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3543.json
1half-true
Says the Beaumont school districts superintendent is the highest-paid in the state.
education
stefani-carter
State representative
Texas
republican
0
0
2
0
0
11730.json
2mostly-true
A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked.
guns
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations
11803.json
0false
Says Mexico can afford to build a wall because the countrys trade deficit with America is billions of dollars.
immigration,trade
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa
2173.json
1half-true
The United States accounted for 26 percent of worldwide military spending during the Cold War, but now accounts for 41 percent.
afghanistan,federal-budget,iraq,military
barney-frank
U.S. Representative
Massachusetts
democrat
1
0
2
0
0
MSNBC's Morning Joe
1201.json
3true
Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs.
baseball
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview on Meet the Press
8213.json
1half-true
Congress secured special Obamacare rules to prevent their healthcare costs from rising.
congress,health-care
karen-handel
republican
2
0
3
3
1
an email
10425.json
1half-true
Since Rick Perry became governor, poverty rates in Texas increased from 15.1% to 17.5% which is higher than the national average.
poverty
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
an email blast
6807.json
1half-true
Since the time of the Civil War, weve made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote.
elections,military
mike-dewine
Ohio attorney general
Ohio
republican
2
0
3
1
0
a news conference
12188.json
0false
Says his campaign has released his past tax returns.
candidates-biography,taxes,transparency
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper
13206.json
4barely-true
As a result of Chris Sununus vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, nearly 3,000 fewer women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams.
abortion,health-care,voting-record
colin-van-ostern
Executive Councilor
New Hampshire
democrat
2
0
0
0
0
a speech in Manchester, N.H.
7465.json
2mostly-true
Says a majority of Americans -- and Republicans -- support his approach for deficit reduction.
federal-budget,polls,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press briefing at the White House
9338.json
0false
The media widely overlooked comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from.
candidates-biography
brit-hume
Fox News political analyst
none
1
2
0
0
0
comments on "Fox News Sunday"
7032.json
0false
Says she voted against the Medicare Part D prescription drug program because it was unfunded.
candidates-biography,health-care,medicare
tammy-baldwin
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
7
4
0
an interview
251.json
0false
"I just talked about guns. I told you what my position was, and what I did as governor, the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA."
guns
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
"Meet the Press" interview
6090.json
4barely-true
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was the deciding vote for the health care law.
candidates-biography,health-care,message-machine-2012,voting-record
60-plus-association
none
2
0
0
0
1
a television ad
13393.json
4barely-true
Says Morgan Carroll opposed requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online profiles, making it harder to track online sex offenders and child predators.
corrections-and-updates,criminal-justice
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a TV ad
6815.json
4barely-true
Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.
candidates-biography
lois-frankel
Florida
democrat
2
0
0
0
1
a campaign ad
11197.json
4barely-true
One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically.
federal-budget,jobs,social-security
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
a Republican presidential debate
12209.json
0false
For the votes that we got, I think we spent, on average, two bucks a pop. Compared to 42 bucks for incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
campaign-finance
chris-larson
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader
Wisconsin
democrat
6
5
0
1
1
a press release
13529.json
1half-true
More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but the federal government has still only committed $7 million to help Florida.
federal-budget,public-health
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a press release
2235.json
2mostly-true
Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent.
economy,education,abc-news-week
laura-tyson
Professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California (Berkeley)
California
democrat
0
0
1
1
0
an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour''
9839.json
2mostly-true
In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin ranked third in the Midwest.
jobs,message-machine-2014
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a campaign television ad
2077.json
3true
The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city.
baseball
yvette-mcgee-brown
Ohio Supreme Court justice
Ohio
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
speech on urban issues
20.json
3true
"I'm for a three-state political solution in Iraq. (Romney) is not."
iraq
sam-brownback
U.S. senator
Kansas
republican
1
1
0
0
0
8209.json
3true
Says that unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating.
economy,state-budget,state-finances,states
jay-nixon
Governor
Missouri
democrat
2
0
0
1
0
a radio advertisement
1780.json
2mostly-true
The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."
afghanistan,human-rights,legal-issues,military,terrorism,abc-news-week
joe-lieberman
Senator
Connecticut
independent
1
1
0
2
0
a press conference
9805.json
1half-true
More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings.
civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice
michael-medved
Radio talk show host
none
0
0
1
0
0
a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show"
2249.json
4barely-true
Some Republican leaders in Congress are pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall.
social-security
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
his weekly address
7328.json
1half-true
40 percent of U.S. gun sales are occurring outside of licensed gun dealers.
criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns,public-health
tom-barrett
Mayor of Milwaukee
Wisconsin
democrat
2
5
8
5
3
an interview
9591.json
0false
The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads.
economy,jobs
monica-wehby
Pediatric neurosurgeon
Oregon
republican
0
3
0
0
0
an economic issues statement
2339.json
1half-true
Proposed tax changes are a handout to BP.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,corporations,energy,environment,foreign-policy,message-machine,oil-spill
national-taxpayers-union
Conservative advocacy group
Virginia
none
0
1
1
0
0
a television commercial
8566.json
2mostly-true
Medicare Part D was far more expensive than the Affordable Care Act and unlike the act, was never budgeted.
congress,federal-budget,health-care
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
an image shared on Facebook
2948.json
2mostly-true
Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism.
economy,state-budget,states,taxes
mark-brodeur
Director of Tourism
Rhode Island
state-official
0
0
0
1
0
a Providence Journal story
8298.json
0false
More than 400 car crashes occur each year on the current, congested Columbia River Bridge.
infrastructure,transportation
dennis-richardson
state representative
Oregon
republican
0
4
1
2
0
a newsletter.
10694.json
5pants-fire
Says President Ronald Reagan had a month of job creation of 1 million.
jobs
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
an appearance on Fox News Sunday
11354.json
4barely-true
Weve had examples like in Yuma County, where weve been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish.
immigration
ben-carson
republican
7
12
3
2
4
an interview on ABC's "This Week"
9497.json
1half-true
For the cost of the Iraq War we couldve ended world hunger for 30 years.
hunger,iraq
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a post on Facebook
8767.json
2mostly-true
If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes under the state income-tax cut, but it didnt show up in your paycheck.
state-budget,taxes
kathleen-vinehout
democrat
1
1
1
1
0
a speech
3398.json
4barely-true
Says its a statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, cant get a job, and if it werent for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death.
children,economy,education,families,health-care,hunger,income,jobs,labor,marriage,poverty,women,workers
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
a post on his PAC's website
44.json
2mostly-true
"Bill Richardson passed the first law in the nation giving National Guard soldiers $400,000 in life insurance."
military
bill-richardson
Governor
New Mexico
democrat
1
2
3
8
1
a TV ad.
11763.json
3true
Boston is just 60 minutes away and its offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline is completely dominated by the cranes.
state-budget,taxes
david-sweetser
none
0
0
0
0
0
an interview
9209.json
0false
In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews.
corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,religion
john-kerry
Secretary of State
Massachusetts
democrat
3
2
2
5
0
a speech
3012.json
2mostly-true
We have the highest (corporate tax rates) in the world right now.
taxes
pat-toomey
Candidate for U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
republican
3
2
2
1
0
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
6367.json
3true
The judicial system is the most underfunded in this state, able to only pay 52 percent of its obligations. Meanwhile, judges get some of the richest pensions of all public employees.
pensions
shirley-turner
State senator
New Jersey
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a speech on the State Senate floor
987.json
0false
You cant read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty.
pundits,religion
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
a radio broadcast
6069.json
4barely-true
Says Jeff Wentworth, bending the rules, has used $211,743.96 in campaign contributions to lease luxury cars.
candidates-biography,ethics,transportation
connservative-republicans-texas-pac
Political action committee
Texas
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a PAC website.
