2635.json	false	Says the Annies List political group supports third-trimester abortions on demand.	abortion	dwayne-bohac	State representative	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a mailer
10540.json	half-true	When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off that started to begin in (President George W.) Bushs administration.	energy,history,job-accomplishments	scott-surovell	State delegate	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a floor speech.
324.json	mostly-true	Hillary Clinton agrees with John McCain "by voting to give George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran."	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Denver
1123.json	false	Health care reform legislation is likely to mandate free sex change surgeries.	health-care	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a news release
9028.json	half-true	The economic turnaround started at the end of my term.	economy,jobs	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an interview on CNN
12465.json	true	The Chicago Bears have had more starting quarterbacks in the last 10 years than the total number of tenured (UW) faculty fired during the last two decades.	education	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	a an online opinion-piece
2342.json	barely-true	Jim Dunnam has not lived in the district he represents for years now.	candidates-biography	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	a press release.
153.json	half-true	"I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
5602.json	half-true	However, it took $19.5 million in Oregon Lottery funds for the Port of Newport to eventually land the new NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific.	jobs	oregon-lottery			organization	0	0	1	0	1	a website 
9741.json	mostly-true	Says GOP primary opponents Glenn Grothman and Joe Leibham cast a compromise vote that cost $788 million in higher electricity costs.	energy,message-machine-2014,voting-record	duey-stroebel	State representative	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an online video
7115.json	mostly-true	For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin.	elections	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a speech
4148.json	half-true	Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty.	economy,jobs,new-hampshire-2012,poverty	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a tweet
5947.json	false	When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, we didnt just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it.	history,state-budget	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview with CBN News
8616.json	mostly-true	The economy bled $24 billion due to the government shutdown.	economy,federal-budget,health-care	doonesbury			none	0	0	2	4	0	a Doonesbury strip in the Sunday comics
8705.json	barely-true	Most of the (Affordable Care Act) has already in some sense been waived or otherwise suspended.	health-care	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
10683.json	half-true	In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote.	elections	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a town hall in Austin, Texas
620.json	true	"McCain opposed a requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles. And he said all buy-American provisions were quote 'disgraceful.' "	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a radio ad
3863.json	barely-true	U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out	federal-budget	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release
12372.json	half-true	Water rates in Manila, Philippines, were raised up to 845 percent when a subsidiary of the World Bank became a partial owner.	financial-regulation,foreign-policy,water	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a congressional hearing
12385.json	mostly-true	Almost 100,000 people left Puerto Rico last year.	bankruptcy,economy,population	jack-lew	Treasury secretary 	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an interview with Bloomberg News
10173.json	false	Women and men both are making less when you adjust for inflation than when John Kitzhaber was first elected governor.	economy,income	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a campaign debate
9867.json	mostly-true	The United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the free world.	corporations,taxes	eric-bolling	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"		none	2	1	1	1	0	a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
12408.json	mostly-true	We just had the best year for the auto industry in America in history.	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks at a Kentucky rally
2673.json	half-true	Says Scott Walker favors cutting up to 350,000 families and children off health care.	health-care,message-machine	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a campaign TV ad
7057.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney wants to get rid of Planned Parenthood.	abortion,federal-budget,health-care	planned-parenthood-action-fund	Advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
10215.json	false	I dont know who (Jonathan Gruber) is.	health-care	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a news conference
12517.json	mostly-true	Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino.	crime,diversity,homeland-security,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando
3910.json	half-true	Rick Perry has never lost an election and remains the only person to have won the Texas governorship three times in landslide elections.	candidates-biography	ted-nugent	musician	Texas	republican	0	0	2	0	2	an oped column.
11092.json	false	ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m. in Chattanooga, Tenn.	technology,terrorism	pamela-geller	President of American Freedom Defense Intitiative	New York	activist	0	1	1	0	0	a tweet 
12163.json	mostly-true	Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent.	diversity,economy,jobs	peter-kinder	Lieutenant governor	Missouri	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a gubernatorial debate
13237.json	true	Says Paul Ryan is still endorsing Trump.	candidates-biography,elections,campaign-advertising	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a tweet
5383.json	barely-true	If you look at states that are right to work, they constantly do not have budget deficits and they have very good business climates.	economy,labor,states,unions,workers	nicholas-kettle	State senator	Rhode Island	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a radio talk show
9727.json	false	What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is youre not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants.	climate-change,energy,environment,government-regulation	shelley-moore-capito	U.S. House of Representative	West Virginia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
8239.json	mostly-true	We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses dont pay a business tax.	small-business,taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference
10121.json	mostly-true	Says Mark Pryor votes with Obama 93 percent of the time.	bipartisanship,voting-record	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a debate
7550.json	true	We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats.	consumer-safety,corrections-and-updates,government-regulation,market-regulation,states,supreme-court,workers	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a speech at CPAC
9018.json	true	Austin is a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded.	city-government,population	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	his "State of the City" address
1038.json	true	The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests.	military	north-korea			none	0	0	0	0	0	a released statement
2940.json	pants-fire	In the case of a catastrophic event, the Atlanta-area offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will self-destruct.	health-care,pop-culture	walking-dead			none	0	0	0	0	1	the TV show's season finale
8492.json	true	Under President George W. Bush, we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama weve added $6.5 trillion to the debt.	debt	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.
5352.json	false	Says a U.S. Supreme Court justice suggested that some U.S. cases will be decided based on South African law.	legal-issues,supreme-court	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at the CPAC conference
12027.json	half-true	Says Marco Rubio skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS.	military,voting-record	keep-promise-1-pac			republican	0	1	1	0	0	a TV ad
5210.json	pants-fire	Rep. David Cicilline is responsible for the federal loan guarantee to Solyndra, the failed solar company	energy,stimulus	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release
7993.json	pants-fire	Says Ohio budget item later signed into law by Gov. John Kasich requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a mandatory vaginal probe.	abortion,pundits,women	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	On “The Rachel Maddow Show,” broadcast on MSNBC
1926.json	false	"We have a director of homeland security who cannot use and will not use the term 'terrorist attack' but instead substitutes 'man-made disaster.' "	homeland-security,terrorism	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	a speech at the Texas Republican Party Convention
11418.json	half-true	African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent.	diversity,economy,jobs	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas
7990.json	pants-fire	Obamacare will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally.	health-care,immigration	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a long-running chain email
3652.json	false	President Barack Obama took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commissions ideas. Not one.	deficit,federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an interview with ABC news
12848.json	pants-fire	It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khans) life.	iraq,military	katrina-pierson			republican	0	0	0	0	1	an interview on CNN.
13503.json	true	Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.	patriotism	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	Townhall.com 
4930.json	barely-true	Says the paperback edition of Mitt Romneys book deleted line that Massachusetts individual mandate should be the model for the country	health-care,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican presidential debate in Iowa
13210.json	barely-true	Maggie Hassan raised tuition, making it the highest in America.	education	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	an ad
8187.json	false	Says Terry McAuliffe is the person who invented the scheme to rent out the Lincoln Bedroom.	campaign-finance,ethics,history	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a speech.
12758.json	true	We created 800,000 new jobs, we cut the unemployment rate almost in half and today New York State has more private sector jobs than it has ever had in its history	jobs	andrew-cuomo	Governor	New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a conversation with reporters in Victor, NY.
10693.json	barely-true	We have towns in West Texas that are out of water, that are having to truck in water.	water	sid-miller	State agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	1	2	2	0	1	a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune
13077.json	half-true	In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.	jobs,women	jim-barksdale	Senate Candidate	Georgia	democrat	0	0	2	0	0	On his campaign website
3283.json	half-true	A federal system that verifies employees are authorized to work in the U.S. is inaccurate anywhere from 50 percent all the way up to in excess of 80 percent of the time.	immigration	david-raynor	Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Georgia Chamber of Commerce	Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	a state legislative committee meeting
12981.json	barely-true	They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in 06. And they couldnt get environmental impact statements.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Fox News
812.json	false	"Sen. Obama's campaign announced that he's choosing his cabinet."	elections	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a rally in Bensalem, Pa.
7548.json	mostly-true	In 2008, only 54 percent of Latinos in Texas were registered to vote and only 35 percent actually turned out.	elections,population	battleground-texas		Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an adviser's interview on the "Colbert Report."
6000.json	false	Only 2 percent of public high schools in the country offer PE classes.	education,health-care	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	an interview with NPR
321.json	mostly-true	Said he's the only Republican candidate "who's actually turned around a government economy."	job-accomplishments	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
1779.json	true	On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."	education,gays-and-lesbians,kagan-nomination,military,supreme-court	john-barrasso	Senator	Wyoming	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News
1833.json	mostly-true	There are 321,092 public school teachers in Texas. And there are 313,850 non-teachers in our public schools.	education,message-machine,taxes	empower-texans		Texas	none	1	0	0	1	0	a Web video
8584.json	false	Under Mayor Cicilline, [Providence] was a sanctuary city.	history,homeland-security,immigration,legal-issues,pundits	john-depetro	Talk-show host	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	0	3	0	0	3	a statement on WPRO-AM
10829.json	pants-fire	Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered.	corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,sexuality	garnet-coleman	president, ceo of Apartments for America, Inc.	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	0	1	a committee hearing
6612.json	true	At Bain Capital, we helped start an early childhood learning company called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	remarks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
12056.json	false	Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS in his social media posts.	civil-rights,elections,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on "Meet the Press"
6161.json	barely-true	U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey gave the government the power to electronically spy on Americans without a warrant.	criminal-justice,terrorism	michael-opitz		Georgia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a YouTube ad
2526.json	barely-true	Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America.	economy,financial-regulation,message-machine	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV ad.
3786.json	true	If you take the population growth here in Virginia, we are net zero on job creation since (Bob McDonnell) became governor.	jobs	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a speech.
6697.json	barely-true	Under Obama, home values in Florida collapsed, construction jobs were lost and the state had a high foreclosure rate.	housing,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
1738.json	mostly-true	The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person."	immigration,legal-issues	alfredo-gutierrez	Former state Senator	Arizona	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's Hardball
7425.json	mostly-true	The only time in our history when the debt has been higher than this was the end of World War II.	debt	david-cote	President and CEO of Honeywell International		none	0	0	0	1	0	a speech during a “Fix the Debt” press event
10039.json	mostly-true	The cost of health care is now the single-biggest factor driving down the federal budget deficit.	deficit,federal-budget,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Northwestern University
2166.json	true	During the recession, the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent.	economy,abc-news-week	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week"
1978.json	false	On whether a U.S. Supreme Court nominee should be forthcoming at confirmation hearings.	kagan-nomination,supreme-court	elena-kagan	U.S. solicitor general	New York	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a law review article
3005.json	barely-true	Says one out of three U.S. homeless men is a veteran.	poverty,veterans	texas-veterans-commission			none	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article.
9165.json	false	Says Charlie Crist supports cuts to the Medicare Advantage program.	health-care,medicare	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a Facebook post
2109.json	half-true	I think it is unacceptable for the Chinese today to be larger in wind power and in solar panels and photovoltaic manufacturing than all of Europe put together -- forget the United States.	energy	maurice-ferre	Former mayor of Miami	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	an editorial board meeting
10053.json	true	Says Scott Brown co-sponsored legislation to let employers deny women coverage for birth control.	health-care,legal-issues,women	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	a news release
9613.json	half-true	At some point in their lives, 99% of women use birth control.	sexuality	susan-happ	Jefferson County District Attorney	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
3146.json	false	In the past 20 years, Egypt has made great strides in political and democratic reform.	foreign-policy,abc-news-week	sameh-shoukry			none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
8755.json	false	The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance.	terrorism,transportation	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
9989.json	true	Says U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland voted to keep the shutdown going.	federal-budget	gwen-graham		Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign commercial
2044.json	half-true	In Rick Perrys Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries.	health-care	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention
11657.json	mostly-true	There is a federal criminal law that says its a crime to transport dentures across state lines.	public-health	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a radio interview.
11131.json	mostly-true	We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders.	crime,criminal-justice	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a post on Instagram
767.json	barely-true	Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class."	taxes	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	vice presidential debate in St. Louis
10263.json	false	Austin is burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation.	city-budget,city-government,taxes	jim-skaggs	Treasurer, Citizens Against Rail Taxes	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	as quoted in a news story
1969.json	false	Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world.	immigration	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	comments on 'Meet the Press'
10386.json	true	I belong to the AFL-CIO.	candidates-biography,labor	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	Texas Public Policy Foundation policy orientation
2020.json	mostly-true	The insurance commissioner cant do squat about health care.	health-care	ralph-hudgens		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a radio interview broadcast over the Internet
4264.json	half-true	Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points.	polls	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a New Hampshire town hall.
6359.json	barely-true	President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon.	foreign-policy,history,military	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview on 'Face the Nation.'
8931.json	barely-true	Says David Jolly supports privatizing Social Security.	social-security	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters
9213.json	true	Did you know US population growth is at its lowest since the Great Depression?	immigration,population	robert-sarvis	lawyer, businessman	Virginia	libertarian	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet.
7599.json	mostly-true	The average student in Florida, what they actually pay out of pocket at our major universities for tuition is as much or less than what they spend on cellphones.	education	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	a Board of Governors meeting
7258.json	true	Since 1968, more Americans have died from gunfire than died in all the wars of this countrys history.	guns	mark-shields	Columnist and commentator	Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	0	0	the PBS NewsHour
7128.json	mostly-true	A foreclosure tax that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.	housing	national-association-realtors			none	0	0	0	1	0	a web post
5667.json	false	The Florida Department of Agricultures website FreshFromFlorida.com can be used to get a permit to carry a loaded hidden gun without ever leaving your house.	guns	brady-campaign-prevent-gun-violence			none	1	1	0	0	0	a congressional briefing
4170.json	pants-fire	The Atlanta streetcar is expected to create 930 jobs during construction, totaling more than 5,600 jobs over the next 20 years.	transportation	federal-transit-administration			none	0	0	0	0	1	a press release
10072.json	mostly-true	Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, would help lift over a million Americans out of poverty.	income,message-machine-2014,poverty	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a debate
10624.json	mostly-true	Says Secretary of State John Kerry, when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism.	foreign-policy,history,terrorism	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
13142.json	false	NATO is opening up a major terror division. ... Im sure Im not going to get credit for it, but that was largely because of what I was saying and my criticism of NATO.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a presidential debate at Hofstra University
338.json	true	"Sen. Obama has always had a 100 percent prochoice rating."	abortion	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an e-mail message sent to voters before Super Tuesday.
7848.json	half-true	Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the states pension portfolio have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million.	candidates-biography,economy,pensions,retirement,state-finances,wealth,workers	frank-caprio	R.I. General Treasurer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	4	0	0	an appearance on "10 News Conference"
2820.json	true	The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington"
4456.json	half-true	Under President Barack Obamas jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers.	jobs	david-scott	Congressman 	Georgia	democrat	0	0	2	1	0	a WABE-FM (90.1) radio interview
7796.json	false	Of our 98,000 teachers who are K-12, over 53,000 of those teachers today are over 50 years old.	education,retirement	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a speech.
7467.json	mostly-true	Two-thirds of Wisconsinites receiving unemployment checks are not required to search for work due to current work search exemptions.	government-regulation,jobs,poverty,welfare	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
8654.json	half-true	Under President Obamas health-care reforms, the premium for an average plan for a family didnt go down by $2,500 per year, its gone up about $2,500 per year.	corporations,economy,health-care,public-health,workers	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an interview
9492.json	half-true	The IRS also investigated liberal groups, groups that had progressive in their name. ... The IRS was basically looking at everybody.	elections,taxes	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
6895.json	barely-true	Says Obama promised unemployment would never go above 8 percent.	jobs	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a vice presidential debate
10423.json	true	The economy is creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
6767.json	mostly-true	President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York.	foreign-policy,israel,message-machine-2012	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign
11043.json	mostly-true	In a majority of states, you can now marry freely, but can still be fired for who you love.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,states	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a statement
4357.json	pants-fire	Say Oregon Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer are socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress.	candidates-biography	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	web pages
162.json	pants-fire	Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency."	job-accomplishments	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	Philadelphia
10768.json	false	About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators.	congress,corrections-and-updates,elections,history,states	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	remarks in New Hampshire
12593.json	mostly-true	After Britains vote to leave the European Union, within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s.	economy,retirement	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio
8164.json	mostly-true	Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.	medicaid	kathleen-sebelius	U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary	Kansas	democrat	1	0	1	3	1	a speech
6520.json	true	Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty.	crime,criminal-justice,history,public-safety,public-service	bruce-elfant	Constable, Travis County, Precinct 5	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press statement.
9500.json	mostly-true	Gov. Rick Scott cut the cost of prepaid college tuition by nearly $20,000.	education	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a TV ad
4629.json	mostly-true	The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions.	jobs,labor,unions	dave-yost	Ohio auditor	ohio	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a newspaper column
1593.json	true	"As Florida's CFO, I shut down Krakow's scam and refunded more than $1.2 million to Josephine and other victims of this con man."	job-accomplishments	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a fundraising e-mail to supporters
10560.json	mostly-true	You had more women getting computer sciences degrees in the 80s by a factor of 2-plus than you do now.	education,technology,women	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a conference in Silicon Valley
7555.json	false	The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league.	families,federal-budget,military	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts
6777.json	pants-fire	Barack Hussein Obama will ... force courts to accept Islamic Sharia law in domestic disputes.	islam,message-machine-2012	government-not-god-pac			none	1	2	0	0	3	a newspaper ad
11385.json	half-true	About 3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns.	crime,guns	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
3836.json	mostly-true	Some neighborhood schools are closing.	education,state-budget	texas-house-democratic-caucus		Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
325.json	mostly-true	"He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy."	gays-and-lesbians	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an automated call to voters
2555.json	mostly-true	The years that I was speaker, the Florida House consistently offered leaner budgets than the governor offered.	state-budget,taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an ABC News U.S. Senate debate.
7803.json	barely-true	We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years.	economy,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	2013-14 veto message
8985.json	true	Says the U.S. Supreme Court found that Social Security is not guaranteed.	social-security	david-jolly		Florida	republican	4	0	1	1	0	a Congressional campaign debate
12021.json	false	SaysMichael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prisonand bring terrorists right here to Colorado.	congress,terrorism	jon-keyser		Colorado	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a candidate forum 
2932.json	true	Oregonians have an amazing no-cost way to fight abortion with free political donations	abortion,campaign-finance	oregon-right-life-pac	politican action committee	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper ad
11486.json	pants-fire	The president said hes going to bring in 250,000 (Syrian and Iraqi) refugees into this country.	foreign-policy,immigration,terrorism	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a segment of Fox News' "Hannity"
7324.json	barely-true	Research shows that a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here because they believe that government is the source of prosperity, and thats what they support.	immigration,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a radio interview
4884.json	mostly-true	Newt Gingrichs immigration plan offers a new doorway to amnesty.	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a press conference
2257.json	false	Mr. Caprio is a career politician who has never worked in the private sector.	candidates-biography	john-robitaille		Rhode Island	republican	0	1	2	0	0	a campaign news release
8019.json	barely-true	In Rhode Island, 9 percent of workers use the states temporary disability insurance program each year while in New Jersey, the rate is only 3 percent.	disability,labor,states,workers	patricia-morgan	Financial adviser	Rhode Island	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a speech on the House floor.
10947.json	mostly-true	In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!	debt,federal-budget,taxes	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a Facebook post
12014.json	mostly-true	President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had.	campaign-finance,economy,elections,financial-regulation,history,stimulus,voting-record	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
13241.json	half-true	Donald Trump has said nuclear proliferation is OK.	nuclear	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a TV interview.
445.json	true	"Hillary Clinton has taken over $800,000 from lobbyists."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an online ad.
6588.json	false	Barack Obama has never even worked in business.	candidates-biography	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
1835.json	half-true	Says the Arizona immigration law expressly bans racial profiling.	immigration	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3782.json	false	Says Gov. Rick Perry has been begging for the federal government to send the Coast Guard to patrol two lakes on the U.S.-Mexico border.	crime,immigration	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	a radio interview.
11536.json	barely-true	On the VA: Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care.	health-care,veterans	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech.
6827.json	mostly-true	Were now spending 42 percent of our economy on government.	debates,federal-budget,government-efficiency	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the first presidential debate in Denver
5236.json	barely-true	Rob Cornilles supports privatizing Medicare.	medicare,message-machine-2012	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	campaign material 
9230.json	false	In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas.	abortion,corrections-and-updates	texas-right-life		Texas	none	0	2	2	0	0	an email blast
2869.json	half-true	We (Democrats) have made steady progress creating jobs and improving our schools.	education,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,jobs	armond-budish	Minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	3	0	a news release
3864.json	pants-fire	Michigan and Massachusetts raised their bottle deposit and could no longer afford the program because the redemptions were so high there was no profit in there.	environment	jeff-kruse	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	2	on the Oregon Senate floor
3054.json	true	Whether you like to admit it or not, half our general revenue goes to education.	education,state-budget	mike-haridopolos	Florida Senate President	Florida	republican	0	3	1	1	0	comments to reporters.
2367.json	false	Im the only one whos fought against developers draining the Everglades!	environment,message-machine	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a television ad
13432.json	half-true	Says Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program.	crime,debt,federal-budget,social-security	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	an ad
12237.json	half-true	There are 31 other states and 10,000 other cities that have the same type of policies that we just passed, referring to North Carolinas House Bill 2.	gays-and-lesbians,government-regulation,sexuality	paul-skip-stam	N.C. House Speaker pro tem	North Carolina	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper interview
11582.json	barely-true	Climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.	climate-change,terrorism	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
4453.json	barely-true	The jobs bill includes President Obamas tax on soup kitchens	economy,jobs,taxes,workers	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a blog post
6898.json	barely-true	Says the Obama administration spent taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland (and) windmills in China.	stimulus	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	the vice-presidential debate
704.json	half-true	"While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed."	civil-rights	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
10887.json	half-true	If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have 23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture.	city-government,crime,drugs,government-regulation,marijuana	robert-puente			none	0	0	1	0	0	remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council
11828.json	false	We have more illegal immigrants here than we did five years ago.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
4504.json	barely-true	Says Rick Perry wrote a letter supporting Hillarycare.	health-care	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a presidential debate
9561.json	false	The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received zero complaints about the Washington Redskins name.	sports	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts
1441.json	pants-fire	The presidents health care proposals will cause most Americans to have their premiums increased, not decreased, and hundreds of millions of people lose their current insurance coverage.	health-care,pundits	nancy-pfotenhauer	political strategist		republican	0	0	0	0	1	an interview on CNN
12683.json	mostly-true	(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic.	immigration	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	an interview on CNN
7295.json	half-true	Says Chris Christie vetoed a jobs package of 30 bills.	jobs	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a radio interview
9554.json	true	There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining.	climate-change,energy,environment,jobs	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a newspaper commentary
2576.json	half-true	Says Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bill Bradys first priority after winning the primary was to sponsor a bill that would mass-euthanize sheltered dogs and cats in gas chambers.	agriculture,job-accomplishments,message-machine	pat-quinn	Governor	Illinois	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a campaign commercial
2954.json	half-true	Barack Obama is in an economy thats only worsened since hes been president of the United States.	bankruptcy,economy,history,housing,income,job-accomplishments,pundits,abc-news-week,workers	matthew-dowd	Commentator	Texas	independent	0	0	2	4	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
81.json	mostly-true	Romney failed to take action against "sanctuary cities" in Massachusetts.	immigration	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	St. Petersburg, Fla.
5288.json	half-true	Says New Jersey is down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak and with Gov. Chris Christie New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment for 12 consecutive months.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	one-new-jersey			democrat	0	0	1	2	0	an article posted on One New Jersey’s website
10142.json	false	Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States with an elevated temperature.	ebola,health-care,public-health,transportation	darrell-issa	U.S. House of Representatives	California	republican	0	3	0	0	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
8754.json	mostly-true	We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nations history.	afghanistan	robert-gibbs	Former White House Press Secretary		democrat	1	1	0	1	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3776.json	half-true	Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office.	energy,gas-prices	michael-williams	Lawyer	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a tweet.
2537.json	true	Webster sponsored a bill to create a form of marriage that would trap women in abusive relationships.	marriage,message-machine,women	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a TV ad.
4681.json	true	Says judges get better benefits at a lower cost than everybody else in the state.	pensions	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference
5524.json	true	There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt.	bankruptcy,economy,gambling,state-budget,state-finances,states	robert-jacquard	State representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
5044.json	true	Small businesses create 70 percent of the jobs in America.	economy,jobs,small-business	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a news release.
1266.json	half-true	Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform	health-care,medicare	americas-health-insurance-plans	Trade group representing the health insurance industry	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	2	0	0	a televison advertisement
8090.json	half-true	Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nations leader in that area.	children,crime,education	dream-defenders		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary
13069.json	mostly-true	If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD.	corrections-and-updates,economy,states	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a tweet
6969.json	false	There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined.	corporations,debt,economy,energy,environment,federal-budget,gas-prices,government-regulation,infrastructure	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a debate
8733.json	half-true	Payday lenders profit from the poor by charging 1,000-plus percent interest.	financial-regulation	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a press release
7785.json	half-true	The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned.	social-security	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	House of Representatives floor speech 
2802.json	mostly-true	It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Stricklands income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday.	elections,taxes	americans-tax-reform			none	4	0	1	1	1	a news release
8370.json	false	The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown.	children,crime,federal-budget	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	messages on Twitter
2269.json	mostly-true	The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.	religion	tamara-holder	attorney and contributor to Fox News	Illinois 	none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on the Hannity show.
7243.json	mostly-true	[W]e see Americas prison population exploding, with America having a greater percentage of its people behind bars than any other nation in the world!	criminal-justice	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	a letter
3333.json	pants-fire	Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output.	energy,environment,military	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
9289.json	half-true	Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015.	economy,jobs	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme shared on social media
1053.json	true	In Texas, the No. 1 name for new male babies many of whom will vote one day is Jose.	elections,immigration,pundits	mike-murphy	political strategist		republican	0	0	0	0	0	a column in Time magazine.
11731.json	mostly-true	Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people.	candidates-biography,congress,foreign-policy,history,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a posting on the Clinton website
1059.json	false	Under the Cash for Clunkers program, all we've got to do is ... go to a local junkyard, all you've got to do is tow it to your house. And you're going to get $4,500.	pundits,transportation	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a Fox News interview
11886.json	false	Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,debates,economy,energy,environment,government-regulation,jobs,campaign-advertising,polls,public-safety	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
11844.json	half-true	While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent.	economy,income,workers	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a political ad
5312.json	pants-fire	David Dewhurst has a record of promoting an income tax.	taxes	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a handout.
4368.json	mostly-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	barely-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	false	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	barely-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	false	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	barely-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	false	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	false	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	false	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	true	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	true	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	false	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	true	"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	mostly-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	barely-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	true	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	true	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	false	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	half-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	half-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	mostly-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	half-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	true	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	barely-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	mostly-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	true	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	true	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	barely-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	half-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	half-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	mostly-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	half-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	mostly-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	mostly-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	half-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	pants-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	mostly-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	barely-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	barely-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	true	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	false	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	true	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	mostly-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	mostly-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	half-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	half-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	true	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	barely-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	false	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	half-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	half-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	mostly-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	mostly-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	barely-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	false	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	half-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	true	Warren (Buffett) still does support me.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television interview
5922.json	true	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	false	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	mostly-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	barely-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	pants-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	false	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	true	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	pants-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	barely-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	false	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	half-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	mostly-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	half-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	half-true	On legalizing illegal immigrants.	immigration	lou-dobbs			none	1	2	0	1	0	an interview on Telemundo
4649.json	true	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	half-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	half-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	half-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	false	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	barely-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	half-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	barely-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	false	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	true	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	half-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	mostly-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	false	"(Palin) supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000."	israel	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail.
4896.json	barely-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	barely-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	half-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	mostly-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	false	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	false	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	pants-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	true	"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	mostly-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	barely-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	barely-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	barely-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	pants-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	false	On using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	
7916.json	mostly-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	mostly-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.
1659.json	pants-fire	"The number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006."	health-care,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a column
8601.json	mostly-true	Firearms homicides are down about 40 percent since Texas passed concealed-gun permit law.	civil-rights,crime,guns	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	an online campaign video
8004.json	false	Upwards of 90 percent of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound.	abortion,children,families,health-care,women	rachel-campos-duffy			none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
4347.json	pants-fire	We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor.	federal-budget	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Twitter post
256.json	mostly-true	"If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago."	taxes	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a <i>Meet the Press</i> interview
2750.json	half-true	Says Scott Walker wants to ban common forms of birth control, including the pill.	abortion,message-machine	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a campaign TV ad
12356.json	false	Jason Kander supports [Obamas] plan to bring the remaining suspected terrorists to U.S. soil.	terrorism	roy-blunt	Senator	Missouri	republican	2	1	0	1	1	a petition against President Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo Bay
5388.json	half-true	Shelby County donated Im sorry, gave 44 schools to the city of Memphis.	education,infrastructure	chris-thomas	Shelby County Board of Commission, District 4, Position 1	Tennessee	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a Shelby County Commission meeting.
9745.json	half-true	Top U.S. intelligence officials have toldevery member of Congress, including the president, were about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq.	iraq,terrorism	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
2076.json	true	Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not.	housing	barney-simms	Atlanta Housing Authority chief external affairs officer	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a letter
5276.json	true	In July 1996, Mitt Romney helped locate the missing teenage daughter of a partner at Bain Capital.	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail and blog and Facebook posts
2722.json	barely-true	Blames Mike McIntyre and Nancy Pelosi for the second straight year of no cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.	message-machine,social-security	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign commerical
1171.json	barely-true	The government is going to have the right to get into your bank account with the health care bill and make transfers without you knowing it.	health-care,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio program
2011.json	half-true	"There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."	infrastructure	andrew-napolitano	judge		republican	3	0	2	0	3	comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show
8308.json	barely-true	The American people support defunding Obamacare and oppose shutting down the government.	health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a press release
7217.json	half-true	Report that #GOP insisting on changes to Social Security as part of #fiscalcliff false. BTW those changes are supported by @barackobama.	federal-budget,social-security	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	in a tweet
2824.json	true	Nobody has played clips over and over ...of President Obama (saying), If they bring a knife to the fight, well bring a gun.	candidates-biography,pundits	joyce-kaufman	WFTL 850 AM talk show host	Florida	talk-show-host	0	0	0	0	0	a radio show
3730.json	pants-fire	The people of Rhode Island dont want same-sex marriage.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,marriage,polls	christopher-plante	executive director, National Organization for Marriage - Rhode Island	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	1	a television interview
3672.json	half-true	Rep. Paul Ryans Medicare plan lines the pockets of the private insurance companies, increases costs for seniors and does not reduce the deficit.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare,taxes	gerry-connolly	U.S. Representative	Virginia	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	a press release.
6318.json	barely-true	This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes.	candidates-biography	dave-weldon		Florida	republican	2	0	0	0	1	a robocall
10198.json	barely-true	1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career.	corrections-and-updates,education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a fundraising letter
9960.json	barely-true	Not even old Gen. Eisenhower saluted military personnel as president.	history,military	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	her book "Drift"
3281.json	true	If Wisconsins governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector counterparts.	labor,pundits,state-budget,abc-news-week	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	ABC's "This Week"
12581.json	barely-true	You cant get on an airplane, but more than 2,000 people on that list have been able to buy a gun.	guns,terrorism	john-garamendi	U.S. House of Representatives	California	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a speech.
9596.json	false	74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act.	health-care,polls	donna-edwards	U.S. House of Representatives	Maryland	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
2143.json	half-true	For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line.	crime,economy,education,poverty	peter-kilmartin	state representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	a speech at the state Democratic convention
8405.json	half-true	The federal government has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills and wont default.	debt,federal-budget	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	an interview as quoted in a news story
8794.json	false	Says Alex Sink failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices.	corporations	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a YouTube video
11196.json	barely-true	Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed.	financial-regulation	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the first GOP primary debate.
2917.json	barely-true	You cant check out a library book without a photo ID.	legal-issues	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an interview.
11555.json	pants-fire	Says that Starbucks took Christmas off of their brand new cups.	religion	joshua-feuerstein			republican	0	0	0	0	1	a video
10449.json	mostly-true	Atmospheric conditions could push a footballs pressure down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch.	sports	bill-belichick			none	0	0	0	1	0	a news conference
13223.json	false	Hillary Clinton supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding.	abortion	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.
10611.json	true	Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are legal refugees could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.	autism,children,disability,education,families,immigration,state-budget,state-finances	associated-press	journalists		none	0	0	0	0	0	article
2060.json	mostly-true	We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration, adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year.	economy,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a news conference
4687.json	half-true	The STAR Ohio fund just received the highest possible credit rating one of these funds can receive.	economy,job-accomplishments,state-finances	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	an email to supporters
7210.json	half-true	Taxpayers are on the hook ... for less than a third of the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium, and those funds are repaid from money that comes from outsiders.	sports,state-finances	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a television interview
5235.json	mostly-true	In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005.	corrections-and-updates,economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
8210.json	half-true	Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State.	economy	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a radio ad
12185.json	mostly-true	A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down.	debt,economy,education	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a campaign speech
1192.json	mostly-true	The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.	history	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a floor speech
10295.json	mostly-true	We are younger than our competitors, and this is entirely because of immigration.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to business leaders
4332.json	half-true	Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement.	education	chip-rogers	State Senator	Georgia	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a town hall meeting
4655.json	true	Says 24 million people in this country cant find a full-time job, 50 million cant see a doctor when theyre sick, 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home.	economy	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011
11215.json	half-true	The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration.	criminal-justice	julius-jones	Founder of Black Lives Matter Worcester	Massachusetts	activist	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC
10796.json	barely-true	Says he raised average family income by 50 percent during his tenure as Arkansas governor.	income,state-budget	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a video
2925.json	half-true	They tried to give us $400 million to build a high-speed train that goes 39 miles an hour.	infrastructure,stimulus,transportation	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a CNN interview
2903.json	half-true	Says the CBO estimates that fully extending the Bush tax cuts would add 600,000-1.4 million jobs in 2011 and 900,000-2.7 million jobs in 2012.	economy,taxes	national-association-manufacturers	Trade association	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	1	0	0	a statement
4181.json	true	President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times.	bipartisanship,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a televised address
3615.json	half-true	According to David Cay Johnston, the average American pays about 22 percent of their income to federal taxes. The richest 400 Americans pay about 16 percent of their income to federal taxes.	pundits,taxes	chris-hayes	Host, All In		none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"
9031.json	false	Most young Americans right now, theyre not covered by health insurance.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Funnyordie.com "Between Two Ferns" interview with Zach Galifianakis
9838.json	mostly-true	In 1952, the corporate income tax accounted for 33 percent of all federal tax revenue. Today, despite record-breaking profits, corporate taxes bring in less than 9 percent.	corporations,taxes	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a meme on social media
7765.json	true	Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an advertisement
7887.json	pants-fire	Says two-thirds of groups targeted for IRS scrutiny were not conservative.	taxes	progress-texas		Texas	none	3	0	1	0	2	a tweet
11407.json	pants-fire	In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And thats where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin.	foreign-policy,history	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer
1616.json	half-true	Last week the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), led by Rick Perrys appointee, voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from social studies textbook standards. Thats right. Thomas Jefferson... was deleted from a list of historical figures who inspired political change.	education	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	an e-mail
12265.json	barely-true	As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, ‪#Bernie‬ is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year.	income,taxes	dinesh-dsouza	Author and film director	California	none	1	0	0	0	1	a Facebook post
35.json	true	"You know we can't just pull out now... The truth of the matter is: If we started today, it would take one year, one year to get 160,000 troops physically out of Iraq, logistically."	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	CNN/YouTube debate in Charleston, S.C.
10663.json	half-true	From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction.	federal-budget,taxes,wealth	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Tweet
8147.json	half-true	Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was ineffective in the Florida House of Representatives because there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Krisemans) name on it.	florida,states	bill-foster	Mayor, St. Petersburg	Florida	republican	1	0	2	2	0	a mayoral forum
3625.json	mostly-true	Says Texas routinely gets a lot more federal spending than it pays in taxes.	federal-budget,pundits,taxes	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	an episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.
1693.json	false	Cell phone numbers go public this month.	consumer-safety	ken-legler	State House representative	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	Facebook and Twitter posts
3433.json	barely-true	Says it has offered $12 million in savings through 2011 and $184 million in savings over the next 25 years in contract negotiations with the City of Milwaukee.	city-budget,labor,state-budget	milwaukee-police-association		Wisconsin	none	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper ad
6597.json	false	Clackamas County Commissioners approved a re-negotiated agreement to lower the countys contribution to TriMets Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project to $19.9 million from $25 million.	county-budget,county-government,debt,transportation	clackamas-county-commission			none	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
7571.json	mostly-true	Says Texas has 11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster.	crime,criminal-justice,food-safety	scott-henson	Writer, Grits for Breakfast blog	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview.
6449.json	false	The Obama administration is unwinding our nations welfare-to-work requirements.	welfare	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	an op-ed.
11510.json	true	Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1.	state-budget,taxes,transportation	don-francis	coordinator of the Clean Cities-Georgia Coalition		none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with Watchdog.org
8998.json	half-true	The Redskins Training Camp deal generated $40 million in new private investment in the city.	city-government,job-accomplishments	dwight-jones	Mayor, City of Richmond	Virginia	democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a speech
3443.json	half-true	The GOP budget plan would cut nearly a million jobs.	economy,federal-budget,jobs	organizing-america			democrat	0	0	2	0	1	a Tweet.
10252.json	half-true	There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country.	immigration	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
9393.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton defended Syrias President Assad as a possible reformer at the start of that countrys civil war.	foreign-policy	chris-wallace	Fox News Sunday host		none	0	0	3	1	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
4519.json	half-true	The Postal Services financial losses result from a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue, while the Postal Service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts.	federal-budget	save-americas-postal-service			none	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
11291.json	mostly-true	As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops.	congress,federal-budget,history	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	remarks in San Antonio
5110.json	pants-fire	Shes voted for 60 tax increases, hurting the middle class and small businesses.	taxes	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	
6147.json	barely-true	Now, in the House of Representatives, we have 40 different jobs bills that have passed and almost all of them have been bipartisan.	bipartisanship,jobs	frank-guinta	U.S. Congress, NH-First District	New Hampshire	republican	1	1	1	1	0	a statement made after he filed for re-election at the N.H. Secretary of State’s office.
10548.json	pants-fire	Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: Its time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.	candidates-biography,diversity,campaign-advertising	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee
3110.json	barely-true	Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation	small-business,taxes	cory-mason	State Assembly member, 62nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	2	0	0	0	0	a news release
9294.json	mostly-true	A 2013 state law would allow the operator of an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin to fill in pristine streams and ponds with mine waste.	environment	dan-kaufman			none	0	0	1	1	0	an opinion article
12754.json	barely-true	America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the 2016 Republican National Convention
9853.json	false	If black America were a country, itd be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world.	corrections-and-updates,economy,poverty	larry-elder	Radio talk show host		talk-show-host	1	3	0	0	0	comments on CNN
10931.json	half-true	Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent.	education	dale-kooyenga	State Representative	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	2	0	
11513.json	barely-true	It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows.	guns	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	an executive order.
979.json	true	"2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces."	afghanistan,military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the White House. 
1702.json	mostly-true	Florida teachers are "already paid $5,000 below the national average."	education	dan-gelber		Florida	democrat	2	2	1	3	0	a letter posted on his campaign Web site.
4413.json	half-true	Since Rick Perry became governor, Texas has gone from 46th in the country to 50th in the population that graduates from high school.	education,new-hampshire-2012	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	an interview with the 'Telegraph.'
6014.json	true	Says Amanda Fritz manages less than 5 percent of city operations.	city-government	mary-nolan	Represents Southwest Portland in Oregon House	Oregon	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a debate.
10390.json	half-true	The streetcar project planned by Mayor Tom Barrett would be a 1900s style trolley.	transportation	jim-steineke	State Assembly representative	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a tweet
3237.json	half-true	Americans, in the last 30 years, have more than doubled the amount of money we are spending per child (on education) and the results have gotten worse, not better.	education	michelle-rhee	Founder and CEO of Students First		none	0	0	1	0	0	talking to Florida legislators.
3695.json	barely-true	Polls show that Floridians dont want to repeal the Affordable Care Act.	health-care,polls	joe-gibbons	State Representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	comments on the House floor
5631.json	false	Says Congressman Bill Pascrell voted to remove the public option from the Affordable Health Care Act.	health-care	steve-rothman			democrat	1	2	0	1	1	an interview on NJToday
10691.json	true	Lawmakers were paid for their off-season efforts to, for the first time, take the lead in drawing borders for two would-be cities.	state-finances	mary-margaret-oliver	State Representative	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a House floor debate
9969.json	pants-fire	Greg Abbott and his surrogates have referred to women who have been the victims of rape or incest as though somehow what they are confronting is a minor issue.	crime,ethics	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	speaking to reporters
9784.json	true	On offshore drilling for energy	energy,voting-record	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	
9835.json	barely-true	Under a proposed medical marijuana amendment in Florida, you dont get refills -- you get it forever.	florida-amendments,health-care,marijuana	drug-free-america			none	1	0	0	0	0	a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial meeting
1340.json	pants-fire	A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option."	health-care,privacy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a widely circulated e-mail
5047.json	half-true	Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.	crime,guns,legal-issues,public-safety	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a fundraising letter
1375.json	true	"I haven't missed a vote since 1993."	history	chuck-grassley	U.S. senator	Iowa	republican	0	1	2	0	0	a conference call
5740.json	barely-true	Says the treasurers office has saved $37 million in management costs for the oversight of public investments.	government-efficiency	ted-wheeler			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	campaign website
6674.json	mostly-true	Says Georgia will send more state money per child to state charter schools and that budget cuts are not applied to those charter schools.	education	herb-garrett	Executive Director of the Georgia School Superintendents Association	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a letter
9896.json	false	Jorge Elorza wants to impose a municipal income tax.	city-budget,deficit,economy,taxes	vincent-buddy-cianci		Rhode Island	independent	0	2	1	2	1	a radio interview
10879.json	barely-true	The Supreme Court cant overrule the other two branchesof government.	history,supreme-court	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
3393.json	pants-fire	Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record	crime,criminal-justice,jobs,labor,legal-issues	direct-action-rights-equality		Rhode Island	organization	0	0	0	0	1	an online petition
9382.json	half-true	Nathan Deal cut the HOPE scholarship program so that literally 100,000 Georgians will not be able to go to college or get technical training that they so badly needed to raise -- you know, give them a chance at a good job.	education	peter-shumlin	governor and chair of Democratic Governors Association	Vermont	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	MSNBC
173.json	half-true	"As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million."	taxes	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a news release.
6517.json	half-true	I havent raised taxes in the time Ive been the governor of New Jersey.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference
3204.json	false	Massachusetts public schools teach kids as young as kindergartners about gay marriage.	families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage,religion	national-organization-marriage	Nonprofit organization	Rhode Island	organization	0	1	0	0	1	a mailing to Rhode Island voters
88.json	pants-fire	"I'm probably one of the four or five best-known Americans in the world."	candidates-biography	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a comment to reporters in London.
9606.json	barely-true	We are accepting more legal immigrants than we ever have in the history (of the United States.)	immigration	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a "Meet the Press" pundit panel
8491.json	true	Congress is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus but in 2008 and 2012 explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure.	foreign-policy,pundits,terrorism	jon-stewart			none	0	2	1	1	1	in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
8910.json	half-true	Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day.	health-care,medicaid,poverty	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown."
11244.json	mostly-true	Gov. Maggie Hassans budget proposal raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million.	state-budget,taxes	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	TV ad
8174.json	barely-true	Only in Washington would politicians spend $27 million to teach Moroccans how to make pottery.	federal-budget,government-efficiency	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	a website posting
348.json	true	Hillary Clinton "starts off with 47 percent of the country against her."	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.
10141.json	false	SaysRand Paulhas put out budgets to cut the military in half.	federal-budget,military	adam-kinzinger	U.S. Representative	Illinois	republican	0	2	1	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
2569.json	half-true	Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections.	campaign-finance,corporations,abc-news-week	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
5803.json	true	Says legislative cuts mean Texas is spending on average $500 less per student.	education,state-budget	donna-howard	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	remarks at a Texas Capitol rally
5345.json	half-true	[A]t his current rate, President Obama will have added more debt to the United State of America by the end of his first term than each of the previous 43 presidents -- combined!	federal-budget	GaGOP			republican	2	1	1	0	0	a web post
12285.json	half-true	We know that Saudi Arabia started al-Qaida.	terrorism	bob-graham		Florida	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5970.json	mostly-true	Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty has never prosecuted a single adult felony case.	candidates-biography	john-bradley	Williamson County district attorney	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman
9666.json	false	The fundraising numbers are in, and our grassroots support is unmatched!	campaign-finance,elections	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	in a Facebook posting
4416.json	mostly-true	Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job.	elections,labor	we-are-ohio		Ohio	none	2	0	0	1	0	a campaign commercial
3685.json	mostly-true	Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- its caused by a shrinking of the actual labor force.	economy,jobs,pundits,abc-news-week	arianna-huffington	Founder, The Huffington Post		none	0	0	2	3	0	a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
3088.json	pants-fire	Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget.	labor,state-budget	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email and -- briefly -- a union web site
685.json	barely-true	Obama voted "to cut off funding for our American troops on the battlefield."	iraq	joe-lieberman	Senator	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	2	0	St. Paul, Minn.
10562.json	mostly-true	In general, it appears Wisconsins right to work bill would likely apply to the Green Bay Packers players and their union.	corporations,labor,sports,unions,workers	jon-erpenbach	State Senator, District 27	Wisconsin	democrat	3	0	0	1	0	a Facebook post
9630.json	mostly-true	The so-called defense minister of the Peoples Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media.	foreign-policy,military	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
67.json	half-true	"Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they're going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent."	taxes	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a speech in Laconia, New Hampshire.
7176.json	mostly-true	Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. Weve added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs.	economy,jobs,labor	lou-greenwald	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	2	2	a press conference in Trenton
8677.json	barely-true	Gov. Scott Walker bought 80 new, brand-new vehicles for the state that we probably dont need.	government-efficiency,state-budget,state-finances,transportation	kathleen-vinehout			democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a meeting
6209.json	half-true	Says he passed eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar sanctuary cities in Texas.	candidates-biography,homeland-security,immigration,legal-issues,transportation	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
2837.json	false	Its gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker.	economy,federal-budget,government-efficiency	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news conference
4589.json	false	These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans.	health-care,new-hampshire-2012,abc-news-week	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a debate in New Hampshire
4150.json	barely-true	Says stores will be barred from selling 100-watt light bulbs as of 2012.	energy	michael-burgess	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a statement.
9169.json	true	Before our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected.	elections,history	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
9434.json	barely-true	Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare	health-care	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	In a television ad
549.json	mostly-true	"The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama."	elections	ralph-nader	Attorney, activist	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	1	0	an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program
10000.json	half-true	Dan Patrick said that if women get paid less than a man for the same job, that thats not a problem.	jobs,women	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	a debate in Austin
9409.json	half-true	Weve got an average of 5,600 soldiers committing suicide. Thats about 20 a day.	health-care,veterans	david-scott	Congressman 	Georgia	democrat	0	0	2	1	0	WABE
10359.json	barely-true	There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, If you give us more money we dont know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.	immigration	craig-melvin	NBC News correspondent and MSNBC host		journalist	1	0	0	0	0	an MSNBC segment
5279.json	true	Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Locks unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity.	jobs,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union speech
13006.json	true	Tom Reed has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form.	jobs,trade	john-plumb	Candidate for Congress	New York	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on Capital Tonight.
