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3135.json
2mostly-true
Says President Barack Obama revealed in his State of the Union address that he now is against earmarks.
federal-budget
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
a Senate Tea Party Caucus meeting
6385.json
1half-true
Guns have murdered more Americans here at home in recent years than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
guns
frank-lautenberg
U.S. Senator
New Jersey
democrat
2
0
2
1
0
an op-ed on NorthJersey.com
2921.json
2mostly-true
There are polls showing right now that the American people for the most part think its a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy.
taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference
2003.json
1half-true
Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district.
bipartisanship
david-barton
President, Wallbuilders
Texas
republican
1
0
1
2
0
an open letter
5886.json
4barely-true
Says he did not vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House.
voting-record
joe-donnelly
Indiana
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an interview with Indiana Public Media
11279.json
4barely-true
Unions did not create the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. Henry Ford did.
history,jobs,labor
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
a Facebook post
228.json
3true
"Five percent of Americans pay over half the income taxes in this country. Forty percent of Americans pay no income taxes at all."
taxes
fred-thompson
Actor
Tennessee
republican
1
4
3
3
0
debate in Johnston, Iowa
4241.json
2mostly-true
As a percentage of our gross domestic product, the defense budget remains just 3.6 percent. This figure is low by all historical standards.
deficit,federal-budget,military
randy-forbes
Representative
Virginia
republican
1
0
4
3
0
an opinion column.
10533.json
3true
Last year, we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years.
corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice
eric-holder
Attorney General
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
remarks at the National Press Club
2486.json
5pants-fire
It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life.
energy,environment
jd-alexander
State senator
Florida
republican
0
1
1
1
1
a news article
5020.json
3true
Says America spends over 17 percent of its GDP on health care costs when our closest competitor nations are spending about 12.
economy,health-care
cory-booker
U.S. senator
New Jersey
democrat
0
4
2
8
0
a speech in New Hampshire
7000.json
3true
Connecticuts take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the states take on table games: zero.
economy,gambling,state-budget,state-finances
diane-hurley
Chief executive officer of Newport Grand
Rhode Island
business-leader
0
0
0
0
0
an interview on "10 News Conference"
2282.json
2mostly-true
Bill Lynch told three lies in ten seconds
campaign-finance,candidates-biography
anthony-gemma
Owner Media Peel, former president and CEO of Gem Plumbing
Rhode Island
democrat
0
2
0
2
1
a news release following a candidate debate
9498.json
2mostly-true
Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work.
county-budget,county-government,crime,criminal-justice
john-chisholm
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a letter
12675.json
1half-true
Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt.
debt,deficit,economy
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.
503.json
3true
"Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once."
iraq
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.
8129.json
4barely-true
Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of immigration increases.
economy,immigration,jobs
federation-american-immigration-reform
organization
1
0
1
0
0
a news release
13124.json
2mostly-true
Says Donald Trump was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.
economy,history,housing,market-regulation
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a Presidential debate
996.json
1half-true
The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror.
military
lindsey-graham
U.S. senator
South Carolina
republican
2
2
4
2
0
a TV interview
10766.json
4barely-true
The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state is clearly illegal. The Constitution says you cant take this stuff.
foreign-policy
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
comments on ABC's "This Week"
160.json
3true
"Dodd brought both parties together to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act."
job-accomplishments
chris-dodd
U.S. senator
Connecticut
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
3854.json
4barely-true
Planned Parenthood raked in more than $300 million in profits over the past four years.
abortion
marjorie-dannenfelser
newsmaker
1
0
0
0
0
a blog
5123.json
0false
Mitt Romney has 15 homes.
candidates-biography,message-machine-2012
winning-our-future
none
2
2
3
1
0
the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town"
6391.json
1half-true
Says Romney would add trillions to the deficit while Obama would cut the deficit by $4 trillion.
corrections-and-updates,debt,federal-budget,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a TV ad
9347.json
2mostly-true
Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, living longer on average, and facing less income inequality.
health-care,income,labor
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a speech at the New America Foundation
8745.json
3true
The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined.
