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11396.json
1half-true
380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone.
guns
debbie-wasserman-schultz
U.S. Representative, Florida District 23
Florida
democrat
7
9
8
15
3
a tweet
6144.json
1half-true
Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley wants gas taxes raised.
transportation
citizens-transportation-mobility
Georgia
none
1
0
2
1
0
a press release
4081.json
0false
China owns more of our bonds than do Americans.
china,deficit,economy
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
a TV interview.
13514.json
4barely-true
NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected.
corrections-and-updates,homeland-security,immigration,transportation
roger-williams
Businessman
Texas
republican
3
2
2
0
1
an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau
2629.json
5pants-fire
Under the new health care law, the first person (a) patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. That is called a panel.
health-care,message-machine
john-raese
CEO of Greer Industries
West Virginia
republican
0
0
0
0
1
a debate
5097.json
1half-true
As a result of welfare reform, poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children.
children,families,poverty,welfare
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a New Hampshire town hall with voters
9114.json
5pants-fire
Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states.
economy,income,jobs
mary-burke
Madison school board member
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
11
8
3
a jobs proposal
12835.json
4barely-true
Says Barack Obama said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males and that is a lie because there is no data.
crime,criminal-justice,guns,population
david-clarke-jr
Milwaukee County Sheriff
Wisconsin
democrat
3
5
2
1
0
an interview
2059.json
4barely-true
I said no to higher taxes and fees.
candidates-biography,taxes
ellyn-bogdanoff
state representative
Florida
republican
1
1
1
0
0
a TV ad
690.json
3true
"Governor Palin is the most popular governor in the country."
candidates-biography
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a campaign news release.
33.json
0false
"I'm pro-life. He's not."
abortion
sam-brownback
U.S. senator
Kansas
republican
1
1
0
0
0
1790.json
1half-true
John Mica's brother is an oil lobbyist and his daughter represents the natural gas industry.
candidates-biography,energy
heather-beaven
Florida
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an e-mail to supporters.
11819.json
4barely-true
Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building.
debates,government-regulation,market-regulation
ben-carson
republican
7
12
3
2
4
a Republican debate
4808.json
4barely-true
The largest number of gamblers are from the poorest segments of the population.
gambling,poverty
john-stemberger
Florida
republican
1
2
0
0
0
a website
4330.json
2mostly-true
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
state-budget
florida-voter
Florida
none
0
1
0
1
0
a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.
9712.json
1half-true
Attorney General Eric Holders own Justice Department precleared the voting changes in the 2011 law about early voting in Florida.
elections
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a press statement
7615.json
1half-true
The city of Nelson, Ga., is quieter than Mayberry.
crime,guns
b-heath-mitchell
Nelson, Ga. police chief
Georgia
none
0
0
1
0
0
newspaper article
8518.json
1half-true
Says Chris Christie fired 6,000 teachers.
education
ed-schultz
MSNBC television host
none
3
1
4
1
2
a broadcast of the "Ed Schultz Show"
7981.json
1half-true
Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally but the Senate bill would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years.
immigration
jim-sensenbrenner
Member of Congress
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
0
0
an op-ed article
10546.json
1half-true
Homeopathy, acupuncture and aromatherapy have been given elevated legitimacy under the Affordable Care Act.
corrections-and-updates,health-care
jonah-goldberg
Senior editor for National Review
Washington, D.C.
none
0
0
1
0
0
a column in "National Review"
12429.json
1half-true
Says Will Hurd cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park.
congress,corrections-and-updates,drugs,elections,immigration
pete-gallego
Former legislator and U.S. House member
Texas
democrat
1
1
2
2
0
Pete Gallego campaign press release
10178.json
4barely-true
Attorney general candidate Brad Schimel is in cahoots with Wisconsin Right to Life to make abortion a crime in Wisconsin.
abortion,government-regulation,legal-issues,states
chris-taylor
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
an interview
10712.json
0false
The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die.
history,patriotism,states
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
a town hall meeting in Milford, NH
7992.json
3true
Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds for 38 Studios.
bankruptcy,corporations,debt,economy,history,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
charlene-lima
educator
Rhode Island
democrat
0
0
0
0
1
a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House
1788.json
3true
Bill McCollum explained his lack of action on mortgage fraud by saying, "You can't do everything."
housing
florida-democratic-party
Florida
democrat
5
4
4
5
3
an e-mail press release
8687.json
2mostly-true
The United States is behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead.
economy
steven-rattner
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
156.json
3true
"The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006."
taxes
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a newspaper column
6066.json
1half-true
Says we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law.
congressional-rules,education,federal-budget,health-care
lamar-alexander
republican
1
2
2
0
0
a speech on the Senate floor.
