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2104.json
0false
Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from the stimulus bill.
federal-budget,message-machine,stimulus
american-crossroads
republican
5
5
4
0
0
a campaign commercial
1346.json
2mostly-true
If you want to talk firsts for Bush, this was the first time in American history that a president took us into a war and cut taxes.
afghanistan,foreign-policy,iraq,military,taxes
paul-krugman
New York Times columnist
none
0
2
3
4
0
ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos'
5241.json
5pants-fire
Nearly half of all persons under 30 did not go to work today.
economy,jobs
mitch-daniels
governor
Indiana
republican
0
3
0
0
1
a Republican response to the State of the Union address
11644.json
4barely-true
Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception five times.
abortion,health-care
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
a post on her campaign website
9496.json
1half-true
I dont own a single stock or bond I have no savings accounts.
campaign-finance,ethics,income,transparency
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
the White House Summit on Working Families
2037.json
2mostly-true
Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country entered the U.S. legally and overstayed their visa.
immigration,legal-issues,abc-news-week
luis-gutierrez
U.S. House of Representatives
Illinois
democrat
0
0
2
3
0
an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
11334.json
3true
Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss.
health-care
mary-mannix
President and CEO or Augusta Health
Virginia
business-leader
0
0
0
0
0
a news conference.
11078.json
4barely-true
Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. Hes already significantly reduced our capabilities there.
nuclear
dick-cheney
republican
5
4
2
2
1
an appearance on "Hannity"
9363.json
2mostly-true
Milwaukee has seen an uptick in violence since 2010, and the only period of calm we get is when winter sets in.
crime,criminal-justice
david-clarke-jr
Milwaukee County Sheriff
Wisconsin
democrat
3
5
2
1
0
a news release
9149.json
0false
The numbers of people that support Obamacare and like it have been steadily dropping.
health-care,polls
liz-cheney
republican
0
1
0
1
0
comments on "Fox News Sunday"
5991.json
3true
The region I represent, both currently and in the future, has more automotive plants than the entire state of California.
economy
marcy-kaptur
Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District
Ohio
democrat
0
2
4
4
0
an interview with C-SPAN
504.json
5pants-fire
Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist."
candidates-biography
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail
5943.json
1half-true
Says in U.S. Congress, members dont even have to be on the floor for debates or votes.
congress,congressional-rules
beth-harwell
Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee
republican
0
0
1
0
0
an interview about WTVF-TV’s “ghost voting” story.
3565.json
5pants-fire
Says Gov. Rick Scott lost Florida 331,247 jobs.
jobs
pink-slip-rick
Florida
democrat
0
0
0
1
1
picket signs at a parade.
8922.json
4barely-true
Says North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis supports a plan that would end Medicare as we know it.
federal-budget,health-care,medicare
patriot-majority-usa
democrat
1
1
0
2
1
a campaign ad
9451.json
2mostly-true
In the 1950s and 1960s, the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty.
economy,history,income,poverty,welfare
jack-reed
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
1
0
2
1
0
a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
5006.json
5pants-fire
Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all government sponsored enterprises.
financial-regulation,new-hampshire-2012
newt-gingrich
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Georgia
republican
16
15
20
10
11
a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
4156.json
3true
Republican redistricting plans cut Democrat Nancy Nusbaum out of her state Senate district by a half a block.
redistricting
afl-cio
none
1
0
2
0
0
a blog posting
1355.json
0false
When Obama was interviewed by American reporters in Asia, "Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy."
economy,foreign-policy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
comments at the White House
10418.json
2mostly-true
A strong majority of Americans support the Keystone XL pipeline.
energy,environment,infrastructure
joni-ernst
U.S. senator
Iowa
republican
2
1
1
1
0
the Republican response to the State of the Union address
2525.json
0false
A majority of Wisconsinites opposed the government takeover of health care. But Russ Feingold voted for it anyway.
health-care,message-machine,voting-record
ron-johnson
Wisconsin
republican
14
6
10
10
1
a campaign TV ad
10850.json
1half-true
The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash wasnt driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past.
infrastructure,transportation
megyn-kelly
Host of "The Kelly File"
talk-show-host
0
1
2
0
0
a broadcast of "The Kelly File"
10504.json
0false
Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris.
terrorism
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a statement
1104.json
1half-true
Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black
crime,legal-issues,marijuana,pundits
arianna-huffington
Founder, The Huffington Post
none
0
0
2
3
0
This Week with George Stephanopoulos
248.json
0false
"Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher."
corporations,energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in Iowa
10348.json
3true
Were now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. Weve surpassed Saudi Arabia.
