id
stringlengths
6
10
label
class label
6 classes
statement
stringlengths
11
395
subject
stringlengths
4
203
speaker
stringlengths
3
50
job_title
stringlengths
0
100
state_info
stringclasses
86 values
party_affiliation
stringclasses
23 values
barely_true_counts
stringclasses
30 values
false_counts
stringclasses
30 values
half_true_counts
stringclasses
29 values
mostly_true_counts
stringclasses
27 values
pants_on_fire_counts
stringclasses
20 values
context
stringlengths
0
100
12442.json
0false
Says Donald Trump has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president.
polls
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
an online campaign ad
4941.json
3true
Sherrod Brown has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president.
elections
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
a radio show
7055.json
0false
The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program.
health-care,medicare
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
a debate
10437.json
5pants-fire
On assault weapon violence: Ducks have more protection than people in Virginia.
guns
alfonso-lopez
State delegate
Virginia
democrat
0
0
1
0
1
a floor speech.
9668.json
0false
The increase in the garbage tax that [Mayor Allan Fung] imposed in Cranston for some people has been as much as $200.
city-government,debates,environment,government-efficiency
kenneth-block
businessman
republican
0
3
2
3
0
a radio debate
8932.json
4barely-true
As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes.
state-budget,taxes
republican-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
republican
4
3
2
3
0
a press release
1412.json
5pants-fire
There are high administrative costs when you donate to Haiti relief through the White House Web site.
government-efficiency,pundits
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
a comment on his radio show.
13384.json
5pants-fire
Says Hillary Clinton wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. Thats what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week.
homeland-security,immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign rally in Albuquerque
2584.json
0false
(Jeff) Atwaters busy helping his friends and wasting our tax dollars -- $48 million for a government building so lavish its dubbed the Taj Mahal, $100,000 for a golf musuem, and $110 million to build a private prison to help a big contributor.
crime,message-machine,state-budget
loranne-ausley
Florida
democrat
0
1
1
0
0
a TV ad.
3162.json
0false
Despite claims that you can keep the health care plan you like, the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan.
health-care,workers
blake-farenthold
U.S. Representative
Texas
republican
0
1
0
0
0
an op-ed
6503.json
1half-true
On supporting the charter school amendment.
education
john-barge
Georgia
republican
0
0
0
1
0
an announcement
5805.json
0false
In my years in the State Legislature, I have never voted for a tax increase.
message-machine-2012,taxes
joseph-kyrillos
State Senator
New Jersey
republican
3
3
2
2
1
a blog post on his campaign website
2701.json
2mostly-true
The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didnt know about the problems.
candidates-biography,ethics,financial-regulation,legal-issues
alex-sink
Florida
democrat
1
2
2
4
0
a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.
10332.json
3true
Were spending millions for each individual held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
corrections-and-updates,terrorism
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
1381.json
2mostly-true
Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care.
health-care,state-budget
marc-katz
Deli owner
Texas
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a message on Twitter
617.json
4barely-true
Barack Obama promises higher taxes on "the sale of your home."
taxes
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
in a radio ad.
13379.json
0false
Says FBI Director James Comeys letter about new developments in the investigation into her emails only went to Republican members of the House.
congress
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a press conference
1313.json
3true
"Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"
iraq,military,pundits
sean-hannity
Radio/TV host
none
3
5
3
2
1
his Fox News program
8526.json
1half-true
Wendy Davis is fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas.
elections,guns,states
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
a donation web page
3079.json
2mostly-true
Under federal law, Jared Loughner would not have been able to buy a gun had he been identified as mentally ill.
guns
sherrod-brown
U.S. Senator
Ohio
democrat
3
4
5
8
1
an MSNBC interview
3723.json
4barely-true
Two million federal workers negotiate zippo, zero. There is no collective bargaining for federal employees.
government-efficiency,labor,state-budget
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
a radio interview
930.json
4barely-true
The Congressional Budget Office "estimates that only 15 percent of this stimulus package will be spent in 2009" and only 37 percent in 2010.
economy,stimulus
pat-roberts
U.S. Senator
Kansas
republican
1
1
0
0
0
remarks made in the Senate
5937.json
2mostly-true
Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
candidates-biography,redistricting
lloyd-doggett
Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives
Texas
democrat
1
0
2
7
0
a TV interview.
