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748.json
4barely-true
"Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate."
candidates-biography
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Oxford, Miss.
9869.json
2mostly-true
Says Mary Burkes Madison school district will be the only school district left in the state to ignore the (Act 10) law in the 2015-16 school year.
unions,workers
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a press release
4137.json
0false
The only growth sector that weve had in the last two years in America is government growth.
economy,jobs
kay-bailey-hutchison
U.S. Senator
Texas
republican
2
4
4
3
0
an interview with CNBC
9154.json
1half-true
Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old.
economy,jobs
jay-carney
White House press secretary
District of Columbia
none
2
2
1
2
0
a meme on Twitter
5490.json
2mostly-true
Fifty percent of the graduating class of the year 2012 will have smoked marijuana or have done illegal drugs.
drugs,marijuana
gary-johnson
Presidential candidate
New Mexico
libertarian
3
2
5
6
0
a forum
12644.json
2mostly-true
Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
campaign-finance,elections,government-regulation,history,taxes,transparency
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a tweet
369.json
0false
"As has been noted by many observers, including Bill Clinton's former secretary of labor, my plan does more than anybody to reduce costs."
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Austin, Texas
1319.json
1half-true
"The public option is not funded with public money. It's funded with private insurance premiums."
abortion,health-care
diana-degette
democrat
0
0
1
1
0
the 'Rachel Maddow Show'
10287.json
3true
Thirty-eight states -- Georgia not included -- have appointed, rather than elected, state school superintendents.
education
mike-dudgeon
Legislator
Georgia
republican
0
0
0
0
0
newspaper article
2542.json
0false
Its coming. Nobody can stop this train.
federal-budget,infrastructure,transportation
raymond-lahood
Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
Illinois
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee
12518.json
0false
On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career.
animals,military
rob-wittman
Congressman
Virginia
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a Facebook post.
6794.json
2mostly-true
Had the online change of address been in place in 2008 an estimated 130,000 voters who cast provisional ballots could have changed their address online and voted a regular ballot.
elections
jon-husted
Ohio secretary of state
Ohio
republican
0
2
1
2
1
a news release
5775.json
3true
Tourism accounts for 439,000 jobs in the state of Ohio, and visitors spend $36 billion annually.
economy,jobs,tourism
mike-dovilla
State representative
Ohio
republican
0
1
1
0
0
a news release
7143.json
3true
Says food stamp growth, while high, lagged the rise in unemployment.
economy,poverty
anne-goodman
Executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Foodbank
Ohio
none
0
0
0
0
0
an interview with The Plain Dealer
12818.json
3true
After the shootings of Dallas policemen, nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days.
public-safety,public-service
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a speech at the Democratic National Convention
5393.json
2mostly-true
I have a very conservative voting record.
candidates-biography,voting-record
connie-mack
U.S. representative from Fort Myers
Florida
republican
3
3
1
3
1
an interview
9180.json
3true
Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent.
economy,families,income
national-partnership-women-families
Washington, D.C.
organization
0
0
0
0
0
a news release
13242.json
0false
Ive gotten to see the commercials that they did on you. And Ive gotten to see some of the most vicious commercials Ive ever seen of Michelle Obama talking about you, Hillary.
candidates-biography
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the second presidential debate in St. Louis
2363.json
1half-true
For every dollar a county gets in taxes from new development, it costs us 40 to 50 percent more to provide services.
florida-amendments
florida-hometown-democracy
Florida
none
0
0
1
0
0
a web ad supporting Amendment 4.
9182.json
4barely-true
More 25- to 34-year-olds are moving to Austin than any other city in America.
census,population
will-wynn
Businessman
Texas
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a news story
8148.json
2mostly-true
For anybody whos trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed.
florida,states
rick-kriseman
State Representative
Florida
democrat
0
2
1
1
0
a mayoral forum
8160.json
3true
Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans and 95 percent of gun households in the state support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldnt have them.
guns
mark-kelly
newsmaker
0
0
1
0
0
an opinion column on NJ.com
9481.json
1half-true
One thousand people a day are moving to Texas, which means there will be 15 million more people over the next 25 years.
corrections-and-updates,population,transportation
texas-future
501 (c) (4) educational group
none
0
0
1
0
0
a web video
9255.json
2mostly-true
No other country has a constitutional right like the Second Amendment.
guns,legal-issues
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a speech to the NRA
12153.json
0false
We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina with the passage of HB2.
city-government,civil-rights,county-government,gays-and-lesbians,sexuality
pat-mccrory
Governor of North Carolina
North Carolina
republican
5
2
3
0
1
a speech in Clayton, N.C.
