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2mostly-true
The deal to raise the federal debt limit created the largest debt ceiling increase in Americas history.
federal-budget
saxby-chambliss
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
1
1
3
4
1
a press release
5370.json
1half-true
Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes.
candidates-biography,federal-budget,health-care,message-machine-2012,taxes
us-chamber-commerce
none
6
3
3
1
1
an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.
1887.json
3true
Georgia has "a dropout rate thats higher" than Alabama's.
education,message-machine
john-oxendine
Georgia
republican
0
0
2
0
0
a campaign video on his website
567.json
3true
Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping.
terrorism
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds
6203.json
5pants-fire
A company with 20 employees could go out of business because of health care law requirements to buy insurance.
health-care,small-business
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a TV interview with Greta Van Susteren
4369.json
3true
A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference.
education
james-parisi
Lobbyst for the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals
Rhode Island
labor-leader
0
0
0
0
0
a TV news show
10083.json
4barely-true
3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor.
economy,education,stimulus
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a debate at Broward College
271.json
0false
"Barack Obama hasn't passed any (bills)."
job-accomplishments
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a campaign event in Ames, Iowa
12120.json
3true
Bernie Sanders passed more roll call amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member.
candidates-biography
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an a television ad
8650.json
2mostly-true
60 percent of people on food assistance are working.
economy,welfare
barbara-lee
Congresswoman from California's 13th district
California
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
an episode of CNN's "Crossfire"
1001.json
0false
On switching parties.
elections
arlen-specter
Senator
Pennsylvania
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
interviews.
12997.json
1half-true
Says Gov. Pat McCrory tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years.
candidates-biography,education,campaign-advertising,state-budget,states
roy-cooper
Attorney General
North Carolina
democrat
1
0
3
1
0
a TV ad
4723.json
2mostly-true
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on gun control.
guns,message-machine-2012
jon-huntsman
Utah
republican
5
1
5
4
1
a web advertisement
3395.json
4barely-true
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.
corporations,education,small-business,workers
dan-patrick
Lieutenant governor-elect
Texas
republican
4
4
3
4
4
a Texas Tribune article.
9935.json
4barely-true
Says Rick Scott cut education by over a billion dollars, meaning thousands of teachers lost their jobs and class sizes went up.
children,education,message-machine-2014,state-budget
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a TV ad
68.json
1half-true
"Joe Biden is the only candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq and keep us out."
iraq
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a television ad.
3937.json
4barely-true
Protesters attacked the groups headquarters with graffiti on the sidewalk and stenciled images smeared on the building and statue.
labor,state-budget
wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce
Wisconsin
organization
3
0
2
2
0
a news release
3642.json
2mostly-true
Says Paul Ryan voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasnt paid for.
afghanistan,deficit,federal-budget,health-care,iraq,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remarks at a campaign fundraiser
11571.json
2mostly-true
Women fill two-thirds of minimum wage jobs.
workers
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a roundtable event on women's economic security
2567.json
4barely-true
Amendment 4 will reduce Floridas economic output by $34 billion annually.
economy,elections,florida-amendments
citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy
Florida
none
1
0
2
0
1
the "No on 4!" website
5700.json
2mostly-true
Its the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasnt a court order.
elections,redistricting
will-weatherford
State Representative
Florida
republican
2
3
4
3
0
remarks to the press
3527.json
3true
We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined.
economy,jobs,labor,abc-news-week
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
3940.json
5pants-fire
Its just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs.
energy,environment
mike-stenhouse
chief executive officer, R.I. Center for Freedom and ProsperityState Policy Research Institute
Rhode Island
newsmaker
1
1
1
0
1
an appearance on a talk show
2798.json
0false
Mequon and Milwaukee have the highest disparity of income in the country.
income
michael-murphy
Member of Milwaukee Common Council
Wisconsin
none
0
1
0
0
0
comments made during adoption of Milwaukee's 2011 city budget
6477.json
4barely-true
Says Barack Obama robbed Medicare (of) $716 billion to pay for ... Obamacare.
federal-budget,history,medicare,retirement
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
an interview on "60 Minutes"
11357.json
4barely-true
The largest low-wage employer is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government.
corporations,federal-budget,jobs
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a tweet
2251.json
4barely-true
Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die.
message-machine,taxes
pat-toomey
Candidate for U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
republican
3
2
2
1
0
a television commercial
7091.json
3true
Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would take us into a recession and kill jobs.
deficit,economy,federal-budget,jobs
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a newspaper interview
9074.json
2mostly-true
Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten.
children,education
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a tweet
952.json
1half-true
The average CEO makes $10,000 more every day ... than what the average worker makes every year.
economy
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a speech in Miami Beach, Fla.