7642.json
1half-true
We have the fewest people employed in this country since 1979.
economy,labor
cathy-mcmorris-rodgers
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington state
republican
0
0
2
0
0
an interview with NPR
6823.json
0false
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget.
deficit,federal-budget,taxes
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
an interview
10937.json
1half-true
Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act.
civil-rights,homeland-security,terrorism
mark-pocan
State Assembly member, 78th District
Wisconsin
democrat
1
2
2
3
0
a radio interview
8438.json
0false
Says under President Barack Obama, the debt increased by 23 percent, which was less than under any president going back to Ronald Reagan.
debt,history,pundits
tom-colicchio
Restauranteur
New York
none
0
1
0
0
0
a tweet
13016.json
1half-true
The Secure Communities Program and 287(g) immigration programs were programs that worked but were recklessly gutted by the Obama administration.
immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech in Arizona
10199.json
3true
I spent only $36.29 on my campaign for governor.
campaign-finance,elections,jobs
robert-healey
lawyer
Rhode Island
independent
1
0
0
0
0
interviews
10613.json
4barely-true
Says that Susan Rice, the presidents national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability.
foreign-policy,military,nuclear
tom-cotton
U.S. House of Representatives
Arkansas
republican
3
4
2
3
1
an interview on Fox News
12920.json
4barely-true
Because theres no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your childs school.
government-regulation,marijuana,public-health
vote-no-2
Florida
none
1
0
2
0
0
a pamphlet mailed to voters
1939.json
5pants-fire
With his decision on whether to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal, President Obama has to fix yet another problem he inherited from the Bush administration.
afghanistan,military,pundits
ed-schultz
MSNBC television host
none
3
1
4
1
2
a commentary on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
12719.json
1half-true
Says Hillary Clinton lied about why her parents named her Hillary.
candidates-biography
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
6245.json
5pants-fire
The health care law imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class.
health-care,message-machine-2012,taxes
american-commitment
none
2
1
0
0
1
a television ad
9491.json
3true
The number of terrorists out there has doubled.
terrorism
dick-cheney
republican
5
4
2
2
1
comments on ABC's "This Week"
8734.json
2mostly-true
Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say I was justified in disclosing this information. There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act.
crime,foreign-policy,homeland-security,legal-issues
glenn-greenwald
journalist
0
0
0
1
0
a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead"
5231.json
1half-true
The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years.
economy
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
5864.json
2mostly-true
We will not ask for a tax increase to run city government.
education,taxes
c-wharton
Mayor of Memphis
Tennessee
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
an interview about his city budget proposal.
10292.json
3true
Unlike marijuana, medical cannabis oil cannot get you high.
health-care,marijuana,states
allen-peake
member, Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol
5908.json
4barely-true
Says Jeff Reardon cut elementary school music classes, art instruction, teaching positions, basketball and volleyball programs, and he voted to raise school lunch prices.
education,message-machine-2012,voting-record
mike-schaufler
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
campaign mailer
2915.json
0false
In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida.
immigration
vern-buchanan
U.S. Rep.
Florida
republican
1
1
1
0
0
a web video.
11361.json
3true
Theres no money for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
abortion,congress,congressional-rules,federal-budget
tom-cole
Oklahoma
republican
0
0
0
1
0
an interview on Fox News Sunday
4180.json
4barely-true
The House passed cut, cap and balance with bipartisan support.
bipartisanship,federal-budget
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a televised speech
3628.json
4barely-true
Tim Kaine broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.
state-budget,taxes
republican-party-virginia
Virginia
republican
2
0
0
0
1
a website post.
9915.json
2mostly-true
Children who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to commit it themselves.
crime,criminal-justice,women
amy-klobuchar
U.S. senator
Minnesota
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
10811.json
0false
On reauthorization of Export-Import Bank.
trade
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an oped column
5332.json
4barely-true
Says Gov. Bob McDonnells budget would cut pre-kindergarten programs.
education,state-budget
george-barker
State senator
Virginia
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a speech.
644.json
2mostly-true
"Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically."
crime
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Springfield, Ill.
