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3785.json
2mostly-true
The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades.
city-government,elections
randi-shade
Member, Austin City Council
Texas
democrat
0
0
1
2
0
a press release.
9395.json
4barely-true
Eric Cantor voted to fully fund Obamacare in October.
health-care,voting-record
dave-brat
College professor
Virginia
republican
2
5
0
2
0
a radio ad.
10615.json
1half-true
On support for ethanol mandates
agriculture,energy,gas-prices
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a speech
7514.json
0false
The fiscal cliff agreement was the largest tax increase in history.
federal-budget,health-care,taxes
paul-ryan
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
republican
19
6
16
14
2
an interview
2295.json
3true
On the mosque near ground zero.
religion
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a newspaper article
6985.json
1half-true
Latin Americas economy is almost as big as the economy of China.
economy,foreign-policy
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
417.json
0false
Obama "has no experience or background at all in national security affairs."
foreign-policy
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
2125.json
4barely-true
Jim Marshall votes liberal in Washington ... and we arent fooled.
voting-record
austin-scott
Georgia
republican
1
1
0
0
0
an e-mail to supporters
6286.json
5pants-fire
Says its not accidental that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.
pop-culture,pundits
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
his syndicated radio show
1071.json
0false
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs lied when he said President Obamas birth certificate is posted on the Internet.
candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate
worldnetdaily
none
0
1
0
0
1
an advertisement
1133.json
0false
A provision in the health care reform bill for end-of-life counseling for seniors is not entirely voluntary.
health-care
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
her Facebook page
2501.json
1half-true
Says Scott Bruun still believes in the same old direction that George Bush had before, which is to privatize Social Security.
social-security
kurt-schrader
U.S. representative
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
0
0
a debate at the Salem City Club
497.json
3true
When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' "
elections,ethics
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Tampa, Fla.
10098.json
2mostly-true
I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago.
candidates-biography,debt,deficit,economy,government-regulation,history,job-accomplishments,labor,pensions,retirement,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,unions,wealth,workers
ernest-almonte
auditor
Rhode Island
independent
0
1
0
1
0
an interview on WLNE's "On the Record"
6151.json
3true
Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma.
energy,environment,government-regulation,health-care,public-health,market-regulation
lamar-alexander
republican
1
2
2
0
0
prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.
10593.json
4barely-true
The labor participation rate is at an all-time low.
economy,jobs
lindsey-graham
U.S. senator
South Carolina
republican
2
2
4
2
0
comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
218.json
2mostly-true
Mike Huckabee "supported taxpayer-funded scholarships for illegal aliens."
immigration
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a TV ad
3624.json
0false
For every 33 pregnant women that walk into a Planned Parenthood clinic, 32 receive an abortion.
abortion,deficit,federal-budget
jean-schmidt
U.S. representative
Ohio
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a speech in the House of Representatives
3993.json
3true
Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnells political agenda.
abortion,state-budget
naral-pro-choice-america
organization
1
0
1
0
0
a web video.
8460.json
2mostly-true
Nearly 6 in 10 uninsured Americanscan get health insurance for what may be the equivalent of your cell phone bill.
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a public address
9562.json
2mostly-true
Cranstons 2014-2015 budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs.
economy,income,job-accomplishments,labor,pensions,taxes,unions,workers
allan-fung
mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.
Rhode Island
republican
2
2
0
2
1
a letter to taxpayers
8108.json
4barely-true
Says the 2014-15 state budget cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs.
crime,immigration,state-budget
dan-patrick
Lieutenant governor-elect
Texas
republican
4
4
3
4
4
a campaign video
7878.json
0false
Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan.
civil-rights,history
stephen-martin
State senator
Virginia
republican
0
2
0
0
0
an interview.