2608.json
1half-true
John Boozman is excited about putting a 23 percent national sales tax on everything you buy.
message-machine,taxes
blanche-lincoln
U.S. Senator for Arkansas
Arkansas
democrat
1
0
1
0
0
a TV ad
3995.json
1half-true
Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas.
economy,jobs
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a cameo interview.
2455.json
0false
Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million to study exotic ants.
message-machine,science,stimulus
jim-huffman
Lewis & Clark Law School professor
Oregon
republican
0
1
0
1
0
a television/web ad
13449.json
1half-true
Its just been announced that the residents of Florida are going to experience a massive, double-digit premium hike.
florida,health-care,market-regulation
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign speech
3918.json
0false
For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate.
education
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
1172.json
1half-true
Van Jones signed a petition indicating he thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up.
pundits,terrorism
glenn-beck
none
5
7
7
2
6
his television program
7301.json
2mostly-true
The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.
federal-budget,taxes
jd-van-brink
Georgia
tea-party-member
0
0
0
1
0
in a tea party meeting
12020.json
1half-true
Says Bernie Sanders was against the auto bailout and voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry.
congress,financial-regulation,voting-record
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the Democratic debate in Flint
9239.json
5pants-fire
Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!
environment,guns
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email
2051.json
0false
Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasnt done in this case.
job-accomplishments,message-machine
rob-teilhet
attorney
Georgia
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
a telephone interview
11827.json
0false
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor.
health-care
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
comments on "Meet the Press"
8097.json
2mostly-true
The minimum wage is lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office.
economy,history,workers
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
7831.json
2mostly-true
In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908.
education,state-budget
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
a website post.
2956.json
3true
The Atlanta Braves are the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America.
job-accomplishments
atlanta-braves
none
0
0
0
0
0
a history on team website
5929.json
2mostly-true
After they bought GST Steel, Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, closed the Kansas City plant and walked away with a healthy profit, leaving hundreds of employees out of work with their pensions in jeopardy.
candidates-biography,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a TV ad
9912.json
0false
You have 200,000 to 400,000 military veterans on the street in this country on any given day.
housing,veterans
rhue-reis
contractor
Rhode Island
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a TV debate
13170.json
0false
The New York Times writes this long story about Donald Trumps tax returns but didnt point out there was no wrongdoing until paragraph 18.
candidates-biography,taxes
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
an interview on "Meet the Press"
2155.json
1half-true
In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states.
energy,environment,science
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
a campaign speech
11156.json
2mostly-true
SaysJeb Bush significantly cut early voting prior to the 2008 presidential election.
elections
arthenia-joyner
State senator
Florida
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a letter to Jeb Bush
4417.json
4barely-true
The academic achievements of our student-athletes are mentioned in the same breath and spirit as Notre Dame and Stanford.
education
donna-shalala
University of Miami president
Florida
none
1
0
0
0
0
a video statement
4722.json
2mostly-true
Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare.
health-care,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign ad
8898.json
2mostly-true
Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Techs graduates.
economy,education,jobs
kasim-reed
democrat
1
0
5
7
1
a speech
12177.json
2mostly-true
Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health.
federal-budget,foreign-policy,public-health
marcus-low
none
0
0
0
1
0
an interview with a South African journalist
4461.json
0false
An amazing 5,400 jobs were lost in the first 12 months of the (smoking) bans implementation in Ohios hospitality industry alone.
public-health
chris-mccalla
egislative director of the Columbus, Ga.-based International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Associat
Georgia
organization
0
1
0
0
0
Press Release
11313.json
0false
Says Mexico doesnt have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the only ones to have it.
immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a GOP presidential debate on CNN
9513.json
2mostly-true
After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law their mortality rate went down...it saved lives.
health-care,medicaid
dave-marsden
State senator
Virginia
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a radio interview.