10738.json	false	ISIS camp a few miles from Texas, Mexican authorities confirm.	immigration,military,terrorism	judicial-watch			organization	1	1	0	0	0	a web item
5629.json	false	New federal projections estimate that the health care overhaul will cost $1.76 trillion over 10 years -- well above the $940 billion Democrats originally claimed.	health-care	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a press release
4366.json	pants-fire	Say New Jersey Reps. Donald Payne and Frank Pallone are socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress.	candidates-biography	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	web pages
11363.json	pants-fire	The unemployment rate may be as high as 42 percent.	corrections-and-updates,economy,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a press conference
8443.json	mostly-true	Common Core is not from the federal government, they do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all.	children,education,federal-budget,government-regulation	sondy-pope	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a radio interview
2806.json	false	Social Security is indeed a Ponzi scheme.	social-security	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview.
11254.json	barely-true	Says Scott Walker brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didnt fund it.	city-government,civil-rights,criminal-justice,public-safety,state-budget	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	comments to reporters
1736.json	mostly-true	What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime.	immigration	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a panel discussion on ABC This Week
4915.json	pants-fire	When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: Yeah, were open.	history,pop-culture,pundits,religion	jon-stewart			none	0	2	1	1	1	a segment of "The Daily Show"
7847.json	mostly-true	In Miami-Dade County, we spend at our school system over $20 million every year educating recent immigrants.	education,immigration	carlos-curbelo	Miami-Dade school board member	Florida	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a Fox News interview
947.json	false	The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.	federal-budget	democratic-congressional-leadership			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	statements to reporters.
11264.json	true	Trump proposed enacting the largest tax increase in American history.	candidates-biography,taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a fundraising email
779.json	true	"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
12790.json	half-true	Kim Myers voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters.	taxes	claudia-tenney	Assemblywoman	New York	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press release.
13004.json	half-true	Californias Prop 60, which would requirecondom usein adult films, would put workers in the adult film industry at riskfor lawsuits and harassment.	government-regulation,public-health	no-60-campaign-against-condom-requirement-adult-fi			organization	0	0	1	0	0	in a campaign video advertisement
8637.json	true	We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge.	transportation	loretta-weinberg	State Senator		democrat	1	2	0	1	0	an interview on the John Gambling radio program
8762.json	half-true	Sens. Isaksons, Chambliss Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs.	federal-budget,jobs	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a press release
7148.json	barely-true	Says real estate taxes were put in place to pay for Obamacare.	health-care,taxes	todd-hunter	Lawyer	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a Texas Tribune interview.
5663.json	half-true	Says today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years and the Legislature hasnt done much to lower it.	jobs	tim-knopp			republican	0	0	1	1	0	campaign website
1398.json	false	Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a debate.
6379.json	half-true	John Mica voted to borrow $10 trillion.	debt,federal-budget,message-machine-2012,voting-record	sandy-adams	member of Congress	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign mailer
9374.json	barely-true	Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker.	labor,state-budget,workers	brett-hulsey			democrat	1	3	0	0	0	a letter
498.json	true	McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."	elections,ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Tampa, Fla.
4022.json	barely-true	We do not want to raise anybodys tax rates. Thats never been on the table.	taxes,abc-news-week	james-clyburn	U.S. Representative	South Carolina	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
11810.json	half-true	When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, the Democrats didnt make that a partisan issue.	congress,history,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a CNN town hall
2804.json	mostly-true	This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years.	elections,history	mike-haridopolos	Florida Senate President	Florida	republican	0	3	1	1	0	a post-election interview.
183.json	false	"John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president.	job-accomplishments	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Chariton, Iowa
2094.json	true	House Republicans who complained they didnt have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling.	energy,environment,oil-spill	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	remarks to reporters.
12697.json	false	Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and there was no President Bush at the 2008 convention.	elections	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview on "Meet the Press"
12499.json	pants-fire	Crime is rising.	crime,criminal-justice	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech after several primaries concluded
12023.json	mostly-true	(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water.	city-government,water	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
4928.json	barely-true	Weve got a personal tax system thats so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code.	taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news conference
3098.json	pants-fire	Says a Portland school gives Muslim students their own school provided prayer room, prayer rugs, and lets them out of class five times a day to pray to Allah.	religion	victoria-taft	radio talk show host	Oregon	none	0	2	0	0	1	a website posting
8347.json	false	(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care.	social-security,veterans	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an MSNBC interview
5750.json	half-true	The bulk of the people who are shot with a weapon other than these drug gangs taking on one another end up being shot with their own weapon.	guns	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	an interview on "Face the Nation"
1930.json	false	In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change.	corporations,financial-regulation,market-regulation,abc-news-week,transportation	rahm-emanuel	Mayor of Chicago	Illinois	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	an interview on "This Week."
8241.json	half-true	Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions	education,labor,state-budget,state-finances	frank-annunziato	Union leader	Rhode Island	labor-leader	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper interview
13159.json	barely-true	Says Miami Congressman Carlos Curbelo supports drilling offshore and repeatedly voted against President Obamas ability to fight pollution and combat climate change.	climate-change,environment	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a TV ad
2699.json	false	When President, then candidate, Obama was asked to disclose some of his donors because there was suspicion of their being the foreign source of money into his campaign, they refused to do it.	campaign-finance,transparency	michael-steele	chairman of the Republican National Committee	Maryland	republican	0	1	1	0	2	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3485.json	false	Oregon is the only state out of the 50 states in the USA that continues to pay 100% of the medical benefits for its employees and their families.	health-care,state-budget	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a newsletter
11453.json	false	You wonder why you dont see Rand Paul as much; hes still shopping for his billionaire. Hes like the only one who hasnt found a billionaire to fund his super PAC.	campaign-finance	claire-mccaskill	U.S. Senator	Missouri	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	comments to HBO host Bill Maher
12779.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump cashed in on Sept. 11,collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected.	federal-budget,terrorism	joseph-crowley	U.S. Rep.	New York	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech at the Democratic convention
5322.json	barely-true	Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent.	stimulus	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a victory speech in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012
4832.json	pants-fire	An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs.	government-regulation,health-care,message-machine-2012,market-regulation	60-plus-association			none	2	0	0	0	1	a television commercial
12077.json	false	The Mitchell Park Domes lose about $1 million-plus every year and the number of people going to the Domes has been going down.	county-budget	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	an interview
9021.json	false	Under a bill before the legislature, youd have to go to court to fire an employee.	economy,jobs,labor,legal-issues	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	a TV interview
6158.json	true	There is little if any evidence that the use of red light cameras in New Jersey has reduced the number or severity of accidents at the intersections where they are used.	transportation	michael-doherty			republican	1	3	1	1	0	a news release
8819.json	mostly-true	In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	his “State of the State” address
8141.json	true	Says nearly 29,000 Oregonians almost 5 percent of all homeowners are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage.	housing	ellen-rosenblum			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an opinion article
1254.json	false	Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime."	crime	john-kline	U.S. Congressman		republican	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
6873.json	barely-true	This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent.	candidates-biography,economy,jobs,message-machine-2012,stimulus	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a TV ad
5031.json	half-true	George Allen and his colleagues in the Senate turned the biggest surplus in the history of the United States into the biggest deficit in the history of the United States.	corrections-and-updates,deficit	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	in a debate
7976.json	half-true	Says President Obama has cracked down on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president.	immigration	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview
4997.json	mostly-true	Says Newt Gingrich made an affirmative statement that he would not only support but he would campaign for Republicans who were in support of the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion.	abortion	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential primary debate
11996.json	barely-true	U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce political instability and violence by 40 percent in recipient nations.	foreign-policy,public-health	tom-daschle			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed
675.json	half-true	"I told the Congress 'thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere."	federal-budget,transportation	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech at the Republican Nationention in St. Paul, Minn.
11583.json	mostly-true	The actual (construction) contracts that weve awarded to date have come in several hundred million dollars below estimates.	state-budget,state-finances,transportation	jeff-morales	CEO, California High-Speed Rail Authority	California	state-official	0	0	0	1	0	a press conference
10374.json	true	State school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation.	education,state-budget	virginia-education-association			none	0	0	0	0	0	a web post.
5282.json	half-true	Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the presidents first year in office to 8.5 percent today.	economy	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	a press statement
8600.json	half-true	American voters remain steadfast in their support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship, with more than 70 percent who want to see reform passed this year.	immigration	causa-oregon		Oregon	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a website statement
10447.json	false	There were more people on welfare than working in 2013.	economy,jobs,poverty,welfare	terry-jeffrey	Editor-in-chief of CNSNews	Virginia	none	0	1	0	0	0	a column in TownHall.com
6940.json	barely-true	Says Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill that would require doctors and other health care workers to ask patients, including young children, whether they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or if they know their gender identity.	children,gays-and-lesbians,health-care,sexuality	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a news release
2354.json	true	Says State Rep. Kristi Thibaut was an ACORN lobbyist.	candidates-biography	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	a tweet
9221.json	half-true	Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month.	children	jimmy-carter		Georgia	democrat	3	0	2	2	0	interview while promoting book
6279.json	half-true	According to a national survey, transit ridership among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.	transportation	jeff-dickerson		Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	an online debate
8309.json	true	In fiscal year 2011-2012, 4,191 abortions were paid for by taxpayers via the Oregon Health Plan.	abortion,taxes	oregon-2014		Oregon	organization	0	0	0	0	0	online campaign materials
7596.json	false	Any legislative action that is taken now could very well be rendered completely null and void by the decision of the Supreme Court expected this June.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	thomas-tobin	Bishop of the Diocese of Providence		none	0	2	0	0	0	a news release
11249.json	half-true	Im the only (Republican)candidate that has actually reduced the size of government.	candidates-biography,state-budget	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
13252.json	false	After how hard you work and how much you pay in taxes, New York City ends up getting the money. Im Chris Jacobs. I think its time we have someone in Albany thats making sure our region gets our fair share	taxes	chris-jacobs	Erie County Clerk	New York	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
10469.json	mostly-true	Amazing fact: Senate has already voted on more amendments in 2015 than Reid allowed ALL YEAR last year.	congress,congressional-rules	phil-kerpen	President of American Commitment and columnist	Washington, D.C.	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet
11906.json	mostly-true	Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice supported incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.	candidates-biography,criminal-justice,elections,legal-issues,campaign-advertising	joanne-kloppenburg	State Appeals Court judge	Wisconsin	none	2	1	0	2	1	a TV ad
7184.json	mostly-true	One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids dont graduate.	children,education,poverty	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech
9652.json	barely-true	There were 36 states where Republicans who were in charge refused to implement a state (health insurance) exchange.	health-care,supreme-court	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview with a Las Vegas news network
13228.json	pants-fire	Says a tweet he sent out wasnt saying, check out a sex tape. It was just take a look at the background of Alicia Machado.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second presidential debate
11032.json	pants-fire	Aphotograph of 21-year-old Hillary Clinton featured a Confederate battle flag in the background.	candidates-biography,history	dinesh-dsouza	Author and film director	California	none	1	0	0	0	1	a tweet
3097.json	true	Texas leads the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance.	health-care	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	an op-ed column
1762.json	false	This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control.	immigration	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' 
4373.json	pants-fire	A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents.	education,state-budget,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
8214.json	half-true	Says Cory Booker supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations.	abortion,health-care,women	bookerfail			none	1	0	1	0	0	a U.S. Senate campaign video ad
6462.json	false	Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns.	candidates-biography,taxes	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on Fox News
4479.json	half-true	In the month of July alone, EU exports to South Korea increased by over 36 percent. A lot of that is our market share. Those are our farmers and our service providers who are suffering.	trade	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news conference
1532.json	mostly-true	Gov. Rick Perry spent over a million dollars on D.C. lobbyists asking for more federal money and lives in a luxury house that costs taxpayers $10,000 a month.	ethics,transparency	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a radio ad
6131.json	half-true	As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a TV ad.
366.json	half-true	The DNC says McCain flip-flopped on whether the Iraq War would be easy.	iraq	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web video.
5870.json	mostly-true	Says Ohio law gives tax breaks to rich people who own private jets.	state-budget,taxes	mike-foley	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a speech in the Ohio House
2469.json	half-true	Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs.	economy,federal-budget,message-machine,stimulus,taxes,voting-record	americans-job-security			none	0	0	3	0	0	a campaign ad
6903.json	pants-fire	Says Paul Ryans budget plan ends Medicare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012	rob-zerban			democrat	0	1	0	0	1	a TV ad
12227.json	half-true	In every ethics case that has resulted in a formal sanction, theres been an investigative subcommittee thats been established first.	ethics	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a Tampa Bay Times interview
6308.json	true	Says New Hampshire has the third-highest property tax in the country.	corrections-and-updates,taxes	jackie-cilley	Marketing	New Hampshire	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a statement during a candidates forum at Nashua City Hall
724.json	true	Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Elko, Nev.
13145.json	barely-true	Says Colorado Democraticcongressional candidate MorganCarroll racked up $11 billion in new spending in the state Legislature.	state-budget	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a TV ad 
11617.json	false	59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim.	candidates-biography,diversity,polls	arsalan-iftikhar	Senior editor, Islamic Monthly magazine 	Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	0	0	a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
6853.json	false	Carol Shea-Porter wants to increase taxes on small business and job creators.	small-business	frank-guinta	U.S. Congress, NH-First District	New Hampshire	republican	1	1	1	1	0	an advertisement, “Veterans,”
176.json	barely-true	"People were hopeless. Sixty percent of the population, 70 percent of the population wanted to live somewhere else. . . . By the time I left, 70 percent wanted to stay."	job-accomplishments	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	Washington, D.C.
5329.json	true	A bill delaying the start of classes until Labor Day would permit school districts to shave 5 full weeks off the school year.	education,tourism	marc-schare	Member of the Worthington Board of Education	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	an Ohio House committee hearing 
3469.json	false	On whether the United States should intervene in Libya.	foreign-policy,military	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	televised interviews
5705.json	half-true	99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools.	education,poverty	sandra-williams	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a news conference
2582.json	half-true	John Kitzhaber created 128,000 new jobs while governor.	economy,job-accomplishments	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a campaign mailer
7659.json	mostly-true	Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state.	education,state-budget,state-finances,states	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a Senate Education Committee meeting.
11073.json	barely-true	Despite keeping distance from national media interviewers, I did local press all along, the last three months.	job-accomplishments,states	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview with CNN
8510.json	pants-fire	What we said was, you can keep (your plan) if it hasnt changed since the law passed.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to Organizing for Action
12045.json	mostly-true	In 2006, Bernie Sanders voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants.	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Democratic presidential debate in Miami
7942.json	pants-fire	Says Florida didnt offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.	economy,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV interview
12473.json	pants-fire	Says she was the first in her family to go to a four-year college.	education	katie-mcginty		Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	1	1	On the 'About' page of McGinty's campaign website
8005.json	true	There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians dont want our money.	foreign-policy,polls	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Fox News interview
195.json	true	"The truth of the matter is that during my administration, the FBI's crime statistics show that violent crime was reduced in Massachusetts by 7 percent."	crime	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview
1768.json	false	Scott Maddox has run "losing campaigns for 3 of Florida's 4 available cabinet positions."	agriculture,candidates-biography	adam-putnam	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture	Florida	republican	0	1	1	2	1	a campaign statement
9196.json	true	Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year on tax preparation.	taxes	virginia-foxx	U.S. Representative	North Carolina	republican	0	0	0	1	1	in a comment on Twitter
8957.json	mostly-true	The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million.	candidates-biography,education,federal-budget,job-accomplishments	clay-pell	Candidate for Rhode Island governor	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
13247.json	false	We are now, for the first time ever, energy independent.	energy,environment,gas-prices,trade	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the second presidential debate
5659.json	true	Last year, Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour.	corporations,energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in the Rose Garden
1214.json	half-true	AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."	health-care,legal-issues,medicare	ginny-brown-waite	Congresswoman	Florida	republican	2	0	2	0	0	a letter to AARP
4692.json	pants-fire	Medicare monthly premiums will go up to $104.20 in 2012 and $247.00 in 2014 due to provisions incorporated in the Obamacare legislation, purposely delayed so as not to confuse the 2012 re-election campaigns.	health-care,medicare	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
5325.json	mostly-true	Right now, 50 percent of Florida students leaving high school cannot read at grade level.	education	bill-proctor	state representative	Florida 	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper article
4237.json	true	Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states.	elections	kevin-dewine	Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a speech at a GOP dinner
13019.json	barely-true	Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika).	abortion,congress,health-care	naral-pro-choice		Washington, D.C.	organization	2	1	0	0	1	a TV ad
12246.json	half-true	Youre in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car.	children,criminal-justice,public-safety	john-pagliarini	State Senator	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a speech
2540.json	false	SaysPeter Kilmartin voted in favor of expanding the good behavior statute to sex offenders.	crime,voting-record	erik-wallin		Rhode Island	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
4659.json	true	On letting Occupy Atlanta protesters stay in Woodruff Park.	occupy-wall-street,public-safety	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	statements to the public
13313.json	half-true	What I have put forward does not add a penny to the debt.	debt	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in the third presidential debate.
10286.json	true	There are more African American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,marijuana	diego-arene-morley	Student	Washington, D.C.	activist	0	0	0	0	0	a community forum
12813.json	mostly-true	In first week as governor, Tim Kaine proposed a nearly $4 billion tax increase, $4 billion, including a tax increase on people earning as little as $17,000 a year.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech.
2474.json	mostly-true	On Lee Fishers watch, almost nine out of 10 jobs that Ohio lost were lost to other states, not to other countries.	economy	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	an appearance at The Plain Dealer
4153.json	mostly-true	Every president has raised the debt ceiling.	deficit,federal-budget	richard-codey	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	an interview on Hannity on Fox News
3255.json	false	Limiting labor negotiations to only wages is how it is for the most part in the private sector.	labor,state-budget	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	an appearance on a TV interview program
9876.json	barely-true	Says on contraception, his plan is cheaper and easier for you than Sen. Mark Udalls	health-care,message-machine-2014,women	cory-gardner	U.S. House of Representatives	Colorado	republican	4	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
11681.json	half-true	The states have always defined marriage.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
10192.json	false	Families in Del Valle, who are City of Austin residents, have to drive to Bastrop to go to the closest grocery store.	hunger,population	delia-garza	Attorney	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	as quoted in a news story
545.json	half-true	John McCain "opposed legislation to fund levees and flood control programs, which he considers pork."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks to U.S. Conference of Mayors
5688.json	half-true	Mitt Romneys pledged to protect (oil companies) record profits and their billions in special tax breaks, too.	energy,taxes	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a television ad
8897.json	true	Mark Warner voted for nearly $1 trillion in new taxes and $7 trillion in new debt.	debt,federal-budget,taxes,voting-record	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a web ad.
2464.json	barely-true	State government spending will be increase 10.7 percent this year.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a debate
7030.json	barely-true	Says Democrats first proposed prohibiting the government from negotiating prices for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D and he had nothing to do with that provision in the law.	candidates-biography,health-care,medicare	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a debate
10552.json	half-true	The FCCs net neutrality policy includes whatis essentially a massive tax increase.	taxes,technology	mike-lee	U.S. Senator	Utah	republican	0	0	1	1	0	an email through Protect Internet Freedom
4552.json	mostly-true	The typical white male worker in this country is making in real terms what he was making in 1973 and the average worker is making what they were making in 1996.	economy,new-hampshire-2012,workers	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
6433.json	false	A United Nations arms treaty would almost certainly force the U.S. to create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation.	guns,human-rights,trade	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a YouTube video
3095.json	mostly-true	More people die from medical misadventures than firearm accidents nationally and in Florida.	guns,health-care	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a fact-sheet.
5897.json	false	When we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran.	foreign-policy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech
8822.json	mostly-true	The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people.	income	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	an interview with "Fox News Sunday"
6926.json	barely-true	Says six studies verify that the math adds up for Mitt Romneys tax plan.	taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	the vice presidential debate
10674.json	half-true	In the United States, weve had 12 years in a row of wages declining.	economy,jobs	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
2328.json	half-true	Charlie Crist has six different positions on ObamaCare.	health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a campaign website
1352.json	mostly-true	"In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror."	afghanistan	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the United States Military Academy.
679.json	true	"As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies."	energy	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	Dayton, Ohio
8094.json	mostly-true	This year, were off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn.
5729.json	false	Says abortion doctors are flying into this state, performing abortions and flying out.	abortion,health-care,public-health	matthew-hill	State Representative	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a debate on the state House floor.
5228.json	mostly-true	Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate for health insurance.	health-care,legal-issues	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.
9842.json	mostly-true	There have been at least 100 shootings each year [Angel Taveras] has been mayor of Providence.	candidates-biography,crime,guns,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising,public-safety	american-leadhership-pac	Political Action Committee	Rhode Island	organization	0	0	1	2	0	a campaign mailing
2089.json	true	Maurice Ferre says Kendrick Meek has voted 98.6 percent of the time with the Democrat party.	voting-record	maurice-ferre	Former mayor of Miami	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	an editorial meeting.
10200.json	half-true	Weve created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office.	jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
12908.json	barely-true	One in four inmates is an illegal immigrant.	immigration	lisa-boothe			republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on Fox
9831.json	true	Wisconsin is dead last in income growth among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walkers term.	economy,income,workers	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	various blogs and Internet comments
12414.json	false	A three-cents-per-ounce soda tax in Philadelphia would result in the loss of 2,000 family-sustaining Teamster Union jobs and countless other jobs in the beverage industry.	taxes	daniel-grace	Secretary of Teamsters Local 830	Pennsylvania	labor-leader	0	1	0	0	0	a statement
1445.json	mostly-true	"I have had the challenge during this administration to suspend no less than 37 public officials in about 36 months."	florida	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	Associated Press' annual legislative meeting
2132.json	barely-true	Kendrick Meek was #1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for childrens health care.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a campaign flier
3175.json	barely-true	Federal Reserve policies have led to a 69 percent rise in corn prices, 44 percent rise in wheat prices and 15 percent spike in sugar prices over the last year.	agriculture,energy,hunger	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	remarks to the Senate Tea Party caucus meeting.
4064.json	false	On repeal of Wisconsins smoking ban	public-health	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
3520.json	mostly-true	Ninety percent of Texans say they do not want the nursing homes to close. It polls higher than anything else.	health-care,housing,state-budget	sylvester-turner	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	2	0	2	0	remarks on the House floor
11744.json	half-true	For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need.	disability,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his 2016 State of the State address
6493.json	half-true	Paul Ryan got his start in politics, as a young staffer just out of college, working for then-Congressman John Kasichs Budget Committee.	candidates-biography,congress,elections	chris-redfern	Chairman of the  Ohio Democratic Party	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	4	0	a news release
12201.json	barely-true	Race to the Top grants require participating states to adopt the Common Core standards as a condition for receiving federal funding.	education	david-jolly		Florida	republican	4	0	1	1	0	a statement on his campaign website
11034.json	half-true	President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally.	immigration	harris-faulkner			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News
486.json	true	McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'"	religion	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail message
4807.json	true	Says 51 percent of federal tax filers paid zero federal income tax.	taxes	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	a statement on his website
8366.json	mostly-true	Because of the 2011 debt ceiling fight, the stock market lost 2,000 points.	economy	charles-schumer	Senator	New York	democrat	2	2	2	3	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
4937.json	false	Since Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took office, we are losing jobs at rates not seen in decades.	job-accomplishments,jobs	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	an opinion column
6979.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin supports a tax increase that President Obama says would cost middle-class families $3,000 per year.	congress,families,message-machine-2012,taxes	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a TV ad
8333.json	true	I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years.	congress,elections	steve-lonegan	Conservative Activist	New Jersey	republican	1	2	2	0	0	an interview on the John Gambling radio program
10711.json	true	Wisconsins attorney general and state treasurer ordered the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson not to discuss climate change on state time.	climate-change	next-generation-climate-action-committee			democrat	0	1	0	0	1	a blog post
3577.json	false	Says unions take away hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.	unions	florida-chamber-commerce		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	1	a campaign-style ad.
1284.json	false	President Bush never did one interview with the New York Times during his entire presidency.	bush-administration,pundits,transparency	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	"The Rachel Maddow" show
1100.json	mostly-true	14,000 Americans . . . lose their health insurance every single day.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news conference.
11947.json	false	Mr. Trump is self-financing his campaign, so we dont have any donors.	campaign-finance	corey-lewandowski	Campaign manager for Donald Trump		republican	1	2	0	0	0	a radio interview.
3705.json	true	Nearly 2,000 high schools - roughly 12 percent of all secondary schools in the United States - produce about half of the nations dropouts.	education	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a news release.
6358.json	barely-true	Embryonic stem cell research is at a dead end, with no one good example of a successful treatment.	health-care,message-machine-2012,science	dave-weldon		Florida	republican	2	0	0	0	1	a mock debate
9199.json	half-true	The U.S. spends more money on its military than the 16 biggest military budgets in the world combined.	federal-budget,military	anissa-naouai	RT correspondent		none	0	0	1	0	0	comments on CNN
13524.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, thats hand counting the votes in the 2016 presidential recount.	county-government,elections	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview
13262.json	barely-true	Says Libya Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help in Benghazi.	foreign-policy,government-efficiency,history,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second 2016 presidential debate
7788.json	half-true	The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down.	health-care	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	an interview on MSNBC
11346.json	true	Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.	housing	matthew-charles-cardinale			none	0	0	0	0	0	an opinion piece in the Saporta Report
1603.json	mostly-true	Rick Perry had planned to retire from the legislature until his best friend, David Weeks, and I talked him into switching parties and running for the GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner.	candidates-biography,elections	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	his autobiography
5702.json	mostly-true	As the usage [of synthetic marijuana] has dramatically increased, instances of violence, bodily harm and even death have risen with it.	drugs,marijuana	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a press release
3886.json	mostly-true	Out of 150,000 tenured teachers in the last 10 years, only 17 have been dismissed for incompetence.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
3795.json	false	The Providence teacher contract is one of the longest in the country.	education,labor,unions	angel-taveras	Mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	2	0	an interview
8508.json	half-true	In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was collecting information to protect America because it was unseemly, but that move led to millions and millions of deaths in World War II.	foreign-policy,history	mike-rogers	national security commentator for CNN	Michigan	republican	1	1	1	2	1	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
3838.json	false	Look at the debt that has been accumulated in the last two years. Its more debt under this president than all those other presidents combined.	deficit,federal-budget,history	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren
11980.json	half-true	The Chris Hani Baragwanath in South Africa is the worlds third-biggest hospital.	health-care,public-health	chris-hani-baragwanath-hospital			none	0	0	1	0	0	a page on the hospital's website
10828.json	true	Annual precipitation has increased in Rhode Island by over 12 inches in the last century.	climate-change,history,science,weather	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a commentary in The Providence Journal
7027.json	half-true	Says Connie Mack initially said he would have voted yes for the Paul Ryan budget plan, and then, you said it was stupid and you would vote no. And then your folks corrected you, and you changed your position again, yes.	candidates-biography,federal-budget	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a U.S. Senate debate
7263.json	true	The state budget proposal has been submitted on time and [its] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades.	government-efficiency,history,state-budget,state-finances	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	his State of the State address
5521.json	true	Ohio is not meeting its obligation to update voter registrations when voters change their address with the BMV.	elections	kathleen-clyde	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news conference
12441.json	true	Vietnamese is the third most commonly spoken language in Texas.	population,states	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	Senate floor remarks
3447.json	false	What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, good time bill in the entire United States.	crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues,public-safety,states	richard-ferruccio	Correctional officer	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview
6116.json	barely-true	There is no Plan B if the transportation referendum is not passed by voters.	transportation	terry-lawler	executive director of the Regional Business Coalition of Metropolitan Atlanta	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
1283.json	pants-fire	Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy."	candidates-biography,legal-issues	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a posting on many blogs.
3030.json	pants-fire	Youll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners, during the Civil War.	history	ray-mcberry			republican	0	0	0	0	1	a radio interview
11915.json	false	The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly) is the DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women.	public-health	centre-research-globalization			none	0	1	0	0	0	an article posted on the group's website
8737.json	true	Our economy still has three people looking for every job (opening).	economy,jobs,labor	gene-sperling	Director of the National Economic Council 		democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
5156.json	true	Says she got unions to agree to about $10 million in reduction of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin.	county-budget,county-government,labor,unions	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	a TV interview
10435.json	true	Democrats have lost more than 900 state legislators since Barack Obama has been president.	candidates-biography,elections	cokie-roberts	NPR contributor, ABC commentator	Maryland	journalist	1	0	2	2	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
2647.json	mostly-true	Carly Fiorina, shes against banning assault weapons.	guns,message-machine	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	a campaign ad
197.json	false	"Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion."	federal-budget	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a Web site.
12928.json	half-true	Says her campaign platform includes the biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II.	economy,education,energy,federal-budget,income,infrastructure,jobs,technology	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. 
645.json	half-true	"Joe Biden brought Republicans and Democrats together to pass the 1994 crime bill, putting 100,000 cops on the streets and starting an eight-year drop in crime across the country."	crime	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	
4716.json	false	If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan well be the first state in the nation to do this.	pensions,public-service,retirement,workers	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	in a hearing
9334.json	true	Before the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, the State Department not only failed to honor repeated requests for additional security, but instead actually reduced security in Libya.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an opinion article
3755.json	true	Failure to raise the debt limit does not force a U.S. default on debt payments.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a statement.
4340.json	false	Democrats in the Legislature in 2009 voted for various pork projects including a $5 million scoreboard for the Milwaukee Bucks.	state-budget	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a television ad
12822.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump has defended World War II internment camps.	history	joaquin-castro	attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a speech at the DNC
1886.json	mostly-true	"Bill McCollum holds the same position on (embryonic stem cell research) as Barack Obama."	abortion,science	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a campaign mail piece.
7967.json	mostly-true	In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.)	guns	joe-manchin	Senator from West Virginia	West Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on MSNBC
1862.json	false	Turkey is an Arab country.	foreign-policy,pundits,abc-news-week	markos-moulitsas	Publisher of Daily Kos	California	none	0	1	0	0	0	a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week
4076.json	barely-true	Newt Gingrichs presidential campaign has exactly the same challenges as Ronald Reagans successful 1980 bid.	history	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a television interview
11641.json	true	The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012.	public-health	fulton-county-health-and-wellness	none	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
5903.json	half-true	Says Lee Leffingwell raised property taxes 20 percent in three years.	city-budget,city-government,taxes	brigid-shea	Principal, Carbon Shrinks LLC	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a campaign mailer.
3890.json	pants-fire	Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.	homeland-security,military,terrorism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
346.json	mostly-true	"8 years of the Clintons, major losses for Democrats across the nation."	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a flyer sent prior to Super Tuesday
11501.json	false	92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obamas first term belonged to women.	jobs,women	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	the third Republican presidential debate
9067.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obama was responsible for the assassination of at least four American citizens in drone strikes.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,terrorism	kesha-rogers		Texas	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	statements on her campaign website
239.json	true	"It used to be the policy of the Republican Party to get rid of the Department of Education. We finally get in charge and a chance to do something, so we double the size of the Department of Education."	education	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a debate in Johnston, Iowa
5451.json	false	We have 395 inmates pushed into triple-bunked cells intended for two inmates and bunked in classrooms and areas supposed to be designated for inmate labor.	public-safety,state-budget,unions	ken-allen			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a guest column
3871.json	false	The ACLU didnt call for an investigation (of the Newark police department), they called for an immediate federal monitor.	crime,ethics	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a radio interview on the Brian Lehrer show
1458.json	barely-true	Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasnt mandatory.	families,health-care	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a debate
2311.json	true	Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.	crime,drugs,homeland-security	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an interview
7179.json	false	If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase.	economy,families,federal-budget,income,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a report
9247.json	mostly-true	95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent.	income,jobs	neera-tanden	President of the Center for American Progress		newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
9873.json	true	Eight out of the nine states with competitive Senate races, Hispanics make up less than 10 percent of the electorate.	diversity,elections,population	chuck-todd	MSNBC political reporter		none	0	0	1	1	0	a comment on "Meet the Press."
11713.json	barely-true	We didnt go out and take information from the Hillary Clinton campaign.	elections	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".
1044.json	pants-fire	If you actually took the number of Muslims [sic] Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.	religion	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	interview with Canal Plus Television
1919.json	half-true	"On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ...we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency."	bush-administration,economy	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on FOX.
10402.json	false	Says Nikita Khrushchev brought an extra shoe to a United Nations session in 1960, which he banged on the desk in protest.	history	arthur-cyr	professor, Carthage College	Wisconsin	columnist	0	1	0	0	0	a Providence Journal commentary
2879.json	half-true	Low-flow toilets can cost homeowners up to $1,000 each.	environment	elaine-boyer			republican	0	0	1	1	0	a newspaper op-ed
5892.json	false	Jim Renacci voted repeatedly to end Medicare.	health-care,medicare	betty-sutton	U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	1	2	1	a campaign email
1294.json	mostly-true	Sen. Joe Liebermans home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor.	health-care,pundits	keith-olbermann	Political commentator		none	0	2	3	2	0	'Countdown with Keith Olbermann'
3849.json	true	Says this months special session will cost the state $27,300 a day just for legislators daily living expenses.	government-efficiency,state-finances	jason-isaac	Transportation consultant	Texas	republican	2	0	1	0	1	a tweet
7278.json	mostly-true	Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country.	environment	jennette-gayer			none	0	0	1	1	0	a news release
7701.json	mostly-true	Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas.	state-budget,taxes	bill-hammond	CEO, president, Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce	Texas	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a press conference with Gov. Rick Perry, April 15, 2013
1191.json	barely-true	Health insurance companies pay CEOs $24 million a year	corporations,health-care	health-care-america-now	health care reform advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	2	1	0	0	0	a television advertisement
10844.json	half-true	Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has had fast-track trade authority.	congress,congressional-rules,foreign-policy,history,trade	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	on CNN's "State of the Union"
13390.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump wants to deport our Dreamers.	immigration	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a TV ad
11952.json	false	Says Barack Obama is apparently not for vetting people and saying just anybody can come to the United States.	homeland-security,terrorism	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a radio interview
5354.json	half-true	The majority of Americans are conservatives.	corrections-and-updates,polls	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at the CPAC conference
10487.json	mostly-true	Says a lawmaker seeks to defund Planned Parenthood for cutting children into small pieces.	abortion	miscellany-blue	Blog site	New Hampshire	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a web post
6162.json	half-true	Obama has racked up more debt than any president in history over $5 trillion.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	an online blog post
12926.json	half-true	Says Arizona congressional candidate Ray Strauss is a Champion of Big Government for his votes to raise taxes while on the local city council.	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a Facebook post
5256.json	half-true	Says with Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers New Jersey had the most job growth in 11 years.	jobs,state-finances	committee-our-childrens-future	Political advocacy group	New Jersey	none	0	0	2	1	0	a video ad posted on YouTube
3449.json	true	Says Oregon is near the top or at the top of the list when it comes to capital gains tax	state-budget,taxes	tobias-read	state representative	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a legislative hearing
1411.json	true	"The No. 1 issue that the American people care about is getting America back to work."	economy,health-care	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a televised interview
4983.json	false	Says in 1944 we were in debt more than twice as much as we are now.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	rush-holt			democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a telephone town hall meeting
6459.json	mostly-true	Says Ronda Storms voted to fund the Taj Mahal courthouse.	message-machine-2012,state-budget	rob-turner	Hillsborough County Property Appraiser	Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign mailer
11665.json	mostly-true	In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive than the United States.	homeland-security,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
13369.json	half-true	One-half of undocumented workers pay federal income taxes, which means they are paying more federal income taxes than Donald Trump pays.	candidates-biography,immigration,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Tampa, Fla.
959.json	true	Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter.	economy	christina-romer	Chair of the president's Council of Economic Advisers		democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on Meet the Press.
10333.json	mostly-true	Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, thats probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade.	foreign-policy,nuclear	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
13382.json	false	Says Ohios I-X Center used to be a great plant, but thousands of people of worked here, and they left when their jobs were moved overseas.	corrections-and-updates,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally outside Cleveland
1722.json	half-true	Weve got a 1,000 National Guard troop request thats been in front of this president for over a year and no response.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek
5808.json	false	Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women dont return to them for follow-up care	abortion,legal-issues,women	wisconsin-medical-society		Wisconsin	none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
7125.json	true	Says veterans disability claims backlog doubled in Obamas first term.	veterans	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a tweet
4862.json	barely-true	At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result.	children,crime	mike-dewine	Ohio attorney general	Ohio	republican	2	0	3	1	0	a news conference
13268.json	half-true	In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families.	economy,job-accomplishments,state-finances,taxes,workers	roy-cooper	Attorney General	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	3	1	0	a debate
5368.json	mostly-true	Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare.	candidates-biography,health-care,message-machine-2012	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a television ad
2641.json	pants-fire	Says Texas voters are being asked to act this November on a proposed constitutional amendment affecting property taxes.	elections,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail.
2787.json	barely-true	Its hard to get people in Portland to vote yes on ballot measures, especially when theres opposition.	campaign-finance,voting-record	friends-voter-owned-elections	political group	Oregon	none	1	0	0	0	0	a statement
13464.json	false	The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
8885.json	true	Some businesses in Oregon are having to shrink back their businesses as a result of the law.	corrections-and-updates,health-care	monica-wehby	Pediatric neurosurgeon	Oregon	republican	0	3	0	0	0	a town meeting in La Grande
13218.json	pants-fire	Says 11 straight years of no major hurricanes striking land in the United States bores a hole right through the whole climate change argument.	climate-change	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a radio show broadcast
2302.json	half-true	We spend more money on health care per capita in the United States than any other country in the world. Of the 30 developed countries in the world, we spend 2 1/2 times more than the average. Of the country that spends the second most per capita, Switzerland, we spend 175 percent more.	health-care	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an editorial board meeting with the Austin American-Statesman
12184.json	mostly-true	I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does.	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on ABC's "the View"
5919.json	false	On abortion	abortion,corrections-and-updates	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	various statements
3820.json	pants-fire	Members of Congress receive full pay retirement after serving one term.	federal-budget,income,public-service,retirement,social-security	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message via the Internet
4293.json	mostly-true	Says he worked with the Democratic legislature to balance spending with revenues so that at the end of my four-year term, the rainy day fund was established at more than $2 billion.	economy,new-hampshire-2012,state-budget,state-finances	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech to a Manchester, N.H. Rotary club
7654.json	false	In 2010 alone, 1,270 infants were reported to have died following attempted abortions and notably that is only one year.	abortion	americans-united-life		Washington, D.C.	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a committee hearing on SB 1636
5590.json	false	Says the No. 2 cause of death in the U.S. (for) women under 50 is being killed by their spouse or domestic partner.	crime,families,women	rod-monroe	State Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a floor speech.
7723.json	mostly-true	Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while theyre paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores.	economy,income,jobs,labor,workers	ed-fitzgerald	Cuyahoga County executive	Ohio	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a campaign speech
3478.json	true	The hour of sleep you lose during the change to daylight saving time might initially pose some health risks.	science	joel-keehn			none	0	0	0	0	0	a blog
9547.json	half-true	David Perdue said hed raise taxes.	taxes	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	television ad
8545.json	false	I am the first Latina to run for governor of Texas.	candidates-biography,diversity,elections,history	miriam-martinez	Journalist	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	her campaign website
7709.json	false	Says Every legislative district in the state has at least one craft brewery and countless home brewers.	Alcohol,economy	mark-johnson			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a floor speech
8179.json	barely-true	Wisconsins criminal threshold for drunken-driving is way out of line with states surrounding us, which have the second offense as a felony.	Alcohol,criminal-justice,state-budget,transportation	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	legislative testimony
2106.json	false	In Ohio, we invested in our children, raising school funding by 5.5 percent in the last budget.	education	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a campaign speech
7142.json	mostly-true	The poverty level in the Dallas school district is one of the highest in the country, higher than New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit and Newark.	education,poverty	dan-micciche	Lawyer	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion article in the Dallas Morning News.
6016.json	mostly-true	Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone.	economy,job-accomplishments	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech at Keene State College
10627.json	false	In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, nobody got upset.	bush-administration,foreign-policy,terrorism	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	remarks on Fox's Hannity
4861.json	false	For the past eight years, Gov. Carcieri and Mrs. Carcieri would host the lighting of the State House Christmas tree.	religion	john-depetro	Talk-show host	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	0	3	0	0	3	a talk-show discussion
5460.json	true	Rhode Island has the the second-most heavily deployed National Guard in the United States.	afghanistan,iraq,military,states	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a speech
12391.json	pants-fire	Says Demond Means, turnaround district superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district needs to be gutted.	education	wisconsin-jobs-now		Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	1	a Facebook posting.
12420.json	half-true	SaysVirginia RepublicanScott Taylor has been convicted in at least four different courts across the country, at times failing to even appear, and having a warrant issued for his arrest.	campaign-advertising	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a campaign flier
8850.json	mostly-true	Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.	county-government,elections	wayne-thorburn			republican	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman
11995.json	false	Says Mahatma Gandhi once said, First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.	history	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an Instagram meme
8881.json	half-true	Savings that I achieved helped fund cameras on the border. As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated.	crime,immigration,state-budget,state-finances	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	a campaign email blast
1630.json	mostly-true	"The American people will be appalled to learn the health care bill exempts (congressional) leadership and committee staff."	health-care	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	comments to reporters
7133.json	mostly-true	Says the number of Americans living at or below the poverty line is at its highest level since 1964.	poverty	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	a speech on the Senate floor
7798.json	barely-true	The IRS will have the ability potentially to deny or delay health care.	health-care,taxes	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren
3783.json	barely-true	Deregulation of the states telecommunications industry will create 50,000 jobs in Wisconsin.	jobs	rich-zipperer	State Senator, District 33	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	0	0	interviews and testimony about the bill
12938.json	mostly-true	We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Youngstown, Ohio
7793.json	mostly-true	Says paid family leave is a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world.	children,families,labor,women,workers	family-forward-oregon			organization	0	0	0	1	0	a flier
4627.json	false	Nearly 14,000 Wisconsinites have lost their job since Governor Walker and the Republicans took over in January.	jobs	mark-miller	State Senator, District 16	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a news release
5400.json	pants-fire	Says in the last 20 years, the French have not stood by the United States on foreign policy.	foreign-policy,history,military	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a campaign event
4875.json	true	For the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office.	job-accomplishments,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Scranton, Pa.
1867.json	half-true	"There's more than 100,000 people working at the Department of Agriculture. That's 1 employee for every 30 farmers."	agriculture,federal-budget	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.
12652.json	pants-fire	Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch was a member of Bill Clintons defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice,history	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a posting on Twitter
13453.json	pants-fire	Says thousands at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back.	diversity,islam	social-media			none	0	0	0	0	2	a viral Tweet
538.json	mostly-true	Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work."	poverty	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad
5965.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history, because its actually risen slower than at any time in nearly 60 years.	corrections-and-updates,economy,federal-budget,history,stimulus	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	on the Internet
6274.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama promised a pathway to citizenship to undocumented immigrants and didnt deliver jack squat on any of it.	children,families,homeland-security,immigration	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview
11648.json	mostly-true	California has robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation.	climate-change,economy,energy,jobs	kevin-de-leon	California Senate leader	California	democrat	0	0	0	3	0	a press release
1437.json	half-true	"The amount of debt is on pace to double in five years and triple in 10. The federal debt is now over $100,000 per household."	federal-budget	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	the Republican response to the State of the Union
1910.json	half-true	"The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it."	oil-spill	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a speech
9295.json	half-true	The proposed Gogebic mine in northern Wisconsin could be extended as long as 21 miles.	environment	dan-kaufman			none	0	0	1	1	0	an opinion article
2358.json	barely-true	The Richardson-Denish administration gave 50,000 drivers licenses to illegal immigrants in New Mexico.	immigration,message-machine	susana-martinez	Candidate for governor of New Mexico	New Mexico	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a campaign ad
9576.json	true	If youre a Mexican, you get sent back. ... But if youre from a noncontiguous country like the Central American countries then you can stay in the United States.	children,human-rights,immigration	henry-cuellar	U.S. Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
5716.json	true	Says the United States actually exports more gasoline, diesel and other fuels than it imported in 2011 for the first time since, I think, 1949.	energy	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a video posted on YouTube
13434.json	true	Says Richard Burr was one of only three senators who voted against a ban on insider trading for members of Congress. And he called that vote brave.	congress,congressional-rules,ethics,legal-issues,voting-record	deborah-ross	Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate	North Carolina	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a debate
11079.json	pants-fire	Christian Pastor in Vermont Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Refusing to Marry Gay Couple	diversity,legal-issues,marriage	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a headline on the website NewsExaminer
5487.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed.	education,guns,public-safety,states	glenford-shibley	Retired	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
6841.json	mostly-true	Says the United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the world.	corporations,taxes	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	a debate on NJTV
12457.json	false	It was allowed, referring to her email practices.	homeland-security,technology	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on ABC
1467.json	true	"The law is very clear! 'The monies recouped from the TARP shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury for the reduction of the public debt.'"	economy	judd-gregg	U.S. Senator		republican	0	0	0	1	0	a Senate budget hearing
13039.json	false	Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants.	immigration,veterans	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Philadelphia
6565.json	half-true	Says Paul Ryan tried to change the whole game for Social Security	federal-budget,message-machine-2012,retirement,social-security	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a radio ad
13321.json	barely-true	Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland
10645.json	pants-fire	Recent solar energy policies in Georgia have resulted in rate hikes and did not result in solar becoming any more economically viable.	energy	americans-prosperity-florida	advocacy group	Florida	none	2	0	0	0	1	a news release
9123.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obamas acceptance of an Islamic order and gold medal was unconstitutional.	foreign-policy,legal-issues	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	viral posts on the Internet
8348.json	mostly-true	In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol.	immigration	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	a flier mailed to constituents
7960.json	half-true	Not one tax has been raised since Ive been governor.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on the "Ask The Governor" monthly radio call-in program
2857.json	true	Demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year.	federal-budget,infrastructure,transportation	ohio-department-transportation		Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
6771.json	true	A poll conducted in Egypt revealed that 80 percent of Egyptians oppose receiving foreign aid from the United States.	federal-budget,foreign-policy	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	a story on 630WPRO.com
1149.json	false	We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation on Earth.	health-care	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show
1479.json	false	Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a debate
8531.json	true	Says 18 states and the District of Columbia have voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections.	elections	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
8473.json	false	Hidden in the healthcare.gov code is language that means users waive any reasonable right to privacy of your personal information.	health-care,privacy,technology	joe-barton	U.S. Representative	Texas	republican	3	1	0	0	0	a Fox News interview
1509.json	mostly-true	"One of the most recent polls said 75 percent of the American people have said either don't do anything or start over (on health care reform)."	health-care	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	an interview on Fox News
3749.json	barely-true	Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan.	afghanistan	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a radio interview
313.json	half-true	"The average American is working through the month of May just to pay off the government."	taxes	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Boca Raton.
12623.json	half-true	Says Kelly Ayotte stands with the Washington gun lobby. They fund her campaigns.	campaign-finance,guns,voting-record	americans-responsible-solutions			none	1	0	1	2	0	an ad
432.json	half-true	Barack Obama's network of small donors constitutes a "parallel public financing system."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Washington, D.C.
