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4368.json
2mostly-true
Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinsons
environment,income
vincent-barrella
Mayor, Point Pleasant Beach
New Jersey
independent
0
0
0
1
0
a column published on NJ.com
1354.json
4barely-true
"In the past year, more than 20 percent of Americans have changed their mind about the war in Afghanistan. They conclude we shouldn't be there."
afghanistan
alan-grayson
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida
democrat
6
5
4
11
1
an interview on 'The Ed Show.'
3003.json
0false
In the last five years, 28,000 people have been killed along the U.S.-Mexico border.
crime,homeland-security,immigration
lamar-smith
Congressman
Texas
republican
2
5
1
3
0
a news release
6265.json
4barely-true
The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation.
economy,jobs
bill-johnson
U.S. representative
Ohio
republican
2
1
0
0
0
a telephone town hall meeting
5689.json
0false
Says Obama health reform law denies millions access to affordable insurance.
health-care,workers
eric-hovde
republican
2
3
3
0
0
a blog post
13370.json
4barely-true
Says HB2 hasnt moved the needle one iota on North Carolinas economy.
corporations,economy,gays-and-lesbians,state-finances,states
john-skvarla
N.C. Secretary of Commerce
North Carolina
republican
1
0
0
0
0
a speech in Charlotte
2347.json
0false
Close to 30% of our federal prison population consists of illegal immigrants.
immigration
daniel-mielke
Farmer
Wisconsin
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a statement on campaign web site
7476.json
0false
Says Rick Scott called education not a core function of the state.
education,state-budget
florida-democratic-party
Florida
democrat
5
4
4
5
3
a press release
11636.json
0false
The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group.
terrorism
ben-carson
republican
7
12
3
2
4
an interview on CNN
2550.json
3true
Says Rep. Jim Weidner proposed a bill taking away health care for 80,000 of Oregons children.
health-care,taxes
blue-oregon
liberal blog
Oregon
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a website posting
7123.json
3true
Says that in the 1985 election former Gov. Tom Kean had the largest winning margin for a gubernatorial candidate in Jersey history.
elections,states
raymond-bateman
republican
0
1
0
0
0
a column
6289.json
0false
Obamacare is the biggest tax increase in American history.
corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,health-care,taxes
mark-neumann
Developer and homebuilder
Wisconsin
republican
2
4
1
2
1
an interview
772.json
3true
"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."
candidates-biography
sarah-palin
Alaska
republican
9
19
9
6
6
St. Louis, Mo.
8766.json
2mostly-true
The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically.
economy,jobs,labor,workers
rana-foroohar
Assistant managing editor for Time
none
0
0
0
1
0
a CNN interview
2332.json
4barely-true
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has held the line on property taxes.
job-accomplishments,taxes
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a speech at a campaign fund-raiser for Tom Barrett's gubernatorial campaign
10764.json
3true
Im the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200.
campaign-finance
alan-grayson
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida
democrat
6
5
4
11
1
an interview with Democracy Now
7261.json
3true
Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support.
bipartisanship,job-accomplishments
tom-niehaus
President of the Ohio Senate
Ohio
republican
0
0
0
0
1
an online video
6780.json
0false
Josh Mandel is lying about his own record. The rating of Ohios investment fund has NOT improved.
job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,state-finances
sherrod-brown
U.S. Senator
Ohio
democrat
3
4
5
8
1
a campaign commercial
9837.json
1half-true
Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling and now he is trying to hide from it.
campaign-finance,environment
nextgen-climate
organization
0
0
3
0
0
a TV ad
4267.json
1half-true
On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used
infrastructure,transportation
john-kasich
Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011
Ohio
republican
9
8
10
18
3
an interview
1434.json
2mostly-true
"At the beginning of the last decade ... America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."
economy,federal-budget
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
his State of the Union speech
8050.json
1half-true
The president has had 1,540 of his nominations confirmed, only four defeated.
legal-issues
mitch-mcconnell
Senate minority leader
Kentucky
republican
7
6
5
7
0
an interview on 'Meet the Press'
2258.json
3true
U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Raufs trip to the Middle East.
foreign-policy,religion,terrorism
ileana-ros-lehtinen
U.S. Representative
Florida
republican
0
0
1
0
0
a press release.