5777.json
1half-true
Says Ellen Rosenblum has said over and over again that this is a job where 80 percent of the job is being the governments lawyer.
candidates-biography,message-machine-2012
dwight-holton
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a radio interview
7430.json
2mostly-true
New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York.
jobs
barbara-buono
State Senator
New Jersey
democrat
3
1
4
4
1
an interview on NJToday
1711.json
3true
If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space.
science
kay-bailey-hutchison
U.S. Senator
Texas
republican
2
4
4
3
0
a press release.
10453.json
4barely-true
The Super Bowl has one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country.
crime,sports
john-cornyn
Senator
Texas
republican
5
3
6
2
1
a press conference
4619.json
2mostly-true
Says the reforms in state Issue 2 will save taxpayer dollars
labor,state-budget,unions
building-better-ohio
Ohio
none
1
0
0
1
0
a campaign commercial
11371.json
4barely-true
Says Scott Walker said he wouldnt touch the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.
labor,legal-issues,state-budget,unions,workers
jon-erpenbach
State Senator, District 27
Wisconsin
democrat
3
0
0
1
0
an interview
1326.json
0false
Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes."
energy,federal-budget,stimulus
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
her book, Going Rogue
12099.json
2mostly-true
Senate Democrats have never held up a Supreme Court nomination.
congress,congressional-rules
harry-reid
Senate Democratic Leader
Nevada
democrat
4
5
3
7
3
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3970.json
3true
Almost 10 percent of Canadians came to visit Florida last year ... (Canadians) buy 7.4 percent of our homes in the state.
housing,tourism,trade
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a Tallahassee press conference
11868.json
4barely-true
Regarding the Iraq War, I was the one that said, Dont go, dont do it, youre going to destabilize the Middle East.
debates,iraq
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
11286.json
0false
The Iran deal trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves.
foreign-policy,nuclear
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership
2237.json
1half-true
More than three-quarters of the oil is gone.
oil-spill
carol-browner
none
0
0
1
0
0
NBC's "Today Show."
10901.json
5pants-fire
Were the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border.
homeland-security,immigration,military
gary-painter
Midland County sheriff
Texas
republican
0
0
0
0
1
as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story
4913.json
4barely-true
We have more natural gas in this country than Saudi Arabia has oil.
energy,new-hampshire-2012
jon-huntsman
Utah
republican
5
1
5
4
1
an editorial board meeting with the Nashua Telegraph
6067.json
4barely-true
Massachusetts is reporting a trend far below the national trend in the escalation of health-care costs in this year.
health-care,medicaid,medicare,public-health
elizabeth-roberts
Lieutenant Governor
Rhode Island
democrat
1
0
2
0
0
a debate on State of the State
6523.json
3true
Initial efforts to strip airport contractors of their special diversity status has no effect on the contracts or the citys diversity goals.
diversity
sonji-jacobs
Director of Communications, Office of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
Georgia
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
10027.json
3true
More women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends since Sept. 11 than all the Americans who were killed by 9/11 or in Afghanistan and Iraq.
crime,terrorism,women
gloria-steinem
none
0
0
0
0
0
an AP interview
11890.json
5pants-fire
While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep.
market-regulation,states
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach
8535.json
4barely-true
Social Security took seven years before anybody got the first check.
corrections-and-updates,health-care,social-security
jay-leno
none
1
0
0
0
0
a broadcast of the "Tonight Show"
2534.json
0false
In most Muslim countries, We cant have a church. Were not able to build synagogues. Its forbidden.