7769.json	false	In Cranston, it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to send out community notifications on just one Level 3 sex offender.	children,crime,criminal-justice	peter-palumbo	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	3	1	1	0	0	a House Finance Committee hearing
5734.json	half-true	While the countrys economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010.	income,jobs,states,taxes	bettylou-decroce			republican	0	0	1	0	0	n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times
10798.json	false	The United States is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines.	military	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit
10857.json	false	Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance.	federal-budget,military,taxes	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a roundtable with Texas businesses
4910.json	mostly-true	They say teachers only make on averagein New Jersey 60,000 dollars a year.They only work 180 days.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at Notre Dame's law school
2360.json	half-true	I can put 10,000 people to work. Electricians, plumbers, sheet metal workers -- by retrofitting all of the state buildings for energy independence or efficiency.	energy	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	a campaign ad
2212.json	true	Exporters are using a federal loophole to deceptively sell products made from cat and dog fur to U.S. consumers.	trade	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	a statement
4485.json	true	The city of Atlanta has either the highest or second-highest average water bills in the country.	taxes,water	carla-smith			none	0	0	0	0	0	a meeting
5128.json	barely-true	Mitt Romneys and Bain Capitals profits from KB Toys, which later went out of business, were described by the Boston Herald as disgusting.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town"
12922.json	barely-true	Roy Coopers refusal to do his job is costing taxpayers money.	ethics,legal-issues,public-service,states	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	a press release
13269.json	mostly-true	In exchange for five minutes with Bill Clinton, the government of Qatar was going to give $1 million to the Clinton Foundation.	foreign-policy	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	comments on "Meet the Press"
1506.json	true	"Speaker Rubio supported gun restrictions that included background checks and waiting periods."	guns	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a news release
11348.json	mostly-true	Salaries of Austin residents who dont work for city government have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years.	city-budget,city-government,economy,jobs	don-zimmerman	Computer systems	Texas	republican	2	0	0	1	0	an Austin City Council meeting
1791.json	half-true	She (Kagan) took money from Goldman Sachs just like her boss, Obama.	campaign-finance,kagan-nomination,pundits,supreme-court	michael-savage			none	0	0	1	0	1	his website
9204.json	false	Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?	children,diversity,education	betsy-miller-jones	Oregon School Boards Association executive director	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	a newsletter
3010.json	true	We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	an interview with The Plain Dealer
562.json	false	Barack Obama wants to "unilaterally disarm our nation."	military	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
2860.json	false	On an earmark moratorium.	federal-budget	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a statement
2828.json	false	Milwaukees problems include 52 percent black male unemployment.	economy,jobs	marvin-pratt	Former Acting Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	none	0	1	0	0	0	a TV interview
5145.json	barely-true	Rob Cornilles has disputed for two years a news story that said he said he would cut Social Security and Medicare programs before trimming the U.S. defense budget.	medicare,social-security	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	a debate
3004.json	false	Says Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams has attended more than 150 tea party gatherings.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography	dean-wright	Small businessman	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a newspaper article.
2399.json	false	Harry Reid has voted to give special tax breaks to illegal aliens.	immigration,message-machine,taxes	sharron-angle	Republican nominee for Nevada U.S. Senate seat	Nevada	republican	3	1	1	0	0	a campaign commerical
10649.json	false	Job growth in the United States is now at the fastest pace in this countrys history.	economy,jobs	david-simas	White House aide	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on CNN's "New Day"
13279.json	half-true	When asked about equal pay for women, (Rubios) quote was that it was a waste of time.	labor,women	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a U.S. Senate debate
11283.json	mostly-true	Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010.	crime,public-safety	reader-email			none	0	0	0	1	1	an email from a reader
10865.json	true	Says he was known as Veto Corleone for cutting spending as Florida governor.	state-budget	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.
10185.json	true	The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980.	elections	sean-spicer	Communications Director for the Republican National Committee		republican	0	0	0	0	1	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
12373.json	true	On how to respond to Puerto Ricos debt crisis.	debt,deficit	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	a radio ad
4700.json	barely-true	The State of Rhode Island has the worst state-funded pension in the country.	deficit,pensions,state-budget,state-finances	helen-glover	talk show host, WHJJ	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	1	1	0	0	0	an introduction to a radio interview
12267.json	half-true	In 2009 Hillary Clinton was at the State Department working with U.S. corporations to pressure Haiti not to raise the minimum wage to 61 cents an hour from 24 cents.	foreign-policy,labor,workers	lee-camp	Host of Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp		talk-show-host	0	0	1	0	0	an episode of "Redacted Tonight"
10579.json	mostly-true	More than any Republican governor in the 2014 elections, I took a higher percentage of the Republican voteand yet I also carried independents by 12 points.	candidates-biography,elections,job-accomplishments,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
9986.json	barely-true	After the 2012 redistricting, Wisconsin has competitive congressional districts.	redistricting	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech
336.json	true	"(John McCain) was even mentioned as a running mate with John Kerry."	elections	citizens-united-political-victory-fund		Washington, D.C.	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
65.json	true	"I've cast a couple of 99-1 votes" and been the lone dissenter.	candidates-biography	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	a speech in Sioux City, Iowa
4603.json	false	Says hes never asked for more than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff	county-budget,criminal-justice	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	a radio interview
10644.json	barely-true	Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent.	crime,transportation	greg-gutfeld			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a commentary on Fox News.
300.json	mostly-true	"And delivered more tax relief than the other Republicans combined."	taxes	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a TV ad
1805.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again.	campaign-finance,economy,financial-regulation	lainey-melnick	Real estate broker	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an e-mail blast
11300.json	half-true	#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing.	education,health-care	caleb-rowden	State representative	Missouri	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a tweet
6564.json	pants-fire	Says President Obama has waived the work requirement for welfare.	welfare	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a convention speech
8253.json	mostly-true	7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works.	children,families,income,poverty,welfare	oregon-center-public-policy		Oregon 	organization	0	0	0	1	0	website materials 
9330.json	true	Ninety-seven percent of the time. Thats how often Mark Warner votes with President Obama.	message-machine-2014,voting-record	republican-party-virginia		Virginia	republican	2	0	0	0	1	a web ad.
2329.json	barely-true	Says Rick Perry is a 25-year incumbent.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a press release
12307.json	mostly-true	Says an array of statistics show that conditions in some parts of Baltimore rival that of the West Bank in Palestine, North Korea, and distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa.	poverty,public-health	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech
1475.json	half-true	The House passed a pay-as-you-go rule that said, "If you wanted to have an investment, an entitlement, etc., you had to pay for it."	federal-budget,stimulus	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a press conference
9402.json	true	The numbers make it clear that Georgia voters are increasingly taking advantage of early voting opportunities.	education	brian-kemp	Secretary of State	Georgia	republican	0	2	0	0	0	statement
3870.json	false	Says Ocean Spray is moving its Bordentown processing facility to Pennsylvania largely because of costs associated with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy	diane-allen	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
4544.json	true	On running for the presidency in 2012	elections	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	
8955.json	true	Rhode Island is almost dead last among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before theyre eligible for parole.	crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues,states	leonidas-raptakis	State Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a news conference
1160.json	false	"All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."	health-care,history,medicare	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show
6344.json	false	Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare.	congress,congressional-rules,health-care	lou-ann-zelenik	Businesswoman	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	0	0	in an ongoing radio commercial.
7214.json	barely-true	Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever.	climate-change,environment,weather	environment-new-jersey		New Jersey	none	1	0	0	0	0	an online post about global warming
8021.json	mostly-true	The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.	elections	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	an op-ed
9103.json	mostly-true	I was the most bipartisan senator in the United States Senate.	bipartisanship,voting-record	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	a meeting with Republicans in Portsmouth, N.H.
6482.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Scott Walker raises the pay of inmates, but we dont raise the pay of staff in our correctional institutions.	criminal-justice,income,state-finances,unions,workers	marty-beil			none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview
10525.json	false	The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chiefs ability to be commander-in-chief.	congress,history,military,terrorism	adam-kinzinger	U.S. Representative	Illinois	republican	0	2	1	0	0	an appearance on ABC's 'This Week'
4308.json	mostly-true	U.S. debt is now equal to 100 percent of the GDP.	deficit,federal-budget	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news release
2536.json	barely-true	Tom Ganley supports a 23 percent national sales tax that would raise taxes on the middle class while giving a huge tax break to millionaires like himself.	taxes	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a statement posted on a website
2639.json	half-true	Pat Toomey still supports privatizing Social Security.	message-machine,market-regulation,social-security	joe-sestak	U.S. Representative	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a campaign commercial
11314.json	true	The marijuana that kids are smoking today is not the same as the marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago.	drugs	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	the CNN Republican debate
763.json	true	Barack Obama voted against born alive legislation in Illinois that was virtually identical to the federal law.	abortion	national-right-life-committee			none	1	2	1	0	0	a published piece on their Web site
12769.json	mostly-true	Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and ties in China.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,jobs	funny-or-die			none	0	0	0	1	0	a video shown at the Democratic National Convention
5094.json	false	Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.	economy,foreign-policy,new-hampshire-2012,trade	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
8525.json	true	Says taxpayer subsidy for the Oregon Convention Center hotel jumped $100 million in closed-door sessions	transparency	coalition-fair-budget-priorities		Oregon	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a website statement
2851.json	barely-true	Says you can buy four light bulbs for $1.99 at Walmart, while a single compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) costs $10 a pop.	energy,market-regulation	joe-barton	U.S. Representative	Texas	republican	3	1	0	0	0	a speech at The Heritage Foundation.
10618.json	mostly-true	(Jeb) Bush, not the State of Florida, decided which private emails to disclose.	transparency	american-bridge-21st-century			democrat	2	1	0	3	0	an online post
1307.json	true	"History tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks from the White House
10310.json	mostly-true	Bill Howell has been the consistent force behind every major tax increase in Virginia in the last decade.	taxes,voting-record	susan-stimpson		Virginia	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a news release.
7439.json	mostly-true	More than 9,000 Rhode Island voters used the Moderate Party master lever mechanism and they didnt have a single Moderate on their ballot.	elections	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	a television interview
6561.json	half-true	President Obama is attacking Paul Ryan on Medicare even though it is his administration with the help of Jim Langevin who cut $716 billion from Medicare.	medicare	michael-riley		Rhode Island	republican	2	1	1	0	0	a post on Riley’s Facebook campaign page
12570.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book.	candidates-biography,economy,foreign-policy,history,job-accomplishments,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
828.json	false	"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad airing in Florida
1861.json	pants-fire	Barbara Boxers worried about the weather instead of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security.	candidates-biography,environment,homeland-security,message-machine,terrorism	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a campaign commercial
2019.json	true	"We spend three times more on entitlements and debt services than we do on defense."	federal-budget,social-security	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a Facebook posting
10240.json	false	In the 2014 elections, the American people overwhelmingly said we dont want Obamacare and we dont want amnesty.	health-care,immigration,polls	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on Fox News
9206.json	half-true	Dan Patrick got caught not paying his taxes and pocketed his employees payroll taxes.	bankruptcy,candidates-biography,taxes	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a video ad
12488.json	barely-true	Says Merrick Garland authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists.	foreign-policy,military,supreme-court,terrorism	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	
10209.json	true	Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014.	congress	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
2871.json	barely-true	Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses.	economy,small-business,taxes	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a TV interview.
5337.json	barely-true	Statistics bear out that any time a country, a state, makes more restrictive abortion laws ... fatalities go up and abortions actually increase.	abortion,government-regulation,women	nickie-antonio	State representative	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news conference
2141.json	mostly-true	The presidents budget would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK.	economy,federal-budget,military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at a bill signing
8804.json	mostly-true	Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, one-quarter are Floridians.	crime,elections	desmond-meade		Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post
375.json	pants-fire	Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan."	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
2999.json	false	The Governor did not consult members of his own party before he released his [transportation] plan.	transportation	ward-armstrong	Minority leader, House of Delegates	Virginia	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a letter.
3023.json	false	Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two.	economy	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference
12332.json	mostly-true	Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris.	campaign-finance,elections	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a speech at the California Republican Party Convention
2294.json	half-true	Gov. Rick Perry has overseen the highest Texas unemployment in 22 years.	economy	back-basics		Texas	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	a newspaper ad
10021.json	false	On support for the auto bailouts.	congress,transportation	terri-lynn-land	Republican candidate for U.S. Senate	Michigan	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign statement to a local newspaper
9246.json	mostly-true	Ed Gillespies 2006 book promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code.	medicaid,taxes	democratic-party-virginia		Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	3	0	news release.
11971.json	barely-true	When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights Blake Rocap stopped them.	abortion,candidates-biography	blake-rocap	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a voter mailer
6411.json	half-true	Says Obama refuses to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.	foreign-policy,israel,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
12492.json	half-true	Says he helped to draft parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill.	congress,financial-regulation	tim-canova	Nova Southeastern University law professor	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a post on Medium
11577.json	true	Says income tax rates under Eisenhower were as high as 90 percent.	taxes	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
12844.json	mostly-true	American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs.	economy,housing	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
6835.json	half-true	Romneys Medicare plan was estimated to cost the average senior about $6,000 a year.	debates,medicare,retirement	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Denver
3622.json	true	If we had the same staffing ratio (of officers to residents) as Seattle, wed have 300 more officers in our department.	public-safety	michael-reese	Portland police chief	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
13346.json	true	Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana.	marijuana	campaign-regulate-marijuana-alcohol		Arizona	none	0	0	1	0	0	a political advertisement
2308.json	mostly-true	When career politician Daniel Webster became speaker of the House, he wasted $32,000 of our money on a spiral staircase for his office.	candidates-biography,ethics,message-machine,state-budget,taxes	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an ad.
12112.json	half-true	Texas had the highest level of turnout than ever before in the primary.	elections	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	speaking to reporters
361.json	false	Says the difference between her and Barack Obama is "about 35 years of experience."	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign event in Robstown, Texas.
12946.json	mostly-true	22 veterans take their own lives each day.	veterans	kamala-harris	Attorney General	California	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	a tweet.
11576.json	half-true	The United States is the only major country on earth that doesnt guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege.	health-care	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
10608.json	barely-true	Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails.	ethics,transparency	david-shuster			none	1	0	0	0	0	a Hillary Clinton press conference
10936.json	half-true	Says Florida is a model for successful pretrial release programs.	crime,criminal-justice	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	a segment about bail on "Last Week Tonight"
6284.json	barely-true	If you have ever visited Nashville or Washington D.C. you will see MANY names and initials carved into ... desks.	government-efficiency	julia-hurley	State representative	Tennessee	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an email to constituents
6739.json	pants-fire	Redistribution has never been a characteristic of America.	economy,federal-budget,history,taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	remarks in Atlanta
5127.json	false	Tampa is the strip club capital of the world.	economy,pop-culture	ellyn-bogdanoff	state representative	Florida 	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a hearing in Tallahassee
2827.json	pants-fire	Said they reached a power-sharing agreement with Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle	elections	republican-state-senators			republican	0	0	0	0	1	Statements to reporters
8381.json	half-true	Says between 6 and 20 bicycles can be parked in the space required by one car.	transportation	earl-blumenauer	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	an article on his website.
10609.json	false	I unsealed my records at Marquette University.	candidates-biography,education,elections	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
4166.json	true	Says that U.S. Rep. Allen West is a constituent of mine.	elections,redistricting	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on CNN
3461.json	false	The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.	federal-budget,foreign-policy	ted-poe	U.S. House Representative	Texas	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a House floor speech
4515.json	half-true	Says Texas wildfires are linked to climate change.	climate-change,environment	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a fundraising event in San Jose, Calif.
6916.json	false	if the Agreement goes into effect, the millions of Mexican citizens who will become eligible for Social Security benefits may have a far stronger claim to benefits and protection against cuts than U.S. citizens!	social-security	senior-citizens-league	advocacy group for senior citizens	Virginia	none	1	1	0	0	0	mailer
8720.json	pants-fire	Earlier this year, [John DePetro] was accused of sexually assaulting a female co-worker.	crime,legal-issues,pundits,unions,women	our-daughters-ri		Rhode Island	organization	0	0	0	0	1	an online petition
1186.json	pants-fire	Photo of "tea party" protests shows crowd sprawling from Capitol to Washington Monument	history	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	conservative blogs
12784.json	half-true	The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of states office than when she took it.	foreign-policy,job-accomplishments,polls	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
6232.json	false	Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.	elections,message-machine-2012	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an email
97.json	mostly-true	"Bill Richardson is the only major Democratic candidate with a plan to withdraw all American troops from Iraq. All of the other major Democratic candidates support leaving American troops in Iraq indefinitely."	iraq	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	
12294.json	true	I earned more votes in the state of Wisconsin than Donald Trump did in New York.	elections	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	remarks in Borden, Ind.
9464.json	half-true	There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantors defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed.	congress,diversity,religion	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode
3074.json	pants-fire	If the Stamp Farm wind turbine is built, the health risk of flicker impact created by shadows of blades of turbines poses real and significant health risks, particularly seizures.	energy,environment	laurence-ehrhardt	State Representative	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a commentary in The Providence Journal
1889.json	false	"Gov. Crist's veto also clears the way for taxpayer funding of abortion in Florida."	abortion	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a campaign press release
3050.json	true	Says she condemned violence at a campaign stop in Arizona in March.	elections	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a video statement on Facebook
11788.json	mostly-true	According to the most recent report, Wisconsins high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country.	children,education,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
9440.json	mostly-true	In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy.	foreign-policy,history	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	her book, "Hard Choices"
7924.json	barely-true	On immigration reform, Marco Rubio all along has been saying, We have to have border security first and then he gets on Spanish TV, he ends up saying, No, no. That will never get in the way.	candidates-biography,immigration	dana-rohrabacher		California	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on WND Radio
4828.json	false	Dem-controlled Ohio House voted to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution ... to take politics out of the efforts to draw legislative boundaries.	redistricting	armond-budish	Minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	3	0	a news conference
10227.json	half-true	Over the last few years, weve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined.	economy,jobs,labor,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference after the G20 summit
585.json	barely-true	Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft."	military	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a radio ad
4086.json	false	Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for over $14 trillion in debt.	deficit,federal-budget	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	a news release
2434.json	pants-fire	Under Tom Barretts leadership, violent crime in Milwaukee has decreased by over 20% -- to its lowest levels in more than 20 years.	crime,job-accomplishments	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a statement on campaign web site
1868.json	pants-fire	Barack Obama appeared in the video for 'Whoomp! (There it is!)'	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a rumor widely discussed on the Internet.
10727.json	mostly-true	Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas.	corrections-and-updates,guns	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech to the NRA
2046.json	mostly-true	Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had 52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation and revenues were at an all-time high in 2007.	economy,history,taxes	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press
5522.json	half-true	Says Gov. Scott Walker didnt balance the budget so we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected.	state-budget	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	an appearance at Marquette University
13275.json	false	Says that compared to direct sales by manufacturers, consumers save avg of $500 per car sold through franchised dealer model.	transportation	texas-automobile-dealers-association	Advocacy group	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet
6892.json	mostly-true	Says that Josh Mandel voted to let insurance companies deny coverage for autism	education,health-care,message-machine-2012	national-education-association			none	0	0	0	1	0	a television ad
13424.json	false	Prior to Obamacare here in Wisconsin, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. After Obamacare, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. It hasnt had an impact.	health-care	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a U.S. Senate debate
11707.json	half-true	Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we dont need federal standards.	candidates-biography,guns	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate
12521.json	barely-true	The rifle used by Omar Mateen shoots off 700 rounds in a minute.	guns	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting
3425.json	false	Building and running the Atlanta Streetcar is projected to create 1,399 jobs.	transportation	john-lewis	Congressman	Georgia	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a newsletter to constituents
9121.json	false	Wisconsin is one of the bluest states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate is around 3.5%.	bipartisanship,elections,job-accomplishments,jobs,labor,states	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a radio commentary
9280.json	pants-fire	Residential property taxes [in Providence] are up nearly 27 percent under Mayor Taveras.	city-budget,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising,taxes	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a news release
10439.json	mostly-true	Assault weapons and handguns are allowed in the state Capitol while bullhorns, trumpets, helium balloons and flags on poles are banned.	guns	virginia-house-democratic-caucus			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	
2977.json	false	Teachers are working their third consecutive year -- some longer than that -- without salary increases.	education	kitty-boitnott	President, Virginia Education Association	Virgina	none	0	1	0	1	0	a news conference.
8335.json	true	The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach.	education,sports,state-budget	deadspin			none	0	0	0	0	0	a website
294.json	false	"I don't have lobbyists running my campaign."	ethics	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a news conference in a Staples store in Columbia, S.C. 
7786.json	half-true	Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit.	debt,deficit,federal-budget,health-care,medicaid	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	an op-ed
10986.json	mostly-true	After (Jeb) Bushs two terms in office, Floridas graduation rate was dead last and remains near the bottom.	education	dan-gelber		Florida	democrat	2	2	1	3	0	a Miami Herald op-ed
8033.json	barely-true	Farming is one of the fastest growing areas of our economy.	agriculture,economy	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a newspaper story
10612.json	false	Weve seen the increase of alcohol use for underage kids even though alcohol has been illegal ... for kids under 21.	Alcohol,drugs,marijuana	nancy-devaney	chairwoman, Ocean State Prevention Alliance	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	1	0	1	0	a TV interview
4512.json	false	If we had been on Obamacare and a bureaucrat was trying to tell me when I could get that CAT scan, that would have delayed my treatment.	health-care	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	the Fox News Google debate in Orlando
5143.json	mostly-true	The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is a bipartisan proposal.	bipartisanship,climate-change,environment	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	a debate
5914.json	true	On support for gay marriage.	gays-and-lesbians	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	statements to the media.
6989.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney just gave a speech a few weeks ago and said we should still have troops in Iraq.	debates,iraq,military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the third presidential debate
6331.json	mostly-true	Says David Dewhurst explicitly advocated a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants.	immigration,workers	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston
3580.json	barely-true	A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,health-care,medicare,abc-news-week	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
6019.json	barely-true	Says the Affordable Care Act was a federal takeover of the student loan industry and profits on the loans go to help pay for the health care law.	corrections-and-updates,education,federal-budget,health-care	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	an email to the news media
1469.json	false	"Barack Obama had 150 days in the U.S. Senate where he was able to vote quite often 'present.' "	candidates-biography	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview with FoxNews.com
9922.json	mostly-true	Much more than 50 percentof parents out there are spankers.	families	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike"
2421.json	half-true	Wisconsin is one of the highest taxed states in the nation.	taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement on campaign web site
2388.json	false	Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions.	candidates-biography,economy,message-machine	chet-edwards	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a TV ad.
3350.json	pants-fire	Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.	deficit,federal-budget,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his radio program
4445.json	barely-true	Says Rick Perry doubled spending in a decade.	state-budget,state-finances	keep-conservatives-united	Super-PAC	North Carolina	republican	1	0	0	0	1	a video advertisement.
11084.json	half-true	Texas still owns all of its public lands. If the federal govt wants to create a park, they must ask permission!	history,recreation,states	glenn-hegar	Farmer	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a tweet
9527.json	false	The 9-0 decision last week was the 13th time the Supreme Court voted 9-0 that the president had exceeded his constitutional authority.	supreme-court	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
6872.json	false	Says Tammy Baldwin supports a law in which government will take over your decisions on medicine, on doctors and on hospitals.	health-care,medicare,privacy,public-health	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	an interview
10116.json	barely-true	The projected $1.8 billion state budget shortfall for 2015-17 actually comes from an assumption based on zero growth. That just doesnt happen.	state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a debate
6733.json	false	Says if we do nothing and continue to let Obamacare siphon off that $700 billion dollars off the top of it, Medicare goes away in less than 10 years -- certain accounts of it -- and it just falls apart at the seams.	health-care,medicare	jon-runyan	Congressman	New Jersey	republican	1	3	0	0	0	an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey
12679.json	false	Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden.	terrorism	kelli-ward			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign advertisement
12830.json	false	Says Donald Trump doesnt make a thing in America.	job-accomplishments	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at Temple University
7703.json	barely-true	Why is President Obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? FAA could cut other spending.	federal-budget	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a tweet
8653.json	half-true	John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare.	corrections-and-updates,debt,financial-regulation,health-care,taxes	senate-conservatives-fund	Political action committee	Virginia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	as quoted by Politico
2447.json	barely-true	Washington politicians run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme.	message-machine,social-security	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	campaign TV and radio ads
12255.json	true	Says Republican presidential candidate and Gov. John Kasich has spent 177 days out of state and used $350,000 in taxpayer money on his costly campaign.	campaign-finance,state-finances,taxes	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a Facebook post
5019.json	pants-fire	Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from Obamas past, saying they knew him, attended school with him, was his friend, etc.? Not one person has ever come forward from his past.	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
12778.json	mostly-true	California has the sixth largest economy on planet Earth.	economy,housing	kevin-de-leon	California Senate leader	California	democrat	0	0	0	3	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
786.json	false	Barack Obama's plan calls for "mandates and fines for small businesses."	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
5080.json	false	Says area near proposed northern Wisconsin iron ore mine is 15 hours away from where public hearing on mining was held.	environment,government-regulation	kelda-helen-roys			democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a news release
4300.json	false	Our credit rating went up since Ive been in office.	corrections-and-updates,financial-regulation,state-finances	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview with Panama City radio station WFLA 94.5
11189.json	true	African-American children are 500 percent more likely to die from asthma than white kids.	children,diversity,health-care,public-health	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech to the National Urban League in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
10725.json	false	U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.s did in over a century.	guns	addicting-information			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an infographic on the Addicting Info website
6012.json	true	The legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75 million to 38 Studios.	baseball,corporations,economy,state-finances,voting-record	dennis-algiere	Banker	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a letter to the editor
380.json	mostly-true	"When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign rally in Houston, Texas
9479.json	false	Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Mens National Team are immigrants.	immigration,sports	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a tweet
8058.json	pants-fire	The president by executive order could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.	elections,immigration,legal-issues	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview with World Net Daily
6031.json	mostly-true	Rob Portman won the fewest votes of all Ohio U. S. Senate victors since 2000.	elections,campaign-advertising	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a news release
10177.json	half-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn was handpicked by President Barack Obama	bipartisanship,elections	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	a U.S. Senate debate
3889.json	false	China owns about 29 percent of (the U.S.) debt.	china	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	an interview
13053.json	barely-true	Chris Sununu supported Obamas Common Core agenda, taking away local control of our schools.	education,voting-record	ted-gatsas	Mayor of Manchester	New Hampshire	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an ad
5433.json	barely-true	(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan.	stimulus	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation"
9713.json	half-true	Gwinnett County government has made significant cutbacks in staffing.	county-budget,taxes	charlotte-nash		Georgia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	at a commission meeting 
6165.json	half-true	Says the Constitution specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy, so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.	immigration,legal-issues	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a radio interview.
5876.json	half-true	Crime rises in communities with casinos.	crime,gambling	georgia-family-council			none	0	0	1	0	0	a presentation
3151.json	true	Americans spend 6.1 billion hours a year complying with tax law. It costs us $163 billion to comply with our tax laws annually.	taxes	ron-wyden	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	a prepared statement
3586.json	half-true	A space shuttle the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton would be within a days drive of 60 percent of the U.S. population.	space,tourism	michael-turner	Representative from Ohio's 3rd Congressional District	Ohio	republican	1	0	2	0	0	a letter from the Ohio congressional delegation to NASA
9009.json	half-true	It isnt me cutting the budget. Its the Congressdecision on sequestration. So it isnt secretary of defense or the president doing this.	debt,federal-budget,military	chuck-hagel	Defense Secretary	Nebraska	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
12086.json	mostly-true	Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student.	education	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.
2246.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island is at the top of the country for alcohol-related fatalities.	crime	steve-archambault	Lawyer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	1	1	a candidate debate
1321.json	pants-fire	Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration."	military,terrorism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail circulated to many people.
7352.json	false	Florida has the second-lowest (campaign) contribution limit in the entire country.	campaign-finance	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	a news conference
2714.json	true	As CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon was caught tipping off a ringside physician about a federal investigation into illegally distributing steroids to wrestlers.	candidates-biography,message-machine	democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee			democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a TV ad
4844.json	barely-true	We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America.	foreign-policy,terrorism	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican debate in Washington
5079.json	mostly-true	Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million.	deficit,federal-budget,jobs,taxes	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’
347.json	mostly-true	"The last six polls, including this week's Time magazine, show that I beat John McCain by six or seven points."	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.
9318.json	false	David Beckhams proposed soccer stadium at Miamis Port threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries.	county-government,jobs,recreation,sports	miami-seaport-alliance		Florida	none	0	1	0	1	0	a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad
11608.json	barely-true	If we pass immigration reform, it will make wages go up on average $250 for the average household.	immigration	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	an interview with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith
4074.json	half-true	Says that when President Bill Clinton raised the top tax rates to levels now proposed by Obama, the country experienced significant job growth.	deficit,jobs,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Twitter Town Hall
9857.json	false	Scott Walker gave Wisconsin job creation money to his cronies: corporate friends who contributed to his campaigns and got $570 million in job-development incentives	campaign-finance,economy,elections	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a campaign TV ad
9410.json	false	Due to actions by President Barack Obama, the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases.	corporations,government-regulation,jobs,military	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	emails circulating on the Internet
6022.json	pants-fire	Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands and wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder.	recreation	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a web ad
9851.json	half-true	The United States had allies lined up for air strikes in Syria and then Obama pulled the rug out.	terrorism	peter-king	U.S. House of Representatives	New York	republican	0	1	1	2	1	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
4638.json	false	We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic.	history,military	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
3943.json	true	Says hes signed a pledge not to raise taxes four times.	taxes	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	U.S. Senate forum.
8278.json	half-true	Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.	economy,jobs	john-currie	Businessman	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a guest blog post
4395.json	pants-fire	(U.S. Reps.) Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are shutting down town hall meetings, or making their constituents pay to attend them.	medicare	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	an email to party supporters
2502.json	pants-fire	Rick Perry thinks injecting 11- and 12-year-old girls with a controversial drug (the HPV vaccine), without a parents consent, is a good idea.	children,message-machine	lone-star-first		Texas	none	0	0	0	0	1	a TV ad
3275.json	false	A 2005 gay pride vote had nothing to do with discrimination.	gays-and-lesbians	tom-scott	Tampa City Council member		none	0	1	0	0	0	a mayoral debate
12243.json	barely-true	The Republicans still want to privatize (Social Security). In fact, their whole idea is to turn over the Social Security trust fund to Wall Street.	social-security	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the Brooklyn presidential debate
3712.json	mostly-true	On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans.	health-care	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina
7974.json	half-true	Says Florida rubber-stamped phony horse racing.	gambling,market-regulation	united-florida-horsemen		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	an ad campaign
6420.json	barely-true	One of the key things about Leonard Lance is that in 2008, when you look at [the] Project Vote Smart website, he was not for guns. Now he has gone too far to the right, saying that you can carry concealed weapons in national parks.	candidates-biography,guns	upendra-chivukula	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	an interview posted on BlueJersey.com
4532.json	half-true	Says she helped lead the launch of curbside recycling.	city-government,environment	mary-nolan	Represents Southwest Portland in Oregon House	Oregon	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	campaign literature
262.json	barely-true	Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone."	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate in Manchester, N.H.
5222.json	half-true	We have 25 million Americans out of work.	economy,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
4909.json	true	The national debt increased $16,000 every secondGeorge Allen served in theU.S. Senate.	deficit,federal-budget	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a debate.
5420.json	true	Our small staff of 51 is still fewer than we had a decade ago, yet our caseload -- like that of other courts -- has grown.	criminal-justice,state-finances	carol-hunstein	Chief Justice, Georgia Supreme Court	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
1315.json	true	Guantanamo Bay detainees will get the H1N1 vaccine.	health-care,pundits,terrorism	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a comment on his television show
3790.json	false	On whether he would vote for the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	a public appearance and an op-ed
7691.json	mostly-true	Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man.	jobs,women,workers	marcia-fudge	Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	4	0	a Facebook posting
13081.json	false	Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 startedthe birther controversy.	obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
10366.json	mostly-true	The average taxpayer will see the equivalent of a 2 percent pay raise as a result of low fuel prices.	gas-prices,income	glenn-hegar	Farmer	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	speaking to reporters
6947.json	barely-true	Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare.	medicare	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	the Florida U.S. Senate debate
7290.json	pants-fire	Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.	guns	coalition-stop-gun-violence			organization	0	0	0	0	1	in a video
1163.json	pants-fire	Schoolchildren across the nation "will be forced to watch the president justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other president."	education	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a press release
3155.json	false	Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions.	jobs,legal-issues,small-business	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	comments at a bill signing ceremony
8882.json	half-true	On abortion	abortion,candidates-biography	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	various statements
6306.json	false	The Pasco County budget has doubled in the past three years.	county-budget	rachel-oconnor			republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
1698.json	half-true	"The fact is, in the past year we have had more tax cuts than almost any time in our nation's history."	federal-budget,health-care,stimulus,taxes	steve-cohen	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a story about taxes from Associated Press
7139.json	half-true	Says a new state report confirms that red-light cameras lead to more accidents, more injuries and greater cost.	transportation	michael-doherty			republican	1	3	1	1	0	an op-ed on NorthJersey.com
4032.json	half-true	Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective.	federal-budget,government-efficiency	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	a House committee hearing
4548.json	barely-true	Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation.	education,state-budget	mark-miller	State Senator, District 16	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a radio address
12689.json	false	Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country.	candidates-biography,criminal-justice,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,campaign-advertising,public-service,technology	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
6584.json	false	When his grandfather arrived in the United States, there were no government benefits for immigrants.	welfare	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
7628.json	false	Says rejecting federal aid to expand Medicaid in Texas will send $9 billion in federal taxes paid by Texans to other states to insure their working poor.	health-care,medicaid,taxes	lon-burnam	State representative	Texas	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a press release
611.json	mostly-true	"Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
2197.json	half-true	We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. Theyre costing us billions of dollars and theyre taking legal residents jobs.	immigration	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	in a Univision debate in Miami.
3504.json	false	A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion.	abortion,health-care,social-security	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a radio interview
7033.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romneys plan makes catastrophic cuts to education.	education,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
10954.json	false	On same-sex marriage.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a video with the Human Rights Campaign.
8268.json	half-true	According to the most recent jobs report, weve got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs.	economy,jobs	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press conference
834.json	true	"Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV interview
4083.json	pants-fire	Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall left the school district significantly better than she found it.	education	shirley-franklin		Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a blog post
2794.json	true	Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.	infrastructure,jobs,taxes,transportation	george-voinovich	Former U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
8728.json	mostly-true	In my home state, nearly one in five Floridians live in poverty.	poverty	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a video
1904.json	pants-fire	"Ninety-four percent of the bills that pass the Senate have no debate, no vote, no amendments, no reading of the bill, no online disclosure."	government-efficiency,transparency	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	YouTube video of a floor speech
7307.json	mostly-true	Since last years address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale.	jobs	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a twitter post
9984.json	half-true	David Perdue proposes rolling back the clock on womens health care.	health-care	georgians-together	PAC	Georgia 	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	television attack ad
1332.json	barely-true	52 jobs have been saved or created in Florida's 34th Congressional District.	economy,stimulus	recoverygov			none	1	0	0	0	0	data on its Web site
11089.json	false	Says Scott Walkers bad budget includes: No weekend for workers.	jobs,labor,unions	wisconsin-state-afl-cio			organization	1	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post
5651.json	false	SaysPresident Obama and his allies in Congress gave power to control Medicare patients health care decisions to a commission of 15 unelected bureaucrats in Washington.	health-care	marsha-blackburn	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	republican	2	2	1	0	0	a press release announcing her vote against the Independent Payments Advisory Board.
10362.json	half-true	Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists.	islam,terrorism	sally-kohn			columnist	0	1	1	1	0	a tweet on Twitter
10482.json	mostly-true	Millions of people have given up looking for work altogether.	economy	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech in Detroit
12137.json	false	Under Hillary Clinton, State Department officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy	grover-norquist	President, Americans for Tax Reform		republican	0	3	0	2	1	a Fox Business interview
10709.json	half-true	Says Bill Clinton signed a law very similar to, and Barack Obama voted for a law something like, Indianas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,religion,supreme-court	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
2201.json	false	Says the United States is the only nation that affords citizenship to anyone born here, whether you are here legally or illegally.	immigration	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a conference call with reporters.
10008.json	false	Mary Burkes record: 130,000 fewer jobs.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a campaign TV ad
13037.json	half-true	Says she would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin and Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs.	economy,jobs,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a tweet
4125.json	false	Says Planned Parenthood provides about 140 visits for prenatal care in each state.	health-care	michael-doherty			republican	1	3	1	1	0	a speech on the Senate floor by Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Warren)
3619.json	false	Says that in 41 states, government workers are better paid than the taxpayers who support them.	state-budget,states,workers	mitch-daniels	governor	Indiana	republican	0	3	0	0	1	an interview with PBS's Tavis Smiley.
11423.json	barely-true	We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana.	criminal-justice,drugs,legal-issues,marijuana	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas
8578.json	half-true	500,000 people have signed up for #Obamacare.	health-care,medicaid	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	in a post on Twitter
12750.json	half-true	The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	In a speech at the Republican convention
1584.json	pants-fire	"The economy began its nose dive when Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007."	economy	virginia-foxx	U.S. Representative	North Carolina	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a speech on the House floor
2551.json	barely-true	Says Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion.	federal-budget,medicare,message-machine	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	campaign literature mailed to state residents
3696.json	half-true	Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an address to the nation
2884.json	mostly-true	No family earns too much to qualify for Oregon Healthy Kids program.	children,health-care	oregon-healthy-kids	state program	Oregon	none	0	0	0	1	0	a billboard
8022.json	half-true	Says that in Curry County, if you make a 911 call youre likely to wait for an hour for a response.	county-budget,county-government,public-safety,state-budget,taxes	jeff-kruse	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	2	a Senate floor speech
7016.json	barely-true	Says when he was governor, most of the Democrats voted for his billion-dollar property-tax cuts, but U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin voted against it.	state-budget,taxes,voting-record	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	debate comments
2489.json	mostly-true	When Tallahassee politicians and bureaucrats tried to run our schools, Ive stood up to them to protect local control.	children,education,florida,message-machine	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a TV ad
720.json	true	John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis.	economy,housing	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Golden, Colo.
4457.json	half-true	One Wisconsin school district is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time.	education,pundits,state-budget	al-sharpton		New York	democrat	2	1	1	1	0	a TV show
5126.json	mostly-true	Mitt Romney is tearing down his 3,000-square-foot house to build an 11,000-square-foot house.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	the video "When Mitt Romney Came to Town"
2373.json	half-true	Jeff Weems legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man.	candidates-biography,energy	david-porter	Certified Public Accountant	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press release.
4087.json	mostly-true	Our crime rate continues to plummet.	crime	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	Bill-signing ceremony
5313.json	pants-fire	If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it.	economy,health-care,housing,income,retirement,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message via the Internet
10254.json	mostly-true	The NRA supported background checks...	guns	kathleen-murphy	consulting firm president	Virginia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign website
9662.json	mostly-true	A tax plan promoted by North Carolina Senate candidate Thom Tillis will overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes,welfare	patriot-majority-usa			democrat	1	1	0	2	1	a television ad
11186.json	barely-true	Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started, and the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools.	religion,supreme-court	rafael-cruz	Pastor and father of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview with the Austin American-Statesman
4810.json	mostly-true	A DeKalb sewer project will create up to 4,000 direct jobs per year at peak production, many of which will be set aside exclusively for DeKalb residents.	water	dekalb-county		Georgia	none	1	0	0	1	0	a brochure
212.json	true	Romney said "'No' to in-state tuition" for illegal immigrants.	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a TV ad
3760.json	true	You cant give a child an aspirin in school without permission. You cant do any kind of medication, but we can secretly take the child off and have an abortion.	abortion,health-care	steve-oelrich	State senator	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	floor debate on May 5, 2011
9675.json	false	Twenty percent of single adults, ages 21 to 25 with no kids, are not working or even in school trying to find a job.	children,education,federal-budget,jobs,poverty,taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview
630.json	true	On torture.	military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	
9770.json	barely-true	Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States.	children,corrections-and-updates,crime,immigration	henry-cuellar	U.S. Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	
4831.json	false	President Obama plans to impose a tax of at least 23 percent on the Medicare prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries.	health-care,medicaid,medicare,taxes	national-taxpayers-union	Conservative advocacy group	Virginia	none	0	1	1	0	0	a newspaper advertisement.
12334.json	half-true	Says Danny Tarkanian is NRA FRated.	guns	michael-roberson	State Senate Majority Leader	Nevada	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a Web ad
9084.json	half-true	The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe as a gift to Russia.	foreign-policy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
2587.json	pants-fire	Says Steve Kagen promised us jobs, voting for the $787 billion stimulus. Cost: another 77,000 jobs lost.	jobs,message-machine,stimulus	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign TV ad
9020.json	half-true	On delaying a health care mandate on business.	health-care,jobs	ann-mclane-kuster	Attorney	New Hampshire	democrat	2	1	3	0	0	in a radio interview
8988.json	mostly-true	Georgias civil forfeiture laws are among the worst in the country and the very worst in the South.	criminal-justice,legal-issues	americans-prosperity-georgia-chapter			none	0	0	2	1	0	a press conference
5816.json	barely-true	Gas prices have gone up 99 percent since Obama became president, the highest gas price increase since Carter.	economy,energy,gas-prices	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release.
6828.json	mostly-true	Romney would turn Medicare into a voucher program.	debates,medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the first presidential debate
6573.json	false	A report just came out that if we continue with President Obamas policies, were looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter.	economy,federal-budget,jobs	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Fox News interview
8353.json	mostly-true	Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor.	government-efficiency	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a television interview
3570.json	false	On the way the federal government should spend Floridas rejected high-speed rail money.	economy,federal-budget,taxes,transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press release.
8872.json	false	According to (Barack) Obamas newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government, which is then used as justification for gun confiscation.	guns,health-care,privacy	mr-conservative	Conservative website	None	none	0	1	0	0	1	a blog post
259.json	mostly-true	"Mike Huckabee raised taxes on dog groomers!"	taxes	spike-romney-attack-dog			republican	0	0	0	1	0	a mailer from the Romney campaign to Iowans
10940.json	mostly-true	Says Jeb Bush happens to be where a majority of Republican voters areon giving legal status to illegal immigrants.	immigration	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
4590.json	mostly-true	Massachusetts has less than 1 percent of our kids that are uninsured. You (Gov. Perry) have a million kids uninsured in Texas.	health-care,new-hampshire-2012,states	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
9415.json	mostly-true	Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office.	education	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio interview
4510.json	true	At nearly 19 million people, the population of Florida is larger than all the earlier primary and caucus states combined.	diversity,elections	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech in Orlando at Presidency 5
3571.json	false	For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers.	education,state-budget	mark-hass	state representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	in a press release
7589.json	false	75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts.	federal-budget,transportation	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a press release
12523.json	barely-true	Says Apple products are currently 90 percent conflict-free, and Intel is 100 percent conflict-free.	corporations,human-rights,technology	robin-wright			newsmaker	1	0	0	0	0	an event at the Rockefeller Center
8991.json	true	Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,history,military	david-ignatius			none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
13217.json	false	Says he has a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required.	candidates-biography,financial-regulation,taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a statement from the campaign
7837.json	half-true	The federal government could save $500 million annually by circulating $1 coins instead of $1 bills.	economy,federal-budget	charlie-smith	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper article
12447.json	half-true	During the (housing) crisis, Catherine Cortez Masto gave a sweetheart contract worth millions to a D.C. law firm that then donated thousands to her political campaigns.	candidates-biography,ethics	freedom-partners-action-fund			organization	1	1	1	0	0	a television ad
1812.json	true	Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine."	candidates-biography,health-care	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a press release.
2767.json	false	Says the federal government restricts how much salt we can put on our food.	food-safety	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	Rick Perry's book, "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington"
8773.json	pants-fire	During the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War, some guy in Boston got his head blown off because he tried to secretly raise the tax on tea.	economy,history	andrea-tantaros	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"		none	0	0	0	0	1	comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five"
12631.json	true	Proposed NClaw for body camera footage gives police broad authority to keep video footage secret even from individuals who are filmed.	after-the-fact,civil-rights,criminal-justice,public-safety,transparency	aclu-north-carolina		North Carolina	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
9503.json	half-true	The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually.	economy	georgia-restaurant-association-georgia		Georgia	organization	0	0	1	0	0	in a study
500.json	barely-true	It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California."	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Sioux Falls, S.D.
3629.json	true	Says he couldnt keep a 42-inch redfish he caught because of fishing rules.	oil-spill	adam-putnam	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture	Florida	republican	0	1	1	2	1	a posting on Twitter
3911.json	mostly-true	Says opponent Kathie Tovo believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods.	city-budget,city-government,public-safety	randi-shade	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a campaign mailer.
5013.json	mostly-true	Newt Gingrich was fined $300,000 for ethics violations.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,ethics,message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a television ad
10908.json	barely-true	The entirety of North America -- Canada, the United States and Mexico -- theres more known reserves in those three countries than in Russia and Saudi Arabia.	energy	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a visit to Deerfield, NH
5114.json	false	On the accuracy of state jobs numbers.	jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
13226.json	true	Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. Thats the highest weve ever been in our country.	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the second 2016 presidential debate
2609.json	half-true	Roy Barnes proclaimed Mexican workers good for Georgia.	economy,immigration	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a television ad
6334.json	half-true	Says India gained jobs thanks to Romney.	candidates-biography,economy,message-machine-2012	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a Web ad
1265.json	mostly-true	"Only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore."	elections	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	an e-mail to reporters
1146.json	barely-true	Its costing every American who is insured $1,100 to pick up the cost of uncompensated care that goes on at the emergency room.	health-care	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	an interview with Rachel Maddow
9813.json	true	The No. 1 cause of death for African-American males15-34 is murder.	crime,criminal-justice	juan-williams	Pundit, Fox News		none	2	0	2	1	0	comments on Fox News Sunday
11182.json	mostly-true	The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world.	crime,criminal-justice	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	a web post.
8536.json	mostly-true	The national debt is on track to double during Obamas presidency.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a book
1856.json	barely-true	"I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..."	taxes	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	a rally
6085.json	half-true	Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.	jobs	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
13249.json	half-true	Says Deborah Ross supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,nuclear,states	john-bolton-superpac			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
13343.json	false	Says Ron Johnson has essentially done nothing to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.	candidates-biography,drugs,homeland-security,immigration	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a radio ad
3540.json	true	Virginia was named best managed state, best state for business and best state toraise a child while I was governor.	children,economy,education,elections,small-business	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a YouTube video
13135.json	barely-true	The only years that anybodys ever seen of Donald Trumps tax returns showed he didnt pay any federal income tax.	candidates-biography,history,income,campaign-advertising,taxes,wealth	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Presidential debate
9914.json	false	Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo supported raising flood insurance rates.	federal-budget,natural-disasters,water,weather	joe-garcia	lawyer	Florida	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a web ad
11876.json	false	Says some Planned Parenthood chapters have been selling the body parts of aborted fetuses for profit.	abortion,crime	john-obannon	State delegate	Virginia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a constituent survey
1194.json	half-true	For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, 13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called Max Tax.	health-care,pundits,taxes	keith-olbermann	Political commentator		none	0	2	3	2	0	his television show "Countdown"
6323.json	true	The new 21st State Senate district was created in secret for Van Wanggaard. It was drawn within half a block of his house.	elections	john-lehman	State senator, 21st District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
5704.json	half-true	Says unemployment tripled in Dane County due to Kathleen Falks tax policies	county-budget,county-government,economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a television ad
6820.json	true	Rhode Islands voter identification law was pushed by a black Democrat in the House, a black Democrat in the Senate. Thats a fact.	elections,pundits	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	a TV show appearance
1817.json	true	"Jeff Greene only moved from California to Florida in the last two years. In fact, he would not legally be allowed to run for any other statewide office because he has not lived here long enough to meet the residency requirement."	candidates-biography	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a campaign website
4981.json	half-true	President Obama has increased the federal workforce 192,000 individuals -- about 10 percent since hes taken office -- while weve lost 2 million jobs.	federal-budget	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a television interview
9574.json	half-true	Says Alison Lundergan Grimes supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors Medicare.	health-care,medicare	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a YouTube video
372.json	mostly-true	"We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis."	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Austin, Texas.