crime,homeland-security,legal-issues
jake-tapper
Host of CNN's "The Lead"
journalist
0
0
0
1
0
a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper"
11934.json
2mostly-true
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, the ID office that provides identification for voting is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month -- a total of four days in 2016.
civil-rights,elections,states,transportation
john-oliver
Host, Last Week Tonight
none
0
0
2
4
0
a TV show
4986.json
3true
Nevada has been recently ranked No. 1 in unemployment, foreclosures, violent crime, personal bankruptcy and divorce.
gambling
florida-chamber-commerce
Florida
none
0
1
1
2
1
a news article
2259.json
2mostly-true
Republican candidate for Georgia governor dabbled in birther conspiracy theories.
obama-birth-certificate
liberal-bloggers
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
liberal blogs
8559.json
3true
Says New Jersey has gained 143,000 new private-sector jobs.
jobs
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
interviews on four Sunday morning news shows
1092.json
1half-true
The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus.
economy,stimulus,transportation
robert-bennett
U.S. Senator
Utah
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a news release.
1728.json
5pants-fire
Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young.
candidates-biography,elections,message-machine
charlie-justice
democrat
0
0
1
0
1
a web ad.
7536.json
1half-true
Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio.
financial-regulation
sherrod-brown
U.S. Senator
Ohio
democrat
3
4
5
8
1
a news release
10174.json
1half-true
Says Rick Scott spent $800,000 of your tax dollars upgrading the Governors Mansion.
government-efficiency,housing
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
in a campaign ad
5979.json
4barely-true
Prince William County has cut violent crime in half since instituting a crackdown on illegal immigration.
crime,immigration
corey-stewart
Chairman, Prince William County board of supervisors
Virginia
republican
2
1
0
0
0
a TV interview.
3876.json
5pants-fire
Says the Ohio Consumers Council office employs 74 lawyers and that the funding them is wasteful duplication.
government-efficiency,state-budget
bill-batchelder
State representative
Ohio
republican
0
1
1
1
3
an appearance on the Ohio News Network
10755.json
1half-true
Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined.
federal-budget,state-budget,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a Twitter post
4635.json
4barely-true
I dont think Ive ever hired an illegal in my life.
immigration
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Republican presidential primary debate
6770.json
5pants-fire
Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas.
china,jobs,message-machine-2012,stimulus
americans-tax-reform
none
4
0
1
1
1
a mailer to voters
7185.json
3true
Says the Portland Childrens Levy holds its administrative expenses to less than 5 percent.
children,city-government
dan-saltzman
Portland City Commissioner
Oregon
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a television news interview
6808.json
2mostly-true
George Allen voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students.
education
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
a news release.
8659.json
5pants-fire
School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new nationwide Muslim outreach program announced by President Barack Obama.
education,islam
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
viral posts on the Internet
11311.json
2mostly-true
Amajority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has never supportedamnesty.
immigration
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
comments during the CNN debate
10679.json
1half-true
Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus.
economy,income,jobs,state-budget
occupy-democrats
organization
0
4
3
1
4
a meme on social media
8417.json
4barely-true
We went from $160 billion deficit spending in (President George W.) Bushs last year to $1.6 trillion the following year.
debt,deficit,economy,federal-budget
louie-gohmert
U.S. House member
Texas
republican
2
6
1
0
1
an interview with Fox News
5264.json
4barely-true
A proposed mine in Wisconsin is about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago.
environment,water
penny-bernard-schaber
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a legislative hearing
7116.json
1half-true
Says President Barack Obama did not come into office with the economy in a free fall.
economy
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
a television interview
3389.json
1half-true
Says Rick Scotts proposed budget would lay off 20,000 teachers.
education,state-budget
rod-smith
Florida Democratic Party Chairman
Florida
democrat
0
1
1
1
0
a statement responding to Gov. Rick Scott's State of the State speech.
4758.json
4barely-true
A bill supported by Gov. Scott Walker makes it so that drunk drivers who kill have an easier time of it.
