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3236.json
0false
A proposed immigration bill will bankrupt Georgia if passed.
immigration
libertarian-party-georgia
libertarian
0
1
1
0
0
a press release
5968.json
0false
Says large majority of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.
candidates-biography,polls
gilberto-hinojosa
Chairman, Texas Democratic Party
Texas
democrat
0
4
1
2
1
the Central Texas Democratic Forum
3516.json
2mostly-true
In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program.
environment,water
sally-bethea
none
0
0
0
1
0
an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
11446.json
0false
The Washington D.C.-area never has a recession.
economy
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
radio interview
12152.json
5pants-fire
Says that when Michelle Fields found out that there was a security camera, and that they had her on tape, all of a sudden that story changed.
legal-issues
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a CNN town hall
6489.json
1half-true
Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.
economy,education
kinky-friedman
Author
Texas
democrat
1
1
1
0
0
761.json
5pants-fire
Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.
legal-issues
planned-parenthood
none
1
0
1
0
1
a TV ad.
9326.json
5pants-fire
No Republicans voted for recent hikes in the income tax, payroll tax, capital gains tax, dividend tax and estate tax. These taxes were all passed under Obamacare.
health-care,taxes
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email
13362.json
0false
When Trump wanted to turn a taxpayer-owned building into an $800 anight hotel, (Congressman Jeff Denham, R-CA) helped broker the deal and bragged about it.
elections
dccc-lgo
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
in a campaign TV advertisement
12165.json
0false
Says Chris Abele has had five years and hes done nothing about the Estabrook Dam.
environment
chris-larson
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader
Wisconsin
democrat
6
5
0
1
1
a speech
4821.json
0false
Community banks are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank.
financial-regulation,new-hampshire-2012
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters
4935.json
0false
In New York City, an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher.
education,jobs,labor
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
6792.json
1half-true
Says black women are fastest-growing demographic group in ... Texas seeking concealed handgun licenses.
guns
stefani-carter
State representative
Texas
republican
0
0
2
0
0
in an opinion column in USA Today
7538.json
1half-true
Says we will pay the new chancellor a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employees benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar.
education,state-finances
gene-mcintyre
none
0
0
1
0
0
a guest column
8590.json
1half-true
Youve got more people wanting to go moose hunting in New Hampshire than want Obamacare.
health-care
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
comments on “The Mike Huckabee Show”
12010.json
3true
Theres no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections.
elections
david-brooks
none
0
0
2
0
0
comments on "Meet the Press"
7289.json
1half-true
The last time Republicans held hostage a resolution to ensure that our countrys bills were paid cost us more than $1 billion in added interest and slowed the economic recovery.
bipartisanship,debt,federal-budget
lloyd-doggett
Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives
Texas
democrat
1
0
2
7
0
a Facebook post.
9733.json
0false
Africa is spending the highest percentage of their GDP on education of any part of the world.
education
michael-bloomberg
New York
independent
0
2
2
3
0
comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
3059.json
0false
Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade.
education,state-budget
glenn-grothman
State Senator, 20th District
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
1
0
a news release
4023.json
3true
The top 1 percent of income earners pay 40 percent of all state income taxes, and those at the bottom pay little or nothing.
taxes
michael-doherty
republican
1
3
1
1
0
an opinion piece
4045.json
1half-true
The Federal Register - which houses all Washington regulations - is 34,000 pages in length and weighs in at more than 340 pounds.
market-regulation
randy-forbes
Representative
Virginia
republican
1
0
4
3
0
a statement.
6626.json
1half-true
Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill that attempts to distinguish between forcible rape and other sexual assaults.
crime
lone-star-project
Washington
democrat
0
1
2
1
0
a political action committee report
9573.json
2mostly-true
If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, theyre overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states.
polls,sports
peter-beinart
none
0
0
0
1
0
comments on CNN
8230.json
2mostly-true
The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office.
civil-rights,criminal-justice
jimmy-carter
Georgia
democrat
3
0
2
2
0
a speech
5720.json
2mostly-true
Says at the state level were spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined.
education,health-care,public-safety,state-budget,taxes
jefferson-smith
state representative
Oregon
democrat
1
1
0
4
0
a candidates' forum.