1822.json
2mostly-true
"Last year, (Bill McCollum) spent more than $2.2 million dollars to produce and air campaign-style TV ads where you were featured in almost every frame."
children,crime,technology
florida-democratic-party
Florida
democrat
5
4
4
5
3
an e-mail message
3917.json
3true
We already have $23 billion worth of debt.
state-budget
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
ABC News 27 interview
938.json
3true
"When the salmonella source was finally identified, FDA officials had to wait for industry approval before they could go live with the [peanut] recall."
consumer-safety
rosa-delauro
Congresswoman
Connecticut
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a news conference
8797.json
3true
Weve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector at Quonset Business Park.
economy,infrastructure,jobs,state-finances
steven-king
managing director, Quonset Business Park
none
0
0
0
0
0
a TV interview
9214.json
4barely-true
Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work.
economy,women
jason-carter
State Senator
Georgia
democrat
1
0
2
1
0
social media posts
6925.json
4barely-true
As governor, Mitt Romney raised nursing home fees eight times.
medicaid,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign ad
8018.json
5pants-fire
Says if Texas abortion measure passes, someone living in El Paso would have to drive 550 miles each way to San Antonio for something as simple as cervical cancer screening.
abortion,health-care
gilberto-hinojosa
Chairman, Texas Democratic Party
Texas
democrat
0
4
1
2
1
an email blast
12295.json
2mostly-true
The Paris Agreement is by far the largest number of countries ever to sign an international agreement on a single day.
climate-change,foreign-policy
ban-ki-moon
secretary-general of the United Nations
none
0
0
0
1
0
comments
4328.json
3true
Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland.
income,taxes
sherrod-brown
U.S. Senator
Ohio
democrat
3
4
5
8
1
a television interview
3482.json
5pants-fire
Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because residents are paying through the nose for electricity thats fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing.
economy,energy,environment
jon-brien
State Representative from Woonsocket
Rhode Island
democrat
0
0
0
0
1
a news release
8678.json
4barely-true
By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan.
corporations,environment,legal-issues,market-regulation,states
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
various Internet postings
5589.json
4barely-true
Every 1 percent increase in the cost of health insurance today causes about 30,000 Georgians to be uninsured.
health-care
judson-hill
republican
1
0
1
0
0
a speech
2763.json
1half-true
Says Washington state has consistently ranked in the top five in the Forbes list of best states to do business ahead of Texas.
economy,jobs
chris-gregoire
governor of Washington state
Washington
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a statement in a Seattle Times article
8726.json
4barely-true
The Obama administration offered no magic number of people that needed to sign up for health care on the marketplaces.
health-care
gene-sperling
Director of the National Economic Council
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
9445.json
0false
Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action.
veterans
bill-cassidy
U.S. House of Representatives
Louisiana
republican
0
1
0
0
1
a statement on his website
4305.json
0false
Says Rick Perry wanted to secede from the union.
candidates-biography,foreign-policy,history,states
jay-carney
White House press secretary
District of Columbia
none
2
2
1
2
0
an interview.
12496.json
1half-true
It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House.
economy
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a campaign speech
6077.json
4barely-true
As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation.
history,message-machine-2012,public-safety,state-budget,state-finances,states
american-bridge-21st-century
democrat
2
1
0
3
0
a campaign ad
6413.json
1half-true
We have reduced funding for education the least. Theyve suffered the least cuts.
education,state-budget
fran-millar
Georgia
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an article
3881.json
1half-true
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
public-safety,transportation
waco-tea-party
Texas
tea-party-member
0
0
1
0
0
an e-mail blast
1580.json
5pants-fire
Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks.
education
gretchen-carlson
co-anchor on "Fox & Friends"
Minnesota
none
1
1
0
0
1
an episode of Fox & Friends
1962.json
2mostly-true
Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
candidates-biography,ethics,job-accomplishments
bill-white
Former mayor of Houston
Texas
democrat
2
3
5
7
3
a press conference
6694.json
1half-true
On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set the record straight he said, our two countries have exactly the same policy (and) our security cooperation is unprecedented.
israel
john-kerry
Secretary of State
Massachusetts
democrat
3
2
2
5
0
a speech at the Democratic National Convention
11959.json
2mostly-true
Malawi has just 300 doctors for 16 million people.
