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3true
"No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power a record unmatched by other fuels."
energy,nuclear
lamar-alexander
republican
1
2
2
0
0
an op-ed article
12218.json
4barely-true
Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary.
polls
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
an interview on CNN
4591.json
3true
The people in Massachusetts like (the state health care plan) by about a 3-1 margin.
health-care,polls,states
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
4793.json
4barely-true
Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States.
education
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
an interview at Facebook headquarters
7859.json
0false
Says President Barack Obama is trying to pack the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
legal-issues
chuck-grassley
U.S. senator
Iowa
republican
0
1
2
0
0
a news release
13452.json
1half-true
Anyone who knows you can just look it up to see if you voted.
elections,government-regulation,legal-issues,states
amy-schumer
none
0
0
2
0
0
a video
7890.json
0false
Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw a benefit from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.
pensions
doug-miller
Businessman
Texas
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a Texas House floor debate.
5070.json
4barely-true
Bob Menendez just voted to increase the governments debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt.
deficit,federal-budget
anna-little
Immigration Attorney
New Jersey
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a message on her campaign website
9726.json
5pants-fire
I havent really proposed (phasing out aid to Israel) in the past.
federal-budget,foreign-policy,israel
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
comments to reporters
12738.json
0false
Says Rep. Tammy Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS.
taxes
mark-kirk
U.S. Senator
Illinois
republican
2
1
2
0
0
a website press release
13387.json
5pants-fire
One of George Soros companies has provided some of the (voting) machines for some states.
elections
sean-duffy
Member of the U.S. House
Wisconsin
republican
5
1
6
1
2
an interview on CNN
5685.json
1half-true
Says the Obama administration will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
vern-buchanan
U.S. Rep.
Florida
republican
1
1
1
0
0
a mailer
5544.json
4barely-true
And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginias coast? $40 million over 10 years.
energy,state-finances
jim-moran
U. S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
2
1
1
6
1
s speech.
6556.json
3true
Mitt Romney gave away his fathers inheritance.
candidates-biography,wealth
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
a TV interview
8181.json
1half-true
There are only four countries in the world that ... legalize abortion after five months -- China, North Korea, Canada and the U.S.
abortion
carly-fiorina
California
republican
5
5
4
3
2
an interview on ABC's "This Week"
622.json
1half-true
"First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge."
iraq
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a speech in Las Vegas
9042.json
4barely-true
Says Cathy Jordan was arrested and dragged out of her home by a SWAT team of hooligans for using medical marijuana.
crime,drugs,health-care,marijuana
john-morgan
Attorney
Florida
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa
4783.json
0false
Under energy efficiency legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, federal bureaucrats could take over the local building code enforcement in your city if so-called green mandates are not complied with quickly enough.
energy,government-regulation,new-hampshire-2012
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
remarks at the Cornerstone Action Dinner in Manchester, N.H.
10398.json
2mostly-true
Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business.
energy
floridians-solar-choice
Florida
none
0
0
0
1
0
a statement on a website
11265.json
0false
The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causingclimate change has been debunked by the head of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. That number was pulled out of thin air.
climate-change,corrections-and-updates,polls,science
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
an interview with Bill Maher
8570.json
2mostly-true
Says Tom Cotton voted to turn Medicare into a voucher system.
medicare
mark-pryor
U.S. Senator
Arkansas
democrat
2
0
0
1
0
a campaign ad
6702.json
4barely-true
The significant drop in Floridas unemployment rate is a good economic sign.
economy
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
an Enterprise Florida meeting
3428.json
3true
Federal spending is all discretionary, other than interest on the national debt. Social Security is discretionary. We have the discretion to change the law. Same is true with Medicare and Medicaid.
federal-budget,pundits,abc-news-week
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
10741.json
2mostly-true
By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap.
jobs,women,workers
mark-herring
State senator
Virginia
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a Facebook post.