9672.json
4barely-true
Milwaukee County taxpayers paid $370,000 to settle a lawsuit over a decision by Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. to use untrained corrections officers rather than deputies to patrol the lakefront.
labor,public-safety
chris-moews
Lieutenant, Milwaukee Police Department
Wisconsin
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
an interview
13380.json
2mostly-true
There are Justice Department policies against FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation so close to an election.
criminal-justice,government-regulation
robby-mook
Campaign manager for Hillary Clinton
New York
democrat
0
0
0
2
0
comments on "Meet the Press"
1419.json
3true
Democratic presidents "have been considerably more effective at creating private-sector jobs."
economy,history,workers
carolyn-maloney
U.S. Representative
New York
democrat
0
0
0
0
0
a floor speech in the House
681.json
3true
Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq."
iraq
lindsey-graham
U.S. senator
South Carolina
republican
2
2
4
2
0
an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>
6693.json
4barely-true
Says Rush Limbaugh made it clear hed rather see the country fail than President Barack Obama succeed.
bipartisanship
mark-strama
Small business owner
Texas
democrat
1
0
0
0
0
remarks to Texas delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
827.json
1half-true
"One percent of the American people make over 21 percent of all the income in America. That wasnt the way before George Bush became president."
taxes
joe-biden
U.S. senator
Delaware
democrat
11
10
21
16
4
a TV interview
1800.json
1half-true
Military "recruiting went on at Harvard every single day throughout the time (Kagan) was there."
kagan-nomination,military,abc-news-week
patrick-leahy
U.S. Senator
Vermont
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
ABC's "This Week"
7754.json
2mostly-true
Says that under Rick Perrys plan, Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%.
children,education,state-budget,state-finances
fix-austin-schools
none
0
0
0
1
0
a leaflet.
10113.json
1half-true
Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans.
education,federal-budget
democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee
democrat
1
2
3
1
0
a television ad
3806.json
2mostly-true
The Paul Ryan budget proposal would privatize Medicare.
federal-budget,health-care,medicare
agenda-project
Liberal advocacy group
New York
none
0
1
0
1
0
an advertisement
6881.json
2mostly-true
High school students arrested on campus are twice as likely not to graduate and four times less likely to graduate if theyve appeared in court.
criminal-justice,education
steven-teske
Clayton County Juvenile Court Judge
none
0
0
0
1
0
an article
5857.json
1half-true
The United States imprisons more than any nation in the world.
criminal-justice
hank-johnson
U.S. Congressman
Georgia
democrat
3
0
4
3
0
a speech
11690.json
5pants-fire
Says Marco Rubio is the one for an open border.
immigration
rand-paul
Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician
Kentucky
republican
7
8
10
12
3
in the CNN debate in Las Vegas
10570.json
2mostly-true
...Over 30 years, federal spending on education has grown by 375 percent, but test scores remain flat.
education,federal-budget
dave-brat
College professor
Virginia
republican
2
5
0
2
0
a Facebook post.
9881.json
4barely-true
Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already paid in. We paid for it.
federal-budget,health-care,medicare
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
a campaign ad
9133.json
4barely-true
David Alameel is giving thousands of dollars to support the Republican Party candidates including John Cornyn and Greg Abbott.
bipartisanship,campaign-finance,candidates-biography
kesha-rogers
Texas
democrat
1
0
1
0
0
an interview
4811.json
3true
The American healthcare system burns 18 percent of our national GDP. Nobody else is close.
federal-budget,health-care
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
a speech
4317.json
0false
Providences port is 200 miles closer to Europe than any other Eastern port.
economy,infrastructure,trade,transportation
james-bennett
director, Department of Economic Development, Providence, R.I.
Rhode Island
newsmaker
0
1
0
0
1
a news conference
5627.json
3true
Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas.
elections,legal-issues
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
a Fox News interview.
4812.json
2mostly-true
Twenty percent of housing in Portlands Pearl District is affordable.
housing,infrastructure,taxes,urban
tom-hughes
Metro president
Oregon
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
a guest column
4327.json
2mostly-true
Says allowing the payroll tax holiday to expire would end up costing another estimated 900,000 jobs in 2012.
taxes
jeff-merkley
U.S. Senator
Oregon
democrat
0
1
3
6
0
letter to a constituent
451.json
1half-true
"Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs."
foreign-policy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a mailer to Pennsylvania voters
4102.json
1half-true
Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth.
jobs,unions
sheila-oliver
Assemblywoman
New Jersey
democrat
0
1
1
3
0
a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex)
975.json
3true
Obama's budget plan would take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent.
federal-budget
judd-gregg
U.S. Senator
republican
0
0
0
1
0
a Fox News interview
13026.json
4barely-true
Says Hillary Clinton said the Veterans Affairs scandal is over-exaggerated. She said she was satisfied with what was going on.
veterans
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum
11772.json
0false
We now have driven (health care) costs down to the lowest theyve been in 50 years.
health-care
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
1486.json
1half-true
President Barack Obama's "initial response when we heard about the Christmas underwear bomber" was to say that "this was the act of an isolated extremist."
homeland-security,terrorism,abc-news-week
dick-cheney
republican
5
4
2
2
1
an interview on ABC's This Week
3391.json
1half-true
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted that his $787 billion stimulus law failed and after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans taxes, (he) now claims that his stimulus bill didnt do enough to lower taxes.
