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0false
Under Gov. Romneys definition ... Donald Trump is a small business.
debates,small-business,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
the first presidential debate in Denver
10550.json
3true
The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program.
foreign-policy,nuclear
michael-morell
none
0
0
0
1
0
a broadcast of "Charlie Rose"
12836.json
4barely-true
In Liberia, a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read.
children,education,women
tina-rosenberg
columnist
1
0
0
0
0
an article
443.json
1half-true
"Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil."
energy
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.
9461.json
2mostly-true
It would be illegal for the Fulton County Commission to raise the county tax rate.
county-government
john-albers
republican
0
1
0
1
0
In an emai to constituents
10776.json
4barely-true
SaidPresident Barack Obama said he was going to stop (signature strikes).
afghanistan,terrorism
richard-clarke
none
1
0
0
0
0
a panel on ABC "This Week"
4355.json
1half-true
Says the national debt and President Barack Obamas refusal to control spending led to our nations credit rating being downgraded for the first time in history.
deficit,economy,federal-budget
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a campaign video on his website
3620.json
1half-true
An Internet sweepstakes cafe is a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state.
gambling
peter-nehr
State Representative
Florida
republican
0
0
1
0
0
comments published in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
6537.json
3true
In 2008, candidate Barack Obama attacked John McCain for proposing cuts to Medicare.
medicare,message-machine-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign ad
2718.json
2mostly-true
Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education
education,federal-budget,taxes
lloyd-doggett
Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives
Texas
democrat
1
0
2
7
0
a campaign mailer
740.json
3true
"Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf."
environment
defenders-wildlife-action-fund-defenders-wildlife-
none
0
0
0
0
0
a TV ad
4224.json
0false
One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.
environment
jim-sensenbrenner
Member of Congress
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
0
0
a discussion at a town hall meeting
12501.json
4barely-true
Says the United States has treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress.
congress,foreign-policy
gary-johnson
Presidential candidate
New Mexico
libertarian
3
2
5
6
0
an appearance on Meet the Press
93.json
3true
"Social Security ... is solid through about 2040 without any changes whatsoever."
federal-budget
dennis-kucinich
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
1
3
4
6
0
Hanover, N.H.
7679.json
2mostly-true
Says under his utility rate plan, An estimated 50 percent of our residential households will see a decrease in their water and wastewater bills.
city-budget,water
dwight-jones
Mayor, City of Richmond
Virginia
democrat
1
1
1
1
0
a statement.
6894.json
1half-true
Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would eliminate the guarantee of Medicare.
health-care,medicare
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
10078.json
2mostly-true
Weeks after accepting a quarter-million-dollar campaign contribution from a hospital board chairman, Greg Abbott went to court against victims of a drug-taking neurosurgeon.
campaign-finance,health-care,legal-issues
wendy-davis
state senator
Texas
democrat
5
1
8
12
1
a TV ad
12852.json
5pants-fire
We have a fire marshal that said, Oh we cant allow more people ... And the reason they wont let them in is because they dont know what the hell theyre doing.
public-safety
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a rally speech
9106.json
4barely-true
We have been teaching these (Common Core) standards in Florida schools since 2010.
education
janet-adkins
state representative
Florida
republican
1
0
1
1
0
a Florida House subcommittee meeting
6403.json
1half-true
Says Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed the Quiones Plan because it was taxation without representation on a large scale.
taxes
alan-grayson
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida
democrat
6
5
4
11
1
a campaign mailer
11618.json
5pants-fire
Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.
crime
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a tweet
4176.json
0false
If youre from Guatemala and you are found illegally in Mexico, you are automatically jailed.
immigration
sam-olens
Georgia
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a radio news story
7852.json
0false
On oil drilling off Virginias coast.
energy,environment
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
a campaign statement.
7173.json
3true
Says Texas has the 15th largest economy in the world.
economy,states
texas-petition
none
0
0
0
0
0
the White House's "We the People" petition web site
6886.json
4barely-true
When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no.
congressional-rules,foreign-policy,human-rights,islam,israel,religion
emergency-committee-israel
Advocacy group for U.S. policy toward Israel
Washington, D.C.
none
2
0
0
0
0
a campaign ad
770.json
1half-true
"As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes."
taxes
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
a debate in St. Louis
7058.json
1half-true
Says Mark Hass raised your taxes by $1 billion in a single day.
taxes
taxpayer-association-oregon
political action committee
Oregon
none
0
1
2
0
0
a campaign mailer.
