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6348.json
0false
FCAT tests account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year.
children,corrections-and-updates,education
gerard-robinson
Florida Department of Education Commissioner
Florida
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a written statement
4980.json
4barely-true
Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61.
economy,jobs
lloyd-doggett
Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives
Texas
democrat
1
0
2
7
0
an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com
3370.json
1half-true
The health care bill has six years of costs against 10 years of tax revenue.
health-care,taxes
ken-cuccinelli
Attorney General
Virginia
republican
1
10
3
2
1
an appearance on Fox News.
4496.json
5pants-fire
Despite opposition from national Club for Growth, Club for Growth Wisconsin has endorsed him for U.S. Senate.
elections
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
an interview
1924.json
3true
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
health-care
snooki
none
0
0
0
0
0
a video promo for "Jersey Shore"
13286.json
1half-true
Says Sen. John McCain has taken more money from Wall Street than any other sitting senator.
campaign-finance
ann-kirkpatrick
U.S. House of Representatives
Arizona
democrat
0
0
3
0
0
a U.S. Senate debate
10697.json
1half-true
Just two weeks ago, Congressman Hurd quit his post on the House Committee on Small Business saying that he was unable to find the time to serve.
job-accomplishments,small-business,voting-record
pete-gallego
Former legislator and U.S. House member
Texas
democrat
1
1
2
2
0
an email blast
8820.json
2mostly-true
Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldnt have passed without Mark Warners vote.
health-care,voting-record
ed-gillespie
Republican strategist
Washington, D.C.
republican
2
3
2
2
1
a web ad.
4254.json
2mostly-true
Says Adam Hasners record includes requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks.
state-budget
george-lemieux
Florida
republican
4
1
6
4
0
a Web post Aug. 1, 2011
8442.json
2mostly-true
No one beta-tested healthcare.gov.
health-care,pundits,technology
sam-stein
Political Editor and White House Correspondent, Huffington Post
Washington, D.C.
journalist
0
0
0
1
0
an interview on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'
12062.json
2mostly-true
Susie Lee and her husband own 17 homes across the country and use their private jet to take vacations, and invest in companies like Walmart, Halliburton and GEO Group.
candidates-biography
culinary-workers-union
Nevada
labor-leader
0
0
0
1
0
a letter sent to union members
4103.json
2mostly-true
Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime
afghanistan,bush-administration,corrections-and-updates,iraq,taxes
cory-booker
U.S. senator
New Jersey
democrat
0
4
2
8
0
an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin
8178.json
3true
Says he sued Obamas EPA seven times.
energy,environment
barry-smitherman
Member, Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
republican
0
0
1
0
1
a campaign video
11046.json
2mostly-true
A working woman will earn $7.70 on $10.
income,labor,women,workers
tom-toles
none
0
0
0
1
0
an editorial cartoon
9475.json
4barely-true
Even when all other state agencies took cuts, Gov. [Nathan] Deal increased education spending every year.
education
GaGOP
republican
2
1
1
0
0
press release
10392.json
2mostly-true
Georgia is now the eighth most populous state in the nation, moving from the number 10 position in just four years.
census,economy
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
the governor's State of the State address
6867.json
2mostly-true
Says Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton has accepted $42,000 from strip-club interests and $10,000 from local alcohol distributors.
campaign-finance,crime,criminal-justice
raymond-frank
Retiree
Texas
republican
0
0
0
1
0
an advertisement.
1040.json
3true
President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent.
bankruptcy,market-regulation
michael-steele
chairman of the Republican National Committee
Maryland
republican
0
1
1
0
2
a press release.
13065.json
2mostly-true
If upstate New York split from downstate the economic indicators of upstate New York would be among the lowest in the country.
economy,jobs
bob-duffy
President of the Rochester Business Alliance
New York
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
an op-ed in the Rochester Business Journal
12903.json
0false
Says that since lawmakers acted, we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts.
animals,recreation,sports
sid-miller
State agriculture commissioner
Texas
republican
1
2
2
0
1
as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman
12040.json
2mostly-true
When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to provide drivers licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said dont do it.
immigration
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a Democratic debate in Miami
1002.json
1half-true
Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."
