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8105.json
0false
Says Greg Abbott converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots.
crime,criminal-justice,elections,legal-issues
lone-star-project
Washington
democrat
0
1
2
1
0
a blog post.
4934.json
3true
Richard Cordrays nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didnt like the construction of the agency.
consumer-safety,financial-regulation,government-regulation
sherrod-brown
U.S. Senator
Ohio
democrat
3
4
5
8
1
a Senate banking subcommittee hearing
8879.json
4barely-true
Says President Barack Obamas health care law is expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs.
health-care
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a tweet
482.json
4barely-true
John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous."
military
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Charleston, W.V.
11022.json
2mostly-true
Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades.
elections,pensions,state-finances
donna-brazile
Political commentator
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
1
4
7
0
a tweet
3247.json
1half-true
In Texas, sexting is a felony sex offense for teenagers that can mean up to 10 years in prison.
children,crime,criminal-justice,technology
whoopi-goldberg
The View co-host
New York
talk-show-host
1
0
1
0
0
an episode of The View
10162.json
4barely-true
I fought 38 Studios from the beginning.
candidates-biography,debates,economy,history,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2014,state-budget,state-finances
gina-raimondo
venture capital company founder
Rhode Island
democrat
2
1
2
5
1
in television commercial
11309.json
4barely-true
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit.
economy
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the CNN debate
10934.json
1half-true
In Muslim countries, under the Sharia, there is a death penalty for blaspheming Mohammad.
religion
pamela-geller
President of American Freedom Defense Intitiative
New York
activist
0
1
1
0
0
an interview with Chris Cuomo
448.json
4barely-true
After Reagan took office, "we didn't raise taxes and we didn't cut entitlements. What we did was we cut taxes."
economy
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
campaign event in Westport, Conn.
10224.json
2mostly-true
No one was taken into custody for feeding the homeless.
city-government,crime,hunger
jack-seiler
Fort Lauderdale mayor
Florida
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a news release
5359.json
5pants-fire
Newt Gingrich co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting Chinas brutal one-child policy.
message-machine-2012
restore-our-future
super PAC
republican
1
0
3
1
2
a television ad
4784.json
1half-true
[A]n extra 8 million Americans [are] projected to join state Medicaid programs in the next few years.
health-care
phil-gingrey
U.S. Congressman
Georgia
republican
2
5
2
1
1
a press release
5262.json
0false
Martin Luther King was a Republican.
civil-rights,history
travis-rowley
Rhode Island
republican
1
1
1
0
0
an opinion column
9142.json
4barely-true
EPA officials have commended (Koch Industries) for our commitment to a cleaner environment and called us a model for other companies.
environment,market-regulation
charles-koch
Koch Industries
Kansas
none
1
1
0
0
0
an op-ed for the "Wall Street Journal."
6623.json
1half-true
Ohio has created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And thats due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio.
economy,jobs
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
a "Face the Nation" interview
1987.json
0false
"West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
campaign-finance,corporations,medicare,oil-spill,social-security
ron-klein
Florida
democrat
0
2
0
1
0
a fundraising e-mail
2317.json
4barely-true
After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed exponential growth.
economy,federal-budget,history,taxes
john-loughlin
owner, Media-Rite LLC
Rhode Island
republican
1
2
0
0
1
a campaign commercial
10969.json
4barely-true
The party in the White House is responsible for a massive tax increase on the middle class.
health-care,taxes
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a speech launching his 2016 campaign
11511.json
2mostly-true
If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that theyve sponsored.
candidates-biography,congress,corrections-and-updates
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
comments on "Meet the Press"
8053.json
1half-true
Portland Bureau of Transportation barely break(s) even ticketing motorists.
city-government,transportation
portland-bureau-transportation-pbot
Oregon
none
0
0
1
0
0
an interview
4203.json
2mostly-true
Polls now show a majority of Catholics favor marriage equality.
