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0false
"President Obama's bill won't bring down the costs (of health care) for average Americans -- or really for very few Americans, if any."
health-care
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
an interview on CNN's Larry King Live
10317.json
4barely-true
The United States has more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined.
china,crime
matthew-cooke
libertarian
1
0
0
0
0
a Huffington Post column
12839.json
5pants-fire
As usual, Hillary the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games.
debates,sports
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a tweet
8379.json
4barely-true
Louie Gohmert of Texas blamed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado on the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs.
crime,pundits,religion
gail-collins
Columnist for the New York Times
New York
journalist
2
1
1
3
0
her opinion column
12486.json
3true
A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful.
economy,foreign-policy,history,trade
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a foreign policy speech
2403.json
2mostly-true
Taxes went down under Jerry Brown.
message-machine,taxes
jerry-brown
California
democrat
0
0
3
2
0
a campaign ad
11855.json
3true
China is practicing how to blow up our satellites.
china,foreign-policy,military,space
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a town hall in Manchester, N.H.
9265.json
4barely-true
A lot of the problems with forest fires ...is because of bad policy (not to clear out the forests) that was put in place by environmentalists.
environment,natural-disasters,weather
dana-perino
Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"
republican
1
1
0
0
1
a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
7042.json
5pants-fire
Sheldon Whitehouse voted for a $525-billion tax increase on the middle class.
economy,health-care,message-machine-2012,taxes,voting-record
barry-hinckley
Rhode Island
republican
0
4
1
2
2
a television commercial
6103.json
0false
The Americans for Tax Reform pledge relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action.
taxes
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a blog post
11255.json
2mostly-true
Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
crime,criminal-justice
viral-image
none
5
5
0
3
15
an Internet graphic
741.json
3true
Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife."
environment
defenders-wildlife-action-fund-defenders-wildlife-
none
0
0
0
0
0
a TV ad
10748.json
4barely-true
Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.
income,jobs,labor,women,workers
viral-buzzfeed
video
Georgia
none
1
0
0
0
0
video
12988.json
2mostly-true
It has been 269 days since (Hillary) Clinton has held a press conference.
candidates-biography
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an email
7380.json
4barely-true
Says he was the first local official to endorse Barack Obama
elections
ed-fitzgerald
Cuyahoga County executive
Ohio
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
a speech to Ohio College Democrats.
2410.json
0false
About $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the current state general revenue fund budget.
state-budget
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
a posting to the state's Office of Management and Budget website
4284.json
2mostly-true
Says that under President John F. Kennedy, government took up 27 percent of the economy, and today it consumes 37 percent.
economy,federal-budget,history
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa
3581.json
3true
President Obama has stopped using the phrase war on terror.
homeland-security,terrorism
tim-pawlenty
republican
2
3
3
6
1
his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story"
7502.json
0false
We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use.
government-regulation,privacy,market-regulation
dianne-feinstein
U.S. Senator
California
democrat
1
1
0
4
0
an interview on MSNBC's Hardball
906.json
3true
Geithner still didn't correct the same type of error for some years, even after the Internal Revenue Service flagged him for the failure to pay the taxes in other years.
economy
competitive-enterprise-institute
none
0
0
0
0
0
a news release
3326.json
3true
The American people have endured 21 consecutive months of 9% or higher unemployment [and] 2.6 million jobs have been lost, since the stimulus bill was signed.
jobs
george-allen
consultant
Virginia
republican
2
8
3
4
1
a press release.
4989.json
5pants-fire
After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true.
candidates-biography
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
5234.json
3true
A typical married couple will contribute $119,000 into Medicare but will receive $357,000 in Medicare benefits over their lifetimes.
corrections-and-updates,deficit,health-care,medicare
bob-corker
republican
1
0
0
2
0
a USA Today column.
5252.json
1half-true
We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone.
crime
kasim-reed
democrat
1
0
5
7
1
the State of the City address
2908.json
5pants-fire
Theres talk in Congress now about basically confiscating your private 401(k) or IRA plan and rolling it into Social Security to strengthen Social Security.
retirement
william-howell
Speaker of the Virginia House
Virginia
republican
0
0
0
0
1
in a radio interview.