Alcohol,legal-issues
state-democratic-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
democrat
5
7
2
2
7
a campaign news release
4222.json
2mostly-true
There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period.
federal-budget,taxes
eric-cantor
House Majority Leader
Virginia
republican
9
6
4
4
4
a message on Twitter
2960.json
0false
[State Rep. Doug McKillips] donors deserve a refund.
campaign-finance,elections
jane-kidd
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
press release
10581.json
4barely-true
SaysPresident Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used assault rifle bullets.
guns
paul-bedard
republican
1
0
0
0
0
an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner"
5421.json
4barely-true
Without U.S. Senate action, Texas will have more federal judicial vacancies this year than any other state.
criminal-justice,states
progress-texas
Texas
none
3
0
1
0
2
a web page post.
8591.json
0false
On changing the rules for filibusters on presidential nominees
congressional-rules
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
speeches
12930.json
4barely-true
Gonzales losing campaign against me last spring was funded with more than $1 million from supporters and allies of Governor Bruce Rauner.
campaign-finance
michael-madigan
Speaker of the House
Illinois
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a press release
2882.json
1half-true
Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white.
census,immigration
steven-brown
Executive Director, Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
0
1
0
0
story in the Providence Journal
6698.json
1half-true
After hearing the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT, next year we begin improving our testing system.
economy
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a television ad
1068.json
3true
Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined.
consumer-safety
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
a Washington Post op-ed
7035.json
1half-true
We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China.
china,debt,economy,federal-budget,foreign-policy,message-machine-2012
clint-eastwood
Actor and director
newsmaker
0
0
1
0
0
in a TV ad
7516.json
2mostly-true
There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there arent enough qualified applicants to fill them.
economy,jobs
virginia-foxx
U.S. Representative
North Carolina
republican
0
0
0
1
1
a House floor speech
9226.json
1half-true
Last election, the Koch brothers spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined.
campaign-finance
doonesbury
none
0
0
2
4
0
the "Doonesbury" comic strip
8777.json
2mostly-true
Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury.
corrections-and-updates,health-care,legal-issues,taxes
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum
525.json
1half-true
John McCain says he never supported the privatization of Social Security, even though video shows he did.
social-security
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a Web ad
12198.json
0false
Say Bernie Sanders won Nevada after all.
elections
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
several blog and social media posts
2846.json
2mostly-true
Because of (U.S. Sen.-elect Ron) Johnsons leadership, Senate Republicans adopted a caucus ban on earmarks.
federal-budget,job-accomplishments
republican-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
republican
4
3
2
3
0
a news release
3061.json
1half-true
Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person.
economy,education,taxes
robert-flanders
Rhode Island
state-official
0
0
1
0
0
an economic forum
12843.json
0false
Says Donald Trump is going to go out and carpet bomb the Middle East.
foreign-policy,human-rights,iraq,military,terrorism
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
an appearance on MSNBC
8001.json
4barely-true
Most Americans want traditional marriage, as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.
families,gays-and-lesbians
bill-johnson
U.S. representative
Ohio
republican
2
1
0
0
0
a news release
7645.json
5pants-fire
In 2012, 1 in 4 Wisconsin schools had a subpar score on the Department of Public Instructions recent report cards and are failing the children they serve.
education,state-budget
robin-vos
Wisconsin Assembly speaker
Wisconsin
republican
0
3
2
5
1
a video briefing
388.json
0false
"We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years."
iraq
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
118.json
3true
"We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country."
federal-budget
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a comment to a reporter.
1706.json
4barely-true
"Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
human-rights,immigration,israel,abc-news-week
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
ABC's "This Week"
12018.json
4barely-true
NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide.
jobs,trade
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
1646.json
1half-true
"Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast."
energy
cliff-stearns
U.S. representative
Florida
republican
0
0
2
1
0
a statement on his campaign Web site.