6753.json	mostly-true	Obamacare will provide coverage for abortions, despite the presidents commitment that it would not.	abortion	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	a book
1859.json	barely-true	Handel endorsed gay adoption in 2003 when she was running for chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission.	gays-and-lesbians	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	in a statement published in the Rome News Tribune.
13131.json	false	I did not support the war in Iraq The record shows that Im right.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,history,iraq	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a presidential debate
8307.json	barely-true	Wendy Davis is the most popular politician in Texas.	polls	jason-stanford	Political consultant	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman
11109.json	pants-fire	President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.	foreign-policy,military,nuclear,terrorism	restoration-pac			organization	1	0	0	0	1	a TV ad
280.json	mostly-true	The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa."	religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
12665.json	barely-true	Says he voted to remove Common Core from our schools.	education	ritch-workman	State representative	Florida	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an online ad
8384.json	false	Terry McAuliffe has threatened to shut down Virginias government if his budget plan isnt supported.	bipartisanship,medicaid,state-budget	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	radio ad.
7376.json	true	After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union Address
10054.json	pants-fire	At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas and there are dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol.	terrorism	duncan-hunter-2	Congressman	California	republican	0	0	0	0	1	an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News
13511.json	half-true	Less than half of jobs at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indiana are actually staying.	jobs,state-finances	heather-mcghee	President, Demos		none	1	0	1	0	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
4080.json	true	Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada.	taxes	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a Senate floor speech
3511.json	false	Says Majority Leader Eric Cantor called for abolishing Social Security and Medicare.	federal-budget,medicare,social-security	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a news release.
13103.json	false	I never said that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies.	diversity,homeland-security,legal-issues,religion	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
8823.json	mostly-true	The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football.	sports	mark-schlereth	ESPN analyst		none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike"
1748.json	half-true	Members of Congress "have not reduced their salaries ... since the Great Depression," meaning they've gone "eight decades without a pay cut."	federal-budget,government-efficiency	ann-kirkpatrick	U.S. House of Representatives	Arizona	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a speech on the House floor
6703.json	barely-true	Says five studies show his tax plan can cut rates and still bring the same revenue without raising taxes on the middle class.	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Meet the Press interview
735.json	barely-true	"Last week Senator Obama's running mate said, get this, 'Raising taxes is patriotic.' "	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Reading, Pa.
3207.json	mostly-true	Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets.	corporations,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to the Chamber of Commerce
7222.json	mostly-true	Says 31 percent of Texas physicians accept all new Medicaid patients, down from 67 percent in 2000.	medicaid	texas-medical-association			none	0	0	0	1	0	a Twitter post.
11388.json	false	Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthoods revenue is from abortion.	abortion	dana-loesch	Radio talk show host		republican	1	2	0	0	0	a tweet
6442.json	true	Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.	state-budget,tourism	ron-stephens	State Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an article
2189.json	pants-fire	Obama admits he is not a citizen.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	referring to a YouTube video
2449.json	half-true	Under Lee Fisher Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs.	economy,job-accomplishments,message-machine	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a campaign video
10379.json	barely-true	The name Frank has risen in popularity by 20 percent since the debut of House of Cardson Netflix.	pop-culture	matt-lauer	Today Show host		none	1	0	0	0	0	a red carpet interview before the Golden Globes
13485.json	mostly-true	Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as its a punishment for a crime.	criminal-justice,legal-issues	lena-taylor	State Senator, District 4	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	1	1	an opinion column
8602.json	barely-true	President Barack Obama has the power to stop deportation for all undocumented immigrants in this country.	immigration	obamas-heckler			none	1	0	0	0	0	comments during the president's speech
3645.json	true	Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall.	labor,unions	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a Senate committee hearing
9090.json	mostly-true	Says some Georgians can get health insurance for $105 a month.	health-care	kathleen-sebelius	U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary	Kansas	democrat	1	0	1	3	1	Atlanta press conference
3914.json	half-true	Says 1,000 World War II veterans die every day.	veterans	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a tweet
10406.json	true	Federal officials declared that grant funds could be used only for Milwaukees streetcar project, meaning it isnt possible to redirect the money to other modes of public transportation or to our public schools.	city-government,infrastructure,transportation	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a newspaper opinion piece
1116.json	mostly-true	The John McCain Twitter account has more than 1.1 million followers. The official White House Twitter account has only about 830,000.	pop-culture,pundits	john-king	An anchor for CNN		none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on CNN's State of the Union
4916.json	mostly-true	Ohios Planned Parenthood operations received millions of taxpayer dollars via federal grants in 2010 and 2011.	abortion	ohio-right-life		Ohio	none	1	0	0	1	0	a news release
12367.json	false	Says President Obamas deal allows Iran to produce a nuclear weapon.	foreign-policy,nuclear	carlos-beruff	Developer	Florida	republican	3	1	0	0	0	a press release
916.json	pants-fire	The stimulus bill includes "$300,000 for a sculpture garden in Miami."	economy,stimulus	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	an interview on the Fox News Channel.
4420.json	half-true	Thomas Jefferson expressed strong support for a balanced budget amendment in 1798.	deficit,federal-budget,history	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a speech.
11922.json	half-true	Says Marco Rubio went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obamas illegal executive action.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on Fox News
5466.json	half-true	Under President Obama, U.S. security funding for Israel is at an all-time high.	foreign-policy,israel,military	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web video advertisement
4249.json	barely-true	Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch did nothing to stop people from scamming the Wisconsin Shares child-care subsidy program and voted against funding for fraud investigators.	state-budget	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	in a radio ad
12771.json	mostly-true	The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.	economy,income,taxes,wealth	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
1687.json	false	When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything."	history,taxes	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference
3484.json	mostly-true	Says Milwaukee County Parks director Sue Black has not received a pay raise in five years.	labor	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a campaign appearance
4631.json	barely-true	Says Romney wrote in the first edition of his book that his health care plan should be expanded nationwide and then, You took it out of your book.	health-care	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential primary debate
7867.json	pants-fire	Says Gov. John Kasich implied that a portion of workers compensation rebates to employers should be directed back to him in the form of campaign cash.	campaign-finance,workers	tom-letson	Representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	an emailed news release 
1417.json	false	We have over 300 state agencies. Forty-five of those agencies are related to health care.	health-care	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a debate.
9687.json	mostly-true	Says Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, missed 79 percent of veterans affairs committee hearings.	congress,veterans	concerned-veterans-america			organization	1	0	0	1	0	a television ad
12029.json	half-true	NASCAR endorsed Trump	candidates-biography,sports	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Concord, N.C.
7273.json	true	Abraham Lincoln visited and some say even danced in (the Ohio Senate) chamber.	history	keith-faber	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a speech in the Ohio Senate
4428.json	false	The premiums on Medicares prescription drug program have fallen almost every year since it began.	health-care,medicare	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a speech before the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
6932.json	true	When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, This plant kills.	debates,energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a town-hall debate in Long Island, N.Y.
3846.json	pants-fire	The Central Falls School system spent $100,000 on a time clock.	city-budget,education,government-efficiency	john-tassoni-jr	President of The Sentinel Group	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a news release
1839.json	half-true	As the CEO of eBay, "Whitman started a separate division that only sells porn."	ethics,message-machine	steve-poizner	Insurance commissioner and gubernatorial candidate	California	republican	0	1	1	1	0	an online campaign commercial 
12230.json	half-true	If the mayor were really serious about supporting Phillys schoolchildren and handling our citys looming fiscal crisis, he could begin by slashing the size of his own administration, which is already 45 percent larger than his predecessors and 40 percent more costly.	city-budget,city-government	joe-defelice	Philadelphia Republican City Committee Chairman	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	1	0	0	As part of a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial
11328.json	mostly-true	The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.	economy,income,retirement,social-security,wealth	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech.
3274.json	mostly-true	75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy.	economy,jobs,small-business	bill-batchelder	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	1	3	an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM
2418.json	barely-true	Barnes opposed the creation of the HOPE Scholarship and campaigned against Zell Miller on the issue.	education	GaGOP			republican	2	1	1	0	0	GOP press release
11402.json	pants-fire	Says Donald Trumps Make America Great Againhats were made in China.	china	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	tweets
7579.json	half-true	On changing the rules governing judicial conflicts of interest	campaign-finance,legal-issues	ed-fallone			none	0	1	0	1	0	debate comments
3780.json	true	No other Northeastern state has passed a photo ID law	elections	rhode-island-aclu		Rhode Island	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
3145.json	false	Says government is a barrier to innovation and development.	education,federal-budget,market-regulation,science,technology	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a tweet during the State of the Union address
9659.json	false	We have a 40 to 50 percent dropout rate in our inner-city schools.	corrections-and-updates,education	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	his speech at the state convention of the Republican Party of Texas
11132.json	false	The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later.	corrections-and-updates,crime	harry-houck	Former NYPD detective		none	0	1	0	0	0	a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon"
2289.json	mostly-true	Jim Renacci cheated on his income taxes and is a deadbeat citizen.	candidates-biography,legal-issues,message-machine,taxes	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a television election ad
1400.json	half-true	Says Gov. Rick Perry was for Wall Street bailout before he was against it.	economy,federal-budget	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	the Jan. 14 GOP gubernatorial debate
7844.json	pants-fire	The National Rifle Association was founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan.	civil-rights,guns,religion	harry-alford			business-leader	0	0	0	0	1	a news conference
7592.json	true	It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay.	gays-and-lesbians,housing,jobs,workers	progressohio	A liberal-oriented advocacy organization	Ohio	none	0	0	0	1	0	a fundraising email
4298.json	barely-true	Says his hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, doesnt even have a ZIP code.	candidates-biography	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	
10632.json	true	Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law.	government-regulation,states,transportation	rich-golick	State representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
11884.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton believes that all abortions should be legal, even on the due date of that unborn child.	abortion,candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the GOP primary debate in New Hampshire
13166.json	barely-true	The Great Recession emerged in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm.	economy,financial-regulation,history,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the first presidential debate at Hofstra University
12057.json	true	More than once, Ive actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance.	civil-rights,elections	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on "Meet the Press"
5649.json	false	And the #jerseycomeback keeps rolling! Thanks to @GovChristie NJ now has lowest corruption risk of any state.	ethics	new-jersey-republican-state-committee	Political Party	New Jersey	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a tweet
4595.json	barely-true	Says any attempt to try to compare the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did.	health-care	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference with Mitt Romney
8707.json	mostly-true	Since 2007 David Jolly has given almost $30,000 to keep Democrats in Congress!	elections	kathleen-peters	District 69 state representative	Florida	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a mailing to 13th Congressional District voters
8497.json	false	Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means NO future funding for our neighborhoods.	city-budget,water	friends-clearwater-pac			none	0	1	0	0	0	a flier
3137.json	mostly-true	Says Texas ranks 44th nationally in education funding per pupil.	education	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a press release
8499.json	mostly-true	Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country.	health-care,states	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
12324.json	true	In two years, Gov. McAuliffe has vetoed more bills that the previous three governors issued in each of their four-year terms.	voting-record	kirk-cox	House majority leader	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a floor speech.
349.json	false	"Everything I have said (on the campaign trail) has been factually accurate."	elections	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	Portland, Maine
12041.json	mostly-true	When Honduran children came into this country, Secretary Clinton said send them back.	immigration	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the Democratic debate at Miami Dade College
10997.json	mostly-true	Says Jeb Bush said low-income women should get their life together and find a husband.	welfare	ultraviolet	Liberal advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	1	1	0	a Facebook post
1086.json	mostly-true	"Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."	economy,stimulus	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.
13188.json	false	10 cents on thedollar from the Clinton Foundation goes to charitable causes.	candidates-biography	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	the vice presidential debate
5327.json	barely-true	President Obama told people to skip coming here (Las Vegas) for conventions and meetings.	economy,tourism	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a stump speech in Las Vegas
2461.json	pants-fire	Says John Boehner admits we are not going to be any different than weve been by returning to the same failed economic policies that wrecked our economy.	economy	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a blog post
8270.json	half-true	Newark is now home to one-third of all commercial and multi-family development.	corrections-and-updates,housing	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an e-mailed campaign letter
10551.json	barely-true	Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison.	marijuana	drug-policy-alliance		Washington D.C.	none	1	0	0	0	0	an article in Politico
12090.json	pants-fire	The right-wing extremists are trying to take this seat so they can push their anti-choice and anti-equality agenda through our State House.	campaign-advertising	brian-sims	State Rep., 182nd District	Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	In a fundraising email to supporters
2299.json	mostly-true	We have 50 state lobbyists that just lobby the Legislature for money every year.	government-efficiency,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd.
7472.json	mostly-true	In Atlanta, since 1994 when the Seven Deadly Sins (mandatory minimum sentences) took effect, the violent crime rate has dropped 62 percent.	crime,criminal-justice	paul-howard	Fulton County District Attorney	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a news story
4521.json	half-true	Because of Jim Whelan, the 1990s are the only decade since the 1920s when the population of Atlantic City actually went up.	gambling	jim-whelan			democrat	0	0	2	1	0	a debate with Assemblyman Vince Polistina
6170.json	mostly-true	Says TriMets own analysis shows that YouthPass does not actually add to the transit agencys costs.	city-budget,transportation	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	in a press statement
618.json	barely-true	John McCain offers "billions in tax breaks for oil and drug companies, but almost nothing for families like yours."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad
13528.json	true	We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security.	history,retirement,social-security,workers	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a radio interview.
5871.json	true	We are coming up on our 40th anniversary of electing a Republican to the United States Senate. 1972 was the last time New Jersey sent a Republican to the United States Senate.	congress,elections	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at a Cato Institute event
5717.json	pants-fire	Sen. Sherrod Browns vote helped pass Barack Obamas job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase.	health-care,taxes	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a news release
5478.json	barely-true	President Obamas budget would call for about $25 trillion in debt by the end of his term, if he was re-elected.	deficit,federal-budget	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a symposium.
9201.json	barely-true	We know that Sunday mornings have usually been given over to conservative white men.	pundits	michael-eric-dyson			none	1	0	1	0	0	a broadcast of "The Ed Show"
5218.json	false	Rob Cornilles has been endorsed by 20 local mayors, including Independent, Democratic and Republican.	bipartisanship	oregon-republican-party			organization	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer
10777.json	half-true	Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years	public-safety,transportation	bloomberg-bloombergcom			none	0	0	1	0	0	a news report
2176.json	mostly-true	Republican candidate for governor Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign.	message-machine,campaign-advertising	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a press release
2116.json	false	Attorney General Eric Holder is involved in the dismissal of the criminal charges against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation	civil-rights,crime,elections,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	an online column
3332.json	half-true	Says the state share of Texas public education spending increased 82 percent over the past decade, reaching $20 billion in 2009.	education	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	his State of the State address.
13122.json	mostly-true	In Richmond, Va., theres more moving vans coming in than going out.	census,city-government,population	jack-berry	Mayoral candidate	Virginia	none	1	0	0	1	0	a debate.
4019.json	false	Gov. Chris Christie owes the state money for amenities like extra Gorgonzola cheese for his staff on these trips.	state-budget	new-jersey-democratic-state-committee		New Jersey	democrat	2	2	1	0	0	a press release
1531.json	pants-fire	"I'm glad for the wording of it (an ethics report on corporate-sponsored Congressional trips) because clearly the wording exonerates me."	ethics	charles-rangel	U.S. Congressman	New York	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a press conference
6524.json	half-true	Paul Ryans Medicare plan could raise future retirees costs more than $6,000.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign commercial
9845.json	false	On tax inversions, the Wall Street Journalsurprisingly attacked this tax scheme.	taxes	chris-matthews	Host of MSNBC's Hardball		none	1	2	2	1	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Hardball"
9079.json	mostly-true	Says Stefani Carter repeatedly used her campaign contributors donations to rent margarita machines for our state house office.	Alcohol,campaign-finance,ethics,public-service	linda-koop		Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign mail flier
5365.json	true	You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text.	public-safety	greg-walden	U.S. representative	Oregon	republican	3	0	1	0	0	news television interview
739.json	barely-true	"I introduced a bill that wouldve helped stop the multimillion-dollar bonus packages that CEOs grab on their way out.. (McCain) opposed that idea."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Dunedin, Fla.
3343.json	barely-true	There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for.	children,crime	peter-palumbo	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	3	1	1	0	0	a news release
11320.json	barely-true	The government made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard for religious reasons.	legal-issues,religion	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	the CNN Republican debate
5696.json	barely-true	Says under the Affordable Care Act, New Jerseys new (Medicaid) enrollees wont qualify for the matching federal funds simply because we added them onto the rolls before 2014.	health-care,medicaid	amy-handlin	State Assemblywoman	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton
6921.json	barely-true	Says the Obama administration watered down sanctions against Iran, delayed them and tried to stop Congress from putting the tough sanctions in place.	foreign-policy,nuclear,terrorism,trade	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	the vice presidential debate
9493.json	true	Says Central Texas river water sent to downstream rice farmers in 2011 equaled about three years worth of Austins water use.	water	austin-water-utility			none	0	0	0	0	0	as quoted in a StateImpact Texas news story
3768.json	false	Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that do not currently require a photographic identification to vote.	elections	terry-moulton	State Senator, District 23	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	0	0	0	letters to constituents
8596.json	mostly-true	These 60 acres (the Atlanta Braves want to build a stadium on) have produced zero SPLOST money for parks and recreation, have produced zero money for education.	baseball,sports	john-loud	owner, Loud Security	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	newspaper article 
13126.json	false	You will learn more about Donald Trump by going down to the Federal Elections to see the financial disclosure form than by looking at tax returns.	candidates-biography,economy,income,job-accomplishments,taxes,transparency,wealth	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Presidential debate at Hofstra University
7850.json	true	Cuyahoga County passed a program to guarantee a college savings account for every single child who enters kindergarten in this county -- the first county in the United States to do so.	education	ed-fitzgerald	Cuyahoga County executive	Ohio	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a campaign speech
8828.json	false	Over half of the young people in medical, dental and law schools are women.	education,health-care,legal-issues,women	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview with CNN
9421.json	pants-fire	Ken Block supports Obamacare.	economy,health-care,message-machine-2014	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	a TV commercial
13299.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton wants to have open borders.	crime,foreign-policy,homeland-security,human-rights,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third 2016 presidential debate
2101.json	barely-true	GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal is a former Clinton Democrat.	voting-record	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	an interview on WSB-TV 
698.json	false	"My opponent promises to bring back old jobs by wishing away the global economy."	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	St. Paul, Minn.
12318.json	mostly-true	Kelly Ayotte has voted four times against the federal Paycheck Fairness Act.	congress,labor,voting-record,women	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a press release
243.json	mostly-true	"One out of every four homeless people on our streets is a veteran."	poverty	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
4868.json	true	Its legal to sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition, but only one signature counts	elections	one-wisconsin-now		Wisconsin	organization	0	2	2	1	1	a website alert
10575.json	half-true	Education funding of $7,176 per student is a historic level.	education,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	the State of the State address
9586.json	false	I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act for transportation and infrastructure.	economy,jobs	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	an economic issues statement
4128.json	false	Says a new report proves the stimulus supported by N.J. Democrats cost $278,000 per job.	stimulus	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a press release
12276.json	pants-fire	Says its absurd to say theres enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.	health-care,science,sports	jerry-jones	Owner, president, general manager, Dallas Cowboys	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	1	remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting
12001.json	false	The wives of the 9/11 hijackers knew exactly what was happening and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes.	history,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a GOP debate hosted by Fox
11183.json	pants-fire	Says Jill McCabe supports late term abortions. Larger baby parts are more profitable.	abortion	dick-black			republican	0	0	0	0	1	a tweet
13531.json	false	Says U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi said, Employers cutting hours is a good thing. It then gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions.	fake-news	turning-point-usa			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post
10678.json	half-true	Florida has a law like (Indianas Religious Freedom Restoration Act).	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,marriage,religion	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an interview with Hugh Hewitt
3312.json	false	The things I said (during the prank call by a blogger posing as GOP contributor David Koch) are the things Ive said publicly all along about the Wisconsin budget debate.	candidates-biography,labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news conference
13151.json	pants-fire	Say photographs of Hillary Clinton at the debate show what could be an earpiece.	candidates-biography	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	Internet posts
6908.json	barely-true	Says Joe Biden went to China and said that he sympathized and wouldnt second-guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations.	abortion,china	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	the vice presidential debate
909.json	false	On whether to seat Roland Burris as the new senator from Illinois.	ethics	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	public statements.
10087.json	pants-fire	2014 Federal Tax Refunds To Be Delayed Until October 2015.	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
11592.json	mostly-true	Forty-five states allow open carry of firearms.	guns	marion-hammer	Executive director, Unified Sportsmen of Florida	Florida	none	0	1	0	2	0	a column on the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website
298.json	false	Obama "remains silent" and "is never asked how he feels about his church honoring Farrakhan."	religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
13187.json	half-true	When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said no, were building a wall and were deporting everybody. He said, quote, they will all be gone. They will all be gone. This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said.	immigration	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a vice presidential debate in Virginia
124.json	half-true	"John Edwards never -- has ever from the beginning of his political career has never taken PAC money or the money of Washington lobbyists. Ever." -Joe Trippi, senior campaign adviser	ethics	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	a television interview.
11916.json	mostly-true	When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine.	health-care,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.
12464.json	half-true	The University of Wisconsin System had a jobs-for-life tenure program for professors.	education	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio interview
6291.json	half-true	Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.	economy,jobs,workers	cascade-policy-institute			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a website
1606.json	mostly-true	"Hospitals, doctors, MRIs, surgeries and so forth are more extensively used and far more expensive in this country than they are in many other countries.''	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Fox News Sunday interview
9874.json	barely-true	Obamacare cuts seniors Medicare.	health-care,medicare	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a campaign email.
3072.json	mostly-true	The refusal of many federal employees to fly coach costs taxpayers $146 million annually.	government-efficiency,transparency	newsmax	Magazine and website	Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	an e-mail solicitation
2436.json	mostly-true	Florida spends more than $300 million a year just on children repeating pre-K through 3rd grade.	education	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	figures cites on campaign website
9721.json	true	Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. advised citizens to point that barrel center mass and pull the trigger because 911 is not our best option.	crime,criminal-justice,guns,legal-issues	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a campaign TV ad
3627.json	false	Almost 37 percent of the total income from Planned Parenthood is from abortions.	abortion	ronald-renuart	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	comments during a committee hearing
11900.json	half-true	The United States has the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth.	children,poverty	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	comments during the PBS Democratic debate
4611.json	true	Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI drivers license.	civil-rights,homeland-security,immigration,public-safety,transportation,workers	david-quiroa	prresident, Guatemalan-American Alliance of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
3168.json	pants-fire	Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year.	census,crime,education,health-care,immigration,state-budget,taxes	terry-gorman	President, Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	0	0	0	1	a radio interview
6832.json	pants-fire	Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid.	congressional-rules,federal-budget,military	wayne-powell	lawyer	Virginia	democrat	1	1	0	0	1	a debate.
5893.json	mostly-true	If Congress froze the current spending level and then cut it by 2 percent annually, we could balance the budget in five years.	deficit,federal-budget	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	a statement
3304.json	true	Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill will have to give up the same amount of pay as other state employees.	labor,state-budget	jeff-fitzgerald	Incoming speaker of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	2	0	1	2	2	an interview on the Fox News Channel
1638.json	half-true	Marco Rubio controlled funds that "out of the $600,000 that were raised, only $4,000 went to candidates to try to improve their chances to be elected to office."	elections,ethics,states	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a debate on Fox News Sunday
11056.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clintons campaign hasnt been clear about when she wiped herserverof her work emails.	elections,transparency	brianna-keilar	CNN Senior Political Correspondent		none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
6941.json	false	Says Rep. Jon Runyan voted to redefine rape.	abortion,crime,voting-record,women	shelley-adler			democrat	1	2	0	0	0	a campaign event
12268.json	mostly-true	Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
1690.json	true	John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court.	religion,supreme-court,colbert-report	stephen-colbert			none	1	0	0	2	0	an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report"
8401.json	mostly-true	Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock.	agriculture,animals,consumer-safety,drugs,environment,food-safety,public-health,science	louise-slaughter		New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC
6542.json	false	This year, Eric Cantor has received more money from oil companies than any other member of Congress.	campaign-finance,energy	wayne-powell	lawyer	Virginia	democrat	1	1	0	0	1	website posting.
8658.json	true	Says Rep. Steve Stockman basically wants gun-filled zones in schools.	elections,guns	howard-fineman	Editorial director, Huffington Post		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes"
4891.json	true	Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations.	deficit,federal-budget,military	alan-simpson	Co-chairman of the Bowles-Simpson commission	Wyoming	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a speech at the City Club of Cleveland
11105.json	false	The Iran deal says that if any other country tries to undermine (Irans) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies.	foreign-policy,israel,terrorism	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on Fox News
8793.json	barely-true	Rick Scotts Administration spent over $100,000 of taxpayer money during their first voter purge attempt in 2012.	elections	florida-all		Florida	none	1	0	0	0	0	
3956.json	true	We are number one in the world when it comes to energy resources. ... The Russians are second; Saudi Arabia is number three.	energy	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a press conference.
7160.json	half-true	The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States.	agriculture,energy	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a statement.
10377.json	barely-true	In 1913, it was legal to mail children.	children,history	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
5495.json	false	Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined.	elections	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview on NBC
918.json	mostly-true	Democrats compare the infrastructure programs in the stimulus to the Eisenhower interstate program, "but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" into roads and bridges.	stimulus,transportation	john-mica	U.S. Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	a comment quoted in the Washington Post.
9532.json	half-true	Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times.	bipartisanship,congress,environment,federal-budget,homeland-security,infrastructure,public-safety,voting-record,weather	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a television ad
516.json	true	"The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."	military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in Nashville, Tenn.
11352.json	true	No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.	elections,gays-and-lesbians,states	georgia-voice			none	0	0	0	0	0	a news story
9418.json	pants-fire	U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were touring the country last year joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform.	immigration	laura-ingraham	Political commentator and radio talk show host		none	2	5	1	0	1	a speech.
11063.json	false	The $5 billion website for Obamacare never worked. Still doesnt work.	government-efficiency,health-care	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Phoenix
11579.json	mostly-true	It takes almost a year for a refugee to be processed in the United States.	terrorism	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
2832.json	true	Congressman Ryan has secured a grand total of $116,838,763 to date (for the Mahoning Valley) and has an additional $27,095,000 pending in FY2010 spending bills.	federal-budget	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a website posting
1073.json	false	"In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government."	economy,stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a Web ad
196.json	mostly-true	"If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term."	federal-budget	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	Web "Spend-O-Meter"
11411.json	false	Dan Gecker voted to double vehicle registration fees, costing (Chesterfield) county residents over $6 million annually.	county-government,taxes	glen-sturtevant			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad
113.json	half-true	"A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Dearborn, Mich.
11992.json	pants-fire	I dont know anything about David Duke.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments on CNN's State of the Union
2324.json	pants-fire	80 to 85 percent of my campaign funds go to donations to various organizations throughout the City of Providence.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	john-lombardi	Providence City Councilman 	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a WPRI Channel 12 debate
8769.json	true	Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 dont believe that climate change is really happening.	climate-change,environment,polls,science	chris-murphy	U.S. House of Representatives	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	remarks at a news conference
9699.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support a national minimum wage.	federal-budget,income,jobs,workers	bruce-braley	U.S. House of Representatives	Iowa	democrat	0	2	0	1	0	
1148.json	pants-fire	Birthers have obtained a copy of Obamas Kenyan birth certificate.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate	orly-taitz			none	0	0	0	0	1	an attachment to a lawsuit
10370.json	barely-true	Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands.	energy,environment	chris-coons	County executive of New Castle County, Delaware	Delaware	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
7671.json	pants-fire	The working tax cut created over 40,000 new jobs in just the last four years.	taxes	associated-industries-florida		Florida	organization	0	0	1	0	1	a TV ad
12695.json	true	There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonalds.	guns	safety-all-initiative		California 	none	0	0	0	1	0	an email.
8835.json	false	I played in a game here against the Pittsburgh Steelers where there was 23 inches of snow. We played in at least 15 inches of that.	sports	curtis-martin			none	0	1	0	0	0	comments on ESPN
991.json	barely-true	It is the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts.	military,terrorism,veterans	gus-bilirakis	Congressman	Florida	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a news release
10001.json	barely-true	Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office.	city-budget,city-government,county-budget,county-government,crime,criminal-justice,state-budget	wisconsin-professional-police-association		Wisconsin	none	1	0	0	1	0	a news conference
7686.json	mostly-true	The Boston Marathon bombing is the fifth case in which U.S. government officials examined individuals potentially involved in terrorism and felt they were no threat and they went on to carry out terrorist murders.	terrorism	peter-king	U.S. House of Representatives	New York	republican	0	1	1	2	1	an interview with MSNBC
12435.json	mostly-true	In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash.	bankruptcy,candidates-biography,debt,economy,history,housing,income,jobs,stimulus,wealth	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an advertisement
976.json	true	The Republican leadership's budget proposal doesn't contain any numbers.	federal-budget	robert-gibbs	Former White House Press Secretary		democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a statement during a press briefing
6377.json	true	Says 1 in 7 American families is on food stamps.	economy,pundits,welfare	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	her speech at a rally for Ted Cruz in The Woodlands
8252.json	mostly-true	The Kenosha casino would be one of the states largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe essentially, it would be Wisconsins biggest taxpayer.	gambling,jobs,state-budget,taxes	menominee-indian-tribe-wisconsin		Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	0	a web posting
7127.json	true	Our race was the closest U.S. Senate race in Ohio in 36 years -- when Howard Metzenbaum defeated Robert Taft in 1976.	elections	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	an email to supporters
507.json	barely-true	"We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it's long and it's tough and there will be setbacks."	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Greensdale, Wis.
7269.json	half-true	Says Austins treated wastewater, put into the Colorado River, is of higher quality than water the city takes from the lake for public use.	environment,water	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	an Austin City Council meeting.
1308.json	false	An amendment to the House health reform bill "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money."	abortion,health-care	nita-lowey	U.S. House of Representatives	New York	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech on the House floor
6408.json	true	As president, Barack Obama has never visited Israel.	israel,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
12252.json	false	Were the worst state in the country at moving people from welfare to work.	welfare	catherine-hanaway	Candidate for governor of Missouri	Missouri	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a Republican gubernatorial debate
4533.json	half-true	Says the private sector in Texas created 1 million jobs over the past decade.	jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a television interview
7747.json	barely-true	Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith.	military,religion	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	Web posts
7521.json	true	Cobb is one of the largest school systems (in the nation) that is debt free.	county-budget,debt,taxes	joellen-smith		Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	an editorial
4014.json	false	Weve got more revenue than we ever have.	economy,taxes	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley"
10968.json	mostly-true	Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico.	immigration	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
7639.json	true	The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016.	social-security	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	remarks at Politico breakfastt
12682.json	true	A shocking 20 veterans are committing suicide each and every day, especially our older veterans.	health-care,veterans	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
9358.json	mostly-true	Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail.	economy,financial-regulation,government-regulation	elizabeth-warren	U.S. senator	Massachusetts 	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	an interview on "PBS Newshour"
8224.json	mostly-true	The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass.	congressional-rules,foreign-policy,history,legal-issues,military	peter-king	U.S. House of Representatives	New York	republican	0	1	1	2	1	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
10687.json	true	Did you know that the U.S. is one of the very few nations in the world without an official language?	legal-issues	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a blog.
10190.json	barely-true	Every time weve increased the minimum wage, weve seen a growth in jobs.	economy,income,jobs,labor,small-business,workers	ben-cardin	Senator	Maryland	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
1562.json	true	"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.	economy,taxes	charlie-justice			democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a news release
7129.json	true	We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country.	economy,energy,environment,jobs,labor,technology	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a newspaper column
5907.json	mostly-true	Florida has 1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. Weve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf.	sports	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	TV interview
13060.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton had an undercover nurse with her at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in New York.	candidates-biography	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	posts
12443.json	mostly-true	Only 50 percent of students from Milwaukee public high schools go on to a two-or four-year college.	education	vicki-martin	President of Milwaukee Area Technical College	Wisconsin	education-official	0	0	0	1	0	a presentation at a panel discussion
10745.json	true	The fastest-growing part of the Pentagons budget are health care expenses.	health-care,military	evan-bayh	former governor and senator	Indiana	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview in Concord, N.H.
10667.json	mostly-true	Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent.	federal-budget,military	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Senate floor speech
5995.json	mostly-true	According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States.	crime,guns	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a floor speech.
3152.json	mostly-true	The two worst counties for (Medicaid) fraud in the country -- not state -- are Dade and Broward county.	crime,health-care	ron-saunders	state legislator	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a meeting with reporters
6210.json	true	Fireworks have never been safer, and their use continues to increase each year.	economy,financial-regulation,patriotism,market-regulation	bill-weimer	vice president of Phantom Fireworks	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper column
13410.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson oppose a womans right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act.	abortion,crime,criminal-justice,women	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a radio ad
5958.json	half-true	Says over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County, because he is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live.	county-budget,transportation	ron-davis	Travis County commissioner	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign flier
3590.json	false	Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support.	health-care,history,medicare	peter-defazio	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	a House floor speech
3866.json	false	Says Wisconsin state Senate President Michael Elllis (R-Neenah) broke Senate rules during debate on a photo ID bill for voters.	elections,states	fred-risser	State Senator, District 26	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a debate on the Senate floor.
1379.json	pants-fire	Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly.	health-care	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	in a press release
8736.json	barely-true	Its warmer on Mars than it is in parts of the United States and Canada during the polar vortex.	space,weather	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	posts on Twitter
5817.json	barely-true	Says the Department of Homeland Security has ordered enough rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States, possibly to combat massive civil unrest or an invasion by a foreign power.	homeland-security,military	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email forwarded by a reader.
4625.json	pants-fire	If a President Romney got a call from the president of the (Mormon church), he has no choice but to obey. It is obedience over family and country.	religion	fred-karger	Republican presidential candidate	California	republican	0	0	0	0	1	an interview with The Guardian
4060.json	barely-true	Under Gov. Rick Perrys leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined.	economy,jobs	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	an op-ed.
2499.json	half-true	Says Scott Bruun supports cutting the Department of Commerce and eliminating NOAA.	economy	kurt-schrader	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	0	0	a radio interview
7821.json	barely-true	Says only 25 percent of Texas high school students graduate prepared for college or careers.	education	bill-hammond	CEO, president, Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce	Texas	republican	1	0	0	1	0	an Austin American-Statesman news story
1932.json	pants-fire	Blue Cross new $90-million Providence headquarters "was outfitted with $25 million in decor."	health-care	bill-lynch	Lawyer	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	0	1	posting on his website
10984.json	half-true	Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate, and Wisconsin is one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally.	jobs,veterans	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech in New Hampshire
13012.json	barely-true	Under Pat McCrory, (North Carolina) has fallen to 41st in teacher pay.	candidates-biography,education,state-budget,states	roy-cooper	Attorney General	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	3	1	0	posts on social media
5550.json	true	More than 27,000 Rhode Island jobs depend on trade with Canada.	economy,energy	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	a news release
12407.json	false	I have had to fill out FEC reports for the past six years now, and theyre much more detailed than a tax return...	taxes	tom-marino	U.S. representative	Pennsylvania	republican	1	1	1	0	0	In an MSNBC interview
2516.json	false	Says Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen knew about (the Ken Kratz sexting) case for nearly a year and did nothing about it.	crime,legal-issues	scott-hassett	Candidate for state Attorney General	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an email to supporters
12528.json	barely-true	He leant his name to a bill, did little or nothing three years ago to try to get it passed, (and) since then has done absolutely nothing other than disavow any attempt to move on the legislation.	guns	katie-mcginty		Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	1	1	in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer
4546.json	false	An Environmental Protection Agency regulation that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2012, regulates dust.	environment	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	in a Republican presidential debate
12475.json	false	More businesses went out of business last year than were started for the first time in our history.	economy	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily"
13041.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton has not answered a single question about her immigration plan.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an immigration policy speech in Phoenix
12591.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump literally has no plans to make higher education more affordable.	education	roberta-lange	Chairwoman, Nevada Democrats	Nevada	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
8124.json	false	Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.	military,religion	america			none	1	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post
9955.json	pants-fire	Was Martha Kanter dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money to save Craig Robinsons job?	stimulus	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a chain email
3533.json	half-true	Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,military	charles-rangel	U.S. Congressman	New York	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	an interview on the Fox Business network
5494.json	true	Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget is still below the level of state spending when I took office.	state-budget	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	his budget speech
2338.json	pants-fire	I asked (then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) how many people had died and she did not know the answer to that question.	bush-administration,iraq,military	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	an editorial board interview
1410.json	mostly-true	In Massachusetts, Scott Browns Republican affiliation is not a secret, but clearly not on display.	candidates-biography,elections,pundits	kelly-odonnell	Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News		none	0	0	0	1	0	a segment on NBC's Today show
621.json	true	"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan 
4671.json	mostly-true	Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years leading up to 9/11.	homeland-security,military,new-hampshire-2012,terrorism	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	remarks at Politics & Eggs forum in Manchester, N.H.
5036.json	mostly-true	Fifty percent of Speaker Gingrichs tax plan goes to the top 1 percent.	new-hampshire-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a conference call by a campaign spokesman with New Hampshire reporters.
12810.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump promised the mass deportation of Latino families.	immigration	karen-bass	Representative (D-CA 37th District) 	California	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
701.json	barely-true	Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere."	transportation	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad
5109.json	mostly-true	Says the state tax burden per citizen in New York is twice as high as in Florida.	economy,taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	State of the State address
3975.json	false	Two thirds of the people in Wisconsin strongly disagree with this idea of permanently taking away peoples rights to collective bargaining.	labor,state-budget	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	a television interview
9455.json	half-true	Says Eric Cantor was the co-author of the House GOP principles on immigration reform. Both the New York Times and the Washington Postsaid that thatcaptured the essence of what was in the Senate immigration bill.	immigration	laura-ingraham	Political commentator and radio talk show host		none	2	5	1	0	1	a statement on "This Week"
11605.json	true	Wisconsins 6th congressional district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other in the nation.	jobs	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	an interview
2708.json	pants-fire	I lost my health insurance and my doctor because of Obamacare.	health-care	reid-ribble	Candidate for 8th District U.S. House seat	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	1	0	1	a campaign news release
3651.json	barely-true	As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So weve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the standing committees.	government-efficiency,state-budget	cheryl-grossman	State representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news conference
9894.json	mostly-true	(Obamas) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down.	homeland-security,military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on CNN
2955.json	pants-fire	Governor-elect Scott Walkers opposition to high-speed rail killed 13,000 Wisconsin jobs	jobs,transportation	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release
10038.json	false	The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell.	climate-change,energy,environment,message-machine-2014	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad
12854.json	mostly-true	The Trans-Pacific Partnership knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods.	trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a White House press conference
6683.json	true	$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news release
3774.json	mostly-true	Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans.	elections,health-care,technology	michael-mc-auliff	Senior congressional correspondent		none	0	0	0	1	0	website article
7093.json	mostly-true	Says New Jersey is 50th in return of our federal tax dollars.	states,taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on NBC Nightly News
8724.json	true	Granite Staters who hold individual policies from Anthem...can indeed renew their policies and keep their current doctors and hospitals in 2014.	health-care	carol-shea-porter	Retired social worker	New Hampshire	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a press release
13173.json	mostly-true	The U.S. Senate has one manufacturer thatd be me.	candidates-biography,congress	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a TV ad
8719.json	mostly-true	Because of the health care law, by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies.	health-care	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	a "New York Times" op-ed
7141.json	mostly-true	Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.	corporations,medicaid,welfare,workers	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a Huffington Post column
9322.json	mostly-true	Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected.	jobs	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	an email to supporters
9242.json	half-true	Says Cory Gardner championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado.	abortion,congress,sexuality	mark-udall	U.S. Senator	Colorado	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign ad
11224.json	true	There are actually only 30 countries that practice birthright citizenship.	immigration	se-cupp	Co-host of CNN's Crossfire		republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on "State of the Union"
686.json	false	In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done."	candidates-biography	joe-lieberman	Senator	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	2	0	St. Paul, Minn.
9160.json	barely-true	Says the Koch brothers funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now theyre spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them.	campaign-finance,corrections-and-updates,weather	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a campaign ad
13114.json	false	Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed watered-down HIV/AIDSdrugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa.	consumer-safety,corrections-and-updates,public-health	daily-caller	Online publication	Washington, D.C.	none	0	2	0	0	0	an article in the Daily Caller
7938.json	false	A study of private bail bond systems showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states of defendants skipping court appearances.	criminal-justice	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	an interview
1481.json	barely-true	We have billions in surplus.	state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a TV advertisement
12890.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clintons plan would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent.	economy,small-business,taxes,wealth	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
7572.json	mostly-true	While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jerseys remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York.	jobs	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department
9514.json	mostly-true	In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition.	children,education,families	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families
1507.json	false	"We have solved the problem. ... Scientists are now saying leave the nuclear waste where it is."	energy,nuclear	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a television interview with Las Vegas political analyst Jon Ralston
4600.json	barely-true	Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his 9-9-9 plan than under the current tax system.	taxes	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus
3683.json	false	Says the Internal Revenue Service estimated it must hire 16,500 agents at a cost of $10 billion to the taxpayer to enforce the federal health care overhaul.	health-care,taxes	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	a letter to a constituent
12983.json	false	On drilling off the Atlantic coast	energy	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	
4408.json	mostly-true	Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin ranks as the most liberal member of the House.	candidates-biography,voting-record	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a statement
11692.json	barely-true	Says Ted Cruz supports legalizing people who are in this country illegally.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the CNN debate in Las Vegas
7204.json	false	Says our economy in New Jersey gets $38 billion from the businesses at the Shore.	tourism	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”
10585.json	barely-true	There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure.	homeland-security,immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at CPAC
10994.json	mostly-true	We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year.	crime,criminal-justice,diversity	cornell-william-brooks			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	comments on Face the Nation
8185.json	false	Says your Legislative Assembly was within one vote of enacting each of those bills into Oregon law.	guns	doug-whitsett	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a guest column 
5381.json	barely-true	Says critics called the original GI Bill welfare.	history,pundits,veterans	lawrence-odonnell			none	2	2	0	3	0	TV advertisement for MSNBC's "The Last Word."
5482.json	true	The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes). ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent.	income,taxes	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a town hall-style meeting
9379.json	false	Milwaukee has the second-highest number of children recovered from sex trafficking.	children,crime,criminal-justice,sexuality	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	remarks on the House floor
76.json	false	"What they will do is socialized medicine."	health-care	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a comment to reporters in Tampa.
1302.json	pants-fire	"I didn't endorse" the federal stimulus bill.	economy,stimulus,taxes	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	 an interview on CNN
5496.json	half-true	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker doesnt make his calendar public -- hes on our dime and we dont know where he is.	transparency	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	a candidates forum
2405.json	pants-fire	The stimulus has not created one private sector job.	economy,stimulus	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee
2658.json	half-true	What is the maximum number of students allowed in your classroom? ... 30 or more!	children,education,florida-amendments	vote-no-8		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign mailer
6432.json	mostly-true	Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio	crime	mike-dewine	Ohio attorney general	Ohio	republican	2	0	3	1	0	a news release
3380.json	true	A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would make presidential candidates meet citizenship requirements that are not in the U.S. Constitution.	obama-birth-certificate	loren-collins	Attorney, blogger	Georgia	libertarian	0	0	0	0	0	an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1424.json	true	"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."	pop-culture	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press release
344.json	false	Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.
6978.json	pants-fire	Virginia papers called (Scott) Rigells campaign Mostly False.	message-machine-2012	paul-hirschbiel	venture capitalist	Virginia	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a TV ad.
10557.json	half-true	Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.	congress,voting-record	ann-mclane-kuster	Attorney	New Hampshire	democrat	2	1	3	0	0	an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office 
6676.json	false	Says that if Texas, California and New York all voted for Democratic presidential nominees, it would be mathematically impossible for Republicans to elect a president.	elections	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	a comment while attending the Democratic National Convention.
3713.json	true	Says close to 90 percent of the population growth in Texas over the last decade was non-Anglo.	census,redistricting	garnet-coleman	president, ceo of Apartments for America, Inc.	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	0	1	a press release
7669.json	true	A bipartisan background check amendment outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text.	guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech from the White House Rose Garden
5066.json	pants-fire	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated cancer screenings for uninsured women and offered no alternatives.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,women	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	tweets
5896.json	pants-fire	Says in regard to providing more tax cuts for the rich, Bill Pascrell said, Republicans had great ideas. I liked some of their ideas.	elections,message-machine-2012,taxes	steve-rothman			democrat	1	2	0	1	1	a video posted on YouTube
335.json	mostly-true	John McCain "voted against the Bush tax cuts, both times."	taxes	citizens-united-political-victory-fund		Washington, D.C.	republican	0	0	0	1	0	in a TV ad
12507.json	mostly-true	The average student debt coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is something like 28,000 dollars.	education	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a speech
3465.json	half-true	Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government.	energy,federal-budget,gas-prices,government-efficiency	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a House committee hearing
12212.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton voted for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs.	candidates-biography,jobs,trade	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
13167.json	true	Says Rep. John Katko promised he wouldnt vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since hes been in office hes done that four times	abortion,congress	colleen-deacon	Candidate for Congress	New York	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton
9253.json	pants-fire	Says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a Democrat.	pundits	drudge-report			none	0	0	0	0	2	a tweet
3300.json	mostly-true	FACT: the special assistant in @johnkasichs office makes over three times more than an average #OH firefighter	government-efficiency,public-service,state-budget,workers	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a tweet on Twitter
505.json	half-true	Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost."	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
10131.json	mostly-true	Money towards the Ebola vaccine is basically cut in half to what it was. More cuts are coming under the congressional sequester.	ebola,federal-budget,public-health	stephanie-cutter	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Massachusetts	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	an episode of "Meet the Press"
4179.json	barely-true	Says state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, unlike typical taxpayers, didnt pay taxes	income,taxes	jessica-king		Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
8057.json	mostly-true	New school testing standards will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students.	education	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett
397.json	barely-true	Obama voted for "tax subsidies and giveways" that have slowed oil companies from pursuing clean energy sources.	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pa.