7072.json
0false
We have more hospitals that are childrens hospitals than any other state in the union. 
health-care
bill-batchelder
State representative
Ohio
republican
0
1
1
1
3
an interview with The Plain Dealer
12000.json
2mostly-true
In head-to-head polls for the general election, I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points.
polls
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
a Republican presidential debate in Detroit
5614.json
4barely-true
Says former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter refused to host town hall meetings during her time in Congress.
job-accomplishments,new-hampshire-2012,transparency
new-hampshire-republican-party
New Hampshire
republican
1
0
0
2
0
a written statement.
12217.json
3true
In Malaysia many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions.
foreign-policy,human-rights,labor,trade
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an interview with the New York Daily News
1043.json
0false
On calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist.
sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a statement on the Human Events Web site
8389.json
3true
Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses.
congress,government-efficiency,government-regulation,small-business
jeanne-shaheen
Senator
New Hampshire
democrat
3
0
4
2
0
remarks from the Senate floor
954.json
3true
Amiddle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax.
taxes
robert-gibbs
Former White House Press Secretary
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
a White House briefing
1994.json
0false
On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.
energy,federal-budget,government-efficiency,nuclear,oil-spill,science
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.
1609.json
4barely-true
Marco Rubio is a "Miami lobbyist."
candidates-biography
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a campaign press release
8274.json
1half-true
Ive never supported legislation that invades peoples choices about contraception.
abortion,sexuality
ken-cuccinelli
Attorney General
Virginia
republican
1
10
3
2
1
a news conference.
3134.json
0false
Mitchell International Airport is the the third busiest airport in the world and the number one busiest in the country.
transportation
lee-holloway
Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors
Wisconsin
none
1
2
0
1
1
a statement at a candidate forum
4860.json
2mostly-true
Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far.
jobs
eric-gray
Communications Director, Georgia Democratic Party
Georgia
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a speech
4979.json
1half-true
Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants.
crime,criminal-justice,immigration
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.
5233.json
2mostly-true
Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted double-digit tax increases.
corporations,message-machine-2012,state-budget,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a TV ad
1663.json
5pants-fire
"I never considered myself a maverick."
candidates-biography
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site
6282.json
0false
Mitt Romney says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation.
immigration
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in San Antonio.
7199.json
3true
Individuals with mental illnesses die an average of 25 years earlier than those without a mental illness.
health-care,medicaid
terry-russell
Executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Ohio
Ohio
none
0
0
0
0
0
in an interview
5227.json
4barely-true
Floridas economy became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008.
economy,florida,gas-prices,housing,oil-spill
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.
2726.json
1half-true
Stabilizing the recent financial crisis will cost less than 1 percent of GDP, which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
bankruptcy,economy,federal-budget,financial-regulation,job-accomplishments,market-regulation
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
3132.json
4barely-true
Recommendations for a major tax overhaul for Georgia are an overall tax hike.
taxes
americans-tax-reform
none
4
0
1
1
1
in a news release.
9523.json
0false
The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use.
guns,homeland-security
james-buchal
Attorney
Oregon
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign website statement
7569.json
1half-true
Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy.
congress,environment,federal-budget,recreation
jack-reed
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
1
0
2
1
0
a speech
8892.json
3true
Six of Georgias counties have no lawyers at all.
legal-issues
hugh-thompson
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia
none
0
0
0
0
0
State of the Judiciary address
7753.json
4barely-true
Employees in workplace freedom states make more money
income,jobs,workers
ron-maag
State representative
Ohio
republican
1
1
0
0
0
news report
3953.json
0false
Do this research watch how much crime picks up if you take away [football].
crime
ray-lewis
Baltimore Ravens linebacker
none
0
1
0
0
0
an interview
11738.json
0false
The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are back on the battlefield.
afghanistan,foreign-policy,military,terrorism
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5239.json
1half-true
(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the worlds No. 1 automaker.
economy,jobs
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
the State of the Union address
11798.json
0false
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican.
civil-rights,history
philip-van-cleave
president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League
Virginia
organization
0
1
0
0
0
a speech.