foreign-policy,religion,abc-news-week
franklin-graham
none
1
1
0
0
0
ABC's "This Week"
10990.json
4barely-true
Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming.
climate-change,environment,foreign-policy,homeland-security,military,terrorism
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech
10519.json
0false
Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education.
education,labor
gail-collins
Columnist for the New York Times
New York
journalist
2
1
1
3
0
a column
8856.json
1half-true
Says Marshawn Lynch is second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis.
sports
joel-klatt
none
0
0
1
0
0
a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII
5847.json
1half-true
When housing and transportation costs are combined, Atlantas cost of living -- typically perceived as relatively low -- ranks as 7th worst out of 51 metros nationally.
transportation
citizens-transportation-mobility
Georgia
none
1
0
2
1
0
an ad
3635.json
1half-true
Over the last 10 years, Georgias public health has declined.
public-health
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a speech
2027.json
1half-true
At his fathers bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed.
candidates-biography,crime,economy,message-machine
mark-kirk
U.S. Senator
Illinois
republican
2
1
2
0
0
a campaign video
12103.json
2mostly-true
North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation.
education,state-budget
roy-cooper
Attorney General
North Carolina
democrat
1
0
3
1
0
his education plan
5503.json
4barely-true
The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country.
abortion,health-care
mike-dewine
Ohio attorney general
Ohio
republican
2
0
3
1
0
an interview with MSNBC
8321.json
2mostly-true
Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements.
environment,housing,states,weather
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a letter to Florida's U.S. senators
9499.json
0false
Says President Barack Obama said when we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved.
terrorism
dick-cheney
republican
5
4
2
2
1
an interview on ABC's "This Week"
12013.json
1half-true
Every year there is a slightly smaller percentage of American households owning guns.
guns
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a campaign rally.
13315.json
1half-true
A World Health Organization report shows that more people are dying of TB.
public-health
doctors-without-borders
none
0
0
1
1
0
a press release
5117.json
1half-true
More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant.
economy,housing
marcia-fudge
Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
1
2
4
0
a speech in the House of Representatives
7604.json
2mostly-true
Paul Ryans budget keeps the Obamacare taxes and spending cuts that paid for Obamacare, but then cuts all of the benefits.
congress,federal-budget,health-care,taxes
bobby-scott
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
democrat
1
2
1
5
0
a radio interview.
10361.json
2mostly-true
Agriculture contributes $71 billion to Georgias economy annually, making it the states largest industry.
agriculture,economy,state-budget
georgia-farm-bureau
Georgia
organization
0
0
0
1
0
a statement on the Georgia Farm Bureau website
6856.json
4barely-true
If Gov. Romneys plan goes into effect the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security.
social-security,taxes
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.
2687.json
3true
Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,health-care,message-machine
donna-campbell
Physician
Texas
republican
0
1
0
1
0
an ad
8137.json
1half-true
Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.
civil-rights,elections,history,human-rights,legal-issues
james-vincent
president, Providence NAACP
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
0
1
0
0
an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
10299.json
1half-true
On timing of right to work legislation
workers
robin-vos
Wisconsin Assembly speaker
Wisconsin
republican
0
3
2
5
1
various interviews
5728.json
5pants-fire
President Obamas refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring.
energy,environment,gas-prices,pundits
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
a robocall
13079.json
0false
On whether Barack Obama was born in the United States.
obama-birth-certificate
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
comments at a speech
10428.json
3true
The merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College will make GSU one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 54,000 students.
education
gsu-alumni-association
none
0
0
0
0
0
mass email
12626.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clinton savaged the dignity of people who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment or assault and shamed them.
candidates-biography,history,women
america-rising-now
pro-Trump super PAC
organization
2
0
0
0
0
an advertisement against Hillary Clinton
11504.json
4barely-true
In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state.
education
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
the CNBC GOP presidential debate
11587.json
5pants-fire
In Japan, permanent residency is not given to Muslims, the propagation of Islam is banned, one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language, and Muslims cannot even rent a house.
diversity,religion
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
posts on the Internet
1482.json
2mostly-true
Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."
economy,stimulus
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a press release
7625.json
2mostly-true
Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida.
housing
brian-anderson
Homeless advocate
Florida
none
0
0
0
1
0
a Senate Rules Committee meeting
4255.json
4barely-true
Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers.
candidates-biography
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a newspaper interview
11958.json
0false
You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if youre a white applicant than if youre black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials.
diversity,financial-regulation,housing
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall
1927.json
4barely-true
"For six years, I served our community as a conservative state legislator. In every one of those years, I helped balance the state's budget."
state-budget
clay-cox
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a campaign mailer.
