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13422.json
2mostly-true
I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States.
candidates-biography,history,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,supreme-court
richard-burr
U.S. Senator
North Carolina
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a private meeting with supporters
10653.json
2mostly-true
Says Gov. Scott Walkers proposed reduction in university spending is about the size of the one under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didnt treat Doyles cut as so dire.
education
robin-vos
Wisconsin Assembly speaker
Wisconsin
republican
0
3
2
5
1
an interview
3919.json
3true
The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks.
economy,jobs,pundits
paul-krugman
New York Times columnist
none
0
2
3
4
0
a New York Times column
1718.json
3true
Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."
candidates-biography,elections,message-machine
chet-edwards
U.S. House member
Texas
democrat
0
2
0
0
0
a campaign video
419.json
0false
Hillary Clintons international travels included no serious diplomacy.
foreign-policy
dick-morris
none
0
2
0
0
0
an opinion article in the "New York Post"
1792.json
2mostly-true
Says that when he first ran for office in the late 1980s, there were still folks who didnt have phone service. Soon Id helped ensure that everyone in North Florida could access a dial tone.
elections,message-machine
allen-boyd
Florida
democrat
0
1
0
1
0
a TV ad
10719.json
1half-true
This years state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education.
education,state-budget,state-finances
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
State of State
3338.json
2mostly-true
Says the high-speed rail project provides short-term jobs.
jobs,stimulus,transportation
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
an interview with Fox News.
12211.json
3true
Polls showHillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump as her opponent.
polls
glenn-beck
none
5
7
7
2
6
an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
2727.json
0false
Says Peter Kilmartin has only three years experience in his own law practice.
candidates-biography
christopher-little
lawyer
Moderate
0
1
0
0
0
a TV commercial
8796.json
1half-true
During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million.
education,state-budget
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a speech
12047.json
4barely-true
As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bills lobbyist.
candidates-biography,ethics
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign ad
2482.json
0false
Says Daniel Webster thinks wives should submit to their husbands.
candidates-biography,marriage,message-machine
alan-grayson
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida
democrat
6
5
4
11
1
a TV ad.
5967.json
4barely-true
Says he fought for the repeal of a septic tank inspection program after Tallahassee pulled a fast one.
environment,message-machine-2012
don-gaetz
State Senator
Florida
republican
1
0
3
1
0
a campaign commercial
10194.json
4barely-true
One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagans presidency.
economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,poverty,workers
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a speech
6038.json
5pants-fire
The new Hartsfield-Jackson international terminal was on time and on budget.
transportation
kasim-reed
democrat
1
0
5
7
1
press conference
9828.json
4barely-true
Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools.
education,income,taxes,wealth
wisconsin-state-afl-cio
organization
1
1
0
0
0
a direct-mail piece
2941.json
0false
Sheldon Whitehouse and 18 other senators voted to censor the internet.
criminal-justice
blog-posting
none
7
19
3
5
44
blog postings
4554.json
2mostly-true
We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. Weve got work that needs to get done. Weve got people that want to go to work.
economy,infrastructure,jobs
tim-ryan
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
0
0
0
5
1
a television interview
8751.json
0false
Jobs that involve the minimum wage are overwhelmingly jobs for young people starting out in the workforce.
jobs,labor
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an interview
12554.json
0false
I was among the earliest to criticize the rush to war (in Iraq), and yes, even before the war ever started.
iraq
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech
3038.json
0false
The City of Milwaukee uses the building inspection area as a revenue base.
city-budget
lee-holloway
Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors
Wisconsin
none
1
2
0
1
1
a speech at his swearing-in ceremony
5390.json
2mostly-true
The cost ofa gas tank fill-up has risen$30 sinceBarack Obama became president.
energy,gas-prices
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
an interview.