3128.json
0false
Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital.
economy,financial-regulation
marcy-kaptur
Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
2
4
4
0
an MSNBC interview
12886.json
2mostly-true
Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. Its documented. Its available.
elections
michael-madigan
Speaker of the House
Illinois
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1.
2454.json
4barely-true
State pension fund staffers lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses.
economy,florida,message-machine,retirement
republican-party-florida
republican
10
6
6
6
4
a television ad
5726.json
4barely-true
The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test.
education
sara-stevenson
Librarian
Texas
none
1
0
0
0
0
an op-ed column.
2716.json
2mostly-true
Most of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama.
elections,pundits
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a debate
3015.json
1half-true
Were worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage.
environment,infrastructure
mike-polensek
Cleveland city councilman
Ohio
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a public meeting
784.json
2mostly-true
John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts."
taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
6079.json
0false
Says President Barack Obama wants to raise the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent.
federal-budget,income,taxes
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
an interview
2599.json
2mostly-true
Says Scott Walker eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession.
jobs,message-machine
tom-barrett
Mayor of Milwaukee
Wisconsin
democrat
2
5
8
5
3
a campaign TV ad
5901.json
4barely-true
Says Schaufler was the only Democrat who voted to stop the states health care reform plan.
voting-record
oregon-league-conservation-voters
none
1
0
0
0
0
a campaign mailer
9212.json
4barely-true
Typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families.
jobs,workers
wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce
Wisconsin
organization
3
0
2
2
0
an opinion piece
5419.json
3true
All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport.
homeland-security
john-axford
Relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
Wisconsin
none
0
0
0
0
0
a Tweet
11882.json
3true
Says she is 6th in hard dollars raised and has more cash on hand than Governors (John) Kasich and (Chris) Christie combined.
campaign-finance
carly-fiorina
California
republican
5
5
4
3
2
a column posted on Medium.com
3633.json
3true
Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP].
deficit,economy,federal-budget,taxes
mark-warner
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
3
1
6
3
0
a TV appearance.
3926.json
4barely-true
Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs.
health-care,jobs
adam-hasner
Florida
republican
2
1
4
4
0
a press statement
8227.json
3true
According to a recent poll, there are more young Republicans enrolled in their parents (health insurance) plans than young Democrats.
health-care
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a speech in Little Rock, Ark.
3138.json
3true
[Tailpipe emissions rules], if fully implemented with all the regulations that go with it, they will keep the temperature from rising nearly five one-hundredths of a degree Fahrenheit. By 2050.
climate-change,environment,transportation
ken-cuccinelli
Attorney General
Virginia
republican
1
10
3
2
1
a speech to Tea Party activists.
353.json
1half-true
"On issue after issue that really were hard to explain or understand, you voted present . . . And anytime anyone raises that, there's always some kind of explanation."
candidates-biography
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
8695.json
1half-true
Federal law for Obamacare navigators does not bar or even require screening for convicted felons, including individuals convicted of identity theft or fraud.
crime,criminal-justice,health-care
pete-sessions
U.S. House representative
Texas
republican
1
0
1
0
0
an oped column
2301.json
3true
Michael Thurmond authored major legislation that has provided more than $250 million in tax relief to Georgias senior citizens and working families.
taxes
michael-thurmond
Labor Commissioner
Georgia
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
his campaign website
4223.json
2mostly-true
[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior.
animals
elaine-boyer
republican
0
0
1
1
0
an interview
13110.json
2mostly-true
Says Marco Rubio would take away a womans right to choose for victims of rape or incest.
abortion,voting-record
patrick-murphy
Florida
democrat
2
1
4
5
0
a campaign ad
10488.json
2mostly-true
DeKalb County has graduated five police academies and three fire academies to help reach its ambitious hiring goals in both departments.
county-budget,public-safety
lee-may
Georgia
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
the 2015 State of the County address
5809.json
0false
Says President Barack Obamas parents were communists.
elections
samuel-wurzelbacher
Republican candidate for Congress
Ohio
republican
0
1
0
1
1
a letter published by the Christian Broadcasting Network
7623.json
1half-true
Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths.
crime,criminal-justice,guns,public-safety
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a Facebook post
10123.json
0false
None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways.
corrections-and-updates,transportation
citizens-against-rail-taxes
Political action committee
Tex
none
0
1
0
0
0
a radio ad
4211.json
4barely-true
(Rep. Bob Goodlattes) balanced budgetamendment does not require a balanced budget.
deficit,federal-budget
bobby-scott
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
1
2
1
5
0
a letter.