energy
amy-klobuchar
U.S. senator
Minnesota
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
6051.json
4barely-true
Says As Mayor of Wilsonville, I drove TriMet out of town and replaced their bloated transit system with our own local bus line that offers better service and has saved our businesses millions of dollars.
city-budget,city-government,transportation
john-ludlow
Businessman
republican
1
0
1
0
0
campaign website
1960.json
2mostly-true
If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.''
taxes
lincoln-chafee
Rhode Island
democrat
3
5
3
4
0
Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor
1633.json
0false
Did not vote for tax increases as a member of the West Miami City Commission.
taxes
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
3852.json
5pants-fire
Were going to be looking at $8 billion a day that were going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up fuel that were going to need to take the place of what we could have gotten out of the gulf.
energy,oil-spill,market-regulation
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
an interview on Fox
11390.json
0false
Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger believed that people like me should be eliminated.
abortion
ben-carson
republican
7
12
3
2
4
a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H
5025.json
4barely-true
Says a trash mound on U.S. 290 is 800 feet tall.
county-government,environment
richard-franklin-iii
Texas
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an address to the Central Texas Democratic Forum
13001.json
1half-true
Under the current procedure, if someone on a terror watch list tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.
crime,guns,terrorism
paul-ryan
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
republican
19
6
16
14
2
a TV interview
6819.json
0false
One of the first states in the union to pass a voter ID bill was Rhode Island, 85 percent Democratic legislature.
elections,pundits
ann-coulter
Columnist and author
New York
republican
2
3
3
0
4
a TV show appearance
6548.json
0false
In the past 27 months, President Barack Obama has created more private-sector jobs than in the Reagan recovery.
economy,history,jobs
stephanie-cutter
Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"
Massachusetts
democrat
1
1
0
1
0
an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
12213.json
3true
States with the highest gun ownership rates also have the highest suicide rates.
guns
myra-signer
Executive director, National Alliance on Mental Illness Virginia
Virgiia
organization
0
0
0
0
0
a conference.
958.json
3true
"I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one."
federal-budget
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
a news conference
2346.json
2mostly-true
Likens Obamas predicament to 1982, saying, when Reagan just started out, (unemployment was at) exactly the same point. He was two years into his term. The unemployment was well over 10 percent, and it did come out of it.
economy,history,abc-news-week,workers
mary-jordan
Journalist at the Washington Post
Washington, D.C.
none
0
0
0
2
0
a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
5984.json
4barely-true
Says Tom Barrett voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles.
animals,guns,message-machine-2012,public-safety
national-rifle-association
none
3
5
1
5
3
a radio ad
4290.json
3true
The governor having a meeting ... isnt covered by the open meetings act.
transparency
sam-olens
Georgia
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a talk at the Atlanta Press Club
13492.json
5pants-fire
Says he won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.
elections,immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a tweet
7477.json
1half-true
Says his proposed education spending is the highest state funding level in Florida history.
education
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
his State of the State address
558.json
0false
E-mail quotes Maureen Dowd column that Obama has received suspicious contributions from Saudi Arabia, Iran and China.
ethics
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail sent to many people.
7595.json
3true
Says 94 percent of (Marco Rubios) constituents support a universal background check.
guns
mark-kelly
newsmaker
0
0
1
0
0
an interview on 'Fox News Sunday'
6061.json
2mostly-true
Says Tommy Thompsons tax plan amounts to an average tax cut of almost $87,000 for the top 1 percent.
federal-budget,taxes
tammy-baldwin
U.S. Representative
Wisconsin
democrat
5
5
7
4
0
a memo to the media
6951.json
4barely-true
Says Connie Mack takes two homestead exemptions, directly contrary to Floridas Constitution.
candidates-biography,debates,taxes
bill-nelson
Florida
democrat
3
1
8
10
0
in a debate in Davie, Fla.
1027.json
3true
Nobody has ever escaped from one of our federal 'supermax' prisons.
terrorism
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech.
12655.json
4barely-true
Says 220,000New Yorkers would have immediately benefitted had President Obamas executive action been affirmed.So almost a quarter million of our fellow New Yorkers who are hurting right now whose rights and opportunities were taken away by the Supreme Court.
immigration
bill-de-blasio
New York City Mayor
New York
democrat
1
0
0
1
0
a press conference at New York City Hall.
