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6724.json
4barely-true
Says President Obama promised hed keep unemployment below 8 percent if the stimulus passed.
economy
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a private campaign fundraiser
13507.json
1half-true
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy.
civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians
gavin-newsom
California Lt. Governor
California
democrat
1
0
1
1
0
a speech at the Democratic National Convention
6787.json
1half-true
Says Ted Cruz has pledged to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, which would end federal aid to college students.
education,federal-budget
paul-sadler
Lawyer
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
2
1
a press release.
3830.json
2mostly-true
We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape.
education,government-efficiency
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
an interview on Fox News
11860.json
4barely-true
With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a proven success.
trade
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
a Facebook post
2227.json
2mostly-true
Kathryn Starkey only attended half of those meetings.
candidates-biography,environment,taxes
committee-protect-florida
Florida
none
0
1
1
2
0
in a mailer
4234.json
0false
Illegal immigration costs state taxpayers over $3 billion every year.
immigration,state-finances
alison-littell-mchose
Assemblywoman
New Jersey
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a news release
9390.json
0false
Says a liberal immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat.
immigration
eric-cantor
House Majority Leader
Virginia
republican
9
6
4
4
4
a campaign email.
11554.json
0false
Welders make more money than philosophers.
education,income,jobs
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
the fourth GOP primary debate.
951.json
3true
Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago.
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a White House conference on health care.
7083.json
4barely-true
Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike 
infrastructure,state-budget,transportation
ohio-democratic-party
Ohio
democrat
4
1
2
2
2
an election flier
1368.json
3true
Charlie Crist broke the quarter "record for fundraising in a U.S. Senate race in Florida."
florida
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
an e-mail to supporters from campaign manager Eric Eikenberg
8688.json
4barely-true
The Murray-Ryan deal is the first divided-government budget agreement since 1986.
congress,federal-budget
paul-ryan
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
republican
19
6
16
14
2
a press conference
2893.json
0false
The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes....
taxes
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
comments to reporters
1456.json
0false
For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, Debra Medina was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3.
elections,job-accomplishments,pop-culture
debra-medina
Businesswoman
Texas
republican
0
1
3
1
0
an interview
3813.json
1half-true
Says state budget deal between Texas House and Senate leaders funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities and provides financial aid for college students.
education,health-care,state-budget
joe-straus
Texas House speaker
Texas
republican
0
0
2
1
0
a press release.
7506.json
3true
When (John) Brennan ... was asked directly Is there any geographic limitation to your drone strike program? Brennan responded and said, no, there is no limitation.
civil-rights,terrorism
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
a Senate filibuster
276.json
3true
Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors."
job-accomplishments
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
a TV ad airing in Michigan
602.json
3true
On supporting the Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade
abortion
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
flip-o-meter
5832.json
0false
After four years of a celebrity president 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents.
jobs,message-machine-2012
american-crossroads
republican
5
5
4
0
0
a campaign ad
3996.json
4barely-true
Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies weve implemented.
economy,jobs,stimulus
harry-reid
Senate Democratic Leader
Nevada
democrat
4
5
3
7
3
an online chat with the "Washington Post"
4594.json
1half-true
Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gores campaign for president.
candidates-biography,elections
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.
13024.json
0false
I was totally against the war in Iraq.
iraq
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
7494.json
3true
There have been literally hundreds of new tax preferences and loopholes added to the code since 1986, last time we did this.
taxes
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a television interview
4773.json
0false
Says Suzanne Bonamici supports the $500 billion cut to Medicare passed last year.
health-care,medicare
rob-cornilles
consultant
Oregon
republican
1
1
3
1
1
a speech.
1222.json
4barely-true
Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment
energycitizensorg
none
2
0
0
0
0
an ad in the Washington Post
12656.json
4barely-true
Were losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak.
drugs
andrew-cuomo
Governor
New York
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.
9877.json
1half-true
Says Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare.
federal-budget,health-care,medicare,message-machine-2014
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
a campaign ad
7606.json
1half-true
Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives.
health-care
new-hampshire-democratic-party
New Hampshire
democrat
4
0
3
3
0
in a press release
11667.json
4barely-true
Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad.
islam,polls,religion,terrorism
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign statement
13456.json
0false
1928 was last time Republicans had the White House, the House and the Senate.
history
ann-coulter
Columnist and author
New York
republican
2
3
3
0
4
a tweet
403.json
0false
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on all income brackets.
taxes
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
7224.json
0false
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
federal-budget,voting-record
amy-kremer
Chair, Tea Party Express
Georgia
tea-party-member
0
1
1
0
0
an interview
4214.json
3true
For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000.
campaign-finance
patrick-murphy
Florida
democrat
2
1
4
5
0
a statement on his campaign website
10797.json
4barely-true
Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office cost tens of millions of dollars to run.
elections,state-budget,state-finances
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an interview
7486.json
2mostly-true
In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication.
health-care,public-health,state-budget
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech
114.json
3true
"She stood by ground zero workers who sacrificed their health after so many sacrificed their lives and kept standing till this administration took action."
