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0false
Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met.
jobs,state-budget
mary-burke
Madison school board member
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
11
8
3
a news release
963.json
2mostly-true
"We had bipartisan legislation that got through the Senate" that would have prevented bonuses like AIG's "and then somehow mysteriously disappeared."
corporations,economy
ron-wyden
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
0
3
0
an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show
3115.json
3true
The United States has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world.
corporations,economy,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
the State of the Union address
290.json
2mostly-true
"Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository."
ethics
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
Las Vegas
1451.json
5pants-fire
Bill White is discriminating. Hes taking jobs from African Americans and giving them to his friends.
diversity
farouk-shami
Businessman
Texas
democrat
1
2
2
0
1
a Dallas press conference
7478.json
0false
A legacy of taxing and borrowing crippled the economy we inherited two years ago.
corrections-and-updates,economy,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
his State of the State speech
11935.json
2mostly-true
The Arizona State Board of Educations failure to report teachers whose certifications have been revoked or suspended ... resulted in the death of a student.
education
diane-douglas
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
education-official
0
0
0
1
0
remarks made during a state Senate Education Committee meeting.
2022.json
1half-true
"Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law.
immigration
jan-brewer
Arizona
republican
3
1
1
0
1
a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren
1852.json
3true
Charlie Crist "bizarrely vetoed" $9.7 million for a teaching hospital at the University of Florida "despite having previously argued the budget request had merit."
health-care,state-budget
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
comments on his campaign website
4762.json
4barely-true
Obama creates new tax on Christmas trees, fees get passed on to consumers.
agriculture,taxes
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
tweet and blogs
12901.json
5pants-fire
That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is (a) mathematical and statistical impossibility.
elections
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
various websites
11944.json
2mostly-true
About 70 percentof Republicans nationwide ...dont think Donald Trump is the right guy to take on Hillary Clinton in November.
elections,polls
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
an interview on "Meet the Press"
8848.json
0false
Says Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush.
pundits
marc-thiessen
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a broadcast of Fox News' "The Kelly File"
8027.json
4barely-true
Women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job.
jobs,women,workers
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
a video.
12872.json
0false
Donald Trump says all Mexicans are rapists.
immigration
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
a speech.
1585.json
2mostly-true
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that the Democrats have to pass their terrible health care bill so that the American people can actually find out what's in it."
health-care
republican-party-texas
Texas
republican
3
1
1
3
1
an e-mail blast
3417.json
0false
2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama.
campaign-finance,elections
republican-national-committee-republican
republican
6
6
11
5
2
a political advertisement
7804.json
4barely-true
Says Texas high school graduates must pass Algebra II to be eligible for automatic admission to states public universities.
education
leticia-van-de-putte
Pharmacist
Texas
democrat
2
2
4
1
1
an opinion column.
9696.json
2mostly-true
Israel in the last three weeks haskilled more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006.
children,foreign-policy,israel,military
jake-tapper
Host of CNN's "The Lead"
journalist
0
0
0
1
0
comments on CNN
1546.json
2mostly-true
"Our graduation rate is the highest it's ever been."
education
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
his State of the State address
10305.json
4barely-true
Terrorist detainees were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment.
foreign-policy,legal-issues,terrorism
dick-cheney
republican
5
4
2
2
1
an interview on Fox News
13219.json
2mostly-true
Says Patrick Murphy supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense.
guns
national-rifle-association
none
3
5
1
5
3
a campaign mailer
8739.json
2mostly-true
There are many studies that indicate that the longer people get unemployment insurance, it provides some disincentive to work.
economy,workers
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
9040.json
0false
Says Mary Burkes 2007-09 state budget had a tax hike of $1.8 billion -- costing every man, woman and child in the state an extra $310.
state-budget,state-finances,taxes
republican-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
republican
4
3
2
3
0
a website ad
6149.json
3true
Under current law, if you go on a dating website and you say youre 32 and youre actually 42, youve committed a misdemeanor.
legal-issues,pop-culture,technology
christopher-blazejewski
Rhode Island State Representative
Rhode Island
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House (which was transmitted electronically)
7824.json
3true
The proposed raises for the Norcross City Council would put it in line with other liked-sized communities.
