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10879.json
4barely-true
The Supreme Court cant overrule the other two branchesof government.
history,supreme-court
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
3393.json
5pants-fire
Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record
crime,criminal-justice,jobs,labor,legal-issues
direct-action-rights-equality
Rhode Island
organization
0
0
0
0
1
an online petition
9382.json
1half-true
Nathan Deal cut the HOPE scholarship program so that literally 100,000 Georgians will not be able to go to college or get technical training that they so badly needed to raise -- you know, give them a chance at a good job.
education
peter-shumlin
governor and chair of Democratic Governors Association
Vermont
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
MSNBC
173.json
1half-true
"As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million."
taxes
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
a news release.
6517.json
1half-true
I havent raised taxes in the time Ive been the governor of New Jersey.
taxes
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a news conference
3204.json
0false
Massachusetts public schools teach kids as young as kindergartners about gay marriage.
families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage,religion
national-organization-marriage
Nonprofit organization
Rhode Island
organization
0
1
0
0
1
a mailing to Rhode Island voters
88.json
5pants-fire
"I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world."
candidates-biography
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a comment to reporters in London.
9606.json
4barely-true
We are accepting more legal immigrants than we ever have in the history (of the United States.)
immigration
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a "Meet the Press" pundit panel
8491.json
3true
Congress is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus but in 2008 and 2012 explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure.
foreign-policy,pundits,terrorism
jon-stewart
none
0
2
1
1
1
in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
8910.json
1half-true
Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day.
health-care,medicaid,poverty
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown."
11244.json
2mostly-true
Gov. Maggie Hassans budget proposal raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million.
state-budget,taxes
americans-prosperity
none
6
7
2
1
2
TV ad
8174.json
4barely-true
Only in Washington would politicians spend $27 million to teach Moroccans how to make pottery.
federal-budget,government-efficiency
karen-handel
republican
2
0
3
3
1
a website posting
348.json
3true
Hillary Clinton "starts off with 47 percent of the country against her."
elections
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.
10141.json
0false
SaysRand Paulhas put out budgets to cut the military in half.
federal-budget,military
adam-kinzinger
U.S. Representative
Illinois
republican
0
2
1
0
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
2569.json
1half-true
Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections.
campaign-finance,corporations,abc-news-week
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech
5803.json
3true
Says legislative cuts mean Texas is spending on average $500 less per student.
education,state-budget
donna-howard
Texas House Representative
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
2
0
remarks at a Texas Capitol rally
5345.json
1half-true
[A]t his current rate, President Obama will have added more debt to the United State of America by the end of his first term than each of the previous 43 presidents -- combined!
federal-budget
GaGOP
republican
2
1
1
0
0
a web post
12285.json
1half-true
We know that Saudi Arabia started al-Qaida.
terrorism
bob-graham
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
1
0
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5970.json
2mostly-true
Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty has never prosecuted a single adult felony case.
candidates-biography
john-bradley
Williamson County district attorney
Texas
republican
0
0
0
1
0
an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman
9666.json
0false
The fundraising numbers are in, and our grassroots support is unmatched!
campaign-finance,elections
glenn-grothman
State Senator, 20th District
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
1
0
in a Facebook posting
4416.json
2mostly-true
Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job.
elections,labor
we-are-ohio
Ohio
none
2
0
0
1
0
a campaign commercial
3685.json
2mostly-true
Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- its caused by a shrinking of the actual labor force.
economy,jobs,pundits,abc-news-week
arianna-huffington
Founder, The Huffington Post
none
0
0
2
3
0
a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
3088.json
5pants-fire
Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget.
labor,state-budget
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain email and -- briefly -- a union web site
685.json
4barely-true
Obama voted "to cut off funding for our American troops on the battlefield."
iraq
joe-lieberman
Senator
Connecticut
independent
1
1
0
2
0
St. Paul, Minn.
