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8634.json
2mostly-true
Passing a federal firearms background check through the NICS database . . . typically takes 90 seconds.
government-regulation,guns
james-langevin
Congressman
Rhode Island
democrat
1
1
2
1
0
a news release
4248.json
4barely-true
The debt-ceiling bill doesnt cut the debt. It will add about $7 trillion in new debt over the next 10 years.
deficit,federal-budget
jim-demint
President, Heritage Foundation
South Carolina
republican
4
4
0
0
1
an interview with "The State" newspaper
12705.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clinton has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
candidates-biography,trade
jeff-sessions
Alabama
republican
2
2
2
1
0
the GOP convention in Cleveland
7489.json
3true
Says Jeb Bush flip-flop-flip(ped) on immigration.
immigration
debbie-wasserman-schultz
U.S. Representative, Florida District 23
Florida
democrat
7
9
8
15
3
a tweet
2424.json
5pants-fire
Ganley said that if elected, he wants to cut the dickens out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans benefits.
federal-budget,medicare,military,social-security
betty-sutton
U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District
Ohio
democrat
0
2
1
2
1
a campaign fundraising e-mail
13274.json
1half-true
Says Marco Rubio opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families.
immigration
patrick-murphy
Florida
democrat
2
1
4
5
0
a TV ad
3435.json
3true
Since 1980, over 145 incidents have been documented of suction entrapment in swimming pools and spas, including 36 deaths of children.
children,consumer-safety
leticia-van-de-putte
Pharmacist
Texas
democrat
2
2
4
1
1
a press release
5591.json
1half-true
The RESTORE Act started as an effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration but now could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast.
environment,federal-budget,oil-spill
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a press release
9971.json
1half-true
Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at$15.81, Germany at$11and France at$12.35.
economy,workers
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a Facebook meme
13389.json
1half-true
Joe Morrissey has been a delegate in the General Assembly for eight years with no laws passed to help our black community with education or workforce.
job-accomplishments
michelle-mosby
Richmond City Council president
Virginia
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
a radio ad.
2597.json
2mostly-true
Georgia lawmakers balanced the budget without raising taxes on residents.
taxes
casey-cagle
republican
1
0
0
2
0
a speech
6717.json
4barely-true
Defends his vote to push retirement age to 70 by saying he is for a process that would not be fully implemented until around the turn of the century.
retirement,social-security,voting-record
scott-desjarlais
4th Congressional District's congressman
Tennessee
republican
1
0
0
1
0
an interview with The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro
1159.json
5pants-fire
President Obama . . . wants to mandate circumcision.
health-care,pundits
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
a radio broadcast
8427.json
4barely-true
The president has given 1,100 special waivers to his friends for Obamacare.
health-care
mick-mulvaney
Representative, S.C. 5th congressional district
South Carolina
republican
1
0
0
0
0
an interview with CBS News
4464.json
0false
Says that three of these five Republicans -- Ben Westlund, Rob Patridge, Max Williams, Lane Shetterly, Lynn Lundquist -- later became Democrats.
voting-record
ted-piccolo
columnist
0
1
0
0
0
an online comment
41.json
0false
"The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City."
crime
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
New York.
7929.json
2mostly-true
Proposed cuts in the House farm bill mean 2 million less people on food stamps, 210,000 children will not receive school lunches or breakfasts.
agriculture,hunger,welfare
barbara-lee
Congresswoman from California's 13th district
California
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
an interview with MSNBC
7968.json
3true
If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet.
immigration,pundits
bill-maher
Host of Real Time with Bill Maher
California
independent
0
3
1
5
0
a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher"
2621.json
5pants-fire
Rick Scott doesnt have any ties to a lobbyist.
candidates-biography
jennifer-carroll
Lieutenant governor
Florida
republican
0
1
0
0
1
a speech
5105.json
4barely-true
At my first Lets Get to Work Day we sold out; more than 240 dozen doughnuts by 8:30 a.m.
candidates-biography,economy,job-accomplishments,jobs
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
his State of the State address
11384.json
0false
Glen Sturtevant is against smaller class sizes.
education,voting-record
dan-gecker
Chesterfield County supervisor
Virginia
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign flier.
8408.json
5pants-fire
Congressional lawmakers earn their salaries FOR LIFE, which for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi would add up to $803,700 Dollars a year for LIFE including FREE medical.
congress,congressional-rules,federal-budget
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
an email and social media posts
1361.json
3true
President Obamas proposal calls for serious cuts in our own long-term carbon emissions, but China and India will still be allowed to increase their emissions.
climate-change,energy,environment
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
an op-ed in the 'Washington Post'
719.json
0false
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
federal-budget
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Tampa, Fla.