2527.json
2mostly-true
Says Roy Blunt secretly inserts language to benefit tobacco giant Philip Morris into a national security bill while Blunts girlfriend and son are lobbyists for the cigarette company, and just days earlier, 26 Philip Morris executives wrote checks to Blunt totaling $23,000.
campaign-finance,homeland-security,message-machine
commonsense-ten
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a TV ad
12508.json
3true
Says Donald Trump mocked someone with a disability.
disability
priorities-usa-action
democrat
3
1
4
2
1
a TV ad
4339.json
1half-true
We rank below Ethiopia, Im told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea.
economy,foreign-policy,trade
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a television interview
2698.json
2mostly-true
Bill Heller raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids.
message-machine,taxes
jeff-brandes
Director of real estate at Tibbetts Holdings LLC, his family's business
Florida
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a campaign video
1940.json
1half-true
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
energy,foreign-policy,oil-spill
jeff-greene
Florida
democrat
3
1
3
0
0
a debate
4798.json
0false
Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible.
education
michael-doherty
republican
1
3
1
1
0
a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party
5188.json
5pants-fire
Says Barack Obama began his presidency going on a worldwide apology tour.
foreign-policy
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation
12575.json
4barely-true
[My administration is] well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise.
city-government,diversity,women
jim-kenney
Philadelphia Mayor
Pennsylvania
democrat
1
0
1
0
0
remarks at the Better Bike Share conference
1312.json
3true
"President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan."
abortion,health-care
planned-parenthood
none
1
0
1
0
1
an alert to members
6750.json
1half-true
President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago.
economy
chris-devaney
Tennessee GOP chairman
Tennessee
republican
0
0
1
0
0
Tennessee Republican Party web site posting
10314.json
1half-true
Site selectors who decide where businesses expand or relocate shun closed shop states like Wisconsin in favor of Right to Work states like Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.
workers
wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce
Wisconsin
organization
3
0
2
2
0
an opinion piece
2556.json
1half-true
Said he opposed every budget Republican and Democrat.
federal-budget
jim-marshall
U.S. Rep.
Georgia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
campaign video
9691.json
3true
The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history.
congress,legal-issues
nancy-pelosi
House Minority Leader
California
democrat
3
7
11
2
3
a fundraising letter
12826.json
0false
Only five Texas counties account for almost 90 percent of the (states) cattle industry.
agriculture
jeannette-vaught
University of Texas lecturer
Texas
none
0
1
0
0
0
an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman
7650.json
1half-true
Says President Barack Obama has allowed, each year hes been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... Theyve declined every year since President Bush left office.
guns,legal-issues
jeff-sessions
Alabama
republican
2
2
2
1
0
comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
2801.json
2mostly-true
Oregons budget has grown by 49 percent in just four years.
state-budget
allen-alley
Businessman
Oregon
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a website
1362.json
1half-true
"We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act."
economy,stimulus
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech
8149.json
4barely-true
Says Matt Bevin has repeatedly failed to pay his taxes.
ethics,taxes
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
a campaign ad
1809.json
2mostly-true
California Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman "contributed to, and campaigned, for" Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections,message-machine
steve-poizner
Insurance commissioner and gubernatorial candidate
California
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a campaign commercial
8075.json
4barely-true
Says a Justice Department memo directs that you must openly embrace gay marriage and homosexuality.
families,gays-and-lesbians
louie-gohmert
U.S. House member
Texas
republican
2
6
1
0
1
an interview.
2438.json
0false
Kasichs trade deals cost Ohio thousands of jobs - 49,000 jobs to Mexico, 91,000 to China.
economy,message-machine,trade
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
a campaign video
4939.json
3true
Says with Jon Corzine, its the first time, I think, in history where a former Senator has been subpoenaed to testify before his former colleagues.
history
pat-roberts
U.S. Senator
Kansas
republican
1
1
0
0
0
an interview on Fox Business News
12341.json
1half-true
Says Donald Trump brings in hundreds of foreign workers to replace Americans.
immigration,labor
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a TV ad
12500.json
4barely-true
Tuition-free public universities and colleges are just a pipe dream. False. They were both free up until the Vietnam War.
education,history
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
Facebook post by Liberals are Cool
6013.json
1half-true
Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his personal car.
campaign-finance
tim-lee
Cobb County Commission Chairman
republican
0
0
1
1
0
an interview
2313.json
2mostly-true
Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldnt pay any taxes.
