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5022.json
1half-true
As speaker, Gingrich even supported taxpayer funding of some abortions.
abortion,message-machine-2012
restore-our-future
super PAC
republican
1
0
3
1
2
a video ad
11912.json
1half-true
It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you dont do this in an election year.
supreme-court
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
comments on "Meet the Press"
9361.json
5pants-fire
Obama Announces Plans For A Third Term Presidential Run
legal-issues
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email
8046.json
5pants-fire
A hidden provision in the health care law taxes sporting goods as medical devices.
health-care
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
an email
4042.json
2mostly-true
Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit for the first time in decades.
state-budget
alberta-darling
State Senator, 8th District
Wisconsin
republican
1
1
2
1
1
an interview
540.json
2mostly-true
Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."
taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a television ad
5915.json
0false
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating traffic congestion.
transportation
transportation-leadership-coalition
none
0
1
0
0
0
10090.json
1half-true
Every time somebody new gets the Ebola virus, it mutates.
ebola,public-health
glenn-beck
none
5
7
7
2
6
a broadcast of the "Glenn Beck Program"
1131.json
0false
I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter.
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a town hall meeting in New Hampshire
4262.json
1half-true
George LeMieux voted against the majority of Republicans and joined with Democrats to create a Task Force For Responsible Fiscal Action that looks strikingly similar to the Super Committee now being set up in Washington to justify massive tax hikes.
bipartisanship,deficit,federal-budget,taxes
adam-hasner
Florida
republican
2
1
4
4
0
a news release
1608.json
1half-true
The Democratic health care bill will "collect higher taxes for 10 years and provide health care for only six years."
health-care,taxes
todd-tiahrt
U.S. Representative
Kansas
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a speech on the House floor.
6070.json
1half-true
A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and create about a $3 billion infusion into the economy.
jobs
paul-broun
Congressman
Georgia
republican
4
8
3
2
1
a television interview
10440.json
3true
Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the states rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent.
state-budget,state-finances,states
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
State of the State address
6647.json
0false
Says President Barack Obama built this $16 trillion debt.
debt,deficit,federal-budget
reid-ribble
Candidate for 8th District U.S. House seat
Wisconsin
republican
0
1
1
0
1
an interview
7799.json
0false
The IRS is going to be in charge of our health care.
health-care,taxes
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren
12436.json
2mostly-true
Im also the only lieutenant governor to not take a security detail.
state-budget
carlos-lopez-cantera
lieutenant governor
Florida
republican
0
0
0
2
0
an interview on Fox 13
274.json
1half-true
"You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate in Manchester, N.H.
6783.json
0false
Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words endowed by their Creator when referring to the Declaration of Independence.
history,message-machine-2012
government-not-god-pac
none
1
2
0
0
3
a newspaper ad
12550.json
1half-true
Says Michael Bennet votes for President Obamas agenda 98 percent of the time. Hardly independent, hardly bipartisan.
bipartisanship,voting-record
ryan-frazier
Candidate for U.S. Senate
Colorado
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a GOP U.S. Senate candidates debate
7198.json
4barely-true
The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state.
debt,weather
steve-lonegan
Conservative Activist
New Jersey
republican
1
2
2
0
0
a news release
661.json
4barely-true
"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."
social-security
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
Denver
1153.json
1half-true
If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare, you have to forfeit your Social Security to get out of it.
health-care
dick-armey
republican
0
2
1
0
0
an interview with Judy Woodruff
11100.json
1half-true
Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees.
economy,state-finances
jeff-atwater
State Senator
Florida
republican
0
1
1
1
0
an open letter to Floridians
13478.json
0false
Says Donald Trumps presidential victory was an electoral landslide.
elections,history,states
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
an interview
11161.json
3true
Wisconsins rainy day fund is 165 times bigger than when we first took office.
job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a candidates forum
11162.json
4barely-true
In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation of the Hyde amendment.
abortion,families,federal-budget,state-budget
john-cornyn
Senator
Texas
republican
5
3
6
2
1
a tweet
2990.json
5pants-fire
Says the University of Wisconsin football program is spending almost all of its Bowl Championship Series payout on a Rose Bowl junket for politically connected officials
state-budget
charlie-sykes
Talk show host for WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee
Wisconsin
talk-show-host
0
1
0
0
2
a comment made during his radio show
5752.json
3true
Says opponent Ted Cruz has not led businesses.
candidates-biography
tom-leppert
Businessman
Texas
republican
0
1
0
1
0
a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.