10245.json
2mostly-true
The Orange County, Florida, school board voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50.
education
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a speech
8933.json
0false
Richmond is the most vegan-friendly city.
pop-culture,recreation
dwight-jones
Mayor, City of Richmond
Virginia
democrat
1
1
1
1
0
a speech.
6949.json
2mostly-true
In 2012, Connie Mack missed 178 votes, one of the worst voting records in Congress.
candidates-biography,debates,voting-record
bill-nelson
Florida
democrat
3
1
8
10
0
in a debate in Davie, Fla.
214.json
3true
"Senator Obama's relatives and friends say he has been talking about running for president for at least the last 15 years," a campaign spokesman said.
candidates-biography
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a news release
984.json
0false
President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life.
candidates-biography,pundits
joe-scarborough
Host of a morning show on MSNBC
none
1
4
3
3
0
a discussion on MSNBC
8445.json
0false
Wendy Davis opposes any limits on abortion.
abortion
texas-right-life
Texas
none
0
2
2
0
0
an audio recording described as a radio ad
13044.json
4barely-true
Thats legal: If you find out about somebody elses salary even if youre doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places.
government-regulation,income,jobs,market-regulation,small-business,unions,women,workers
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a rally in Tampa
6068.json
3true
The United States has experienced 40 straight months of unemployment at 8 percent or higher.
economy,jobs
diane-black
Member of Congress
Tennessee
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a press release.
4007.json
0false
The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve.
energy
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
11718.json
2mostly-true
91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted.
guns,homeland-security
patrick-murphy
Florida
democrat
2
1
4
5
0
a tweet
1272.json
5pants-fire
If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."
environment,foreign-policy,legal-issues
christopher-monckton
conservative activist and member of the British nobility
United Kingdom
none
0
0
0
0
1
a speech in St. Paul, Minn.
13061.json
0false
If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations.
foreign-policy,government-regulation,technology
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
Senate floor remarks
1356.json
0false
Labor union president Andy Stern is the most frequent visitor at the White House.
ethics,pundits
glenn-beck
none
5
7
7
2
6
his Fox News Channel show
3787.json
4barely-true
The U.S. has over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities.
deficit,economy,federal-budget
frank-wolf
U.S. Representative
Virginia
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a news release.
12411.json
3true
We now do have evidence that Donald Trump is being used as a recruiting tool for terrorists.
history,terrorism
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview on CNN
24.json
1half-true
"... study after study has shown that the death penalty deters murders."
crime
fred-thompson
Actor
Tennessee
republican
1
4
3
3
0
an ABC radio commentary.
5323.json
2mostly-true
Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years.
education
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a speech in Tallahassee
1642.json
1half-true
An attack on a healthy 22-year-old homosexual man would be more protected under the law than an attack on an eight-year-old child.
gays-and-lesbians
liberty-institute
Texas
none
0
0
1
0
0
a Web site
1211.json
0false
On a cap-and-trade plan.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,environment
tim-pawlenty
republican
2
3
3
6
1
a letter to the Minnesota delegation in Washington
9185.json
3true
During Lyndon B. Johnsons first 20 years in Congress, he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote.
civil-rights,history
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library
13457.json
5pants-fire
Two years ago, the longest serving leader of the California republic, Jerry Brown, boldly declared in China that California is a separate nation.
elections
louis-marinelli
California
independent
0
0
0
0
1
a speech in Moscow
10036.json
4barely-true
By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs.
economy,health-care,workers
thom-tillis
House Speaker and U.S. Senate candidate
North Carolina
republican
2
0
1
1
0
a debate
5718.json
0false
The Keystone oil pipeline would employ 20,000 people in the United States.
climate-change,energy,jobs
johnny-isakson
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
2
3
3
2
0
a speech
11489.json
5pants-fire
How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?
congress,states
reader-email
none
0
0
0
1
1
a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia
11813.json
4barely-true
Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military.
federal-budget,military
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a Fox News debate
9296.json
4barely-true
Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi the person I respect the most in Washington.
campaign-finance,congress,elections,campaign-advertising
defending-main-street
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a campaign ad in Idaho
637.json
4barely-true
"I argued for years that we need to move from a 'Musharraf policy' to a 'Pakistan policy.' "
foreign-policy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
in a speech in Orlando, Fla.
