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Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing Lab 28

Barbara Boxer says As the CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina laid off 30,000 workers.

true statement

a political ad

Florida Education Association says Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want.

false statement

a campaign-style ad.

Presente says 91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college, but Marco Rubio opposes it.

true statement

a television ad

Hillary Clinton says I remember landing under sniper fire.

false statement

Washington, D.C.

Michele Bachmann says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America.

false statement

a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.

Bill Mccollum says Bill McCollum on the Arizona immigration law.

false statement

interviews with Florida media.

Lawrence Odonnell says There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea.

false statement

an appearance on MSNBC.

Rush Limbaugh says Rick Perry is the guy that tracked down Democratic legislators who fled Texas in 2003.

true statement

his radio program.

Joseph Mcnamara says Rhode Islands graduated driving license has saved hundreds of lives.

false statement

a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives

Will Weatherford says Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are single, childless adults.

true statement

an interview

Joe Zepecki says The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary.

false statement

an interview

New Georgia Encyclopedia says Georgia lawmakers fuel up for the session by feasting on wild hogs.

true statement

New Georgia Encyclopedia entry on hogs in Georgia history

Facebook Posts says Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!

false statement

a Facebook posting

Promote Oregon Leadership Pac Oregon House Republi says Will Rasmussen falsely claimed he had lived in the West Linn district for about a year.

true statement

a campaign mailer

Rick Perry says Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage.

true statement

an interview on CNN's "Crossfire"

Joe Theismann says We dont have a (military) reserve force if something happens.

false statement

a discussion on "Outnumbered"

Jack Murphy says Georgias illegal-immigration legislation simply follows existing federal law.

true statement

a press release

Corey Lewandowski says theres 400,000 anchor babies born in the United States a year, which areindividuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens.

true statement

an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

Blog Posting says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers budget okays disposing of unclaimed pound dogs to university research facilities.

false statement

various blog postings critical of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Nathan Deal says Before the HOPE scholarship, 70 percent of the high school students who made 1400 or above on their SAT left the state of Georgia. Now, 70 percent of those stay in the state of Georgia.

true statement

a speech before the Atlanta Press Club

Alex Sink says "No Democratic campaign for (Fla.) governor has ever had these kinds of resources this early on in an election cycle."

true statement

response to questions about fundraising totals

Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton has spoken such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to get nuclear weapons. Give me a break.

true statement

a rally in Sacramento, Calif.

Emma Darnell says The error rates for the Fulton County elections department are well below the average.

false statement

a meeting

Kim Thatcher says Oregon concealed gun applications include home phone numbers, home address, Social Security numbers, what kinds of guns you have in the house whether you were dishonorably discharged from the military, what controlled substances you are taking and were you ever accused of -- accused, mind you -- of stalking.

true statement

a House floor session

Kendrick Meek says "When I become the nominee, the Democratic nominee, I will be the only pro-choice candidate on the ballot."

true statement

in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reeds Office says While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

true statement

press release

Hillary Clinton says While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked.

true statement

her gun policy platform.

Joe Biden says John McCain's tax plan will give no reduction "for 100-million American families."

true statement

Denver

John Kasich says I think [a little] less than half of the people in our prisons are in there for less than a year. ... We have people who are check kiters and dont pay child support and we are locking them up in the state pen.

true statement

a gathering with reporters

Lee Fisher says Rob Portmans plan to tax, slash and privatize Social Security would devastate Ohioans.

true statement

a campaign statement

Ron Paul says "The founders advised non-interventionism."

true statement

Orlando

Gerald Mccormick says The state constitution clearly says theres not to be a state income tax in Tennessee.

false statement

House floor debate over amending the state constitution to prohibit an income tax.

Barack Obama says The Bush administration prosecuted 190 suspected terrorists in federal courts.

true statement

an interview on CBS

Marshall Faulk says Quarterbacks won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time.

true statement

comments on the NFL Network

Mitt Romney says This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover.

false statement

an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop

Jon Huntsman says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.

true statement

a web advertisement

David Rivera says In the past, President Obama has refused to meet with representatives from Cuban exile organizations.

false statement

a statement

Sherrod Brown says We buy 35 percent of all Chinese exports.

true statement

a news conference

Bill Pascrell says 53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs.

true statement

a speech on the House floor

Bob Mcdonnell says his transportation plan would make Virginia the first state in the nation to eliminate the state tax on gasoline.

true statement

a news conference.

Mary Burke says Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration.

true statement

a report

Paul Levesque says Weve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that weve followed them in for the Super Bowl. Weve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales.

true statement

an interview on NYPost.com

Kathleen Falk says Wisconsin women are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job.

false statement

a newspaper interview

Nj Can says the states pension and health benefits reform includes the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights.

true statement

a petition

Ryan Downton says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.

true statement

an open letter to voters.

Steve Santarsiero says Steve Santarsiero wrote PAs Gun Safety Law.

false statement

a campaign mailer.

Joe Leibham says Common Core is a federal mandate.

false statement

a news release

Robin Vos says Milwaukees police chief can fire officers for basically no cause.

false statement

a statement at a committee meeting

George P Bush says 60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math.

true statement

a Twitter post

Leticia Van De Putte says Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary.

true statement

remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate

National Federation Blind says Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour.

true statement

a news release

Jd Hayworth says John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."

true statement

a campaign commercial

Jill Vogel says In Virginia, people are going and getting marriage licenses who are 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 years old.

true statement

legislative hearing.