1676.json
0false
"The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit."
bankruptcy,corporations,economy,federal-budget,financial-regulation,taxes
richard-shelby
Senator
Alabama
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
1216.json
3true
Barack Obama and the Democrats have "proposed a tax for not having health insurance."
health-care,taxes
republican-national-committee-republican
republican
6
6
11
5
2
a Web ad
8632.json
4barely-true
The priorities of more than three-quarters of Americans are to increase the minimum wage, create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and require background checks for gun buyers.
guns,immigration,jobs
al-sharpton
New York
democrat
2
1
1
1
0
a broadcast of MSNBC's Politics Nation
9563.json
2mostly-true
We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since Ive been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyles time as governor.
jobs
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a news conference
8641.json
2mostly-true
One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance.
economy,financial-regulation,poverty,workers
james-carville
political consultant
Louisiana
democrat
2
1
0
1
0
comments on ABC's "This Week"
309.json
1half-true
"Bill Clinton's peace dividend . . . cut the military 25 and 30 percent."
military
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a Republican debate in Boca Raton.
5261.json
1half-true
We wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes.
job-accomplishments,state-budget,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a television ad
2664.json
1half-true
Mr. Hurt would re-open that darn (Medicare) doughnut hole.
medicare,message-machine
tom-perriello
lawyer
Virginia
democrat
0
2
1
0
0
a TV ad.
2780.json
3true
Animal abuse is often an indicative trait of future acts of violence against humans.
crime
robert-brown
state senator
Georgia
democrat
1
1
0
0
0
press release
2996.json
0false
Says that all those who do not answer directly to the president, theyve said (repealing Dont Ask, Dont Tell) is a terrible idea.
gays-and-lesbians,military
louie-gohmert
U.S. House member
Texas
republican
2
6
1
0
1
a U.S. House floor speech.
5872.json
3true
There has not been a Democratic woman in Congress from New Jersey in almost four decades.
elections,message-machine-2012
nia-gill
State Senator
New Jersey
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
an interview on NJToday
3734.json
3true
The Obama administration increased the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of crimes by 70 percent.
immigration
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech in El Paso
11356.json
3true
Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C.
income,wealth
mike-huckabee
author
Arkansas
republican
12
5
9
3
4
a radio show.
13394.json
1half-true
The FBI has reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton ... and discovered another 650,000 emails.
ethics,transparency
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
a campaign rally
998.json
3true
About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money.
federal-budget
john-boehner
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio
republican
13
22
11
4
2
an opinion piece.
1528.json
0false
Says shes tried over 100 jury cases in Travis County courts.
candidates-biography,job-accomplishments
mindy-montford
Attorney
Texas
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a campaign mailer
13215.json
2mostly-true
Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks.
taxes,voting-record,wealth
democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee
democrat
1
2
3
1
0
an ad
5709.json
3true
The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old.
congress
weston-wamp
Director of Communications for Lamp Post Group, a venture capital incubator in Chatt
Tennessee
republican
0
0
0
0
0
in a press release.
3878.json
0false
Says Panasonic stayed in New Jersey because of the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant (BRRAG) program.
economy,jobs,taxes
kim-guadagno
Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
republican
0
2
1
0
0
a radio interview on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show
5790.json
1half-true
At the same time gas prices have increased, the share of the oil market controlled by speculators has more than doubled over the past 10 years.
energy,financial-regulation,gas-prices
bill-nelson
Florida
democrat
3
1
8
10
0
an op-ed in POLITICO
3335.json
3true
Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay.
labor,state-budget
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
12676.json
2mostly-true
African-Americans dont use drugs at a higher level than whites but wind up going to prison six times more.
crime,criminal-justice,drugs,history,human-rights,legal-issues,public-safety
van-jones
Co-host of CNN's "Crossfire"
Washington, D.C.
democrat
0
1
2
2
0
a panel discussion on CNN
2902.json
3true
On offshore oil drilling.
energy,oil-spill
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
an interview on CNN.
1974.json
5pants-fire
When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen.
candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a chain e-mail.
6188.json
1half-true
No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month.
animals,environment,food-safety,government-regulation,public-health
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
2776.json
2mostly-true
The interest on the debt now is going to approach in the next couple of years ... what we spend in the national defense budget.
federal-budget,military,abc-news-week
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
7794.json
2mostly-true
Says President Barack Obamas proposed budget includes two new tax increases that would collect about $14 billion.
taxes
tom-price
Congressman
Georgia
republican
1
2
5
3
0
a tweet
8940.json
1half-true
The prosecution of state Sen. Don Balfour cost less than $100, excluding prosecutors salaries.
ethics
lauren-kane
Communications Director, Georgia Attorney General's Office
Georgia
republican
0
0
1
0
0
in email exchange with reporter
6512.json
2mostly-true
Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a completely government-controlled health care system that goes far beyond Obamacare and is a Medicare system for all.
government-regulation,health-care,job-accomplishments,medicare,public-health
tommy-thompson
Wisconsin
republican
6
8
2
5
3
an interview
12352.json
0false
You have to be a citizen to vote, but with same-day voter registration, you have places where people just walk in and vote.
elections,immigration
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an interview on 'Meet the Press'
3900.json
3true
Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country.