7415.json
0false
Says If Oregons Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility.
debt,economy,environment,infrastructure,state-budget,transportation
bob-stacey
Metro councilor
Oregon
democrat
0
2
0
0
0
in a memo
9579.json
2mostly-true
We cut property taxes for seniors and our middle class.
taxes
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
campaign commercial
8560.json
0false
There were $2 billion in earmarks in fiscal year 2012.
congressional-rules
karl-king
Massage therapist
Oregon
none
0
1
0
0
0
a website statement
6746.json
4barely-true
Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent.
economy,jobs,message-machine-2012
restore-our-future
super PAC
republican
1
0
3
1
2
a campaign ad
9331.json
0false
Under David Dewhursts leadership, the Texas Senate passed an expansion of in-state tuition and free health care to illegal immigrants.
education,health-care,immigration,voting-record
dan-patrick
Lieutenant governor-elect
Texas
republican
4
4
3
4
4
a TV ad
10109.json
0false
Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership.
corrections-and-updates,florida,taxes,transportation
no-tax-tracks
organization
0
2
2
0
0
a debate about Greenlight Pinellas
4938.json
3true
Rhode Island already gets more revenue per capita from gambling than any other state in the country.
gambling,state-budget
eugene-mckenna
President, Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
0
0
1
0
a news story
7653.json
3true
Says a pack-a-day smoker who quits because of the tax increase will save about $1,650 a year.
public-health,taxes
nancy-nathanson
Representative in the Oregon House
Oregon
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a House floor speech.
6364.json
4barely-true
Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has no problem with raising taxes.
federal-budget,message-machine-2012,taxes
club-growth
none
4
5
4
2
0
a television ad
5203.json
5pants-fire
Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1,200 earmarks as governor of Texas.
congress,federal-budget
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
comment to reporters.
931.json
5pants-fire
Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income.
taxes
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
Internet attack
11739.json
4barely-true
We get practically nothing compared to the cost of keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea.
foreign-policy,military
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa
1473.json
1half-true
When we go to vote, they ask for drivers license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas.
elections
farouk-shami
Businessman
Texas
democrat
1
2
2
0
1
a debate
3190.json
1half-true
Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health care plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan.
health-care
bill-posey
Congressman
Florida
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a letter to the editor
5158.json
0false
U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher is the only working farmer currently serving in the House.
agriculture
corn-commentary
Blog of the National Corn Growers Association
organization
0
1
0
0
0
blog post about farm bill.
4245.json
1half-true
I built the last nuclear plant not only in the state, but in the country.
energy,nuclear
tom-kean-sr
New Jersey
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a question-and-answer column in The Star-Ledger
10045.json
0false
Milwaukee police and firefighters are routinely getting 4 percent raises annually while everybody else is either getting zero or one percent raises.
workers
nik-kovac
Milwaukee Alderman
Wisconsin
none
0
1
0
0
0
a TV interview
10555.json
2mostly-true
When you have 8,000 veterans a year committing suicide, then you have a serious problem.
public-health,veterans
johnny-isakson
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
2
3
3
2
0
an Associated Press news story
10363.json
0false
When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike.
county-government,history,recreation
dennis-moss
Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Florida
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
in an interview with the "Miami Herald"
2378.json
3true
I dont understand what Republicans are doing against this. It was their idea. John McCain introduced cap and trade legislation three times.
cap-and-trade,climate-change
john-boccieri
Former member of Congress
Ohio
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an interview
4697.json
0false
Gov. Scott Walkers plan to freeze pay for state employees includes a 5.4 percent raise for himself.
state-finances
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
blog posts
10076.json
0false
As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000 in a shady land deal from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution.
criminal-justice
republican-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
republican
4
3
2
3
0
a campaign news release
13516.json
0false
In Wisconsin, 300,000 voters were turned away by the states strict voter ID law in the 2016 presidential election.
civil-rights,elections,legal-issues,states
tweets
none
2
3
1
2
3
tweets
9543.json
3true
Dan Patrick was the only state senator who voted against the Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, a program that assists veterans in successfully starting up their own businesses.
veterans
leticia-van-de-putte
Pharmacist
Texas
democrat
2
2
4
1
1
her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention
9643.json
2mostly-true
Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state.
economy,retirement,tourism
nan-rich
candidate for governor
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
3
0
a speech to the Florida Press Association
7832.json
1half-true
Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.
elections
bryan-long
Executive Director, Better Georgia
Georgia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a panel discussion
5648.json
1half-true
There is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive.
housing
lynn-westmoreland
republican
1
1
3
0
0
a congressional hearing
10471.json
5pants-fire
Sheriffs Call For Obamas Lynching While Leader Meets With GOP Senators
immigration
urban-intellectuals
democrat
0
0
0
0
1
an article posted on Urban Intellectuals
7672.json
0false
Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants a taxpayer-funded cellular phone.