health-care
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a television ad
12762.json
5pants-fire
On gift taking,Bob McDonnell took a fraction of what (Tim) Kaine took.
ethics
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
9143.json
0false
This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.
military
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email
1903.json
2mostly-true
"While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."
energy,environment,oil-spill
bart-stupak
member of Congress
Michigan
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
a Congressional hearing
6893.json
4barely-true
By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs at Twin River.
economy,gambling,jobs,message-machine-2012,state-budget,state-finances,workers
coalition-bring-jobs-ri
Rhode Island
organization
1
0
0
0
0
a TV commercial
7895.json
4barely-true
There hasnt been a Republican in the legislature or the City Council in Providence in over 30 years.
elections
bernard-jackvony
attorney
Rhode Island
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a television interview
5265.json
1half-true
Ive never voted for a Democrat when there was a Republican on the ballot.
candidates-biography
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
6528.json
1half-true
Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson wants to give a new $265,000 tax cut to millionaires like himself while raising taxes on the middle class.
message-machine-2012,taxes
tammy-baldwin
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
7
4
0
a television ad
922.json
4barely-true
The (economic stimulus) legislation could open billions of taxpayer dollars to left-wing groups like the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
economy
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a news release
10345.json
4barely-true
Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases.
energy,infrastructure,public-health,public-safety
patrick-lynch
Attorney General
Rhode Island
democrat
1
0
1
0
0
a newspaper commentary
10285.json
3true
At the 50 Milwaukee schools serving at least 80% African-American and at least 80% low income students, the reading proficiency is 8%.
education
alberta-darling
State Senator, 8th District
Wisconsin
republican
1
1
2
1
1
an interview
623.json
2mostly-true
Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo.
patriotism
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a widely circulated chain e-mail.
7587.json
1half-true
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
city-government,transparency
william-perry
Common Cause Georgia Executive Director
Georgia
none
0
0
1
1
0
newspaper column
11498.json
5pants-fire
I never said that Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerbergs personal senator.
immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
12423.json
4barely-true
The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasnt paid a penny in taxes.
bankruptcy,candidates-biography,history,income,campaign-advertising,taxes,wealth
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
7444.json
1half-true
In a budget deal struck in 2011 a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts.
debt,deficit,federal-budget
bill-nelson
Florida
democrat
3
1
8
10
0
an interview on Central Florida News 13
802.json
0false
If you're a small business and don't "adopt the health care plan that Senator Obama mandates, he's going to fine you."
health-care
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
3531.json
5pants-fire
Weve lost 26 million jobs since (Obamas) been president.
economy,history,jobs
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
an interview on NBC's "Today" show
654.json
1half-true
"Whether in Illinois or Washington, Barack Obama has bridged partisanship to bring about significant reform."
candidates-biography
nancy-pelosi
House Minority Leader
California
democrat
3
7
11
2
3
Denver
8639.json
4barely-true
I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history.
candidates-biography,education,small-business,taxes
david-dewhurst
Lieutenant governor
Texas
republican
8
8
10
5
5
a blog post on his campaign website
5930.json
2mostly-true
New Jersey has the largest transit system in the entire country.
transportation
bill-pascrell
U.S. House of Representatives
New Jersey
democrat
0
3
4
4
0
an interview on WOR 710-AM's "The John Gambling Show"
10009.json
0false
New jobs numbers are in, and Wisconsin has fallen to dead last in Midwest job growth.
jobs
mary-burke
Madison school board member
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
11
8
3
a television ad
1198.json
0false
"Under the Baucus bill ... federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions."
abortion,health-care
national-right-life-committee
none
1
2
1
0
0
a press release
7756.json
2mostly-true
Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jerseys best teachers, and the most education funding ever.
job-accomplishments,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a television ad
1169.json
0false
Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment
ibdeditorialscom
none
0
1
0
0
1
an editorial
1743.json
3true
"By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents."
elections
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a campaign memo.
8423.json
0false
Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards.
education
public-comments-common-core-hearing
none
0
1
0
0
0
Tampa, Fla.
12718.json
4barely-true
As a senator, Hillary Clinton paid women less than the men in her office.
women
sharon-day
Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Florida
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a speech at the Republican convention
9482.json
4barely-true
Mark Warners record is one of acting against the Keystone XL pipeline.
climate-change,energy,voting-record
ed-gillespie
Republican strategist
Washington, D.C.
republican
2
3
2
2
1
a news release.
7567.json
0false
This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obamas top advisers. It was drafted by President Clintons top advisers.
education
carlos-trujillo
Florida House of Representatives
Florida
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a House Education Committee meeting
12495.json
2mostly-true
Says Ron Johnson voted to turn Medicare into a voucher program.
federal-budget,medicare,public-health
state-democratic-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
democrat
5
7
2
2
7
a radio ad
11858.json
2mostly-true
Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel.
foreign-policy
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the Democratic debate in Durham, N.H.