public-health
actionaid-k
none
0
0
1
1
0
a tweet
10819.json
2mostly-true
We doubled the size of the company (Hewlett-Packard).
candidates-biography,economy
carly-fiorina
California
republican
5
5
4
3
2
comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
1369.json
0false
A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health carereform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska."
health-care
ben-nelson
U.S. Senator
Nebraska
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a speech on the Senate floor
13283.json
3true
Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary should not be paying a higher tax rate than him.
taxes
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the second presidential debate
1438.json
2mostly-true
"A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill."
health-care
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a live-blog post during the State of the Union address
424.json
4barely-true
"My husband didn't wrap up the nomination until June."
elections
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview with the <i> Philadelphia Daily News </i> editorial board
3840.json
1half-true
We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office.
deficit,federal-budget,history
steny-hoyer
House Majority Leader
Maryland
democrat
0
1
3
4
0
an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown"
9303.json
3true
With only 67 bills or so passed into law, 2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since weve been keeping record.
bipartisanship,congress,history
joaquin-castro
attorney
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
2
0
an interview with the McAllen Monitor
928.json
2mostly-true
Obama taps porn lawyer for #2 at Justice.
legal-issues
fidelis
none
0
0
0
1
0
a news release
11909.json
4barely-true
Says Jeb Bush said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that.
elections
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a Republican debate in South Carolina
7509.json
0false
Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.
guns
donzella-james
State Senator
Georgia
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a speech
13395.json
3true
Says of Donald Trump, He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms.
guns
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a rally in Cincinnati
9424.json
0false
The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill 244,000 jobs a year and cost average families $1,200 a year.
climate-change,economy,environment,market-regulation
ed-gillespie
Republican strategist
Washington, D.C.
republican
2
3
2
2
1
a TV interview.
4887.json
3true
Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office.
job-accomplishments,new-hampshire-2012,transparency
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.'
3649.json
0false
Says many states are floundering under crushing deficit spending.
state-budget
mike-haridopolos
Florida Senate President
Florida
republican
0
3
1
1
0
comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives
1613.json
4barely-true
Florida's legal challenge of the federal health care bill is "bipartisan."
health-care
bill-mccollum
Florida
republican
2
1
2
0
1
a press release.
6761.json
3true
The truth is, Planned Parenthood does not provide mammograms. Planned Parenthood refers women to mammography providers, serving as the middlewoman, if you will.
health-care
karen-handel
republican
2
0
3
3
1
a book
11367.json
4barely-true
When ICE releases illegal immigrants, a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. Theyre from Iraq and Somalia and Russia.
immigration
ben-carson
republican
7
12
3
2
4
Values Voter Summit
5620.json
3true
More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid.
children,medicaid
elliott-naishtat
Attorney
Texas
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an oped column.
1107.json
0false
President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill will have government decide that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker should take a pain pill instead.
health-care
dan-lungren
U.S. House of Representatives
California
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a speech on the House floor
10568.json
2mostly-true
On immigration, the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldnt do what he eventually did.
immigration
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
4852.json
3true
We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis.
bipartisanship,states
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
a news conference
11748.json
1half-true
Weve lifted high school graduation rates to new highs.
education
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a State of the Union speech
4106.json
2mostly-true
State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking.
energy,environment
kris-jordan
State senator
Ohio
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a speech in the Ohio Senate
8400.json
4barely-true
When SACS came back to the DeKalb County School District to give a midterm review, we got straight As.
education
michael-thurmond
Labor Commissioner
Georgia
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a community meeting
9719.json
1half-true
In the do-nothing Senate, there are 352 House bills sitting on Harry Reids desk awaiting action, including 55 introduced by Democrats.
congress,congressional-rules
lynn-jenkins
U.S. House of Representatives
Kansas
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a press conference
2278.json
4barely-true
One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry.
corporations,economy
keith-stokes
Rhode Island
state-official
1
0
0
0
0
an interview on WJAR-TV
2293.json
3true
Says most of Perrys chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.
ethics
bill-white
Former mayor of Houston
Texas
democrat
2
3
5
7
3
a speech
305.json
0false
"I know that Hillary on occasion has said just last year said this (NAFTA) was a boon to the economy."
foreign-policy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.