immigration,welfare
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
blog posts on the Internet
4739.json
4barely-true
Youre paying for...(state Sen. Diane Allens) health care, and she took yours away.
candidates-biography,health-care,state-budget
carl-lewis
Olympic medalist
New Jersey
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a video posted on YouTube
11594.json
0false
Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol.
economy,immigration,jobs
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a Facebook comment
9027.json
3true
Once our Blueprint for Prosperity is signed into law, we will have delivered $2 billion in tax relief.
job-accomplishments,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a statement to reporters
8544.json
0false
Under Obama, the national debt has been reduced every year for the last five years.
debt
al-sharpton
New York
democrat
2
1
1
1
0
a segment on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation"
6641.json
3true
Since 1961 our private economy has produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So whats the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 (million).
economy,history,jobs
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
2847.json
3true
The law, right now, permits companies that close down American factories and offices and move those jobs overseas to take a tax deduction for the costs associated with moving the jobs to China or India or wherever.
economy,jobs,taxes
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
a speech on the Senate floor.
3582.json
4barely-true
A DWI costs $17,000.
Alcohol,transportation
texas-department-transportation
State agency
Texas
none
1
0
0
0
0
a billboard message spotted in Austin.
12724.json
4barely-true
In 2010, Clinton said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said shes always argued against it.
foreign-policy
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
a speech at the Republican National Convention
2021.json
4barely-true
Says Rep. Ken Legler voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes.
housing,retirement
boyd-richie
Texas Democratic Party chair
Texas
democrat
2
1
0
0
1
an e-mail
8840.json
1half-true
Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one.
economy,jobs
cathy-mcmorris-rodgers
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington state
republican
0
0
2
0
0
the Republican response to the State of the Union address
4505.json
3true
We have 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day.
deficit,economy,social-security
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a television interview
2475.json
0false
The Wisconsin Legislature raised taxes more than $5 billion in 2009.
taxes
rebecca-kleefisch
Candidate for lieutenant governor
Wisconsin
republican
1
3
4
0
1
a statement on campaign web site
6727.json
2mostly-true
Fifty percent of kids coming out of school cant get a job.
education,jobs
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a private campaign fundraiser
11082.json
4barely-true
In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury.
foreign-policy,nuclear
ron-dermer
Israeli ambassador to the United States
none
2
0
0
0
0
a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group
8223.json
3true
Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code.
financial-regulation,government-regulation,taxes
tom-price
Congressman
Georgia
republican
1
2
5
3
0
Twitter posts
11353.json
4barely-true
The tax policies of George W. Bush created a dynamic effect of high growth.
economy,taxes
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
2490.json
1half-true
When each faced a pension funding crisis, Tom Barrett made tough choices and smart cuts while Scott Walker passed $400 million in pension debt to the next generation.
job-accomplishments,message-machine
tom-barrett
Mayor of Milwaukee
Wisconsin
democrat
2
5
8
5
3
a campaign TV ad
10049.json
0false
The unemployment rate for young people is down from a 10.6 percent high in 2009 to 2.6 percent today.
economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,workers
michelle-obama
Illinois
democrat
0
2
1
4
0
a speech
4344.json
0false
Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.
campaign-finance,elections,state-budget
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
a television interview
11695.json
4barely-true
Says President Barack Obamas homeland security budget had $16 million to fight climate change but didnt have a line item to fight violent extremism.
climate-change,federal-budget,homeland-security,terrorism
sean-duffy
Member of the U.S. House
Wisconsin
republican
5
1
6
1
2
an interview
7932.json
0false
There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K., compared to 466 violent crimes per 100,000 in the United States.
crime,foreign-policy,guns
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
a meme on social media
5415.json
4barely-true
This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not.
foreign-policy,nuclear
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.
3444.json
2mostly-true
Says the majority of Americans support gay marriage.
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
anne-hathaway
none
0
0
0
1
0
a letter to President Barack Obama
11490.json
0false
Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook.
economy,polls,pop-culture,technology
rebecca-kleefisch
Candidate for lieutenant governor
Wisconsin
republican
1
3
4
0
1
a public forum
5395.json
1half-true
After prenatal diagnosis, 90 percent of Down syndrome children in America are aborted.
abortion,health-care
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"