10562.json
2mostly-true
In general, it appears Wisconsins right to work bill would likely apply to the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
corporations,labor,sports,unions,workers
jon-erpenbach
State Senator, District 27
Wisconsin
democrat
3
0
0
1
0
a Facebook post
9630.json
2mostly-true
The so-called defense minister of the Peoples Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media.
foreign-policy,military
john-kerry
Secretary of State
Massachusetts
democrat
3
2
2
5
0
comments on "Fox News Sunday"
67.json
1half-true
"Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they're going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent."
taxes
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a speech in Laconia, New Hampshire.
7176.json
2mostly-true
Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. Weve added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its ...
economy,jobs,labor
lou-greenwald
State Assemblyman
New Jersey
democrat
0
1
1
2
2
a press conference in Trenton
8677.json
4barely-true
Gov. Scott Walker bought 80 new, brand-new vehicles for the state that we probably dont need.
government-efficiency,state-budget,state-finances,transportation
kathleen-vinehout
democrat
1
1
1
1
0
a meeting
6209.json
1half-true
Says he passed eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar sanctuary cities in Texas.
candidates-biography,homeland-security,immigration,legal-issues,transportation
david-dewhurst
Lieutenant governor
Texas
republican
8
8
10
5
5
a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
2837.json
0false
Its gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker.
economy,federal-budget,government-efficiency
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a news conference
4589.json
0false
These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans.
health-care,new-hampshire-2012,abc-news-week
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
a debate in New Hampshire
4150.json
4barely-true
Says stores will be barred from selling 100-watt light bulbs as of 2012.
energy
michael-burgess
U.S. House member
Texas
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a statement.
9169.json
3true
Before our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected.
elections,history
joe-scarborough
Host of a morning show on MSNBC
none
1
4
3
3
0
comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
9434.json
4barely-true
Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare
health-care
republican-governors-association
Washington, D.C.
republican
5
1
6
4
2
In a television ad
549.json
2mostly-true
"The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama."
elections
ralph-nader
Attorney, activist
Connecticut
independent
1
1
0
1
0
an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program
10000.json
1half-true
Dan Patrick said that if women get paid less than a man for the same job, that thats not a problem.
jobs,women
leticia-van-de-putte
Pharmacist
Texas
democrat
2
2
4
1
1
a debate in Austin
9409.json
1half-true
Weve got an average of 5,600 soldiers committing suicide. Thats about 20 a day.
health-care,veterans
david-scott
Congressman
Georgia
democrat
0
0
2
1
0
WABE
10359.json
4barely-true
There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, If you give us more money we dont know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.
immigration
craig-melvin
NBC News correspondent and MSNBC host
journalist
1
0
0
0
0
an MSNBC segment
5279.json
3true
Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Locks unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity.
jobs,trade
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
the State of the Union speech
13006.json
3true
Tom Reed has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form.
jobs,trade
john-plumb
Candidate for Congress
New York
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
an interview on Capital Tonight.
10738.json
0false
ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm.
immigration,military,terrorism
judicial-watch
organization
1
1
0
0
0
a web item
5629.json
0false
New federal projections estimate that the health care overhaul will cost $1.76 trillion over 10 years -- well above the $940 billion Democrats originally claimed.
health-care
tom-price
Congressman
Georgia
republican
1
2
5
3
0
a press release
4366.json
5pants-fire
Say New Jersey Reps. Donald Payne and Frank Pallone are socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress.
candidates-biography
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
web pages
11363.json
5pants-fire
The unemployment rate may be as high as 42 percent.
corrections-and-updates,economy,jobs
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a press conference
8443.json
2mostly-true
Common Core is not from the federal government, they do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all.
children,education,federal-budget,government-regulation
sondy-pope
State Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
0
1
1
1
0
a radio interview
2806.json
0false
Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme.
social-security
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview.