13054.json
1half-true
Says crime is rising in Manchester and has gone up 19 percent under Mayor Ted Gatsas.
crime
chris-sununu
Executive Councilor
New Hampshire
republican
0
1
1
0
1
an ad
11848.json
3true
I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, Ive got Bernies back.
elections
john-fetterman
Mayor of Braddock
PA - Pennsylvania
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
in a Reddit AMA
703.json
2mostly-true
John McCain "took on the drug industry."
health-care
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a TV ad
1620.json
4barely-true
War for the soul of the TxDems: 57% of Dem incumbents for Tx House LOST their primary.
elections
republican-party-texas
Texas
republican
3
1
1
3
1
a Twitter post
4850.json
3true
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
abortion,message-machine-2012
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a campaign ad
7580.json
3true
On recusing herself from cases after receiving a campaign contribution
campaign-finance,legal-issues
patience-roggensack
Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
Wisconsin
none
0
0
0
1
0
a radio interview
4220.json
2mostly-true
Almost 88,000 United States service members are still missing and unaccounted for, dating back to World War II.
military
jack-conners
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
an opinion column in the Times of Trenton
3687.json
0false
Says judges are using Shariah law in Dearborn, Mich.
religion
leo-berman
State representative
Texas
republican
0
2
0
0
1
a House committee hearing
270.json
0false
"John doesn't have a record in the Senate. John's only passed four bills. They're all about post offices."
job-accomplishments
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a campaign event in Ames, Iowa
8864.json
3true
Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union.
medicaid,state-budget
raphael-warnock
Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Georgia
none
0
0
0
0
0
a speech
319.json
3true
Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife."
abortion
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
an ad on the Internet
10981.json
1half-true
Two weeks ago, a man entered the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine.
guns,public-safety
hank-johnson
U.S. Congressman
Georgia
democrat
3
0
4
3
0
a House floor speech
7423.json
3true
Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island.
corporations,debt,deficit,economy,small-business,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
gary-sasse
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
0
0
0
0
an appearance on 10 News Conference
4040.json
0false
Two years ago we had the largest structural deficit ever in Wisconsin.
state-budget
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an appearance on national TV
7586.json
1half-true
A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaids tragically bad outcomes, including increased risk of adjusted mortality.
health-care,medicaid
pete-snyder
Fox News contributor
Virginia
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a website post.
7745.json
0false
Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent.
education,state-budget
allison-tant
Florida Democratic Party chairwoman
Florida
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
a Florida Voices column
11983.json
0false
Says the New York Times can write a story that they know is false yet they cant basically be sued.
legal-issues
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
2665.json
3true
More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth.
economy,jobs
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an ad
3356.json
1half-true
Says Oregon recyclers cant recycle plastic bags
environment
mark-hass
state representative
Oregon
democrat
0
1
1
1
0
a legislative hearing
10020.json
2mostly-true
Says Mark Warner has supported restrictions on veterans second amendment rights.
guns,voting-record
national-rifle-association
none
3
5
1
5
3
a mailer.
9714.json
0false
Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
corporations,taxes
next-generation-climate-action-committee
democrat
0
1
0
0
1
a television ad
2610.json
3true
His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.
candidates-biography
john-robitaille
Rhode Island
republican
0
1
2
0
0
a biography on Robitaille's campaign website
6304.json
4barely-true
Says he could be the first president in modern history to be outspent.
campaign-finance,history
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a fundraising email
7808.json
2mostly-true
The IRS doesnt have to prove something against you ... youve got the burden of proof.
legal-issues,taxes
randy-forbes
Representative
Virginia
republican
1
0
4
3
0
an interview with Fox News
10523.json
0false
Florida students take an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year.
education
florida-badass-teachers-association
Florida
none
0
1
0
0
0
a statement to the Miami Herald
11441.json
4barely-true
From 2014 to 2015, Austins murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent.
city-government,crime,criminal-justice
bill-oreilly
Fox News Channel host
none
4
6
3
5
1
a commentary
7980.json
3true
It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so.
privacy,terrorism
lynn-westmoreland
republican
1
1
3
0
0
an article
28.json
1half-true
Hillary Clinton was against setting a deadline for withdrawal, but now she wants a "precipitous withdrawal" regardless of "conditions on the ground" or "consequences of a defeat for the United States," an RNC radio ad.
iraq
republican-national-committee-republican
republican
6
6
11
5
2
a radio ad.
