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0false
No fracking waste is being dumped in New York State
energy,environment
basil-seggos
NY Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner
New York
none
0
1
0
0
0
a response at a legislative hearing on water quality and contamination
3874.json
4barely-true
We have the best schools in the United States.
education
charlotte-nash
Georgia
republican
1
0
1
2
0
a speech
7314.json
1half-true
Says Oak Grove is one of the largest cities in Oregon and is the biggest city in Clackamas County and its not a city.
census,city-government,county-government,population
charlotte-lehan
Chair of the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners
Oregon
none
1
0
1
0
0
in an interview
5051.json
3true
Taxpayers earning $1 million pay an effective tax rate that is about four times what taxpayers earning $100,000 pay.
taxes
declan-oscanlon
State Assemblyman
New Jersey
republican
0
0
0
0
0
an opinion piece in the Star-Ledger
1273.json
4barely-true
Health proposal would create a "40% tax on health care benefits of middle-class workers."
health-care,taxes
health-care-america-now
health care reform advocacy group
Washington, D.C.
none
2
1
0
0
0
a television ad
10404.json
1half-true
Says Mitt Romney pays less tax than the guys who installed his car elevators.
taxes
jennifer-granholm
Former governor of Michigan
Michigan
democrat
1
0
3
2
0
an interview on ABC's "This Week"
11907.json
4barely-true
Since January 2015, the majority of our Austin City Council meetings have extended past 10 p.m. and many of our meetings have gone past midnight.
city-government,history
sheri-gallo
Owner, Private Properties, Inc.
Texas
none
1
0
1
0
1
an Austin City Council meeting
7736.json
1half-true
Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states.
jobs,workers
chris-redfern
Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio
democrat
0
0
2
4
0
a fundraising email
1349.json
4barely-true
Under the Democratic health plan, families will be forced to spend an additional $2,100 a year to keep their current health care.
health-care
mike-pence
Governor
Indiana
republican
8
10
12
5
0
a press release
2913.json
1half-true
The city of Atlanta ranks 25th among U.S. cities with the highest crime rates.
crime
cq-press-city-crime-rankings-2010-2011
none
0
0
1
0
0
a book
6878.json
5pants-fire
Says Mitt Romney plans to fire Big Bird.
federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH
9552.json
2mostly-true
Says Greg Abbott has lost in court four times in just the past few days.
candidates-biography,criminal-justice,education,environment,legal-issues
wendy-davis
state senator
Texas
democrat
5
1
8
12
1
her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention
13491.json
1half-true
Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented.
homeland-security,immigration
javier-m-gonzales
Santa Fe Mayor
New Mexico
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an interview on The Kelly File
1916.json
5pants-fire
"Without representation, (the IRS) can increase taxes."
health-care,message-machine,taxes
rick-barber
Alabama
republican
0
0
0
0
1
a political ad
9710.json
0false
So many people were critical of Secretary (John) Kerry going to Paris and talking with Hamas, because Kerry was seen as supporting Hamas to the exclusion of the Arab League.
foreign-policy,israel
greta-van-susteren
Fox News host
none
0
1
0
1
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
8393.json
0false
Its been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget.
congress,federal-budget
bob-mcdonnell
Governor
Virginia
republican
6
5
7
6
3
a TV interview.
1304.json
0false
The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages."
health-care
americans-united-change
none
1
4
4
1
0
a TV ad
1973.json
5pants-fire
A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen.
candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
6380.json
2mostly-true
One out of every two kids who are graduating college right now cant find a job.
economy,message-machine-2012
republican-jewish-coalition
Advocacy group
Washington, D.C.
republican
0
0
0
2
0
a campaign ad
9883.json
1half-true
Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus.
deficit,state-budget,state-finances,taxes
alberta-darling
State Senator, 8th District
Wisconsin
republican
1
1
2
1
1
a news release
1669.json
5pants-fire
"The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama's $787 billion stimulus."
health-care,stimulus
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
in a fundraising E-mail.