296.json
2mostly-true
Barack Obama's church gave a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan.
religion
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
6214.json
4barely-true
Toothpaste contains the poison substance of fluoride.
public-health,science
jim-bohl
Member of Milwaukee Common Council
Wisconsin
none
1
0
1
0
0
a news conference
673.json
3true
"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."
energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
8351.json
1half-true
Shutdowns are a normal part of the constitutional process, with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip ONeill and two during his own speakership.
federal-budget,history,pundits
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a comment on CNN's "Crossfire"
8292.json
1half-true
Since 2007, Texas has gained 440,000 people while Maryland has lost 20,000.
population,pundits,states
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
2565.json
1half-true
Said state insurance commissioner candidate Ralph Hudgens fights hard to strip women of life-saving coverage such as mammograms.
health-care,women
mary-squires
Georgia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a newspaper interview
11888.json
2mostly-true
My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives.
legal-issues
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a post on Medium
7131.json
4barely-true
Says legislation supported by gay rights activists would strip mother and father from future Texas birth certificates.
children,gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues
texas-values
none
1
1
0
0
0
an interview aired by Austin’s KTBC-TV, Channel 7
13338.json
4barely-true
Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because they just throw more people into the jail system.
crime,criminal-justice
david-holmes
mediator, crisis communications consultant
Texas
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a Facebook post and video
10498.json
5pants-fire
Mercury is used in vaccines, and there is no safe level of mercury.
public-health
mike-adams
none
0
0
0
0
1
a story making the rounds on social media
3402.json
3true
Says four-year terms for City Council members are the norm in most cities of our size.
city-government
lee-leffingwell
Austin mayor
Texas
democrat
1
0
4
1
0
State of the City address.
30.json
3true
"Tommy Thompson is the father of welfare reform, creating the groundbreaking Wisconsin Works program in Wisconsin that became the model for national and international reforms."
job-accomplishments
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
the Web.
8172.json
3true
We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before.
corrections-and-updates,trade
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech on homeownership
6126.json
5pants-fire
Theres no wildlife in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
energy,environment
dave-weldon
Florida
republican
2
0
0
0
1
a statement on Central Florida News 13’s 'Political Connections'
12451.json
2mostly-true
Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbersand always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is.
elections,polls
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
3052.json
4barely-true
I have fought for our shared values without being an ideologue or a partisan
candidates-biography
chris-abele
Philanthropist
Wisconsin
none
3
5
4
4
2
a news conference announcing his candidacy for Milwaukee County executive
3605.json
3true
The costs of cancer and all affiliated issues are over $20 billion a year to this state.
health-care
jim-keffer
President-EBAA Iron Sales, Inc.
Texas
republican
0
0
0
0
0
House floor remarks
2519.json
0false
On a cap-and-trade plan.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,jobs
scott-bruun
State representative
Oregon
republican
2
1
0
0
0
a candidate forum
13374.json
0false
The left is blatantly attempting to disrupt Georgias elections.
elections
brian-kemp
Secretary of State
Georgia
republican
0
2
0
0
0
a tweet
10212.json
1half-true
Says Obamas net neutrality proposalputs the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered.
government-regulation,technology
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a Facebook post
5632.json
3true
President Barack Obama reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011.
health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a web video ad
10393.json
4barely-true
Tampa Bay isleading the state in jobs creation.
economy,florida,jobs
bob-buckhorn
Florida
none
2
1
2
1
0
a campaign ad
116.json
1half-true
"Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years."
federal-budget
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a campaign Web site.
11593.json
0false
Says Ted Cruz is a supporter of legalizing people that are in this country illegally and proposed giving them work permits.
immigration
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
remarks to reporters in South Carolina
8973.json
2mostly-true
Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession.
economy
bobby-jindal
Governor of Louisiana
Louisiana
republican
0
1
4
4
0
an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
967.json
0false
On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses.
economy
chris-dodd
U.S. senator
Connecticut
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
a CNN interview.
5155.json
5pants-fire
[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines.
civil-rights,human-rights,legal-issues,pundits,religion,sports
john-depetro
Talk-show host
Rhode Island
talk-show-host
0
3
0
0
3
an assertion on his WPRO radio show
7004.json
1half-true
Lois Frankel spent over $13,000 in taxpayer money on a marble shower in a private bathroom with her own toilet.
candidates-biography,city-budget,city-government,message-machine-2012
adam-hasner
Florida
republican
2
1
4
4
0
an ad
13498.json
5pants-fire
Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal.
elections,legal-issues,technology
jill-stein
Presidential nominee
Massachusetts
green
0
1
0
0
1
a video
8217.json
2mostly-true
Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants.
education,poverty
jim-francesconi
Member of the State Board of Higher Education
Oregon
none
0
1
1
1
0
a guest column
7629.json
4barely-true
Says uncompensated health care costs absorbed by Texas hospitals are adding $1,800 a year to Texas private insurance rates.
health-care,public-health,state-budget,state-finances
nelson-wolff
Bexar County judge
Texas
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a Texas Capitol press conference.
5467.json
1half-true
Invested $90 million in traffic fixes without raising taxes.
city-budget,city-government,transportation
lee-leffingwell
Austin mayor
Texas
democrat
1
0
4
1
0
a campaign mailer.