1878.json
5pants-fire
Starting in 2011, "you will be required to pay taxes" on "the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company."
health-care,taxes
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
11460.json
5pants-fire
Planned Parenthood is nothing more than a referral service. They dont do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies.
abortion,health-care,public-health,state-budget,state-finances
dan-patrick
Lieutenant governor-elect
Texas
republican
4
4
3
4
4
an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News
5889.json
4barely-true
Says Democratic recall opponent Tom Barrett is campaigning on lifting property tax limits.
city-budget,city-government,message-machine-2012,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a TV ad
8343.json
3true
Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail.
elections
league-women-voters-texas-education-fund
none
0
0
0
0
0
a press release
5660.json
2mostly-true
We have the lowest per-capita spending of any state in the nation except for South Dakota.
state-budget,state-finances
stacey-abrams
House Minority Leader, Georgia General Assembly
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
798.json
1half-true
Barack Obama was "a trial attorney for ACORN."
candidates-biography
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
a memo on campaign Web site
7449.json
2mostly-true
When I ran against incumbent President Gerald Ford, you know how much money we raised? None.
campaign-finance
jimmy-carter
Georgia
democrat
3
0
2
2
0
an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan
1366.json
2mostly-true
President Obama has the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year.
history,job-accomplishments
karl-rove
Texas
republican
2
5
2
8
0
a 'Wall Street Journal' column
8440.json
0false
Milwaukee County has a parks capital budget thats bigger than its been in the last 10 years.
county-budget,county-government,job-accomplishments,recreation
chris-abele
Philanthropist
Wisconsin
none
3
5
4
4
2
a speech
10145.json
4barely-true
Says Charlie Crist wants felons who commit a heinous crime such as intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote.
crime,elections
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
the CNN debate
2397.json
4barely-true
700 jobs (were) lost because Allen Boyd voted for the health care bill.
education,elections,health-care,message-machine
national-republican-congressional-committee
republican
18
9
8
5
8
a TV ad.
12206.json
4barely-true
Because of (the 1994 crime bill), we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate, and listen to this, because of that and the background check law, a 46-year low in the deaths of people of gun violence.
crime
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
during a campaign stop in Philadelphia
3501.json
4barely-true
In 2009, we cut state spending in real terms for the first time in 150 years.
state-budget
tim-pawlenty
republican
2
3
3
6
1
his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story"
8662.json
0false
In every poll, John Cornyn always loses to any conservative the voters have heard about.
polls
steve-stockman
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
1
3
0
0
1
Stockman's campaign website
3246.json
2mostly-true
For the last decade, funding in the health and human services budget has grown at twice the rate as other parts of the budget, and I think that context is important.
florida,state-budget
joe-negron
State Senator
Florida
republican
0
0
1
1
0
a Health and Human Services Appropriations committee meeting
2887.json
3true
In Wisconsin, deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years.
crime,families
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
a news release
13404.json
0false
Twitter, Google and Facebook are burying the FBI criminal investigation of Clinton. Very dishonest media!
elections,technology
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a Tweet
3008.json
1half-true
Says there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities.
taxes
mary-olson
Lake Oswego City Councilwoman
Oregon
none
0
0
1
0
0
in Clackamas County Board of Commissioners hearing
8461.json
1half-true
For the state of Florida, there is not an additional cost with implementation of the Common Core standards.
education,state-budget
pam-stewart
interim commissioner of education
Florida
state-official
0
0
2
0
0
a public hearing in Tampa
5335.json
1half-true
Twenty-five or 24 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work.
economy,jobs
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
an Atlanta campaign stop
710.json
4barely-true
Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'
education
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
in a television ad
12820.json
2mostly-true
Says Trump ties are made in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin.
candidates-biography,small-business
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a speech at the Democratic National Convention
9680.json
5pants-fire
Weve had about 3,000 murders in connection with lax border security.
crime,criminal-justice,immigration
greg-abbott
governor
Texas
republican
11
3
8
6
5
an interview on Fox News.
246.json
3true
Huckabee "granted 1,033 pardons and commutations . . . more clemencies than the previous three governors combined."
crime
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a TV ad airing in Iowa.
