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7749.json
1half-true
In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay.
gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,states,workers
martina-navratilova
Retired tennis player
Florida
none
0
0
1
0
0
an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
648.json
3true
"Less than four cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention and public health."
health-care
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
the Democratic Party platform
6169.json
2mostly-true
Over the last few decades, the income of the top 1 percent grew by more than 275 percent -- to an average of $1.3 million a year.
economy,income,wealth
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign speech
5417.json
1half-true
When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted no.
afghanistan,economy,iraq,jobs,message-machine-2012
marcy-kaptur
Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
2
4
4
0
a campaign commercial
7889.json
3true
Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas.
state-budget,state-finances
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a press release
13339.json
1half-true
400 bills have my name on them either as a sponsor or a co-sponsor. You dont get that done unless you work with folks on the other side.
bipartisanship,candidates-biography,history,job-accomplishments
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a press conference
8190.json
2mostly-true
New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big citys.
crime,criminal-justice,urban
michael-bloomberg
New York
independent
0
2
2
3
0
an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
13246.json
0false
Says Pete Gallego went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress.
candidates-biography,ethics
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a TV ad
732.json
0false
"But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."
medicare
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
9446.json
0false
Americans invented the automobile.
history,technology
laura-ingraham
Political commentator and radio talk show host
none
2
5
1
0
1
a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show"
2049.json
3true
Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms.
guns
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010
2737.json
1half-true
Says Steve Spinnett has court judgments against him for trespass and harassment.
ethics
livable-damascus
political group
Oregon
none
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign mailer
12827.json
1half-true
Barack Obama ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections.
elections,polls
cecile-richards
president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York
democrat
0
0
2
2
0
remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun
12624.json
4barely-true
During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times.
foreign-policy,history,military,pundits,terrorism
sean-hannity
Radio/TV host
none
3
5
3
2
1
comments on his Fox News program
2662.json
5pants-fire
The new health care law will force seniors into Barack Obamas government-run health care program.
medicare,message-machine,retirement
dan-coats
Indiana
republican
0
0
0
0
1
a campaign ad
10915.json
1half-true
Says Ronald Reagan talked about converting the United States to the metric system.
government-regulation,market-regulation
lincoln-chafee
Rhode Island
democrat
3
5
3
4
0
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
433.json
2mostly-true
"I'm the product of a mixed marriage that would have been illegal in 12 states when I was born."
candidates-biography
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview with theadvocate.com
8388.json
3true
Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies.
agriculture,environment
rick-north
Oregon
columnist
0
0
0
0
0
an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.
1135.json
3true
Health care reform will not affect veterans' benefits.
health-care,veterans
david-axelrod
democrat
2
1
6
7
0
in a chain e-mail
4729.json
1half-true
Says the giant African land snail carries human meningitis.
agriculture,animals,public-health
adam-putnam
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
Florida
republican
0
1
1
2
1
an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning"
3260.json
5pants-fire
Welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima
economy,poverty,urban
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
1898.json
2mostly-true
"BP is setting up claims offices throughout the state."
elections
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley.
7330.json
5pants-fire
Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got paid for a whole year.
government-efficiency,state-budget,states
leon-young
democrat
0
0
0
0
1
a news article
13034.json
0false
Says Patrick Murphy advocated for cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
candidates-biography,medicare,social-security
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
a campaign website
3254.json
0false
Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security.
economy,federal-budget
mitch-daniels
governor
Indiana
republican
0
3
0
0
1
a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference
10017.json
1half-true
Under sequestration, the military was cut down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915.
federal-budget,military
lindsey-graham
U.S. senator
South Carolina
republican
2
2
4
2
0
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
2840.json
4barely-true
The Florida Supreme Court has no express authority in the Florida Constitution to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.
florida-amendments,supreme-court
dean-cannon
state House speaker
Florida
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a speech
9341.json
2mostly-true
David Beckhams soccer stadium would get a special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years.
sports,state-budget,taxes
miami-seaport-alliance
Florida
none
0
1
0
1
0
a TV ad
1893.json
1half-true
"The Republicans didn't have a budget in '02, '04, '06."