9449.json
1half-true
It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions about where they can hunt and fish.
congress,elections,environment,government-regulation,campaign-advertising
put-alaska-first-pac
political action committee
Alaska
none
0
0
1
0
0
a television ad
10681.json
1half-true
A school uniform policy helps with school safety, helps with truancy.
education
janet-adkins
state representative
Florida
republican
1
0
1
1
0
a discussion about school uniforms
5048.json
1half-true
Says constitutional amendment would help to stop unfair, double taxation on real estate.
taxes
Yes-on-79
Oregon
none
0
0
1
0
1
an ad and on their website
764.json
0false
John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die."
abortion
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a TV ad
7026.json
0false
Sherrod Brown voted six times to raise his own pay.
congress,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,voting-record
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
a campaign commercial
2423.json
4barely-true
The size of our federal government has more than doubled since the year 2000.
federal-budget
scott-bruun
State representative
Oregon
republican
2
1
0
0
0
a statement on his website
5042.json
0false
The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job.
economy,jobs
paul-broun
Congressman
Georgia
republican
4
8
3
2
1
a press release
5624.json
3true
The changes to Georgias tax and fee structure is an overall tax cut.
state-budget,state-finances,taxes
brian-robinson
Georgia
republican
1
1
0
2
0
an interview
823.json
5pants-fire
Says Obama wants to redesign the American flag "to better offer our enemies hope and love."
patriotism
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a widely circulated e-mail
9458.json
0false
Gun homicide is down 49 percent in the past 12 years.
guns
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a meme on social media
9569.json
1half-true
Says he voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA.
candidates-biography,congress,federal-budget,homeland-security,voting-record,weather
tom-cotton
U.S. House of Representatives
Arkansas
republican
3
4
2
3
1
a television ad
8411.json
2mostly-true
Thirteen hundred applicants in Rhode Island signed up for insurance through Obamacare.
health-care,public-health,states
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
an appearance on CNN's "Crossfire."
4229.json
0false
Theres no money in Social Security.
economy,federal-budget,social-security,taxes
barry-hinckley
Rhode Island
republican
0
4
1
2
2
an appearance on Channel 6
5005.json
0false
Says it cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000 when Mitt Romney and his staff purchased computer hard drives.
message-machine-2012,new-hampshire-2012
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a Democratic Natonal Committee advertisement
7761.json
0false
On support for gay marriage
marriage
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a Facebook post
4804.json
3true
A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that untrained individuals would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit.
guns,market-regulation
donna-seidel
State Assembly, District 85
Wisconsin
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a press release
6912.json
4barely-true
Says Julie Parrish voted to divert $160 million from public schools to private for-profit schools.
education,voting-record
carl-hosticka
Metro councilor
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a guest column
8286.json
2mostly-true
The employer mandate affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country.
health-care,small-business
chris-van-hollen
Maryland
democrat
0
0
0
4
0
an interview with Fox News
3717.json
0false
The study that states that more than 70 percent of the traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is to/from Clackamas County has been thoroughly debunked by The Oregonian.
transportation
john-lee
Chair of Clackamas County Republicans
Oregon
republican
0
1
1
0
0
May 17 election voters pamphlet
4188.json
1half-true
Recently we have seen our government debt grow by $3.4 trillion during the first 29 months of the Obama administration -- the equivalent of about $4 billion per day.
deficit
leonard-lance
republican
0
0
1
2
0
a column
152.json
2mostly-true
Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."
ethics
john-edwards
former senator
North Carolina
democrat
0
2
4
4
1
a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
2768.json
0false
If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years.