4321.json
3true
The proposed transportation bill could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history.
transportation
david-pennington
Mayor of Dalton
Georgia
none
1
0
0
0
0
a press conference
7646.json
1half-true
The Internal Revenue Service spent $60,000 on a Star Trek training video.
federal-budget
tom-graves
republican
1
0
5
0
1
a Twitter post
1882.json
2mostly-true
While in Congress, Nathan Deal was a leader when it came to protecting our borders.
immigration
nathan-deal
republican
9
5
11
11
0
a press releaase
1548.json
4barely-true
"Florida's new fingerprint identification system is improving our rate of solving cold cases by 300 percent."
crime
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
his State of the State address.
3856.json
0false
The 2009 stimulus bill failed to get people back to work.
jobs,stimulus
eric-cantor
House Majority Leader
Virginia
republican
9
6
4
4
4
a news conference.
4475.json
2mostly-true
Since 1995, the top 400 wealthiest families have seen their incomes go up 400 percent and their tax rates go down 40 percent.
economy,taxes
barbara-boxer
U.S. Senator
California
democrat
2
0
3
4
1
an interview on MSNBC
3966.json
4barely-true
Muslims tried to use Sharia law to influence court decisions in New Jersey and Oklahoma
religion
herman-cain
Georgia
republican
4
11
5
3
3
the Republican primary presidential debate in Manchester, NH
1643.json
3true
"Actually, Reagan was a Democrat before he was a Republican."
candidates-biography
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
3018.json
0false
We can save $125 billion in simply not giving out money to Medicare recipients that dont exist for procedures that didnt happen.
federal-budget,government-efficiency,medicare
darrell-issa
U.S. House of Representatives
California
republican
0
3
0
0
0
CBS's "Face the Nation"
10590.json
0false
The University of Wisconsin System will be much more affordable than just about any other campus in America because going forward we have a cap on it tied to inflation.
education,state-budget
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an interview
3429.json
4barely-true
Gov. Rick Perry used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget.
education,stimulus
gail-collins
Columnist for the New York Times
New York
journalist
2
1
1
3
0
a column
9631.json
3true
On immigration reform
immigration,public-safety,voting-record
ed-gillespie
Republican strategist
Washington, D.C.
republican
2
3
2
2
1
interviews
10249.json
1half-true
The actions Im taking are the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century.
immigration,legal-issues
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech announcing new immigration actions
6048.json
2mostly-true
It took us four years to balance the budget. Then I gave you four surplus budgets for the first time in more than 70 years, paid $600 billion down on the national debt.
deficit,federal-budget
bill-clinton
former president
Arkansas
democrat
4
2
12
11
3
a video posted on YouTube
6483.json
2mostly-true
Says Jon Corzine gave away 14 percent raises over 4 years and he stood on the front steps of the Capitol at a public-sector union rally and said, I will fight to get you a great contract.
unions
chris-christie
Governor of New Jersey
New Jersey
republican
10
17
27
19
8
a video posted on YouTube
11845.json
2mostly-true
Weve cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. Theyve grown.
state-budget,taxes
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter
8380.json
3true
Many dont know that Bill Young was once the minority leader in the Florida Senate...because he was the only Republican senator.
congress,florida,states
chris-latvala
Florida
republican
0
0
0
0
0
a tweet
9389.json
5pants-fire
Says Barack Obama is the only American president who has not visited the D-Day Monument in Normandy on D-Day.
history,military,veterans
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
messages on the Internet
6092.json
0false
Says Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters.
environment,jobs,message-machine-2012,recreation
stop-gillnetting-now
Oregon
organization
0
1
0
0
0
campaign press statement
11820.json
5pants-fire
Obamacare is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work.
health-care
ted-cruz
Senator
Texas
republican
36
33
15
19
8
comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate
12654.json
4barely-true
Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it.
trade
sherrod-brown
U.S. Senator
Ohio
democrat
3
4
5
8
1
an interview on ABC "This Week"
390.json
3true
"I've spent 20 years devoted to working on behalf of families who are having a tough time and are seeking out the American dream."
candidates-biography
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Cleveland, Ohio
1830.json
4barely-true
Says he was a Marine during Vietnam.
candidates-biography,ethics,message-machine,military,veterans
dale-peterson
Alabama
republican
1
0
1
0
0
a campaign commercial
1132.json
4barely-true
AARP is endorsing the health care reform bill.
health-care
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a town hall on health care
6810.json
5pants-fire
Says Mitt Romneys investments created zero jobs.
candidates-biography,corporations,economy,jobs,message-machine-2012
workers-voice
Political action committee
District of Columbia
none
0
2
0
0
2
a mailer
9000.json
3true
American Hustleshows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down.
candidates-biography,legal-issues
larry-pressler
Candidate for U.S. Senate
South Dakota
independent
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign ad
533.json
4barely-true
"These steps (a middle-class tax cut, national health care plan, foreclosure prevention fund, Social Security fix and more) are all paid for."
federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Flint, Mich.
