-ed
3065.json
1half-true
The health care reform law offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases.
health-care,taxes
eric-cantor
House Majority Leader
Virginia
republican
9
6
4
4
4
a statement.
2320.json
4barely-true
Dan Webster supports privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security.
social-security
debbie-wasserman-schultz
U.S. Representative, Florida District 23
Florida
democrat
7
9
8
15
3
an interview on CNN
1021.json
1half-true
"The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan."
afghanistan,military,religion
pray-jesus-name-project
none
0
0
1
0
0
an advertisement
12953.json
3true
Says Marco Rubio voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act.
voting-record
patrick-murphy
Florida
democrat
2
1
4
5
0
a post on his campaign website
4296.json
0false
Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial drivers licenses even if theyre just crossing a single public road.
agriculture,public-safety,transportation
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a speech.
7253.json
0false
In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent.
elections,legal-issues,states
club-growth
none
4
5
4
2
0
a newsletter
2670.json
2mostly-true
Says John Loughlin voted to let people accused of domestic violence keep their guns.
criminal-justice,guns,voting-record
david-cicilline
mayor of Providence
Rhode Island
democrat
7
4
5
4
1
a campaign radio advertisement
10628.json
2mostly-true
The state of Florida has seen double-digit drops in alcohol use among teens.
Alcohol,children
susan-pitman
Florida Coalition Alliance board member
Florida
none
0
0
0
1
0
a state Senate committee hearing
130.json
0false
Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."
military
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
an e-mail message circulated by many people.
3493.json
1half-true
Since Corey Stewart became chairman in November 2006, unemployment is up 150% and average home price sales are down $150,000.
economy,housing,jobs
babur-lateef
eye surgeon
Virginia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a YouTube video.
6417.json
5pants-fire
Under Obamas plan (for welfare), you wouldnt have to work and wouldnt have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check.
message-machine-2012,welfare
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign ad
9515.json
0false
On a balanced budget amendment.
federal-budget
mark-warner
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
3
1
6
3
0
a TV interview.
13078.json
0false
McGinty previously told a local community newspaper in her native Philadelphia that she has found an alarming undercurrent of misinformed people in the T part of the state outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
population
pat-toomey
Candidate for U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
republican
3
2
2
1
0
In a press release
11123.json
4barely-true
The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office.
economy,jobs
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show"
6419.json
3true
Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.
abortion,message-machine-2012,sexuality,women
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign ad
2524.json
1half-true
Said that his batting average with Congress is higher than every other president since Dwight D. Eisenhower except Lyndon Johnson.
job-accomplishments
jimmy-carter
Georgia
democrat
3
0
2
2
0
Former President Jimmy Carter, Sept. 20, during an NBC interview about his latest book
8430.json
5pants-fire
The goal of Common Core is to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs.
education,religion
florida-stop-common-core-coalition
Florida
none
0
0
1
0
1
a report linked to on a website
2073.json
0false
There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reids been trailing in every single one.
elections
john-cornyn
Senator
Texas
republican
5
3
6
2
1
a Talking Points Memo article
6025.json
1half-true
Says Tom Barrett plans to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee.
city-government,economy,transportation
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a debate
2881.json
3true
Historically, Senate ratification of arms control treaties has been bipartisan.
foreign-policy,military,abc-news-week
michael-mullen
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Virginia
none
0
0
0
0
0
an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
6454.json
0false
Says state Senate candidate Aaron Bean voted to give health care subsidies to illegal immigrants.
health-care,immigration
floridians-ethics-and-truth-politics
Florida
republican
0
1
0
1
0
an attack ad
5706.json
3true
Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million.
economy,jobs,state-budget,state-finances
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
an interview with Fox News
4335.json
0false
The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt.
state-budget
jonathan-steitz
Attorney
Wisconsin
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a radio ad
5644.json
3true
Says Gloria Steinem once called Kay Bailey Hutchison a female impersonator.
abortion,congress,women
michelle-malkin
Blogger and commentator
Colorado
none
0
1
1
0
0
her column.
4171.json
3true
Says in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union.
corrections-and-updates,voting-record
jack-bogdanski
Law professor and blogger
Oregon
none
0
0
0
0
0
in a blog post.
2859.json
3true
Says the House Rules Committee is the only panel, other than the Intelligence and Ethics committees, not able to telecast proceedings in its main hearing room.
government-efficiency,transparency
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a blog post
4338.json
2mostly-true
Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an at risk designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student.
education,state-budget
michael-doherty
republican
1
3
1
1
0
a letter to the state’s acting education commissioner
7861.json
3true
Says first eight chosen to draw Austin City Council districts are seven Democratic primary voters and one Republican primary voter.
city-government,corrections-and-updates
derek-ryan
Political consultant
Texas
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a tweet
285.json
3true
"(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs."
energy
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a TV interview on CBS.