federal-budget,abc-news-week
steny-hoyer
House Majority Leader
Maryland
democrat
0
1
3
4
0
an interview on ABC's "This Week''
12376.json
0false
Says Ted Strickland admits his record on jobs and taxes is mixed and spotty.
job-accomplishments,state-finances,voting-record
fighting-ohio-pac
Ohio
republican
0
1
0
0
0
Fighting for Ohio PAC ad
3682.json
3true
China now owns $1.1 trillion of our debt, our trade deficit last year with them was a quarter of a trillion dollars.
china,deficit,trade
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.
2458.json
0false
On the success of Cash for Clunkers
economy
tom-ganley
Businessman
Ohio
republican
1
0
0
1
0
an interview with The Plain Dealer
4205.json
3true
Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia.
health-care
la-raza
none
0
0
0
0
0
newscast
3670.json
4barely-true
We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it.
medicare
david-cicilline
mayor of Providence
Rhode Island
democrat
7
4
5
4
1
a television interview
7715.json
2mostly-true
The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news.
taxes
leonard-lance
republican
0
0
1
2
0
a press release
9469.json
3true
A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are being apprehended at the border.
crime,immigration
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview on Fox & Friends
9956.json
0false
Social Security and Medicare are a Ponzi scheme.
medicare,social-security
carlos-curbelo
Miami-Dade school board member
Florida
republican
0
1
0
1
0
a speech to a college GOP group
1871.json
5pants-fire
My opponent in November of 2008 sent a missive to the White House, to President Obama-elect, and said, Heres how you need to sell cap-and-trade to the American people.
cap-and-trade,climate-change
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a speech
8580.json
4barely-true
Florida remains the top travel destination across the world.
tourism
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a news release about Florida's tourism statistics
1223.json
0false
"The majority actually want single-payer health care."
health-care
michael-moore
Documentary filmmaker
none
2
5
1
6
0
an appearance on Larry King Live
10892.json
5pants-fire
America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexicos entire population.
immigration
ann-coulter
Columnist and author
New York
republican
2
3
3
0
4
an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos"
5645.json
0false
Right now we have sufficient reserves to take care of Tennessees lottery scholarship students for a few years more.
deficit,lottery,state-finances
dolores-gresham
State senator
Tennessee
republican
0
2
0
0
0
an interview with reporters following presentation of improved lottery revenues.
373.json
0false
"Hillary Clinton believed NAFTA was a 'boon' to our economy."
economy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a flier sent to voters in Ohio
1917.json
0false
Thurbert Baker kept a teen in jail "who didn't even commit a felony."
legal-issues
concernedcitizen4u
none
0
1
0
0
0
a video
10500.json
5pants-fire
A Texas law says that you cant shoot bears out of the second floor of a window.
animals,government-regulation,guns
alcee-hastings
U.S. Representative
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
0
2
a telephone interview with CNN
8194.json
4barely-true
Three years after getting the $100 million (from Mark Zuckerberg), less than two-thirds of students in Cory Bookers Newark graduate.
education
bookerfail
none
1
0
1
0
0
a YouTube video
12964.json
1half-true
Milwaukee has the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country.
crime,criminal-justice,urban
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
an interview
803.json
0false
Under John McCain's health care plan, people get a $5,000 tax credit to buy a $12,000 health care policy, and "that's a loss for you."
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
3971.json
0false
Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? Fox viewers, consistently, every poll.
polls,pundits
jon-stewart
none
0
2
1
1
1
an interview on Fox News Sunday
3758.json
4barely-true
The (border) fence is now basically complete.
immigration
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in El Paso
3361.json
2mostly-true
Under Gov. Scott Walkers proposals, Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations.
corporations,message-machine,state-budget,taxes,workers
progressive-change-campaign-committee
none
0
1
1
1
1
a television ad
6376.json
3true
There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now.
economy,military,veterans
sanford-bishop
Congressman
Georgia
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
an online video of an earlier speech
10688.json
0false
Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools.
children,education,gays-and-lesbians,sexuality
susan-stimpson
Virginia
republican
0
1
0
1
0
a Facebook post.