13522.json
3true
Says Donald Trump thinks stop-and-frisk is fine.
civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
an interview
142.json
2mostly-true
Mitt Romney has "a pro-choice record."
abortion
log-cabin-republicans
none
0
0
0
2
0
13412.json
3true
This is a test of the Share the Facts widget.
technology
18-percent-american-public
none
0
0
0
0
1
a test conducted on an obscure PolitiFact site.
4598.json
2mostly-true
Wisconsin bill grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products.
civil-rights,consumer-safety,corporations,government-regulation,health-care,legal-issues,public-health
robert-kraig
none
0
0
0
1
0
a news release, blog
6923.json
3true
Says as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge.
state-budget,state-finances,transportation
mary-nolan
Represents Southwest Portland in Oregon House
Oregon
democrat
0
0
3
0
0
a post on her website.
4699.json
1half-true
We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations.
sports
e-gordon-gee
Ohio State University president
Ohio
none
0
0
1
0
0
a comment to a reporter
923.json
3true
To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldnt have spent $1 trillion."
economy,stimulus
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation"
5053.json
1half-true
Says he has been able to attract independents and Democrats to win elections in Pennsylvania.
candidates-biography,elections,history
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
an interview on NBC's "Today"
6084.json
3true
Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obamas campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects.
legal-issues
john-cornyn
Senator
Texas
republican
5
3
6
2
1
a commentary posted on the Fox News website.
11487.json
2mostly-true
The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land.
environment,federal-budget
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a post on his website
1200.json
1half-true
Families are paying $900, on average, "in higher premiums because of uncompensated care."
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
5270.json
2mostly-true
Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check from a federal program that he voted against.
health-care,stimulus,voting-record
tennessee-democratic-party
Tennessee
democrat
1
1
0
2
0
a press release
11621.json
4barely-true
After the Texas cutoff of aid to womens health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, over 150,000 women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs.
corrections-and-updates,health-care,public-health,women
wendy-davis
state senator
Texas
democrat
5
1
8
12
1
an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”
3661.json
4barely-true
There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state.
elections
joanne-kloppenburg
State Appeals Court judge
Wisconsin
none
2
1
0
2
1
remarks at a news conference
3978.json
0false
As the Democrats finally maxed out their government spending credit card Monday, Kurt Schrader continued to stand with his party leaders in failing to offer any viable long-term solution.
government-efficiency
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a press release
377.json
3true
"Could I just point out that ... I seem to get the first question all the time?"
elections
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a debate in Cleveland
9775.json
5pants-fire
Says Marilinda Garcia supports $150 billion in new taxes.
economy,taxes
gary-lambert
Lawyer
New Hampshire
republican
0
0
0
0
1
a campaign mailer
3865.json
2mostly-true
Virginia is headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states.
state-budget,taxes
bob-mcdonnell
Governor
Virginia
republican
6
5
7
6
3
a TV interview.
3901.json
2mostly-true
Kasichs budget increases state spending from $50.5 billion to $55.6 billion. This is the second largest, two-year spending increase in Ohio history.
state-budget
armond-budish
Minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio
democrat
0
1
2
3
0
a newspaper column
8563.json
3true
The deficit this year could pay all of the 2013 salaries of every professional baseball player for the next 248 years.
baseball,deficit
kelly-ayotte
U.S. Senator
New Hampshire
republican
2
1
1
4
0
a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.