Alcohol,drugs,marijuana,public-health,states
ian-lang
Chief strategy officer, The Providence Center
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
0
0
0
0
a state Senate committee hearing
13472.json
1half-true
Texas AM University - Commerce offers counseling, safe spaces for students who are afraid of President-elect Trump.
education,elections
sid-miller
State agriculture commissioner
Texas
republican
1
2
2
0
1
a Facebook post
7770.json
1half-true
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
afghanistan,debt,iraq
cokie-roberts
NPR contributor, ABC commentator
Maryland
journalist
1
0
2
2
0
television interview
2651.json
1half-true
Jerry Brown gave California state employees collective bargaining powers and now, state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life.
message-machine,retirement,state-budget,workers
meg-whitman
California
republican
0
1
1
1
0
a TV ad
8368.json
0false
Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!
environment,federal-budget
tweets
none
2
3
1
2
3
a tweet
12135.json
5pants-fire
An image in a ChrisAbele TV ad depicts wealthy citizens who would benefit from a lake created by the controversial Estabrook Dam.
environment
chris-abele
Philanthropist
Wisconsin
none
3
5
4
4
2
a television ad
13263.json
1half-true
Says Donald Trumps plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would get a $53 billion tax break.
families,taxes,wealth
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a speech
9360.json
4barely-true
In 2007, Ed Gillespie was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan.
health-care,message-machine-2014
democratic-party-virginia
Virginia
democrat
2
1
1
3
0
a news release.
11714.json
2mostly-true
Only nine coalition nations with the U.S. are truly actively involved in fighting the Islamic State.
military,terrorism
rob-wittman
Congressman
Virginia
republican
0
1
1
1
0
an interview.
12622.json
5pants-fire
Says Hillary Clinton presided over $6 billion lost at the State Department, sold uranium to the Russians through (her) faux charity, illegally deleted public records, and murdered an ambassador.
candidates-biography
michael-cohen
Special Counsel to Donald Trump
New York
none
0
0
0
0
1
a tweet
5271.json
0false
Studies show that if we opened one reserve in Alaska now, in five years, gas prices could be at $2 a gallon.
energy,gas-prices
stephen-fincher
U.S. Representative
Tennessee
republican
0
1
0
0
0
an interview with the Union City Daily Messenger
10514.json
2mostly-true
Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac.
energy,environment,government-efficiency
center-western-priorities
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a post on the organization's website
539.json
3true
"When he was asked a few years ago whether he could see himself lifting the cap on the payroll tax, (McCain) said, 'I could.' But today he's attacking me for holding the very same position."
medicare,social-security
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
Columbus, Ohio
3675.json
5pants-fire
Says that while his plan would narrow the time for early voting, it still will be one of the most aggressive early voting time frames in America.
elections
jon-husted
Ohio secretary of state
Ohio
republican
0
2
1
2
1
remarks to the Ohio League of Women Voters
12897.json
4barely-true
The director of the FBI said that we cannot properly vet people coming from the Middle East.
immigration,terrorism
carlos-beruff
Developer
Florida
republican
3
1
0
0
0
a Facebook post
12907.json
1half-true
Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, integrated Virginia public schools.
civil-rights,education,history
tim-kaine
U.S. Senator
Virginia
democrat
8
3
15
15
0
a speech
6764.json
0false
Says Barack Obama has added $16 trillion to the national debt.
corrections-and-updates,debt
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a tweet.
11627.json
3true
Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
foreign-policy,terrorism
bernie-s
U.S. Senator
Vermont
independent
18
12
22
41
0
a speech at Georgetown University
12706.json
0false
Hillary Clinton is for open borders.
immigration
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a speech at the Republican convention”
10960.json
5pants-fire
Says the California flag was supposed to be apear, not a bear.
history
breitbart
none
0
0
0
0
2
an article on the Breitbart website
8482.json
5pants-fire
Texas Governor Rick Perrys voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters.
elections,women
democratic-governors-association
democrat
1
0
0
0
2
an email blast
5783.json
1half-true
The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this presidents term.
corporations,economy,elections,job-accomplishments,jobs,small-business
mitt-romney
Former governor
Massachusetts
republican
34
32
58
33
19
a campaign speech