12382.json	half-true	Says Katie McGintyactually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything.	environment,trade	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	Pennsylvania
1747.json	false	Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English.	immigration,transportation	tim-james		Alabama	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
12809.json	mostly-true	Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.	polls	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Democratic national convention
8449.json	barely-true	Wisconsin is not as obese as the national average is. The national average, 35.7 percent of the population is obese. In Wisconsin, its closer to 26 percent.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,public-health,states	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	an interview
4801.json	half-true	On auditing the Federal Reserve	financial-regulation	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a debate
2867.json	mostly-true	Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health.	drugs	mike-fasano	state Senator 	Florida 	republican	0	0	0	2	0	an interview with the St. Petersburg Times
4597.json	half-true	The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person its 30 percent today.	economy,marriage,new-hampshire-2012	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidental primary debate
269.json	pants-fire	The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."	religion	freedom-defense-advocates			none	0	0	0	0	1	
1834.json	half-true	Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.	corporations,economy,market-regulation,states	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech to young Republicans in Tampa
12109.json	false	Ukraine voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons because the United States of America said it would ensure (its) territorial integrity from Russia.	foreign-policy	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on CNN
10724.json	mostly-true	Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas marriage ban later this year.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	tim-cook	CEO, Apple Inc.	California	none	0	0	0	1	0	an oped column
3203.json	barely-true	Says families now pay out 40 percent of their income to taxes.	income,taxes	phil-king	Attorney	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article.
12814.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton negotiated the first agreement ever where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions.	climate-change,foreign-policy	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech at the Democratic national convention
3057.json	barely-true	The incoming Republican freshman class well, its no ordinary group: nearly half of its roughly 80 members have never served in elective office before.	public-service	greg-walden	U.S. representative	Oregon	republican	3	0	1	0	0	a radio address
1386.json	mostly-true	More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day.	census,immigration,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	press release
1028.json	true	You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists.	terrorism	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	a speech at the American Enterprise Institute
10086.json	true	In the past three years, we have prosecuted or brought more cases on access to public records than in the previous 12 years combined.	candidates-biography,government-efficiency,government-regulation,history,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,transparency	peter-kilmartin	state representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio
3371.json	false	Says nobody in higher education believes Gov. Rick Perrys proposal to serve up $10,000 college degrees is possible.	education	andy-brown	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a web post.
2013.json	true	"Crime is down in Arizona."	crime,immigration,abc-news-week	al-hunt	Executive editor for Washington for Bloomberg News		none	0	1	0	0	0	an appearance on ABC's "This Week."
5839.json	true	We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine.	education,state-budget	david-dooley	University of Rhode Island president	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	0	0	0	a TV news show.
10622.json	barely-true	There was just about zero press coverage of the 2007 Bush White House email controversy.	transparency	juan-williams	Pundit, Fox News		none	2	0	2	1	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
4482.json	pants-fire	Says Rick Perry is spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing.	deficit,state-budget	keep-conservatives-united	Super-PAC	North Carolina	republican	1	0	0	0	1	an online video ad.
7959.json	half-true	Says Wendy Davis, born into difficult circumstances, was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself.	abortion,candidates-biography	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech at National Right to Life convention, Grapevine, Texas.
5974.json	barely-true	Says under Mitt Romney, Medicare could end as we know it, leaving Julia with nothing but a voucher to buy insurance, which means $6,350 extra per year for a similar plan.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,health-care,medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a graphical tool on the campaign website
1140.json	true	Preventive care does not save the government money.	health-care,pundits	david-brooks			none	0	0	2	0	0	an interview on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
8319.json	half-true	The 2013-15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels.	education,jobs,state-budget	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a column on the party's website
7147.json	half-true	The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	alex-wan	Atlanta City Councilman	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a resolution
9060.json	true	Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slavesfreedom in border states, but the states all rejected it.	history	jon-stewart			none	0	2	1	1	1	a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
4044.json	mostly-true	You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you dont see any American cars in Korea.	foreign-policy,trade,transportation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
1970.json	half-true	"The ABA's own criteria for a judicial nominee call for, among other things, at least 12 years' experience in the practice of law, and they mean actual practice of law."	kagan-nomination,legal-issues	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	a hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan
3218.json	false	A 5-cent charge on paper bags is a tax.	environment,taxes	mark-daniels	vice president, Hilex Poly Co.	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	a legislative hearing
598.json	barely-true	Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a television ad
8199.json	false	Says U.N. arms treaty will mandate a new international gun registry.	guns	steve-stockman	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	1	3	0	0	1	a letter forwarded to PolitiFact
8509.json	true	Says Rick Scott didnt even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week.	education	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a rally announcing his candidacy for governor
9641.json	mostly-true	Florida has the third most-regressive tax structure.	poverty,taxes	nan-rich	candidate for governor	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	3	0	a speech to the Florida Press Association
5194.json	mostly-true	Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms.	campaign-finance,ethics	william-perry	Common Cause Georgia Executive Director	Georgia	none	0	0	1	1	0	an interview
12737.json	half-true	Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,military,terrorism	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a speech at the Republican convention
8803.json	mostly-true	With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
4633.json	false	The 9-9-9 plan does not raise taxes on those that are making the least.	poverty,taxes	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a debate in Las Vegas
8607.json	true	I did not support the sequester.	federal-budget,voting-record	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at the American Enterprise Institute
8404.json	false	Says U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz voted to cut off Floridas veterans and their benefits.	veterans,voting-record	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a robocall
9653.json	half-true	If you look at what weve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down.	crime,history,public-safety	angel-taveras	Mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	2	0	an interview with The Providence Journal
13002.json	mostly-true	There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after theyve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign speech in Phoenix
5673.json	mostly-true	Says Jeff Wentworth was the only Republican to vote against the Texas measure requiring women to have a sonogram before receiving an abortion.	abortion	donna-campbell	Physician	Texas	republican	0	1	0	1	0	an email blast.
12126.json	half-true	Stephen Zappala is the only DA in our state to convict an on-duty police officer of criminal homicide.	public-safety	stephen-zappala	Allegheny County District Attorney	Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	in a new ad.
3574.json	false	Says the federal government borrows almost $60 billion per week.	deficit,federal-budget	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a speech before Congress
7086.json	false	Clayton County offers the lowest operating millage rate in Metro Atlanta.	taxes	clayton-county-government		Georgia	none	0	1	0	0	0	a web post
8487.json	half-true	As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw a $27 billion loss in the states pension fund.	economy,pensions,state-budget	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a YouTube attack ad
1510.json	mostly-true	"As bank president, Alex Sink eliminated thousands of Florida jobs while taking over $8 million in salary and bonuses."	candidates-biography	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a television advertisement
5605.json	mostly-true	Says New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country.	education	sheila-oliver	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	3	0	a speech at Rider University
5798.json	barely-true	The Wisconsin law repealed by Republicans, which allowed discriminated workers to sue in state court, was kind of a gravy train for lawyers.	civil-rights,disability,legal-issues,women,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
8244.json	true	Over the past twenty years, the number of homicides committed with a firearm in the United States has decreased by nearly 40 percent. The number of other crimes involving the use of a firearm has also plummeted, declining by nearly 70 percent.	crime,guns	doug-whitsett	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a guest column
546.json	true	Says Obama opposes offshore drilling and a gas tax holiday.	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a Web ad.
7354.json	true	Says right now, we have more military spending than the next 10, 11, 12 countries combined.	federal-budget,military	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a panel discussion on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”
11376.json	false	Remember that developers are forced to use the 195 land union contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project.	baseball,labor,unions	john-depetro	Talk-show host	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	0	3	0	0	3	blog
5725.json	false	Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek took us into arbitration.	city-government	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a news conference
6614.json	true	Says a federal judge sanctions Tennessee birther lawyer for bringing a frivolous lawsuit.	obama-birth-certificate	tennessee-democratic-party		Tennessee	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	in a press release.
1544.json	true	"Due to ... tax cuts and lower (property) values, 2009 property taxes were almost $3 billion below 2007 property taxes."	taxes	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	his State of the State address.
8045.json	true	Food stamp spending doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama.	children,deficit,families,federal-budget,hunger,poverty,welfare	tom-cole		Oklahoma	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an MSNBC interview
10508.json	false	On counting state budget shortfalls	state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
11550.json	barely-true	Were losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China.	china,foreign-policy,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
12292.json	barely-true	Today in America, between 40 and 50 percent of all African-American babies, virtually 1-in-2, are killed before they are born.	abortion	trent-franks	U.S. Representative	Arizona	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a legislative hearing
7022.json	half-true	Women in Barack Obamas White House are earning less than men.	jobs,women	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign mailer
2779.json	true	Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings.	consumer-safety,financial-regulation	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news conference
1686.json	half-true	Marco Rubio was "subpoenaed."	candidates-biography	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	in a TV ad.
5493.json	true	Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent.	education	ron-wyden	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	a news release
12558.json	half-true	As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery.	candidates-biography,economy,florida,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a statement
6081.json	false	Most tips left at Dunkin Donuts dont go to employees.	economy,jobs,workers	christopher-blazejewski	Rhode Island State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a debate on the House floor
10213.json	barely-true	It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country.	elections,immigration,population	brit-hume	Fox News political analyst		none	1	2	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News
12216.json	false	On banning assault weapons.	guns	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	as a candidate in 2016 and as a possible hopeful in 2000
5028.json	barely-true	Says murder is the chief cause of death for pregnant women.	crime,women	kyleen-wright	president, Texans for Life Coalition	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a Twitter message.
7041.json	half-true	On a single-payer healthcare system	federal-budget,health-care,voting-record	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	an interview
6938.json	half-true	Says his administration has created 5 million jobs over the last 30 months in the private sector alone.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the second presidential debate
3150.json	true	The U.S. loses more on tax breaks than it collects in personal income taxes.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a TV interview.
7763.json	half-true	Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jerseys best teachers, and the most education funding ever.	education,state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a TV ad
5014.json	true	Says Joe Biden said Jon Corzine is the smartest guy that I know, in terms of the economy and on finance, I really mean this.	economy,message-machine-2012	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a web ad posted on YouTube
1804.json	false	"Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare."	candidates-biography,elections,federal-budget,health-care,immigration,message-machine,poverty	steve-poizner	Insurance commissioner and gubernatorial candidate	California	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a campaign commercial
2091.json	false	Should Democrats get their way, every income tax bracket will increase on Jan. 1, 2011. Every single one.	taxes	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a press conference
12972.json	mostly-true	Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the Trump Effect. They report that bullying and harassment are on the rise in our schools, especially targeting students of color, Muslimsand immigrants.	education,immigration,islam	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks in Reno
11937.json	barely-true	Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obamas term would leave the nations highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy.	congress,supreme-court	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a press release
10188.json	false	Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obamas political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative nonprofit groups during the 2012 election	government-regulation,taxes	daily-caller	Online publication	Washington, D.C.	none	0	2	0	0	0	an article
4982.json	true	Says King Street Patriots held a fundraiser featuring an author who believes that registering the poor to vote is un-American.	elections,poverty,welfare	boyd-richie	Texas Democratic Party chair	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	1	an email blast
5033.json	true	I was one of about a dozen (senators) who voted against the Bridge to Nowhere.	federal-budget	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a debate
1746.json	false	On whether to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent.	elections	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	various comments over the past few months
6343.json	barely-true	Says Romney had the uniforms for the 2002 Winter Olympic games made in Burma.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,message-machine-2012,sports	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a video shown on cable news shows
120.json	true	"With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program."	health-care	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	
7849.json	mostly-true	Says With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project.	climate-change,congress,economy,energy,environment,market-regulation,voting-record	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a press release
3567.json	false	Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya.	china,energy,foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Fox News
4003.json	false	There is a Republican plan to end Medicare.	health-care,medicare	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a campaign fund-raising letter
1734.json	barely-true	"Currently we have some 40-45% of Americans who are not paying any taxes."	taxes	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a statement on his campaign website
11448.json	pants-fire	Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton.	polls	nowthis			journalist	0	1	0	0	1	a video shared on social media
515.json	half-true	"Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war.	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
3325.json	false	Claims Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said: It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets.	labor,state-budget	ed-garvey	Attorney, blogger	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a newspaper column and blog post
1154.json	barely-true	Any government-run 'public' plan ... forces more employers to drop employee coverage due to rising costs and pay an additional 8% payroll tax for each worker.	health-care	ginny-brown-waite	Congresswoman	Florida	republican	2	0	2	0	0	a mailing
10325.json	pants-fire	Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States.	congress,foreign-policy	sergey-lavrov	Foreign minister of Russia	Russia	none	0	0	0	0	1	an interview with the French television network France 24
5375.json	half-true	Says he banned texting while driving in Austin.	city-government,public-safety	mike-martinez	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	1	1	his campaign website.
2206.json	mostly-true	The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry.	state-budget	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a TV interview.
5215.json	mostly-true	While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions.	corporations,crime,health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a television ad
6086.json	false	Says Barack Obama supported Ted Kennedys ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition.	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a mailer
6490.json	half-true	Paul Ryan would outlaw in vitro fertilization.	abortion,health-care,legal-issues,women	ultraviolet	Liberal advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	1	1	0	a graphic on the Internet
13106.json	barely-true	Says Marco Rubio voted against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns.	guns,terrorism	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a campaign statement
8238.json	pants-fire	An account of attacks in Benghazi written by former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers shows that the body of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was dragged through the streets and abused.	foreign-policy,terrorism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
11275.json	true	The State of Texas is funding womens health services at historically high levels; they just increased their level another $50 million for the next two years.	abortion,health-care,state-budget,state-finances,women	joe-pojman	executive director, Texas Alliance for Life	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	addressing a rally outside the Texas Capitol
7082.json	true	Says Tennessees higher education funding model is 100 percent outcomes-based and we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business.	education,state-budget	bill-haslam	Governor	Tennessee	republican	0	1	1	0	0	an article for Time magazine.
7431.json	mostly-true	Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing everybody a lot of money.	health-care,medicaid,poverty	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference
1242.json	half-true	"The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop."	energy,environment,foreign-policy	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	during a U.S. Senate debate
4299.json	pants-fire	Says a Senate resolution would restore $140 in monthly general assistance payments and prevent people from committing crime.	crime,poverty,state-budget	sandra-cunningham	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a speech on the State Senate floor
1396.json	mostly-true	When President Bush took office in 2001, he inherited a $236 billion budget surplus, with a projected 10-year surplus of $5.6 trillion. When he ended his term, he left a $1.3 trillion deficit and a projected 10-year shortfall of $8 trillion.	federal-budget	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an op-ed in the Washington Post.
6305.json	true	Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation.	economy,market-regulation,small-business,states	robert-dimuccio	Chief Executive Officer, Amica Insurance	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	0	0	a letter to policy holders
635.json	mostly-true	John McCain has seven houses.	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	interview by Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod
831.json	mostly-true	Barack Obama said "people making less than $250,000 would benefit from his plan" then said "if you're a family making less than $200,000, you'll benefit."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Hershey, Pa. 
8248.json	mostly-true	Before President Obama acted in Libya in 2011, the American people were opposed to military action by 35 to 60. After he took action, they were in support of it 54 to 43.	foreign-policy,military,pundits	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	a segment of 'Fox News Sunday'
12534.json	false	On running for re-election to U.S. Senate	candidates-biography,elections	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an announcement
6272.json	half-true	The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012.	jobs,transportation	trimet			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a website
8698.json	pants-fire	The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced.	transportation	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy
12802.json	half-true	Independent analysts found that Trumps tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt.	debt,taxes	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
12891.json	true	Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth.	drugs	josh-shapiro		Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a platform on his campaign website
4489.json	true	Toledo Mayor Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money.	labor,unions	building-better-ohio		Ohio	none	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign commercial
7633.json	half-true	In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to mens earnings.	jobs,women	elizabeth-colbert-busch		South Carolina	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
4486.json	mostly-true	Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011.	economy,oil-spill,tourism	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
7342.json	true	Says MAX carries 30 percent of evening rush-hour commuters traveling from Downtown on the Sunset and Banfield freeways.	transportation	trimet			organization	1	0	1	0	0	an advertisement
646.json	false	On whether he wants to be vice president.	elections	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	
2152.json	pants-fire	Theres no negative advertising in my campaign at all.	elections	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	talking with reporters.
2627.json	barely-true	Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployments not that big an issue.	candidates-biography,economy,message-machine,military,taxes	alexi-giannoulias		Illinois	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
12063.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton told the Des Moines Register on Aug. 8, 2015:I will get the NRA shut down for good if I become president. If we can ban handguns, we will do it.	guns	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a blog post and subsequently reposted on Facebook.
9938.json	pants-fire	To deprive underprivileged children of a meat-based protein during school lunch is most likely depriving them of their only source of protein for the day.	children,education	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	oped commentary
3463.json	half-true	Says Allen West helped thwart a terrorist plot by shooting a gun in the direction of an Iraqi detainee, then reported the incident to his superior and said it was wrong.	candidates-biography,iraq,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	comments on his Fox News show.
12468.json	pants-fire	The Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, threatens global public health.	animals,public-health	alcee-hastings	U.S. Representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	2	a House resolution
2721.json	pants-fire	Says Republican candidates in key Wisconsin Assembly races side with those who want to privatize Social Security -- and risk our retirements on Wall Street.	message-machine	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	radio ads and direct mail pieces
8528.json	true	Finance experts estimate that paying in cash for the $2.5 billion in projects funded by the sales tax saved Gwinnett County more than $1 billion in interest payments.	county-budget,taxes	charlotte-nash		Georgia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	an interview
4668.json	half-true	During Sherrod Browns past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a news release
12837.json	false	Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan has worked as a prosecutor.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice	milwaukeeans-self-governance			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a radio ad
9065.json	true	Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing.	criminal-justice,state-budget	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech
7453.json	mostly-true	About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite when the sales tax was enacted in the 30s.	state-budget,taxes	joseph-testa	Ohio tax commissioner	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a news conference
5217.json	half-true	We never had an earthquake in Youngstown until John Kasich was elected Governor,	energy,environment,government-regulation	robert-hagan	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	1	0	a news release
7862.json	mostly-true	My office is about a 300-step walk to the governors office.	city-government,economy	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	leadership forum
12442.json	false	Says Donald Trump has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president.	polls	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an online campaign ad
4941.json	true	Sherrod Brown has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president.	elections	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a radio show
7055.json	false	The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program.	health-care,medicare	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a debate
10437.json	pants-fire	On assault weapon violence: Ducks have more protection than people in Virginia.	guns	alfonso-lopez	State delegate	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a floor speech.
9668.json	false	The increase in the garbage tax that [Mayor Allan Fung] imposed in Cranston for some people has been as much as $200.	city-government,debates,environment,government-efficiency	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	a radio debate
8932.json	barely-true	As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes.	state-budget,taxes	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a press release
1412.json	pants-fire	There are high administrative costs when you donate to Haiti relief through the White House Web site.	government-efficiency,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a comment on his radio show.
13384.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton wants to let people just pour in. You could have 650 million people pour in and we do nothing about it. Think of it. Thats what could happen. You triple the size of our country in one week.	homeland-security,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign rally in Albuquerque
2584.json	false	(Jeff) Atwaters busy helping his friends and wasting our tax dollars -- $48 million for a government building so lavish its dubbed the Taj Mahal, $100,000 for a golf musuem, and $110 million to build a private prison to help a big contributor.	crime,message-machine,state-budget	loranne-ausley		Florida	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a TV ad.
3162.json	false	Despite claims that you can keep the health care plan you like, the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan.	health-care,workers	blake-farenthold	U.S. Representative	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an op-ed
6503.json	half-true	On supporting the charter school amendment.	education	john-barge		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an announcement
5805.json	false	In my years in the State Legislature, I have never voted for a tax increase.	message-machine-2012,taxes	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	a blog post on his campaign website
2701.json	mostly-true	The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didnt know about the problems.	candidates-biography,ethics,financial-regulation,legal-issues	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.
10332.json	true	Were spending millions for each individual held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.	corrections-and-updates,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
1381.json	mostly-true	Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care.	health-care,state-budget	marc-katz	Deli owner	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a message on Twitter
617.json	barely-true	Barack Obama promises higher taxes on "the sale of your home."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	in a radio ad.
13379.json	false	Says FBI Director James Comeys letter about new developments in the investigation into her emails only went to Republican members of the House.	congress	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a press conference
1313.json	true	"Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"	iraq,military,pundits	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	his Fox News program
8526.json	half-true	Wendy Davis is fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas.	elections,guns,states	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a donation web page
3079.json	mostly-true	Under federal law, Jared Loughner would not have been able to buy a gun had he been identified as mentally ill.	guns	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	an MSNBC interview
3723.json	barely-true	Two million federal workers negotiate zippo, zero. There is no collective bargaining for federal employees.	government-efficiency,labor,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a radio interview
930.json	barely-true	The Congressional Budget Office "estimates that only 15 percent of this stimulus package will be spent in 2009" and only 37 percent in 2010.	economy,stimulus	pat-roberts	U.S. Senator	Kansas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	remarks made in the Senate
5937.json	mostly-true	Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.	candidates-biography,redistricting	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a TV interview.
7642.json	half-true	We have the fewest people employed in this country since 1979.	economy,labor	cathy-mcmorris-rodgers	U.S. House of Representatives	Washington state	republican	0	0	2	0	0	an interview with NPR
6823.json	false	Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	an interview
10937.json	half-true	Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act.	civil-rights,homeland-security,terrorism	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a radio interview
8438.json	false	Says under President Barack Obama, the debt increased by 23 percent, which was less than under any president going back to Ronald Reagan.	debt,history,pundits	tom-colicchio	Restauranteur	New York	none	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet
13016.json	half-true	The Secure Communities Program and 287(g) immigration programs were programs that worked but were recklessly gutted by the Obama administration.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Arizona
10199.json	true	I spent only $36.29 on my campaign for governor.	campaign-finance,elections,jobs	robert-healey	lawyer	Rhode Island	independent	1	0	0	0	0	interviews
10613.json	barely-true	Says that Susan Rice, the presidents national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability.	foreign-policy,military,nuclear	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	an interview on Fox News
12920.json	barely-true	Because theres no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your childs school.	government-regulation,marijuana,public-health	vote-no-2		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	0	a pamphlet mailed to voters
1939.json	pants-fire	With his decision on whether to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal, President Obama has to fix yet another problem he inherited from the Bush administration.	afghanistan,military,pundits	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a commentary on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
12719.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton lied about why her parents named her Hillary.	candidates-biography	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
6245.json	pants-fire	The health care law imposes the largest tax increase in history on the middle class.	health-care,message-machine-2012,taxes	american-commitment			none	2	1	0	0	1	a television ad
9491.json	true	The number of terrorists out there has doubled.	terrorism	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8734.json	mostly-true	Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say I was justified in disclosing this information. There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act.	crime,foreign-policy,homeland-security,legal-issues	glenn-greenwald			journalist	0	0	0	1	0	a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead"
5231.json	half-true	The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years.	economy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
5864.json	mostly-true	We will not ask for a tax increase to run city government.	education,taxes	c-wharton	Mayor of Memphis	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview about his city budget proposal.
10292.json	true	Unlike marijuana, medical cannabis oil cannot get you high.	health-care,marijuana,states	allen-peake	member, Georgia House of Representatives	Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol
5908.json	barely-true	Says Jeff Reardon cut elementary school music classes, art instruction, teaching positions, basketball and volleyball programs, and he voted to raise school lunch prices.	education,message-machine-2012,voting-record	mike-schaufler			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	campaign mailer
2915.json	false	In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida.	immigration	vern-buchanan	U.S. Rep.	Florida	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a web video.
11361.json	true	Theres no money for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.	abortion,congress,congressional-rules,federal-budget	tom-cole		Oklahoma	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on Fox News Sunday
4180.json	barely-true	The House passed cut, cap and balance with bipartisan support.	bipartisanship,federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a televised speech
3628.json	barely-true	Tim Kaine broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.	state-budget,taxes	republican-party-virginia		Virginia	republican	2	0	0	0	1	a website post.
9915.json	mostly-true	Children who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to commit it themselves.	crime,criminal-justice,women	amy-klobuchar	U.S. senator	Minnesota	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
10811.json	false	On reauthorization of Export-Import Bank.	trade	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an oped column
5332.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Bob McDonnells budget would cut pre-kindergarten programs.	education,state-budget	george-barker	State senator	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech.
644.json	mostly-true	"Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically."	crime	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Springfield, Ill.
1822.json	mostly-true	"Last year, (Bill McCollum) spent more than $2.2 million dollars to produce and air campaign-style TV ads where you were featured in almost every frame."	children,crime,technology	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	an e-mail message
3917.json	true	We already have $23 billion worth of debt.	state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	ABC News 27 interview
938.json	true	"When the salmonella source was finally identified, FDA officials had to wait for industry approval before they could go live with the [peanut] recall."	consumer-safety	rosa-delauro	Congresswoman	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news conference
8797.json	true	Weve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector at Quonset Business Park.	economy,infrastructure,jobs,state-finances	steven-king	managing director, Quonset Business Park		none	0	0	0	0	0	a TV interview
9214.json	barely-true	Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work.	economy,women	jason-carter	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	social media posts
6925.json	barely-true	As governor, Mitt Romney raised nursing home fees eight times.	medicaid,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
8018.json	pants-fire	Says if Texas abortion measure passes, someone living in El Paso would have to drive 550 miles each way to San Antonio for something as simple as cervical cancer screening.	abortion,health-care	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	an email blast
12295.json	mostly-true	The Paris Agreement is by far the largest number of countries ever to sign an international agreement on a single day.	climate-change,foreign-policy	ban-ki-moon	 secretary-general of the United Nations		none	0	0	0	1	0	comments
4328.json	true	Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland.	income,taxes	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a television interview
3482.json	pants-fire	Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because residents are paying through the nose for electricity thats fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing.	economy,energy,environment	jon-brien	State Representative from Woonsocket	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a news release
8678.json	barely-true	By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan.	corporations,environment,legal-issues,market-regulation,states	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	various Internet postings
5589.json	barely-true	Every 1 percent increase in the cost of health insurance today causes about 30,000 Georgians to be uninsured.	health-care	judson-hill			republican	1	0	1	0	0	a speech
2763.json	half-true	Says Washington state has consistently ranked in the top five in the Forbes list of best states to do business ahead of Texas.	economy,jobs	chris-gregoire	governor of Washington state	Washington	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a statement in a Seattle Times article
8726.json	barely-true	The Obama administration offered no magic number of people that needed to sign up for health care on the marketplaces.	health-care	gene-sperling	Director of the National Economic Council 		democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
9445.json	false	Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action.	veterans	bill-cassidy	U.S. House of Representatives	Louisiana	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a statement on his website
4305.json	false	Says Rick Perry wanted to secede from the union.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,history,states	jay-carney	White House press secretary	District of Columbia	none	2	2	1	2	0	an interview.
12496.json	half-true	It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House.	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign speech
6077.json	barely-true	As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation.	history,message-machine-2012,public-safety,state-budget,state-finances,states	american-bridge-21st-century			democrat	2	1	0	3	0	a campaign ad
6413.json	half-true	We have reduced funding for education the least. Theyve suffered the least cuts.	education,state-budget	fran-millar		Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an article
3881.json	half-true	Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.	public-safety,transportation	waco-tea-party		Texas	tea-party-member	0	0	1	0	0	an e-mail blast
1580.json	pants-fire	Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks.	education	gretchen-carlson	co-anchor on "Fox & Friends"	Minnesota	none	1	1	0	0	1	an episode of Fox & Friends
1962.json	mostly-true	Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.	candidates-biography,ethics,job-accomplishments	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a press conference
6694.json	half-true	On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set the record straight he said, our two countries have exactly the same policy (and) our security cooperation is unprecedented.	israel	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
11959.json	mostly-true	Malawi has just 300 doctors for 16 million people.	public-health	actionaid-k			none	0	0	1	1	0	a tweet
10819.json	mostly-true	We doubled the size of the company (Hewlett-Packard).	candidates-biography,economy	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
1369.json	false	A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health carereform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska."	health-care	ben-nelson	U.S. Senator	Nebraska	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech on the Senate floor
13283.json	true	Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary should not be paying a higher tax rate than him.	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the second presidential debate
1438.json	mostly-true	"A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill."	health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a live-blog post during the State of the Union address
424.json	barely-true	"My husband didn't wrap up the nomination until June."	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview with the <i> Philadelphia Daily News </i> editorial board
3840.json	half-true	We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office.	deficit,federal-budget,history	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown"
9303.json	true	With only 67 bills or so passed into law, 2013 was the least productive year in congressional history since weve been keeping record.	bipartisanship,congress,history	joaquin-castro	attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	an interview with the McAllen Monitor
928.json	mostly-true	Obama taps porn lawyer for #2 at Justice.	legal-issues	fidelis			none	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
11909.json	barely-true	Says Jeb Bush said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Republican debate in South Carolina
7509.json	false	Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.	guns	donzella-james	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech
13395.json	true	Says of Donald Trump, He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms.	guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Cincinnati
9424.json	false	The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill 244,000 jobs a year and cost average families $1,200 a year.	climate-change,economy,environment,market-regulation	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a TV interview.
4887.json	true	Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office.	job-accomplishments,new-hampshire-2012,transparency	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.'
3649.json	false	Says many states are floundering under crushing deficit spending.	state-budget	mike-haridopolos	Florida Senate President	Florida	republican	0	3	1	1	0	comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives
1613.json	barely-true	Florida's legal challenge of the federal health care bill is "bipartisan."	health-care	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	a press release.
6761.json	true	The truth is, Planned Parenthood does not provide mammograms. Planned Parenthood refers women to mammography providers, serving as the middlewoman, if you will.	health-care	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	a book
11367.json	barely-true	When ICE releases illegal immigrants, a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. Theyre from Iraq and Somalia and Russia.	immigration	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	Values Voter Summit
5620.json	true	More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid.	children,medicaid	elliott-naishtat	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an oped column.
1107.json	false	President Barack Obama suggested on national TV that the Democratic health care bill will have government decide that a healthy, 100-year-old woman in need of a pacemaker should take a pain pill instead.	health-care	dan-lungren	U.S. House of Representatives	California	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech on the House floor
10568.json	mostly-true	On immigration, the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldnt do what he eventually did.	immigration	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
4852.json	true	We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis.	bipartisanship,states	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference
11748.json	half-true	Weve lifted high school graduation rates to new highs.	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a State of the Union speech
4106.json	mostly-true	State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking.	energy,environment	kris-jordan	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a speech in the Ohio Senate
8400.json	barely-true	When SACS came back to the DeKalb County School District to give a midterm review, we got straight As.	education	michael-thurmond	Labor Commissioner	Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a community meeting
9719.json	half-true	In the do-nothing Senate, there are 352 House bills sitting on Harry Reids desk awaiting action, including 55 introduced by Democrats.	congress,congressional-rules	lynn-jenkins	U.S. House of Representatives	Kansas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press conference
2278.json	barely-true	One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry.	corporations,economy	keith-stokes		Rhode Island	state-official	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on WJAR-TV
2293.json	true	Says most of Perrys chiefs of staff have been lobbyists.	ethics	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a speech
305.json	false	"I know that Hillary on occasion has said just last year said this (NAFTA) was a boon to the economy."	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
3185.json	half-true	Says the Texas Forest Service planted 6,000 trees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area before the Super Bowl for unknown reasons at an unknown cost.	environment	michael-sullivan	president and ceo, Empower Texans	Texas	republican	1	0	3	1	0	a Twitter post.
13094.json	false	Says Russ Feingold was the only senator to vote against Homeland Security.	candidates-biography,homeland-security	let-america-work		Wisconsin	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad
9968.json	false	Sen.Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obamas authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens.	immigration,message-machine-2014,voting-record	dan-sullivan	Alaska Department of Public Resources commissioner	Alaska	republican	2	2	1	0	0	an email to supporters
10878.json	barely-true	ISIS didnt exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president.	foreign-policy,iraq,terrorism	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a roundtable in New Hampshire
5928.json	mostly-true	There are 49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies.	education,government-efficiency,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	remarks in St. Petersburg, Fla.
5866.json	false	The U.S. economy is recovering slower than Europe	economy	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
2831.json	mostly-true	Texas leads the country in drunk driving fatalities.	drugs,public-safety	art-acevedo	Chief of police, Austin, Texas	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview.
4602.json	barely-true	Romneycare has killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs.	health-care,jobs,message-machine-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a campaign ad
9804.json	half-true	Says Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst would privatize Social Security.	message-machine-2014,retirement,social-security,workers	democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee			democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad
3961.json	false	Says Allen West violatedfederal law by scuba diving with U.S. flag.	legal-issues,patriotism	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a blog
5428.json	true	Says in Oregon only 41 percent of adults have ever been tested for HIV.	public-health	alissa-keny-guyer	Oregon House member	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a floor speech.
6582.json	mostly-true	When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now weve had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months.	economy,jobs	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a debate on WPRI.com
3857.json	barely-true	We in the Democratic Party had no input into the locations of these hearings, nor did we have input into the process.	redistricting	robert-brown	state senator	Georgia	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an interview
10988.json	barely-true	Says Scott Walker said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was just a cool thing.	abortion,government-regulation,health-care,public-health,women	naral-pro-choice		Washington, D.C.	organization	2	1	0	0	1	a TV ad
9580.json	mostly-true	Says Charlie Crist raised taxes on the middle class by $2.2 billion.	taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign commercial
2272.json	false	This is not a mosque. Its a cultural center that has a prayer area.	religion,abc-news-week	al-hunt	Executive editor for Washington for Bloomberg News		none	0	1	0	0	0	ABC's "This Week"
10472.json	barely-true	Every year in the United States between 3,000 and 4,500 severe vaccine reactions are reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Not mild reactions. Severe reactions that land somebody in the hospital, the intensive care unit or cause a permanent disability or death.	health-care,public-health	bob-sears	Pediatrician		none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on CNN
7323.json	true	Odds of winning the Monopoly Millionaire instant win game are 1 in 3.27.	lottery	georgia-lottery			none	0	0	0	1	0	on a ticket
742.json	barely-true	Obama "has voted in the United States Senate to increase taxes on people who make as low as $42,000 a year."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Oxford, Miss.
10201.json	mostly-true	New Jersey has had seven credit downgrades since Chris Christie became governor.	economy,state-budget,state-finances,states	greta-van-susteren	Fox News host		none	0	1	0	1	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
13408.json	true	Surveys show that many of our citizens think we devote a full quarter or even a third of our federal budget to foreign aid.	federal-budget,foreign-policy	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	a speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
4933.json	false	Our federal government has lent $2 billion to the state-owned oil company of Brazil to allow them to explore for oil and gas.	energy,foreign-policy,trade	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a debate.
10464.json	half-true	Ronald Reagan banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weaspons ban.	guns,history	alfonso-lopez	State delegate	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a floor speech.
10496.json	false	Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!	history,military,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
6621.json	true	The first (state) budget that came out of our Republican leadership slashed funding to Planned Parenthood...It resulted in the reduction of hours, the elimination of days, elimination of access to women in my city and all over my state.	abortion,health-care,women	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a rally at the Democratic National Convention
12328.json	half-true	Says he started the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns.	candidates-biography,jobs	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	
9059.json	false	The United States has seen a net loss of people with health insurance because of Obamacare.	health-care,medicaid,public-health	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press conference
8750.json	barely-true	I have never lobbied for offshore oil drilling.	candidates-biography	david-jolly		Florida	republican	4	0	1	1	0	comments at a public form
9136.json	false	Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	mike-collier		Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign email blast
3205.json	false	When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient and sometimes spend an entire shift out there doing that.	county-budget,health-care	jim-sullivan	Former State Senator, 5th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	0	0	a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors
5868.json	true	Says Mitt Romney is proposing a tax cut that gives an average of $250,000 to every millionaire in this country.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Columbus, Ohio
7299.json	barely-true	Says Abortion clinics in Oregon, as in most states, have no state oversight and are not held to basic health or safety standards.	abortion	gayle-atteberry			activist	1	0	0	0	0	in an online post 
3898.json	true	The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees.	federal-budget,financial-regulation,market-regulation	elijah-cummings	U.S. Representativej	Maryland	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a congressional subcommittee hearing
5444.json	half-true	Says that Rick Santorum voted for the unions over FedEx.	corporations,labor,voting-record	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	in a campaign appearance in Nashville.
11103.json	pants-fire	When President AbrahamLincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation, there were over 300,000 slaveholders who were fighting in the Union army.	history	chuck-baldwin			republican	0	0	0	0	1	a blog post
11332.json	true	Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood.	crime,criminal-justice,guns,public-safety,public-service	casey-cagle			republican	1	0	0	2	0	press release
13205.json	true	Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied by Hillary Clintons State Department.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a tweet
4033.json	half-true	Says the 2012-13 state budget leaves $6 billion in a rainy day fund.	state-budget,state-finances	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech.
9718.json	true	There has never been an alderman who has defeated an incumbent mayor in the history of this great city.	elections	bob-donovan	Member of Milwaukee Common Council	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	1	a speech
2465.json	false	On running a civil and polite campaign	message-machine,campaign-advertising	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	a television interview
4902.json	half-true	Says 25 percent of Oregonians oppose the death penalty.	criminal-justice,states	joshua-marquis	Clatsop County District Attorney	Oregon	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a blog comment
3357.json	true	We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down.	education,environment	frederica-wilson	U.S. Representative, Florida District 17	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a Washington Post profile
13038.json	pants-fire	Says President Barack Obama has taken less vacation days than any other president in a generation, while Congress has taken more vacation days than any other Congress in history.	bush-administration,congress,fake-news,government-efficiency,history,job-accomplishments,voting-record	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a posting on Facebook
3808.json	half-true	Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise.	corporations,financial-regulation,market-regulation	sergio-marchionne			none	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
9832.json	half-true	Cory Gardner is sponsoring a bill to ban all abortions right now.	abortion,message-machine-2014,women	democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee			democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad
2068.json	true	Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years.	census,immigration	john-king	An anchor for CNN		none	0	0	0	1	0	a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro
10941.json	barely-true	Millennials will be 75 percent of the workforce in the next 10 years.	labor,workers	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	an interview.
9811.json	half-true	Over 60 percent of the provisional ballots cast in [the 2012] election were disqualified because those folks were not duly registered as voters.	elections,history	john-carlevale	co-founder, State of the State	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	1	0	0	an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
11173.json	mostly-true	The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence.	history,legal-issues,privacy	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland
8471.json	mostly-true	The vast majority of people in this country are keeping their (health insurance) plan.	health-care,pundits	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
3825.json	half-true	The Democratic health care law added 12 years of solvency to Medicare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on MSNBC
3517.json	true	The only segment in the beer market that is growing is the craft beer segment.	Alcohol,market-regulation,small-business	mike-villarreal	Small business owner	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a press conference
12348.json	true	Says $15-an-hourproposal in Cleveland is the most aggressive minimum wage increase in the country.	labor,workers	joe-roman	President and CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership	Ohio	business-leader	0	0	0	0	0	a Plain Dealer article
13372.json	half-true	We are seeing kids who are healthier.	children,public-health	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a get-out-the-vote rally in North Carolina
12681.json	false	90% of rural women and 55% of all women are illiterate in Morocco.	education,women	snapchat			none	0	1	0	0	0	a snapchat
8706.json	barely-true	Kathleen Peters refuses to take a stand to repeal Obamacare.	health-care	david-jolly		Florida	republican	4	0	1	1	0	David Jolly in a mailer to 13th Congressional District voters
458.json	pants-fire	McCain says the price of a gas tax "holiday" would be about the same as "a Bridge to Nowhere (or) another pork barrel project."	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on the Fox News Channel.
4122.json	barely-true	Says $500 billion in Medicare cuts are coming.	medicare	lois-kolkhorst	Businesswoman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	0	0	House floor remarks.
140.json	half-true	"Fences have not worked. The Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall. That's not good among peoples, especially friends like the United States and Mexico."	immigration	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	an interview on CNN.
3127.json	half-true	Says required state septic inspections would cost septic tank owners $100 to $150 every five years.	environment	dennis-jones	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a state Senate committee hearing.
7100.json	true	Says the Multnomah County Library system is the second busiest in the nation.	taxes	libraries-yes-committee		Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
2961.json	mostly-true	One in 19 Americans today get SSDI or SSI. Thats one in 19 Americans (who) are disabled.	disability,federal-budget,social-security	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a meeting of the Simpson-Bowles deficit commission
3677.json	mostly-true	55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count.	elections	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a press conference
808.json	false	"The centerpiece of Senator McCain's education policy is to increase the voucher program in D.C. by 2,000 slots."	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
6301.json	half-true	The Obama administration has been outsourcing by sending money to solar and wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States.	stimulus	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a town hall in Grand Junction, Colo.
5422.json	true	On mandatory ultrasounds before abortions.	abortion	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a written statement.
10763.json	true	Hillary Clintons State Department sent three comedians to India on the Make Chai, Not War tour.	foreign-policy,job-accomplishments	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a speech in Nashua, N.H.
7888.json	true	Currently, the intelligence community can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism.	civil-rights,legal-issues,terrorism	mark-udall	U.S. Senator	Colorado	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week"
8984.json	half-true	Even though Chicago has the most stringent gun laws on the books, it still has the highest murder rate in the country.	crime,government-regulation,guns	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a public meeting
3764.json	true	Says people who signed recall petitions against Wisconsin state Sen. Jim Holperin received harassing phone calls from out-of-state telemarketers claiming to represent the Democratic Party and insinuating foul play by petition circulators.	elections,state-budget	kim-simac	Leader of recall effort against Wisconsin state Sen. Jim Holperin	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
4278.json	false	Virginia has a responsibility to fund 55 percent of public education and is payingjust 41 percent.	education,state-budget	ken-plum	State delegate	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a newspaper column.
9744.json	true	Uncompensated care has gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it.	medicaid,state-budget	george-barker	State senator	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	statement
4129.json	false	Every time weve cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, its been damaged.	economy,taxes	grover-norquist	President, Americans for Tax Reform		republican	0	3	0	2	1	an interview on CNN
9673.json	false	Says Jason Carter has gotten David Axelrod to come down and be his campaign advisor.	elections	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	radio interview 
2457.json	mostly-true	Kilmartin has helped pass laws to create a witness protection program.	candidates-biography,crime	peter-kilmartin	state representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	a statement on his campaign website
8908.json	half-true	Says Rep. Renee Ellmers voted for the government shutdown 21 times.	congress,congressional-rules,health-care	clay-aiken		North Carolina	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a YouTube campaign announcement
12871.json	half-true	I havent switched my position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.	candidates-biography,trade	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
9501.json	false	Says Barack Obama is the first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office.	elections	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
2379.json	half-true	John Boehner wants to reopen a tax loophole that actually rewarded corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas.	corporations,taxes,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech on Labor Day
5828.json	pants-fire	Nobody is leaving Memphis. Thats a myth.	census,population,taxes	joe-brown	Memphis City Councilman	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a City Council presentation on the Memphis budget.
2476.json	false	Florida seniors are exempt from losing Medicare Advantage under the federal health care bill.	medicare	george-pataki	presidential candidate	New York	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
12149.json	barely-true	Theres a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us theres no tax.	china,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with the New York Times
11425.json	mostly-true	I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals.	debates,ethics	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	presidential debate
12312.json	true	Pat Toomey advocated for eliminating all corporate taxes.	taxes	katie-mcginty		Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	1	1	a press release.
1299.json	half-true	Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan."	abortion,health-care	house-republicans			republican	0	3	4	0	1	a news release
10329.json	mostly-true	A lot of what (Cubas) survival depends on is Venezuelan oil money, which is drying up.	foreign-policy	ana-navarro	CNN contributor		republican	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on CNN's "Anderson Cooper"
4202.json	barely-true	The RI Board of Elections has heard official testimony from Providence residents who claim to have witnessed known illegal aliens voting in local elections.	elections,immigration	travis-rowley		Rhode Island	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a commentary
12485.json	mostly-true	Says Obama called Kagan a moderate. He called Sotomayor a moderate.	supreme-court	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
1364.json	false	"Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage."	health-care,workers	tom-harkin	U.S. Senator	Iowa	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a Senate floor speech
2693.json	half-true	Darryl Hicks had seven ethics violations and didnt pay most of the fines.	ethics	mark-butler			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a debate
12959.json	barely-true	Since President Obama came into office, another 2 million Hispanics have joined the ranks of those in poverty. The number of Hispanic children living in poverty increased by 15 percent in that short period of time.	diversity,poverty	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Tampa
12777.json	half-true	The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income.	income	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
4062.json	half-true	Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants.	economy,immigration	steve-case			none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on CNN
10479.json	half-true	The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates.	foreign-policy,islam,religion,terrorism	molly-white	Texas House member	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an online statement
12584.json	barely-true	Go look at a Trump product. Theyre all made in China.	china	thomas-perez	Secretary of Labor	Maryland	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an interview.
7866.json	true	Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S.	economy,income	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a tweet
5317.json	mostly-true	Public education has been permanently cutby $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula.	education,state-budget	kitty-boitnott	President, Virginia Education Association	Virgina	none	0	1	0	1	0	a news conference.
5260.json	false	This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip.	israel,terrorism	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
3217.json	true	In its current state, this bill is the most restrictive voter ID legislation in the nation.	elections	milele-coggs	Member of Milwaukee Common Council, representing 6th District	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
7962.json	mostly-true	President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president.	immigration	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on MSNBC
12710.json	false	Says as GOP was picking a convention city, I recommended Ohio.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly
9802.json	true	Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts.	crime,criminal-justice,homeland-security,military,public-safety,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an opinion column
1890.json	pants-fire	Says she was never a member of the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans.	gays-and-lesbians	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	a newspaper article
10511.json	mostly-true	By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests.	education,families	sheila-resseger	Retired teacher	Rhode Island	none	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper commentary
2675.json	half-true	Congressman Perriello voted in lock step with Nancy Pelosi 90 percent of the time.	voting-record	robert-hurt	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a statement on candidate's web site
4367.json	half-true	In (Sen. Marco) Rubios state of Florida alone, Social Security lifts more than -- count it -- a million people out of poverty.	poverty,pundits,retirement,social-security	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	MSNBC's the "Ed Show," Aug. 25, 2011
13191.json	barely-true	Donald Trump would engage in a risky scheme to privatize Social Security.	social-security	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	the 2016 vice presidential debate
6847.json	mostly-true	Massachusetts schools are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states.	debates,education,states	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a presidential debate in Denver
12251.json	barely-true	But for immigrants, we would have a contracting population...	immigration,population	don-beyer	8th District congressional candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	3	0	a radio interview.
1980.json	false	The majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules.	immigration,legal-issues,marijuana	jan-brewer		Arizona	republican	3	1	1	0	1	a television interview
2420.json	barely-true	Rhode Island gives undocumented pregnant women health insurance, plus a cash card with $400 a month on it and $250 a month or $275 a month to spend on food.	health-care,immigration,poverty	peter-palumbo	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	3	1	1	0	0	an interview on Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren"
9679.json	barely-true	Says Mark Pryor continues to insist that Obamacare is an amazing success.	health-care	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	campaign email
5089.json	pants-fire	Were only inches away from no longer being a free economy.	economy,new-hampshire-2012,market-regulation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
9678.json	mostly-true	The United States is the leading nation in the world with the highest amount of doubt about the conventional wisdom of climate change.	climate-change,environment,polls	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	comments on his radio show
9223.json	half-true	The U.S. Justice Department has taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009.	civil-rights,elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
11902.json	mostly-true	On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO.	income,workers	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Hillary for America campaign ad
5683.json	true	Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.	economy,poverty,recreation	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an online video ad.
12220.json	half-true	Team Trump has accused Ted Cruz of fraud in Iowa, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Maine, Utah and Wisconsin.	crime,elections	frank-luntz	president, Luntz Global	Unknown	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a tweet
5336.json	false	This years redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history.	redistricting	ron-ramsey	Speaker of the Tennessee Senate	Tennessee	republican	0	2	0	0	1	an email announcing redistricting maps.