corporations,message-machine,taxes
joe-sestak
U.S. Representative
Pennsylvania
democrat
1
0
1
1
0
a campaign commercial
4508.json
1half-true
A construction worker whos making $50 or $60 grand a year shouldnt be paying higher tax rates than the guy whos making $50 million a year. And thats how its working right now.
taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio
3850.json
1half-true
We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our countrys history.
crime,guns,immigration,marijuana
janet-napolitano
Secretary of Homeland Security
democrat
1
0
1
1
1
a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
11322.json
2mostly-true
Theres never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens.
immigration,legal-issues
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
a presidential debate
11462.json
2mostly-true
Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people in this country illegally are working.
foreign-policy,homeland-security,immigration,market-regulation,workers
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
an interview
4992.json
2mostly-true
Traditionally, presidential candidates release their tax returns . . . Mitt Romney still wont.
candidates-biography,message-machine-2012,new-hampshire-2012,taxes,transparency
democratic-national-committee
none
8
2
10
8
0
a Web video.
6233.json
0false
Says he never supported federal health care individual mandate.
candidates-biography,government-regulation,health-care,public-health
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
tweets
11548.json
1half-true
Says the United States is in the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II.
economy
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
the fourth Republican presidential debate
11246.json
4barely-true
In 1940, only 7 percentof Germans were Nazis.
terrorism
curt-schilling
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a tweet
8612.json
1half-true
The recidivism rate is nearly 29 percent and has been climbing steadily since detainees began being released from Guantanamo.
terrorism
saxby-chambliss
U.S. Senator
Georgia
republican
1
1
3
4
1
a debate on the Senate floor
10079.json
1half-true
Under Scott Walkers tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year.
corporations,income,state-budget,taxes,wealth
mary-burke
Madison school board member
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
11
8
3
a TV ad
2395.json
1half-true
You cant raise taxes in Ohio. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country.
message-machine,taxes
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
a television campaign ad
3401.json
3true
Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined.
economy,poverty,state-budget
michael-moore
Documentary filmmaker
none
2
5
1
6
0
a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin
7526.json
4barely-true
Says president is spending $2.2 billion to give away ObamaPhones.
federal-budget,public-safety
steve-stockman
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
1
3
0
0
1
a tweet
5695.json
4barely-true
Says Obama has failed to pass a budget.
federal-budget
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a speech to newspaper editors
6150.json
2mostly-true
Did you know Wisconsins AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?
elections,state-budget,unions
steve-buckstein
Oregon
newsmaker
0
0
0
1
0
in a tweet, online post
2487.json
4barely-true
Says Joe Sestak voted to gut Medicare ... reducing benefits for 854,489 seniors and jeopardizing access to care for millions.
health-care,medicare,message-machine
crossroads-gps
Conservative advocacy group
republican
9
1
4
1
2
a campaign commercial
3949.json
4barely-true
Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
taxes
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a speech at Princeton University
11525.json
1half-true
Wisconsins Government Accountability Board ignored their duties and did not regularly audit voters to remove felons for a span of 16 elections.
elections,government-regulation
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a series of tweets
11071.json
0false
Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor.
immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech at a political rally in Phoenix
1543.json
4barely-true
Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."
florida,health-care
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
the State of the State address
7101.json
1half-true
Says New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country during Maggie Hassans time in the state Senate.
jobs,taxes
maggie-hassan
Candidate for governor
New Hampshire
democrat
1
2
2
4
0
an interview on the Daily Rundown on MSNBC.
10972.json
0false
On timing of announcement for president.
elections,job-accomplishments,state-budget
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
remarks to reporters
7487.json
1half-true
When the presidents spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlakis son, he said he should have chosen a more responsible father.
civil-rights,homeland-security,legal-issues,military
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
a Senate filibuster speech
4477.json
3true
In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs.
education
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
a Senate speech
13303.json
3true
We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election.
elections,foreign-policy,history,homeland-security
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
the third 2016 presidential debate
11057.json
1half-true
Were destroying more businesses in the United States now than are being created for the first time in our history.
economy,small-business
carly-fiorina
California
republican
5
5
4
3
2
comments on ABC's "This Week"
12788.json
0false
In Buffalos SolarCity project, Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job.
economy,jobs
carl-paladino
Developer
New York
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.