city-budget,city-government
norcross-city-council
Georgia
none
0
0
0
0
0
an article
3505.json
3true
There has never been a death caused by a [commercial nuclear] reactor in the United States, even when Three Mile Island failed in the 1970s.
nuclear
johnny-isakson
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
2
3
3
2
0
a YouTube.com video
408.json
3true
Obama spent "40 percent of the PAC money, 43 percent to be exact, on Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina politicians."
ethics
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
an interview with the mtvU editorial board
1429.json
2mostly-true
"For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
ethics,legal-issues,transparency
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a State of the Union speech
7358.json
3true
Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas.
education,pundits
sacramento-bee-editorial-board
none
1
0
1
1
0
an editorial.
12887.json
0false
The climate hasnt warmed in quite a few years. That is proven scientifically.
climate-change,environment,weather
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
an interview
6632.json
3true
Says Bruce Springsteen played in 1975 at Seton Hall University in South Orange at Walsh gym.
pop-culture
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2898.json
1half-true
In the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university.
economy,education
todd-staples
state agriculture commissioner
Texas
republican
0
1
4
3
1
a Web post.
9171.json
0false
A North Carolina study proves that probably over a million people voted twice in (the 2012) election.
elections
dick-morris
none
0
2
0
0
0
in a broadcast of Fox News' "Hannity"
2033.json
0false
Tarpon Springs takes its homeless to St. Petersburg.
poverty,urban
leslie-curran
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a city council meeting
2208.json
3true
The overall fact about illegal immigration is that its not actually getting worse.
immigration,pundits
rachel-maddow
MSNBC host
none
6
6
4
6
1
"The Rachel Maddow Show"
11163.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clinton has been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight.
candidates-biography
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
9895.json
3true
More people are apprehended after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border a week than are born in Texas each week.
children,immigration,population
dan-patrick
Lieutenant governor-elect
Texas
republican
4
4
3
4
4
an interview with Laura Ingraham
3801.json
3true
For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.
deficit,economy
bob-mcdonnell
Governor
Virginia
republican
6
5
7
6
3
an interview.
303.json
3true
"While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."
candidates-biography
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
4747.json
1half-true
The United States sends $300 billion -- half our trade deficit -- overseas for oil to unstable and unfriendly regimes.
energy,new-hampshire-2012
jon-huntsman
Utah
republican
5
1
5
4
1
a speech on energy policy at University of New Hampshire
12498.json
1half-true
Our population has grown from about 1 million in the 1970s to almost 7 million today.
population
video
Georgia
none
0
0
1
0
0
Super Bowl bid
7791.json
2mostly-true
Says its estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America.
children,health-care,public-health
robert-deuell
Physician
Texas
republican
0
0
0
1
0
remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.
3459.json
1half-true
Since President Obama took office, gas prices have gone up 67 percent.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,gas-prices
johnny-isakson
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
2
3
3
2
0
a Twitter post
9105.json
2mostly-true
Rick Scott tried to slash school funding by $3.3 billion.
education,state-budget
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
his campaign website
1099.json
5pants-fire
The health care reform bill would make it mandatory absolutely require that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner.
health-care
betsy-mccaughey
republican
0
0
0
0
2
on the Fred Thompson radio show
6177.json
4barely-true
Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, its still 22 percent higher.
income,state-budget,unions
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
a radio interview
2929.json
0false
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, it only affected widows and orphans, and when Medicare began, it was a small program.
children,disability,health-care,history,medicare,social-security
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference
4190.json
3true
The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office.
deficit,federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a televised address
2446.json
1half-true
We paid down the debt for four years -- paid down $600 billion on the national debt.
federal-budget
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3669.json
1half-true
A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies.
corporations,energy
dan-boren
U.S. Representative
Oklahoma
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an interview on Fox News
11833.json
2mostly-true
As part of legislative fights over abortion rights,Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape.
abortion,corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,women
emilys-list
organization
1
0
3
2
0
a fundraising email
6929.json
1half-true
An Army report stated Allen West performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.
candidates-biography,crime,iraq,military
patrick-murphy
Florida
democrat
2
1
4
5
0
an ad
7350.json
2mostly-true
Says each year approximately 30,000 people in the United States die as a result of gunfire, and about 80,000 people are wounded.
guns
joyce-beatty
Member of Congress
Ohio
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a floor speech in the House of Representatives
7581.json
1half-true
In this city, there hasnt been a stadium thats lasted more than 27 years.
city-government,sports
cleta-winslow
Atlanta City Councilwoman
none
0
0
1
0
0
a meeting
12573.json
2mostly-true
When he served as governor, Schwarzenegger preserved more land than any other gubernatorial administration in Californias history.
environment
bonnie-reiss
Global Director at USC Schwarzenegger Institute
California
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a newspaper column.