2145.json
2mostly-true
In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutors) office before he got there.
job-accomplishments
progressohio
A liberal-oriented advocacy organization
Ohio
none
0
0
0
1
0
a video posted online in a blog article
3612.json
1half-true
In this bill that Ive just signed, we dont cut anybodys salary. We dont take away their pension. And we dont destroy their health care.
government-efficiency,labor,state-budget
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
an interview on Fox News
438.json
3true
The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."
economy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Democratic debate in Philadephia
2127.json
2mostly-true
My 7-step plan creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years.
economy,government-efficiency,state-budget,taxes
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
campaign materials.
8644.json
4barely-true
(U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston) voted to fund (Obamacare).
health-care
paul-broun
Congressman
Georgia
republican
4
8
3
2
1
a video
8339.json
4barely-true
The United States Senate Democrats and Republicans (voted) to keep our government open.
congressional-rules,federal-budget,health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remarks at the White House
9783.json
2mostly-true
In Ferguson, Mo.,youve got threeblack officers and 50 white officers with a town that is 67 percent African-American.
crime,public-safety
andrea-mitchell
none
0
0
1
1
0
an episode of NBC's "Meet the Press"
8546.json
1half-true
The $3.6 billion deficit we inherited has turned into more than a half-billion-dollar surplus.
state-budget,state-finances
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a book
13285.json
1half-true
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list.
guns
brad-schneider
Illinois
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign tweet
4712.json
2mostly-true
Says some Wisconsin state employee contracts gave some employees $4 for bringing in their own lunch.
labor,state-finances
maciver-institute
Think tank
Wisconsin
independent
1
0
0
1
1
a video
9607.json
2mostly-true
More than 50 percent of immigrants from (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) use at least one major welfare program once they get here.
immigration,welfare
bill-oreilly
Fox News Channel host
none
4
6
3
5
1
comments on Fox News
5806.json
1half-true
In the Obama economy ... the youth unemployment rate is double the unemployment rate for all Americans.
economy,jobs
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a graphic posted on his website
5435.json
0false
Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion.
abortion,health-care,public-health
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
1096.json
1half-true
The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with government-certified stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment
house-republicans
republican
0
3
4
0
1
the House Republicans' Web site
904.json
4barely-true
"Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest."
gays-and-lesbians,religion
barney-frank
U.S. Representative
Massachusetts
democrat
1
0
2
0
0
TV interview
12048.json
2mostly-true
Says Ted Cruzswife Heidi will be the very first pro-life first lady.
abortion
james-dobson
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a TV ad
5610.json
4barely-true
Says we got a chance to pass what I think is Oregons first human trafficking bill which has increased by 66 percent the calls to the human trafficking hotline.
human-rights
jefferson-smith
state representative
Oregon
democrat
1
1
0
4
0
an interview.
496.json
0false
Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
foreign-policy
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Chicago
1735.json
1half-true
GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
bankruptcy,economy,financial-regulation,transportation
ed-whitacre
none
0
0
1
0
0
a TV ad
8925.json
3true
Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family.
economy,jobs
mike-stenhouse
chief executive officer, R.I. Center for Freedom and ProsperityState Policy Research Institute
Rhode Island
newsmaker
1
1
1
0
1
a news release
9384.json
2mostly-true
From the Do As I Say Not As I Do department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes.
taxes
michael-sullivan
president and ceo, Empower Texans
Texas
republican
1
0
3
1
0
a tweet
2386.json
0false
John Boehner has called for repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people.