600.json
3true
Obama said his proposed $1,000 emergency energy rebate "will be enough to offset the increased cost of gas for a working family over the next 4 months."
energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a town hall in St. Petersburg, Fla.
6437.json
1half-true
Says Barack Obama has deported more people than any other president in this countrys history.
immigration,message-machine-2012
american-principles-action
Conservative advocacy group
Washington, D.C.
none
0
0
1
0
0
an advertisement
11210.json
1half-true
The annual cost of free tax credits alone paid to illegal immigrants quadrupled to $4.2 billion in 2011.
immigration,taxes
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a policy plan on immigration.
6965.json
3true
Says fewer than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years and only 58 percent graduate within six years.
education
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a press conference.
9270.json
4barely-true
In states where beer is unregulated, the per capita production is significantly higher.
Alcohol,market-regulation
kelli-stargel
Senator from 15th District
Florida
republican
2
0
0
0
0
a newspaper editorial
7200.json
1half-true
The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt.
education
bob-mcdonnell
Governor
Virginia
republican
6
5
7
6
3
a news conference.
6630.json
3true
Says Mitt Romney told university students in Ohio that to start a business, they should borrow money if you have to from your parents.
economy,small-business
julian-castro
Mayor, San Antonio
Texas
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
13179.json
1half-true
In the state of Indiana, Ive signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief.
job-accomplishments,state-budget,taxes
mike-pence
Governor
Indiana
republican
8
10
12
5
0
a pre-debate appearance in Virginia
13192.json
4barely-true
Says Donald Trump never said that more nations should get nuclear weapons.
nuclear
mike-pence
Governor
Indiana
republican
8
10
12
5
0
in the 2016 vice presidential debate
80.json
1half-true
"Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law."
immigration
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign event carried on CNN.
10241.json
1half-true
Scott Walker couldnt get his own party to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukees school choice program, but in Indiana, Mitch Daniels voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening.
education,state-budget,state-finances
joy-pullmann
Managing Editor, The Federalist
Illinois
none
0
0
1
0
0
an opinion piece
9138.json
2mostly-true
Rick Scott wants to take us back to the days of insurance companies denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
health-care
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
an online video
9406.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clinton laid the groundwork for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.
foreign-policy,military
claire-mccaskill
U.S. Senator
Missouri
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
an appearance on "Fox News Sunday"
5011.json
3true
Newt Gingrich teamed with Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore on global warming.
climate-change,environment,message-machine-2012
restore-our-future
super PAC
republican
1
0
3
1
2
a video ad
7988.json
0false
The Senate immigration bill unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. Were talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years.
immigration
dan-stein
president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C.
none
0
1
0
0
0
an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
5343.json
1half-true
Says a federal judge in San Antonio issued a ruling that not only could the students not pray at their graduation, if they used the word benediction, the word invocation, the word God, asked the audience to stand or asked for a moment of silence, he would put the superintendent in jail.
legal-issues,religion
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
remarks after winning the South Carolina Republican presidential primary
11317.json
4barely-true
Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from extortion from a union because the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions.
crime,labor,legal-issues,supreme-court,unions
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a campaign proposal
591.json
0false
Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service."
foreign-policy
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
12999.json
5pants-fire
And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governors mansion.
candidates-biography,economy,job-accomplishments
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
"Flush," a campaign ad
4843.json
1half-true
In Rhode Island, only 5 percent of ozone pollution is from local or in-state sources. . . Ninety-five percent comes from outside of our borders, particularly the Midwest.
energy,environment,public-health,states
jack-reed
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
1
0
2
1
0
a speech on the Senate floor
5643.json
4barely-true
Weve had the same leadership in the Travis County DAs office for 30 years.
candidates-biography,legal-issues
charlie-baird
Attorney
Texas
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
a campaign handout.
2419.json
0false
Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? Im not joking.
energy,pundits
bill-maher
Host of Real Time with Bill Maher
California
independent
0
3
1
5
0
an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live"
6519.json
3true
Mitt Romney says class sizes dont matter.
education,message-machine-2012
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a campaign ad
2703.json
4barely-true
Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.
children,voting-record
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a press release