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11372.json
3true
Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history.
energy
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
his energy plan
11727.json
1half-true
Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because theres over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud.
elections,legal-issues
will-kraus
State senator
Missouri
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics"
11086.json
3true
The actual deportations from the interior of the country are way down under President Obama.
immigration
bob-goodlatte
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
republican
0
1
4
3
0
an interview
3721.json
2mostly-true
Says businesses already pay most of the taxes.
state-budget,state-finances,taxes
steve-ogden
oil and gas producer
Texas
republican
0
0
1
1
0
comments to reporters on Texas Senate floor
3748.json
5pants-fire
President Obamas health care law represents a government takeover of health care.
health-care
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a speech in Ann Arbor, Mich.
3763.json
2mostly-true
On taxes, President Barack Obama wants to raise the top rate to 44.8 percent.
taxes
paul-ryan
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
republican
19
6
16
14
2
a speech in Chicago
2862.json
1half-true
Since the Fed was created in 1913, the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power.
economy,financial-regulation,income
virginia-tea-party-patriots
none
0
0
2
0
0
a letter to Congress.
5341.json
1half-true
Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the worst reading scores and lead in infant mortality.
children,education,health-care,jobs,urban
david-clarke-jr
Milwaukee County Sheriff
Wisconsin
democrat
3
5
2
1
0
remarks
4623.json
1half-true
The health care law was a 2,733-page bill! . . . No amendments!
health-care
joe-pitts
Congressman
Pennsylvania
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a Capitol Hill press conference
9560.json
1half-true
The Obama administration estimates the number of children at the border is going to increase to 150,000 to 200,000 next year.
children,immigration
raul-labrador
U.S. Representative
Idaho
republican
1
0
1
0
0
an interview on "Meet the Press"
7192.json
0false
Says Texas economy is about 30 percent larger than Australias.
economy,states
larry-kilgore
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a New York Times news story
4319.json
3true
Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants.
consumer-safety,housing
gary-schaer
State Assemblyman
New Jersey
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a press release
5595.json
0false
Ninety percent of the people who work in this country work for companies under 100 people, maybe even less than that.
jobs,small-business
bill-pascrell
U.S. House of Representatives
New Jersey
democrat
0
3
4
4
0
a video posted on YouTube
57.json
3true
"Thirty-four percent of Hispanics don't have any health care at all, don't have any health insurance."
health-care
dennis-kucinich
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
1
3
4
6
0
a debate in Miami, Fla.
7404.json
3true
Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.
history,sports
donald-rumsfeld
Former defense secretary
republican
0
0
0
0
0
an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
1197.json
0false
The Obama administrations cap-and-trade plan would create a $1,761 yearly energy tax.
cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment
lamar-alexander
republican
1
2
2
0
0
a press release
3491.json
1half-true
Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years
foreign-policy,military
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a televised address
9537.json
2mostly-true
Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men.
health-care,women
ruth-bader-ginsburg
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
none
0
0
0
1
0
a dissenting opinion in "Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby"
13115.json
0false
Says Hillary Clintons plan would bring in 620,000 refugees in her first term, alone, with no effective way to screen or vet them. Her plan would cost $400 billion in terms of lifetime welfare and entitlement costs.
immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech in North Carolina
6021.json
2mostly-true
Weve seen property taxes go down for the first time in 12 years on a median valued home.
taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a recall debate
5007.json
0false
Rhode Island is leading our nation in foreclosures.
bankruptcy,economy,government-regulation,housing,poverty,states
theresa-price
board member, Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE)
Rhode Island
activist
0
1
0
0
0
a speech during a rally on homelessness
6186.json
0false
President Obamas health-care law will add trillions of dollars in debt.
deficit,federal-budget,health-care,taxes
barry-hinckley
Rhode Island
republican
0
4
1
2
2
a fundraising letter
8447.json
5pants-fire
About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine dont work.
disability,jobs,states,workers
paul-lepage
Governor
Maine
republican
0
0
0
0
1
a speech in Falmouth, Maine
5905.json
3true
When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, theyre still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job.
children,civil-rights,education,human-rights,immigration,legal-issues,poverty,state-budget,welfare,workers
terry-gorman
President, Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement
Rhode Island
newsmaker
1
0
0
0
1
a House committee hearing
6638.json
2mostly-true
Women receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns.