10780.json
2mostly-true
Rhode Island charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country.
children,education,states
rose-mary-grant
head of school at Highlander Charter School in Providence.
Rhode Island
activist
0
0
0
1
0
a Providence Journal commentary.
10210.json
1half-true
Every single day in this country, 1,000 people are deported and the vast majority of those people that are deported arent criminals.
elections,immigration
jose-diaz-balart
none
0
0
1
0
0
a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press"
1848.json
1half-true
When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs."
economy,message-machine
roy-barnes
Attorney
Georgia
democrat
0
0
3
3
1
a campaign commercial
10532.json
1half-true
Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois.
state-budget,state-finances,workers
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
his State of the State address
1752.json
0false
Alaskas Prince William Sound is pristine now.
environment,pundits
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
his radio program
177.json
1half-true
"The $2.3-billion budget deficit I inherited when I came into office became a $2.9-billion surplus."
federal-budget
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
"Innovators in Action" magazine
11596.json
5pants-fire
While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.
congress,public-health,terrorism
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
a viral meme on social media
8143.json
0false
Every (personhood) bill Ive ever support has either had language that says were conforming to the constitutional rulings of the Supreme Court or something to that effect.
abortion,human-rights,voting-record
ken-cuccinelli
Attorney General
Virginia
republican
1
10
3
2
1
a debate.
9263.json
2mostly-true
Says Scott Brown voted to give oil companies big tax breaks.
energy,voting-record
senate-majority-pac
political action committee
Washington, D.C.
democrat
3
4
4
1
0
a TV ad
10589.json
1half-true
The infant mortality rate is 15 percent higher in states with right-to-work laws.
labor
julie-lassa
State Senator, 24th District
Wisconsin
democrat
1
0
2
0
0
a speech on the Senate floor
4183.json
3true
The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates.
education
chip-rogers
State Senator
Georgia
republican
1
0
1
1
0
Town hall meeting
4256.json
2mostly-true
Were only spending 2 percent of our GDP on our infrastructure, while China and India are spending 10 percent of their GDP reinvesting back into their country.
infrastructure
tim-ryan
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
0
0
0
5
1
a House of Representatives floor speech
8651.json
1half-true
The middle class can be defined to include those with income between roughly $20,000 and $60,000.
income
oregon-business-association
Oregon
organization
0
0
1
0
0
the OBA's 2014 Work Plan
3588.json
1half-true
By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion.
deficit,federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech
7707.json
2mostly-true
Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad.
sports,taxes
adam-schefter
ESPN reporter
none
0
0
0
1
0
a tweet about the NFL Draft
7005.json
3true
One industry in America has increased its employment base in the last four years by 176,000 people: the United States government.
government-efficiency
johnny-isakson
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
2
3
3
2
0
an article
11148.json
2mostly-true
In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000.
animals,environment
jack-hanna
Director emeritus of Columbus Zoo
Ohio
none
0
0
0
1
0
an ABC "This Week" interview
3276.json
1half-true
Says that in some Texas communities, our unemployment rate is still at 10 and 20 percent.
economy,jobs
garnet-coleman
president, ceo of Apartments for America, Inc.
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
0
1
a press conference.
6422.json
2mostly-true
Thousands of politicians from across Ohio along with their relatives, employees and friends are still eligible to serve on the proposed redistricting commission.
congress,elections,redistricting
protect-your-vote-ohio-protect-your-vote-ohio
Ohio
organization
0
0
0
1
0
a news release
4752.json
2mostly-true
Says Mitt Romney is committed to overturning Roe vs. Wade, and he supports such amendments that define a life as beginning at the moment of conception.
abortion,legal-issues
debbie-wasserman-schultz
U.S. Representative, Florida District 23
Florida
democrat
7
9
8
15
3
a conference call with reporters
6685.json
1half-true
Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but we won and the turtles are fine.
energy,environment
jerry-patterson
state land commissioner
Texas
republican
1
1
1
3
0
a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth
2809.json
4barely-true
If the state turns down money for high-speed rail, it will kill nearly 10,000 permanent Wisconsin jobs.