6762.json
4barely-true
College tuition costs have risen by 25 percent under the Democrats.
education,message-machine-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a Spanish-language television ad
1675.json
5pants-fire
Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war.
military,veterans
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
chain e-mail
12639.json
2mostly-true
Says Donald Trumps position isto roll back all of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis.
financial-regulation
elizabeth-warren
U.S. senator
Massachusetts
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
an interview on The View
3340.json
2mostly-true
Says Rep. Paul Ryans budget roadmap doesnt balance the budget until the 2060s and adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then.
deficit,federal-budget
matt-miller
Management consultant
California
none
0
0
0
1
0
a column in the Washington Post
4827.json
5pants-fire
Says Barack Obama said, If we keep talking about the economy, were going to lose.
economy,message-machine-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a television ad
9306.json
5pants-fire
Wendy Davis was just doing a fund-raiser in Chicago with the international socialists organization.
candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates
david-dewhurst
Lieutenant governor
Texas
republican
8
8
10
5
5
a roundtable debate with state Sen. Dan Patrick
11428.json
4barely-true
We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state.
education,state-budget
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a press conference
11962.json
5pants-fire
Says Ted Cruzsaid I was in favor in Libya. I never discussed that subject.
foreign-policy
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
comments during the Houston GOP debate
6686.json
1half-true
With the auto rescue, President Barack Obama saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America, including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
federal-budget,jobs,transportation,workers
jennifer-granholm
Former governor of Michigan
Michigan
democrat
1
0
3
2
0
a speech at the Democratic National Convention
10278.json
1half-true
Says Barack Obama has the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt.
debt,history
reince-priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
republican
2
12
8
3
1
a speech
6415.json
4barely-true
In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities.
economy,jobs,message-machine-2012
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign ad
608.json
3true
"We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups."
energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Springfield, Mo.
12921.json
5pants-fire
Says there was a NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists.
foreign-policy,terrorism
paul-manafort
republican
0
2
1
0
1
an interview on "State of the Union"
8805.json
3true
In the past three years, state legislatures have enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined.
abortion,health-care,women
patty-murray
U.S. Senator
Washington
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
an online statement
10657.json
0false
EPA wants to regulate the family BBQ.
environment,food-safety,government-regulation
allen-west
U.S. representative, Florida District 22
Florida
republican
6
9
3
1
4
a post on his website
6789.json
5pants-fire
Barack Hussein Obama will force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies.
gays-and-lesbians,health-care,religion
government-not-god-pac
none
1
2
0
0
3
a newspaper advertisement
1540.json
0false
"He (Obama) has done several things well. Most of those things are places where he changed his view from where he had during the campaign. So, for instance, he's left our troops in Iraq and they're being more successful there. He boosted our effort in Afghanistan, which is the right course to take. He did not close Gua...
afghanistan,iraq
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a 'Today Show' interview
1470.json
1half-true
"One state even spent a million bucks to put up signs that advertise that they were spending on the federal stimulus projects."
federal-budget,stimulus,transportation
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
an address at the Tea Party convention
3646.json
3true
In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. Youre also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents.
education,labor
tim-grendell
State senator
Ohio
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a forum on the state budget
5628.json
4barely-true
Says that while President Barack Obama promised to work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year, his health care law raises premiums in the individual market by $2,100 per family.
health-care,message-machine-2012
senate-republican-conference
Group representing Senate Republicans
Washington, D.C.
republican
1
0
1
0
0
a web video
4895.json
1half-true
Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.
bipartisanship,history
david-axelrod
democrat
2
1
6
7
0
an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown"
12162.json
1half-true
Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined.
campaign-finance,drugs,elections
californians-lower-drug-prices
organization
0
0
1
0
0
a press release
3355.json
5pants-fire
As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have bolted windows inside the Capitol shut.
labor,state-budget
state-democratic-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
democrat
5
7
2
2
7
a news release
396.json
3true
Obama says Clinton in 2002 suggested there was a connection between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government.
iraq
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball."
13098.json
1half-true
Says comprehensive immigration reform will add $700 billion to our economy.
economy,immigration
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
279.json
3true
"(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California."
taxes
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
11747.json
3true
Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law.
economy,health-care,jobs
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
his State of the Union speech
11715.json
2mostly-true
Says Bernie Sanders voted for regime change with respect to Libya.
debates,foreign-policy,terrorism
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
10415.json
2mostly-true
If you ask how many times did Ronald Reagan attend a fundraiser when he ran for re-election in 1984, the answer is eight times. If you say how many times did Barack Obama attend a fundraiser in 2012, the answer is 228 times.
campaign-finance
lawrence-lessig
Professor at Harvard Law School
Massachusetts
activist
0
0
0
1
0
an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
4314.json
4barely-true
Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the deepest red districts in the state.
elections
tammy-baldwin
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
7
4
0
an interview
925.json
1half-true
The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines."
stimulus,veterans
jon-kyl
U.S. Senator
Arizona
republican
0
2
4
3
0
in a Fox News interview.