8052.json
1half-true
The city of Brookhavens ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy.
legal-issues
pink-pony
none
0
0
1
0
0
an ad
1011.json
4barely-true
The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britains health system."
health-care,stimulus
conservatives-patients-rights
none
1
0
0
0
0
a television ad
8218.json
3true
The city of Portland has won more national Constitution contests than any city in America.
debates,education
earl-blumenauer
U.S. representative
Oregon
democrat
0
1
1
1
0
a forum
4378.json
5pants-fire
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress.
candidates-biography
sovereign-citizens-united
organization
0
0
0
0
1
a web post
1446.json
3true
"Mr. President, multiple times from your administration there have come statements that Republicans have no ideas and no solutions" on health care.
bipartisanship,health-care
tom-price
Congressman
Georgia
republican
1
2
5
3
0
a Republican retreat in Baltimore
1612.json
3true
"There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation."
abortion,health-care
bart-stupak
member of Congress
Michigan
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
a news conference
12967.json
1half-true
Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks.
campaign-finance,candidates-biography,congress,taxes,workers
deborah-ross
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate
North Carolina
democrat
0
0
3
0
0
a campaign ad
2538.json
2mostly-true
Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education.
education
chris-dudley
Financial adviser
Oregon
republican
0
0
1
1
1
the KGW/The Oregonian debate
7201.json
3true
Says Virginia is the biggest state that does not have a major league sports team.
sports
jimmy-barrett
Radio personality
Virginia
none
0
0
0
0
0
an interview.
1250.json
0false
Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life.
climate-change,energy,environment
plantsneedco2org
none
0
1
0
0
0
an ad in the Washington Post
3750.json
4barely-true
There are not, nor have there ever been, any boycotts encouraged by our organizations.
unions
afl-cio
none
1
0
2
0
0
a news release
2086.json
2mostly-true
It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and cant afford its new science textbooks.
education
stephen-colbert
none
1
0
0
2
0
a segement on The Colbert Report
4483.json
5pants-fire
Says our taxes have doubled with Rick Perry in office.
taxes
ron-paul
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
5
8
8
8
3
a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
10297.json
3true
Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill.
city-budget,city-government,ethics,legal-issues
progress-austin-pac
Political action committee
Texas
none
0
0
0
0
0
a mailer to voters
9928.json
4barely-true
Michelle Nunn spent most of her childhood in Perry, Ga.
elections
michelle-nunn
Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation
Georgia
democrat
3
0
1
2
0
a fundraiser invitation
3819.json
1half-true
On whether judges should be allowed to place children with gay couples who wish to adopt.
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
an interview.
7266.json
3true
In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took office in January 2010.
economy,jobs
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
State of the State address
54.json
3true
Guantanamo detainees get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugsthey had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf.
terrorism
duncan-hunter
U.S. representative
California
republican
0
1
0
2
0
a debate in Durham, N.H.
5139.json
2mostly-true
Mayor Barrett saved Milwaukee $25 million, thanks to Gov. Walkers reforms.
city-budget,state-budget,unions
club-growth
none
4
5
4
2
0
a billboard ad
7107.json
3true
Says about 25 Texas cities and 39 states have banned texting while driving.
public-safety,transportation
tom-craddick
Businessman
Texas
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a press release.
8972.json
2mostly-true
Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas.
taxes
andy-brown
Attorney
Texas
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
a mailer to voters
89.json
2mostly-true
"Took on the Olympics and turned them around"
job-accomplishments
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a television ad.
8875.json
2mostly-true
Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
children,education
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
as quoted during a school visit
10172.json
4barely-true
Gina Raimondo paid 70 million in taxpayer dollars to millionaire hedge fund managers.
candidates-biography,corporations,message-machine-2014,pensions,state-finances
allan-fung
mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.
Rhode Island
republican
2
2
0
2
1
a TV commercial
7326.json
2mostly-true
Says on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later.
state-budget,state-finances
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”
1765.json
0false
For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding."
state-budget,taxes
anitere-flores
State Representative
Florida
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a House floor speech
6240.json
1half-true
Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010
economy,jobs,states
john-robitaille
Rhode Island
republican
0
1
2
0
0
a Tweet
4124.json
2mostly-true
By any measure, New Jersey has one of the most segregated school systems in the country.
education
david-sciarra
New Jersey
none
0
1
0
1
0
a Star-Ledger column
7283.json
4barely-true
Says Texas will be majority Hispanic in six years.
population
george-p-bush
Vice president, Charter Holdings real estate investment partnership
Texas
republican
1
1
0
1
0
an interview with The Associated Press.