3532.json
1half-true
On running for Senate if Jim Webb retires.
elections
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
a TV interview
3862.json
4barely-true
Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz demanded that Congress vote to increase the nations debt limit without making any spending cuts.
deficit,federal-budget
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a robo-call
9638.json
0false
Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years.
criminal-justice,job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances
jon-richards
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a video
9729.json
0false
Ive either balanced every budget or we turned back a surplus.
county-budget,criminal-justice
david-clarke-jr
Milwaukee County Sheriff
Wisconsin
democrat
3
5
2
1
0
an interview
10489.json
4barely-true
One Texas city has a law that says that women can only have six dildos.
sexuality,states,supreme-court
alcee-hastings
U.S. Representative
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
0
2
an interview with CNN
4132.json
4barely-true
The Florida Legislature has not filed a lawsuit to fight Amendments 5 and 6.
redistricting
alan-hays
state senator
Florida
republican
2
1
0
0
0
a public hearing about redistricting
7121.json
2mostly-true
When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, theyre virtually the same.
public-safety,transportation
steve-acenbrak
transportation director, city of Roswell
Georgia
none
0
0
0
1
0
an article
10260.json
2mostly-true
Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi.
economy,income,poverty
jorge-elorza
Law professor
Rhode Island
democrat
1
1
0
2
0
a TV interview
1426.json
2mostly-true
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted to continue Roe v. Wade.
abortion
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a Republican gubernatorial debate
5092.json
4barely-true
Paul Ryans Medicare plan provides pretty much the same coverage that members of Congress receive.
congress,medicare,new-hampshire-2012
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a Republican presidential primary debate
12095.json
3true
We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country.
criminal-justice
richard-ferruccio
Correctional officer
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
1
0
0
0
a legislative hearing
5064.json
0false
Says Rep. Jim Renacci was trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut.
social-security,taxes,voting-record
democratic-congressional-campaign-committee
democrat
11
8
5
1
9
a telephone campaign
12651.json
4barely-true
Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obamas amnesty plan for illegal immigrants.
immigration
carlos-beruff
Developer
Florida
republican
3
1
0
0
0
a statement to press
13156.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clinton gave up 20 percent of Americas uranium supply to Russia.
energy,foreign-policy,military,nuclear
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech
11787.json
2mostly-true
Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughters college tuition on just two weeks wages.
corporations,corrections-and-updates,education,income,workers
martin-omalley
Maryland governor
Maryland
democrat
3
1
10
4
0
a column posted on Medium.com
8122.json
2mostly-true
On average, college students are taking six years to get a four-year degree.
debt,education,jobs
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
an interview
5992.json
0false
In the state of Rhode Island 25 percent of our current physicians are graduates of for-profit medical schools.
education,health-care,public-health
joseph-mcnamara
House member
Rhode Island
democrat
0
2
1
0
0
a House debate
5642.json
0false
Medicare will be bankrupt in nine years.
medicare
pat-boone
spokesman for the 60 Plus Association
none
0
1
0
0
2
a television ad
4536.json
1half-true
When it comes to being effective at creating jobs (Chris Christie has not had) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... Last year, New Jersey created no net new jobs.
jobs,states
martin-omalley
Maryland governor
Maryland
democrat
3
1
10
4
0
an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
11767.json
1half-true
Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama naive for saying he was would sit down and talk to the Iranians during the 2008 Democratic primary.
foreign-policy,nuclear
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5679.json
0false
If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.
health-care,legal-issues,supreme-court
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a Rose Garden press conference
95.json
3true
"I opposed this war from the beginning. I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed the war in 2003. I opposed it in 2004 and 2005 and 2006."
iraq
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Clinton, Iowa
8095.json
3true
Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook Likes.
deficit
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a news release
6868.json
1half-true
In Romneys first budget (in Massachusetts), he cut $248.7 million from K-12 education.
candidates-biography,education,state-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a Web ad
2496.json
1half-true
We now have our kids go to school about a month less than most other advanced countries.
education
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a TV interview
2120.json
1half-true
Says his office has already recovered over $2 billion from Wall Street for the workers, retirees, and investors who were harmed.
government-efficiency
richard-cordray
Former Ohio Attorney General
Ohio
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a statement posted to his website