3442.json
2mostly-true
TheHousebudget plan proposes the largest discretionary spending cut in history.
federal-budget,history
bob-goodlatte
U.S. Congressman
Virginia
republican
0
1
4
3
0
a column.
6497.json
4barely-true
Ted Cruz is unknown to the vast majority of Texans.
candidates-biography,polls
paul-sadler
Lawyer
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
2
1
a runoff night statement.
4654.json
1half-true
Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field.
education,science
frank-brogan
Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
Florida
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a meeting with state legislators
9796.json
0false
When news broke that Ferguson 18-year-old Michael Brown was a suspect in a robbery, MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation.
criminal-justice,transparency
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
comments on his radio show
1591.json
5pants-fire
People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."
environment,pundits,recreation,science
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
his talk show
4364.json
3true
Congressional Budget Office says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!
economy,jobs
john-cornyn
Senator
Texas
republican
5
3
6
2
1
a Twitter message.
13137.json
0false
Says top Clinton advisers were pressing birther movement stories very hard.
obama-birth-certificate
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a presidential debate
8272.json
1half-true
Things like having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses in reducing drinking.
Alcohol,education
university-oregon
none
0
0
1
0
0
a radio interview.
9362.json
4barely-true
Walmart employees receive roughly $5,800 in public assistance per year.
welfare,workers
ed-schultz
MSNBC television host
none
3
1
4
1
2
a segment on "The Ed Show"
12416.json
1half-true
When adjusted for inflation, (Texas) per-student spending has remained relatively flat over the past 16 years. Despite that trend, Texas schools in 2017 will receive $381 less per student than they did in 2003.
education,state-budget,state-finances
celia-israel
Realtor; Texas House member, District 50
Texas
democrat
0
0
1
0
1
a press release
5401.json
1half-true
As Virginias governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support.
job-accomplishments,market-regulation,state-budget
us-chamber-commerce
none
6
3
3
1
1
a TV ad.
10242.json
0false
My position hasnt changed on using executive authority to address immigration issues.
immigration,legal-issues
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a press conference in Australia.
8696.json
0false
Protesters in La Crosse blocked an exit and surrounded a State Patrol car carrying the governor and were beating on the windows and rocking the vehicle. When the car was extricated from the crowd, a truck blocked a second exit.
labor,state-budget,unions
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a book
6191.json
3true
Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon.
congress,education,federal-budget
ron-wyden
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
0
3
0
in a news release
12945.json
3true
Almost half a million people are still eligible (for DACA), particularly in the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.
immigration
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a post on Medium
485.json
1half-true
"The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "
religion
moveon
democrat
2
4
3
0
0
an e-mail message
13183.json
1half-true
First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage.
economy,government-regulation,income,labor,poverty,small-business,wealth,workers
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
2061.json
4barely-true
Dan Gelbers employment by BPs law firm could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General.
candidates-biography,legal-issues,oil-spill
dave-aronberg
state senator
Florida
democrat
1
0
1
0
0
an e-mail to supporters.
5855.json
0false
The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent.
children,education
rudy-moise
doctor
Florida
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign website
7373.json
2mostly-true
I was never against same-sex marriage.
marriage
leah-ward-sears
Georgia
none
0
0
0
1
0
newspaper column
3626.json
5pants-fire
Says protesters at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the night the state Senate passed collective bargaining changes damaged the windshield of his car.
labor,state-budget
dan-kapanke
State Senator, District 32
Wisconsin
republican
0
0
0
0
2
interviews with various media outlets
12317.json
1half-true
You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show.
crime,guns
amy-schumer
none
0
0
2
0
0
an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer"
8391.json
4barely-true
Bill Gunter would drain millions from local public schools, and give our tax dollars to private, for-profit schools run by out-of-state corporations.
education,state-budget
florida-democratic-party
Florida
democrat
5
4
4
5
3
a campaign mailer
2834.json
5pants-fire
Small businesses that have $250,000 in gross sales for the business. Theyre the ones that are looking at massive tax increases.
small-business,taxes
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
an interview on "Good Morning America."