jobs,women
diana-degette
democrat
0
0
1
1
0
a Democratic National Convention speech
10591.json
3true
Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises.
baseball,economy,recreation,sports
steven-frias
lawyer
Rhode Island
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a newspaper commentary
1589.json
5pants-fire
My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime."
crime
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a Web post
6901.json
0false
Says when I voted against [an increase in the minimum wage], it was in the 80s.
candidates-biography,income,voting-record
joseph-kyrillos
State Senator
New Jersey
republican
3
3
2
2
1
a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM
5879.json
5pants-fire
Says that Rep. Betty Sutton would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families.
economy,jobs,poverty,wealth
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
an email statement
9599.json
1half-true
We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. Thats more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined.
federal-budget,immigration,legal-issues
luis-gutierrez
U.S. House of Representatives
Illinois
democrat
0
0
2
3
0
an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
1110.json
2mostly-true
Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007.
health-care
bill-pascrell
U.S. House of Representatives
New Jersey
democrat
0
3
4
4
0
a speech on the House floor
3266.json
1half-true
Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States, and Rhode Island has the second-highest incidence of this disease in the country.
public-health,public-safety
susan-sosnowski
State Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a news release
2153.json
2mostly-true
Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isnt a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax.
health-care,taxes
republican-party-texas
Texas
republican
3
1
1
3
1
a message on Twitter
9113.json
1half-true
There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president.
health-care
jack-kingston
U.S. Representative
Georgia
republican
3
1
4
3
0
an interview
5771.json
3true
The federal government owns tens of thousands of properties that are vacant or underused.
federal-budget,government-efficiency
tom-graves
republican
1
0
5
0
1
a press release
12130.json
0false
Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend who was then my friend in a family law case is something that lawyers do on a regular basis.
candidates-biography,children,ethics,families,legal-issues
rebecca-bradley
none
0
1
0
1
0
a radio interview
1258.json
4barely-true
You dont know if this (the H1N1 vaccine) is gonna cause neurological damage like it did in the 1970s.
health-care,pundits
glenn-beck
none
5
7
7
2
6
his radio program.
5351.json
0false
You cant pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes.
congressional-rules,federal-budget
jack-lew
Treasury secretary
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley"
463.json
3true
Hillary Clinton advocates "a freeze on foreclosures. Barack Obama said no."
economy
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
in a television ad
7213.json
3true
Our pension system is the only one in the country thats 100 percent funded.
pensions,state-budget,state-finances,states
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech
11757.json
2mostly-true
We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977.
economy,jobs
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
the Fox Business Network debate
7760.json
0false
In 2010, everybody said you cant dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that.
guns,recreation
tom-coburn
U.S. Senator
Oklahoma
republican
2
3
3
2
0
an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
13466.json
3true
Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.
elections
various-media-reports
reporting
Georgia
none
0
0
0
0
0
news media reports
350.json
0false
Barack Obama said "he's going to attack Pakistan and embrace (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad."
foreign-policy
george-w-bush
President
Texas
republican
0
1
1
1
0
Camp David
4356.json
2mostly-true
Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelors degrees means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars.
economy,education,income
jim-petro
Chancellor of Ohio Board of Regents
Ohio
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a speech at Ohio State University
7370.json
3true
Says, Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent.
congress,women
jeff-merkley
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
6
0
a press call
2064.json
1half-true
Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year.
immigration,message-machine
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a TV campaign commercial
13391.json
0false
Says Gerald Daugherty is endorsed by the Austin American-Statesman.
county-government,elections
austin-board-realtors-pac
Advocacy group
Texas
none
0
1
0
0
0
a mailer spotted by an Austin voter
8327.json
0false
Under Cuccinellis tax cut plan, school divisions across Virginia could be forced to fire over 8,000 teachers.
education,state-budget,taxes
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
website posting.