6935.json
1half-true
Says President Obama waited two weeks to call the attack in Libya terror.
corrections-and-updates,debates,foreign-policy,terrorism
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
the second presidential debate
10025.json
0false
Job creation has gotten worse each year that Scott Walker has been governor.
jobs
mary-burke
Madison school board member
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
11
8
3
a radio interview
5747.json
3true
Says the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit. In fact, the Pentagon is exempt from a federal law that requires all federal agencies to complete annual audits.
federal-budget
peter-defazio
U.S. representative
Oregon
democrat
1
1
1
2
0
his congressional website
4640.json
4barely-true
Obamacare is so flat-out unpopular, that even the Obama administration chose to reject part of Obamacare last Friday, when they tried to throw out the CLASS Act, which is the long-term care function.
health-care
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
10119.json
2mostly-true
Says Jeanne Shaheen has voted with the president 99 percent of the time.
bipartisanship
scott-brown
New Hampshire
republican
2
2
1
3
1
NH Senate debate
2.json
1half-true
President Clinton reduced the scale of our military dramatically.
military
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
11.json
3true
"We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression."
economy
john-edwards
former senator
North Carolina
democrat
0
2
4
4
1
a story by Reuters wire service.
479.json
0false
Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
israel
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a news release.
12514.json
0false
Says Nevada lawmakers voted to allow teenaged boys to shower with your teenaged girls in public school locker rooms.
gays-and-lesbians
nevada-assembly-republican-candidates
Nevada
republican
0
1
0
0
0
multiple pieces of campaign literature.
6230.json
0false
Gov. Rick Scott tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls.
elections,message-machine-2012
moveon
democrat
2
4
3
0
0
an email
8345.json
0false
The crime rate in some Atlanta neighborhoods has dropped by 35 to 51 percent.
crime
city-atlanta
none
1
1
1
0
0
a press release
11852.json
5pants-fire
Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)
animals,public-health
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
comments on YouTube
4297.json
0false
On abortion.
abortion
susan-combs
State comptroller
Texas
republican
0
1
0
0
1
an interview
964.json
2mostly-true
The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008.
energy,transportation
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remaks made at an electric car testing center
3169.json
2mostly-true
All the money the Department of Citrus has is paid for by the citrus growers. You dont save dollars by eliminating the Department of Citrus.
agriculture,state-budget
adam-putnam
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
Florida
republican
0
1
1
2
1
a meeting with reporters and editors
4436.json
1half-true
Today, when people retire in Galveston County, Texas, they retire making at least 50 percent more than they would ever get out of Social Security.
social-security
herman-cain
Georgia
republican
4
11
5
3
3
a Republican presidential debate
5093.json
2mostly-true
The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but didnt know why it was cited.
environment,government-regulation,new-hampshire-2012
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.
3031.json
3true
Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken an hour and 15 minutes longer to carry passengers across Ohio than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935.
economy,jobs,stimulus,transportation
brent-larkin
Columnist, retired director of The Plain Dealer's editorial page
Ohio
none
0
0
0
0
0
a newspaper column
3261.json
0false
The government will go out and buy my breast pump for my babies.
health-care,taxes,women
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show"
10526.json
5pants-fire
There is a very identifiable Somali community back home in Delaware.
diversity,population,terrorism
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
remarks at a White House summit
2728.json
5pants-fire
Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker increased his own pay by $50,000.
job-accomplishments,message-machine
advancing-wisconsin
none
0
0
0
0
1
campaign literature distributed by an outside group
1049.json
0false
Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska."
energy,stimulus
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox
13071.json
5pants-fire
My opponent has no child care plan.
children,corrections-and-updates
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech in Aston, Pa.
4691.json
1half-true
Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was open to amnesty for illegal immigrants in the United States.
immigration
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
the CNN Republican presidential debate.
12545.json
4barely-true
Says the Clinton Foundation accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, which violated a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations.
candidates-biography,elections
steve-chabot
U.S. Representative for Ohio, District 1
Ohio
republican
1
0
0
0
0
his campaign blog
6281.json
4barely-true
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz has these offshore accounts like Mitt Romney.
candidates-biography
mary-matalin
republican
1
1
0
0
0
comments on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
5391.json
3true
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz opposes the DREAM Act, which is supported by 85% of Latinos.
immigration
texas-democratic-party
Political party
Texas
democrat
0
1
0
2
0
a press release
2223.json
4barely-true
A bill to aid state and local governments is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes.
children,education,families,federal-budget,health-care,states,stimulus,taxes
nancy-pelosi
House Minority Leader
California
democrat
3
7
11
2
3
a news release
5844.json
4barely-true
Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as tens of millions of dollars to build traffic lights in China.
corporations,energy,environment,message-machine-2012,stimulus
americans-prosperity
none
6
7
2
1
2
a TV ad
4182.json
4barely-true
Says Democratic recall opponent Shelly Moore opposes any limit on taxes.
state-budget,taxes
sheila-harsdorf
State Senator
Wisconsin
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a radio ad
412.json
3true
"I am a candidate. I have not withdrawn."
elections
mike-gravel
Author and lecturer
Alaska
libertarian
1
0
1
0
1
a YouTube video
9049.json
3true
The majority support (raising) the minimum wage.
