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3true
Says if current trends continue, by 2040, one out of three Texas workers will not have a high school diploma.
education,population
bill-hammond
CEO, president, Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce
Texas
republican
1
0
0
1
0
an opinion article in the Houston Chronicle.
6216.json
3true
Says tenure still exists but its been overhauled for teachers in New Jersey.
education
stephen-sweeney
State Senator
democrat
1
2
3
1
0
an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
8313.json
1half-true
Says President Barack Obama has amended, delayed, or repealed 19 components of his very own (health care) law.
health-care
tom-graves
republican
1
0
5
0
1
an interview on ABC's "This Week"
7897.json
0false
On the coal industry
energy
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
an interview.
4987.json
1half-true
If Congress does not pass the renewal of the payroll tax cut before the end of the year, nearly 160 million working families will see their taxes go up by roughly $1,000.
jobs,taxes
charlie-gonzalez
U.S. House member
Texas
democrat
0
1
1
0
0
a press release.
3378.json
4barely-true
Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation.
federal-budget,health-care
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5003.json
2mostly-true
Says 77 percent of Portlands students finish elementary school without taking even one art class.
education
creative-advocacy-network
Oregon
none
0
0
1
1
0
a tweet
4246.json
1half-true
The governments twice the size it was 10 years ago. Its 30 percent bigger than it was when (Barack) Obama became president.
deficit,federal-budget,government-efficiency
tom-coburn
U.S. Senator
Oklahoma
republican
2
3
3
2
0
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5073.json
1half-true
President Barack Obama put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil.
energy,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an Obama for America video
5398.json
3true
Florida ranks 45th in the nation for tuition.
education,state-budget
denise-grimsley
state representative
Florida
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a statement
9126.json
1half-true
Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians.
education,state-budget
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
an email from his campaign
11843.json
0false
The debt comes up all the time in town meetings ... but its never asked in the debates. Its really weird. It hasnt been brought up.
debt,federal-budget
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.
7568.json
0false
An annual income of $500,000 in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class.
economy
sal-albanese
New York City mayoral candidate
New York
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC
6723.json
1half-true
Says Romney and Ryan both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest.
abortion,corrections-and-updates,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign ad
7955.json
1half-true
Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote.
elections,history,polls
raymond-gallison
lawyer
Rhode Island
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a House floor debate
5220.json
0false
When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets.
federal-budget,history,job-accomplishments
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
3935.json
3true
Then-Sen. Barack Obama refused to raise the debt ceiling because he said President Bush had failed in leadership.
candidates-biography,federal-budget
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
a debate in New Hampshire
940.json
0false
"The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019."
federal-budget,stimulus
mark-sanford
Governor
South Carolina
republican
0
2
0
0
0
an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
5534.json
4barely-true
Says David Rivera allowed House Republican leaders to strip key provisions from the STOCK Act that would crack down on insider trading by members of Congress.
candidates-biography,ethics
luis-garcia
state representative
Florida
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a campaign press release
8887.json
0false
Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically.
elections
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
a "Washington Post" column
7637.json
3true
In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year.
crime,criminal-justice,economy,government-regulation,jobs,legal-issues,privacy,public-safety
ban-the-box-ri
Rhode Island
organization
0
0
0
0
0
a video posted on YouTube
12035.json
2mostly-true
When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now theres a $2 billion surplus.
economy,state-finances
arnold-schwarzenegger
actor
California
republican
0
0
0
1
0
an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.
1277.json
3true
A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."
afghanistan,foreign-policy,military
robert-gibbs
Former White House Press Secretary
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
the daily White House press conference
2745.json
0false
Democratic U.S. House candidate Julie Lassa pushed for a Canadian-style government takeover of health care.
health-care,message-machine
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a campaign TV ad
8951.json
1half-true
The medical marijuana ballot initiative doesnt require a physician writing a prescription and can be for conditions like having a back that needs to be scratched.
florida-amendments,health-care,marijuana
don-gaetz
State Senator
Florida
republican
1
0
3
1
0
a "Florida Face to Face" interview
11880.json
0false
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele once proposed a plan to end county funding to homeless shelters.
county-budget
chris-larson
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader
Wisconsin
democrat
6
5
0
1
1
a Facebook post
3894.json
2mostly-true
We have the highest per-pupil cost in the country.
education,taxes
steve-oroho
State Senator
New Jersey
republican
1
0
0
1
0
a story in The Star-Ledger
5508.json
2mostly-true
In Texas, there are 668 Democratic Hispanic elected officials to the 60 in the Republican Party.
candidates-biography,diversity,elections,history
texas-democratic-party
Political party
Texas
democrat
0
1
0
2
0
a quoted comment.
