chengxuphd/liar2 huggingface dataset:
Statement: Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo "opposes the repeal of Obamacare.
Speaker: ed macdougall
About the speaker: Ed MacDougall is the mayor of Cutler Bay and a candidate in the 2014 Congressional District 26 Republican primary in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
Date: July 26, 2014
Location: florida
Topics: health care
Context: a radio ad
Fact-check justification: MacDougall said that Curbelo "opposes the repeal of Obamacare." MacDougall points to an interview Curbelo gave in December in which he said he was against total repeal but wanted to replace the law. In subsequent interviews, Curbelo called for a substantial overhaul of the law. MacDougall’s statement could leave voters with the  impression that Curbelo is a straight-up supporter of the health care law. Curbelo supports at least a couple of policy goals in the law -- such as providing coverage to those with pre-existing conditions -- but overall he is  very critical of the law. The statement contains an element of  but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate this  .
Statement: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle.
Speaker: matt flynn
About the speaker: Milwaukee attorney Matt Flynn announced in October 2017 that he is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin in the 2018 election. A former chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Flynn lost bids for the U.S. Senate in 1986 and 1988 and was defeated in contests for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 and 2004. 
Date: November 4, 2017
Location: wisconsin
Topics: economy;income
Context: a news release
Fact-check justification: Our rating Flynn says that under Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle." Adjusting for inflation, the average wage is higher under Walker than it was when Doyle left office in 2010. But sometimes people use the more common term average when they’re actually referring to the median -- which some economists say is a better measure for wages because an average can be distorted by people who earn very high wages. The median wage was higher when Doyle left office than it is under Walker.    Flynn’s statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details -- our definition of .
Statement: Police discover meth lab in back room of Alabama Walmart.
Speaker: ufconly
About the speaker: Ufconly is a website that posts fake news.
Date: December 10, 2017
Topics: drugs;fake news;crime;punditfact
Context: a headline
Fact-check justification: In August 2016, police discovered a meth lab inside a 6-foot-high drainage pipe under a Walmart parking lot in Amherst, N.Y. The " about" section of the Ufconly website doesn’t describe the website’s content and instead stated that "Ufconly is a small village in the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa." We found no such place. There is no  that police discovered a meth lab inside a Walmart in Decatur, Ala. We rate this  .
Statement: Expanding the sale of full-strength beer and wine to grocery stores is "good for everybody.
Speaker: your choice colorado 
About the speaker: Your Choice Colorado is a campaign pushing a Colorado ballot measure to allow full-strength beer and wine in grocery and big box stores.
Date: March 16, 2016
Location: colorado
Topics: alcohol
Context: a TV ad
Fact-check justification: Opponents forecast precisely the opposite effect, saying it would close 700 liquor stores, cause the loss of 10,000 jobs, and hurt craft breweries and wineries. Independent economists say the proposal would increase competition, giving consumers lower prices and convenient one-stop shopping. But they acknowledge that liquor stories will be negatively impacted. The ad makes a fair point about consumer benefits but goes too far in saying the measure works out for all sides. We rate the  .
Statement: For the last 10 years, our economy has grown at less than 2 percent on average every single year for 10 years. We have not had a decade like that in a century in America.
Speaker: james lankford
About the speaker: James Lankford, a Republican, is a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. Previously, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to joining the House, he served as director of student ministry at the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma and as director of the Falls Creek Youth Camp.
Date: October 22, 2017
Location: national
Topics: economy;taxes
Context: an interview on "Face the Nation"
Fact-check justification: Lankford said that average yearly growth in the past 10 years has been under 2 percent and that "we have not had a decade like that in a century in America." Lankford is correct that growth since 2007 has averaged under 2 percent. The data don’t carry his argument over a full century because the government numbers only go back to 1930, not 1917 as would be necessary. He also has cherry-picked his definition of a decade. His numbers are correct by the yardstick he chose, but by another common interpretation of decade, average growth in the first 10 years of this century fell below 2 percent. That runs counter to the heart of his assertion. At the same time, using that definition, it is fair to say that growth since 2000 has been lower than in the decades before that. We rate this  .
Statement: Says there are "indications of grossly improper conduct from election officials right here in my district.
