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4891.json
3true
Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations.
deficit,federal-budget,military
alan-simpson
Co-chairman of the Bowles-Simpson commission
Wyoming
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a speech at the City Club of Cleveland
11105.json
0false
The Iran deal says that if any other country tries to undermine (Irans) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies.
foreign-policy,israel,terrorism
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
an interview on Fox News
8793.json
4barely-true
Rick Scotts Administration spent over $100,000 of taxpayer money during their first voter purge attempt in 2012.
elections
florida-all
Florida
none
1
0
0
0
0
3956.json
3true
We are number one in the world when it comes to energy resources. ... The Russians are second; Saudi Arabia is number three.
energy
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
a press conference.
7160.json
1half-true
The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States.
agriculture,energy
bob-goodlatte
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
republican
0
1
4
3
0
a statement.
10377.json
4barely-true
In 1913, it was legal to mail children.
children,history
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a Facebook post
5495.json
0false
Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined.
elections
david-axelrod
democrat
2
1
6
7
0
an interview on NBC
918.json
2mostly-true
Democrats compare the infrastructure programs in the stimulus to the Eisenhower interstate program, "but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" into roads and bridges.
stimulus,transportation
john-mica
U.S. Representative
Florida
republican
0
1
1
1
1
a comment quoted in the Washington Post.
9532.json
1half-true
Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times.
bipartisanship,congress,environment,federal-budget,homeland-security,infrastructure,public-safety,voting-record,weather
senate-majority-pac
political action committee
Washington, D.C.
democrat
3
4
4
1
0
a television ad
516.json
3true
"The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."
military
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a speech in Nashville, Tenn.
11352.json
3true
No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.
elections,gays-and-lesbians,states
georgia-voice
none
0
0
0
0
0
a news story
9418.json
5pants-fire
U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were touring the country last year joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform.
immigration
laura-ingraham
Political commentator and radio talk show host
none
2
5
1
0
1
a speech.
11063.json
0false
The $5 billion website for Obamacare never worked. Still doesnt work.
government-efficiency,health-care
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech in Phoenix
11579.json
2mostly-true
It takes almost a year for a refugee to be processed in the United States.
terrorism
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
2832.json
3true
Congressman Ryan has secured a grand total of $116,838,763 to date (for the Mahoning Valley) and has an additional $27,095,000 pending in FY2010 spending bills.
federal-budget
tim-ryan
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
0
0
0
5
1
a website posting
1073.json
0false
"In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government."
economy,stimulus
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a Web ad
196.json
2mostly-true
"If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term."
federal-budget
republican-national-committee-republican
republican
6
6
11
5
2
Web "Spend-O-Meter"
11411.json
0false
Dan Gecker voted to double vehicle registration fees, costing (Chesterfield) county residents over $6 million annually.
county-government,taxes
glen-sturtevant
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a TV ad
113.json
1half-true
"A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."
economy
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Dearborn, Mich.
11992.json
5pants-fire
I dont know anything about David Duke.
candidates-biography
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
comments on CNN's State of the Union
2324.json
5pants-fire
80 to 85 percent of my campaign funds go to donations to various organizations throughout the City of Providence.
campaign-finance,candidates-biography
john-lombardi
Providence City Councilman
Rhode Island
democrat
0
0
0
0
1
a WPRI Channel 12 debate
8769.json
3true
Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 dont believe that climate change is really happening.
climate-change,environment,polls,science
chris-murphy
U.S. House of Representatives
Connecticut
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
remarks at a news conference
9699.json
2mostly-true
Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support a national minimum wage.
federal-budget,income,jobs,workers
bruce-braley
U.S. House of Representatives
Iowa
democrat
0
2
0
1
0
1148.json
5pants-fire
Birthers have obtained a copy of Obamas Kenyan birth certificate.
candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate
orly-taitz
none
0
0
0
0
1
an attachment to a lawsuit
10370.json
4barely-true
Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands.
energy,environment
chris-coons
County executive of New Castle County, Delaware
Delaware
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
7671.json
5pants-fire
The working tax cut created over 40,000 new jobs in just the last four years.
taxes
associated-industries-florida
Florida
organization
0
0
1
0
1
a TV ad
12695.json
3true
There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonalds.
guns
safety-all-initiative
California
none
0
0
0
1
0
an email.