Donna Brazile says Republican ideas on health care dont give people an option to even enroll in something that they can afford.

true statement

a broadcast of CNN's Situation Room

Sean Hannity says You cant build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia.

true statement

a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show

Chain Email says The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year.

false statement

a widely circulated e-mail

Mark Neumann says The federal government is spending $46,000 a year per family (or group of four) and could balance its budget by dropping that to $30,000.

true statement

a television interview

Rachel Maddow says The Pentagon made up the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq.

false statement

comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show"

John Mccain says "(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million."

true statement

a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.

Hillary Clinton says The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent.

true statement

her book, "Hard Choices."

Brian Birdwell says On campaign donations from Texas Capitol lobbyists.

true statement

a Capitol-area fundraiser.

Kurt Schrader says In just a few decades, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, other mandatory spending programs, and paying interest due on the debt will eclipse our entire budget.

true statement

congressional website

David Perdue says There are only about 10 people in the United States Senate who have any real business experience.

true statement

during an appearance in Middle Georgia

American Federation Children says Senator Jeff Plale saved my job -- and some 300 others at Bucyrus International.

true statement

campaign literature distributed by an outside group

Joe Biden says 95 percent of the worlds customers are beyond our shores.

true statement

a speech in San Diego

Gerald Daugherty says he is the reason we do not pay a toll every time we pass over the bridge at MoPac and William Cannon.

true statement

a mailed campaign flier

Jeff Wentworth says he restored prayer and the pledge in our schools.

true statement

a TV ad.

Barack Obama says Barack Obama is "the only candidate who doesn't take a dime from oil company PACs or lobbyists."

true statement

in a television ad

Americans Prosperity Florida says Patrick Murphys Pay More energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!

true statement

a campaign mailer

Erick Erickson says Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress.

true statement

a blog post

Barack Obama says 50 million people would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed.

true statement

a presidential debate

Mark Obenshain says Virginia Democrats recently enforced voter ID rules that were considerably more stringent than those contained in the state law they denounce.

true statement

a newsletter.

Jennifer Shilling says Under Donald Trumps tax plan, the top 0.1 percent of taxpayers -- people earning multiple millions of dollars a year, on average -- would get more tax relief than the bottom 60 percent of taxpayers combined.

true statement

a teleconference

Thomas Garrett Jr says Federal money for Medicaid expansion is guaranteed for a few years and then goes away.

true statement

an op-ed.

Republican Party Florida says Barack Obama will "raise Social Security taxes."

true statement

campaign direct mail

Rob Eissler says Obesity kills 34 children per hour.

false statement

remarks on the House floor

Josh Mandel says Sherrod Brown sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries.

false statement

a television ad

Loretta Weinberg says PolitiFact listed Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin as the Governor who told the most lies and our own untruthful Governor Chris Christie made it into Politifacts top five of Lie - en Governors.

false statement

a column on Blue Jersey

Jim Greer says On whether President Obamas speeches to school children spread socialist ideology.

false statement

a statement to the press

Hillary Clinton says The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clintons presidency was a hundred times what it was under President Ronald Reagan.

false statement

an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show"

Steve Kagen says Already, the mayor of Green Bay is having ribbon-cutting after ribbon-cutting for economic development around the new VA center.

false statement

a newspaper article

Florida Democratic Party says (Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs.

true statement

a press release

Stephen Sweeney says People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want womens health care. Theres issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasnt. Youve seen the actions hes taken on them.

true statement

an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program

Ocean State Policy Research Institute says Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus spending -- Part II.

false statement

a report

Republican Party Virginia says Phil Puckett voted no on sending the EPA a message that theyve gone too far not once, but twice.

false statement

a blog post.

Rick Scott says A recent study revealed that, across the nation, taxes would have to be increased by an average of $1,300 a year just to support the currently unsustainable public employee pension systems. In Florida, that dollar figure translates to $813 a year.

true statement

an e-mail to state employees

John Mccain says "Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000."

true statement

in a television ad.

American International Group says AIG has fully repaid the federal government plus a profit of more than $22 billion.

true statement

a TV ad

Mike Pence says The financial regulatory bill will kill jobs.

true statement

a press release

Joe Biden says McCain once said that on "the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush."

true statement

a speech in Springfield, Ill.

Leonard Lance says Barack Obama said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened.

true statement

a debate

Ben Cannon says if we raise the number of third-graders who read at a third-grade level, we affect everything, from graduation rates to incarceration rates.

true statement

a Portland Monthly article.

Donald Trump says The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix.

false statement

a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz.

Yes 82 And 83 Campaign says Measures 82 and 83 authorize just one more casino.

true statement

a campaign ad

Barbara Buono says as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

true statement

a column

Planned Parenthood Pac says John Kitzhaber is the only pro-choice candidate in the race for governor.

true statement

a campaign mailer

Bono says When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage."

true statement

an interview with the Associated Press

Jonathan Harris says You dont see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical.

true statement

a newspaper commentary

Campaign Regulate Marijuana Alcohol says marijuana use among Colorado high school students has not increased since legalization.

true statement

a political advertisement

Charlie Crist says Expanding Medicaid would create 63k jobs.

true statement

a tweet