224.json
3true
"When Pakistan erupted in crisis, I spoke to Musharraf before Bush did."
foreign-policy
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a TV ad
11646.json
1half-true
You go down to Miami and when its flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets.
climate-change
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference
2795.json
2mostly-true
Republican plan to extend Bush tax cuts would double deficit projections going forward for the next couple of decades.
deficit,federal-budget,taxes
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
a TV interview.
2009.json
0false
"In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.
candidates-biography,foreign-policy,history,states
bill-white
Former mayor of Houston
Texas
democrat
2
3
5
7
3
a speech
1371.json
4barely-true
In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state.
florida,health-care,medicare
karl-rove
Texas
republican
2
5
2
8
0
an interview with Fox News
3456.json
4barely-true
Says taxpayer resources are being used to facilitate private political agendas through automatic payroll deduction of union dues.
labor,state-budget
john-thrasher
Republican Party of Florida Chairman
Florida
republican
2
1
0
0
1
comments before a Senate committee.
355.json
5pants-fire
RNC version of a Hillary Clinton valentine: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll raise your taxes and there is nothing you can do."
taxes
republican-national-committee-republican
republican
6
6
11
5
2
an RNC Web site feature where you can send a GOP valentine from your favorite Democrat
2081.json
2mostly-true
Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from Big Oil.
elections
lee-fisher
Former Lieutenant governor
Ohio
democrat
2
1
1
2
0
a news release
12968.json
2mostly-true
Chicago Public Schools lead the country in high school graduation of an urban school system, match the United States of America in kids graduating high school going on to a four-year college, and are producing eighth-grade leaders in the country in math gains, fourth-grade leaders in reading gains.
education
rahm-emanuel
Mayor of Chicago
Illinois
democrat
1
1
1
2
0
a press event
9645.json
1half-true
The states that are doing better are the ones that have no state income tax.
taxes
jamie-weinstein
Senior editor, Daily Caller
none
0
0
1
0
0
comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
8506.json
1half-true
The Legislature passed Gov. Walkers so-called property tax relief bill, but the Republicans are still raising your property taxes.
city-government,county-government,education,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
janet-bewley
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a speech
9054.json
1half-true
Says 50 percent of millennials dont associate with any political party.
elections,polls
rock-vote
none
0
0
1
0
0
a tweet
2417.json
1half-true
Says Ron Johnsons company got government loans and a grant to help expand his business
message-machine
russ-feingold
Wisconsin
democrat
2
4
7
5
1
a campaign TV ad
11706.json
1half-true
Says the Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 would not pause the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.
immigration
ann-mclane-kuster
Attorney
New Hampshire
democrat
2
1
3
0
0
an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio
3224.json
5pants-fire
Says Travis County, home to Austin, is the most liberal county in the United States.
polls
tom-delay
Former U.S. House member
Texas
republican
1
0
1
1
1
an interview.
10462.json
4barely-true
Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?
health-care
barbara-comstock
State delegate
Virginia
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a tweet.