Speaker: dan bishop
About the speaker: Dan Bishop is a North Carolina state Senator who represents Mecklenburg County in District 39. In 2019, he was a candidate for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.
Date: November 5, 2020
Location: north carolina
Topics: elections
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Bishop said there are "indications of grossly improper conduct from election officials right here in my district." His spokeswoman cited complaints about campaign volunteers outside a polling place. Complaints were filed against Anson County campaign volunteers accusing them of trying to coerce people into voting a certain way. And Bishop thinks local election officials didn’t do enough to stop campaign volunteers from improperly assisting voters with their ballots. But the North Carolina elections board says it’s not aware of any direct misconduct by Anson County election officials. We rate this  .
Statement: Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words "endowed by their Creator" when referring to the Declaration of Independence.
Speaker: government is not god pac
About the speaker: Government Is Not God is a political action committee for social conservatives founded in 1992 by William J. Murray who is currently the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition. The mission of Government Is Not God - PAC is the election to Congress of men and women who hold conservative beliefs on both moral and economic issues.
Date: September 23, 2012
Location: national
Topics: history;message machine 2012
Context: a newspaper ad
Fact-check justification: GING-PAC’s ad says Obama is "the only president in history who has deliberately removed the words." Not so. It’s  that Obama has omitted "endowed by their Creator" in speeches, but he’s also included those words many times. And at least three other presidents -- including Ronald Reagan -- have left out the Creator. We rate the  .
Statement: On average, 17% of a family's income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.
Speaker: sarah godlewski
About the speaker: Treasurer Sarah Godlewski is Wisconsin’s thirty-sixth State Treasurer and serves as the state’s chief financial officer. Godlewski is a candidate for U.S. Senate.
 
Prior to serving, she was the co-founder of a multimillion dollar socially responsible investment firm called MaSa Partners that invests in early-stage businesses. The Treasurer was also a founding member of WE Capital Fund which empowers female entrepreneurs through financing opportunities. Her work has been nationally recognized for achieving positive impact without sacrificing sound financial returns. 
 
Beyond investing, Godlewski worked at the Pentagon for almost a decade where she helped save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars and worked to create a performance-based budget for local government. She is a big proponent of financial literacy and supported such initiatives as an adjunct professor. The Treasurer started her financial career supporting micro-lending initiatives in rural India where she saw firsthand how access to capital can positively transform entire communities. 
 
Godlewski dropped out of the Democratic U.S. Senate primary July 29, 2022, clearing the field of major contenders for the party's presumptive nominee, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
Date: February 6, 2021
Location: wisconsin
Topics: children;families;income
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: Criticizing the high cost of child care in Wisconsin, Godlewski claimed, "On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin." She’s right that child care costs can be a financially impossible burden for many families. But her stat misses on several points. That figure isn’t an average, it simply compares the price of full-time, center-based child care to the typical family income, expressing that ratio as a percentage. This number only holds  for a family with one child who has that child in full-time center-based care, which is far from a typical situation. Many families use a combination of options, or pay for home-based care.  And this phrasing actually drastically understates the cost for a single-parent family or a family with multiple children using center-based care. We define  as a statement that is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context. That fits here.
Statement: You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race.
Speaker: sarah palin
About the speaker: Sarah Palin was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008. She is also the former governor of Alaska and the author of  Going Rogue: An American Life. Sarah Palin's previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and serving as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Date: October 2, 2008
Location: national
Topics: iraq
Context: St. Louis
Fact-check justification: "Stay there forever?" So Biden "supported McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly," as Palin claimed, only when it came to military funding. He voted to authorize the war, but his reluctance stood in stark contrast to McCain's zeal. And he and McCain were utterly at odds on the surge. We find Palin's  to be .
Statement: Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep.
Speaker: mitt romney
About the speaker: Mitt Romney is a U.S. senator from Utah. He ran for president in 2012 as the Republican nominee, losing to incumbent President Barack Obama. Prior to that, Romney served one term as governor of Massachusetts, elected to the post in 2002. He was born in 1947 in Michigan, where his father was governor from 1963 to 1969. Romney graduated from Brigham Young University and received both a law degree and an MBA from Harvard University. Romney helped found the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984, which launched or rebuilt such companies as Staples and Dominos Pizza. Romney managed the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from 1999-2002. He ran for president in 2008 but lost the Republican nomination. He and his wife, Ann, have five sons, Tagg, Craig, Matt, Ben and Josh.