2226.json
1half-true
Republicans are now taking credit for provisions of the health care bill that they had tried to derail.
health-care
debbie-wasserman-schultz
U.S. Representative, Florida District 23
Florida
democrat
7
9
8
15
3
an op ed article
8926.json
1half-true
300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.
health-care
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a television ad
5118.json
4barely-true
Rob Cornilles is a Tea Party candidate.
abortion,message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising
democratic-party-oregon
political party
Oregon
democrat
1
1
2
0
0
campaign material
2224.json
4barely-true
Lincoln Chafee voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time.
bipartisanship,candidates-biography,voting-record
democratic-governors-association
democrat
1
0
0
0
2
a statement on a DGA-created website
9632.json
2mostly-true
There are fewerwars, there are fewerpeople dying in wars now than there have been in quite some time.
foreign-policy,history,military
stu-burguiere
Writer, Glenn Beck Program
none
0
0
0
1
0
comments on The Glenn Beck Radio Program
9739.json
4barely-true
So far, the war in Gaza has left more than 1,800 Palestinians dead -- the population equivalent to 100 9/11s.
israel,terrorism
joy-reid
Host, The Reid Report
none
1
0
0
0
0
comments on her MSNBC show
13473.json
0false
Says Scott Walker left college under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix the election for student body president.
candidates-biography,education,elections,ethics
howard-dean
Democratic National Committee chairman
Vermont
democrat
1
4
1
2
0
an interview
8614.json
0false
Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Islands sales tax.
economy,state-finances,taxes
joseph-henchman
policy analyst, The Tax Foundation
newsmaker
0
1
0
0
0
hearing testimony
8548.json
3true
Says the Affordable Care Act has already reduced the number of uninsured in Oregon by 10 percent.
health-care,public-health
jeff-merkley
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
6
0
a newspaper article.
1359.json
2mostly-true
The post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim.
climate-change,environment,pundits
eugene-robinson
none
0
0
0
2
0
a Washington Post column
8431.json
0false
Says 74 percent of small-business people believe that Obamacare is a bad idea.
health-care
larry-elder
Radio talk show host
talk-show-host
1
3
0
0
0
an interview
7660.json
1half-true
The immigration proposal from the Gang of Eight is not amnesty.
immigration
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
1554.json
3true
Texas has installed more wind power than any other state, and all but four countries.
energy
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a press release
3387.json
4barely-true
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scotts cuts to education are the same as his proposedcorporate income tax rate reduction.
education,state-budget,taxes
alan-grayson
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida
democrat
6
5
4
11
1
comments on MSNBC.
4943.json
1half-true
The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated.
environment,transportation
curtis-foltz
Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority
none
0
0
1
0
0
an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
6721.json
4barely-true
We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil.
energy,environment,transportation
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
a speech
8180.json
4barely-true
Says President Barack Obama could basically legalize all immigrants here illegally by the sign of a pen.
immigration
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a radio interview
5502.json
0false
After President Barack Obamas health care law takes full effect, 100 percent of Americans will depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them.
children,families,health-care,medicaid,medicare
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio
6846.json
2mostly-true
Says Texas lawmakers last year expanded public educations share of state spending.
education,state-budget,state-finances
joe-straus
Texas House speaker
Texas
republican
0
0
2
1
0
a breakfast at the Texas Tribune Festival.