8331.json	mostly-true	Under economic sanctions, now Iran is suffering 30 percent inflation, 20 percent unemployment.	economy,foreign-policy,pundits	robert-reich	Economics professor at the University of California (Berkeley)	California	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a roundtable on ABC’s “This Week”
4908.json	mostly-true	Says that as Wisconsin governor, we ended welfare.	job-accomplishments,welfare	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a campaign announcement video
2111.json	true	In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,energy	bob-gibbs	Representative from Ohio's 18th Congressional District	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a statement posted to his website
12667.json	barely-true	The folks in Washington are already forcing you to buy government health care.	health-care	carlos-beruff	Developer	Florida	republican	3	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
9025.json	false	Says President Barack Obama is the first president weve ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore.	corrections-and-updates,history,legal-issues,supreme-court	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a speech at the CPAC conference
9251.json	mostly-true	Up to 45 percent of illegal immigrants are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers.	immigration	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick
1640.json	false	Charlie Crist "worked with Acorn" to give felons voting rights.	civil-rights	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
5894.json	false	On support for gay marriage.	civil-rights,families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV interview
1860.json	half-true	"This year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs per month, a majority in the private sector, a stark contrast to the Bush Administration record of losing an average of nearly 750,000 jobs per month in its last three months."	economy,job-accomplishments	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a news release
5690.json	true	Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close.	federal-budget,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks to the Newspaper Association of America
12794.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clintons Iran nuclear deal lined the pockets of the worlds number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money.	foreign-policy,nuclear,terrorism	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	a speech
459.json	pants-fire	Obama thinks the national anthem should be "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing."	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	in a chain email
9430.json	true	Right now, America has $1.1 trillion of student debt. Thats more than credit card debt.	debt,education,message-machine-2014	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a speech.
11358.json	mostly-true	Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor.	elections,women	ruths-list-florida			organization	0	0	0	1	0	an email to voters
2692.json	barely-true	When Obama took office the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years.	economy,history,abc-news-week	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	an interview on "This Week."
10866.json	false	Says Marco Rubio said that felons should not have their voting rights restored but that convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time.	crime,elections,guns	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
2495.json	mostly-true	Twice as much (federal) money is going back to Hawaii, Virginia and Alaska than is coming home to Oregon.	federal-budget	jim-huffman	Lewis & Clark Law School professor	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a press release
5205.json	half-true	I didnt inherit money from my parents.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Charleston, S.C.
3200.json	true	If you tried to pay out $1 trillion by handing it out at $1 per second, it would take more than 31,000 years.	federal-budget	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a speech
5414.json	false	You cant put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt.	energy,environment,guns	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a campaign speech in Cobb County
7293.json	true	The tax penalty that the government imposes if you dont buy health insurance is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance.	health-care	ron-desantis	member of Congress	Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on Fox News
11368.json	half-true	Israel has seen a 90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.	foreign-policy,israel,terrorism	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio interview
5221.json	pants-fire	Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are government-sponsored enterprises like Freddie Mac.	financial-regulation	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential primary debate
12561.json	barely-true	Attempts to find things like, crime, criminal activity, indictment, have been filtered out by Google in favor of Hillary Clinton.	technology	andrew-napolitano	judge		republican	3	0	2	0	3	a segment on Fox & Friends
7440.json	pants-fire	The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain.	federal-budget,pop-culture	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a news release.
4586.json	true	Our government right now. . . (is) spending 40 percent more than what we take in.	federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	Republican presidential primary debate
5443.json	false	The biggest contribution behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce	economy,jobs	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a radio interview
10784.json	mostly-true	If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid.	health-care,medicaid,state-budget	steve-crisafulli			republican	0	0	1	1	0	an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times
8136.json	barely-true	Says the U.S. Postal Service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an operational profit year after year.	federal-budget,financial-regulation,government-regulation	jim-hightower	Commentator	Texas	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a fundraising letter.
13471.json	mostly-true	California has seen a 56 percent decline in the gun murder rate since the 1990s.	crime,elections,guns	gavin-newsom	California Lt. Governor	California	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a press conference.
11938.json	false	Drug overdoses are now the second-most common cause of death in New Hampshire.	drugs,states	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	her State of the State speech 
6866.json	false	Congressman Cicilline, when he was the mayor of Providence, espoused a sanctuary city.	immigration	brendan-doherty		Rhode Island	republican	1	2	1	1	0	a TV interview
1829.json	half-true	Says his opponent Dorman Grace brags on his Facebook page about receiving illegal campaign contributions.	agriculture,campaign-finance,ethics,message-machine	dale-peterson		Alabama	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a campaign commercial
9595.json	false	Says 70 percent of Virginias Medicaid cost is for seniors in nursing homes.	medicaid	mark-sickles	State delegate	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech.
4146.json	true	[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlantas transportation needs are covered in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax.	transportation	mike-bodker	Mayor, Johns Creek		republican	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article
13520.json	mostly-true	More than two-thirds of the aliens the Obama administration has brought to the United States under the presidents Central American Minors program werent actually minors at all.	homeland-security,immigration	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	an MRCTV post
3510.json	mostly-true	Says Chris Abele, opponent in Milwaukee County executive race, failed to finish 3 separate colleges, dropping out all 3 times.	candidates-biography,education	jeff-stone	Member of State Assembly, 82nd District	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign flier
9428.json	pants-fire	Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt.	education,financial-regulation	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet
6572.json	half-true	AGallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners arent hiring because of what they call regulatory uncertainty.	economy,government-regulation,jobs,market-regulation,small-business	sher-valenzuela	Candidate for lieutenant governor of Delaware in 2012.	Delaware	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
662.json	false	"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad
5721.json	false	Says that Mitt Romney, while he was in Arizona, said he believes the states SB 1070 immigration law should be the model for national immigration laws.	immigration	charlie-gonzalez	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a conference call
12912.json	barely-true	Toomey crossed party lines to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list.	guns	independence-usa-pac			none	1	0	0	0	0	a television ad
8936.json	half-true	Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year.	economy,jobs,poverty	steve-forbes			republican	0	0	1	0	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
7822.json	half-true	The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.	jobs,workers	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech
9324.json	half-true	Says hes the only licensed firearms dealer in America running for Congress.	guns	john-stone	candidate for 12th congressional district	Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	campaign website and YouTube video
1017.json	false	On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners.	human-rights,legal-issues,terrorism,transparency	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	legal filings
9602.json	false	Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed.	elections,ethics,gays-and-lesbians,guns,legal-issues,marriage	brad-schimel			republican	0	2	1	0	0	a fund-raising email
10296.json	false	The pass rate for a high school level test to join the military is 35 to 40 percent.	education,military	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a Wall Street Journal CEO Council event
229.json	true	"We've got some 37-million of our fellow citizens who are living in poverty; about 12-million or 13-million are children."	poverty	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	debate in Johnston, Iowa
2158.json	barely-true	Cicilline continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign.	campaign-finance	bill-lynch	Lawyer	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	0	1	in a press release
10497.json	mostly-true	Borrowing in my 2015-17 state budget is less than half that in my predecessors last budget and the lowest it has been in a decade.	debt,state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	his budget speech
6450.json	pants-fire	Says the federal government mandates transexuals (sic) and homosexuals grabbing children in their stranger-danger zones in the name of airport security.	privacy	mark-clayton	Floor installer.	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a post on his campaign's Facebook page.
8851.json	false	Every year since Gov. Walker and the Republicans have been in control of the Legislature weve created fewer jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.	job-accomplishments,jobs	brett-hulsey			democrat	1	3	0	0	0	a radio interview
6486.json	barely-true	Claims Joe Biden said coal is more dangerous than terrorists.	economy,energy,environment,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign speech
7040.json	pants-fire	An Obama campaign tactic for rallying voters is to offer them cell phones.	campaign-advertising	adam-putnam	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture	Florida	republican	0	1	1	2	1	at a Romney campaign rally
8873.json	half-true	What is and isnt a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress.	congress,drugs,legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with CNN
9271.json	barely-true	Higher beer production and higher consumption go hand-in-hand.	Alcohol,market-regulation	kelli-stargel	Senator from 15th District	Florida	republican	2	0	0	0	0	a newspaper editorial
1542.json	true	"We are now seeing a decrease in violent crime."	crime	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	the State of the State address
4667.json	barely-true	Says theres $4 billion in private investment along the streetcar.	city-government,economy,job-accomplishments,transportation	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	in a speech
7963.json	pants-fire	Says Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton voted to provide Congress with taxpayer-funded health care for life.	health-care	patriot-majority-usa			democrat	1	1	0	2	1	an ad
3180.json	true	Israels per capita income is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world.	economy,foreign-policy,israel	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview with ABC News
7661.json	barely-true	Well over 90 percent of felony cases, all over the nation, are committed by defendants who grew up in father-absent households.	children,crime,families,legal-issues	john-duncan	U.S. Congressman	Tennessee	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a letter to a constituent
6238.json	barely-true	For his first interview as president, Barack Obama chose Arab TV for an apology.	foreign-policy,message-machine-2012	secure-america-now			none	1	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
10854.json	true	Georgia is on track for 1,200 traffic fatalities this year, a reversal of nine years of declines.	public-safety,transportation	russell-mcmurry		Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	news reports
11830.json	false	More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today.	corporations,economy,small-business	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a Facebook post.
11512.json	half-true	We have record numbers of people living in poverty.	poverty	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
440.json	true	Obama served on a board with former Weather Underground member William Ayers and "that relationship with Mr. Ayers on this board continued after 9/11."	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Democratic debate in Philadephia
6931.json	true	Says Obama broke his promise to offer a comprehensive immigration bill in his first year.	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the second presidential debate
6271.json	pants-fire	The media wont publish a real photo of Trayvon Martin with tattoos on his face.	crime	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
10698.json	barely-true	Rand Paul supports Obamas negotiations with Iran.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,nuclear	foundation-secure-and-prosperous-america			republican	1	0	0	0	0	an ad
6533.json	mostly-true	For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years.	federal-budget,poverty,social-security,taxes,wealth	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a news release
10302.json	barely-true	A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year in public assistance in Wisconsin.	children,education,health-care,housing,public-health,welfare	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	an interview
9820.json	mostly-true	Police in the United States are allowed to use tear gas even though it has been classified as a chemical weapon and banned in international conflict since 1993.	criminal-justice,foreign-policy,legal-issues	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
13224.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton viciously attacked women abused by Bill Clinton.	history,women	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second presidential debate
1754.json	barely-true	A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them."	energy,oil-spill,market-regulation,abc-news-week,workers	lamar-mckay	chairman and president of BP America		none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on ABC News' 'This Week'
1454.json	true	"We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses."	stimulus,taxes	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	NBC's "Meet the Press"
11273.json	false	Under the Iran deal: If Israel attacks Iran were supposed to be on Irans side.	foreign-policy,israel	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview
10312.json	pants-fire	Nobody suffered any lasting injuries from the CIA interrogation program.	foreign-policy,terrorism	peter-king	U.S. House of Representatives	New York	republican	0	1	1	2	1	a radio show appearance
12811.json	pants-fire	Im not one for name calling.	ethics	ed-rendell	Governor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	0	1	an interview with Politico's Burgess Everett
12842.json	barely-true	Says Sen. Pat Toomey even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.	congress	majority-forward			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	In a political ad
7846.json	mostly-true	Wisconsin has one of the most progressive tax codes in the country.	income,jobs,taxes	dale-kooyenga	State Representative	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	2	0	an opinion piece
1986.json	half-true	During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up."	gays-and-lesbians,kagan-nomination,military	elena-kagan	U.S. solicitor general	New York	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	the Kagan confirmation hearing
10993.json	half-true	ISIS reaches about 100 million people a day through social media.	iraq,terrorism	stanley-mcchrystal	Retired U.S. Army general		none	0	0	1	0	0	comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show
3209.json	true	Texas added more jobs in 2010 than any other state.	jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech
12097.json	false	In the primary election, a right-wing group spent more than $100,000,000 to support Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley.	campaign-finance	joanne-kloppenburg	State Appeals Court judge	Wisconsin	none	2	1	0	2	1	a website posting
6464.json	false	(Brendan) Doherty wants to raise the eligibility age for Social Security benefits for anyone born after 1960, with no regard for the challenges it would cause for people working in physically demanding occupations.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,social-security	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a campaign flier
7807.json	half-true	Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery.	gays-and-lesbians,history	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	video remarks to the Family Research Council
8553.json	false	Our national debt is as low as it has been since World War II.	debt,federal-budget	goldie-taylor	MSNBC contributor	Georgia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation"
9961.json	true	Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent.	economy,government-efficiency,government-regulation,market-regulation,small-business	catherine-taylor	business owner	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a TV interview
2545.json	false	Debbie Jackow unlike her opponent ...WILL NOT de-fund the 20/20 land program.	county-budget,environment	debbie-jackow	Clinical laboratory scientist for Lee Memorial Health System.		none	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer
11026.json	half-true	The average age a child is trafficked into the commercial sex trade industry is between 11 and 14 years old.	children,crime	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a written statement.
10257.json	half-true	Says 99 percent of the time police officers arent charged when they kill young people of color.	criminal-justice,human-rights	benjamin-crump			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
12079.json	true	Six justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have been confirmed in presidential election years since 1912.	history,supreme-court	mike-honda	U.S. House of Representatives	California	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a column posted on Medium
2264.json	false	Property taxes are now 18% higher than when(Mark Sharpe)first took office.	taxes	josh-burgin	Hillsborough County commission candidate	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	in a mailer.
9749.json	true	The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million.	city-government	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	press conference
4142.json	half-true	The firefighter and police officer pension system is not headed for bankruptcy, far from it. Thats because New Jersey first responders -- fire fighters and police officers -- have never missed making payments to the retirement system.	retirement,state-budget	dominick-marino		New Jersey	none	0	0	1	0	0	a column on PolitickerNJ.com
795.json	pants-fire	"The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."	candidates-biography	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview with reporters
13483.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump said he intends to open up additional areas off the coast to oil drilling during the campaign.	environment	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a Senate floor speech
10982.json	mostly-true	Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a tweet
5274.json	barely-true	Students today take more years to get through college.	education	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	comments at a campaign event
4312.json	barely-true	Says Rick Perry flip-flopped on gay marriage by first saying it was a states rights issue and then saying he was in favor of a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,states	martin-frost	attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a column in "POLITICO"
9319.json	barely-true	Congress decision to spend less around the world on embassy security contributed to tragedies like Benghazi.	congress,federal-budget,foreign-policy	ronan-farrow			none	1	0	0	0	0	a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily"
11221.json	mostly-true	The United States is about 100th in voter turnout among the industrialized nations, and Texas is near the bottom in terms of voter registration and voter turnout.	elections	bruce-elfant	Constable, Travis County, Precinct 5	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview with Dick Ellis, KOKE FM, Austin
759.json	half-true	"Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."	federal-budget	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a TV ad
6096.json	mostly-true	In 2011, NJ economy ranked 47th--at the bottom with Alabama, Mississippi Wyoming. Under Christie, NJ is falling behind.	economy	lou-greenwald	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	2	2	a tweet
11931.json	true	Theres never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days.	bipartisanship,congress,history,legal-issues,supreme-court	richard-blumenthal	U.S. Senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball
6138.json	pants-fire	Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in U.S. are illegals.	housing,immigration	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a widely circulated posting
3213.json	mostly-true	Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance.	health-care	peter-defazio	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	a press release
3895.json	half-true	As soon as Chris Christie was governor, he gave tax cuts to millionaires.	education,state-budget,taxes	new-jersey-education-association			none	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
12801.json	true	Ninety percent of Americans want our background check system strengthened and expanded to cover more gun sales.	guns,polls	chris-murphy	U.S. House of Representatives	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
2230.json	mostly-true	Over 80 percent of our trade deficit today is with countries that are not trade agreement partners, that are not level playing fields for the United States.	trade	kevin-brady	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a U.S. House floor speech
8466.json	pants-fire	Says Ken Cuccinelli wants to eliminate all forms of birth control.	sexuality	next-generation-climate-action-committee			democrat	0	1	0	0	1	a campaign brochure.
3410.json	false	A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help stop rising gas prices.	energy,environment,market-regulation	fred-upton	U.S. Representative	Michigan	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a letter to fellow Members of Congress
10572.json	false	The measles vaccine has killed 108 people in the last decade, while no one has died of measles.	health-care,public-health	naturalnewscom			none	0	1	0	0	0	a story making the rounds on social media
10867.json	mostly-true	For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million.	education,state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
7402.json	false	In Virginia there has been a billion dollars in surplus over the last three years. The legislature has spent less than 1 percent of that on roads.	state-budget,taxes,transportation	grover-norquist	President, Americans for Tax Reform		republican	0	3	0	2	1	a radio interview.
6101.json	mostly-true	Virginia women earnonly 79 cents to each dollar earned by men...	women,workers	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a fundraising letter.
5727.json	half-true	Says oil productions down where Obamas in charge.	corrections-and-updates,energy,message-machine-2012,oil-spill	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a Web ad
11422.json	mostly-true	Every other major country has family paid leave.	families,women,workers	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas
9459.json	pants-fire	Says a picture he posted on Facebook of a man posing in front of five decapitated human heads is one of the subhuman mongrels our president set free.	iraq,terrorism	ted-nugent	musician	Texas	republican	0	0	2	0	2	a Facebook post
13185.json	half-true	Says that during President Barack Obamas tenure, the United States has created 15 million new jobs.	economy,history,jobs,labor,stimulus,workers	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
3903.json	false	The (national) debt really added up $75 trillion in 2010 and is on track to hit $99 trillion this year.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare,social-security	scott-rigell	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	2	0	1	0	a newsletter.
10002.json	barely-true	President Barack Obama ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens.	immigration,military	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a Facebook post
1588.json	pants-fire	"A government panel that didn't include cancer specialists says women shouldn't receive mammograms until age 50...If government takes over health care, recommendations like these could become the law for all kinds of diseases."	health-care,women	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a TV ad
4066.json	mostly-true	This governor has cut funding repeatedly for people who have AIDS, who need drugs to save their life.	health-care,state-budget	herb-conaway	New Jersey Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a rally at the Statehouse
2972.json	mostly-true	We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common.	elections	ellen-freidin	Campaign chair of Fair Districts Florida	Florida	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.
5072.json	half-true	Congress gave an unelected board the power to deny care to seniors.	health-care,medicare	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a letter
10574.json	half-true	I never said I was on the Falkland Islands.	corrections-and-updates,ethics	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor"
9181.json	barely-true	My state of Florida is now the third-largest state. We have surpassed New York in population.	census,states	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	remarks at a committee hearing
8684.json	half-true	The latest Quinnipiac poll found that nearly six-in-ten Americans oppose ObamaCare -- 30% support the law and 57% oppose it.	health-care,polls	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a Facebook post
4149.json	pants-fire	Says Wisconsin Senate recall candidate Jessica King voted to increase her pay with taxpayer dollars by 63 percent.	city-budget,income,voting-record	randy-hopper	State Senator, District 18	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a TV ad
6936.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama began his presidency with an apology tour.	debates,foreign-policy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the second presidential debate
11006.json	barely-true	A Texas law will repatriate $1 billion of gold bullion from the Federal Reserve in New York to Texas.	state-budget,state-finances,wealth	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a press release
11127.json	true	The majority of the Hispanic population and the growth (of the population) is U.S.-born.	immigration	jose-diaz-balart			none	0	0	1	0	0	a pundit panel segment on "Meet the Press"
11808.json	half-true	Says Barack Obamas administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal would go directly to terrorism.	china,foreign-policy,nuclear,terrorism	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a campaign email
956.json	false	No Bridge to Nowhere could occur.	federal-budget	charles-schumer	Senator	New York	democrat	2	2	2	3	0	a TV interview
6852.json	true	When (Joe Kyrillos) had an opportunity to vote for women in terms of their health care, not once, not twice, but six times, he voted against womens health care in our state.	health-care,women	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a debate on NJTV
11290.json	half-true	When it comes to classified information at the State Department, Hillary Clintons the decider.	legal-issues	juan-williams	Pundit, Fox News		none	2	0	2	1	0	a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
6044.json	barely-true	Right now, Im polling at about 8 percent against Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.	elections,polls	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
13022.json	false	Food stamps have gone up two-and-a-half times under Barack Obama.	federal-budget,poverty	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
10051.json	false	In the 38 Studios deal, Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust.	bankruptcy,debt,economy,history,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2014,campaign-advertising,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	a TV commercial
6590.json	false	Says President Barack Obama broke his promise to keep a Wisconsin GM plant from closing.	jobs	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
4266.json	false	The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... its fair to say the science is in dispute.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	an interview with the 'Miami Herald.'
10383.json	true	Mercedes said high taxes and the cost of doing business in New Jersey worked to Georgias advantage in landing the companys USA corporate headquarters.	economy,jobs	mark-drewniak	Spokesman for N.J. Governor Chris Christie	New Jersey	republican	0	0	0	0	0	in a press interview
13278.json	false	State Department officials actually directed contracts for the Haitian recovery after the earthquake to friends of the Clintons.	ethics	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
11602.json	half-true	The federal government is making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state from Syria.	immigration,terrorism	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview on Fox
10630.json	false	Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.	state-budget	howard-marklein	State Senator	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a budget hearing
7006.json	false	Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare into the ground and nine years closer to bankruptcy.	candidates-biography,federal-budget,medicare	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a debate
6679.json	false	On new dollar coins, In God We Trust is gone!	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
5148.json	pants-fire	Freshman Rep. Bob Gibbs is spending his one year anniversary on vacation only working 6 days in all of January.	congress,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
3792.json	barely-true	Early voting remains at 96 hours.	elections	kurt-browning	Secretary of State	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a guest column published in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
587.json	half-true	Says Obama flip-flopped on banning handguns.	guns	let-freedom-ring			none	0	2	1	0	0	a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.
12239.json	mostly-true	I remain one of the poorer members of the United States Senate.	candidates-biography	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the Brooklyn presidential debate
7194.json	false	[T]he Georgia Dome has returned $10 billion in economic impact to the state of Georgia.	economy,tourism	zell-miller		Georgia	none	0	1	0	2	0	an op-ed
128.json	true	"What happens is people like Warren Buffett and he says this himself...pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income... while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It's not right."	taxes	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	Davenport, Iowa
1255.json	true	Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.	gays-and-lesbians,military	carl-levin			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an appearance on 'Meet the Press'
6009.json	true	The U.S. is borrowing approximately $2.52 for every $1 of economic growth so far in 2012.	deficit,economy	rodney-frelinghuysen			republican	1	0	0	1	0	an e-mail newsletter
4257.json	false	The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide.	jobs	georgia-department-transportation			none	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
8305.json	barely-true	The presidents own advisers have said theres a war on coal.	energy,jobs	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a campaign ad
5549.json	barely-true	Because of the new health care law, 17 million kids can no longer be denied for a pre-existing condition.	health-care,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the campaign film "The Road We've Traveled"
12723.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton is proposing destroying Medicare for seniors.	health-care,medicare	donald-trump-jr			republican	0	1	0	0	1	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
12215.json	false	On supporting winner of Democratic primary with her superdelegate vote.	elections,states	martha-laning			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview
8457.json	mostly-true	The IRS has been specifically forbidden ... from ever actually pursuing either civil or criminal remedies for people who dont purchase health insurance.	health-care,pundits	lawrence-odonnell			none	2	2	0	3	0	'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell"
7842.json	false	A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline is an earmark under House rules.	climate-change,congressional-rules,environment,federal-budget,infrastructure	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a news release
9887.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Scott thinks employers should be able to deny women coverage for birth control.	abortion,government-regulation,health-care,supreme-court,women	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV ad
4525.json	false	Florida is the first state requiring drug testing to receive welfare!	drugs,poverty	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
12971.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton wants to raise taxes on African-American owned businesses to as much as nearly 50 percent more than theyre paying now.	small-business,taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Manchester, N.H.
10584.json	false	A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out theyre gay.	criminal-justice,sexuality	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an interview on CNN
12990.json	true	SaysGOP U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn wants to eliminate the Department of Education and jeopardize college fundingfor 320,000 Coloradans.	education	colorado-democratic-party		Colorado 	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news release 
2765.json	false	The president of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day.	foreign-policy	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a CNN interview
2704.json	barely-true	Michael Bennet cast the deciding vote for the stimulus and the health care bill.	health-care,history,message-machine,stimulus	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a campaign commercial
10666.json	true	White people control almost 90 percent of the nations wealth.	income,population,wealth	starbucks			none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper advertisement
7246.json	false	200 consumer laws were destroyed in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.	consumer-safety,legal-issues	vince-megna	Attorney in private practice	Wisconsin	none	0	1	0	0	0	a statement on campaign website
10225.json	pants-fire	Congress Approves Bill Offering Free Cars To Welfare Recipients.	welfare	americannewscom			none	0	0	0	0	2	a web post
7899.json	barely-true	Wisconsin is not walking away from a dime in federal funds by rejecting the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.	federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,state-budget	kitty-rhoades			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
7725.json	false	Says that in 2007, Oregon ranked 25th -- or 7th from the bottom -- in percentage of children with untreated decay compared to 32 other states with similar data.	children,public-health	oregon-health-authority			none	0	1	0	0	0	a draft report
9742.json	mostly-true	Says that, as a Supreme Court justice, Greg Abbott found that a company whose vacuum cleaners were sold door to door had no responsibility in the hiring of a salesman who raped a customer.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a TV ad
10975.json	mostly-true	The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty.	diversity,history,states	james-clyburn	U.S. Representative	South Carolina	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
8618.json	mostly-true	The nine-day deer hunt contributes more than $1.3 billion in revenue to the state of Wisconsin.	economy,guns,sports	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	a Facebook post
3295.json	mostly-true	Weve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
332.json	mostly-true	"George Bush sent people to war without body armor."	iraq	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Los Angeles
6285.json	mostly-true	Says Jeff Brandes voted to allow state-run Citizens Property Insurance to dump policies onto out-of-state, unregulated private companies.	housing	committee-protect-florida		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	0	a mailer
7663.json	barely-true	Ch Guevara wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent.	diversity,history	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
4052.json	mostly-true	From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.	families,income,labor,workers	united-fair-economy	Liberal advocacy group	Massachusetts	none	0	0	0	1	0	a chart
3287.json	pants-fire	Hitler abolished unions and thats what Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is doing today.	labor,state-budget	lena-taylor	State Senator, District 4	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	1	1	in a TV interview, as well as other venues
10619.json	false	Says Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact.	congress,foreign-policy	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show"
1297.json	pants-fire	Page 92 of the House health care bill "says specifically that people can't purchase private health insurance after a date certain."	health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on Sean Hannity's show on the Fox News Channel.
9604.json	half-true	Republicans went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holders nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holders nomination.	legal-issues	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	an episode of his radio show
1721.json	barely-true	"We actually have not required in this law that you carry health insurance."	health-care	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a town hall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
6219.json	pants-fire	States still face a mandate to expand Medicaid coverage under President Obamas health care reform law.	health-care	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
9836.json	barely-true	SaysTom Cotton voted against preparing America for pandemics like Ebola.	ebola,message-machine-2014,public-health,voting-record	mark-pryor	U.S. Senator	Arkansas	democrat	2	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad
5437.json	barely-true	Since President Obama took full control of Washington every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost.	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a Web ad
8971.json	pants-fire	Says Nancy Pelosi said, Waiting long hours in the emergency room will allow you to make new friends!	health-care	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	Facebook posts
6159.json	mostly-true	The DREAM Act was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadnt changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Orlando
12363.json	barely-true	Says former state Sen. Kelli Ward wanted to ban our intelligence agencies from operating in Arizona.	homeland-security	arizona-grassroots-action-pac			none	1	0	0	1	0	a political advertisement
7768.json	half-true	70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone.	children,education,federal-budget,poverty	kathy-castor	Member, U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a TV interview
3833.json	barely-true	Betty Sutton and her fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out.	deficit,federal-budget	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release
11081.json	false	Muslims attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas.	legal-issues,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
2969.json	pants-fire	Since January 2008 the private sector has lost nearly 8 million jobs while local, state and federal governments added 590,000.	federal-budget,workers	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal"
10620.json	mostly-true	Of the 10,000 Rhode Island children in charter school lotteries for the fall, more than 70 percent are poor .... In addition, a majority of them are students of color.	children,diversity,education	erika-sanzi	Homemaker	Rhode Island	activist	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper commentary
1062.json	false	Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq.	military,pundits	keith-olbermann	Political commentator		none	0	2	3	2	0	his MSNBC "Countdown" program
5377.json	mostly-true	Says the federal government could save $175,587 by eliminating a study of the connection between cocaine and risky sex habits of the Japanese quail.	drugs,federal-budget,health-care,sexuality	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	a news release
11151.json	false	On the Cuba embargo.	congress,florida,foreign-policy,trade	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Miami
11280.json	false	Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was to raise taxes on students.	debt,education,federal-budget,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech
2880.json	mostly-true	Obamas position on nuclear arms is a march toward global zero.	foreign-policy,nuclear	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
2980.json	mostly-true	Once people become citizens under the DREAM Act and turn 21, they can sponsor their illegal immigrant parents for legalization.	immigration	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	an op-ed
10553.json	false	Says Wisconsin Manufacturers Commerces own 2014 survey revealed that just 15 percent of business executive respondents were in favor of Right-To-Work legislation.	labor,workers	wisconsin-contractor-coalition		Wisconsin	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a website claim
8288.json	barely-true	The Capitol Police force is going so far as to use paramilitary equipment in dealing with singing protesters in Madison	criminal-justice	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	an interview
13396.json	pants-fire	Tens of thousands of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse.	elections	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	an online article
3299.json	false	When it comes to protesters in Madison, almost all are now from outside of Wisconsin.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a secretly-recorded prank telephone call
6064.json	true	Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography	paul-sadler	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	1	remarks to Hispanic Caucus at Texas Democratic Party convention in Houston.
6719.json	half-true	Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants.	stimulus,voting-record	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a web post
4865.json	mostly-true	President Obamas recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration wont actually save money because hes going to spend it elsewhere.	deficit,federal-budget	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	a newspaper column
4352.json	true	The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade.	deficit,federal-budget	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a news release.
6426.json	pants-fire	As Florida secretary of state, Kurt Browning allowed 1,800 illegal voters to register in Florida.	elections,immigration,message-machine-2012	heather-fiorentino	superintendent of Pasco County's public schools	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	1	a campaign mailer
11683.json	barely-true	The only budget Ted Cruz ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it.	federal-budget,military	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on Meet the Press
108.json	false	"Rural schools enroll 40 percent of American children, but receive only 22 percent of federal education funding."	education	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	Des Moines, Iowa.
6722.json	mostly-true	Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job.	jobs	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a television interview
8918.json	false	On repealing the 17th Amendment	debates,elections,states	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a debate
12824.json	half-true	More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent.	economy,poverty	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
6713.json	pants-fire	An aide acted on his own and was not representing the Thompson campaign when he sent an email criticizing the sexual orientation of U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin.	elections	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	an email 
10256.json	mostly-true	On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama plans to do is roughly on the same scale as what President George H.W. Bush did.	immigration	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"
13011.json	half-true	Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldnt have been politically correct.	crime,criminal-justice,homeland-security,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech on immigration in Phoenix
2126.json	mostly-true	Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this.	agriculture,diversity,pundits,abc-news-week	stephen-hayes	Senior writer for the Weekly Standard		none	2	0	1	1	0	a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week"
1296.json	half-true	That 3.5 percent (increase in the third quarter GDP) came from two things government spending on Cash for Clunkers they just moved fourth-quarter auto sales into the third quarter and the first-time home buyer thing.	economy,pundits,stimulus	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	Fox News Sunday
4996.json	barely-true	Were $15 trillion now in debt, with a president thats racked up as much debt as almost all of the other presidents combined.	deficit,federal-budget,history	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
2115.json	true	Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clintons two terms but only 3 million during Bushs.	bush-administration,economy	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	an interview with Rachel Maddow 
4448.json	barely-true	In the New York 9th District, there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didnt support the president to begin with and dont support Democrats -- and its nothing more than that.	elections	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	comments published in the New York Times
3539.json	true	A government shutdown could disrupt ... veterans benefits.	federal-budget,government-efficiency,military,veterans	debbie-stabenow	U.S. Senator	Michigan	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
4542.json	true	A family of four can make up to $88,000 a year and still get a subsidy for health insurance under the new federal health care law.	health-care	helen-glover	talk show host, WHJJ	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	1	1	0	0	0	a radio talk show
11993.json	half-true	An economic impact study found that for every $1 invested in pre-K in Pennsylvania, a total of $1.79 is generated in total spending within the state.	education	jim-kenney	Philadelphia Mayor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a speech before the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
3365.json	half-true	Last year it was discovered that Rhode Islands public employees ranked 4th in average pay, while the private sector ranked 23rd.	economy,labor,workers	travis-rowley		Rhode Island	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a web commentary
13220.json	barely-true	Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall absolutely makes sense.	homeland-security,immigration	pete-gallego	Former legislator and U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	2	0	a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas
7302.json	true	Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years.	state-budget	michelle-rehwinkel-vasilinda	State representative	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper interview
341.json	true	"When I was in college, we used to take a popcorn popper . . . and we would fry squirrel."	candidates-biography	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
6152.json	true	Ronald Reagan raised taxes in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.	deficit,taxes	gerry-connolly	U.S. Representative	Virginia	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	a floor speech.
10875.json	true	Says Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has stated that supporting the right to health care ... means you believe in slavery.	health-care	sarah-silverman	Comedian		democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a social media post
11755.json	barely-true	Says Bernie Sanders health care plan would empower Republicangovernors to take away Medicaid,to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans.	health-care	chelsea-clinton			democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a campaign event for Hillary Clinton
11374.json	pants-fire	In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions.	abortion,women	jason-chaffetz		Utah	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a Congressional hearing.
9359.json	half-true	A proposed amendment allows a teenager to get a recommendation for medical marijuana without the consent of a parent.	health-care,marijuana	dont-let-florida-go-pot			organization	0	0	2	1	0	the group's website
9590.json	barely-true	Says nothing in Obamas $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation actually secures the border.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,immigration	steve-king		Iowa	republican	1	1	1	0	1	an interview on Fox news
1143.json	true	Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a pre-existing condition.	health-care	j-james-rohack	president of the American Medical Association	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	0	Fox News Sunday
5774.json	true	If youre earning under $100,000 a year and you commute to New York every day you pay more to the Port Authority in tolls than you pay to the state of New Jersey in income tax.	income,taxes,transportation	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	a video press release
4835.json	half-true	In Chile they have 72 percent of the GDP in savings.	social-security	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate in Washington, D.C.
5532.json	true	There are 850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry.	economy,elections,jobs	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a news release
11044.json	pants-fire	The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country.	foreign-policy,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with NBC's Katy Tur
10805.json	half-true	A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge.	crime,legal-issues	danny-porter	Gwinnett County District Attorney	Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio
3390.json	mostly-true	Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade.	education,state-budget	virginia-lottery			none	0	0	0	1	0	a website
3536.json	mostly-true	Says House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government shutdown.	ethics,federal-budget,voting-record,workers	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	a press release
4757.json	false	Governor Christie also remains the only Governor since World War II, among both Democrats and Republicans, who failed to have his party win control of at least one legislative body over the course of his term.	elections	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	a memo on behalf of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee
4772.json	false	Sixty-percent of the state retirees...dont get Social Security.	corrections-and-updates,labor,public-service,retirement,social-security,state-finances,workers	kathleen-connell	Senior state director, Rhode Island AARP	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a hearing
9855.json	pants-fire	Over 73% of all donations raised (from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge) are going to fundraising, overhead, executive salaries, and external donations.	disability,health-care	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts
3596.json	true	If you go strictly by the numbers, crime is down across the board. Last year we had a 10 percent decrease in the most serious crimes.	crime	george-turner	Atlanta Chief of Police	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article
3280.json	mostly-true	Sunday liquor sales could generate $3.4 million to $4.8 million a year in additional sales tax revenue for Georgia.	Alcohol	distilled-spirits-council-united-states		Washington, D.C.	organization	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed
7632.json	mostly-true	Says the 2010-11 New Hampshire budget ended with an $18 million surplus, while the Republican-led 2012-13 budget has a $40 million deficit.	state-budget	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a tweet
6991.json	barely-true	Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred.	debates,foreign-policy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a foreign policy debate
5302.json	mostly-true	No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a TV interview
12984.json	pants-fire	Inner-city crime is reaching record levels.	crime,criminal-justice,diversity	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
3328.json	mostly-true	The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do.	economy,labor,pundits,workers	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
9234.json	barely-true	Oklahomas Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed a new law which makes you pay a special fee. It will essentially fine people for the crime of using solar power.	energy,environment	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a segment on 'The Rachel Maddow Show'
3404.json	false	Tampa mayoral opponent Bob Buckhorn supported forcing police officers to keep their guns locked in the trunks of their cruisers.	candidates-biography	rose-ferlita	Tampa mayoral candidate		none	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign TV ad
5957.json	false	Millions could lose their health care coverage and be forced into a government pool under the new health care law.	health-care	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad
11503.json	true	A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, We can take your competition off the streets for FREE.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs,legal-issues	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post
2157.json	false	Only a few months ago the FBI arrested three Broward County Commissioners for accepting millions of dollars in trade for illegal favors.	crime	jeff-kottkamp		Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a position paper on his campaign website
4592.json	barely-true	Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the stimulus.	economy,jobs,stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news release
8799.json	mostly-true	Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the United States generates more natural gas than anybody.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Saturday radio address
8186.json	true	State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal.	city-government,corrections-and-updates,sports	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	an interview
6024.json	pants-fire	Ted Cruz helps run two national organizations that have been leading the push to give amnesty to illegal immigrants.	immigration	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a radio ad.
6889.json	mostly-true	Says Chris Christie created this new category where you could get laid off and just be totally denied unemployment benefits forever.	jobs	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	an interview on NJToday
9972.json	mostly-true	Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend.	state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
10476.json	true	Measles is one of the most common causes of child blindness worldwide.	health-care,public-health	celine-gounder	Physician-journalist	New York	none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on CNN
674.json	true	When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska."	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	Dayton, Ohio
308.json	barely-true	Says he was the only Republican candidate at a prior debate who said lower-income workers were being hurt by the economy.	economy	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Boca Raton.
11030.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clintons top 10 donors are mainly banks, corporations and media, while Bernie Sanders top 10 donors are labor unions.	campaign-finance	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
2812.json	false	Portland Community College serves more students than all of the states universities combined.	education	portland-community-college	community college	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	the college's website
8132.json	half-true	If we dont spend money on a pier, then that money does wipe into the general funds of the city or the county, and if you send it to the county, you never see it again.	taxes	bill-foster	Mayor, St. Petersburg	Florida	republican	1	0	2	2	0	a mayoral debate
6172.json	pants-fire	Obamacare is . . . the largest tax increase in the history of the world.	health-care,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	comments on his radio show
9518.json	mostly-true	Republican candidate for governor Allan Fung donated to Democrats like Congressman David Cicilline, disgraced (House) speaker Gordon Fox and even Mr. Obamacare, Harry Reid.	bipartisanship,campaign-finance,candidates-biography,debates	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	a debate
12892.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama founded ISIS. I would say the co-founder would be crooked Hillary Clinton.	foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Sunrise, Fla.
10094.json	mostly-true	More than 70,000 job openings are listed on a state jobs website.	economy,jobs,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	remarks during a campaign stop
514.json	true	When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture."	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	St. Petersburg, Fla.
13361.json	barely-true	When asked about bills in Congress important to the North Country, Derrick responded I just dont know enough about it.	health-care	elise-stefanik	Representative from the 21st Congressional District	New York	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a television ad
7366.json	pants-fire	Except for Virginia, the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax.	states,taxes,transportation	richard-saslaw	State Senate Minority Leader	Virginia	democrat	2	3	0	0	1	a news conference.
7830.json	barely-true	Says 70,000 children have lost their Head Start slots because of the sequester.	children,education,federal-budget,poverty	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a radio interview.
4382.json	false	On disaster aid offsets	deficit,federal-budget,weather	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a TV interview.
2586.json	mostly-true	(Strickland) raised taxes last year to the tune of $840 million.	taxes	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference
682.json	false	Sarah Palin "has more experience than Barack Obama."	candidates-biography	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	St. Paul, Minn.
10280.json	half-true	A golf course closes somewhere in America every 48 hours.	sports	bryant-gumbel	Broadcaster	New York	none	0	0	1	0	0	an episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
9038.json	true	If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you cant find enough trucks to flee the Golden State.	economy,states,tourism,transportation	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech
6373.json	false	The Congressional Budget Office has already doubled its estimate for the cost (of Obamacare) so far from roughly $800 billion to $1.7 trillion.	deficit,federal-budget,health-care,taxes	michael-riley		Rhode Island	republican	2	1	1	0	0	a taped debate on "State of the State"
9698.json	false	Oregons three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers.	economy,health-care	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a syndicated column
1923.json	barely-true	"We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)."	energy,oil-spill	orrin-hatch	U.S. Senator	Utah	republican	2	0	1	0	0	an interview on the Fox Business network
4624.json	false	The Department of Energys Billion Ton Study has shown that wind and solar energy combined could at best provide only 5 percent of our total energy needs.	energy	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	his book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House"
2459.json	true	Says the U.S. Constitution provides for just compensation when land is taken under eminent domain.	history,legal-issues,message-machine,supreme-court	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	a radio interview.
5301.json	false	Says Mitt Romneys campaign has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a press release
4351.json	false	As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey drivers licenses to board those aircraft.	terrorism,transportation	kevin-otoole	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an opinion piece in the Times of Trenton
3345.json	true	For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated.	economy,jobs	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a newspaper column
9589.json	pants-fire	Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isnt even getting the money for that.	economy,environment,history,pundits,recreation,state-budget,state-finances,tourism	john-depetro	Talk-show host	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	0	3	0	0	3	a talk radio comment
1291.json	false	Three presidents in the last century Harding, Kennedy and Reagan all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite."	economy,federal-budget,history,taxes	tom-mcclintock	U.S. House of Representatives	California	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech on the House floor
1599.json	half-true	The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health insurance reform legislation says the bill "cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years."	federal-budget,health-care	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a press release
9903.json	barely-true	Says John Barrow voted with Obama 85 percent of the time.	voting-record	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign ad
3899.json	half-true	Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare.	drugs,marijuana,poverty	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview on CNN
8069.json	true	The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical familys incomes barely budged.	economy,income	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
669.json	true	"John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time."	bush-administration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Democratic National Convention
12796.json	mostly-true	Says he and Bernie Sanders have very similar views on trade	china,economy,labor,trade,workers	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC
2355.json	half-true	On (Rob Portmans) watch as Bushs trade czar, our deficit with China exploded and as Bushs budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,history,message-machine,trade	lee-fisher	Former Lieutenant governor	Ohio	democrat	2	1	1	2	0	a campaign commercial
9453.json	pants-fire	Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine voted to let the U.N. take OUR guns.	guns,voting-record	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email.
7746.json	barely-true	In just six years, Georgia has dropped from first in the nation from a business-friendly legal climate to 24th.	economy,legal-issues,market-regulation	chris-clark	Georgia Chamber of Commerce president	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	a meeting
5712.json	half-true	6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama.	economy,poverty	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an online video
449.json	half-true	Hillary Clinton is "willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance."	health-care,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad
9728.json	half-true	We have less crime in the (Rio Grande) Valley than we do in other major Texas cities.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	juan-chuy-hinojosa	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
7180.json	false	Says, In the last four years weve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue.	city-budget,city-government	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	a budget meeting
13469.json	true	Financial conflict-of-interest laws dont apply to the president, right? So, the president doesnt have to have a blind trust.	campaign-finance,ethics	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	CNN's "State of the Union"
7778.json	barely-true	Says nearly 1 million people are coming to town in the next 20 years.	population	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	an opinion column.
1303.json	half-true	The House health care bill pays for "about six years of program with a decade of revenue, with the heaviest costs concentrated in the second five years."	federal-budget,health-care	wall-street-journal-editorial-page			none	0	0	1	0	0	an editorial
154.json	false	"It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding."	bush-administration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Philadelphia, Pa.
2232.json	false	Kathryn Starkey joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike.	candidates-biography,environment,taxes	committee-protect-florida		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	0	in a mailer
3716.json	half-true	Prices are going up. Unemployment is continuing to go up.	economy,jobs	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a presidential debate
7382.json	barely-true	Says Texas has the nations most uninsured residents.	health-care	sacramento-bee-editorial-board			none	1	0	1	1	0	an editorial.
9654.json	mostly-true	We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate	education	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a campaign debate
13116.json	mostly-true	Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America.	census,city-government,population	sylvester-turner	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	2	0	2	0	a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall
6356.json	barely-true	The White House has three staff calligraphers making between $86,000 and $97,000 each, and just one National Security Director. She makes $55,000.	federal-budget,homeland-security,pundits	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a Facebook post
8334.json	false	Says Maggie Hassan is the only female governor in the country.	states,women	nh-afl-cio		New Hampshire 	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet
10598.json	false	Thomas Paine wrote that the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.	history,patriotism	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech
9147.json	mostly-true	Weve dedicated more money from (Washington Countys) transportation budget to bike and ped projects under my watch than at any time in the history of Washington County.	transportation	andy-duyck	Chairman, Washington County Board of Commissioners 	Oregon	none	0	0	0	1	0	a public presentation
2836.json	true	The radiation coming from the new TSA body scanners is equivalent to about three minutes worth of air travel by anybody, say, at 30,000 feet.	homeland-security,science,transportation	john-pistole	Transportation Security Administration administrator		none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper.
10916.json	barely-true	If Fox News presidential debate rules had been in place during the1992 election,Bill Clinton wouldnt have beenon the stage.	polls	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
7254.json	false	U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was partly right that a womans body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesnt occur if shes raped.	abortion	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a speech
3415.json	mostly-true	The American Academy of Pediatrics supports banning guns.	children,guns	marion-hammer	Executive director, Unified Sportsmen of Florida	Florida	none	0	1	0	2	0	comments before a state Senate committee.
2522.json	barely-true	Barbara Boxer voted to cut spending on Medicare benefits by $500 billion, cuts so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether.	health-care,medicare,message-machine,retirement	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad
9697.json	pants-fire	Global warming is a hoax.	climate-change,energy,environment	lenar-whitney	Louisiana state representative	Louisiana	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a YouTube video
4704.json	barely-true	Says that we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to Texas.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.
4405.json	mostly-true	This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments.	children,education	daniel-mckee	Mayor	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a Providence Journal commentary
1244.json	barely-true	The cap-and-trade bill will mean 2 million jobs lost.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	energycitizensorg			none	2	0	0	0	0	an ad in the Washington Post
2607.json	false	The new health care law crushes small businesses with billions in penalties.	health-care,message-machine,small-business	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a campaign ad
638.json	false	"The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''	abortion	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif.
2724.json	true	Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
13357.json	mostly-true	Europe and U.S. households waste 15 times more food than a person in Africa.	food	foodmentum			none	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet
7403.json	barely-true	Says of a failed cloture vote on nominating Chuck Hagel for defense secretary: This is not a filibuster.	congress,congressional-rules	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a speech on the Senate floor
3165.json	true	Says every school will be negatively impacted if Education Stability Fund is not tapped.	education,state-budget	dave-hunt	State representative	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an e-mail
3064.json	half-true	Virginia ranked 35th in job creation in 2009 under Gov. Tim Kaine, and moved up to third for 2010, while McDonnell has been in office.	jobs	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a speech.
7393.json	false	I was the first member of Congress to call him (Barack Obama) a socialist...	job-accomplishments	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	fundraising letter
9495.json	half-true	Part of the increase in the cost (of higher education) has been because state support has dropped. We now spend, under Governor Walker, more on corrections than we do on higher education.	criminal-justice,education,state-budget	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
370.json	true	"We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Austin, Texas.