5936.json
5pants-fire
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms.
foreign-policy,guns
craig-james
Former ESPN analyst
Texas
republican
0
0
1
0
1
a speech in Tyler, Texas.
9509.json
0false
The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs.
climate-change,economy,energy,jobs
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
an op-ed for "USA Today"
3392.json
0false
Says iPads and iPhones are built in the United States of America.
economy,abc-news-week,trade
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
4084.json
0false
Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus projects in Rhode Island include $250,000 to provide digital television to the states inmate population.
stimulus
ocean-state-policy-research-institute
Rhode Island
organization
0
2
0
0
1
report
12915.json
4barely-true
The Pentagon itself says that we could eliminate 20 percent of U.S. bases.
deficit,federal-budget,government-efficiency,military
gary-johnson
Presidential candidate
New Mexico
libertarian
3
2
5
6
0
an interview on Fox News
2093.json
3true
I never called for a partition of Iraq.
iraq,abc-news-week
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
ABC's "This Week"
1818.json
0false
In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican.
education
robert-koons
philosophy professor
republican
0
1
0
0
0
an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman
2892.json
3true
Said Republicans made historic gains in state legislatures during last months election
elections
national-review
none
0
0
0
0
0
National Review Online
12658.json
2mostly-true
We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party.
candidates-biography,elections,history,polls
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a speech in Raleigh, N.C.
5606.json
1half-true
Metro Atlantans spend over an hour every day or five hours a week commuting, for a total of 260 hours a year.
message-machine-2012,transportation
metro-atlanta-voter-education-network
none
0
0
1
0
0
in a TV ad
1625.json
1half-true
In Cover Florida "thousands already enrolled and climbing."
health-care
charlie-crist
Florida
democrat
15
9
20
19
2
a radio ad
9275.json
2mostly-true
The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlantas largest and fastest-growing parishes.
religion
wilton-gregory
Archbishop
Georgia
none
0
0
0
1
0
in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper
6168.json
0false
New Jerseys citizens are working at the highest rate in three years.
jobs
jennifer-beck
republican
0
2
0
0
0
a speech on the state Senate floor
1459.json
4barely-true
"The money supply has doubled in the last year."
economy
ron-paul
U.S. representative
Texas
republican
5
8
8
8
3
an article on his Web site RonPaul.com
7644.json
0false
Says Oregons high minimum wage is the reason why by 2011, Oregons restaurants employed an average of only 13.8 workers, or 2.6 fewer employees than they did before the states minimum wage began rising above the federal level in 1997.
labor,workers
melvin-sickler
New Jersey
organization
0
1
0
0
0
a U.S. Senate hearing
1014.json
3true
"The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
gays-and-lesbians
miss-california-usa
Miss USA runner-up
California
none
0
0
0
0
0
a news conference.
4226.json
1half-true
The debt ceiling deal will result in the lowest level of annual domestic spending since Dwight Eisenhower was president.
deficit,federal-budget,history
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
remarks from the White House
1363.json
0false
The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change has been pretty well debunked.
climate-change,environment
james-inhofe
U.S. Senator
Oklahoma
republican
0
1
0
1
0
CNN's 'The Situation Room'
5782.json
2mostly-true
President Obamas suggested reduction in spending for next year: $0.
federal-budget
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a graphic posted on his website
4231.json
4barely-true
Rick Perry ended full-day Pre-K for 100,000 Texas children.
education,state-budget
progress-texas
Texas
none
3
0
1
0
2
a statement for Twitter
7570.json
3true
Says PPS employees have paid their own PERS contributions for many years.
education,pensions,unions,workers
portland-public-schools
School district
Oregon
none
0
0
1
1
0
a letter to Portlanders
10267.json
2mostly-true
Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues.
history,immigration
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
a news release.
2654.json
0false
Says Alex Sinks plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending.
education,government-efficiency,state-budget,transportation
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.
3397.json
5pants-fire
Any child born prematurely, according to the president, in his own words, can be killed.
abortion
rick-santorum
Pennsylvania
republican
12
16
13
7
5
a speech to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.
8934.json
3true
Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working.
families,health-care,workers
terry-mcauliffe
Governor
Virginia
democrat
12
6
2
2
3
a speech.