Date: June 28, 2012
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: Washington, D.C.
Fact-check justification: Romney said that "Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep." That number is cherry-picked, and he’s  to describe it as only including people who "like" their coverage, since many of those 20 million will be leaving employer coverage voluntarily for better options. Romney also ignores that under the status quo, many more people today "lose" coverage than even the highest, cherry-picked CBO estimate. We rate his statement .
Statement: Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan.
Speaker: donald trump
About the speaker: Donald Trump is the former president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016.  He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. In November 2022, he announced he would run for president in 2024.
Date: January 16, 2018
Location: national
Topics: jobs;trade;taxes
Context: Washington
Fact-check justification: Trump said that Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan. The company does plan to spend $1 billion to shift production of Ram trucks from Saltillo, Mexico, to Warren, Mich. However, this is no zero-sum game where a U.S. gain is Mexico’s loss. The Mexican plant will start making another kind of vehicle, and the company expects no change in the number of workers. There is no question though that the company’s billion dollar investment will add many new jobs in Michigan where Chrysler has long had a presence. We rate this  .
Statement: The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All.
Speaker: joe biden
About the speaker: Joe Biden is the president of the United States. A Democrat, Biden served as a Delaware senator from 1973 (elected at the age of 29) until 2009. During his time in the Senate, he served as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus and chair of the Judiciary Committee. He subsequently served as Barack Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2016. Biden launched unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008. He received a degree in history and political science from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Syracuse School of Law. 
Date: November 20, 2019
Topics: health care;health check
Context: comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate
Fact-check justification:   During the recent presidential primary debates, Biden said: "The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All." Based on a cursory review of polls, this statement appears off-base. After all, most polls find that when Democrats are simply asked if they support Medicare for All, they answer "yes."  However, when those same polls dig deeper into this support by asking about the favorability of other Democratic-favored health policies -- Medicare for All, the public option or expansions of the Affordable Care Act -- or if such a Medicare for All program should replace private insurance, this support becomes weaker. The polls do seem to suggest support among Democrats for the moderate reforms Biden backs. Still, the  is lacking to support Biden’s  that a "vast majority" of Democrats oppose Medicare for All.   For these reasons, we rate this statement .
Statement: The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.
Speaker: john boehner
About the speaker: John Boehner of Ohio is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was formerly the Republican minority leader from 2007-2011, and was the majority leader briefly prior to that.
Date: September 15, 2009
Location: national
Topics: history
Context: a floor speech
Fact-check justification: While there may be more such instances deep in congressional history - finding them would require reviewing reams of legislation introduced since the founding of Congress - the only example the historian's office could readily find was against Rep. Bill Thomas, who, in 2003 as the Republican chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, called in the U.S. Capitol Police to remove Democratic panel members who were protesting Thomas' handling of a pension bill. The resolution was dropped by a vote of 170-143.    So, back to Boehner's . In recent history, there's only been one instance of the chamber specifically using a resolution of disapproval to punish a lawmaker, though the historian's office said there may be more. Given that small bit of uncertainty, we give Boehner a .
Statement: Half of all personal bankruptcies in America "are caused by medical bills.
Speaker: hillary clinton
About the speaker: Hillary Clinton was the 2016 Democratic nominee for president. She served as U.S. Secretary of State during the first four years of the Obama administration. She is formerly a U.S. senator from New York, first elected in 2000. She was a candidate for president in 2008. She previously served as first lady when her husband, Bill Clinton, served two terms as president. She was born in Chicago in 1947, graduated from Wellesley College and earned a law degree at Yale Law School. She and her husband have one daughter.
Date: September 17, 2007
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: Des Moines, Iowa
Fact-check justification: In the study, only 28.3 percent of bankruptcies were attributed to "illness or injury" alone. In response to questions, 46.2 percent of people declaring bankruptcy cited illness or injury; unpaid medical bills; lost income due to illness; or the mortgage of a home to pay medical bills. Forty-six percent is closer, but still less than half. The bankruptcy number only goes above 50 percent when the cause includes such things as gambling addiction, drug and alcohol addiction, the adoption of a child or the death of a family member. As serious as these issues may be, they are not what most people think of as "medical bills."