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
steven-goldstein
none
0
0
0
1
0
an opinion column in The Star-Ledger
6825.json
1half-true
Ben Unger supported a 15 percent property tax increase on Oregon seniors.
message-machine-2012,taxes
promote-oregon-leadership-pac-oregon-house-republi
Political action committee
Oregon
republican
1
1
1
0
0
campaign mailer
3640.json
3true
Salaries for Virginias teachers are below the national average.
education,state-budget
kitty-boitnott
President, Virginia Education Association
Virgina
none
0
1
0
1
0
a radio interview.
6357.json
5pants-fire
Says millions of dollars in tax breaks were paid for by busting unions, cutting BadgerCare, and raising taxes on the poor and the middle class, thanks to Elizabeth Coggs help.
corporations,message-machine-2012,state-budget,taxes
we-are-milwaukee
organization
0
0
0
0
1
a campaign flyer
6704.json
3true
The U.S. unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch since the Great Depression.
jobs
phil-gingrey
U.S. Congressman
Georgia
republican
2
5
2
1
1
a Twitter post
13470.json
2mostly-true
Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011.
education,state-budget,state-finances
donna-howard
Texas House Representative
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
2
0
a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
5379.json
0false
Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy.
congress,wealth
john-duncan
U.S. Congressman
Tennessee
republican
1
1
0
0
0
Washington Report newsletter to constituents.
11954.json
1half-true
In Ohio, more than half the providers of safe and legal abortion have had to shut down since Gov. John Kasich took office in 2011.
abortion
cecile-richards
president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York
democrat
0
0
2
2
0
a forum in Los Angeles
5439.json
3true
Says Rick Santorum supported (Arlen) Specter over conservative candidates twice.
message-machine-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
Feb. 23, 2012, in a campaign ad
2659.json
4barely-true
Fiorinas plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare.
federal-budget,medicare,social-security
barbara-boxer
U.S. Senator
California
democrat
2
0
3
4
1
a campaign ad
3352.json
1half-true
Says neither President Barack Obama nor Mexico President Felipe Calderon have been on the border to see whats happening to the citizens of Mexico, and for that matter the citizens of Texas.
immigration
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview.
6567.json
1half-true
Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.
debt,economy
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
his speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
7251.json
5pants-fire
Members of Congress specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment ... (and) from the healthcare reform.
congress,health-care
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email message
4450.json
3true
Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has been lower.
city-budget,city-government,water
save-our-springs-alliance
none
0
0
0
0
0
a newsletter post.
127.json
1half-true
"First, he said he would take all of our troops out in six months, and now he acknowledges it would take a year."
iraq
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
7815.json
4barely-true
A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is a requirement thats reduced gun crimes in the five states where its the law.
guns
marylanders-prevent-gun-violence-education-fund
advocacy group
Maryland
none
1
0
0
0
0
a television ad
5173.json
2mostly-true
One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. Were 16th today.
education
arne-duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Illinois
democrat
1
2
1
2
0
a town hall-style meeting
12506.json
3true
The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s.
economy,jobs
dave-brat
College professor
Virginia
republican
2
5
0
2
0
Facebook post.
5167.json
2mostly-true
Many types of fish and shellfish from waters across the state are labeled unsafe to eat.
environment,food-safety
james-florio
Former governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a guest column in The Star-Ledger
9311.json
0false
The incandescent light bulb has no effect whatever on the planet.
energy,government-regulation,market-regulation
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
comments on "Fox News Sunday"
12232.json
2mostly-true
Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the partys convention, and seven of those times somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party.
elections,history,states
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
an interview
946.json
0false
The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops.
iraq
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a speech on the Senate floor.
5225.json
2mostly-true
Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas.
crime,criminal-justice,guns
eddie-lucio-jr
Advertising executive
Texas
democrat
0
0
1
1
0
an interview.
