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4barely-true
As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So weve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the standing committees.
government-efficiency,state-budget
cheryl-grossman
State representative
Ohio
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a news conference
9894.json
2mostly-true
(Obamas) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down.
homeland-security,military
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
an interview on CNN
2955.json
5pants-fire
Governor-elect Scott Walkers opposition to high-speed rail killed 13,000 Wisconsin jobs
jobs,transportation
state-democratic-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
democrat
5
7
2
2
7
a news release
10038.json
0false
The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell.
climate-change,energy,environment,message-machine-2014
alison-lundergan-grimes
Secretary of State
Kentucky
democrat
2
2
3
1
0
a campaign ad
12854.json
2mostly-true
The Trans-Pacific Partnership knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods.
trade
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a White House press conference
6683.json
3true
$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times.
debt,deficit,federal-budget
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a news release
3774.json
2mostly-true
Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans.
elections,health-care,technology
michael-mc-auliff
Senior congressional correspondent
none
0
0
0
1
0
website article
7093.json
2mostly-true
Says New Jersey is 50th in return of our federal tax dollars.
states,taxes
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
an interview on NBC Nightly News
8724.json
3true
Granite Staters who hold individual policies from Anthem...can indeed renew their policies and keep their current doctors and hospitals in 2014.
health-care
carol-shea-porter
Retired social worker
New Hampshire
democrat
1
0
1
1
0
a press release
13173.json
2mostly-true
The U.S. Senate has one manufacturer thatd be me.
candidates-biography,congress
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
a TV ad
8719.json
2mostly-true
Because of the health care law, by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies.
health-care
michael-moore
Documentary filmmaker
none
2
5
1
6
0
a "New York Times" op-ed
7141.json
2mostly-true
Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.
corporations,medicaid,welfare,workers
alan-grayson
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida
democrat
6
5
4
11
1
a Huffington Post column
9322.json
2mostly-true
Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected.
jobs
john-kitzhaber
Governor of Oregon
Oregon
democrat
1
1
4
4
0
an email to supporters
9242.json
1half-true
Says Cory Gardner championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado.
abortion,congress,sexuality
mark-udall
U.S. Senator
Colorado
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign ad
11224.json
3true
There are actually only 30 countries that practice birthright citizenship.
immigration
se-cupp
Co-host of CNN's Crossfire
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an interview on "State of the Union"
686.json
0false
In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done."
candidates-biography
joe-lieberman
Senator
Connecticut
independent
1
1
0
2
0
St. Paul, Minn.
9160.json
4barely-true
Says the Koch brothers funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now theyre spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them.
campaign-finance,corrections-and-updates,weather
senate-majority-pac
political action committee
Washington, D.C.
democrat
3
4
4
1
0
a campaign ad
13114.json
0false
Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed watered-down HIV/AIDSdrugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa.
consumer-safety,corrections-and-updates,public-health
daily-caller
Online publication
Washington, D.C.
none
0
2
0
0
0
an article in the Daily Caller
7938.json
0false
A study of private bail bond systems showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states of defendants skipping court appearances.
criminal-justice
robin-vos
Wisconsin Assembly speaker
Wisconsin
republican
0
3
2
5
1
an interview
1481.json
4barely-true
We have billions in surplus.
state-budget
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a TV advertisement
12890.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clintons plan would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent.
economy,small-business,taxes,wealth
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech
7572.json
2mostly-true
While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jerseys remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York.
jobs
barbara-buono
State Senator
New Jersey
democrat
3
1
4
4
1
a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department
9514.json
2mostly-true
In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition.
children,education,families
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families
1507.json
0false
"We have solved the problem. ... Scientists are now saying leave the nuclear waste where it is."
energy,nuclear
harry-reid
Senate Democratic Leader
Nevada
democrat
4
5
3
7
3
a television interview with Las Vegas political analyst Jon Ralston
4600.json
4barely-true
Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his 9-9-9 plan than under the current tax system.