stimulus,taxes
national-republican-senatorial-committee
republican
11
5
7
2
5
a news release
1226.json
2mostly-true
In the 1950s, "A lot of people got rich and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent."
taxes
michael-moore
Documentary filmmaker
none
2
5
1
6
0
in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
11656.json
2mostly-true
The Charleston, S.C., shootershould have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough.
corrections-and-updates,guns,homeland-security
hillary-clinton
Presidential candidate
New York
democrat
40
29
69
76
7
an interview with George Stephanopoulos
240.json
4barely-true
"Sixty-five percent of the Iraqi people now say it's okay to shoot an American soldier."
iraq
bill-richardson
Governor
New Mexico
democrat
1
2
3
8
1
a debate in Las Vegas
3197.json
0false
Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional.
health-care,supreme-court
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
an interview on Fox
5297.json
1half-true
Says Gov. Chris Christies proposal to reduce state income taxes would be the second tax cut for the rich by the governor in two years.
taxes
paul-sarlo
State Senator
New Jersey
democrat
0
0
1
0
0
opening remarks at a Senate committee hearing
968.json
3true
Warren (Buffett) still does support me.
economy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a television interview
5922.json
3true
Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obamas jobs bill.
candidates-biography,jobs
connie-mack
U.S. representative from Fort Myers
Florida
republican
3
3
1
3
1
a Web ad
7108.json
0false
A precinct in the Allen West-Patrick Murphy recount has 7 registered voters in Guatemalan community and the tally showed 900 voted!!!!!
elections
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
a post on Facebook
5813.json
2mostly-true
About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now.
economy,workers
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
radio interview
7884.json
4barely-true
One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die.
children,health-care,public-health,pundits
rush-limbaugh
Radio host
none
9
11
5
2
10
his radio show
2411.json
5pants-fire
Ron Klein repeatedly voted in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants.
immigration
allen-west
U.S. representative, Florida District 22
Florida
republican
6
9
3
1
4
a campaign website
8428.json
0false
Local law enforcement . . . will have access to the [Obamacare] Data Hubs treasure trove of personal info.
criminal-justice,health-care,legal-issues,privacy
evan-feinberg
President, Generation Opportunity
Washington, D.C.
activist
0
1
0
0
0
a Providence Journal commentary
1391.json
3true
During his tenure as mayor, he saw Houstons crime rates drop to the lowest levels in more than 25 years.
crime
bill-white
Former mayor of Houston
Texas
democrat
2
3
5
7
3
the biography on his campaign Web site
11668.json
5pants-fire
Barack Obamas Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by Barry Soetoro.
corrections-and-updates,obama-birth-certificate
facebook-posts
Social media posting
none
14
18
15
11
36
multiple posts
490.json
4barely-true
John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations."
economy
moveon
democrat
2
4
3
0
0
an e-mail
8489.json
0false
Terry McAuliffe wants to raise your taxes $1,700 to pay for his infinite promises.
education,state-budget,taxes
ken-cuccinelli
Attorney General
Virginia
republican
1
10
3
2
1
a debate.
12446.json
1half-true
Hypocrisy at the Clinton Foundation: Top male staff made on average $218,029 while top female staff made $153,014 from 2010-2014.
candidates-biography,women,workers
donald-trump
President-Elect
New York
republican
63
114
51
37
61
an Instagram post
7233.json
2mostly-true
Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent.
crime,criminal-justice,women
gwen-moore
U.S. House member -- 4th District
Wisconsin
democrat
3
4
4
3
1
a letter to congressional leadership
1775.json
1half-true
Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning.
crime,homeland-security,legal-issues,terrorism,abc-news-week
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
an interview on ABC's This Week
1347.json
1half-true
On legalizing illegal immigrants.
immigration
lou-dobbs
none
1
2
0
1
0
an interview on Telemundo
4649.json
3true
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended.
abortion,census,children,families,health-care,public-health,women
edith-ajello
Rhode Island State Representative
Rhode Island
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
commentary piece
534.json
1half-true
We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
energy
john-mccain
U.S. senator
Arizona
republican
31
39
31
37
8
Houston, Texas
5387.json
1half-true
Says there are homes for sale on and around (Oswego Lake) right now for under $150,000 that anyone is welcome to buy.
housing
doug-thomas
President of the board of directors of the Lake Oswego Corporation
Oregon
none
0
0
1
0
0
an Oregonian article.