7936.json
2mostly-true
Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth.
state-budget
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a bill-signing ceremony
10743.json
1half-true
Medicaid expansion isnt necessarily a very popular issue on the street.
medicaid
steve-crisafulli
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a radio interview
577.json
1half-true
Obama "voted against funding our troops."
military
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a television ad
1680.json
2mostly-true
"Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.
florida,health-care,legal-issues
alex-sink
Florida
democrat
1
2
2
4
0
a news release
13356.json
1half-true
In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an $850,000 penalty.
ethics,legal-issues
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly
8964.json
4barely-true
Says Alex Sink supported higher property taxes.
taxes
republican-party-florida
republican
10
6
6
6
4
in a campaign mailer
11484.json
1half-true
The top 1 percent pay 45 percent of all taxes in the country.
taxes
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
in a town hall in Concord, New Hampshire
2666.json
5pants-fire
Says John Kitzhaber wants a sales tax so people without jobs pay taxes.
jobs,message-machine,taxes
chris-dudley
Financial adviser
Oregon
republican
0
0
1
1
1
a television ad
1072.json
1half-true
If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, were going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent.
climate-change,energy,environment
chuck-grassley
U.S. senator
Iowa
republican
0
1
2
0
0
interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
13430.json
3true
Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year.
candidates-biography,government-regulation,health-care
us-chamber-commerce
none
6
3
3
1
1
an ad
6355.json
5pants-fire
Says his patents in ultrasound have revolutionized modern medicine.
health-care
george-flinn
Radiologist and radio station owner
Tennessee
republican
0
1
0
0
1
in a campaign TV commercial.
7539.json
0false
Says Houston is home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world.
health-care,medicaid,public-health
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.
8681.json
1half-true
Every dollar spent in the new Obamacare system ... goes to private-sector insurance companies.
health-care
chris-matthews
Host of MSNBC's Hardball
none
1
2
2
1
0
a broadcast of "Hardball"
9924.json
5pants-fire
Three of five detainees swapped (for Bowe Bergdahl) are now ISIS leaders.
foreign-policy,military,terrorism
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
Internet posts
6909.json
1half-true
Under Maggie Hassans leadership, we increased state spending in the middle of the great recession by 24 percent leading up to and following it.
state-budget
ovide-lamontagne
Attorney
New Hampshire
republican
0
0
2
0
0
a debate at Rivier University
12415.json
5pants-fire
The first tweet was sent from Austin.
city-government,corporations,history,technology
steve-adler
Mayor of Austin
Texas
democrat
1
1
1
2
1
a panel discussion in Austin
11791.json
2mostly-true
Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation.
taxes
jeff-judson
Business and policy consultant
Texas
tea-party-member
0
0
0
1
0
Conservatives in Action blog post
6388.json
1half-true
Says the largest tax increase in American history is set to occur on January 1st unless President Obama and Congress can come to an agreement.
history,taxes
francisco-quico-canseco
U.S. House member
Texas
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an email blast
2425.json
0false
Says Bill White didnt pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy.
taxes,transparency
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a press release
3960.json
2mostly-true
The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world.
corporations,economy,jobs,taxes
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
a speech.
3882.json
2mostly-true
For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved.
government-efficiency
tom-rooney
Congressman
Florida
republican
1
0
0
1
0
a press release
5027.json
0false
Our tax code is . . . 80,000 pages.
economy,government-efficiency,government-regulation,taxes
barry-hinckley
Rhode Island
republican
0
4
1
2
2
an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
2030.json
5pants-fire
Blue Cross headquarters has "a $30,000 granite table."
corporations,economy,health-care
steve-archambault
Lawyer
Rhode Island
democrat
0
0
0
1
1
a speech at the state Democratic convention
5542.json
5pants-fire
President Barack Obama is ending Medicare as we know it.
health-care,medicare
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign memo
4158.json
2mostly-true
We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly.
economy
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
an interview on Fox News
9930.json
3true
Says Fox News gave Republicansenators twice the air time as Democrats during a hearing about theIslamic State.
foreign-policy
media-matters
none
0
0
0
0
0
a post on the Media Matters blog
12989.json
0false
Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms using radical regulation, by raising business tax rates as high as nearly 50 percent and by taxing family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent.
agriculture,economy,government-regulation,taxes,wealth
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech
2751.json
1half-true
Rigells car dealership made over $400,000 off the Cash for Clunkers bailout.
stimulus
democratic-congressional-campaign-committee
democrat
11
8
5
1
9
a TV ad
8539.json
5pants-fire
Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting
corrections-and-updates,education,guns,military,veterans
mr-conservative
Conservative website
None
none
0
1
0
0
1
a Web post
12773.json
3true
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS.
terrorism
republican-national-committee-republican
republican
6
6
11
5
2
an email to reporters
6782.json
5pants-fire
Barack Hussein Obama will ... force local authorities to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks.
occupy-wall-street
government-not-god-pac
none
1
2
0
0
3
a newspaper ad
10007.json
0false
Ive been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS.
crime,criminal-justice,foreign-policy,terrorism
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.