3727.json
0false
The Bush tax cuts created about 8 million jobs over the first 10 years that they were in existence. Weve lost about 5 million of those jobs during this recession.
economy,history,jobs,taxes
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
an interview on NBC's "Today" show
8538.json
0false
They delayed my swearing-in here in Massachusetts for a couple weeks so they could ram (the health care law) through.
health-care
scott-brown
New Hampshire
republican
2
2
1
3
1
a Fox News interview
10031.json
3true
Saudi Arabia is the only Muslim country out of 47 Muslim-majority countries where women cannot get licenses to drive.
islam
dean-obeidallah
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
3821.json
3true
If you look at the benefits and wages of recorded federal employees, they far outstrip the market rates of the private sector.
federal-budget,jobs
eric-cantor
House Majority Leader
Virginia
republican
9
6
4
4
4
a Town Hall conversation.
3080.json
4barely-true
We had a debate on whether ObamaCare was the way to go to fix up health care and the American voters said no -- emphatically.
health-care
jim-sensenbrenner
Member of Congress
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
0
0
an interview after a town hall meeting
7338.json
3true
Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit.
agriculture,federal-budget
earl-blumenauer
U.S. representative
Oregon
democrat
0
1
1
1
0
in a news release
12207.json
5pants-fire
Rhode Island: 3% bigger at low tide.
tourism
hilary-treadwell
artist
none
0
0
0
0
1
an interview
12792.json
2mostly-true
Immigrants start businesses at a faster rate; they seem to grow those businesses more successfully.
immigration
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview with Vox
2678.json
3true
Says Marco Rubio said that people who essentially dont agree with him, ought to leave the country, like Keith Olbermann.
pundits,voting-record
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
3040.json
3true
Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy.
deficit,federal-budget
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a speech in the House of Representatives
8740.json
1half-true
State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions.
abortion
national-right-life-committee
none
1
2
1
0
0
an article posted on the group’s website
11364.json
5pants-fire
Honduras bans citizens from owning guns and has the highest homicide rate in the entire world. Switzerland, with a similar population, requires citizens to own guns and has the lowest homicide rate in the entire world.
crime
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
a viral Internet post
8582.json
2mostly-true
8.5 million Americans have gotten rebate checks because their insurance companies were spending too much money on executive bonuses and administrative costs and not enough on health care.
health-care
david-axelrod
democrat
2
1
6
7
0
an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
3363.json
2mostly-true
Texas ranks third in teen pregnancies... and it is No. 1 in repeat teen pregnancies.
children,health-care,pundits
gail-collins
Columnist for the New York Times
New York
journalist
2
1
1
3
0
a New York Times column
5973.json
4barely-true
Obamas flush with cash, returning to Wall Street for even more money. Wall Street sure supports President Obama.
campaign-finance,financial-regulation,message-machine-2012,voting-record
american-future-fund
organization
3
2
0
0
0
a television ad
11616.json
2mostly-true
I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table.
candidates-biography,foreign-policy,nuclear
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a Democratic primary forum
1239.json
2mostly-true
During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half."
taxes
michael-moore
Documentary filmmaker
none
2
5
1
6
0
his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
52.json
3true
"Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way."
job-accomplishments
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard
11424.json
4barely-true
Says Edward Snowden could have gotten all of the protections of being a whistleblower.
foreign-policy,legal-issues
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the first Democratic presidential debate
6939.json
3true
Says Mitt Romney suggested that employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage.
debates,drugs,health-care,sexuality,women
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
the second presidential debate
9310.json
4barely-true
Last year the (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit) in Virginia alone recovered over $200 million!
medicaid
thomas-garrett-jr
State senator
Virginia
republican
2
1
0
0
0
an op-ed.
13381.json
4barely-true
Jack Berry voted for a plan to cut $23.8 million from our schools.
city-budget,education,voting-record
levar-stoney
Richmond mayoral candidate
Virginia
democrat
1
1
1
0
0
6663.json
3true
Says the Republican Party platform says pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold while the Democratic Party platform says we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform.
campaign-finance
cory-booker
U.S. senator
New Jersey
democrat
0
4
2
8
0
an interview with #waywire