taxes
herman-cain
Georgia
republican
4
11
5
3
3
an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus
3683.json
0false
Says the Internal Revenue Service estimated it must hire 16,500 agents at a cost of $10 billion to the taxpayer to enforce the federal health care overhaul.
health-care,taxes
saxby-chambliss
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
1
1
3
4
1
a letter to a constituent
12983.json
0false
On drilling off the Atlantic coast
energy
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
4408.json
2mostly-true
Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin ranks as the most liberal member of the House.
candidates-biography,voting-record
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
a statement
11692.json
4barely-true
Says Ted Cruz supports legalizing people who are in this country illegally.
immigration
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
the CNN debate in Las Vegas
7204.json
0false
Says our economy in New Jersey gets $38 billion from the businesses at the Shore.
tourism
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”
10585.json
4barely-true
There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure.
homeland-security,immigration
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a speech at CPAC
10994.json
2mostly-true
We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year.
crime,criminal-justice,diversity
cornell-william-brooks
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
comments on Face the Nation
8185.json
0false
Says your Legislative Assembly was within one vote of enacting each of those bills into Oregon law.
guns
doug-whitsett
state senator
Oregon
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a guest column
5381.json
4barely-true
Says critics called the original GI Bill welfare.
history,pundits,veterans
lawrence-odonnell
none
2
2
0
3
0
TV advertisement for MSNBC's "The Last Word."
5482.json
3true
The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes). ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent.
income,taxes
jim-renacci
U.S. representative
Ohio
republican
5
3
4
1
1
a town hall-style meeting
9379.json
0false
Milwaukee has the second-highest number of children recovered from sex trafficking.
children,crime,criminal-justice,sexuality
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
remarks on the House floor
76.json
0false
"What they will do is socialized medicine."
health-care
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a comment to reporters in Tampa.
1302.json
5pants-fire
"I didn't endorse" the federal stimulus bill.
economy,stimulus,taxes
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
an interview on CNN
5496.json
1half-true
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker doesnt make his calendar public -- hes on our dime and we dont know where he is.
transparency
kathleen-falk
democrat
1
3
3
1
0
a candidates forum
2405.json
5pants-fire
The stimulus has not created one private sector job.
economy,stimulus
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee
2658.json
1half-true
What is the maximum number of students allowed in your classroom? ... 30 or more!
children,education,florida-amendments
vote-no-8
Florida
none
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign mailer
6432.json
2mostly-true
Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio
crime
mike-dewine
Ohio attorney general
Ohio
republican
2
0
3
1
0
a news release
3380.json
3true
A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would make presidential candidates meet citizenship requirements that are not in the U.S. Constitution.
obama-birth-certificate
loren-collins
Attorney, blogger
Georgia
libertarian
0
0
0
0
0
an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1424.json
3true
"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."
pop-culture
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a press release
344.json
0false
Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump."
energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.
6978.json
5pants-fire
Virginia papers called (Scott) Rigells campaign Mostly False.
message-machine-2012
paul-hirschbiel
venture capitalist
Virginia
democrat
0
0
0
0
1
a TV ad.
10557.json
1half-true
Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
congress,voting-record
ann-mclane-kuster
Attorney
New Hampshire
democrat
2
1
3
0
0
an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office
6676.json
0false
Says that if Texas, California and New York all voted for Democratic presidential nominees, it would be mathematically impossible for Republicans to elect a president.
elections
gilberto-hinojosa
Chairman, Texas Democratic Party
Texas
democrat
0
4
1
2
1
a comment while attending the Democratic National Convention.
3713.json
3true
Says close to 90 percent of the population growth in Texas over the last decade was non-Anglo.
census,redistricting
garnet-coleman
president, ceo of Apartments for America, Inc.