legal-issues
wayne-lapierre
none
3
1
3
1
0
a CPAC conference
5761.json
0false
Gas prices have doubled because Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska. He gave millions of tax dollars to Solyndra, which then went bankrupt. And he blocked the Keystone pipeline. So we will all pay more at the pump.
climate-change,energy,gas-prices,message-machine-2012
american-energy-alliance
none
0
1
1
0
0
a television ad
1866.json
3true
Californias credit rating is the worst in the country.
economy,message-machine,state-budget
jerry-brown
California
democrat
0
0
3
2
0
a video on his campaign website
6522.json
4barely-true
The price of gasoline was at $1.85 a gallon when President Barack Obama took office and has since nearly doubled because of his policies
gas-prices
billboard
none
1
0
0
0
0
a billboard
2962.json
0false
Says Lee Leffingwell has been mayor of Austin, Texas for about as long as Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska.
candidates-biography,pundits
paul-begala
Affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute
Texas
democrat
1
2
0
0
0
a TV interview.
6171.json
2mostly-true
Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent.
education
albio-sires
Congressman
New Jersey
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a speech on the House floor
3714.json
4barely-true
Gov. (Scott) Walker has yet to create a job, he gives away millions to his friends, and he raises taxes on working people.
job-accomplishments,jobs,taxes
lena-taylor
State Senator, District 4
Wisconsin
democrat
1
1
0
1
1
a news release
9798.json
0false
Because of President Barack Obamas failure to push job creation, the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate.
criminal-justice,jobs
lou-dobbs
none
1
2
0
1
0
comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom"
6134.json
1half-true
70 percent of the people who voted on June 5, 2012, just didnt feel comfortable with the recall of the governor, weakening any idea that Wisconsin is fully behind this Walker agenda.
elections,polls,voting-record
peter-barca
State Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
0
2
2
3
1
a speech
10244.json
5pants-fire
A sign in Dearborn, Mich., for the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America says, Allah be praised. America we will kill you all and nothing you can do to stop it.
religion,terrorism
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a meme on social media
9530.json
5pants-fire
Obama regime planned the influx of illegal alien children at the border.
children,immigration
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show"
11068.json
1half-true
134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years.
crime,immigration
hans-von-spakovsky
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an article on the Heritage Foundation website
4657.json
2mostly-true
Says if you are shot in the city of Newark, you have over an 80 percent chance that youve been arrested before an average of 10 times.
crime,criminal-justice,guns
cory-booker
U.S. senator
New Jersey
democrat
0
4
2
8
0
a radio interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”
3265.json
4barely-true
When it comes to taking cuts in tough budget times, Wisconsin state workers havent had to sacrifice.
labor,state-budget
club-growth
none
4
5
4
2
0
a television ad
12896.json
4barely-true
Says Donald Trump has been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our Western European allies.
nuclear
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a campaign ad
777.json
2mostly-true
McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.
candidates-biography
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a Web site
5069.json
0false
Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldnt build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
labor,message-machine-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a video ad
7923.json
3true
Since Newtown, more people have died at the end of a gun than we have lost in Afghanistan.
guns
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a tweet from Barack Obama's Twitter feed
12094.json
0false
The Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Va. is the largest winery on the East Coast.
economy,trade
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a news conference
10444.json
3true
Only 18 percent of jobs are accessible by transit for metro Atlanta residents. 33 percent for those living in the city.
economy,transportation
keith-parker
General Manager, MARTA
Georgia
none
0
0
0
0
0
a Twitter post
8624.json
5pants-fire
Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare.
foreign-policy,health-care,religion
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a tweet
98.json
3true
"With those first principles, it allowed a fellow like me to get in his truck and go from one end of the state to the other; started 20 points down and wound up 20 points ahead on election night."
elections
fred-thompson
Actor
Tennessee
republican
1
4
3
3
0
Washington, D.C.
3547.json
1half-true
I have the No. 1 show on NBC.
candidates-biography,pop-culture
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on NBC's "Today" show
12096.json
4barely-true
Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because he didnt understand the charge.
criminal-justice
wisconsin-alliance-reform
organization
1
0
0
0
0
a TV ad
10043.json
5pants-fire
According to a government supplier of emergency products, the Disaster Assistance Response Team was told to be prepared to be activated in the month of October for an outbreak of Ebola.
ebola,government-efficiency,public-safety
morgan-brittany
republican
0
0
0
0
1
an article on the WND website
691.json
3true
"That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay."
transportation
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
a speech in St. Paul, Minn.