8835.json
0false
I played in a game here against the Pittsburgh Steelers where there was 23 inches of snow. We played in at least 15 inches of that.
sports
curtis-martin
none
0
1
0
0
0
comments on ESPN
991.json
4barely-true
It is the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts.
military,terrorism,veterans
gus-bilirakis
Congressman
Florida
republican
1
1
0
1
0
a news release
10001.json
4barely-true
Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office.
city-budget,city-government,county-budget,county-government,crime,criminal-justice,state-budget
wisconsin-professional-police-association
Wisconsin
none
1
0
0
1
0
a news conference
7686.json
2mostly-true
The Boston Marathon bombing is the fifth case in which U.S. government officials examined individuals potentially involved in terrorism and felt they were no threat and they went on to carry out terrorist murders.
terrorism
peter-king
U.S. House of Representatives
New York
republican
0
1
1
2
1
an interview with MSNBC
12435.json
2mostly-true
In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash.
bankruptcy,candidates-biography,debt,economy,history,housing,income,jobs,stimulus,wealth
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an advertisement
976.json
3true
The Republican leadership's budget proposal doesn't contain any numbers.
federal-budget
robert-gibbs
Former White House Press Secretary
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
a statement during a press briefing
6377.json
3true
Says 1 in 7 American families is on food stamps.
economy,pundits,welfare
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
her speech at a rally for Ted Cruz in The Woodlands
8252.json
2mostly-true
The Kenosha casino would be one of the states largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe essentially, it would be Wisconsins biggest taxpayer.
gambling,jobs,state-budget,taxes
menominee-indian-tribe-wisconsin
Wisconsin
none
0
0
0
1
0
a web posting
7127.json
3true
Our race was the closest U.S. Senate race in Ohio in 36 years -- when Howard Metzenbaum defeated Robert Taft in 1976.
elections
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
an email to supporters
507.json
4barely-true
"We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it's long and it's tough and there will be setbacks."
iraq
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Greensdale, Wis.
7269.json
1half-true
Says Austins treated wastewater, put into the Colorado River, is of higher quality than water the city takes from the lake for public use.
environment,water
lee-leffingwell
Austin mayor
Texas
democrat
1
0
4
1
0
an Austin City Council meeting.
1308.json
0false
An amendment to the House health reform bill "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money."
abortion,health-care
nita-lowey
U.S. House of Representatives
New York
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a speech on the House floor
6408.json
3true
As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel.
israel,message-machine-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign ad
12252.json
0false
Were the worst state in the country at moving people from welfare to work.
welfare
catherine-hanaway
Candidate for governor of Missouri
Missouri
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a Republican gubernatorial debate
4533.json
1half-true
Says the private sector in Texas created 1 million jobs over the past decade.
jobs
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a television interview
7747.json
4barely-true
Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith.
military,religion
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
Web posts
7521.json
3true
Cobb is one of the largest school systems (in the nation) that is debt free.
county-budget,debt,taxes
joellen-smith
Georgia
none
0
0
0
0
0
an editorial
4014.json
0false
Weve got more revenue than we ever have.
economy,taxes
jim-demint
President, Heritage Foundation
South Carolina
republican
4
4
0
0
1
an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley"
10968.json
2mostly-true
Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico.
immigration
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
7639.json
3true
The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016.
social-security
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
remarks at Politico breakfastt
12682.json
3true
A shocking 20 veterans are committing suicide each and every day, especially our older veterans.
health-care,veterans
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech
9358.json
2mostly-true
Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail.
economy,financial-regulation,government-regulation
elizabeth-warren
U.S. senator
Massachusetts
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
an interview on "PBS Newshour"
8224.json
2mostly-true
The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass.
congressional-rules,foreign-policy,history,legal-issues,military
peter-king
U.S. House of Representatives
New York
republican
0
1
1
2
1
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
10687.json
3true
Did you know that the U.S. is one of the very few nations in the world without an official language?
legal-issues
randy-forbes
Representative
Virginia
republican
1
0
4
3
0
a blog.