jobs,transportation
sierra-club
none
2
1
0
1
0
a news release issued by the group's John Muir chapter in Wisconsin
11846.json
4barely-true
Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill.
veterans
joe-sestak
U.S. Representative
Pennsylvania
democrat
1
0
1
1
0
a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club
9224.json
4barely-true
Says North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis called Obamacare a great idea.
health-care
kay-hagan
Former U.S. Senator
North Carolina
democrat
1
0
1
2
0
a radio ad
69.json
3true
"He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership."
guns
ron-paul
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
5
8
8
8
3
a statement on his campaign Web site.
9627.json
0false
In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012.
marijuana
new-approach-oregon
Activist group
Oregon
organization
1
1
0
0
0
a website statement
6036.json
1half-true
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked 47th in job creation.
economy,history,jobs,states
david-axelrod
democrat
2
1
6
7
0
an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
3725.json
2mostly-true
The six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border.
crime,immigration
silvestre-reyes
U.S. House member
Texas
democrat
0
0
2
1
1
a press release.
100.json
3true
"He's sued gun manufacturers. He was supportive of Brady. He was supportive of things like assault weapon bans."
guns
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
an interview on MSNBC
4466.json
1half-true
Says he did not support the October 2008 legislation to rescue Wall Street firms.
federal-budget,financial-regulation,new-hampshire-2012
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
answer to questions.
2620.json
0false
Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China
environment,message-machine,stimulus
austin-scott
Georgia
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a TV campaign commercial
4567.json
1half-true
The Arab Spring drove up gas prices.
economy,energy,foreign-policy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference at the White House
3609.json
2mostly-true
The Republican budget plan says that 10 years from now, if youre a 65-year-old whos eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today.
medicare
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech at George Washington University
7921.json
4barely-true
Says New York has bureaucrats telling you whether you can even drink a Big Gulp.
city-government,government-regulation,public-health
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a radio ad
10318.json
0false
The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the United States is greater than the black-white wealth gap was in apartheid South Africa.
income,wealth
nicholas-kristof
none
0
1
0
2
0
a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
8407.json
4barely-true
Chris Christie cut equal pay for women, calling it senseless bureaucracy.
income,jobs,labor,women,workers
debbie-wasserman-schultz
U.S. Representative, Florida District 23
Florida
democrat
7
9
8
15
3
in a press release
8168.json
4barely-true
According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance.
federal-budget,health-care,public-health
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a radio commentary.
12735.json
2mostly-true
We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation.
candidates-biography,debt,deficit,economy,history,job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances,states
mike-pence
Governor
Indiana
republican
8
10
12
5
0
a speech at the Republican convention
3598.json
1half-true
Tim Kaine proposed over $6 billion in tax increases from the time he entered the governors mansion until the time he left.
state-budget,taxes
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
an e-mail.
12340.json
2mostly-true
Cervical cancer in Africa is fully preventable with basic education, screeningand vaccines.
foreign-policy,health-care,public-health
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a post on Medium
6887.json
0false
A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 could accept a bribe from somebody and couldnt be removed from this commission.
elections,legal-issues,redistricting
jon-husted
Ohio secretary of state
Ohio
republican
0
2
1
2
1
an interview with reporters
11885.json
2mostly-true
Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States.
education,history
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
7674.json
2mostly-true
A wide majority of NRA households ... supported this legislation on gun background checks.
guns
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remarks in the White House Rose Garden
7312.json
1half-true
Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check.
criminal-justice,guns
kirsten-gillibrand
U.S. Senator
New York
democrat
0
0
1
3
0
an interview on MSNBC
1853.json
1half-true
The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero."
campaign-finance,elections,job-accomplishments
tom-mechler
president, Manna Services Inc.
Texas
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a press release
2517.json
0false
Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.
social-security
john-loughlin
owner, Media-Rite LLC
Rhode Island
republican
1
2
0
0
1
a meet-the-candidates forum
9904.json
1half-true
Says Nick Rahall voted with Obama 94 percent of the time.
voting-record
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a campaign ad