1656.json
1half-true
More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. Thats significantly higher than alcohol.
crime,marijuana,transportation
gil-kerlikowske
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Washington state
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
4385.json
5pants-fire
Says Florida U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson are Socialists.
patriotism
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
various web pages
11450.json
2mostly-true
Rep. Peter Petrarca voted on two pieces of legislation that helped auto body shops ... and at that point I think there is a conflict of interest.
economy,ethics
gregory-j-costantino
Rhode island
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a television interview
11128.json
0false
Says Hillary Clinton refuses to testify before Congress about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.
foreign-policy,terrorism
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a meme on social media
3908.json
0false
Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson appears to endorse world government.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment
gop-critics
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a web news story
734.json
2mostly-true
Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore."
taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
in a television ad
7363.json
2mostly-true
Says Texas is last in mental health expenditures.
health-care,pundits
sacramento-bee-editorial-board
none
1
0
1
1
0
an editorial
13154.json
0false
Says Rob Portman even voted to allow people on the terrorism watch list to buy guns.
corrections-and-updates,guns,terrorism
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
a campaign ad
3802.json
2mostly-true
Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas requests for fire management assisting grants.
natural-disasters
jay-carney
White House press secretary
District of Columbia
none
2
2
1
2
0
a press gaggle
6269.json
2mostly-true
Says federal debt doubled during the Bush administration.
debt,federal-budget
paul-sadler
Lawyer
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
2
1
a debate of Democratic primary runoff candidates for U.S. Senate in Dallas
977.json
5pants-fire
"The administration raises revenue for nationalized health care through a series of new taxes, including a light switch tax that would cost every American household $3,128 a year."
taxes
house-republicans
republican
0
3
4
0
1
a press release and Web post
8211.json
2mostly-true
Offshore wind power is significantly less expensive than solar energy.
energy,environment
jeffrey-grybowski
CEO of Deepwater Wind
Rhode Island
business-leader
0
0
0
1
0
a television interview
9249.json
5pants-fire
The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land (in the Western states).
legal-issues,states
andrew-napolitano
judge
republican
3
0
2
0
3
an interview on "Hannity"
7975.json
2mostly-true
Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators.
abortion
sarah-ponder
Austinite
Texas
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a rally at the state Capitol
13435.json
2mostly-true
(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ridiculous, yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag.
legal-issues,military,campaign-advertising,patriotism,veterans
senate-leadership-fund
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a TV ad
10791.json
1half-true
Texas agriculture is at 98 percent efficiency in water use and just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it.
agriculture,water
sid-miller
State agriculture commissioner
Texas
republican
1
2
2
0
1
a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune
18.json
2mostly-true
An estimated 56 million Americans don't have bank accounts.
economy
john-edwards
former senator
North Carolina
democrat
0
2
4
4
1
New York City.
4663.json
1half-true
Our president has labeled Americans as soft.
economy
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an online video
9478.json
0false
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was released by Obama in 2009.
iraq,terrorism
jeanine-pirro
Fox News legal analyst
New York
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a broadcast on Fox News
7668.json
3true
The NRA used to support expanded background checks.
guns
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remarks in the White House Rose Garden
146.json
1half-true
"Going to public financing really disadvantages Democrats because you're not able to raise funds between the day you win the primaries and the time you're officially nominated."
elections
bill-richardson
Governor
New Mexico
democrat
1
2
3
8
1
an interview on CNN
5476.json
2mostly-true
[E]mployment in Gwinnett is up more than 3 percent over last year, and unemployment is the lowest of the five core metro counties.
economy,jobs
charlotte-nash
Georgia
republican
1
0
1
2
0
a speech
9258.json
4barely-true
The average minimum wage worker is 35 years old.
economy,jobs
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a weekly address
2416.json
5pants-fire
Ive been outspent by my opponents every time Ive run for U.S. Senate.
campaign-finance
russ-feingold
Wisconsin
democrat
2
4
7
5
1
a TV interview and multiple other sources
12329.json
0false
In the history of Republican primaries, Ive gotten the most votes in the history of the Republican party.
elections
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech at the California Republican Party Convention
1595.json
5pants-fire
"The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote,the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse."