7519.json
1half-true
There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people dont have the skills for those jobs.
economy,jobs
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a speech at the conservative CPAC conference
10565.json
4barely-true
Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.
economy,government-efficiency,jobs,small-business,state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes,tourism,workers
gina-raimondo
venture capital company founder
Rhode Island
democrat
2
1
2
5
1
a presentation
5204.json
1half-true
President Obama has said he is going to cut veterans benefits.
deficit,veterans
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a Republican presidential primary debate
10133.json
1half-true
Says Scott Walker is forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion.
abortion,health-care,message-machine-2014,public-health,technology,women
emilys-list
organization
1
0
3
2
0
a TV ad
10718.json
2mostly-true
Ninety percent of American workers dont own their own business.
small-business,workers
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
an interview on "Face the Nation."
4027.json
5pants-fire
Protesters caused $7.5 million in damage to the Wisconsin State House
labor,state-budget
dan-kapanke
State Senator, District 32
Wisconsin
republican
0
0
0
0
2
in a fundraising email
8485.json
0false
The insurance industry is actually run by mostly Democrats.
health-care
dana-perino
Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"
republican
1
1
0
0
1
comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five."
9621.json
1half-true
Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously caught four times and released.
children,crime,criminal-justice,immigration
glenn-beck
none
5
7
7
2
6
an interview of Gov. Rick Perry
11572.json
1half-true
In a period of roughly 72 hours, a small group of angry black students managed to force the resignation of the two highest ranking officials at that school.
education,human-rights
megyn-kelly
Host of "The Kelly File"
talk-show-host
0
1
2
0
0
a broadcast of "The Kelly File" on Fox News
6673.json
4barely-true
Weve doubled our use of renewable energy.
energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Seminole, Fla.
12116.json
2mostly-true
Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half.
foreign-policy,poverty
gayle-smith
democrat
0
0
1
2
0
a speech on Capitol Hill
12797.json
4barely-true
In 2009, his first year as mayor, Julin Castro received a seven-figure referral fee that smells like a dirty financial gift from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor.
campaign-finance,candidates-biography,ethics
matt-mackowiak
Consultant
Texas
republican
2
1
0
0
0
a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
3701.json
2mostly-true
House Republican plan would increase costs for Oregon seniors by $6,000 with health care vouchers instead of Medicare
federal-budget,medicare
david-wu
U.S. representative
Oregon
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a press release
1206.json
2mostly-true
"Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal."
military,pundits
sean-hannity
Radio/TV host
none
3
5
3
2
1
his Fox News program
9043.json
4barely-true
In the recent House special election in Florida, Democrats got outspent in a Republican district.
campaign-finance
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a fundraising email
8003.json
2mostly-true
Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood.
abortion,children,women
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
12192.json
4barely-true
When mentioning Villanovas buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: I love those come-from-behind victories.
sports
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention
4782.json
1half-true
By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States.
education
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a Republican presidential debate in Michigan
5934.json
0false
Says as we sit right now, Medicare, if we do nothing, will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it.
health-care,medicare
jon-runyan
Congressman
New Jersey
republican
1
3
0
0
0
an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”
10728.json
4barely-true
Says Howard Zinn, an anti-American Marxist, wrote the most popular textbook thats taught in our high schools in America.
education,history
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a speech to the NRA
8671.json
2mostly-true
Says Harry Reid has a better voting attendance record than these three Congressmen!
candidates-biography
eugene-yu
Georgia
none
0
0
0
1
0
a website
11824.json
0false
We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil.
economy,energy,environment,jobs,labor
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
10522.json
4barely-true
ISIS is now the predominantIslamist group in Benghazi.
foreign-policy,terrorism
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a radio interview
3114.json
2mostly-true
As many as a quarter of our students arent even finishing high school.
education
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
the State of the Union address
8203.json
1half-true
In the Wisconsin health insurance exchange, the Society of Actuaries points out that therell be, according to them, an 82 percent increase in individual premiums over the next couple years under Obamacare.
health-care
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an interview with Fox News
2709.json
0false
Rick Perry is taking money away from hurricane victims and diverting it to remodel the Governors Mansion.
ethics,federal-budget,message-machine,state-budget
back-basics
Texas
democrat
0
2
1
1
0
a TV ad.