stimulus,taxes,abc-news-week
austan-goolsbee
chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Illinois
democrat
0
1
0
3
0
ABC's "This Week"
10324.json
2mostly-true
Two-thirds of the federal budget is permanent law ... its permanently appropriated.
debt,federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,medicare,social-security
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
an interview
11394.json
2mostly-true
States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths.
corrections-and-updates,guns
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remarks following a school shooting in Oregon
5982.json
2mostly-true
Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
economy,housing,message-machine-2012
crossroads-gps
Conservative advocacy group
republican
9
1
4
1
2
a television ad
5309.json
2mostly-true
Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception.
families,health-care,religion
cecilia-munoz
Director of the Domestic Policy Council
newsmaker
0
0
0
1
0
a post to the White House Blog
7270.json
0false
The average age of first marijuana use is 12.
drugs,government-regulation,health-care,legal-issues,marijuana,market-regulation,states
protect-families-first
Rhode Island
organization
0
1
0
0
0
a news release
10804.json
1half-true
The United States is 65th out of 142 nations and other territories on equal pay.
jobs,women
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a speech at the Women in the World conference
6221.json
0false
Ive never supported a payroll tax.
taxes
david-dewhurst
Lieutenant governor
Texas
republican
8
8
10
5
5
a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.
8800.json
2mostly-true
Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent.
income
joe-scarborough
Host of a morning show on MSNBC
none
1
4
3
3
0
a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
578.json
2mostly-true
"Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan."
foreign-policy
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a television ad
4345.json
0false
On serving out his gubernatorial term
elections
bob-mcdonnell
Governor
Virginia
republican
6
5
7
6
3
151.json
0false
"More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency."
bush-administration
dennis-kucinich
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
1
3
4
6
0
a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
2287.json
5pants-fire
President Obama is a Muslim.
candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate,religion
18-percent-american-public
none
0
0
0
0
1
a Pew Research Center poll
8283.json
4barely-true
Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose more than 133,000 jobs.
jobs
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an interview
13225.json
1half-true
You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails.
history,homeland-security,legal-issues,transparency
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the second 2016 presidential debate
6215.json
2mostly-true
The Supreme Court said the individual mandate is a tax. So its a tax.
health-care,legal-issues,taxes
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
an interview with CBS News
6113.json
5pants-fire
More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals.
immigration
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
on the Internet
11054.json
2mostly-true
The United States ranks second worst in income inequality across developed countries, after taxes and transfers.
economy,income,wealth
bobby-scott
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
1
2
1
5
0
a written statement.
13256.json
3true
Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors
campaign-finance
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a series of blog posts, ending on Sept. 21, 2016
12556.json
3true
Says Hillary Clinton said she was under attack (in Bosnia) but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers.
ethics
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech in New York City
5664.json
5pants-fire
Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel first claimed bank fraud in June 2010 but did nothing for more than a year while raising money for his (Republican) Senate campaign.
government-efficiency,job-accomplishments
ohio-democratic-party
Ohio
democrat
4
1
2
2
2
a news release
4343.json
0false
The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money
children,drugs,economy,families,florida,government-regulation,hunger,marijuana,poverty,state-budget,state-finances
doreen-costa
State Representative
Rhode Island
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a radio interview
4863.json
2mostly-true
Says Mitt Romney has said different things about whether global warming is caused by humans
cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment,message-machine-2012
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a Web ad
12539.json
2mostly-true
@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN.
civil-rights,elections,immigration
joaquin-castro
attorney
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
2
0
a tweet
7902.json
4barely-true
This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning.
climate-change,federal-budget,science,weather
jim-bridenstine
U.S. House of Representatives
Oklahoma
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a House floor speech
12247.json
3true
Says New Hampshires second congressional district includes two counties where almost 5 percent if not more of residents are enrolled in the states expanded Medicaid program.
bipartisanship,health-care,medicaid
jack-falanagan
State representative
New Hampshire
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a speech
71.json
0false
"Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."
legal-issues
ron-paul
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
5
8
8
8
3
a statement on his campaign Web site.