3358.json
1half-true
Thirty-five states have accepted high-speed intercity rail money.
stimulus,transportation
raymond-lahood
Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
Illinois
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a speech to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
10714.json
1half-true
Says Hillary Clinton completely ignored dozens and dozens of requests for more security for the Benghazi consulate.
candidates-biography,terrorism
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
11981.json
1half-true
There is no evidence to support the claim that Guantanamo is used as a recruiting tool for terrorists.
terrorism
joe-heck
Congressman
Nevada
republican
0
0
2
0
0
a press release
5501.json
4barely-true
Says Obama has doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office
bush-administration,economy,jobs,stimulus
gerry-connolly
U.S. Representative
Virginia
democrat
1
0
4
1
0
a TV interview
3769.json
0false
On supporting the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan
federal-budget,medicare
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
comments in various media outlets
11581.json
4barely-true
When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history.
economy,state-budget
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
a TV interview.
10973.json
1half-true
My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was largely unheard of for a Republican.
elections
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech
6309.json
5pants-fire
Obamacarerepresents the largest tax increase in the history of the world.
health-care,history,taxes
charlotte-bergmann
Candidate
Tennessee
republican
0
2
0
0
1
an email newsletter.
527.json
3true
John McCain opposed bankruptcy protections for families "who were only in bankruptcy because of medical expenses they couldn't pay."
bankruptcy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Chicago, Ill.
4641.json
1half-true
Even a 100 percent tax on millionaires would only fund four months of government operations, failing to seriously address budget deficits and debt.
deficit,federal-budget,taxes
paul-ryan
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
republican
19
6
16
14
2
a television interview
9466.json
2mostly-true
Thousands of Westerners and Americans are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq.
homeland-security,iraq,islam,military,terrorism
mike-rogers
national security commentator for CNN
Michigan
republican
1
1
1
2
1
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
5436.json
0false
Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution.
legal-issues,supreme-court
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a speech
12634.json
2mostly-true
Says Hillary Clinton was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia.
foreign-policy
tom-cotton
U.S. House of Representatives
Arkansas
republican
3
4
2
3
1
an interview on "Meet the Press"
1624.json
3true
"Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years."
federal-budget
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
an op-ed in the Des Moines Register
697.json
1half-true
"I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them."
taxes
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
St. Paul, Minn.
2300.json
2mostly-true
The IRS filed an $11,000 lien against (Allen) West for back taxes. Three liens were placed on his home for unpaid bills, and a judge ordered West to pay over $5,000 for past due credit card bills.
candidates-biography,message-machine
ron-klein
Florida
democrat
0
2
0
1
0
a campaign TV advertisement.
5861.json
0false
Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.
city-government,government-regulation,message-machine-2012,market-regulation,water
eileen-brady
democrat
0
2
0
1
0
a debate
8668.json
1half-true
Says he would have almost twice the actual experience practicing law Greg Abbott did on becoming attorney general of Texas.
candidates-biography
sam-houston
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign web page
7068.json
1half-true
Gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan supported 33 tax and fee increases as Senate Majority Leader.
taxes
republican-governors-association
Washington, D.C.
republican
5
1
6
4
2
an ad titled “Hiding”
5888.json
0false
Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a Rick Perry Republican lobbyist.
candidates-biography
bill-spelman
Member, Austin City Council
Texas
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign mailer.
5321.json
3true
If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent.
economy,jobs
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012
8394.json
3true
A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.
debt,federal-budget
roger-williams
Businessman
Texas
republican
3
2
2
0
1
as quoted in a newspaper article
9951.json
1half-true
Says Scott Walker cut taxes for the wealthiest and raised taxes on 140,000 Wisconsin families.
housing,income,message-machine-2014,poverty,taxes
mary-burke
Madison school board member
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
11
8
3
a TV ad
9300.json
1half-true
If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, you get out of poverty.
children,economy,families,jobs,poverty
charles-schumer
Senator
New York
democrat
2
2
2
3
0
an interview on MSNBC
13388.json
1half-true
In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system.
marijuana
arizonans-responsible-drug-policy
none
1
0
1
0
0
a political advertisement
6549.json
1half-true
Republicans included the Akin amendment in the Republican Party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims.
abortion,message-machine-2012
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a Tampa Bay Times op-ed
4059.json
0false
Says that under City Council Member Randi Shade, Austin had the highest city debt per person in Texas.
city-budget,city-government
better-austin-today-political-action-committee
none
1
1
0
0
0
a campaign mailer.