11228.json
1half-true
Says Donald Trump was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican.
candidates-biography
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a New Hampshire town hall discussion
5768.json
1half-true
Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch.
state-budget
david-dewhurst
Lieutenant governor
Texas
republican
8
8
10
5
5
a Republican U.S. Senate debate
8302.json
3true
One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas.
economy,pundits,workers
stephanie-cutter
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Massachusetts
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
an episode of CNN's "Crossfire"
6961.json
2mostly-true
Laurie Monnes Anderson voted to let violent criminals out of jail early.
crime,criminal-justice,voting-record
oregon-senate-republicans
Oregon
republican
1
0
0
1
0
a campaign mailer
6631.json
1half-true
Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits whats covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year.
health-care,medicare
kathleen-sebelius
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary
Kansas
democrat
1
0
1
3
1
a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
11786.json
5pants-fire
Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans.
polls,pundits
mike-rogers
national security commentator for CNN
Michigan
republican
1
1
1
2
1
a roundtable discussion on CNN
4085.json
1half-true
For people in the top 1 percent for income, your effective tax burden is in the low 20s, the lowest its been in decades and decades and decades -- lower than somebody who might make substantially less money.
new-hampshire-2012,taxes
timothy-geithner
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a speech at Dartmouth College
10183.json
3true
Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time.
health-care
john-kitzhaber
Governor of Oregon
Oregon
democrat
1
1
4
4
0
a campaign debate
245.json
3true
Former business partner Robert Gay says: The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney.
candidates-biography
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
2285.json
4barely-true
The sales tax increase, if approved, will cost taxpayers up to $300 million per year, in perpetuity, to finance a rail system for the City of Tampa.
taxes,transportation
sam-rashid
CEO, HOLTEC USA
Florida
none
1
0
0
0
0
in a mailer.
10196.json
3true
Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world.
economy,income,labor
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a fundraising letter
6741.json
0false
Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles.
guns
national-rifle-association
none
3
5
1
5
3
on NRA ILA's website
4434.json
2mostly-true
Says that in his book, Rick Perry said that Social Security is unconstitutional.
legal-issues,social-security
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Republican presidential debate
2523.json
0false
More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan.
afghanistan,crime,immigration
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
an interview with Fox News
493.json
1half-true
A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."
energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
1629.json
0false
"Marco Rubio thinks that government shouldn't be in the health care business at all."
health-care
kendrick-meek
Florida
democrat
2
6
1
4
1
campaign website
12536.json
3true
Swaziland has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world.
public-health
david-beckham
none
0
0
0
0
0
a UNICEF video
4011.json
2mostly-true
Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a raid on public education to pay for roads.
education,state-budget,transportation
democratic-party-virginia
Virginia
democrat
2
1
1
3
0
a fundraising appeal.
7860.json
3true
During the Civil War, more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army -- more per capita than any other state.
history
keith-faber
State senator
Ohio
republican
0
0
1
0
0
remarks at a General Assembly session
1949.json
3true
The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match."
federal-budget
vern-buchanan
U.S. Rep.
Florida
republican
1
1
1
0
0
a tweet
6656.json
1half-true
Says that Mitt Romneys response to the crisis in the auto industry was, Let Detroit go bankrupt.
bankruptcy,jobs
jennifer-granholm
Former governor of Michigan
Michigan
democrat
1
0
3
2
0
a speech at the Democratic convention
1963.json
2mostly-true
Ninety-six percent of the last session, (U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar) voted with Nancy Pelosi.
bipartisanship
bryan-underwood
Business owner
Texas
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a speech
3602.json
1half-true
Multnomah County has faced 11 straight years of cuts
county-budget
jeff-cogen
Chair of Multnomah County Board of Commissioners
Oregon
none
0
0
1
0
0
a speech
6862.json
0false
On sequestration
debt,federal-budget
eric-cantor
House Majority Leader
Virginia
republican
9
6
4
4
4
a debate.
12172.json
1half-true
I have now put out all of my emails.
corrections-and-updates,transparency
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
comments on Meet the Press
5987.json
3true
Says the city of Portland has one manager for every six front-line workers.
city-government,government-efficiency
jefferson-smith
state representative
Oregon
democrat
1
1
0
4
0
a questionnaire
10870.json
3true
Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
congress,diversity,elections,states,women
institute-womens-policy-research
research
Washington DC
none
0
0
0
0
0
a new report
10542.json
2mostly-true
We live in the most incarcerated country in the world.
crime,criminal-justice
john-legend
none
0
0
0
1
0
a speech at the Oscars
12274.json
2mostly-true
Studies have consistently failed to establish the existence of a link between the harshness of a countrys drug laws and its levels of drug use.