5792.json
1half-true
The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year.
education,sports,state-budget
forbes-blog
none
0
0
1
0
0
a blog post
4688.json
1half-true
Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perrys governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obamas presidency.
economy,job-accomplishments,jobs
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a press release.
8876.json
4barely-true
The CBO now says the presidents health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021.
economy,health-care,jobs
gretchen-carlson
co-anchor on "Fox & Friends"
Minnesota
none
1
1
0
0
1
a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story"
9695.json
4barely-true
We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush.
congress,legal-issues
sheila-jackson-lee
congresswoman
Texas
democrat
2
1
0
0
0
a House floor speech
2319.json
1half-true
Buck wants to privatize Social Security.
message-machine,social-security
michael-bennet
Colorado
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign ad
9282.json
4barely-true
In discussing the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya,Ms. Rice did say a terrorist attack. Its not that she put the whole thing on the video.
terrorism
cokie-roberts
NPR contributor, ABC commentator
Maryland
journalist
1
0
2
2
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
8629.json
3true
By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family.
children,corrections-and-updates,education,income
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech
2480.json
1half-true
The GOPs Pledge to America includes a 20 percent cut ... for education. ... Eight million kids would have their college aid slashed under this budget.
education,federal-budget,abc-news-week
david-axelrod
democrat
2
1
6
7
0
an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour
5618.json
0false
Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the states unemployment rate was the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months.
economy,job-accomplishments,jobs
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
a speech
6453.json
5pants-fire
Says Josh Mandel bet against Ohio families
debt,economy,message-machine-2012
workers-voice
Political action committee
District of Columbia
none
0
2
0
0
2
an online ad
3907.json
5pants-fire
Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan promised to end health care for our seniors.
health-care,medicare
sandy-pasch
State Assembly member, 22nd District
Wisconsin
democrat
0
0
0
2
1
an online chat
11331.json
1half-true
The Obama administrations own Environmental Protection Agency has said its Clean Power Plan will have a marginal impact on climate change.
climate-change,energy,environment,government-regulation
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a debate
6476.json
0false
13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor wont tell them.
elections
aclu-florida
Florida
none
0
1
1
1
0
an email to subscribers
8441.json
4barely-true
Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it.
debt,deficit,federal-budget,history,pundits
andrew-napolitano
judge
republican
3
0
2
0
3
an interview on "Fox and Friends"
4490.json
4barely-true
Says credit rating agencies realize that our instability stems in large part from Oregons kicker system.
state-budget,state-finances
brent-barton
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a guest column
9457.json
2mostly-true
More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American.
census
stacey-abrams
House Minority Leader, Georgia General Assembly
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
In an article
6609.json
2mostly-true
Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated.
education
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21
7071.json
2mostly-true
The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic.
elections,voting-record
larry-sabato
national political expert
none
0
0
0
1
0
an article
7584.json
4barely-true
Says U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are at 20-year lows.
climate-change,corrections-and-updates,energy,science
joe-barton
U.S. Representative
Texas
republican
3
1
0
0
0
in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
13136.json
3true
According to independent experts, Donald Trumps tax plan would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy.
debt,deficit,taxes
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a Presidential debate at Hofstra University
5615.json
1half-true
Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage.
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program
2191.json
0false
Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
taxes
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
a note on Facebook.
7752.json
2mostly-true
Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
education,state-budget
zell-miller
Georgia
none
0
1
0
2
0
an article
10288.json
2mostly-true
Says President Barack Obama has lost more members of the House and more members of the Senate than any president ever has lost in modern times.
elections
matthew-dowd
Commentator
Texas
independent
0
0
2
4
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
3143.json
1half-true
President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty.
immigration
paul-broun
Congressman
Georgia
republican
4
8
3
2
1
a tweet during the State of the Union address
4401.json
3true
Says the federal government is the largest energy user in the country.
energy
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a newspaper column
12233.json
1half-true
Tax dodging costs developing countries $200 billion every year.
legal-issues,taxes
actionaid-k
none
0
0
1
1
0
a website post
2207.json
1half-true
The border security plan of Sens. McCain and Kyl called for 3,000 additional troops to keep us safe. President Obama says hell send 524.