10190.json
4barely-true
Every time weve increased the minimum wage, weve seen a growth in jobs.
economy,income,jobs,labor,small-business,workers
ben-cardin
Senator
Maryland
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
1562.json
3true
"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.
economy,taxes
charlie-justice
democrat
0
0
1
0
1
a news release
7129.json
3true
We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country.
economy,energy,environment,jobs,labor,technology
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
a newspaper column
5907.json
2mostly-true
Florida has 1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. Weve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf.
sports
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
TV interview
13060.json
5pants-fire
Says Hillary Clinton had an undercover nurse with her at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in New York.
candidates-biography
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
posts
12443.json
2mostly-true
Only 50 percent of students from Milwaukee public high schools go on to a two-or four-year college.
education
vicki-martin
President of Milwaukee Area Technical College
Wisconsin
education-official
0
0
0
1
0
a presentation at a panel discussion
10745.json
3true
The fastest-growing part of the Pentagons budget are health care expenses.
health-care,military
evan-bayh
former governor and senator
Indiana
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
an interview in Concord, N.H.
10667.json
2mostly-true
Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent.
federal-budget,military
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a Senate floor speech
5995.json
2mostly-true
According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States.
crime,guns
jim-moran
U. S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
2
1
1
6
1
a floor speech.
3152.json
2mostly-true
The two worst counties for (Medicaid) fraud in the country -- not state -- are Dade and Broward county.
crime,health-care
ron-saunders
state legislator
Florida
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a meeting with reporters
6210.json
3true
Fireworks have never been safer, and their use continues to increase each year.
economy,financial-regulation,patriotism,market-regulation
bill-weimer
vice president of Phantom Fireworks
Ohio
none
0
0
0
0
0
a newspaper column
13410.json
2mostly-true
Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson oppose a womans right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act.
abortion,crime,criminal-justice,women
russ-feingold
Wisconsin
democrat
2
4
7
5
1
a radio ad
5958.json
1half-true
Says over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County, because he is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live.
county-budget,transportation
ron-davis
Travis County commissioner
Texas
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign flier
3590.json
0false
Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support.
health-care,history,medicare
peter-defazio
U.S. representative
Oregon
democrat
1
1
1
2
0
a House floor speech
3866.json
0false
Says Wisconsin state Senate President Michael Elllis (R-Neenah) broke Senate rules during debate on a photo ID bill for voters.
elections,states
fred-risser
State Senator, District 26
Wisconsin
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a debate on the Senate floor.
1379.json
5pants-fire
Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly.
health-care
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
in a press release
8736.json
4barely-true
Its warmer on Mars than it is in parts of the United States and Canada during the polar vortex.
space,weather
tweets
none
2
3
1
2
3
posts on Twitter
5817.json
4barely-true
Says the Department of Homeland Security has ordered enough rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States, possibly to combat massive civil unrest or an invasion by a foreign power.
homeland-security,military
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email forwarded by a reader.
4625.json
5pants-fire
If a President Romney got a call from the president of the (Mormon church), he has no choice but to obey. It is obedience over family and country.
religion
fred-karger
Republican presidential candidate
California
republican
0
0
0
0
1
an interview with The Guardian
4060.json
4barely-true
Under Gov. Rick Perrys leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined.
economy,jobs
bob-mcdonnell
Governor
Virginia
republican
6
5
7
6
3
an op-ed.
2499.json
1half-true
Says Scott Bruun supports cutting the Department of Commerce and eliminating NOAA.
economy
kurt-schrader
U.S. representative
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
0
0
a radio interview
7821.json
4barely-true
Says only 25 percent of Texas high school students graduate prepared for college or careers.
education
bill-hammond
CEO, president, Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce
Texas
republican
1
0
0
1
0
an Austin American-Statesman news story
1932.json
5pants-fire
Blue Cross new $90-million Providence headquarters "was outfitted with $25 million in decor."
health-care
bill-lynch
Lawyer
Rhode Island
democrat
1
0
0
0
1
posting on his website
10984.json
1half-true
Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate, and Wisconsin is one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally.
jobs,veterans
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech in New Hampshire
13012.json
4barely-true
Under Pat McCrory, (North Carolina) has fallen to 41st in teacher pay.