7245.json
3true
Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.
transportation
bikeportlandorg
Oregon
none
0
0
0
0
0
a tweet.
2564.json
0false
Joe Garcia raised utility rates on families.
energy,message-machine
david-rivera
U.S. Representative, Florida District 25
Florida
republican
0
2
0
0
0
a television ad
3279.json
1half-true
The firefighters, the policemen and others who supported (Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker) in his election bid ... dont have to worry about their collective bargaining rights.
pundits,state-budget,abc-news-week,workers
donna-brazile
Political commentator
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
1
4
7
0
an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
1857.json
2mostly-true
"Two-thirds of the top-rated hospitals in Florida were our hospitals."
health-care,message-machine
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a TV ad
1545.json
3true
"The lifespan of the average American is less than that of people in nations that spend far less (on health care). ... To put it bluntly, we spend more and die sooner."
health-care
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
the book 'No Apology'
13428.json
1half-true
Says Donald Trump says organized crime runs wild on reservations.
crime,diversity,gambling
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a rally in Tempe, Ariz.
284.json
1half-true
Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war."
iraq
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
Dartmouth, N.H.
11611.json
5pants-fire
I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as the World Trade Center collapsed.
terrorism
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
comments during a speech
11679.json
1half-true
On a single night in January 2015, state and local planning agencies in Rhode Island reported the following estimates of homelessness 107 veterans were homeless.
housing
us-department-housing-and-urban-development
none
0
0
1
0
0
a news release
3223.json
1half-true
Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children.
children,civil-rights,families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage
get-equal-texas
Advocacy group
Texas
none
0
0
1
0
0
a press release.
9191.json
2mostly-true
Shaheen votes with Obama 99 percent of the time.
bipartisanship,voting-record
new-hampshire-republican-party
New Hampshire
republican
1
0
0
2
0
a web video
7720.json
1half-true
Says state Senate leaders have accepted $142,400 in campaign contributions from dentists and pharmacists during the past two years.
state-budget
renee-unterman
State Senator
Georgia
republican
0
0
2
0
0
a speech
2265.json
5pants-fire
Says Bill White is refusing to debate.
elections
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a press release
1465.json
3true
Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."
economy,federal-budget,stimulus
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a town meeting in New Hampshire
10396.json
1half-true
Theres nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control.
city-government,economy,government-regulation,market-regulation,states
kevin-flynn
Associate director of the Rhode Island Division of Planning
Rhode Island
state-official
0
0
1
0
0
a website story
8967.json
1half-true
More than 80 percent of Georgians dont support legislation to ease gun restrictions in houses of worship, in bars and on campuses.
guns
mary-margaret-oliver
State Representative
Georgia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a meeting
13174.json
1half-true
The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent.
population,state-budget,state-finances
virginia-first-foundation
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a web video.
6409.json
4barely-true
Without Westside MAX, wed need to add 2.9 lanes to the Sunset Highway.
infrastructure,transportation
trimet
organization
1
0
1
0
0
a newspaper ad
1793.json
5pants-fire
Elena Kagan is a New York City radical, Marxist lawyer through and through.
kagan-nomination,pundits,supreme-court
michael-savage
none
0
0
1
0
1
his website
4481.json
3true
Says Rick Perry provided in-state tuition... for illegal immigrants.
education,immigration
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
12219.json
5pants-fire
Says there were over 600 reports of Texas votes for Donald Trump in the states 2016 Republican primary virtually all getting tallied for Marco Rubio.
elections
committee-restore-americas-greatness
Super PAC
California
republican
0
0
0
0
1
a web post
9266.json
4barely-true
Wendy Davis has already taken more $ from teacher unions than the past 3 Democrat gubernatorial candidates combined.
campaign-finance,education
republican-party-texas
Texas
republican
3
1
1
3
1
a tweet and chart