7260.json
3true
Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administrations projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy.
state-finances
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
State of the State address
1590.json
3true
Because of a local version of Amendment 4, the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills.
economy,florida-amendments,taxes
citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy
Florida
none
1
0
2
0
1
an Internet ad.
1101.json
2mostly-true
Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP say that health reform makes sense to do.
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech on health care reform
365.json
5pants-fire
"Barack Obama loves Che Guevara."
history
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.
6525.json
4barely-true
Says Betty Sutton and House Democrats gutted Medicare by $741 billion to pay for Obamacare.
health-care,medicare
jim-renacci
U.S. representative
Ohio
republican
5
3
4
1
1
a campaign email
8325.json
1half-true
One out of four corporations doesnt pay a nickel in (federal income) taxes.
taxes
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a segment of CNN's "Crossfire"
8481.json
5pants-fire
Were one of the only communities in the country that didnt lose population in the last census.
population
chris-abele
Philanthropist
Wisconsin
none
3
5
4
4
2
a speech
2786.json
1half-true
I had five of my citizens that were killed last week because of border security problems.
immigration
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview on The Daily Show
1097.json
2mostly-true
There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama.
economy,stimulus
steny-hoyer
House Majority Leader
Maryland
democrat
0
1
3
4
0
a statement on the House floor.
12911.json
5pants-fire
Says the U.S. election system is rigged.
elections
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
multiple speeches and interviews
8959.json
1half-true
Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot.
environment
gordon-challstrom
Gubernatorial candidate
Oregon
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign website statement
5539.json
5pants-fire
This (Independent Payment Advisory Board) board can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments so Washington can fund more wasteful spending.
health-care,medicare,retirement
pat-boone
spokesman for the 60 Plus Association
none
0
1
0
0
2
a television ad
10368.json
0false
The cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys have entertained more troops in the world than Bob Hope.
corrections-and-updates,military
jerry-jones
Owner, president, general manager, Dallas Cowboys
Texas
none
0
1
0
0
1
an interview with ESPN aired Jan. 9, 2015
3784.json
1half-true
Scary fact about our national debt. In 1791 it was $75 million. Today, it rises by that amount in about an hour.
federal-budget
adam-hasner
Florida
republican
2
1
4
4
0
a tweet
6001.json
2mostly-true
Says he earned the highest possible credit ratings as state treasurer.
government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
a campaign commercial
10758.json
4barely-true
Fifteen years ago, you couldnt even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood.
candidates-biography,urban
sabino-pio-renteria
District 3 member, Austin City Council
Texas
none
1
0
0
0
0
a cover story in the Austin Chronicle
5263.json
4barely-true
Romneycare is a top-down, government-run health care system.
health-care
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a Republican presidential primary debate
9179.json
3true
The Capitol rotunda was actually made to invite the people in and to accommodate protests.
legal-issues
chris-taylor
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a video
721.json
4barely-true
"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."
economy,housing,market-regulation
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
an interview on CNN's "American Morning"
7690.json
5pants-fire
Says he has yet to get a response from Barack Obama to his August 2010 letter making border security requests.
immigration
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview on CNN.
11389.json
2mostly-true
More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty.
guns
nicholas-kristof
none
0
1
0
2
0
a New York Times op-ed
2858.json
1half-true
The health care reform law reduces the deficit by nearly $1.2 trillion over the next two decades.
deficit,economy,health-care
bobby-scott
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
1
2
1
5
0
in a news release.
10713.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clinton erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress.
candidates-biography
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
comments on "Fox News Sunday"
10193.json
0false
Over 214,000 doctors opt out of Obamacare exchanges.
health-care
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email
4155.json
4barely-true
The 2011-13 state budget cuts overall funding for public schools by $1.6 billion
education,state-budget,taxes
jennifer-shilling
State Assembly member, 95th District
Wisconsin
democrat
1
1
0
2
0
a statement on her legislative website
12055.json
2mostly-true
Americans havent had a raise in 15 years.
income
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a Hillary for America ad