crime,drugs
kofi-annan
none
0
0
0
1
0
an op-ed in the Huffington Post
12299.json
0false
Says President Barack Obama neversaid, No boots on the ground in Syria.
foreign-policy,military
john-kirby
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Department Spokesperson
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a State Department news briefing
7400.json
0false
Wisconsins Supreme Court justices are deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to.
criminal-justice,legal-issues,supreme-court
ed-fallone
none
0
1
0
1
0
an interview
6259.json
5pants-fire
President Obamas health care law says when you sell your house now you have to pay a 3.8 percent tax.
health-care,housing,income,taxes
vincent-buddy-cianci
Rhode Island
independent
0
2
1
2
1
a question to a candidate
12073.json
3true
Six justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have been confirmed in presidential election years since 1912.
congress,legal-issues,supreme-court
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
a tweet
783.json
3true
"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
candidates-biography
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Nashville, Tenn.
3549.json
0false
Says President Obamas grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth.
obama-birth-certificate
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a "Today Show" interview
6776.json
0false
We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than weve ever had in our history.
economy,jobs,states
jennifer-beck
republican
0
2
0
0
0
an interview with NJToday
1977.json
2mostly-true
"The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him."
candidates-biography
kendrick-meek
Florida
democrat
2
6
1
4
1
in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate
10006.json
4barely-true
Judithanne McLauchlan was part of a group that supports imposing a state income tax on Floridians.
florida,taxes
republican-party-florida
republican
10
6
6
6
4
a campaign commercial
8655.json
5pants-fire
The Earth is not warming.
climate-change,corrections-and-updates,environment,weather
barry-smitherman
Member, Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
republican
0
0
1
0
1
4197.json
3true
When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau.
diversity
charlie-hales
Senior vice president, HDR Engineering
Oregon
none
1
1
0
0
0
Posted at charliehales.com
6226.json
1half-true
Says the federal government is spending $765,828 to subsidize pancakes for yuppies in Washington.
federal-budget
roger-williams
Businessman
Texas
republican
3
2
2
0
1
a campaign mailer.
13353.json
4barely-true
The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife.
criminal-justice,elections,ethics,history,legal-issues,technology,transparency
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech
12173.json
2mostly-true
Over 97 percent of the scientific community believe that humans are contributing to climate change.
climate-change,science
don-beyer
8th District congressional candidate
Virginia
democrat
1
2
1
3
0
a website post.
9889.json
1half-true
The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history.
congress,polls
maria-cardona
Political strategist
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
11928.json
0false
Nevada is still a state that is 80 percent white voters.
diversity,elections
brian-fallon
Spokesman for Hillary Clinton
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a MSNBC interview
2190.json
1half-true
There are currently delays of up to six months in the processing of DNA evidence at the state run crime lab.
crime,government-efficiency
mike-dewine
Ohio attorney general
Ohio
republican
2
0
3
1
0
a statement posted to his website
3353.json
3true
We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse.
economy,jobs
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
an interview on CNN
10747.json
3true
We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries.
education
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a speech in New Hampshire
1614.json
3true
The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year.
health-care
orrin-hatch
U.S. Senator
Utah
republican
2
0
1
0
0
an interview on CNN's State of the Union
1876.json
0false
Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed."
state-budget
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview
6569.json
4barely-true
The health care law imposes a federal mandate requiring middle-class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not.
health-care
artur-davis
Alabama
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
1667.json
2mostly-true
"The most private question on this years form asks for an individuals race, and that question has been asked by every census since the 1790 census conducted under then-President George Washington."
census
patrick-mchenry
U.S. Congressman
North Carolina
republican
0
1
0
2
0
an op ed article
4694.json
0false
On whether he would run for U.S. Senate in 2012.
elections
connie-mack
U.S. representative from Fort Myers
Florida
republican
3
3
1
3
1
news reports
9205.json
1half-true
Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers agenda.
congress,income,women
gary-peters
U.S. Representative
Michigan
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a press release
4499.json
4barely-true
Says he never said he wanted to move Social Security back to the states.
social-security
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a Republican presidential debate in Orlando
833.json
2mostly-true
McCain called for less regulation21 times just this year.
economy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
North Carolina