9581.json
0false
Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management.
corrections-and-updates,environment,sports
kendall-jones
none
0
1
0
0
0
a Facebook post
3382.json
3true
Hitler didnt want unions. Stalin didnt want unions. Mubarak didnt want independent unions. These autocrats in history dont want independent unions.
jobs,labor,message-machine
sherrod-brown
U.S. Senator
Ohio
democrat
3
4
5
8
1
a speech in the Senate
1300.json
0false
Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."
health-care
house-republicans
republican
0
3
4
0
1
a news release
10949.json
1half-true
The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations.
economy,infrastructure,technology
russ-feingold
Wisconsin
democrat
2
4
7
5
1
a speech at the state Democratic Party convention
8939.json
1half-true
When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages.
income,unions
ed-schultz
MSNBC television host
none
3
1
4
1
2
a broadcast of "The Ed Show"
1717.json
4barely-true
"Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling."
economy,energy,environment,florida,transportation
house-natural-resources-committee-republicans
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a news release posted on his website.
1844.json
1half-true
"The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year."
economy,job-accomplishments,taxes
mark-critz
U.S. Representative
Pennsylvania
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a speech on the House floor
2054.json
1half-true
Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program
candidates-biography,small-business
leonidas-raptakis
State Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
0
1
1
0
0
announcing his campaign for secretary of state
1865.json
1half-true
"Our school test scores are right at the bottom."
education
thurbert-baker
Attorney General
Georgia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a speech
174.json
1half-true
"There was a report that came out from the FBI a warning, not a report ... saying that, in fact, al-Qaida was planning to attack malls during the Christmas holidays."
terrorism
tom-tancredo
U.S. representative
Colorado
republican
2
4
1
1
0
an interview on CNN.
4755.json
3true
The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isnt ballast water.
environment,jobs,transportation
steve-latourette
Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 11th District
Ohio
republican
0
0
3
1
0
a speech in the House of Representatives
9332.json
0false
Dan Branch once lobbied for the AFL-CIO.
candidates-biography,economy,labor
ken-paxton
Attorney general-elect
Texas
republican
0
2
0
1
0
a news story
11537.json
2mostly-true
Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower.
energy,nuclear,water
tim-echols
Public Service Commissioner
Georgia
republican
0
0
1
1
0
an opinion piece in a trade magazine
9583.json
4barely-true
SaysCongressman Jack Kingston voted to raise his pay seven times.
congress
david-perdue
U.S. Senate candidate
Georgia
republican
5
1
4
5
1
radio and television ad
10186.json
3true
Kansas has not elected somebody other than a Republican (to the U.S. Senate) since before The Wizard of Oz hit the movie theaters.
elections
jonathan-karl
ABC News chief White House correspondent
journalist
0
0
0
0
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
8422.json
4barely-true
Common Core means there are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you.
education
tim-curtis
9-12 member in Tampa
Florida
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a meeting about Common Core in Tampa
1081.json
0false
Obamas Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters) lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of talk to the hand.
legal-issues,pundits,sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court
ann-coulter
Columnist and author
New York
republican
2
3
3
0
4
a column in Human Events.
9488.json
5pants-fire
Says of flood of non-Mexicans being apprehended at the border: These are people that are coming from states like Syria that have substantial connections back to terrorist regimes and terrorist operations.
immigration,terrorism
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview on Fox & Friends
11619.json
1half-true
29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting.
guns
gun-free-ut-gun-free-ut
Texas
none
0
0
1
0
0
web site blog post
10889.json
3true
For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses dying than we do starting.
economy,small-business
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a speech in Orlando, Fla.