7893.json
1half-true
More than half of last years U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed.
education,jobs
don-gaetz
State Senator
Florida
republican
1
0
3
1
0
an op-ed
5112.json
2mostly-true
Opinion polls show that the majority of Americans, and the majority of New Jerseyans, favor marriage equality for same sex couples.
gays-and-lesbians,marriage
reed-gusciora
State Assemblyman
New Jersey
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a news release
10058.json
1half-true
832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was)governor.
economy,jobs
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a gubernatorial debate in Miramar
962.json
5pants-fire
AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!
corporations,federal-budget,retirement
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
10610.json
2mostly-true
Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and the biggest expenditure at the state.
medicaid,state-budget
florida-chamber-commerce
Florida
none
0
1
1
2
1
a Senate health policy committee hearing
6748.json
1half-true
Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,message-machine-2012,military
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign ad
6911.json
1half-true
Says opponent Tammy Baldwin has had not one positive ad in the campaign for U.S. Senate.
elections,campaign-advertising
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
a Milwaukee Press Club appearance
569.json
1half-true
"Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings."
elections
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a news release
1370.json
4barely-true
"I didn't campaign on a public option."
elections,health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview with the Washington Post
11117.json
2mostly-true
More than half of all drivers licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens.
immigration,transportation
numbers-usa
none
0
0
0
1
0
a Facebook meme
6707.json
3true
We just dont want to get to be like Louisiana, where you have drive-up daiquiri shops.
Alcohol
bill-kennemer
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a news story
12075.json
4barely-true
Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruzs efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.
abortion,federal-budget
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa
4127.json
3true
Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector.
economy,jobs
bob-mcdonnell
Governor
Virginia
republican
6
5
7
6
3
a TV interview.
1076.json
2mostly-true
"Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average"
energy,environment
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech at the White House.
6137.json
3true
Rhode Island has the worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska.
state-budget,state-finances,transportation
michael-chippendale
State Representative
Rhode Island
republican
1
1
0
1
0
speech on the RI House floor
13330.json
1half-true
The city of Richmond built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium.
city-government
joe-morrissey
Delegate
Virginia
independent
1
0
1
1
0
a debate.
4923.json
3true
A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court.
criminal-justice
city-atlanta
none
1
1
1
0
0
a news release
1203.json
1half-true
On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.
foreign-policy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a White House announcement
9259.json
0false
Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have always been made in Wisconsin,but Scott Walker is outsourcing themto an out-of-state company and paying more money for them.
jobs,state-finances,tourism,transportation
mike-tate
democrat
1
2
2
1
0
an interview
11238.json
4barely-true
Says Russ Feingold cast the deciding vote for the largest tax increase in history
history,job-accomplishments,taxes
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
a news release
7346.json
1half-true
Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states.
elections
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
on the Internet
4867.json
4barely-true
Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly discovered provisions in state law.
elections,transparency
media-trackers
organization
1
0
0
0
0
an article
3671.json
0false
Says in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. Thats why people have to wait.
health-care
herman-cain
Georgia
republican
4
11
5
3
3
an interview
13300.json
1half-true
Says Hillary Clinton wanted the wall.
candidates-biography,history,homeland-security,immigration,voting-record
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the third 2016 presidential debate
5599.json
2mostly-true
Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.
environment,recreation,water
marcy-kaptur
Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
2
4
4
0
a House of Representatives floor speech
10491.json
0false
There havent been tax cuts for the rich in Rhode Island.
economy,history,jobs,poverty,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,wealth
nicholas-mattiello
Speaker of the House
Rhode Island
democrat
0
3
0
0
0
an interview on "10 News Conference"
604.json
3true
On a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.
iraq
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
flip-o-meter
6244.json
2mostly-true
Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.
civil-rights,elections,legal-issues
eric-holder
Attorney General
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.