homeland-security,immigration,message-machine
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a campaign commercial
4406.json
1half-true
Sherrod Brown has stood side by side with President Barack Obama, presiding over the most rapid increase in the debt over the last 2.5 years and hurtling toward the worst jobs record in the modern era.
deficit,economy,jobs
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
a news release
11470.json
2mostly-true
Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.
drugs,health-care,public-health,states
centers-disease-control
federal agency
Georgia
none
0
0
0
1
0
map
5986.json
3true
Says one in four women and one in seven men have been victims of domestic violence in their lifetime.
crime,women
suzanne-bonamici
State Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
3
0
0
1
a House floor debate
4669.json
1half-true
During Sherrod Browns past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year.
economy,job-accomplishments,jobs
josh-mandel
Ohio treasurer
Ohio
republican
4
5
4
5
6
a news release
4501.json
4barely-true
Says that Romney touted the Massachusetts health plan for the nation in his hardcover book but then deleted it for the paperback edition.
health-care
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a Republican presidential debate in Orlando
6651.json
4barely-true
The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out of access to the citys finances.
city-budget,city-government,debt,deficit,economy,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,transparency
david-cicilline
mayor of Providence
Rhode Island
democrat
7
4
5
4
1
a debate
10559.json
1half-true
Says he often appeared on The OReilly Factorand often was praised byBillOReilly.
ethics
david-corn
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC
8289.json
1half-true
There are more guns than there are people in the United States.
guns
eleanor-holmes-norton
Delegate to the U.S. Congress
District of Columbia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a press conference
11155.json
1half-true
Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country.
health-care,job-accomplishments
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a statement on Twitter
9614.json
4barely-true
The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English.
labor,workers
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
blog postings
9861.json
5pants-fire
McDonalds hamburgers are only 15 percent real beef. The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer.
food-safety
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a Facebook meme
11622.json
4barely-true
The United States has 10,000 IRS agents making sure that you dont take an improper charity deduction, but to fight terrorism, it has less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home.
homeland-security,taxes,terrorism
martha-mcsally
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a news conference
555.json
1half-true
"Throughout his time in elected office, Barack Obama has taken multiple positions on banning handguns and the D.C. handgun ban."
guns
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
1260.json
5pants-fire
The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees."
religion
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
7304.json
0false
A Paul Ryan-Scott Walker (or Scott Walker-Paul Ryan) ticket for the White House in 2016 would be unconstitutional because both men live in Wisconsin.
elections
internet-commenters
Wisconsin
none
0
2
0
0
0
website comments
8255.json
0false
One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there.
education
will-weatherford
State Representative
Florida
republican
2
3
4
3
0
at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon
9111.json
3true
Todays marijuana is 300 percent to 800 percent more potent than the pot of yesteryear.
drugs,marijuana,recreation,science
heidi-heilman
president, Massachusetts Prevention Alliance
Massachusetts
activist
0
0
0
0
0
a commentary in The Providence Journal
949.json
0false
"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
afghanistan,federal-budget,iraq
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
8123.json
4barely-true
Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job.
economy,jobs,women,workers
wendy-davis
state senator
Texas
democrat
5
1
8
12
1
an email blast.
232.json
1half-true
"I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife."
abortion
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
debate in Johnston, Iowa
4575.json
0false
Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations.
transportation
eva-galambos
Mayor of Sandy Springs
none
0
1
0
0
0
an op-ed
3499.json
5pants-fire
Says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act adopted last year contains a series of slush funds, set up to stay on the books automatically, with little or no oversight.
health-care
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
video
10262.json
3true
Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth.
economy,income,job-accomplishments,jobs,workers
chuck-todd
MSNBC political reporter
none
0
0
1
1
0
an interview
9288.json
2mostly-true
Roughly 500,000 Georgians -- or about 5 percent of the states residents -- have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia weapons carry license.
guns
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a press conference
9958.json
2mostly-true
Under Scott Walker, right now, were 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started.
economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,small-business
mary-burke
Madison school board member
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
11
8
3
an interview
4238.json
4barely-true
Says Sen. Luther Olsen, his recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors with no oversight.
energy,state-budget
fred-clark
State Assembly member, 42nd District
Wisconsin
democrat
1
0
1
1
0
a television ad
11253.json
0false
We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, theyre considered employed.
economy,jobs
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview with Sarah Palin
11257.json
3true
Of the 25 wealthiest nations, were the only one that doesnt provide basic health coverage.
health-care
dan-gecker
Chesterfield County supervisor
Virginia
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a candidates' forum.