2248.json
1half-true
Since the president became the president, we have lost 3.3 million jobs in the private sector. But you know whos done OK and whos not complaining today? The public sector. Weve gained 590,000 public sector jobs.
economy,federal-budget
steve-latourette
Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 11th District
Ohio
republican
0
0
3
1
0
a speech
2032.json
0false
The top 1 percent pay over half of the entire revenue for this country.
taxes
trent-franks
U.S. Representative
Arizona
republican
2
1
0
0
0
an interview on MSNBC's 'The Dylan Ratigan Show'
10356.json
4barely-true
The difference over the (previous) four years between where things were headed and where we brought them to over the last four years is a total of $816 in saved property tax money.
state-budget,state-finances,taxes
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
remarks to reporters
8385.json
1half-true
Chris Christie has not increased the taxes on anyone.
taxes
kim-guadagno
Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
republican
0
2
1
0
0
a speech to supporters in Carlstadt
7386.json
4barely-true
The United States does not have a system through which growers and dairies can bring a workforce legally into the U.S.
agriculture,immigration,workers
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
a blog post on RedState.com
3195.json
0false
Says he never said he would keep education funding the same.
education,state-budget
rick-scott
Governor
Florida
republican
28
23
38
34
7
talking about his budget proposal.
12497.json
3true
Since 1978, college tuition nationwide has gone up something like four times the rate of inflation.
education
scott-walker
Milwaukee County Executive
Wisconsin
republican
26
41
32
40
11
a radio interview
13293.json
1half-true
Says Sen. Rob Portman said, It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare.
medicare
ted-strickland
Former Ohio governor
Ohio
democrat
2
6
7
4
1
in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate
4893.json
2mostly-true
Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget.
education
thomas-brown
Georgia
democrat
0
0
0
1
0
an interview
689.json
0false
"(Palin) supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000."
israel
moveon
democrat
2
4
3
0
0
an e-mail.
4896.json
4barely-true
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes.
energy,message-machine-2012,taxes
us-chamber-commerce
none
6
3
3
1
1
a television commercial
9465.json
4barely-true
Says Jeanne Shaheen voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax.
energy,taxes,voting-record
scott-brown
New Hampshire
republican
2
2
1
3
1
a press release
7303.json
1half-true
Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed.
crime,criminal-justice,drugs,government-regulation,guns,public-safety
marco-rubio
U.S. Senator
Florida
republican
33
24
32
35
5
an interview on Fox News
6627.json
2mostly-true
Seven presidents before (Barack Obama) -- Republicans and Democrats -- tried to expand health care to all Americans.
health-care,history
julian-castro
Mayor, San Antonio
Texas
democrat
0
0
3
3
0
a keynote speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
5429.json
0false
While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said he didnt believe women belonged in the workplace but belonged at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies.
jobs,legal-issues,women
christine-sinicki
State Representative 20th District
Wisconsin
democrat
0
1
0
0
0
a legislative floor speech
5852.json
0false
If you put the $47 billion in revenue (raised over 10 years by the Buffett rule) into infrastructure you could create 611,000 infrastructure jobs.
economy,federal-budget,jobs,transportation
sheldon-whitehouse
U.S. Senator
Rhode Island
democrat
2
3
2
7
0
a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
5043.json
5pants-fire
What is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not . . . a Congress!
animals,congress,history,polls
chain-email
none
11
43
8
5
105
a message via the Internet
599.json
3true
"I have repeatedly said that many of the predatory loans that were made in the mortgage system did target African-American and Latino communities."
economy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
a town hall in St. Petersburg, Fla.
10411.json
2mostly-true
Starting in December 2007, 1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs.
job-accomplishments,jobs
rick-perry
Governor
Texas
republican
30
30
42
23
18
valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature
3809.json
4barely-true
The (health reform) legislation which Washington passed last year has made it more difficult to hire because its increased costs for employers.
economy,health-care
rob-portman
U.S. senator from Ohio
Ohio
republican
3
5
11
11
1
a press availability following a policy luncheon
3928.json
4barely-true
The CBO, the Congressional Budget Office has said that Obamacare will kill 800,000 jobs.
economy,health-care
michele-bachmann
Congresswoman
Minnesota
republican
8
22
6
4
16
a debate in New Hampshire
135.json
4barely-true
Thompson "voted against $250,000 caps on damages (and) almost anything that would make our legal system fairer."
legal-issues
rudy-giuliani
Attorney
New York
republican
9
11
10
7
3
a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
10580.json
5pants-fire
Texas this fiscal year will have more money in reserve than the other 49 states combined.
state-budget,state-finances,states
dan-patrick
Lieutenant governor-elect
Texas
republican
4
4
3
4
4
an interview on KLBJ AM in Austin
610.json
0false
On using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
energy
barack-obama
President
Illinois
democrat
70
71
160
163
9
7916.json
2mostly-true
Immigrants are more fertile.
immigration
jeb-bush
Florida
republican
17
5
17
24
2
a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference
1665.json
2mostly-true
The proposed education changes "will not cut one teacher's pay."
education
florida-chamber-commerce
Florida
none
0
1
1
2
1
a television advertisement.