deficit,federal-budget,taxes
bobby-scott
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
1
2
1
5
0
a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide
9267.json
1half-true
Says Scott Browns carrying some big oil baggage because he collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions.
campaign-finance,energy
senate-majority-pac
political action committee
Washington, D.C.
democrat
3
4
4
1
0
a TV ad
11722.json
2mostly-true
More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress.
abortion,congress
cecile-richards
president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York
democrat
0
0
2
2
0
an interview by actress Lena Dunham
1295.json
4barely-true
There is majority support for the Democrats' health care plans.
health-care
valerie-jarrett
senior adviser to President Barack Obama
Illinois
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
an interview on ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos'
10063.json
0false
We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad.
civil-rights,diversity,families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage
tony-perkins
republican
0
1
1
0
0
comments on "Fox News Sunday"
3550.json
3true
From 05 to 09, weve had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours.
military
tim-ryan
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
0
0
0
5
1
a House committee hearing
2488.json
1half-true
Says $30 million gap in stadium funding forced the Portland Beavers to leave.
baseball
sam-adams
Mayor of Portland
Oregon
democrat
3
2
5
2
0
John Canzano's radio show
194.json
1half-true
"Murder went up" when Romney was governor. "Robbery went up. Violent crimes went up."
crime
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a newspaper interview.
9463.json
2mostly-true
All 28 members of NATO have pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us.
economy,foreign-policy,iraq,military
paul-ryan
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
republican
19
6
16
14
2
a speech
11735.json
4barely-true
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt.
education
scot-ross
activist
1
0
0
0
0
a television interview
8752.json
2mostly-true
Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states.
corrections-and-updates,economy,elections,income,poverty,wealth
occupy-democrats
organization
0
4
3
1
4
a Facebook post
3947.json
1half-true
The Public Employee Retirement System is making more millionaires than the Oregon state lottery.
public-service,retirement,state-finances,workers
ted-ferrioli
state senator
Oregon
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an opinion column
7776.json
1half-true
Says we have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000.
immigration
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
his weekly radio address.
10238.json
2mostly-true
In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give unlimited contributions to political parties, but business cant give any.
campaign-finance,corporations,elections,small-business,unions
robin-vos
Wisconsin Assembly speaker
Wisconsin
republican
0
3
2
5
1
an interview
9906.json
0false
I sponsored the new Buy American law
elections,job-accomplishments
shemia-fagan
Business attorney
Oregon
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
an Oregon Voters' Pamphlet statement
12240.json
4barely-true
Says Bernie Sanders has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA.
candidates-biography,guns
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the Democratic debate in New York
6256.json
0false
Funding the federal health care law without a tax hike will require the state to cut nearly a quarter of its annual budget.
health-care,medicaid,state-budget
brian-robinson
Georgia
republican
1
1
0
2
0
an article
12862.json
5pants-fire
Hillary Clinton says she wants to, raise taxes on the middle class.
taxes
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign video
1004.json
5pants-fire
When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft.
health-care,transportation
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
an interview on "The Today Show"
3099.json
2mostly-true
A test last month at the MAX station at 162nd Avenue and East Burnside saw crime down 41 percent compared with December 2009
crime,transportation
jefferson-smith
state representative
Oregon
democrat
1
1
0
4
0
an article in The Oregonian
7857.json
4barely-true
Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real.
foreign-policy,terrorism
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
an email to supporters
4094.json
0false
Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools.
education,state-budget
peter-barca
State Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
0
2
2
3
1
a newspaper column and other statements
1733.json
2mostly-true
Gov. Lawton Chiles said "if I were to become ... become speaker of the House it would be (his) worst nightmare."
candidates-biography
daniel-webster
U.S. Representative, Florida District 8
Florida
republican
0
0
0
1
0
announcing his campaign for the U.S. House.
4748.json
5pants-fire
If [Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed] wants to be like Bull Connor, then so be it.
occupy-wall-street
vincent-fort
State Senator
Georgia
democrat
1
0
2
1
1
a newspaper column
1466.json
1half-true
The governors not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, weve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas.
economy,government-efficiency,state-budget
debra-medina
Businesswoman
Texas
republican
0
1
3
1
0
a Republican gubernatorial debate