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
0
1
a press release
7669.json
3true
A bipartisan background check amendment outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text.
guns
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech from the White House Rose Garden
5066.json
5pants-fire
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated cancer screenings for uninsured women and offered no alternatives.
corrections-and-updates,health-care,women
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
tweets
5896.json
5pants-fire
Says in regard to providing more tax cuts for the rich, Bill Pascrell said, Republicans had great ideas. I liked some of their ideas.
elections,message-machine-2012,taxes
steve-rothman
democrat
1
2
0
1
1
a video posted on YouTube
335.json
2mostly-true
John McCain "voted against the Bush tax cuts, both times."
taxes
citizens-united-political-victory-fund
Washington, D.C.
republican
0
0
0
1
0
in a TV ad
12507.json
2mostly-true
The average student debt coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is something like 28,000 dollars.
education
russ-feingold
Wisconsin
democrat
2
4
7
5
1
a speech
3465.json
1half-true
Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government.
energy,federal-budget,gas-prices,government-efficiency
dennis-kucinich
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
1
3
4
6
0
a House committee hearing
12212.json
1half-true
Says Hillary Clinton voted for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs.
candidates-biography,jobs,trade
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
13167.json
3true
Says Rep. John Katko promised he wouldnt vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since hes been in office hes done that four times
abortion,congress
colleen-deacon
Candidate for Congress
New York
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton
9253.json
5pants-fire
Says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a Democrat.
pundits
drudge-report
none
0
0
0
0
2
a tweet
3300.json
2mostly-true
FACT: the special assistant in @johnkasichs office makes over three times more than an average #OH firefighter
government-efficiency,public-service,state-budget,workers
ohio-democratic-party
Ohio
democrat
4
1
2
2
2
a tweet on Twitter
505.json
1half-true
Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost."
candidates-biography
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
10131.json
2mostly-true
Money towards the Ebola vaccine is basically cut in half to what it was. More cuts are coming under the congressional sequester.
ebola,federal-budget,public-health
stephanie-cutter
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Massachusetts
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
an episode of "Meet the Press"
4179.json
4barely-true
Says state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, unlike typical taxpayers, didnt pay taxes
income,taxes
jessica-king
Wisconsin
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a TV ad
8057.json
2mostly-true
New school testing standards will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students.
education
will-weatherford
State Representative
Florida
republican
2
3
4
3
0
a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett
397.json
4barely-true
Obama voted for "tax subsidies and giveways" that have slowed oil companies from pursuing clean energy sources.
energy
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pa.
12382.json
1half-true
Says Katie McGintyactually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything.
environment,trade
pat-toomey
Candidate for U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
republican
3
2
2
1
0
Pennsylvania
1747.json
0false
Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English.
immigration,transportation
tim-james
Alabama
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a press release
12809.json
2mostly-true
Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.
polls
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech at the Democratic national convention
8449.json
4barely-true
Wisconsin is not as obese as the national average is. The national average, 35.7 percent of the population is obese. In Wisconsin, its closer to 26 percent.
corrections-and-updates,health-care,public-health,states
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
an interview
4801.json
1half-true
On auditing the Federal Reserve
financial-regulation
herman-cain
Georgia
republican
4
11
5
3
3
a debate
2867.json
2mostly-true
Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health.
drugs
mike-fasano
state Senator
Florida
republican
0
0
0
2
0
an interview with the St. Petersburg Times
4597.json
1half-true
The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person its 30 percent today.
economy,marriage,new-hampshire-2012
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a Republican presidental primary debate
269.json
5pants-fire
The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."
religion
freedom-defense-advocates
none
0
0
0
0
1
1834.json
1half-true
Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
corporations,economy,market-regulation,states
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a speech to young Republicans in Tampa
12109.json
0false
Ukraine voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons because the United States of America said it would ensure (its) territorial integrity from Russia.
foreign-policy
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
an interview on CNN
10724.json
2mostly-true
Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas marriage ban later this year.
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
tim-cook
CEO, Apple Inc.
California
none
0
0
0
1
0
an oped column
3203.json
4barely-true
Says families now pay out 40 percent of their income to taxes.
income,taxes
phil-king
Attorney
Texas
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a newspaper article.