3019.json
2mostly-true
The richest 1 percent of America will get a bigger tax cut through this bill than the family income of the average family here in Central Texas.
taxes
lloyd-doggett
Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives
Texas
democrat
1
0
2
7
0
an interview.
6666.json
2mostly-true
Says President Barack Obama gives students the right to repay (federal) loans as a clear, fixed, low percentage of their income for up to 20 years.
candidates-biography,education
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
6143.json
4barely-true
Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings measures to balance the budget to reduce revenues.
state-budget
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a press release
5849.json
2mostly-true
The United States already has the highest corporate tax rate in the world.
corporations,taxes
scott-desjarlais
4th Congressional District's congressman
Tennessee
republican
1
0
0
1
0
a blog post on his website.
3472.json
1half-true
About 22 percent of adults in Rhode Island and approximately 30 percent of youth (ages 10-17) are considered obese.
children,public-health
joseph-mcnamara
House member
Rhode Island
democrat
0
2
1
0
0
a news release
12191.json
4barely-true
Last year (the U.S. womens soccer team) generated $20 million more than the mens team and were paid almost four times less.
income,sports,women
other-98
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a Facebook image
10408.json
3true
America is No. 1one in oil and gas.
energy,gas-prices
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
his 2015 State of the Union address
11152.json
0false
Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions.
abortion
sandra-smith
Reporter
journalist
0
1
0
0
0
an interview with Mike Huckabee
3085.json
0false
There was no panhandling when I left office.
crime,poverty
bob-buckhorn
Florida
none
2
1
2
1
0
a radio interview on WFLA-AM 970
3139.json
2mostly-true
The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.
guns
suzanne-devlin
letter writer
Oregon
none
0
0
0
1
0
a letter to the editor
10274.json
1half-true
The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high.
crime,criminal-justice
marc-morial
President of the National Urban League
Louisiana
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an appearance on 'Fox News Sunday'
1125.json
0false
During the 2005 fight over Social Security, there were noisy demonstrations but they were outside the events, and opponents were not disruptive crowds booed lines they didnt like, but that was about it.
health-care,pundits
paul-krugman
New York Times columnist
none
0
2
3
4
0
a blog posting.
261.json
3true
"There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program."
health-care
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a debate in Manchester, N.H.
1920.json
0false
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician."
public-service
doug-macginnitie
Sandy Springs City Councilman
Georgia
republican
1
1
0
0
0
a campaign flier
1083.json
1half-true
A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it."
sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court
jon-kyl
U.S. Senator
Arizona
republican
0
2
4
3
0
a television interview
8801.json
2mostly-true
We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012 with more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill.
energy,oil-spill
josh-fox
none
0
0
0
1
0
an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry"
4025.json
3true
Says states that passed anti-illegal-immigrant legislation also had few Hispanic legislators.
immigration
women-wall
none
0
0
0
0
0
a Texas Capitol rally.
6960.json
1half-true
President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion.
health-care,medicare
ohio-republican-party
Ohio
republican
2
2
2
1
0
an election flier
7614.json
0false
Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas.
health-care,medicaid,poverty
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
remarks in Austin, Texas
3923.json
0false
We have unemployment that rivals the Great Depression.
economy,jobs
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
597.json
0false
"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."
iraq
votevetsorg
none
0
1
1
0
0
a TV ad
6769.json
1half-true
Says scientists predict sometime in the future, an event that will kill somewhere between 80 and 90 million people.
public-health
john-sharp
Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System
Texas
none
0
0
1
0
0
a speech in Austin