13161.json	half-true	Since I came into office we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent.	federal-budget,veterans	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a CNN town hall
1034.json	half-true	Sotomayor thinks "that ones sex, race and ethnicity ought to affect the decisions one renders from the bench."	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	judicial-confirmation-network			none	0	0	1	0	0	a released statement
3515.json	false	South Korea doesnt pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,military	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on ABC's "The View"
653.json	mostly-true	While in the Illinois Senate, Barack Obama passed "tax cuts for hard-working families."	taxes	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	Denver
11745.json	half-true	Every one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been in gun-free zones.	corrections-and-updates,guns	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	an interview on Meet the Press
6350.json	false	Says U.S. is giving seven Alaskan islands to Russia.	foreign-policy	wes-riddle	Theater owner, activist	Texas	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a Facebook post
9700.json	barely-true	Says Rick Scott raised property taxes.	education,state-budget,taxes	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a campaign commercial
6640.json	half-true	Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures hit the bottom.	housing	kamala-harris	Attorney General	California	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	a convention speech
2923.json	true	Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Floridas economy.	economy,military	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press conference
13444.json	barely-true	Theres a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge.	criminal-justice,elections,foreign-policy	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	comments on "Meet the Press"
10515.json	half-true	The woman named Wisconsins 2010 outstanding teacher of the year was laid off by the Milwaukee Public Schools that year under seniority and tenure rules that were eliminated by his Act 10 changes.	labor	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech in Iowa
11741.json	false	Medicaid expansion could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year...	medicaid,state-budget	steven-landes	State delegate	Virginia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a constituent survey.
10032.json	false	The Islamic State is so small it couldnt fill a DoubleAballpark in Charleston, W. Va.	terrorism	ben-affleck	Actor, director, activist		democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
7109.json	false	There is no evidence that poor people abuse drugs more frequently than any other socio-economic group.	drugs,marijuana,poverty	joseph-joe-deshotel	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a press release.
9753.json	true	Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year.	economy,income,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
1414.json	false	The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."	health-care,immigration	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
5100.json	false	[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify.	economy,immigration,jobs,labor	thomas-sgouros-jr	columnist	Rhode Island	columnist	0	1	0	0	0	an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment"
3192.json	true	Some politicians want to put new taxes on a lot of groceries.	taxes	americans-against-food-taxes	Advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	0	0	0	a television commercial
12643.json	false	Says she never received nor sent any material that was marked classified on her private email server whilesecretary of state.	corrections-and-updates,ethics,foreign-policy,technology	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on MSNBC
4390.json	half-true	The United States won every major battle of the Vietnam War. Every single one.	history,military,veterans	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to the American Legion
7971.json	false	When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number.	crime,guns	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	a speech
5601.json	barely-true	Says gas costs $4.50 a gallon.	energy,gas-prices	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an email blast.
5146.json	true	My opponent on day one of this campaign attacked me on Medicare and Medicare Advantage and that claim was found to be False.	medicare,message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising	suzanne-bonamici	State Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a debate
11098.json	half-true	Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said about John McCains military record.	military,patriotism	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a segment on his radio show
6984.json	half-true	Veterans unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office.	economy,jobs,veterans	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
2185.json	pants-fire	In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent.	federal-budget,voting-record	bill-oneill	Candidate in Ohio's 14th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	in a letter
2067.json	false	Some city of Atlanta employees have not had raises in eight years.	government-efficiency	charles-clark			none	0	1	0	0	0	a telephone interview
10219.json	mostly-true	Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for people making over 350 grand than for the average middle-class person.	state-budget,taxes	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	an interview
4904.json	pants-fire	99% of NJ voters do NOT support hunting.	animals,polls	bear-education-and-resource-group		New Jersey	none	0	0	0	0	1	a website
7600.json	mostly-true	Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama owe $333,485 in back taxes.	taxes	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts
6700.json	false	Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson admitted that Washington, D.C., changed him into an insider selling his influence to make millions from powerful special interests.	bush-administration,candidates-biography,federal-budget,message-machine-2012	democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee			democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a TV ad
10410.json	mostly-true	Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks in Clinton, Tenn.
13139.json	barely-true	In New York City, murders are up.	crime	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a presidential debate at Hofstra University
718.json	mostly-true	"Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that hes been in Congress."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in Tampa
4172.json	mostly-true	Says Ronald Reagan repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way.	deficit,federal-budget,history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on NPR
4774.json	half-true	We cut a record $15 billion from our state budget.	message-machine-2012,state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a television ad
12046.json	false	Now we have ISIS coming over the (U.S.-Mexico) border.	terrorism	jeff-dewit	Arizona State Treasurer		republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with CNN's Carol Costello.
8.json	false	For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that its our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say just the opposite.	climate-change,environment	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	Columbia, S.C.
5516.json	half-true	Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state is heading in the right direction and a majority say they will grow their companies in 2012.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
13308.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clintons plan is going to raise taxes and even double your taxes.	economy,income,taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third 2016 presidential debate
9075.json	false	Millions of Americans are paying more and getting less under Obamacare.	health-care	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a political ad
4540.json	false	When he took office in 2009, President Barack Obama had the biggest Democratic majorities in Congress since Lyndon Johnson.	history	haley-barbour	Governor	Mississippi	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
584.json	barely-true	"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a statement e-mailed to reporters.
8037.json	false	Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term.	congressional-rules	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	an interview on 'Meet the Press.'
6831.json	true	Says Obama promised to cut the deficit in half.	debates,deficit	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a presidential debate
3298.json	true	In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input.	labor,state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
11391.json	true	90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes.	crime,criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns	jeremy-bird	founding partner, 270 Strategies	Illinois	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college
8063.json	false	Dozens of artists, including Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Rihanna, are canceling Florida shows like Stevie Wonder in protest of stand your ground.	crime	instagram-posts			none	0	1	0	0	0	Instagram posts
1976.json	barely-true	"We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if theyre going to create jobs."	immigration	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate
5223.json	true	Says Newt Gingrichs contract was with the lobbyists at Freddie Mac.	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican debate in Tampa
494.json	barely-true	"Privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it. It's a bad idea today. Sen. McCain's campaign went even further ... suggesting ... to cut cost-of-living adjustments or to raise the retirement age."	social-security	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Gresham, Ore.
5310.json	true	On deporting illegal immigrants.	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a column
4280.json	false	The countrys bankrupt.	bankruptcy,deficit,federal-budget	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	in a debate in Ames, Iowa
476.json	half-true	"We spend a staggering amount of money on health care over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person."	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign stop at Miami children's hospital 
1179.json	false	Preventive care "saves money."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to Congress
6593.json	false	Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market.	social-security	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	remarks at a campaign event
560.json	false	"Our National Guard, as we saw in the Midwest flooding, can't function as effectively as it could. I was talking to National Guard representatives. Fifteen of their 17 helicopters in this region were overseas during the flooding."	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Chicago
1870.json	true	"Fulton County has successfully reduced the number of pregnancies" among 15- to 19-year-olds.	women	fulton-county-government			none	0	0	0	0	0	a press releaase
2873.json	half-true	Says the Texas House has a record number of new members joining our ranks.	elections,states	joe-straus	Texas House speaker	Texas	republican	0	0	2	1	0	an e-mail
4230.json	false	Says Democrats cut $35 million from the state budget for Information Technology improvements.	state-budget	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference
3554.json	false	Austins Pease Elementary is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution.	education	meria-carstarphen	Superintendent, Austin Independent School District	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview.
314.json	false	"I was pretty proud of being the only guy on the stage that ever had a job in the private sector."	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign rally in Pensacola.
5745.json	half-true	The 30 percent tax rate called for under President Barack Obamas proposed Buffett Rule is lower than the prescribed tax rate for millionaires already -- not just for millionaires, for people making over $200,000.	taxes	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in Exeter, N.H.
11721.json	pants-fire	Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote.	civil-rights,diversity,florida	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a Facebook post
3486.json	false	We dont need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place.	drugs,health-care,public-health	larry-ahern	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times"
6501.json	mostly-true	A small business in my district needed 31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand.	government-regulation,market-regulation	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	remarks
8565.json	mostly-true	The U.S. Department of Defense spends $80 million a year on prostate cancer research, $25 million a year on ovarian cancer research and $150 million a year on breast cancer research.	federal-budget,military	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	a hearing
8476.json	false	FACT: Nothing in #Obamacare forces people out of their health plans.	health-care	valerie-jarrett	senior adviser to President Barack Obama	Illinois	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a tweet
1899.json	true	After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on."	candidates-biography,ethics,message-machine,transparency	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign commercial
9639.json	barely-true	76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana	marijuana	new-approach-oregon	Activist group	Oregon	organization	1	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post
3775.json	true	Department of Education officials investigating Virginia Tech shootings have not once gotten into the car and driven down to Blacksburg to talk to the police chief or the university president or to anyone else.	crime,education	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a news release.
7748.json	half-true	We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Fox News interview
2964.json	true	When Social Security was passed, there were all kinds of lawsuits, just as there have been in the legal battle over the new health care law.	health-care,history,legal-issues,social-security	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television interview
8432.json	false	Says Damascus disincorporation would produce NO significant tax savings.	taxes	steve-spinnett	businessman	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	a Voters' Pamphlet statement
10158.json	false	Scott Walker opposed a plan to help Wisconsin students refinance their student loans.	debt,economy,education,financial-regulation	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a TV ad
12966.json	false	Lee Zeldin missed 2/3rds of Veterans Affairs Hearings	congress,veterans	anna-throne-holst	Candidate for Congress	New York	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet that linked to the claim in a Newsday article
2895.json	half-true	I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938.	campaign-finance,elections	michael-steele	chairman of the Republican National Committee	Maryland	republican	0	1	1	0	2	an interview on NPR
10912.json	mostly-true	500 percent more traffic here?	city-budget,city-government	anonymous-activist	None	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	yard signs posted anonymously opposing a proposed office park redevelopment in Northwest Austin
12793.json	false	In Arizona, there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles.	immigration	kelly-terry-willis			none	0	1	0	0	0	a Republican National Convention video
665.json	half-true	(McCain) says "we can't have ... timelines to draw down our troops from Iraq."	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	Denver
9225.json	mostly-true	In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns.	economy,income,jobs,women	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a news release
2593.json	false	Loranne Ausleys a financial train wreck for taxpayers -- pushing gas taxes, property taxes, taxes on seniors.	message-machine,taxes	jeff-atwater	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a TV ad.
2788.json	barely-true	Grocery prices have risen significantly over the past year or so.	agriculture,economy,history	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a prepared speech
1579.json	mostly-true	Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's "concession speech came with less than 20 percent of the precincts having been counted.	elections	linda-curtis	acting director, Independent Texans	Texas	independent	0	0	0	1	0	a Web post
506.json	false	"I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Tampa, Fla.
11733.json	false	Canadian-born Ted Cruz has had a double passport.	candidates-biography,immigration,legal-issues	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with The Washington Post
1672.json	true	Says Holly Turner failed to vote in five straight Republican primaries.	elections	paul-workman	Businessman 	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
3245.json	half-true	The White House budget plan will bring domestic discretionary spending to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president.	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
11077.json	false	The California governor says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum in vaccines.	autism,public-health,science	jim-carrey			none	0	1	0	0	0	a Twitter post
13109.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump has outlined policies that read like a Kremlin wish list.	candidates-biography,economy,energy,foreign-policy,history,human-rights,military,trade,transparency	michael-morell			none	0	0	0	1	0	an open letter to Donald Trump
6510.json	true	Says Congressmen Paul Ryan and Todd Akin co-sponsored legislation to limit federal funding for abortion to victims of forcible rape.	abortion	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	a news release
12369.json	false	SaysHillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment.	guns	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Washington
11220.json	true	Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription.	census,families,income,poverty,wealth	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	his year-in-review speech
1998.json	barely-true	Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia."	candidates-biography	rob-teilhet	attorney	Georgia	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a candidate questionnaire
1875.json	pants-fire	"In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves."	elections,immigration	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
8837.json	true	During the past four years, average wages have barely budged.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of Union address
13475.json	pants-fire	Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trumps Rally.	fake-news	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a post on the Internet
8628.json	pants-fire	Says Vladimir Putin said, President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy.	economy,foreign-policy	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on the Internet
668.json	barely-true	McCain supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.	taxes	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
12535.json	pants-fire	ISIS is running through a border made porous by Barack Obamas policies.	immigration,terrorism	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	addressing the Republican Party of Texas state convention
1089.json	mostly-true	Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,energy,environment	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
6347.json	true	Says under federal law we do not have any limitation on the number of guns and bullets we can buy.	guns	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a news conference
8273.json	false	Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas.	crime,elections	eddie-bernice-johnson	U.S. Representative 	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram
2382.json	mostly-true	Extending current tax rates would average more than $100,000 a year to millionaires and even billionaires.	taxes,abc-news-week	austan-goolsbee	chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Illinois	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	an interview on "This Week."
2389.json	mostly-true	Over 22,000 unique Internet Protocol addresses -- in Wisconsin alone -- have downloaded child pornography.	children,crime,job-accomplishments	jb-van-hollen	Attorney General	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	1	0	written testimony to a Wisconsin Senate committee
2365.json	false	Its factually correct to say that Jennifer Brunner inherited at least 18 lawsuits when she came into the office that were a result of Ken Blackwells mismanagement of the 2004 election.	elections,government-efficiency	maryellen-oshaughnessy	Franklin County clerk of courts	Ohio	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview
5763.json	pants-fire	The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely.	military,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
8555.json	barely-true	Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama.	bush-administration,crime,guns	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	in an interview on the "Tonight Show"
90.json	false	"There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this country because of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying those children to term."	health-care	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	Hanover, N.H.
4839.json	mostly-true	Says were losing one voter every 13 minutes.	elections	our-oregon	political group	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	a statement on their website
2085.json	false	Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working.	afghanistan,history	sheila-jackson-lee	congresswoman	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	0	a special order speech on the U.S. House floor
7903.json	barely-true	A data system that goes along with Common Core is designed to collect up to 400 data points on each child, which can include personally identifiable data.	education,privacy	angela-bean	community activist	Georgia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article
13509.json	pants-fire	Alison Alter got an F in attendance in 2016 as an Austin parks board member and was removed by a unanimous vote of the Austin City Council.	city-government	sheri-gallo	Owner, Private Properties, Inc.	Texas	none	1	0	1	0	1	a mailer to voters
4500.json	false	Says he got lobbied by a woman with late-stage cancer about vaccinating Texas girls against a virus that can cause cervical cancer.	health-care,public-health	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.
8871.json	true	Florida shelled out more money for drug testing than it saved by denying welfare benefits to people who tested positive for drugs.	legal-issues	nan-orrock		Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	television interview
12080.json	mostly-true	Illegal immigration is lower than its been in 40 years.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Democratic National Committee reception
6964.json	true	Ive got a 94 percent career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has a 92 percent voting record.	candidates-biography,voting-record	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	a debate
12418.json	true	When I was secretary of state, I had a very high approval rating.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,polls	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on "Meet the Press"
9108.json	false	Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat.	candidates-biography,voting-record	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	an email blast
6506.json	false	Says House Republicans spent $50 million on 33 votes to repeal Obamacare.	government-efficiency,health-care	betty-sutton	U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	1	2	1	a campaign email
2179.json	pants-fire	Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history.	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
8184.json	half-true	Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row.	crime	steve-lonegan	Conservative Activist	New Jersey	republican	1	2	2	0	0	a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”
3989.json	true	Seventy of Ohios 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food.	economy,families,hunger,poverty	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a House committee hearing
10999.json	mostly-true	Americanschools are more segregated than they were in the 1960s.	civil-rights,education	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Florissant, Mo.
8086.json	mostly-true	I was filibustered.	bipartisanship,congressional-rules	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news conference call
1975.json	half-true	It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."	environment,oil-spill,states	steve-scalise	U.S. Representative	Louisiana	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News
12389.json	mostly-true	The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion inintellectual property from the United States.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,technology,trade	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
11301.json	barely-true	Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road would be from folks outside Missouri.	state-budget,transportation	jay-nixon	Governor	Missouri	democrat	2	0	0	1	0	comments at the Missouri State Fair
9152.json	barely-true	Greg Abbott said it would be a waste to expand pre-k to all Texas children.	children,education,state-budget,state-finances	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	an online petition
2323.json	false	It costs us, logistically, three times more to fight in Afghanistan than it does in any other place.	afghanistan,federal-budget,iraq,terrorism	michael-j-gardiner	Lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	1	a Rhode Island News Channel debate
1056.json	mostly-true	Some 500 detainees were released from Guantanamo during the Bush administration.	terrorism	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	a press availability.
12686.json	half-true	Youre more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country.	crime,population,public-safety,urban	van-wanggaard			republican	0	0	1	1	0	an opinion article
9345.json	barely-true	The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old.	income,jobs,workers	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a radio interview
7456.json	half-true	The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers.	baseball,city-budget,county-budget	jeffrey-loria	Marlins owner	Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	an ad
12455.json	mostly-true	More people today are leaving Virginia than moving in.	economy,population	nikki-haley	Governor	South Carolina	republican	0	0	1	3	0	a forum.
9649.json	barely-true	With Rick Scott, there are more funds for preschool education.	education	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a TV ad
10480.json	pants-fire	The children coming across the southern U.S. border were never examined after they got here and quarantined if they had a disease. They were just sent out across the country. Many of them had measles ... We now have an outbreak of it all because of our immigration policy.	immigration,public-health	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show"
6164.json	half-true	The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget would balance our budget by 2019 and continues to gain support.	deficit,federal-budget	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	a campaign mailer
1759.json	mostly-true	Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly."	immigration,legal-issues	kyrsten-sinema	State Representative	Arizona	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann'
1305.json	half-true	As a result of the House Republican bill, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office now confirms that families will see their health care premiums reduced by up to 10 percent.	health-care	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a press release
11631.json	false	Says Thomas Jefferson helped craft the Constitution.	history	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	a TV interview.
5364.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, a candidate for Senate, supports raising taxes by $858 billion.	message-machine-2012,taxes	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a TV ad
12223.json	true	Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels.	energy,states	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception
7927.json	barely-true	Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to release hundreds of dangerous criminals into our communities.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	U.S. House floor debate.
10861.json	barely-true	Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold was the deciding vote on Obamacare.	candidates-biography,congressional-rules,health-care,public-health	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an interview
9387.json	half-true	Florida has the most errors and exonerations from death row.	legal-issues,supreme-court	aclu-florida		Florida	none	0	1	1	1	0	a news release
10358.json	false	A recent economic uptick appears to coincide with the expectation of a new Republican Congress.	economy,jobs	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a Senate floor speech
1596.json	half-true	"There is no precedent for what the Democrats are doing with this deception. ... We have never written a reconciliation bill to amend a law that does not exist."	health-care	cliff-stearns	U.S. representative	Florida	republican	0	0	2	1	0	a speech on the House floor
11251.json	false	I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no on the Iran deal.	congress,congressional-rules,nuclear,voting-record	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a speech.
2028.json	true	"He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service."	afghanistan,candidates-biography,iraq,message-machine,military,patriotism	alexi-giannoulias		Illinois	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign commercial
9019.json	true	Oregon has never before tried to create a land-use plan for what it should look like for 50 years.	urban	state-rep-brian-clem-d-salem	State representative	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper story
10696.json	false	On expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.	health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	interviews with reporters
523.json	barely-true	Obama's plan to raise the capital gains tax "hurts the middle class."	taxes	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a Web ad
12598.json	half-true	The House Zika bill limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus in Puerto Rico.	abortion,public-health	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	an email statement
7335.json	half-true	Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.	guns	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a U.S. Senate committee hearing.
12578.json	false	Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries.	health-care,public-health,public-safety	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	a speech
3055.json	false	The White House branded the memorial service for the Tucson shootings with a Together We Thrive logo and slogan.	ethics,pundits	michelle-malkin	Blogger and commentator	Colorado	none	0	1	1	0	0	a blog post
836.json	half-true	Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a statement by Sen. Claire McCaskill in a TV ad. 
11237.json	true	By the end of this budget Im in right now, taxes will have been cut $4.7 billion in my state.	job-accomplishments,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio interview
12136.json	mostly-true	Says JoAnne Kloppenburg has told us she thinks its her job to promote a more equal society.	candidates-biography,legal-issues,supreme-court	rebecca-bradley			none	0	1	0	1	0	an interview
744.json	false	"President Eisenhower, on the night before the Normandy invasion...[wrote a] letter of resignation to the United States Army for the failure of the landings at Normandy."	military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Oxford, Miss.
2136.json	barely-true	25 percent of our economy is the financial sector.	corporations,economy,financial-regulation,pundits	david-gregory	Host of NBC's Meet the Press	Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	1	0	an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press
559.json	false	Barack Obama has "reversed" on his commitment "to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq immediately."	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	in an e-mail message from campaign spokesman Brian Rogers.
12807.json	mostly-true	Illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as theyve been in decades.	crime,history,immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
11201.json	false	Between 2008 and 2014, criminal aliens accounted for 38 percentof all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York.	immigration	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a Breitbart article
10716.json	false	Repealing Obamacare saves our nation more than $2 trillion.	debt,health-care	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a written statement.
6198.json	half-true	Statistics show that more people at this time telecommute than they ride carpools, mass transit, bicycle or walk.	transportation	debbie-dooley		Georgia	tea-party-member	0	1	1	1	0	a speech
1705.json	false	"We have constitutional amendment that says that there's a ban on drilling right off Florida's coast."	energy	paula-dockery	State senator	Florida	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a Newsmax.TV interview
10422.json	true	In President Barack Obamas 2015 State of the Union address, the words al-Qaida were never used, the first time those words have not been used in a State of the Union address since February 2001.	afghanistan,bush-administration,iraq,terrorism	bret-baier	Fox News host		none	0	0	0	0	0	an analysis of Obama's speech
667.json	true	McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase.	federal-budget	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
1007.json	mostly-true	Sen. Arlen Specters party switch could end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee.	legal-issues,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a radio show
4517.json	true	Says only four Texas legislators voted against a law giving in-state tuition rates to certain illegal immigrants.	education,immigration,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
9669.json	false	Oregon is the most trade-dependent state in the nation	economy,trade	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a campaign debate
8109.json	true	In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an article on NJ.com
4881.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama had huge majorities in Congress during his first two years in office and did nothing with them to create jobs in America.	federal-budget,jobs,stimulus	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview
12935.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton is proposing to print instant work permits for millions of illegal immigrants to come in and take everybodys jobs, including low-income African-Americans.	education,immigration,technology	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
7731.json	barely-true	U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina has a labor shortage and wants more immigration.	immigration,jobs	dustin-inman-society		Georgia	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a billboard advertisement
10214.json	barely-true	110 people a day move to Austin.	city-budget,city-government,population	lynda-rife	Consultant	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	as quoted in a news story
2785.json	half-true	One of the interesting things about the Recovery Act was most of the projects came in under budget, faster than expected, because theres just not a lot of work there.	stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a "60 Minutes" interview
6211.json	true	Were spending $12,000 bucks a kid a year in the school system.	education,taxes	don-mcintire			newsmaker	0	0	0	0	0	a radio show
5834.json	half-true	Says Austin has the lowest property tax rate by far of the five major cities in Texas.	city-budget,city-government,housing,taxes	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	an Austin mayoral candidate debate
11760.json	false	I didnt support Sonia Sotomayor.	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network 
13229.json	true	You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists sites and what Donald Trump saysabout Muslims is used to recruit fighters.	foreign-policy,religion,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the second 2016 presidential debate
6566.json	false	Says Chris Christie was the first governor in America to endorse Mitt Romney.	candidates-biography,elections	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on "CBS This Morning"
3617.json	half-true	General Electric hasnt really created any jobs in this country, doesnt pay any taxes, and theyre making historic profits.	corporations,deficit,federal-budget,taxes	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a radio interview
13296.json	mostly-true	Says the U.S. Attorneys Office said that neither I nor my campaign had any idea what was going on regarding my fathers illegal campaign contributions. And thats why they closed this case.	elections,legal-issues	ami-bera	U.S. House of Representatives	California	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a U.S. Congressional campaign debate
11523.json	half-true	Iowas Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee.	elections,history	trevor-noah			talk-show-host	0	0	1	0	0	a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
12323.json	barely-true	Says both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say Planned Parenthood is terrificand that it should keep taxpayer funding.	abortion	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on "Meet the Press"
11499.json	true	In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes. In 2004, John Kerry missed close to 60 to 70 percent and Bob Graham missed over 30 percent of his votes.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,voting-record	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the CNBC GOP presidential debate
3405.json	false	Texans eat more catfish than residents of all other states combined.	agriculture,food-safety	glenn-hegar	Farmer	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	an oped column.
12278.json	half-true	Says Ted Cruz wanted to let in more Syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,immigration,terrorism	great-america-pac			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
10365.json	true	January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded.	climate-change,energy,environment,history,science,weather	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a Senate floor speech
5394.json	half-true	[W]hen adjusted for cost of living, Georgia ranks first nationally in teacher salary and benefits.	education,state-finances	jan-jones		Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an essay
6844.json	pants-fire	U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses.	corporations,debt,deficit,economy,financial-regulation,government-regulation,message-machine-2012,market-regulation,stimulus,voting-record	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	a campaign commercial
9767.json	mostly-true	Says his Act 10 reforms have saved the taxpayers some $3 billion.	city-government,county-government,health-care,pensions,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news article
6185.json	true	Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions.	health-care	becky-moeller	president, Texas AFL-CIO	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a statement reacting to the Supreme Court decision upholding the law.
7684.json	half-true	About 3 percent of Gov. Nathan Deals appointments have been African-American.	civil-rights,public-service	vincent-fort	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	1	a speech
5037.json	true	And, as of today, New Jersey state government has less employees than when Christie Whitman left office in 2001.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
5405.json	mostly-true	When I was born, defense spending was 60 percent of the budget. Its now 17 percent.	federal-budget,military	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.
766.json	mostly-true	"John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem."	economy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	St. Louis
12069.json	half-true	More lives are lost from violence against women, sex-selective abortion, female infanticide, suicide, egregious maternal mortality, and other sex-linked causes than were lost during all of the wars and civil strife of the 20th century.	women	emma-watson			none	0	0	2	0	0	an interview with Gloria Steinem
3558.json	half-true	The benefits that were offered to me as a congressman dont even compare to the benefits that you get as a state employee. I just experienced that myself. Theyre not nearly as good.	candidates-biography,federal-budget,health-care,state-budget	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	a discussion at a town hall meeting
213.json	half-true	Huckabee supported a tuition break to the children of illegals that are here illegally when citizens are having to pay a higher rate.	education,immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview
1654.json	true	The Senate Republican education plan is an unfunded mandate for local school districts.	education	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a press release
570.json	half-true	Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."	immigration	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in San Diego
11942.json	barely-true	With Obamacare,You have no options ..you cant get competitive bidding.	health-care	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on "Meet the Press"
333.json	true	John McCain has said the economy is "not his strong suit."	economy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Denver
9812.json	half-true	Weve seen highway fatalities actually decrease in Colorado since marijuana use was legalized.	marijuana	anthony-johnson		Oregon	activist	0	0	1	0	0	a political debate
291.json	half-true	"I believe, Senator Clinton, you've raised more money from those people (the oil and gas industry) than any candidate, Democrat or Republican."	ethics	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	Las Vegas
4346.json	half-true	Gov. Rick Scott is trying to get a waiver under the federal health care law that would deny consumers in Florida the right to the $60 million in rebates they have from their own HMOs.	health-care	scott-randolph	State Representative	Florida	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a TV interview
9952.json	mostly-true	Jason Carter actually opposed more funding for education in the Senate.	education,state-budget	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	television ad
4746.json	true	Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories.	economy,jobs,taxes	betty-sutton	U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	1	2	1	a speech in the House of Representatives
8640.json	mostly-true	About 2 percent of Americans get paid the minimum wage.	economy,poverty,workers	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	an interview on ABC’s "This Week"
10673.json	mostly-true	The Affordable Care Act is a major reason why weve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals.	health-care,public-health	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
7062.json	barely-true	After Patrick Murphys charges were dropped, Murphys father gave the prosecutor a huge campaign donation.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a campaign ad
1499.json	false	The current (agriculture) commissioner allowed tainted beef to be sent to school cafeterias.	agriculture,children,education	kinky-friedman	Author	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	a response to League of Women Voters of Texas.
806.json	true	"Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
5300.json	true	The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy.	deficit	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a blog post.
7182.json	true	This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word lunatic from federal law.	legal-issues	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a weekly newsletter
6115.json	barely-true	Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare.	immigration	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	on the Internet
3422.json	false	Says the states budget shortfall is not that much different than it was in 2003.	state-budget,taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a comment to reporters.
2934.json	half-true	Sen. Joe Biden, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, recommended partitioning Iraq into three separate entities.	iraq	george-w-bush	President	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	his book "Decision Points."
4829.json	false	The overwhelming number of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-13 state budget	education,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio interview
12067.json	mostly-true	Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation.	diversity,elections,legal-issues	caleb-rowden	State representative	Missouri	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall
12688.json	mostly-true	Says middle-class New York State residents will have the lowest tax rate in 70 years.	taxes	andrew-cuomo	Governor	New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a press conference and several other recent public appearances.
758.json	half-true	"My plan offers three times as much tax relief to the middle class as Senator McCain's."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
4733.json	false	Thirty million Americans, including a lot of people in Florida, are going to be able to get healthcare next year because of that law.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Fox television interview
5707.json	mostly-true	Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad.
6851.json	half-true	Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendezs watch the nations unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled.	candidates-biography,debt,deficit,economy,jobs	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	a debate on NJTV
5917.json	barely-true	Seniors will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare.	elections,health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012,10-news-tampa-bay	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a TV ad
8220.json	false	Theres only one candidate under investigation -- Terry McAuliffe.	ethics	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a TV ad.
3832.json	mostly-true	Annual water usage in 2010 was actually down more than 18 percent from usage in 2006.	water	charlotte-nash		Georgia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a speech
3667.json	true	Currently, there is no one from South Austin on the (Austin City) Council!	candidates-biography	max-nofziger	Musician	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	“Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.
1772.json	half-true	The percent of students who enter high school and eventually earn a diploma or equivalent, or who remain in pursuit of a diploma or equivalent, is 90 percent.	children,education	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
12350.json	false	We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles.	transportation	sylvester-turner	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	2	0	2	0	a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman
9923.json	mostly-true	There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment.	housing,income,poverty	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook graphic
12119.json	false	When those restrictions expire (in the Iran nuclear deal), Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go.	foreign-policy,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington.
10690.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton will receive her congressional salary until she dies and the Secret Service pays her mortgage.	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
5449.json	mostly-true	Says theres no proven instance where hydraulic fracking has polluted groundwater.	energy,environment,public-safety	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a presidential campaign stop in Decorah, Iowa
8155.json	true	Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car.	crime	bill-foster	Mayor, St. Petersburg	Florida	republican	1	0	2	2	0	a mayoral forum
5533.json	mostly-true	Obamas secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon.	gas-prices	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an appearance on "Fox News Sunday"
1503.json	mostly-true	"$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse."	stimulus	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a press release
6270.json	true	Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent.	economy,jobs	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention
7036.json	half-true	There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms.	abortion,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the second presidential debate at Hofstra University
750.json	half-true	Under Obama's tax plan, "95 percent of you will get a tax cut."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Oxford, Miss.
10849.json	half-true	It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation of a positive train control safety system. To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality.	federal-budget,transportation	charles-schumer	Senator	New York	democrat	2	2	2	3	0	remarks to reporters
9962.json	mostly-true	Austin has over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries.	city-budget,city-government,corrections-and-updates,workers	jay-wiley	Attorney	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an Austin City Council candidate forum
11533.json	pants-fire	Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience.	history	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an edited Facebook post
5634.json	barely-true	The state [food stamp call center] program is administered from foreign shores.	state-budget	nan-orrock		Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
8138.json	half-true	Says the acting chief of the IRS said he and the majority of IRS employees would rather stay with his current health plan than switch to Obamacare.	health-care	jeb-hensarling	U.S. Congressman	Texas	republican	0	2	1	0	1	a press release
2186.json	mostly-true	Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud.	consumer-safety,crime	holly-benson		Florida	republican	0	0	0	2	0	a candidates' debate
3560.json	barely-true	When I took office last year we faced historic budget deficits of $6 billion here in Virginia. And we closed those deficits by cutting spending.	economy,state-budget	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a speech.
8587.json	barely-true	All University of Texas student-athletes get an iPad.	education,sports,technology	jody-conradt	Special assistant, University of Texas	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	a Texas Tribune Festival panel
7872.json	true	There was no surge in 501(c)(4) applications in 2010.	taxes	tim-griffin	Congressman from the 2nd district of Arkansas	Arkansas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a House Ways and Means hearing
7209.json	true	Says 10 days after Hurricane Katrina, this chamber passed two separate bills amounting to $60 billion. It has been nearly two months since we had Superstorm Sandy, and nothing has passed.	natural-disasters,weather	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a speech on the Senate floor
9277.json	false	President Barack Obamas budget threatens national security by proposing an Army of fewer personnel than we had before Pearl Harbor.	federal-budget,military	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a town-hall meeting
8829.json	true	The extra point is almost automatic. (The NFL) had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd attempts.	sports	roger-goodell	NFL commissioner		none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on NFL.com
4735.json	false	Says that under his tax plan, no matter where you are in the stratosphere, youre going to be getting a tax cut.	taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview.
7367.json	mostly-true	We have a governor whos vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut.	jobs,labor,taxes	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	a campaign rally
5065.json	barely-true	Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago.	crime,transportation	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a television interview
4078.json	barely-true	Says the average government worker wont be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.	health-care,state-budget	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM
13176.json	half-true	Says she voted for a statewide fracking ban.	corrections-and-updates,environment	dana-young	Majority Leader for the Florida House of Representatives 	Florida	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a mailer
11138.json	pants-fire	Planned Parenthood is the only health care that a significant number of women get. About 30 percent of women, thats their health care.	abortion,health-care,women	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a Senate floor speech
4771.json	barely-true	The federal limousine fleet has increased by 42 percent since Barack Obama took office.	deficit,federal-budget	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	a radio interview
1742.json	false	Says Texas has been waiting for two years for the federal government to act on a proposal to allow the state to "create insurance opportunities for those that are uninsured today."	health-care,states,transparency	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
11853.json	false	Says he was endorsed by theValley News newspaper.	elections,job-accomplishments	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a campaign ad
773.json	true	"John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops."	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a debate in St. Louis, Mo.
13530.json	false	We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
5151.json	half-true	More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.	economy,families,hunger,welfare	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
1168.json	false	A new bill was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt.	health-care	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message forwarded to many people
9967.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama attacked potential terrorist targets in Syria in the middle of the night to minimize terrorist casualties.	military,terrorism	ralph-peters	Military analyst		republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on "America's Newsroom"
13426.json	mostly-true	Says Nevadans will have a double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year and 10 of Nevadas 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer	health-care	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign speech.
5652.json	half-true	If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the fourth-highest in the nation.	city-budget,economy,state-budget,taxes	john-elkhay	restaurateur	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	a rally.
2415.json	half-true	Says the Austin chapter of the League of Women Voters has no Republicans among elected officers or on its debate committee.	bipartisanship	steve-munisteri	Attorney	Texas	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a press release.
4055.json	true	Voting in the wrong precinct led to over 14,000 registered voters statewide to lose their vote in 2008.	elections	nina-turner	State senator	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech in the Ohio Senate
4921.json	pants-fire	While CEOs of some large charities have big salaries, the heads of some veterans groups do the job for free.	hunger,veterans	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message via the Internet
7787.json	half-true	Says that according to a report, the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austins economy.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Manor, Texas.
188.json	false	The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship."	education	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	Manchester, N.H.
13101.json	true	In Harrisburg, I passed more bills than all the Democrats combined, in terms of legislation affecting the city.	government-efficiency	john-taylor	State Rep	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	0	0	0	In an interview with City & State PA
12471.json	pants-fire	Says Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it.	nuclear	jon-keyser		Colorado	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a TV ad
2229.json	true	This year, Newt Gingrich has raised as much money as Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee combined.	campaign-finance	esquire-magazine			none	0	0	0	0	0	a magazine profile
9819.json	barely-true	Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve.	economy,workers	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	comments on Fox News Business
3618.json	pants-fire	Seniors will have to find $12,500 for health care because Republicans voted to end Medicare.	medicare,retirement	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a Web ad
7578.json	true	Says she has bipartisan support, including 53 sheriffs throughout the state, Democrats and Republicans.	elections	patience-roggensack	Wisconsin Supreme Court justice	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	0	a candidate forum
12659.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton has been given tens of millions of dollars by countries that treat women horribly ...and countries that kill gays.	campaign-finance	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Phoenix rally
5940.json	barely-true	President Obama promised families making less than $250,000 a year would not see taxes go up, but Obamacare raises 18 different taxes.	candidates-biography,health-care,taxes	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad
9355.json	half-true	In Texas, a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,legal-issues	texas-right-life		Texas	none	0	2	2	0	0	a video ad
5342.json	barely-true	The polls show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life.	abortion,children,government-regulation,health-care,human-rights,legal-issues,polls,public-health,religion,women	barth-bracy	executive director, Rhode Island Right to Life	Rhode Island	activist	1	0	1	0	0	a radio interview
4291.json	true	One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation.	health-care,pundits	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	a column in the "New York Times"
3109.json	false	On repeal and replace of federal health care reform.	health-care	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	a vote in the U.S. House on repeal of health care reform
6602.json	half-true	Under the Obama economy ... utility bills are higher.	economy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
10953.json	false	Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Dont believe the 5.6. Dont believe it.	economy,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	his presidential announcement speech
11125.json	false	House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers.	congress,women	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a meme on Facebook
9593.json	half-true	This president has offered fewer executive actions than almost any other president preceding his presidency in recent history.	supreme-court	beto-orourke	Congressman	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
6155.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama and his team are socialists in every respect of the word.	candidates-biography,government-regulation,health-care,religion	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	an interview
5637.json	barely-true	The (Jackson) plan (for reforming Cleveland schools) lacks any data or methods proven to raise student achievement.	education	ohio-federation-teachers	Labor union for school teachers	Ohio	none	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
10093.json	barely-true	Under Scott Walkers policies, the typical Wisconsin family has actually seen their real income drop by nearly $3,000 in the last four years.	economy,workers	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a debate
9045.json	barely-true	Says Ronald Reagan got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil.	energy,foreign-policy,history	michael-reagan			republican	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed on Townhall.com
10384.json	barely-true	Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up.	climate-change,energy,environment,science	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
4741.json	half-true	People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it.	guns,workers	wisconsin-anti-violence-effort-educational-fund			none	0	0	1	0	0	website article, emails, direct mail
10648.json	pants-fire	U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy voted to allow members of Congress to receive taxpayer-funded health care for life.	congress,health-care	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a statement on a website
6076.json	false	Under Floridas voting law, a requirement to turn in voter registrations within 48 hours makes it impossible to meet the deadline if youre working right to the end of the week.	elections,pundits,10-news-tampa-bay	chris-matthews	Host of MSNBC's Hardball		none	1	2	2	1	0	comments on MSNBC's "Hardball"
11336.json	false	There are a multitude of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases.	public-health	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	the second GOP debate
3314.json	pants-fire	We dont have bars on campus in Texas. Its against the law... no alcohol allowed.	Alcohol,education,guns	jeff-wentworth	State Senator	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	2	an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews"
5540.json	mostly-true	Says there have been well over 54 million abortions since 1973.	abortion,supreme-court,women	chris-smith			republican	0	0	0	1	0	a speech on the House floor
3638.json	false	China holds 26 percent of the U.S. debt.	deficit,federal-budget,foreign-policy	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a speech in Iowa
6855.json	true	Says Portland has higher standards than feds on allowed police use of force.	city-government	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	a tweet.
2706.json	pants-fire	Ed Perlmutter voted for Viagra for rapists paid for with tax dollars.	crime,health-care,message-machine	american-action-network			republican	1	0	0	0	1	a campaign ad
11060.json	mostly-true	Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.	baseball,county-budget,debt,economy,legal-issues	tim-lee	Cobb County Commission Chairman		republican	0	0	1	1	0	mass email
2907.json	false	A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue.	workers	nfl-players-association			none	0	1	0	0	0	a letter
511.json	mostly-true	"Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on Fox News' <i>America's Election HQ</i>
3988.json	barely-true	Vern Buchanan has been completely exonerated in a Federal Election Commission action.	campaign-finance	vern-buchanan	U.S. Rep.	Florida	republican	1	1	1	0	0	in a news release
5820.json	pants-fire	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers budget calls for raising property taxes by nearly $500 billion.	state-budget,taxes	pat-quinn	Governor	Illinois	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	an email to campaign supporters
2131.json	true	The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.	diversity,economy,workers	marc-morial	President of the National Urban League	Louisiana	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
9615.json	mostly-true	Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview on Fox & Friends
3579.json	false	President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate.	obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on NBC's "Today" show
4159.json	barely-true	Says this House processed and approved as many bills as previous Legislatures.	government-efficiency	bruce-hanna	Co-Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives	Oregon	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a statement during OPB's Think Out Loud
252.json	barely-true	Biden was responsible for "ending genocide in Bosnia."	foreign-policy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a TV ad
6023.json	mostly-true	The last three days of early voting happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting.	elections	ron-gerberry	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a news conference
2196.json	half-true	Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.	economy,states,taxes	donald-carcieri	Governor	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat
5035.json	half-true	Says Newt Gingrich supports amnesty for illegal immigrants.	immigration,message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a TV ad airing in Iowa and Florida
12530.json	mostly-true	Last year, 244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm.	congress,crime,government-regulation,guns,homeland-security,public-safety,terrorism	charles-schumer	Senator	New York	democrat	2	2	2	3	0	a news conference
3105.json	mostly-true	Poll results from the past 35 years show that State of the Union speeches do not move presidential approval numbers.	history,polls,abc-news-week	matthew-dowd	Commentator	Texas	independent	0	0	2	4	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
10720.json	barely-true	Says Marco Rubio voted to deport young people known as Dreamers.	immigration,voting-record	people-american-way			none	2	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
1142.json	false	"There's no rationing in any of these bills."	health-care,abc-news-week	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	an appearance on ABC's "This Week"
8890.json	false	A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims who get an abortion.	abortion,crime,taxes,women	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	an email
6220.json	false	Obamacare puts the federal government between you and your doctor.	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	prepared remarks
9998.json	barely-true	The state-hired company that evaluates state-mandated student exams goes on Craigslist to get examiners to read our students essays.	education	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	a debate
9852.json	mostly-true	Pinnacle Overlook in Southwest Virginia is closer to eight other state capitals than to Richmond.	states	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a tweet.
2740.json	pants-fire	Dan Gelber: On the record against scholarships to help our needy children attend Jewish private schools.	education	committee-florida-education			none	0	0	0	0	1	a mailer
3045.json	half-true	Saturdays shootings reflect a disturbing trend. Mass shootings have become commonplace since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. There have been dozens of incidents where three or more people have been fatally wounded. Hundreds have died.	crime,criminal-justice,guns,pundits,abc-news-week	pierre-thomas	Senior justice correspondent for ABC News		none	1	0	1	0	0	a report on ABC News' "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
6859.json	half-true	Says tax revenues are the lowest they have been since World War II.	taxes	kurt-schrader	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	0	0	a newsletter.
5655.json	false	Says Barack Obamas health care law will be the biggest job-killer ever.	economy,health-care,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a "Fox and Friends" interview
1619.json	true	The cost to implement Florida's class size amendment so far has been "$16 billion."	education	don-gaetz	State Senator	Florida	republican	1	0	3	1	0	debate on the Senate floor.
980.json	false	Secretary Geithner has left the option on the table of abandoning the dollar for a multinational currency.	economy	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a press release.
10104.json	half-true	Says Scott Walker cut funding to local governments in Wisconsin, contributing to the second-largest increase in violent crime in the Midwest.	city-budget,city-government,county-budget,county-government,crime,state-budget	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a debate
6457.json	false	Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas.	jobs,message-machine-2012,stimulus	american-future-fund			organization	3	2	0	0	0	an advertisement
6348.json	false	FCAT tests account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year.	children,corrections-and-updates,education	gerard-robinson	Florida Department of Education Commissioner	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a written statement
4980.json	barely-true	Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61.	economy,jobs	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com
3370.json	half-true	The health care bill has six years of costs against 10 years of tax revenue.	health-care,taxes	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	an appearance on Fox News.
4496.json	pants-fire	Despite opposition from national Club for Growth, Club for Growth Wisconsin has endorsed him for U.S. Senate.	elections	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	an interview
1924.json	true	"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."	health-care	snooki			none	0	0	0	0	0	a video promo for "Jersey Shore"
13286.json	half-true	Says Sen. John McCain has taken more money from Wall Street than any other sitting senator.	campaign-finance	ann-kirkpatrick	U.S. House of Representatives	Arizona	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a U.S. Senate debate
10697.json	half-true	Just two weeks ago, Congressman Hurd quit his post on the House Committee on Small Business saying that he was unable to find the time to serve.	job-accomplishments,small-business,voting-record	pete-gallego	Former legislator and U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	2	0	an email blast
8820.json	mostly-true	Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldnt have passed without Mark Warners vote.	health-care,voting-record	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a web ad.
4254.json	mostly-true	Says Adam Hasners record includes requesting over $92.2 million in earmarks.	state-budget	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a Web post Aug. 1, 2011
8442.json	mostly-true	No one beta-tested healthcare.gov.	health-care,pundits,technology	sam-stein	Political Editor and White House Correspondent, Huffington Post	Washington, D.C.	journalist	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'
12062.json	mostly-true	Susie Lee and her husband own 17 homes across the country and use their private jet to take vacations, and invest in companies like Walmart, Halliburton and GEO Group.	candidates-biography	culinary-workers-union		Nevada	labor-leader	0	0	0	1	0	a letter sent to union members
4103.json	mostly-true	Says for the first time in the history of the United States, the government cut taxes during wartime	afghanistan,bush-administration,corrections-and-updates,iraq,taxes	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an interview on NPR’s “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin
8178.json	true	Says he sued Obamas EPA seven times.	energy,environment	barry-smitherman	Member, Texas Railroad Commission	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	1	a campaign video
11046.json	mostly-true	A working woman will earn $7.70 on $10.	income,labor,women,workers	tom-toles			none	0	0	0	1	0	an editorial cartoon
9475.json	barely-true	Even when all other state agencies took cuts, Gov. [Nathan] Deal increased education spending every year.	education	GaGOP			republican	2	1	1	0	0	press release
10392.json	mostly-true	Georgia is now the eighth most populous state in the nation, moving from the number 10 position in just four years.	census,economy	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	the governor's State of the State address
6867.json	mostly-true	Says Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton has accepted $42,000 from strip-club interests and $10,000 from local alcohol distributors.	campaign-finance,crime,criminal-justice	raymond-frank	Retiree	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an advertisement.
1040.json	true	President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent.	bankruptcy,market-regulation	michael-steele	chairman of the Republican National Committee	Maryland	republican	0	1	1	0	2	a press release.