7841.json
2mostly-true
The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S.
crime,criminal-justice,education,guns,public-safety
peter-nightingale
Physicist
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
0
0
1
0
a web commentary
8512.json
5pants-fire
Says Barack Obama knew half of the population of the United States would lose their health insurance.
health-care
glenn-beck
none
5
7
7
2
6
a broadcast of the Glenn Beck Show
5859.json
3true
Say that under state law, systems development charges can only be spent on capital investment.
infrastructure,message-machine-2012
charlie-hales
Senior vice president, HDR Engineering
Oregon
none
1
1
0
0
0
a debate
6429.json
0false
Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a womans premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
economy,message-machine-2012
priorities-usa-action
democrat
3
1
4
2
1
campaign ad
3498.json
4barely-true
Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement.
labor,polls,unions,workers
george-nee
President of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO
Rhode Island
labor-leader
2
0
1
0
0
a television interview
9570.json
1half-true
Another great endorsement! Barrow Journal explains the difference between me and Jody Hice.
elections
mike-collins
co-owner, Collins Industries
Georgia
republican
1
0
1
1
0
a Twitter post
1534.json
1half-true
"Charlie Crist was the only prominent Republican in the country to campaign with Barack Obama before the stimulus passed, on behalf of the stimulus."
stimulus
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
an interview with Fox News
5376.json
0false
On resigning from the Texas Railroad Commission.
elections
elizabeth-ames-jones
Texas
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a statement announcing her departure from the commission
1127.json
1half-true
"If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a town hall meeting
7757.json
1half-true
Says The idea of one casino per tribe is a false one.
gambling
ken-tanner
none
0
0
1
0
0
a radio news interview
11849.json
0false
The 2013 immigration bill expanded President Obamas ability to bring Syrian refugees to this country without mandating any meaningful background checks.
immigration
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a town hall event in Windham, N.H.
5141.json
3true
Suzanne Bonamici was the only no vote on a 2009 bill cracking down on drunk drivers.
crime,criminal-justice,message-machine-2012,voting-record
rob-cornilles
consultant
Oregon
republican
1
1
3
1
1
a debate
12039.json
4barely-true
Regarding her State Department email practices, my predecessors did the same thing.
technology
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a Univision/Washington Post Democratic debate
1505.json
0false
"We were promised (the stimulus) would provide 'green jobs' for Americans, but 80% of the $2 billion they spent on alternative energy went to purchase wind turbines built in China!"
energy,stimulus
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
a Facebook post
8078.json
4barely-true
Says the reasoning behind Portlands high water and sewer rates is all kinds of pet projects unrelated to the core function of the water and sewer bureaus
city-government,government-efficiency,water
portlanders-water-reform
Oregon
none
1
0
0
0
0
a fundraising letter.
13070.json
1half-true
Says Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said theyre bankrupting our country.
medicare,social-security
senate-majority-pac
political action committee
Washington, D.C.
democrat
3
4
4
1
0
a TV ad
8059.json
1half-true
The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%.
afghanistan,federal-budget,iraq,military
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a tweet
1455.json
0false
"Federal employees are making twice as much as their private counterparts."
economy
scott-brown
New Hampshire
republican
2
2
1
3
1
an interview with Barbara Walters
9616.json
0false
Latinos now make up the majority population in Texas.
education,legal-issues,population,states
roberto-alonzo
Attorney
Texas
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a press release
4713.json
3true
Under a law proposed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, businesses that move into Wisconsin dont have to pay any taxes on their income for two years.
jobs,taxes
mahlon-mitchell
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
remarks
3847.json
5pants-fire
We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy.
economy,market-regulation
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a speech announcing his presidential campaign
6970.json
2mostly-true
I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance.
candidates-biography
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
9572.json
2mostly-true
As Jim Doyles Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin and had laid off 800 workers.
jobs,state-budget
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a campaign TV ad
11951.json
2mostly-true
There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools.
education,state-budget,taxes
janet-adkins
state representative
Florida
republican
1
0
1
1
0
a House Appropriations Committee meeting
2292.json
3true
(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare.
candidates-biography,economy,families,federal-budget,government-efficiency,poverty
kenneth-block
businessman
republican
0
3
2
3
0
a TV and Internet commercial
1958.json
1half-true
"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."
economy,housing
jeff-greene
Florida
democrat
3
1
3
0
0
a public debate in West Palm Beach
11552.json
3true
There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible.
taxes
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
5021.json
2mostly-true
Says Mitt Romney raised business taxes 20 percent in Massachusetts.
message-machine-2012,taxes
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an Iowa TV ad.