12814.json
1half-true
Says Hillary Clinton negotiated the first agreement ever where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions.
climate-change,foreign-policy
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a speech at the Democratic national convention
3057.json
4barely-true
The incoming Republican freshman class well, its no ordinary group: nearly half of its roughly 80 members have never served in elective office before.
public-service
greg-walden
U.S. representative
Oregon
republican
3
0
1
0
0
a radio address
1386.json
2mostly-true
More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day.
census,immigration,states
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
press release
1028.json
3true
You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists.
terrorism
dick-cheney
republican
5
4
2
2
1
a speech at the American Enterprise Institute
10086.json
3true
In the past three years, we have prosecuted or brought more cases on access to public records than in the previous 12 years combined.
candidates-biography,government-efficiency,government-regulation,history,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,transparency
peter-kilmartin
state representative
Rhode Island
democrat
0
0
2
1
1
an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio
3371.json
0false
Says nobody in higher education believes Gov. Rick Perrys proposal to serve up $10,000 college degrees is possible.
education
andy-brown
Attorney
Texas
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
a web post.
2013.json
3true
"Crime is down in Arizona."
crime,immigration,abc-news-week
al-hunt
Executive editor for Washington for Bloomberg News
none
0
1
0
0
0
an appearance on ABC's "This Week."
5839.json
3true
We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine.
education,state-budget
david-dooley
University of Rhode Island president
Rhode Island
state-official
0
0
0
0
0
a TV news show.
10622.json
4barely-true
There was just about zero press coverage of the 2007 Bush White House email controversy.
transparency
juan-williams
Pundit, Fox News
none
2
0
2
1
0
comments on "Fox News Sunday"
4482.json
5pants-fire
Says Rick Perry is spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing.
deficit,state-budget
keep-conservatives-united
Super-PAC
North Carolina
republican
1
0
0
0
1
an online video ad.
7959.json
1half-true
Says Wendy Davis, born into difficult circumstances, was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself.
abortion,candidates-biography
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a speech at National Right to Life convention, Grapevine, Texas.
5974.json
4barely-true
Says under Mitt Romney, Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan.
corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,health-care,medicare
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a graphical tool on the campaign website
1140.json
3true
Preventive care does not save the government money.
health-care,pundits
david-brooks
none
0
0
2
0
0
an interview on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
8319.json
1half-true
The 2013-15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels.
education,jobs,state-budget
state-democratic-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
democrat
5
7
2
2
7
a column on the party's website
7147.json
1half-true
The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities.
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
alex-wan
Atlanta City Councilman
Georgia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a resolution
9060.json
3true
Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slavesfreedom in border states, but the states all rejected it.
history
jon-stewart
none
0
2
1
1
1
a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
4044.json
2mostly-true
You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you dont see any American cars in Korea.
foreign-policy,trade,transportation
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference
1970.json
1half-true
"The ABA's own criteria for a judicial nominee call for, among other things, at least 12 years' experience in the practice of law, and they mean actual practice of law."
kagan-nomination,legal-issues
jon-kyl
U.S. Senator
Arizona
republican
0
2
4
3
0
a hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan
3218.json
0false
A 5-cent charge on paper bags is a tax.
environment,taxes
mark-daniels
vice president, Hilex Poly Co.
Oregon
none
0
1
0
0
0
a legislative hearing
598.json
4barely-true
Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity."
taxes
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a television ad
8199.json
0false
Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a new international gun registry.
guns
steve-stockman
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
1
3
0
0
1
a letter forwarded to PolitiFact
8509.json
3true
Says Rick Scott didnt even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week.
education
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a rally announcing his candidacy for governor
9641.json
2mostly-true
Florida has the third most-regressive tax structure.
poverty,taxes
nan-rich
candidate for governor
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
3
0
a speech to the Florida Press Association
5194.json
2mostly-true
Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms.
campaign-finance,ethics
william-perry
Common Cause Georgia Executive Director
Georgia
none
0
0
1
1
0
an interview