11198.json
1half-true
There has been a 100 percentincrease in student debt under this Democratic White House.
debt,education
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a Twitter exchange
4705.json
5pants-fire
Under Barack Obamas watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives.
federal-budget,iraq,military
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer
5794.json
4barely-true
Says she made a cold call and persuaded an Illinois company to relocate to Wisconsin.
corrections-and-updates,jobs
rebecca-kleefisch
Candidate for lieutenant governor
Wisconsin
republican
1
3
4
0
1
a radio interview
8099.json
0false
The sequester has already lost 1.6 million jobs.
deficit,federal-budget,jobs
harry-reid
Senate Democratic Leader
Nevada
democrat
4
5
3
7
3
a media availability with reporters
1036.json
4barely-true
Sotomayor ruled against the white firefighter Ricci and other white firefighters just on the basis that she thought women and minorities should be given a preference because of their skin color and because of the history of discrimination in the past. The law was totally disregarded.
pundits,sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
his radio program
3788.json
2mostly-true
A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400.
afghanistan,energy
marcy-kaptur
Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
2
4
4
0
an article in Politico
2530.json
0false
Arkansas Democratic congressional candidate Chad Causey was a Washington, D.C. bureaucrat.
candidates-biography,message-machine
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a campaign commercial
6622.json
3true
Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nations top-performing local economy.
economy
julian-castro
Mayor, San Antonio
Texas
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
keynote address at Democratic National Convention.
10378.json
3true
A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies.
energy,government-regulation
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
his book ‘American Dreams’
7564.json
1half-true
Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says we can only have three bullets and the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them.
candidates-biography,civil-rights,guns
wayne-lapierre
none
3
1
3
1
0
an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press
1723.json
4barely-true
Everyone in this country has access to health care.
health-care
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek
9222.json
0false
Social science is irrefutable that children are better off being raised by a mom and a dad.
children,gays-and-lesbians,marriage
ralph-reed
republican
0
2
1
0
0
an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
3323.json
2mostly-true
Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags.
environment
mark-hass
state representative
Oregon
democrat
0
1
1
1
0
a legislative hearing
13163.json
1half-true
If you look at any real analysis, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable.
trade
kasim-reed
Atlanta Mayor
Georgia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a White House press conference
10529.json
0false
Say George Washington said that when government takes away citizens right to bear arms it becomes citizens duty to take away governments right to govern.
guns,history
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a meme on social media
4518.json
1half-true
It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees.
criminal-justice,new-hampshire-2012
gary-johnson
Presidential candidate
New Mexico
libertarian
3
2
5
6
0
a meeting with the Nashua "Telegraph" editorial board
6592.json
0false
Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to demand that New Jerseys Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest.
taxes
barbara-buono
State Senator
New Jersey
democrat
3
1
4
4
1
an op-ed in Politico
6253.json
2mostly-true
Sherrod Browns approval rating has plummeted to 38 percent among Ohio voters in a poll by a Democratic pollster.
elections,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
a fundraising email
3858.json
2mostly-true
Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago.
energy,gas-prices
jeff-merkley
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
6
0
a speech on the Senate floor
51.json
3true
"Currently, we're at 36 percent of our children born out of wedlock."
families
sam-brownback
U.S. senator
Kansas
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a debate in Durham, N.H.
692.json
1half-true
Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes."
taxes
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
a speech in St. Paul, Minn.
5527.json
0false
Says over 1 million signatures were submitted in attempt to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
elections
state-democratic-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
democrat
5
7
2
2
7
a video and multiple other instances
8702.json
3true
60 percent of the jobs lost in the 2008 recession were living-wage jobs. Of the jobs weve gotten back, only 40 percent are living-wage.
jobs
jeff-merkley
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
6
0
a talk to the Human Services Coalition of Oregon
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Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic in Florida.
elections
annette-taddeo-goldstein
Miami-Dade County Democratic chair
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
0
0
an interview on MSNBC
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As a state senator in Illinois, Obama made sure women got equal pay for equal work.
workers
michelle-obama
Illinois
democrat
0
2
1
4
0
her address at the Democratic National Convention.
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Says MittRomneys tax plans would give an additional $250,000 tax cut to millionaires and billionaires while raising taxes on the middle class.
taxes
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
a campaign speech
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TheAffordable Care Actalters the sensible doctor-patient-relationship-centered health care program ... we see today.
health-care
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
8475.json
2mostly-true
Says Mike Enzi is getting about 84 percent of his campaign funds from Washington-based PACs. Thats more than any senator of either party.
campaign-finance
dick-cheney
republican
5
4
2
2
1
an interview on "This Week"