11254.json
4barely-true
Says Scott Walker brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didnt fund it.
city-government,civil-rights,criminal-justice,public-safety,state-budget
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
comments to reporters
1736.json
2mostly-true
What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime.
immigration
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
a panel discussion on ABC This Week
4915.json
5pants-fire
When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: Yeah, were open.
history,pop-culture,pundits,religion
jon-stewart
none
0
2
1
1
1
a segment of "The Daily Show"
7847.json
2mostly-true
In Miami-Dade County, we spend at our school system over $20 million every year educating recent immigrants.
education,immigration
carlos-curbelo
Miami-Dade school board member
Florida
republican
0
1
0
1
0
a Fox News interview
947.json
0false
The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.
federal-budget
democratic-congressional-leadership
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
statements to reporters.
11264.json
3true
Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history.
candidates-biography,taxes
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a fundraising email
779.json
3true
"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
12790.json
1half-true
Kim Myers voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters.
taxes
claudia-tenney
Assemblywoman
New York
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a press release.
13004.json
1half-true
Californias Prop 60, which would requirecondom usein adult films, would put workers in the adult film industry at riskfor lawsuits and harassment.
government-regulation,public-health
no-60-campaign-against-condom-requirement-adult-fi
organization
0
0
1
0
0
in a campaign video advertisement
8637.json
3true
We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge.
transportation
loretta-weinberg
State Senator
democrat
1
2
0
1
0
an interview on the John Gambling radio program
8762.json
1half-true
Sens. Isaksons, Chambliss Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs.
federal-budget,jobs
americans-united-change
none
1
4
4
1
0
a press release
7148.json
4barely-true
Says real estate taxes were put in place to pay for Obamacare.
health-care,taxes
todd-hunter
Lawyer
Texas
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a Texas Tribune interview.
5663.json
1half-true
Says today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years and the Legislature hasnt done much to lower it.
jobs
tim-knopp
republican
0
0
1
1
0
campaign website
1398.json
0false
Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities.
immigration
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a debate.
6379.json
1half-true
John Mica voted to borrow $10 trillion.
debt,federal-budget,message-machine-2012,voting-record
sandy-adams
member of Congress
Florida
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign mailer
9374.json
4barely-true
Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker.
labor,state-budget,workers
brett-hulsey
democrat
1
3
0
0
0
a letter
498.json
3true
McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."
elections,ethics
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Tampa, Fla.
4022.json
4barely-true
We do not want to raise anybodys tax rates. Thats never been on the table.
taxes,abc-news-week
james-clyburn
U.S. Representative
South Carolina
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
11810.json
1half-true
When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, the Democrats didnt make that a partisan issue.
congress,history,terrorism
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a CNN town hall
2804.json
2mostly-true
This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years.
elections,history
mike-haridopolos
Florida Senate President
Florida
republican
0
3
1
1
0
a post-election interview.
183.json
0false
"John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president.
job-accomplishments
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Chariton, Iowa
2094.json
3true
House Republicans who complained they didnt have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling.
energy,environment,oil-spill
alex-sink
Florida
democrat
1
2
2
4
0
remarks to reporters.
12697.json
0false
Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and there was no President Bush at the 2008 convention.
elections
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
an interview on "Meet the Press"
12499.json
5pants-fire
Crime is rising.
crime,criminal-justice
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech after several primaries concluded
12023.json
2mostly-true
(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water.
city-government,water
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
4928.json
4barely-true
Weve got a personal tax system thats so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code.
taxes
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a news conference
3098.json
5pants-fire
Says a Portland school gives Muslim students their own school provided prayer room, prayer rugs, and lets them out of class five times a day to pray to Allah.
religion
victoria-taft
radio talk show host
Oregon
none
0
2
0
0
1
a website posting
8347.json
0false
(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care.
social-security,veterans
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an MSNBC interview
5750.json
1half-true
The bulk of the people who are shot with a weapon other than these drug gangs taking on one another end up being shot with their own weapon.
guns
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
an interview on "Face the Nation"
1930.json
0false
In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change.
corporations,financial-regulation,market-regulation,abc-news-week,transportation
rahm-emanuel
Mayor of Chicago
Illinois
democrat
1
1
1
2
0
an interview on "This Week."