12620.json
1half-true
Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy.
energy
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio
4191.json
0false
Says over 50 percent of U.S. job growth in June came from Wisconsin.
jobs
republican-party-wisconsin
Wisconsin
republican
4
3
2
3
0
a news release
9375.json
2mostly-true
Less than 5 percent of registered users in states allowing medical marijuana have cancer or AIDS.
health-care,marijuana
dont-let-florida-go-pot
organization
0
0
2
1
0
the group's website
12316.json
2mostly-true
Kelly Ayotte has voted to defund Planned Parenthood six times.
abortion,congress,voting-record
maggie-hassan
Candidate for governor
New Hampshire
democrat
1
2
2
4
0
an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
9304.json
2mostly-true
When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward.
county-government,elections,infrastructure
deborah-kafoury
Candidate, Multnomah County commission
Oregon
none
0
0
0
1
0
a campaign website statement
11586.json
2mostly-true
71% of WIs roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WIs bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
infrastructure,state-budget,transportation
jennifer-shilling
State Assembly member, 95th District
Wisconsin
democrat
1
1
0
2
0
a tweet
12954.json
1half-true
Hillary [Clinton] wants to raise taxes by over a trillion dollars.
taxes
mike-pence
Governor
Indiana
republican
8
10
12
5
0
a speech at a campaign rally.
8994.json
4barely-true
We are seeing dramatic rate cuts to Medicare that will affect seniors ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services.
medicare
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
an online campaign ad
1704.json
0false
"We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered."
candidates-biography
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
an interview.
7949.json
2mostly-true
As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, there were days where folks couldnt go outside. because of all the pollution in the air.
environment,history,public-health
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech on climate change
13431.json
3true
Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country.
history,immigration
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
a speech in Phoenix
11012.json
2mostly-true
By one leading measure, what business owners pay out in wages and salaries is now finally growing faster than what they spend on health insurance for the first time in 17 years.
health-care,labor
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech about the Affordable Care Act.
10478.json
3true
If someone is in a room that has measles and leaves and you walk in two hours later, you could get measles from that person.
health-care,public-health
elizabeth-cohen
CNN senior medical correspondent
journalist
0
0
0
0
0
an interview with Anderson Cooper
1587.json
1half-true
St. Pete Beachs local version of Amendment 4 resulted in seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the citys legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate.
elections,florida-amendments,infrastructure
citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy
Florida
none
1
0
2
0
1
an Internet ad.
9943.json
1half-true
Americans now support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin.
polls,terrorism
katrina-vanden-heuvel
none
0
2
1
0
0
a panel on ABC's "This Week"
25.json
5pants-fire
"In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American."
crime
mike-gravel
Author and lecturer
Alaska
libertarian
1
0
1
0
1
a debate at Howard University.
7003.json
1half-true
While she was mayor, Lois Frankel took a police helicopter ride to go to a dinner party.
candidates-biography,city-budget,city-government,message-machine-2012
adam-hasner
Florida
republican
2
1
4
4
0
an ad
7868.json
4barely-true
Says Texas lawmakers agreed to cut states rainy day fund in half, spending $4 billion from current $8 billion.
state-budget,state-finances
michael-sullivan
president and ceo, Empower Texans
Texas
republican
1
0
3
1
0
a tweet.
7189.json
3true
Says the Senate will have a record number of female senators in 2013.
history,women
kay-bailey-hutchison
U.S. Senator
Texas
republican
2
4
4
3
0
a speech on the Senate floor.
5259.json
2mostly-true
We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets.
federal-budget,history,job-accomplishments
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
4651.json
2mostly-true
About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district.
elections,redistricting
dennis-kucinich
U.S. representative
Ohio
democrat
1
3
4
6
0
an email to supporters
7655.json
1half-true
Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms.
civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,guns
Arizona-Citizens-Defense-League
organization
0
1
1
0
0
an email to supporters
10381.json
2mostly-true
The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago.
economy,income,jobs,labor
elizabeth-warren
U.S. senator
Massachusetts
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages
2744.json
1half-true
She led the fight to stop health insurance rate hikes and saved Rhode Island families over $150 million.
economy,health-care,job-accomplishments
elizabeth-roberts
Lieutenant Governor
Rhode Island
democrat
1
0
2
0
0
a campaign commercial
1387.json
2mostly-true
"Why is January 8th an important date in American history? This day in 1835 is the only day in our history when we have not been in debt."