8550.json
2mostly-true
Given how expansive our program already was, expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare was a relatively small expansion.
corrections-and-updates,health-care,medicaid,state-budget
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
an interview on ABC's "This Week"
10330.json
2mostly-true
The reason why Cubans dont have access to 21st century telecommunications like smart phones, like access to the Internet is because it is illegal in Cuba.
economy,foreign-policy,technology
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
10420.json
1half-true
Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined.
economy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
his 2015 State of the Union address
8577.json
1half-true
Says Barack Obamas approval rating is right in the average for second-term presidents at this point.
polls
ari-melber
none
0
0
2
0
0
a talk on MSNBC's "The Cycle"
12914.json
3true
50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college.
education,federal-budget
ruben-hinojosa
U.S. House member
Texas
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a tweet
4727.json
0false
On George Allens U.S. senate candidacy.
job-accomplishments
corey-stewart
Chairman, Prince William County board of supervisors
Virginia
republican
2
1
0
0
0
TV and newspaper interviews.
11640.json
1half-true
Says there are ample means to tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where theyre born, their birth certificates.
foreign-policy,religion
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a radio interview in New Hampshire
5268.json
4barely-true
In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market.
candidates-biography,economy,financial-regulation,housing
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
9551.json
0false
Justin Amash is rated Michigans No. 1 conservative by National Right to Life.
abortion
justin-amash
U.S. House of Representative
Michigan
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign ad
5916.json
5pants-fire
Says Marcy Kaptur has attacked his military service and training in the Air Force, showing disrespect for veterans.
elections,campaign-advertising
samuel-wurzelbacher
Republican candidate for Congress
Ohio
republican
0
1
0
1
1
a news release
11193.json
1half-true
Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya.
candidates-biography,terrorism
andrew-napolitano
judge
republican
3
0
2
0
3
in an interview on Fox's "Hannity"
3173.json
5pants-fire
The city building code violations on my properties only involve exterior issues; within the households, its fine.
candidates-biography,housing
lee-holloway
Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors
Wisconsin
none
1
2
0
1
1
a statement at a candidate forum
4878.json
5pants-fire
People can use food stamps for anything, including to go to Hawaii, and even millionaires can qualify.
poverty
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa
5104.json
1half-true
You can hire lots of bureaucrats. Thats what the presidents done. Hes added 135,000 people to the government workforce.
jobs,new-hampshire-2012,workers
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.
7286.json
2mostly-true
The Milwaukee County Boards staff grew from four workers to 38 over four decades and now costs taxpayers a lot more, while the total county workforce was more than cut in half in the same period.
county-budget,county-government
chris-abele
Philanthropist
Wisconsin
none
3
5
4
4
2
an interview
10010.json
1half-true
Under Rick Scott, there has been a historic $20 billion in funds for education.
corrections-and-updates,education
republican-party-florida
republican
10
6
6
6
4
a TV ad
9976.json
2mostly-true
Says President Barack Obama has launched twice as many strikes (on)countries that are predominantly Muslim than President George W. Bush.
iraq,military,religion,terrorism
lz-granderson
none
0
0
0
1
0
comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
10535.json
0false
Nine hundred people have been fired since I became secretary (of Veterans Affairs). Weve got 60 people that we fired who have manipulated wait times.
veterans
robert-mcdonald
Secretary of Veteran Affairs
none
0
1
0
0
0
an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
6194.json
0false
President Obamashealth care law is a government takeover of healthcare.
health-care,market-regulation
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
a speech.
5408.json
1half-true
Says private-sector job growth in 2011 places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states.
jobs
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
his budget speech
9193.json
1half-true
In Rhode Island, Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each.
disability,government-efficiency,labor,workers
kenneth-block
businessman
republican
0
3
2
3
0
a campaign website
11637.json
2mostly-true
The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public museum, the airport and the zoo -- all on his own, without County Board approval
animals,county-government,legal-issues,state-budget,transportation
chris-larson
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader
Wisconsin
democrat
6
5
0
1
1
an interview
524.json
0false
Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War."
taxes
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Washington, D.C.
8792.json
4barely-true
In 2011, Carlos Lpez-Cantera staunchly supported a Florida bill modeled after Arizonas immigration law
immigration
democratic-hispanic-caucus-florida-miami-dade-coun
Florida
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
3083.json
2mostly-true
Says that data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities suggest that the Texas budget gap is worse than New Yorks, about as bad as Californias, but not quite up to New Jersey levels.
state-budget,taxes
paul-krugman
New York Times columnist
none
0
2
3
4
0
an op-ed column.