8241.json
1half-true
Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions
education,labor,state-budget,state-finances
frank-annunziato
Union leader
Rhode Island
labor-leader
0
0
1
0
0
a newspaper interview
13159.json
4barely-true
Says Miami Congressman Carlos Curbelo supports drilling offshore and repeatedly voted against President Obamas ability to fight pollution and combat climate change.
climate-change,environment
democratic-congressional-campaign-committee
democrat
11
8
5
1
9
a TV ad
2699.json
0false
When President, then candidate, Obama was asked to disclose some of his donors because there was suspicion of their being the foreign source of money into his campaign, they refused to do it.
campaign-finance,transparency
michael-steele
chairman of the Republican National Committee
Maryland
republican
0
1
1
0
2
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3485.json
0false
Oregon is the only state out of the 50 states in the USA that continues to pay 100% of the medical benefits for its employees and their families.
health-care,state-budget
dennis-richardson
state representative
Oregon
republican
0
4
1
2
0
a newsletter
11453.json
0false
You wonder why you dont see Rand Paul as much; hes still shopping for his billionaire. Hes like the only one who hasnt found a billionaire to fund his super PAC.
campaign-finance
claire-mccaskill
U.S. Senator
Missouri
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
comments to HBO host Bill Maher
12779.json
1half-true
Says Donald Trump cashed in on Sept. 11,collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected.
federal-budget,terrorism
joseph-crowley
U.S. Rep.
New York
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a speech at the Democratic convention
5322.json
4barely-true
Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent.
stimulus
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a victory speech in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012
4832.json
5pants-fire
An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs.
government-regulation,health-care,message-machine-2012,market-regulation
60-plus-association
none
2
0
0
0
1
a television commercial
12077.json
0false
The Mitchell Park Domes lose about $1 million-plus every year and the number of people going to the Domes has been going down.
county-budget
chris-abele
Philanthropist
Wisconsin
none
3
5
4
4
2
an interview
9021.json
0false
Under a bill before the legislature, youd have to go to court to fire an employee.
economy,jobs,labor,legal-issues
kenneth-block
businessman
republican
0
3
2
3
0
a TV interview
6158.json
3true
There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at the intersections where they are used.
transportation
michael-doherty
republican
1
3
1
1
0
a news release
8819.json
2mostly-true
In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready.
education
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
his “State of the State” address
8141.json
3true
Says nearly 29,000 Oregonians almost 5 percent of all homeowners are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage.
housing
ellen-rosenblum
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an opinion article
1254.json
0false
Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime."
crime
john-kline
U.S. Congressman
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a press release
6873.json
4barely-true
This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent.
candidates-biography,economy,jobs,message-machine-2012,stimulus
american-crossroads
republican
5
5
4
0
0
a TV ad
5031.json
1half-true
George Allen and his colleagues in the Senate turned the biggest surplus in the history of the United States into the biggest deficit in the history of the United States.
corrections-and-updates,deficit
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
in a debate
7976.json
1half-true
Says President Obama has cracked down on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president.
immigration
debbie-wasserman-schultz
U.S. Representative, Florida District 23
Florida
democrat
7
9
8
15
3
an interview
4997.json
2mostly-true
Says Newt Gingrich made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion.
abortion
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
a Republican presidential primary debate
11996.json
4barely-true
U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce political instability and violence by 40 percent in recipient nations.
foreign-policy,public-health
tom-daschle
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an op-ed
675.json
1half-true
"I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere."
federal-budget,transportation
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
a speech at the Republican Nationention in St. Paul, Minn.
11583.json
2mostly-true
The actual (construction) contracts that weve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates.
state-budget,state-finances,transportation
jeff-morales
CEO, California High-Speed Rail Authority
California
state-official
0
0
0
1
0
a press conference
10374.json
3true
State school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation.
education,state-budget
virginia-education-association
none
0
0
0
0
0
a web post.
5282.json
1half-true
Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the presidents first year in office to 8.5 percent today.
economy
hank-johnson
U.S. Congressman
Georgia
democrat
3
0
4
3
0
a press statement