9558.json
1half-true
13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care.
health-care,polls,public-health
donny-deutsch
none
0
0
1
0
0
comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
7059.json
0false
Says Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal.
abortion,sexuality
florida-democratic-party
Florida
democrat
5
4
4
5
3
a mailer to voters
4768.json
2mostly-true
No other public or private business in America except for the U.S. Postal Service must fund 100 percent of employee retirement and retirement health costs in advance.
federal-budget,pensions
sanford-bishop
Congressman
Georgia
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
a letter to the the Postal Regulatory Commission chairwoman
3225.json
0false
The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax.
economy,state-budget,states,taxes
ocean-state-policy-research-institute
Rhode Island
organization
0
2
0
0
1
a report
9808.json
4barely-true
Congress is on vacation.
congress,congressional-rules
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a Saturday broadcast address
5024.json
0false
Scott Walkers school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.
education,state-budget
greater-wisconsin-political-fund
Wisconsin
none
3
3
3
1
1
a television ad
9272.json
0false
Says Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed this idea to have government have gun owners wear special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner.
government-regulation,guns
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
speech to the NRA convention
2402.json
3true
Ed Schultz said Alan Grayson is what its all about.
message-machine,pundits
alan-grayson
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida
democrat
6
5
4
11
1
a TV ad.
961.json
3true
AIG said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated.
economy
elijah-cummings
U.S. Representativej
Maryland
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
in a TV interview
11205.json
1half-true
Says if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get $150 billion.
foreign-policy,nuclear
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on "Meet the Press"
13253.json
4barely-true
New York State has been horribly, horribly hurt by NAFTA
trade
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on Live From the State Capitol
217.json
4barely-true
"For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes."
immigration
tom-tancredo
U.S. representative
Colorado
republican
2
4
1
1
0
Detroit
9636.json
1half-true
Im running the second-largest county district attorneys office at 1985 staffing levels.
county-government,crime,criminal-justice,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments
ismael-ozanne
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a speech
13462.json
0false
The @nytimes states today that DJT believes more countries should acquire nuclear weapons. How dishonest are they. I never said this!
nuclear
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a tweet
11515.json
4barely-true
The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he renegotiated it down to two hours.
debates
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the CNBC debate
3781.json
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We bring in enough tax revenue to service our debt, pay for Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, and then still have about $300 (billion) or $400 billion left over.
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amy-kremer
Chair, Tea Party Express
Georgia
tea-party-member
0
1
1
0
0
an interview on "The Colbert Report"
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2mostly-true
McDonalds workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year.
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other-98
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a Facebook post
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2mostly-true
Since 2009, weve cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third.
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barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an online interview with "The Daily Show"
2933.json
5pants-fire
The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years.
health-care
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a speech
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0false
We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor.
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teresa-tanzi
State representative
Rhode Island
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a House debate
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0false
Says new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office conclude the final price-tag for the health care law will exceed $2 trillion more than double what was initially reported.
health-care
frank-lobiondo
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a letter to the editor
11881.json
2mostly-true
SaysRuben Kihuen only managed in the minority to get one bill passed out of the eight to 10 he introduced during the 2015 legislative session.
candidates-biography
lucy-flores
Private attorney
Nevada
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a congressional candidate forum in Pahrump, Nev.
11835.json
5pants-fire
This is the true picture of Milwaukees Renaissance after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barretts leadership.
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bob-donovan
Member of Milwaukee Common Council
Wisconsin
none
0
0
0
1
1
a Facebook post