4414.json
1half-true
Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster than Mitt Romney.
jobs
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a debate at the Reagan Library
3268.json
5pants-fire
Our children do not spend any time in school learning about our own U.S. Constitution.
education
dan-flynn
State Representative
Texas
republican
1
0
0
0
1
a column
11002.json
2mostly-true
Says Hillary Clintons rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans.
elections
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a statement
3611.json
0false
Every time weve cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown.
economy,federal-budget,taxes,abc-news-week
joe-walsh
member of Congress
Illinois
republican
0
1
0
0
0
an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
2364.json
3true
Says state Rep. Diana Maldonado of Round Rock uses Craigslist to hire campaign block walkers.
campaign-finance,workers
larry-gonzales
Texas
republican
0
0
0
0
0
an e-mail to supporters
11321.json
0false
Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria was going to be a pinprick.
foreign-policy,military
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
the CNN GOP presidential debate
7517.json
1half-true
Raising taxes on investment income has actually lowered the revenue received from the tax, while cutting capital gains tax rates has increased revenue.
taxes
jim-renacci
U.S. representative
Ohio
republican
5
3
4
1
1
a commentary
10459.json
4barely-true
Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour.
children,economy,families,federal-budget,government-regulation,health-care,housing,hunger,income,medicaid,poverty,state-finances,welfare,women,workers
rhode-island-center-freedom-and-prosperity
Rhode Island
organization
1
0
1
0
0
a tweet
4572.json
4barely-true
Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need.
jobs,labor,unions
we-are-ohio
Ohio
none
2
0
0
1
0
a television commercial
3807.json
1half-true
Says that Tim Pawlenty eliminated health insurance for 33,000 to 35,000 people when he was governor of Minnesota.
health-care
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a Web ad
1022.json
4barely-true
A public option for health care would end private insurance because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option.
health-care
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
an interview on Fox News Sunday.
13302.json
2mostly-true
Says Donald Trump saidas recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation.
candidates-biography,homeland-security,immigration
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the third 2016 presidential debate
6885.json
1half-true
Says his deficit plan made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and were putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan.
deficit,federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a debate
10996.json
4barely-true
Says Jeb Bush appointed a guardian for the fetus of a rape survivor.
abortion
ultraviolet
Liberal advocacy group
Washington, D.C.
none
2
0
1
1
0
a Facebook post
7174.json
4barely-true
Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee would be a $19 decrease.
county-budget,county-government,taxes
marina-dimitrijevic
none
1
1
2
0
0
a radio interview
7337.json
1half-true
Eighty percent of those who have applied for licenses have no cancer, no Parkinsons disease or glaucoma. They have nothing you would associate [with] the use of medical marijuana.
drugs,health-care,marijuana
patrick-kennedy
Congressman
Rhode Island
democrat
0
1
2
1
0
news story
12425.json
1half-true
Says Sen. John McCain told dreamers that hell support the Dream Act, then he voted against it.
immigration
ann-kirkpatrick
U.S. House of Representatives
Arizona
democrat
0
0
3
0
0
an interview with MSNBC's Al Sharpton
9309.json
0false
The Pell bridge is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge.
economy,infrastructure,recreation,state-budget,state-finances,tourism
nicholas-mattiello
Speaker of the House
Rhode Island
democrat
0
3
0
0
0
a television interview
6557.json
2mostly-true
Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the states emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent gain.
education,state-budget,state-finances
jerry-patterson
state land commissioner
Texas
republican
1
1
1
3
0
a letter.
8813.json
0false
Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana.
drugs,marijuana,welfare
brian-kilmeade
Fox and Friends co-host
none
0
2
0
0
1
a broadcast of "Fox and Friends"
7782.json
1half-true
The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to wash your hands at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich.
county-government,food-safety,government-regulation,health-care
jeff-wagner
talk-show-host
0
0
1
0
0
a radio show
6620.json
0false
When Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were created, Republicans stood on the sidelines
health-care,history,medicaid,medicare
james-clyburn
U.S. Representative
South Carolina
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.