federal-budget,florida
george-lemieux
Florida
republican
4
1
6
4
0
a message on Twitter
9598.json
0false
The Obama administration manipulated deportation data to make it appear that the Border Patrol was deporting more illegal immigrants than the Bush administration.
immigration
lou-dobbs
none
1
2
0
1
0
a segment on 'Lou Dobbs Tonight'
9297.json
5pants-fire
Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a liberal who voted with Nancy Pelosi to fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes and to regulate the sale of firearms.
congress,guns,campaign-advertising,science,sexuality
madison-action-fund
republican
0
0
0
0
1
a campaign ad in Idaho
12955.json
1half-true
Says Arizona congressional candidate Christine Jones called Hillary Clinton a capable and respected leader, and an effective secretary of state. ...Hillary Clinton effective? Christine Jones thinks so.
campaign-advertising
club-growth
none
4
5
4
2
0
a political advertisement
9339.json
2mostly-true
Virtually no Republican in Washington accepts climate change science.
candidates-biography,climate-change,environment
jerry-brown
California
democrat
0
0
3
2
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
8507.json
0false
I am the only U.S. Senate candidate who spoke out against bombing Syria, and who challenged Georgias governor and insurance commissioner over obstruction to the Affordable Care Act.
foreign-policy,health-care
branko-radulovacki
psychiatrist
Georgia
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
an email
8691.json
4barely-true
The economic impact of new Atlanta Braves stadium includes 9,241 new jobs and $295 million in wages.
baseball,jobs,sports
revitalize-cobb
Georgia
none
1
0
1
0
0
a mailer
8943.json
2mostly-true
In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. Thats just wrong.
income
brad-avakian
state-official
0
1
0
1
0
a campaign website statement
2245.json
1half-true
It is wrong for the average federal worker today to make more than $100,000 while the average private-sector worker makes less than $70,000.
federal-budget
mike-keown
state representative
Georgia
republican
0
0
1
0
0
his campaign Web site
2154.json
1half-true
Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks.
children,education,message-machine
mark-dayton
former U.S. Senator
Minnesota
democratic-farmer-labor
0
0
1
0
0
a campaign ad
10204.json
5pants-fire
Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, was a member of Bill Clintons defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe.
candidates-biography,criminal-justice
breitbart
none
0
0
0
0
2
a story
10261.json
3true
Rhode Islands legislature is the strongest in the country.
legal-issues,state-budget,states
lincoln-chafee
Rhode Island
democrat
3
5
3
4
0
a newspaper interview
12256.json
4barely-true
We win when voter turnout is high, we lose when it is low.
elections
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.
12428.json
5pants-fire
Look, we are at war with these people and they dont wear uniforms. This is a war against people that are vicious, violent people, that we have no idea who they are, where they come from. We are allowing tens of thousands of them into our country now.
immigration,terrorism
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
1491.json
2mostly-true
"In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month."
stimulus
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
an op-ed in 'USA Today'
10276.json
3true
In 2010, uninsured voters made up about 5 percent of the electorate.
congress,health-care
charles-schumer
Senator
New York
democrat
2
2
2
3
0
remarks at the National Press Club
201.json
3true
"The mayor said 'if you happen to be in this country in an undocumented status . . . then we welcome you here. We want you here. We'll protect you here.' "
immigration
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a debate in St. Petersburg, Fla.
8746.json
2mostly-true
Marriage decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent.
children,families,marriage,poverty
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a speech
11578.json
4barely-true
Out of the total U.S. military budget, significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism.
military,terrorism
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
the Democratic debate in Iowa
6806.json
1half-true
Says it will cost $220 per square foot in hard construction costs to rebuild Portland Public high schools.
education,message-machine-2012
our-portland-our-schools
organization
0
0
1
0
0
campaign material
3843.json
3true
It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids).
Alcohol,animals,children,crime
kathleen-passidomo
state representative
Florida
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a newspaper article
10885.json
3true
We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns.
campaign-finance,ethics
george-will
Columnist
Maryland
columnist
7
6
3
5
1
a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
1013.json
3true
Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.
bankruptcy,elections,housing
moveon
democrat
2
4
3
0
0
a Web ad