5513.json
2mostly-true
It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets.
poverty
shaun-donovan
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
New York
democrat
0
0
1
1
0
an interview on "The Daily Show"
8260.json
0false
The amount of interest paid on the federal debt exceeds total tax revenue.
corporations,debt,federal-budget,taxes
chris-kapanga
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a newsletter
3888.json
5pants-fire
I did not say that I would not have them [Muslims] in my Cabinet.
islam,religion
herman-cain
Georgia
republican
4
11
5
3
3
an interview on the Glenn Beck Program radio show
2935.json
3true
The national debt grew an estimated$15 billion last weekend.
deficit,economy
mark-warner
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
3
1
6
3
0
a floor speech.
8317.json
3true
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education.
education,immigration
david-watts
Candidate
Texas
republican
0
0
0
0
0
an email blast
8478.json
5pants-fire
If I have affordable coverage in my workplace, Im not eligible to go into the marketplace. ... Its illegal.
health-care
kathleen-sebelius
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary
Kansas
democrat
1
0
1
3
1
testimony before Congress
11112.json
3true
Says Donald Trump has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system.
elections
erick-erickson
republican
1
2
0
0
0
a column on Redstate.com
7558.json
0false
Says, The Democrats proposed budget is also balanced by using more in new tax revenue than in total PERS reform or savings.
pensions,state-budget,taxes,unions
bruce-hanna
Co-Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
Oregon
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a floor speech
6157.json
5pants-fire
Says a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, All this for a damn flag.
patriotism
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a message forwarded to many people
6822.json
1half-true
Says Austin voters can approve seven bond propositions without raising taxes.
elections,taxes
lee-leffingwell
Austin mayor
Texas
democrat
1
0
4
1
0
a UNITY PAC press release.
8729.json
2mostly-true
US: Change in Income, 2009-13. Top 1%: +31.4%. Bottom 99%: +0.4%.
economy
ian-bremmer
President and founder of the Eurasia Group
New York
none
0
0
0
1
0
a tweet
323.json
3true
Hillary Clinton "agreed with (John McCain) on voting for the war in Iraq."
iraq
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Denver
12314.json
2mostly-true
Says Ann Kirkpatrick votes with her party nearly 90 percent of the time.
voting-record
arizona-grassroots-action-pac
none
1
0
0
1
0
an online advertisement
501.json
2mostly-true
"I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps."
candidates-biography
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.
11240.json
1half-true
Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now.
foreign-policy,trade
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on CNN.
2192.json
4barely-true
Allowing all Bush income tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31 will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of America.
taxes
johnny-isakson
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
2
3
3
2
0
a guest column in The Atlanta Journal Constitution
12616.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clintons State Department approved the transfer of 20 percent of Americas uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation.
corrections-and-updates,ethics,foreign-policy
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton
3468.json
3true
Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant.
energy,nuclear,public-safety,pundits
lawrence-odonnell
none
2
2
0
3
0
MSNBC's "Last Word"
10247.json
4barely-true
In the past four or five presidential elections, people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees.
elections,job-accomplishments,polls
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an interview
3735.json
0false
Under President Barack Obama, the United States has doubled our exports.
economy,trade
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Austin, Texas
2883.json
1half-true
A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch.
federal-budget
dave-obey
U.S. House member -- 7th District
Wisconsin
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
3722.json
0false
Says President Barack Obamas debt commission recommended converting Medicare to a system where Medicare participants are given a voucher to purchase insurance in the private market.
deficit,federal-budget,medicare
tom-petri
U.S. House member -- 6th District
Wisconsin
republican
0
1
0
0
0
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