2478.json
2mostly-true
Says with the ongoing economic downturn, child abuse is on the rise.
children,economy,families
jeff-merkley
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
6
0
a press release
8477.json
3true
Most voters prefer zombies to the current U.S. Congress.
congress
ed-lindsey
State Representative
Georgia
republican
0
0
0
2
0
a press release
7751.json
1half-true
The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those whove stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate actually went up last month to 13.5 percent.
jobs,pundits,workers
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5822.json
4barely-true
Some 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions as a result of political favoritism and backroom deals.
corporations,economy
michael-turner
Representative from Ohio's 3rd Congressional District
Ohio
republican
1
0
2
0
0
a statement supporting Mitt Romney
10563.json
3true
Six of the nations 10 wealthiest counties, according to median income, are in and around the Washington, D.C. area.
economy,federal-budget,income,population,wealth
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech
3305.json
4barely-true
If theres a government shutdown, people dont get their Social Security checks.
federal-budget,social-security
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference
2578.json
1half-true
Just like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO receives dues from foreign entities associated with it.
campaign-finance,corporations,abc-news-week,transparency
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
ABC's "This Week"
556.json
1half-true
Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis.
energy
republican-national-committee-republican
republican
6
6
11
5
2
a TV ad.
5923.json
3true
Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he hasnt even come close.
deficit,message-machine-2012
crossroads-gps
Conservative advocacy group
republican
9
1
4
1
2
a TV ad.
12181.json
1half-true
Says Bernie Sanders fundamentally changed the lives of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better.
agriculture,human-rights,poverty,workers
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a TV ad
8888.json
0false
Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012.
elections
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
a "Washington Post" column
8436.json
4barely-true
According to a federal report, Obamacare will increase the long-term federal deficit by $6.2 trillion.
deficit,federal-budget,health-care
paul-broun
Congressman
Georgia
republican
4
8
3
2
1
a newspaper op-ed
8459.json
4barely-true
In Florida, 300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they dont have health insurance.
health-care
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor."
1526.json
1half-true
Says he never donates to Democrats while Paul Workman contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans.
elections
david-sewell
Lawyer
Texas
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign flier
6629.json
4barely-true
Says House Republicans tried to change the definition of rape.
abortion,crime,criminal-justice
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
a speech at the Democratic National Convention
10077.json
4barely-true
Republicans made it easier to buy a gun in states they won in 2010.
guns
mark-shields
Columnist and commentator
Washington, D.C.
none
1
0
0
0
0
a broadcast of PBS' "Newshour"
9990.json
4barely-true
We have a goal of 10 percent of [City of Providence] contracts going to women and minority businesses. In reality, less than 1 percent of contracts go to women and minority businesses.
city-government,debates,jobs,women
jorge-elorza
Law professor
Rhode Island
democrat
1
1
0
2
0
a radio debate
3767.json
5pants-fire
The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we dont have a repayment mechanism.
state-budget,state-finances,transportation
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
a speech.
10019.json
1half-true
Hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction on Medicaid expansion.
health-care,medicaid,state-budget
democratic-party-virginia
Virginia
democrat
2
1
1
3
0
a news release.
2950.json
2mostly-true
The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000.
jobs,taxes
jim-moran
U. S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
2
1
1
6
1
a news release.
10848.json
1half-true
On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.
foreign-policy,iraq
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
an interview on Fox News
6250.json
0false
We are not producing jobs. We created 80,000 jobs last month. We dont talk about the jobs that we lost. The net of it all is that we lost jobs.
economy,jobs,taxes
joseph-kyrillos
State Senator
New Jersey
republican
3
3
2
2
1
an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
2401.json
4barely-true
Says he created more than 500 American jobs.
candidates-biography,economy,message-machine
bill-flores
Businessman
Texas
republican
2
0
0
0
0
a TV ad
3131.json
3true
Were borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend.
federal-budget,abc-news-week
kent-conrad
U.S. Senator
North Dakota
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."