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
jd-hayworth
Arizona
republican
0
1
1
1
2
a radio interview
1632.json
4barely-true
The federal health care plan "costs Texas taxpayers $2.4 billion per year."
health-care,state-budget
david-dewhurst
Lieutenant governor
Texas
republican
8
8
10
5
5
a press release
9647.json
0false
When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were skyrocketing.
energy,taxes
club-growth
none
4
5
4
2
0
a campaign ad
4218.json
2mostly-true
Social Security didnt cause the debt crisis. Social Security had nothing to do with the debt crisis.
deficit,economy,social-security
dennis-kucinich
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
1
3
4
6
0
a speech in the House of Representatives
6752.json
3true
Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives weve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare for getting rid of cap and trade for building the Keystone Pipeline.
bipartisanship,climate-change,congress,congressional-rules,voting-record
marsha-blackburn
U.S. Representative
Tennessee
republican
2
2
1
0
0
an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS
6619.json
0false
We will spend $100 billion in Afghanistan this year, fixing roads, building bridges, training police officers, and more, [and] cutting the same things in our own country.
afghanistan,deficit,federal-budget,infrastructure,military
david-cicilline
mayor of Providence
Rhode Island
democrat
7
4
5
4
1
a TV debate
3226.json
4barely-true
The war in Iraq was a major factor in blowing the top off the price of oil.
energy
jim-webb
writer
Virginia
democrat
1
0
1
5
0
a committee hearing.
10974.json
4barely-true
This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesnt happen in other places with this kind of frequency.
corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,guns
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remarks at the White House
6404.json
5pants-fire
Says Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years.
candidates-biography,taxes
harry-reid
Senate Democratic Leader
Nevada
democrat
4
5
3
7
3
an interview with the Huffington Post
1276.json
4barely-true
A "massive" federal computer network will make your medical records available to "millions of people" with a "complete lack of privacy and confidentiality," while doctors and hospitals who don't take part face "stiff penalties."
health-care,privacy,technology
senior-citizens-league
advocacy group for senior citizens
Virginia
none
1
1
0
0
0
a letter to members
5382.json
3true
Wrong precinct rules exacerbate our provisional ballot problems (and) HB 194 does nothing to solve the wrong-precinct problem.
elections
kathleen-clyde
State representative
Ohio
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
an email
13310.json
3true
Says Donald Trump used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower.
candidates-biography,immigration
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
in a debate
10660.json
5pants-fire
Says Gov. Scott Walker has been rated Americas most factually-challenged politician.
candidates-biography,job-accomplishments,polls
state-democratic-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
democrat
5
7
2
2
7
a website post
2318.json
3true
Sharron Angle would eliminate the Department of Education.
education,legal-issues,message-machine,states
harry-reid
Senate Democratic Leader
Nevada
democrat
4
5
3
7
3
a campaign commercial
3318.json
2mostly-true
An illegal immigrant who gains admission at a public college takes class space away from students who are legal residents.
education,immigration
don-balfour
republican
0
0
0
2
0
a committee hearing
2042.json
0false
On whether BPs $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is a slush fund.
energy,environment,oil-spill
sharron-angle
Republican nominee for Nevada U.S. Senate seat
Nevada
republican
3
1
1
0
0
a local radio interview
9279.json
0false
On in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.
education,immigration
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
interviews and news releases
12406.json
5pants-fire
Says Jacky Rosen has refused to tell us whether she supports Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.
elections
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
an automated call
7151.json
3true
The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October.
economy
lincoln-chafee
Rhode Island
democrat
3
5
3
4
0
a newspaper interview