Statement: Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible.
Speaker: bernie sanders
About the speaker: Bernie Sanders is a senator from Vermont. Sanders was first elected to the Senate in 2007 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2018. The senator also ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2016, losing the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton. From 1991 until 2007, he was the representative of Vermont’s At-Large District of the House of Representatives. Sanders was the mayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Chicago. In 2019, he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination for president and dropped out in April 2020.
Date: May 1, 2016
Location: national
Topics: elections
Context: an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation"
Fact-check justification: Sanders said it is not impossible for him to surge past Clinton. The experts we reached agreed. Mathematically, it is not impossible. Outside the realm of theory, however, his performance in past contests shows it is far more likely that he won’t hit the winning percentage he needs. The proportional allocation rule works against Sanders, leaving him no room to fall short. Sanders'  is accurate with a major caveat. We rate the  . https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/d546e1d5-6b47-4c08-962d-2b9643544db1
Statement: Obama's plan for health care reform "ends exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays.
Speaker: david axelrod
About the speaker: David Axelrod is a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama. He is now an analyst for NBC News.
Date: August 13, 2009
Location: national
Topics: health care
Context: a chain e-mail
Fact-check justification: 'Exorbitant' may be in the eye of the beholder. For a family, $10,000 in the course of a year can be a serious financial hit. (The median income for a family of four is $67,000.) Still, the new limits are better than nothing, and health care advocates praise them as an important safeguard for consumers. So we rate Axelrod's statement .
Statement: Photo shows someone in a swastika shirt giving a Nazi salute at a recent Donald Trump rally.
Speaker: viral image
About the speaker: Graphics, pictures and charts shared on social media give chain emails a run for their money when it comes to spreading too-good-to-be-true claims all over the Internet. A common form is is the "Internet macro," which uses an easily recognized and repurposed image (called a meme) wth superimposed text to make a funny but political argument. Sometimes these images are passed across social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit so widely that the original source is nearly impossible to determine.
Date: April 3, 2022
Topics: facebook fact-checks
Context: a tweet
Fact-check justification: We found another image of what appears to be the same woman holding a "white pride" flag in a Facebook post that says "Neo-Nazi Rally and March against immigration, Knoxville, August 2010. "  Searching for the words "Knoxville" and "Nazi" in August 2010, we found an Aug. 14, 2010, Knoxville New Sentinel video posted to YouTube showing a rally at the courthouse after members of the National Socialist Movement marched there that day. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the National Socialist Movement "was once one of the largest and most active neo-Nazi groups in the United States. "  This particular march predates Trump’s candidacy and presidency by several years. We rate claims that this photo was taken at Trump’s rally .
Statement: I was banned from talking about" Bill Ayers during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Speaker: sarah palin
About the speaker: Sarah Palin was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008. She is also the former governor of Alaska and the author of  Going Rogue: An American Life. Sarah Palin's previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and serving as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Date: July 26, 2013
Location: national
Topics: elections;pundits;terrorism
Context: an interview with Fox News
Fact-check justification: Palin said she was banned from talking about one-time domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, but the record shows the complete and utter opposite. Not only did Palin talk about Ayers, so did the man at the top of the ticket, as did a recorded message from the RNC that went out to voters in battleground states. When the public record and the candidate’s own words speak so strongly against a statement, we have little choice. We rate the  .
Statement: Says there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law].
Speaker: jon runyan
About the speaker: A former offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jon Runyan is a Republican Congressman representing New Jersey's 3rd district, which includes parts of Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties.
 
Date: June 28, 2012
Location: new jersey
Topics: health care
Context: a press release
Fact-check justification: Runyan, repeating a Republican talking point about Obama’s health care law, said there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed legislation." The legislation aims to slow projected spending on Medicare by more than $500 billion over a 10-year period, but it does not cut that money from the program. Medicare spending will increase over that time frame. Still, a sliver of  exists in this , because the difference in the spending will help offset costs of other provisions in the law. We rate this  .   To comment on this ruling, go to NJ.com .