economy,elections
katrina-vanden-heuvel
none
0
2
1
0
0
a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
10357.json
0false
Says President Barack Obama has not proposed one thing that would change the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.
taxes
louie-gohmert
U.S. House member
Texas
republican
2
6
1
0
1
a Fox news interview
13085.json
0false
300,000 Floridians have lost their health insurance as a result of Obamacare.
health-care
americans-prosperity
none
6
7
2
1
2
a campaign ad
6267.json
3true
Says Mitt Romney had millions in a Swiss bank account.
candidates-biography,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign ad
3977.json
2mostly-true
Most of the state budget isnt for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service.
state-budget,state-finances
ron-amstutz
State representative
Ohio
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a forum on the state budget
11709.json
3true
The United States spends almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K. on health care and 50 percent more than they pay in France.
health-care
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate
2440.json
1half-true
Marco Rubio opposes extending unemployment benefits.
economy
afl-cio
none
1
0
2
0
0
a campaign mailer.
6915.json
4barely-true
President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse by creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments.
health-care,medicare
ohio-republican-party
Ohio
republican
2
2
2
1
0
an election flier
2756.json
1half-true
Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts.
elections,florida,florida-amendments,legal-issues,message-machine,redistricting
protect-your-vote
none
0
0
1
0
0
a TV ad
8952.json
2mostly-true
According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968.
economy,income,jobs,labor
david-cicilline
mayor of Providence
Rhode Island
democrat
7
4
5
4
1
a House floor speech
2906.json
0false
The DREAM Act the would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens.
immigration
rightmarchcom
none
0
1
0
0
0
a chain e-mail
3739.json
0false
For four years, we balanced the budget and paid off $405 billion in debt.
deficit,economy,federal-budget
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a presidential campaign announcement video
13292.json
5pants-fire
Donald Trumps education plan to dramatically slash funding for public education would fire 49,000 Texas teachers.
education
progress-texas
Texas
none
3
0
1
0
2
a blog post
4558.json
1half-true
Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that hes a moderate.
abortion,candidates-biography,education
george-lemieux
Florida
republican
4
1
6
4
0
a website
10475.json
3true
Science is very certain that the measles vaccine doesnt cause autism.
public-health
megyn-kelly
Host of "The Kelly File"
talk-show-host
0
1
2
0
0
a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor"
6751.json
1half-true
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs.
economy,jobs,message-machine-2012,taxes
afscme
none
3
1
2
3
0
a TV ad
10577.json
1half-true
We have cut taxes more than 40 times in four years.
taxes
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
the State of the State address
12289.json
3true
A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia.
taxes
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
In a statement to Philadelphia magazine
12146.json
2mostly-true
After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans.
campaign-finance,congress,diversity,poverty
tim-canova
Nova Southeastern University law professor
Florida
democrat
0
0
1
2
0
campaign website
8911.json
0false
Kip Kinkel and Clackamas Town Center shootings both where citizen with gun stopped the crime
guns
oregon-citizens-lobby
Oregon
organization
0
1
0
0
0
a legislative hearing tweet
10676.json
0false
Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police in New York in about 45 years.
crime,public-safety
fran-lebowitz
Writer
New York
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
11219.json
4barely-true
If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena.
candidates-biography,technology
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview with Iowa Public Radio
589.json
1half-true
In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties."
environment
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Albuquerque, N.M.
6570.json
1half-true
Says taxes were raised 115 times in the eight years before I became governor and those increases were part of a path that led to wealth and jobs and people leaving our state.
taxes
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
5303.json
3true
The Georgia Secretary of States Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud.
elections
brian-kemp
Secretary of State
Georgia
republican
0
2
0
0
0
in editorials and op-ed articles
8663.json
0false
Oregon leads the nation in number of jobs per capita in manufacturing.
jobs
econorthwest-economics-finance-planning
Oregon
organization
0
1
0
0
0
a paper for the Oregon Business Plan
12664.json
4barely-true
Californias Proposition 63 would CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together.
elections,guns
firearms-policy-coalition
California
organization
1
0
0
0
0
an email blast.
1896.json
0false
The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."
energy,oil-spill,abc-news-week
donna-brazile
Political commentator
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
1
4
7
0
a discussion on ABC's 'This Week'
2790.json
3true
Electric utility FirstEnergys annual revenues are greater than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations.
corporations,energy,infrastructure
marcy-kaptur
Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
2
4
4
0
testimony given at a public hearing
7553.json
1half-true
Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didnt give them anything in return to make up for that, leading to less money for school districts
education,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech
5760.json
2mostly-true
George Allen voted for 40,000 earmarks.
federal-budget,message-machine-2012
jamie-radtke
Virginia
republican
1
1
1
2
0
a web video
8222.json
0false
The Libertarian Party is the third-largest political party in the U.S.
elections
libertarian-party-broward-county
Florida
libertarian
0
1
0
0
0
the Libertarian Party of Broward website
6338.json
2mostly-true
Taxes on groceries and medicine will rise under a plan to improve roads and rail for metro Atlanta.
transportation
vincent-fort
State Senator
Georgia
democrat
1
0
2
1
1
media appearances