candidates-biography,education,state-budget,states
roy-cooper
Attorney General
North Carolina
democrat
1
0
3
1
0
posts on social media
5550.json
3true
More than 27,000 Rhode Island jobs depend on trade with Canada.
economy,energy
barry-hinckley
Rhode Island
republican
0
4
1
2
2
a news release
12407.json
0false
I have had to fill out FEC reports for the past six years now, and theyre much more detailed than a tax return...
taxes
tom-marino
U.S. representative
Pennsylvania
republican
1
1
1
0
0
In an MSNBC interview
2516.json
0false
Says Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen knew about (the Ken Kratz sexting) case for nearly a year and did nothing about it.
crime,legal-issues
scott-hassett
Candidate for state Attorney General
Wisconsin
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
an email to supporters
12528.json
4barely-true
He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation.
guns
katie-mcginty
Pennsylvania
democrat
1
0
0
1
1
in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer
4546.json
0false
An Environmental Protection Agency regulation that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012, regulates dust.
environment
herman-cain
Georgia
republican
4
11
5
3
3
in a Republican presidential debate
12475.json
0false
More businesses went out of business last year than were started for the first time in our history.
economy
david-perdue
U.S. Senate candidate
Georgia
republican
5
1
4
5
1
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily"
13041.json
5pants-fire
Says Hillary Clinton has not answered a single question about her immigration plan.
immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an immigration policy speech in Phoenix
12591.json
2mostly-true
Says Donald Trump literally has no plans to make higher education more affordable.
education
roberta-lange
Chairwoman, Nevada Democrats
Nevada
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a press release
8124.json
0false
Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.
military,religion
america
none
1
1
0
0
0
a Facebook post
9955.json
5pants-fire
Was Martha Kanter dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money to save Craig Robinsons job?
stimulus
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
a chain email
3533.json
1half-true
Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war.
foreign-policy,legal-issues,military
charles-rangel
U.S. Congressman
New York
democrat
0
0
1
0
1
an interview on the Fox Business network
5494.json
3true
Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget is still below the level of state spending when I took office.
state-budget
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
his budget speech
2338.json
5pants-fire
I asked (then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) how many people had died and she did not know the answer to that question.
bush-administration,iraq,military
barbara-boxer
U.S. Senator
California
democrat
2
0
3
4
1
an editorial board interview
1410.json
2mostly-true
In Massachusetts, Scott Browns Republican affiliation is not a secret, but clearly not on display.
candidates-biography,elections,pundits
kelly-odonnell
Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News
none
0
0
0
1
0
a segment on NBC's Today show
621.json
3true
"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."
foreign-policy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan
4671.json
2mostly-true
Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years leading up to 9/11.
homeland-security,military,new-hampshire-2012,terrorism
ron-paul
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
5
8
8
8
3
remarks at Politics & Eggs forum in Manchester, N.H.
5036.json
2mostly-true
Fifty percent of Speaker Gingrichs tax plan goes to the top 1 percent.
new-hampshire-2012,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a conference call by a campaign spokesman with New Hampshire reporters.
12810.json
1half-true
Says Donald Trump promised the mass deportation of Latino families.
immigration
karen-bass
Representative (D-CA 37th District)
California
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a speech at the Democratic National Convention
701.json
4barely-true
Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."
transportation
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a TV ad
5109.json
2mostly-true
Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida.
economy,taxes
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
State of the State address
3975.json
0false
Two thirds of the people in Wisconsin strongly disagree with this idea of permanently taking away peoples rights to collective bargaining.
labor,state-budget
peter-barca
State Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
0
2
2
3
1
a television interview
9455.json
1half-true
Says Eric Cantor was the co-author of the House GOP principles on immigration reform. Both the New York Times and the Washington Postsaid that thatcaptured the essence of what was in the Senate immigration bill.
immigration
laura-ingraham
Political commentator and radio talk show host
none
2
5
1
0
1
a statement on "This Week"
11605.json
3true
Wisconsins 6th congressional district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other in the nation.
jobs
glenn-grothman
State Senator, 20th District
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
1
0
an interview
2708.json
5pants-fire
I lost my health insurance and my doctor because of Obamacare.
health-care
reid-ribble
Candidate for 8th District U.S. House seat
Wisconsin
republican
0
1
1
0
1
a campaign news release