13065.json	mostly-true	If upstate New York split from downstate the economic indicators of upstate New York would be among the lowest in the country.	economy,jobs	bob-duffy	President of the Rochester Business Alliance	New York	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed in the Rochester Business Journal
12903.json	false	Says that since lawmakers acted, we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts.	animals,recreation,sports	sid-miller	State agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	1	2	2	0	1	as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman
12040.json	mostly-true	When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to provide drivers licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said dont do it.	immigration	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic debate in Miami
1002.json	half-true	Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."	legal-issues	wayne-lapierre			none	3	1	3	1	0	a CPAC conference
5761.json	false	Gas prices have doubled because Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska. He gave millions of tax dollars to Solyndra, which then went bankrupt. And he blocked the Keystone pipeline. So we will all pay more at the pump.	climate-change,energy,gas-prices,message-machine-2012	american-energy-alliance			none	0	1	1	0	0	a television ad
1866.json	true	Californias credit rating is the worst in the country.	economy,message-machine,state-budget	jerry-brown		California	democrat	0	0	3	2	0	a video on his campaign website
6522.json	barely-true	The price of gasoline was at $1.85 a gallon when President Barack Obama took office and has since nearly doubled because of his policies	gas-prices	billboard			none	1	0	0	0	0	a billboard
2962.json	false	Says Lee Leffingwell has been mayor of Austin, Texas for about as long as Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska.	candidates-biography,pundits	paul-begala	Affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute	Texas	democrat	1	2	0	0	0	a TV interview.
6171.json	mostly-true	Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent.	education	albio-sires	Congressman	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech on the House floor
3714.json	barely-true	Gov. (Scott) Walker has yet to create a job, he gives away millions to his friends, and he raises taxes on working people.	job-accomplishments,jobs,taxes	lena-taylor	State Senator, District 4	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	1	1	a news release
9798.json	false	Because of President Barack Obamas failure to push job creation, the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate.	criminal-justice,jobs	lou-dobbs			none	1	2	0	1	0	comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom"
6134.json	half-true	70 percent of the people who voted on June 5, 2012, just didnt feel comfortable with the recall of the governor, weakening any idea that Wisconsin is fully behind this Walker agenda.	elections,polls,voting-record	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	a speech
10244.json	pants-fire	A sign in Dearborn, Mich., for the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America says, Allah be praised. America we will kill you all and nothing you can do to stop it.	religion,terrorism	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
9530.json	pants-fire	Obama regime planned the influx of illegal alien children at the border.	children,immigration	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show"
11068.json	half-true	134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years.	crime,immigration	hans-von-spakovsky			republican	0	0	1	0	0	an article on the Heritage Foundation website
4657.json	mostly-true	Says if you are shot in the city of Newark, you have over an 80 percent chance that youve been arrested before an average of 10 times.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a radio interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”
3265.json	barely-true	When it comes to taking cuts in tough budget times, Wisconsin state workers havent had to sacrifice.	labor,state-budget	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a television ad
12896.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump has been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our Western European allies.	nuclear	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign ad
777.json	mostly-true	McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators... that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Web site
5069.json	false	Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldnt build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.	labor,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a video ad
7923.json	true	Since Newtown, more people have died at the end of a gun than we have lost in Afghanistan.	guns	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a tweet from Barack Obama's Twitter feed
12094.json	false	The Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Va. is the largest winery on the East Coast.	economy,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a news conference
10444.json	true	Only 18 percent of jobs are accessible by transit for metro Atlanta residents. 33 percent for those living in the city.	economy,transportation	keith-parker	General Manager, MARTA	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a Twitter post
8624.json	pants-fire	Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare.	foreign-policy,health-care,religion	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a tweet
98.json	true	"With those first principles, it allowed a fellow like me to get in his truck and go from one end of the state to the other; started 20 points down and wound up 20 points ahead on election night."	elections	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	Washington, D.C.
3547.json	half-true	I have the No. 1 show on NBC.	candidates-biography,pop-culture	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on NBC's "Today" show
12096.json	barely-true	Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because he didnt understand the charge.	criminal-justice	wisconsin-alliance-reform			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
10043.json	pants-fire	According to a government supplier of emergency products, the Disaster Assistance Response Team was told to be prepared to be activated in the month of October for an outbreak of Ebola.	ebola,government-efficiency,public-safety	morgan-brittany			republican	0	0	0	0	1	an article on the WND website
691.json	true	"That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay."	transportation	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech in St. Paul, Minn.
3358.json	half-true	Thirty-five states have accepted high-speed intercity rail money.	stimulus,transportation	raymond-lahood	Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation	Illinois	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a speech to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
10714.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton completely ignored dozens and dozens of requests for more security for the Benghazi consulate.	candidates-biography,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
11981.json	half-true	There is no evidence to support the claim that Guantanamo is used as a recruiting tool for terrorists.	terrorism	joe-heck	Congressman	Nevada	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a press release
5501.json	barely-true	Says Obama has doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office	bush-administration,economy,jobs,stimulus	gerry-connolly	U.S. Representative	Virginia	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	a TV interview
3769.json	false	On supporting the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan	federal-budget,medicare	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	comments in various media outlets
11581.json	barely-true	When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history.	economy,state-budget	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a TV interview.
10973.json	half-true	My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was largely unheard of for a Republican.	elections	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
6309.json	pants-fire	Obamacarerepresents the largest tax increase in the history of the world.	health-care,history,taxes	charlotte-bergmann	Candidate	Tennessee	republican	0	2	0	0	1	an email newsletter.
527.json	true	John McCain opposed bankruptcy protections for families "who were only in bankruptcy because of medical expenses they couldn't pay."	bankruptcy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Chicago, Ill.
4641.json	half-true	Even a 100 percent tax on millionaires would only fund four months of government operations, failing to seriously address budget deficits and debt.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a television interview
9466.json	mostly-true	Thousands of Westerners and Americans are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq.	homeland-security,iraq,islam,military,terrorism	mike-rogers	national security commentator for CNN	Michigan	republican	1	1	1	2	1	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
5436.json	false	Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution.	legal-issues,supreme-court	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech 
12634.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia.	foreign-policy	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	an interview on "Meet the Press"
1624.json	true	"Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years."	federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an op-ed in the Des Moines Register
697.json	half-true	"I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	St. Paul, Minn.
2300.json	mostly-true	The IRS filed an $11,000 lien against (Allen) West for back taxes. Three liens were placed on his home for unpaid bills, and a judge ordered West to pay over $5,000 for past due credit card bills.	candidates-biography,message-machine	ron-klein		Florida	democrat	0	2	0	1	0	a campaign TV advertisement.
5861.json	false	Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.	city-government,government-regulation,message-machine-2012,market-regulation,water	eileen-brady			democrat	0	2	0	1	0	a debate 
8668.json	half-true	Says he would have almost twice the actual experience practicing law Greg Abbott did on becoming attorney general of Texas.	candidates-biography	sam-houston			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign web page
7068.json	half-true	Gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan supported 33 tax and fee increases as Senate Majority Leader.	taxes	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	an ad titled “Hiding”
5888.json	false	Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a Rick Perry Republican lobbyist.	candidates-biography	bill-spelman	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
5321.json	true	If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent.	economy,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012
8394.json	true	A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.	debt,federal-budget	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	as quoted in a newspaper article
9951.json	half-true	Says Scott Walker cut taxes for the wealthiest and raised taxes on 140,000 Wisconsin families.	housing,income,message-machine-2014,poverty,taxes	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a TV ad
9300.json	half-true	If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, you get out of poverty.	children,economy,families,jobs,poverty	charles-schumer	Senator	New York	democrat	2	2	2	3	0	an interview on MSNBC
13388.json	half-true	In one Colorado hospital, 50 percent of newborns tested had marijuana in their system.	marijuana	arizonans-responsible-drug-policy			none	1	0	1	0	0	a political advertisement
6549.json	half-true	Republicans included the Akin amendment in the Republican Party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims.	abortion,message-machine-2012	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a Tampa Bay Times op-ed
4059.json	false	Says that under City Council Member Randi Shade, Austin had the highest city debt per person in Texas.	city-budget,city-government	better-austin-today-political-action-committee			none	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
7260.json	true	Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administrations projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy.	state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	State of the State address
1590.json	true	Because of a local version of Amendment 4, the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills.	economy,florida-amendments,taxes	citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	1	an Internet ad.
1101.json	mostly-true	Doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, (and) AARP say that health reform makes sense to do.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech on health care reform
365.json	pants-fire	"Barack Obama loves Che Guevara."	history	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.
6525.json	barely-true	Says Betty Sutton and House Democrats gutted Medicare by $741 billion to pay for Obamacare.	health-care,medicare	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a campaign email
8325.json	half-true	One out of four corporations doesnt pay a nickel in (federal income) taxes.	taxes	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a segment of CNN's "Crossfire"
8481.json	pants-fire	Were one of the only communities in the country that didnt lose population in the last census.	population	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a speech
2786.json	half-true	I had five of my citizens that were killed last week because of border security problems.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview on The Daily Show
1097.json	mostly-true	There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama.	economy,stimulus	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	a statement on the House floor.
12911.json	pants-fire	Says the U.S. election system is rigged.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	multiple speeches and interviews
8959.json	half-true	Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot.	environment	gordon-challstrom	Gubernatorial candidate	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign website statement
5539.json	pants-fire	This (Independent Payment Advisory Board) board can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments so Washington can fund more wasteful spending.	health-care,medicare,retirement	pat-boone	spokesman for the 60 Plus Association		none	0	1	0	0	2	a television ad
10368.json	false	The cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys have entertained more troops in the world than Bob Hope.	corrections-and-updates,military	jerry-jones	Owner, president, general manager, Dallas Cowboys	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	1	an interview with ESPN aired Jan. 9, 2015
3784.json	half-true	Scary fact about our national debt. In 1791 it was $75 million. Today, it rises by that amount in about an hour.	federal-budget	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a tweet
6001.json	mostly-true	Says he earned the highest possible credit ratings as state treasurer.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign commercial
10758.json	barely-true	Fifteen years ago, you couldnt even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood.	candidates-biography,urban	sabino-pio-renteria	District 3 member, Austin City Council	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	a cover story in the Austin Chronicle
5263.json	barely-true	Romneycare is a top-down, government-run health care system.	health-care	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential primary debate
9179.json	true	The Capitol rotunda was actually made to invite the people in and to accommodate protests.	legal-issues	chris-taylor			democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a video
721.json	barely-true	"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."	economy,housing,market-regulation	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on CNN's "American Morning"
7690.json	pants-fire	Says he has yet to get a response from Barack Obama to his August 2010 letter making border security requests.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview on CNN.
11389.json	mostly-true	More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty.	guns	nicholas-kristof			none	0	1	0	2	0	a New York Times op-ed
2858.json	half-true	The health care reform law reduces the deficit by nearly $1.2 trillion over the next two decades.	deficit,economy,health-care	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	in a news release.
10713.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress.	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
10193.json	false	Over 214,000 doctors opt out of Obamacare exchanges.	health-care	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
4155.json	barely-true	The 2011-13 state budget cuts overall funding for public schools by $1.6 billion	education,state-budget,taxes	jennifer-shilling	State Assembly member, 95th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a statement on her legislative website
12055.json	mostly-true	Americans havent had a raise in 15 years.	income	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Hillary for America ad
9701.json	false	Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met.	jobs,state-budget	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a news release
963.json	mostly-true	"We had bipartisan legislation that got through the Senate" that would have prevented bonuses like AIG's "and then somehow mysteriously disappeared."	corporations,economy	ron-wyden	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show
3115.json	true	The United States has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world.	corporations,economy,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
290.json	mostly-true	"Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository."	ethics	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Las Vegas
1451.json	pants-fire	Bill White is discriminating. Hes taking jobs from African Americans and giving them to his friends.	diversity	farouk-shami	Businessman	Texas	democrat	1	2	2	0	1	a Dallas press conference
7478.json	false	A legacy of taxing and borrowing crippled the economy we inherited two years ago.	corrections-and-updates,economy,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State speech
11935.json	mostly-true	The Arizona State Board of Educations failure to report teachers whose certifications have been revoked or suspended ... resulted in the death of a student.	education	diane-douglas	State Superintendent of Public Instruction		education-official	0	0	0	1	0	remarks made during a state Senate Education Committee meeting.
2022.json	half-true	"Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law.	immigration	jan-brewer		Arizona	republican	3	1	1	0	1	a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren
1852.json	true	Charlie Crist "bizarrely vetoed" $9.7 million for a teaching hospital at the University of Florida "despite having previously argued the budget request had merit."	health-care,state-budget	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments on his campaign website
4762.json	barely-true	Obama creates new tax on Christmas trees, fees get passed on to consumers.	agriculture,taxes	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	tweet and blogs
12901.json	pants-fire	That 59 divisions in Philly had no votes for Romney in 2012 is (a) mathematical and statistical impossibility.	elections	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	various websites
11944.json	mostly-true	About 70 percentof Republicans nationwide ...dont think Donald Trump is the right guy to take on Hillary Clinton in November.	elections,polls	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on "Meet the Press"
8848.json	false	Says Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush.	pundits	marc-thiessen			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a broadcast of Fox News' "The Kelly File"
8027.json	barely-true	Women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job.	jobs,women,workers	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a video.
12872.json	false	Donald Trump says all Mexicans are rapists.	immigration	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech.
1585.json	mostly-true	"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that the Democrats have to pass their terrible health care bill so that the American people can actually find out what's in it."	health-care	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	an e-mail blast
3417.json	false	2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama.	campaign-finance,elections	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a political advertisement
7804.json	barely-true	Says Texas high school graduates must pass Algebra II to be eligible for automatic admission to states public universities.	education	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	an opinion column.
9696.json	mostly-true	Israel in the last three weeks haskilled more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006.	children,foreign-policy,israel,military	jake-tapper	Host of CNN's "The Lead"		journalist	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CNN
1546.json	mostly-true	"Our graduation rate is the highest it's ever been."	education	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	his State of the State address
10305.json	barely-true	Terrorist detainees were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,terrorism	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	an interview on Fox News
13219.json	mostly-true	Says Patrick Murphy supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense.	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a campaign mailer
8739.json	mostly-true	There are many studies that indicate that the longer people get unemployment insurance, it provides some disincentive to work.	economy,workers	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
9040.json	false	Says Mary Burkes 2007-09 state budget had a tax hike of $1.8 billion -- costing every man, woman and child in the state an extra $310.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a website ad
6149.json	true	Under current law, if you go on a dating website and you say youre 32 and youre actually 42, youve committed a misdemeanor.	legal-issues,pop-culture,technology	christopher-blazejewski	Rhode Island State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House (which was transmitted electronically)
7824.json	true	The proposed raises for the Norcross City Council would put it in line with other liked-sized communities.	city-budget,city-government	norcross-city-council		Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	an article
3505.json	true	There has never been a death caused by a [commercial nuclear] reactor in the United States, even when Three Mile Island failed in the 1970s.	nuclear	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a YouTube.com video
408.json	true	Obama spent "40 percent of the PAC money, 43 percent to be exact, on Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina politicians."	ethics	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	an interview with the mtvU editorial board
1429.json	mostly-true	"For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."	ethics,legal-issues,transparency	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a State of the Union speech
7358.json	true	Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas.	education,pundits	sacramento-bee-editorial-board			none	1	0	1	1	0	an editorial.
12887.json	false	The climate hasnt warmed in quite a few years. That is proven scientifically.	climate-change,environment,weather	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an interview
6632.json	true	Says Bruce Springsteen played in 1975 at Seton Hall University in South Orange at Walsh gym.	pop-culture	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2898.json	half-true	In the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university.	economy,education	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	a Web post.
9171.json	false	A North Carolina study proves that probably over a million people voted twice in (the 2012) election.	elections	dick-morris			none	0	2	0	0	0	in a broadcast of Fox News' "Hannity"
2033.json	false	Tarpon Springs takes its homeless to St. Petersburg.	poverty,urban	leslie-curran			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a city council meeting
2208.json	true	The overall fact about illegal immigration is that its not actually getting worse.	immigration,pundits	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	"The Rachel Maddow Show"
11163.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton has been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight.	candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
9895.json	true	More people are apprehended after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border a week than are born in Texas each week.	children,immigration,population	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	an interview with Laura Ingraham
3801.json	true	For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.	deficit,economy	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	an interview.
303.json	true	"While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
4747.json	half-true	The United States sends $300 billion -- half our trade deficit -- overseas for oil to unstable and unfriendly regimes.	energy,new-hampshire-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a speech on energy policy at University of New Hampshire
12498.json	half-true	Our population has grown from about 1 million in the 1970s to almost 7 million today.	population	video		Georgia 	none	0	0	1	0	0	Super Bowl bid
7791.json	mostly-true	Says its estimated that 300 babies a year are sent home from the hospital with an unrecognized congenital heart defect; it is the most common birth defect in America.	children,health-care,public-health	robert-deuell	Physician	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate.
3459.json	half-true	Since President Obama took office, gas prices have gone up 67 percent.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,gas-prices	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a Twitter post
9105.json	mostly-true	Rick Scott tried to slash school funding by $3.3 billion.	education,state-budget	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	his campaign website
1099.json	pants-fire	The health care reform bill would make it mandatory absolutely require that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session that will tell them how to end their life sooner.	health-care	betsy-mccaughey			republican	0	0	0	0	2	on the Fred Thompson radio show
6177.json	barely-true	Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, its still 22 percent higher.	income,state-budget,unions	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a radio interview
2929.json	false	When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, it only affected widows and orphans, and when Medicare began, it was a small program.	children,disability,health-care,history,medicare,social-security	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
4190.json	true	The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office.	deficit,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a televised address
2446.json	half-true	We paid down the debt for four years -- paid down $600 billion on the national debt.	federal-budget	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3669.json	half-true	A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies.	corporations,energy	dan-boren	U.S. Representative	Oklahoma	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on Fox News
11833.json	mostly-true	As part of legislative fights over abortion rights,Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape.	abortion,corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,women	emilys-list			organization	1	0	3	2	0	a fundraising email
6929.json	half-true	An Army report stated Allen West performed illegal acts, merited court martial, faced 11 years in prison.	candidates-biography,crime,iraq,military	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	an ad
7350.json	mostly-true	Says each year approximately 30,000 people in the United States die as a result of gunfire, and about 80,000 people are wounded.	guns	joyce-beatty	Member of Congress	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a floor speech in the House of Representatives
7581.json	half-true	In this city, there hasnt been a stadium thats lasted more than 27 years.	city-government,sports	cleta-winslow	Atlanta City Councilwoman		none	0	0	1	0	0	a meeting
12573.json	mostly-true	When he served as governor, Schwarzenegger preserved more land than any other gubernatorial administration in Californias history.	environment	bonnie-reiss	Global Director at USC Schwarzenegger Institute	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper column.
1656.json	half-true	More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. Thats significantly higher than alcohol.	crime,marijuana,transportation	gil-kerlikowske	Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy	Washington state	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
4385.json	pants-fire	Says Florida U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson are Socialists.	patriotism	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	various web pages
11450.json	mostly-true	Rep. Peter Petrarca voted on two pieces of legislation that helped auto body shops ... and at that point I think there is a conflict of interest.	economy,ethics	gregory-j-costantino		Rhode island	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a television interview
11128.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton refuses to testify before Congress about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.	foreign-policy,terrorism	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
3908.json	false	Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson appears to endorse world government.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	gop-critics			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a web news story
734.json	mostly-true	Obama says McCain went to Bermuda and "pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a television ad
7363.json	mostly-true	Says Texas is last in mental health expenditures.	health-care,pundits	sacramento-bee-editorial-board			none	1	0	1	1	0	an editorial
13154.json	false	Says Rob Portman even voted to allow people on the terrorism watch list to buy guns.	corrections-and-updates,guns,terrorism	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a campaign ad
3802.json	mostly-true	Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas requests for fire management assisting grants.	natural-disasters	jay-carney	White House press secretary	District of Columbia	none	2	2	1	2	0	a press gaggle
6269.json	mostly-true	Says federal debt doubled during the Bush administration.	debt,federal-budget	paul-sadler	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	1	a debate of Democratic primary runoff candidates for U.S. Senate in Dallas
977.json	pants-fire	"The administration raises revenue for nationalized health care through a series of new taxes, including a light switch tax that would cost every American household $3,128 a year."	taxes	house-republicans			republican	0	3	4	0	1	a press release and Web post
8211.json	mostly-true	Offshore wind power is significantly less expensive than solar energy.	energy,environment	jeffrey-grybowski	CEO of Deepwater Wind	Rhode Island	business-leader	0	0	0	1	0	a television interview
9249.json	pants-fire	The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land (in the Western states).	legal-issues,states	andrew-napolitano	judge		republican	3	0	2	0	3	an interview on "Hannity"
7975.json	mostly-true	Says $800,000 cost of Texas special legislative session would pay for 1.6 million condoms, 90,000 months of the pill or 20 full-time sexual health educators.	abortion	sarah-ponder	Austinite	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a rally at the state Capitol
13435.json	mostly-true	(Deborah) Ross defends those who want to burn the American flag, and even called efforts to ban flag-burning ridiculous, yet refused to help a disabled veteran fly the flag.	legal-issues,military,campaign-advertising,patriotism,veterans	senate-leadership-fund			republican	0	0	1	1	0	a TV ad
10791.json	half-true	Texas agriculture is at 98 percent efficiency in water use and just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it.	agriculture,water	sid-miller	State agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	1	2	2	0	1	a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune
18.json	mostly-true	An estimated 56 million Americans don't have bank accounts.	economy	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	New York City.
4663.json	half-true	Our president has labeled Americans as soft.	economy	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an online video
9478.json	false	ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was released by Obama in 2009.	iraq,terrorism	jeanine-pirro	Fox News legal analyst	New York	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a broadcast on Fox News
7668.json	true	The NRA used to support expanded background checks.	guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks in the White House Rose Garden
146.json	half-true	"Going to public financing really disadvantages Democrats because you're not able to raise funds between the day you win the primaries and the time you're officially nominated."	elections	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	an interview on CNN
5476.json	mostly-true	[E]mployment in Gwinnett is up more than 3 percent over last year, and unemployment is the lowest of the five core metro counties.	economy,jobs	charlotte-nash		Georgia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a speech
9258.json	barely-true	The average minimum wage worker is 35 years old.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a weekly address
2416.json	pants-fire	Ive been outspent by my opponents every time Ive run for U.S. Senate.	campaign-finance	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a TV interview and multiple other sources
12329.json	false	In the history of Republican primaries, Ive gotten the most votes in the history of the Republican party.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the California Republican Party Convention
1595.json	pants-fire	"The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote,the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse."	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	jd-hayworth		Arizona	republican	0	1	1	1	2	a radio interview
1632.json	barely-true	The federal health care plan "costs Texas taxpayers $2.4 billion per year."	health-care,state-budget	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a press release
9647.json	false	When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were skyrocketing.	energy,taxes	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a campaign ad
4218.json	mostly-true	Social Security didnt cause the debt crisis. Social Security had nothing to do with the debt crisis.	deficit,economy,social-security	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a speech in the House of Representatives
6752.json	true	Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives weve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare for getting rid of cap and trade for building the Keystone Pipeline.	bipartisanship,climate-change,congress,congressional-rules,voting-record	marsha-blackburn	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	republican	2	2	1	0	0	an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS
6619.json	false	We will spend $100 billion in Afghanistan this year, fixing roads, building bridges, training police officers, and more, [and] cutting the same things in our own country.	afghanistan,deficit,federal-budget,infrastructure,military	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a TV debate
3226.json	barely-true	The war in Iraq was a major factor in blowing the top off the price of oil.	energy	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	a committee hearing.
10974.json	barely-true	This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesnt happen in other places with this kind of frequency.	corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at the White House
6404.json	pants-fire	Says Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years.	candidates-biography,taxes	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	an interview with the Huffington Post
1276.json	barely-true	A "massive" federal computer network will make your medical records available to "millions of people" with a "complete lack of privacy and confidentiality," while doctors and hospitals who don't take part face "stiff penalties."	health-care,privacy,technology	senior-citizens-league	advocacy group for senior citizens	Virginia	none	1	1	0	0	0	a letter to members
5382.json	true	Wrong precinct rules exacerbate our provisional ballot problems (and) HB 194 does nothing to solve the wrong-precinct problem.	elections	kathleen-clyde	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an email
13310.json	true	Says Donald Trump used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower.	candidates-biography,immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in a debate
10660.json	pants-fire	Says Gov. Scott Walker has been rated Americas most factually-challenged politician.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments,polls	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a website post
2318.json	true	Sharron Angle would eliminate the Department of Education.	education,legal-issues,message-machine,states	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a campaign commercial
3318.json	mostly-true	An illegal immigrant who gains admission at a public college takes class space away from students who are legal residents.	education,immigration	don-balfour			republican	0	0	0	2	0	a committee hearing
2042.json	false	On whether BPs $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is a slush fund.	energy,environment,oil-spill	sharron-angle	Republican nominee for Nevada U.S. Senate seat	Nevada	republican	3	1	1	0	0	a local radio interview
9279.json	false	On in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.	education,immigration	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	interviews and news releases
12406.json	pants-fire	Says Jacky Rosen has refused to tell us whether she supports Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.	elections	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	an automated call
7151.json	true	The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October.	economy	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a newspaper interview
1157.json	half-true	"Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud."	health-care,medicare	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren
3373.json	barely-true	In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog.	federal-budget,social-security	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
5738.json	barely-true	Says Sen. Bill Nelson voted to spend $144,541 to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine.	drugs,federal-budget,message-machine-2012,stimulus,10-news-tampa-bay	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	a television ad
1447.json	false	"What were the old annual deficits under Republicans have now become the monthly deficits under Democrats."	federal-budget,stimulus	jeb-hensarling	U.S. Congressman	Texas	republican	0	2	1	0	1	a Republican retreat in Baltimore
8937.json	mostly-true	Says(President) Reagans second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm.	history,weather	peggy-noonan	Columnist, Wall Street Journal		journalist	0	0	0	1	0	a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
7088.json	true	Says a poll shows that without a name attached, Democrats are just one point behind Gov. John Kasich.	elections,polls	chris-redfern	Chairman of the  Ohio Democratic Party	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	4	0	a news conference
1317.json	half-true	There were more people at the Air and Space Museum than at a rally against the health care bills.	health-care,pundits	bob-beckel	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	Sean Hannity's show on Fox News
4362.json	half-true	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals estimates 200 animals will be spared annually as the result of former President Bill Clinton adopting a vegan diet.	animals	people-ethical-treatment-animals			none	0	0	2	0	0	an article
5000.json	pants-fire	Says Texas did not bail out a loan program he oversaw as state agriculture commissioner.	agriculture,candidates-biography	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	Fox News Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
11206.json	false	We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country.	health-care	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
8919.json	false	On repealing the 17th Amendment	debates,elections,states	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a debate
6613.json	half-true	Says Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment.	workers	democratic-party-oregon	political party	Oregon	democrat	1	1	2	0	0	a press release.
8140.json	half-true	We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesnt support any of these ideas.	environment,financial-regulation,government-regulation,privacy	rush-holt			democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad
12641.json	pants-fire	Says while serving in the city council, Rachel Zenzinger voted to use tax dollars to take a taxpayer-funded junket to China.	ethics	colorado-citizens-accountable-government			none	0	0	0	0	2	a political mailer 
5402.json	mostly-true	The governor is trying to take credit for recent actions taken by these companies. The problem is that for all three companies, the decision to move or stay in New Jersey happened before Chris Christie became governor.	corporations	new-jersey-senate-democrats	State Senators	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
10323.json	true	My property taxes went down largely because my technical college portion went down 35.5% because of the money we put in at state.	taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
4643.json	half-true	Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perrys watch.	jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign video.
743.json	mostly-true	"He has asked for $932-million of earmark pork-barrel spending, nearly a million dollars for every day that hes been in the United States Senate."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	in debate in Oxford, Miss.
1965.json	mostly-true	Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States."	energy,environment,oil-spill	mary-landrieu	U.S. Senator	Louisiana	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	comments on 'Meet The Press'
7398.json	false	Lots of studies seem to indicate that minors find it very easy to get marijuana, easier than to get alcohol.	Alcohol,children,drugs,marijuana	edith-ajello	Rhode Island State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with The Providence Journal
12413.json	mostly-true	The geography of poverty has changed fundamentally in the last 15 years, with more of it concentrated in fragile and conflict states.	foreign-policy	david-miliband			none	0	0	0	1	0	a panel discussion
13318.json	half-true	Russia has tremendous numbers of nuclear warheads 1,800, by the way where they expanded, and we didnt.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third presidential debate
4024.json	mostly-true	For every dollar we invest in Head Start, we get $5 to $7 back into our economy.	children,federal-budget	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	an interview on Fox News
5755.json	false	Says President Obamas decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump.	climate-change,economy,energy,gas-prices	mike-dovilla	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a letter to the editor
435.json	true	Says she is the subject of 60 books.	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a forum on faith-related issues at Messiah College in Grantham, Penn.
5518.json	half-true	Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors That approach that Republicans are using is working.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a debate.
4433.json	true	In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that by any measure Social Security has been a failure.	social-security	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa
4656.json	pants-fire	The stimulus created zero jobs.	jobs,stimulus	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a web ad.
9170.json	false	The health care law reduces the number of uninsured in America by 3 percent for how much money? $2 trillion.	federal-budget,health-care	john-e-sununu	Pundit	New Hampshire	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a panel on "Meet the Press"
1077.json	false	"We import more oil today than ever before."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a newspaper interview
11564.json	true	Will Hurd tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record.	bipartisanship,congress,redistricting,voting-record	pete-gallego	Former legislator and U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	2	0	a blog post by the Texas Tribune
8530.json	mostly-true	Says Chris Christie vetoed Planned Parenthood funding five times over the course of his governorship.	abortion,women	hilary-rosen			democrat	0	0	0	2	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
11029.json	true	Greece is not a big economy. Its about the size of metropolitan Miami.	economy,foreign-policy	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
12460.json	mostly-true	Ive cut the budget of the (lieutenant governors) office by more than half.	state-budget	carlos-lopez-cantera	lieutenant governor	Florida	republican	0	0	0	2	0	in an interview with Fox 13 
2065.json	true	Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children.	federal-budget	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Fox News interview
10539.json	true	Cigarette butts poison babies and small children because of the nicotine in them.	children,environment,public-health	karina-wood	Policy director, the American Lung Association	Rhode Island	organization	0	0	0	0	0	testimony before the R.I. Senate Judiciary Committee
11688.json	barely-true	One of the things I would immediately do is bring back the warrior class -- Petraeus, McChrystal, Mattis, Keane, Flynn. ... Every one was retired early because they told President Obama things that he didnt want to hear.	military	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a GOP debate on CNN
3273.json	pants-fire	Says under his budget-repair bill, collective bargaining is fully intact.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio interview
10465.json	true	Since I took office, over 319,000 new private sector jobs have been created in Georgia with nearly 93,000 of those coming in the past 12 months.	economy,jobs	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	the governor's State of the State address
78.json	mostly-true	"And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..."	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Washington, DC.
10600.json	half-true	Today in Selma, Ala., the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites.	diversity,history,income,poverty	henry-sanders	State senator	Alabama	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press"
13359.json	false	Says President Obama was proposing pinprick strikes for military intervention in Syria.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,military	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a U.S. Senate debate
12110.json	false	Says there are no political prisoners in Cuba.	human-rights	raul-castro	President of Cuba		none	0	1	0	0	0	a press conference in Havana
6804.json	pants-fire	Says Illinois Democrat David Gill would end Medicare.	health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign commercial
129.json	true	"First, he said he would leave residual forces in Iraq, and now he says he wouldn't."	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	
7219.json	half-true	Says last year the graduation rate for our combined six-district footprint jumped 5.5 percent.	education	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	a term review document.
1029.json	mostly-true	President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'	military	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	a speech at the American Enterprise Institute
11312.json	mostly-true	When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no.	campaign-finance,gambling	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	the CNN debate
12888.json	half-true	Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is among the lowest in the country.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	edward-flynn			none	1	0	3	2	0	a news conference
179.json	true	"When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Las Vegas
8448.json	mostly-true	Says Barbara Buono voted to raise her own pay 40 percent.	state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a gubernatorial campaign TV ad
7471.json	barely-true	Says Texas has the most uninsured people of any state -- 6 million.	health-care	garnet-coleman	president, ceo of Apartments for America, Inc.	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	0	1	an interview for WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics."
11836.json	mostly-true	Ill be running against a career politician.	candidates-biography	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a television interview
7024.json	true	Says Multnomah County libraries are open 44 hours per week the lowest of any library in the four-county region.	taxes	libraries-yes-committee		Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
10832.json	true	Says Mike Huckabee appeared in diabetes infomercials to endorse cures and treatments that no health agency supports.	candidates-biography,health-care,science	ron-fournier	National Journal senior political columnist and editorial director		columnist	0	0	0	0	0	a pundit panel on "Face the Nation"
1854.json	false	Says EPA regulation of greenhouse gases will endanger 575 Texas dairy facilities, 58 swine operations, 1,300 corn farms and 28,000 beef cattle operations.	energy,environment	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	a campaign Web post
10704.json	pants-fire	Facebook has unveiled new rules to stop their users from creatingposts related in any way to religion.	religion,technology	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	posts on social media
13436.json	pants-fire	The Democrats are very sly. (in New Hampshire) we have same day voter registration, and to be honest, when Massachusetts elections are not very close, theyre busing them in all over the place.	elections,states	chris-sununu	Executive Councilor	New Hampshire	republican	0	1	1	0	1	a radio interview 
12338.json	half-true	California has added twice as many jobs as Florida over the past year.	economy,jobs	jerry-brown		California	democrat	0	0	3	2	0	a statement 
11062.json	mostly-true	In the past two years in Congress, Ive written more bills, passed more amendments on the floor of the House and enacted more of my bills into law than any other member of the House.	congress	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an announcement video
11973.json	barely-true	Says Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty claims to have taken a pay cut, but for 2016, he voted to raise his salary by 19.6 percent.	candidates-biography,county-budget	jason-nassour	Attorney, businessman	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a Facebook post
8670.json	false	The Employment Non-Discrimination Act discriminates against Christian daycare, Christian parents, Christian business owners, and the rights of religious freedom.	gays-and-lesbians,religion,workers	traditional-values-coalition		Washington, D.C.	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a fundraising email
310.json	true	"Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent."	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Boca Raton.
10703.json	mostly-true	Irans defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion.	foreign-policy,nuclear	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with the 'New York Times.'
9665.json	half-true	Brookhaven homeowners pay hundreds of dollars less in property taxes compared with owners of the same-value homes in unincorporated DeKalb County.	taxes	city-brookhaven			none	0	0	1	0	0	a city mailer
12863.json	true	The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country.	environment,public-health	josh-earnest	White House press secretary		democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a White House press briefing
8029.json	half-true	Says health insurance premiums will rise under Obamacare.	health-care	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a television ad
12183.json	mostly-true	Says Erv Nelson voted yes on the pro-amnesty SJR 21, a bill urgingCongress to provide citizenship for those residing illegally in our country.	immigration	victoria-seaman		Nevada	republican	0	0	0	1	0	in campaign literature distributed at a candidate forum
8362.json	mostly-true	Virginia is the number one state per capita in screening out people with mental illness from gun purchases.	guns	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a debate.
12325.json	half-true	Missouri is the state with the lowest paid workers.	economy,jobs,poverty,workers	kiki-curls	Missouri state senator	Missouri	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	following a Missouri Senate Budget Committee hearing
9420.json	mostly-true	The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck. But unlike car owners, students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates.	education,federal-budget,financial-regulation	pete-gallego	Former legislator and U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	2	0	an email blast
7279.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Scotts proposal for election reform only mandates 48 hours of early voting.	elections	pink-slip-rick		Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	1	social media posts
3007.json	half-true	On whether the state should ramp up borrowing to build roads.	transportation	ward-armstrong	Minority leader, House of Delegates	Virginia	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a news release.
11877.json	mostly-true	People think AIDS is done --its not done.	public-health	bono			none	0	0	1	1	0	an interview with the "Irish Times"
7995.json	half-true	Electricity rates are 40 percent higher in states that have required utility companies to use a certain amount of renewable energy such as solar power.	energy	americans-prosperity-georgia-chapter			none	0	0	2	1	0	an email
7732.json	mostly-true	South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry.	immigration,jobs	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	a Senate hearing
12044.json	true	When the City and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invested $5 million in Hunting Park, crime went down 89 percent within a half mile radius of the park over the next three years.	public-safety	jim-kenney	Philadelphia Mayor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a budget address to City Council
8501.json	mostly-true	On day one, six people were able to sign up for health insurance through the federal marketplace.	health-care	jan-crawford	Political correspondent, CBS News		journalist	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
11737.json	true	Lets start with the premise that Rhode Island already has one of the 10 strictest [gun laws] amongst all the states.	guns	nicholas-mattiello	Speaker of the House	Rhode Island	democrat	0	3	0	0	0	newspaper story
12262.json	barely-true	Says that in her speech to the pro-Israel group AIPAC, Hillary Clinton had one line on the Palestinian people.	foreign-policy,israel	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
7252.json	true	Says in our region, 2011 was worst drought year ever recorded.	environment,water,weather	kirk-watson	lawyer	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	an opinion piece in the Austin American-Statesman
3164.json	false	In the 1980s, The lowest income people had the biggest gains.	economy,history,income,pundits,taxes	steve-moore			none	1	1	1	0	0	HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
12462.json	half-true	Florida has issued more than 3 million conceal carry permits in the past 30 years. Only 168 have been revoked.	guns	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech to the NRA
9370.json	false	For every one job created under the Obama administration, 75 people went on food stamps.	economy,hunger,jobs,poverty	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
5103.json	barely-true	Says that after she declared her candidacy for Congress, the redistricting process was manipulated to allow incumbent politicians to guarantee their re-election.	elections,redistricting	nina-turner	State senator	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
13415.json	half-true	Says Chris Koster opposes right-to-work efforts because he has taken $8 million from union bosses.	campaign-finance,workers	eric-greitens	gubernatorial candidate	Missouri	republican	1	1	2	1	0	a press release
11239.json	half-true	Says Bush Jr. handed Obama a $1.4 trillion deficit and Obama reduced Bush Jr.s deficit to just $492 billion.	deficit	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a meme first posted on Facebook
10569.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obama made unilateral changes to Obamacare 38 times.	health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
9081.json	barely-true	Broward Countys unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is the lowest in Florida.	economy,jobs	barbara-sharief	Broward County Mayor and District 8 Commissioner	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech in Davie, Fla.
8660.json	half-true	Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire stations to cut service or close entirely!	corrections-and-updates,health-care,public-safety	generation-opportunity	advocacy group	Virginia	none	0	0	1	0	0	a Facebook post
6208.json	barely-true	The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is a self-funded pension plan and its the money of the workers that funds it.	pensions,state-budget,state-finances,states	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a radio appearance
10558.json	barely-true	Ninety-five percent of the money used for union-operated worker training centers comes from employers.	labor	kurt-bauer	President of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Wisconsin	none	1	0	0	0	0	a panel discussion
937.json	true	If we got solar energy from an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself, to provide 100 percent of all the electricity needs for the United States of America in a full year.	environment	al-gore	cofounder of Generation Investment Management and Current TV, visiting professor and author	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a Senate committee hearing
10790.json	barely-true	I helped pass what, if enacted, would be the largest tax cut in Texas history through the State Senate.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	van-taylor	Texas House Representative	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a press release
4115.json	barely-true	Under Ryan plan,those 54 and younger would receive the same kind of healthcare options now enjoyed by members of Congress.	health-care,medicare	scott-rigell	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	2	0	1	0	a newsletter.
11362.json	true	Says Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasnt popular.	civil-rights,corrections-and-updates,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	chuck-todd	MSNBC political reporter		none	0	0	1	1	0	a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press"
8852.json	mostly-true	David Dewhurst is the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail.	candidates-biography,crime,homeland-security,public-safety,state-budget,state-finances	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas
5600.json	false	The administration has issued rules for $1 abortions in ObamaCare and requires all persons enrolled in insurance plans that include elective abortion coverage to pay an abortion premium.	abortion,health-care	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts and links on the Internet
6078.json	barely-true	Overwhelming Democrat and Republican votes in 2011 for legislation in two special sessions on jobs demonstrated the bipartisan nature of the Wisconsin Legislature.	bipartisanship,economy,jobs,voting-record	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio appearance
1724.json	false	Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job.	candidates-biography	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	an interview
6724.json	barely-true	Says President Obama promised hed keep unemployment below 8 percent if the stimulus passed.	economy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a private campaign fundraiser
13507.json	half-true	Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians	gavin-newsom	California Lt. Governor	California	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
6787.json	half-true	Says Ted Cruz has pledged to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, which would end federal aid to college students.	education,federal-budget	paul-sadler	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	1	a press release.
3830.json	mostly-true	We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape.	education,government-efficiency	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview on Fox News
11860.json	barely-true	With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a proven success.	trade	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a Facebook post
2227.json	mostly-true	Kathryn Starkey only attended half of those meetings.	candidates-biography,environment,taxes	committee-protect-florida		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	0	in a mailer
4234.json	false	Illegal immigration costs state taxpayers over $3 billion every year.	immigration,state-finances	alison-littell-mchose	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
9390.json	false	Says a liberal immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat.	immigration	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a campaign email.
11554.json	false	Welders make more money than philosophers.	education,income,jobs	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the fourth GOP primary debate.
951.json	true	Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a White House conference on health care.
7083.json	barely-true	Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike 	infrastructure,state-budget,transportation	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	an election flier 
1368.json	true	Charlie Crist broke the quarter "record for fundraising in a U.S. Senate race in Florida."	florida	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an e-mail to supporters from campaign manager Eric Eikenberg
8688.json	barely-true	The Murray-Ryan deal is the first divided-government budget agreement since 1986.	congress,federal-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a press conference
2893.json	false	The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes....	taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	comments to reporters
1456.json	false	For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, Debra Medina was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3.	elections,job-accomplishments,pop-culture	debra-medina	Businesswoman	Texas	republican	0	1	3	1	0	an interview
3813.json	half-true	Says state budget deal between Texas House and Senate leaders funds nursing homes, our public schools and universities and provides financial aid for college students.	education,health-care,state-budget	joe-straus	Texas House speaker	Texas	republican	0	0	2	1	0	a press release.
7506.json	true	When (John) Brennan ... was asked directly Is there any geographic limitation to your drone strike program? Brennan responded and said, no, there is no limitation.	civil-rights,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Senate filibuster
276.json	true	Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors."	job-accomplishments	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a TV ad airing in Michigan
602.json	true	On supporting the Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade	abortion	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	flip-o-meter
5832.json	false	After four years of a celebrity president 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents.	jobs,message-machine-2012	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a campaign ad
3996.json	barely-true	Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies weve implemented.	economy,jobs,stimulus	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	an online chat with the "Washington Post"
4594.json	half-true	Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gores campaign for president.	candidates-biography,elections	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.
13024.json	false	I was totally against the war in Iraq.	iraq	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum 
7494.json	true	There have been literally hundreds of new tax preferences and loopholes added to the code since 1986, last time we did this.	taxes	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a television interview
4773.json	false	Says Suzanne Bonamici supports the $500 billion cut to Medicare passed last year.	health-care,medicare	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	a speech.
1222.json	barely-true	Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	energycitizensorg			none	2	0	0	0	0	an ad in the Washington Post
12656.json	barely-true	Were losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak.	drugs	andrew-cuomo	Governor	New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.
9877.json	half-true	Says Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley voted to cut $700 billion from Medicare to support Obamacare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,message-machine-2014	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a campaign ad
7606.json	half-true	Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives.	health-care	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	in a press release
11667.json	barely-true	Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad.	islam,polls,religion,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign statement
13456.json	false	1928 was last time Republicans had the White House, the House and the Senate.	history	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	a tweet
403.json	false	Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on all income brackets.	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
7224.json	false	U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.	federal-budget,voting-record	amy-kremer	Chair, Tea Party Express	Georgia	tea-party-member	0	1	1	0	0	an interview
4214.json	true	For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000.	campaign-finance	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a statement on his campaign website
10797.json	barely-true	Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office cost tens of millions of dollars to run.	elections,state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
7486.json	mostly-true	In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication.	health-care,public-health,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
114.json	true	"She stood by ground zero workers who sacrificed their health after so many sacrificed their lives and kept standing till this administration took action."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a television ad
12762.json	pants-fire	On gift taking,Bob McDonnell took a fraction of what (Tim) Kaine took.	ethics	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
9143.json	false	This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.	military	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
1903.json	mostly-true	"While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."	energy,environment,oil-spill	bart-stupak	member of Congress	Michigan	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a Congressional hearing
6893.json	barely-true	By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs at Twin River.	economy,gambling,jobs,message-machine-2012,state-budget,state-finances,workers	coalition-bring-jobs-ri		Rhode Island	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a TV commercial
7895.json	barely-true	There hasnt been a Republican in the legislature or the City Council in Providence in over 30 years.	elections	bernard-jackvony	attorney	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a television interview
5265.json	half-true	Ive never voted for a Democrat when there was a Republican on the ballot.	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
6528.json	half-true	Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson wants to give a new $265,000 tax cut to millionaires like himself while raising taxes on the middle class.	message-machine-2012,taxes	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a television ad
922.json	barely-true	The (economic stimulus) legislation could open billions of taxpayer dollars to left-wing groups like the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).	economy	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news release
10345.json	barely-true	Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases.	energy,infrastructure,public-health,public-safety	patrick-lynch	Attorney General	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a newspaper commentary
10285.json	true	At the 50 Milwaukee schools serving at least 80% African-American and at least 80% low income students, the reading proficiency is 8%.	education	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	an interview
623.json	mostly-true	Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo.	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a widely circulated chain e-mail.
7587.json	half-true	Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project	city-government,transparency	william-perry	Common Cause Georgia Executive Director	Georgia	none	0	0	1	1	0	newspaper column
11498.json	pants-fire	I never said that Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerbergs personal senator.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
12423.json	barely-true	The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasnt paid a penny in taxes.	bankruptcy,candidates-biography,history,income,campaign-advertising,taxes,wealth	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
7444.json	half-true	In a budget deal struck in 2011 a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	an interview on Central Florida News 13
802.json	false	If you're a small business and don't "adopt the health care plan that Senator Obama mandates, he's going to fine you."	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
3531.json	pants-fire	Weve lost 26 million jobs since (Obamas) been president.	economy,history,jobs	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview on NBC's "Today" show
654.json	half-true	"Whether in Illinois or Washington, Barack Obama has bridged partisanship to bring about significant reform."	candidates-biography	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	Denver
8639.json	barely-true	I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history.	candidates-biography,education,small-business,taxes	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a blog post on his campaign website
5930.json	mostly-true	New Jersey has the largest transit system in the entire country.	transportation	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	an interview on WOR 710-AM's "The John Gambling Show"
10009.json	false	New jobs numbers are in, and Wisconsin has fallen to dead last in Midwest job growth.	jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a television ad
1198.json	false	"Under the Baucus bill ... federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions."	abortion,health-care	national-right-life-committee			none	1	2	1	0	0	a press release
7756.json	mostly-true	Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jerseys best teachers, and the most education funding ever.	job-accomplishments,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a television ad
1169.json	false	Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	ibdeditorialscom			none	0	1	0	0	1	an editorial
1743.json	true	"By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents."	elections	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a campaign memo.
8423.json	false	Teachers were not involved in developing the Common Core State Standards.	education	public-comments-common-core-hearing			none	0	1	0	0	0	Tampa, Fla.
12718.json	barely-true	As a senator, Hillary Clinton paid women less than the men in her office.	women	sharon-day	Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Republican convention
9482.json	barely-true	Mark Warners record is one of acting against the Keystone XL pipeline.	climate-change,energy,voting-record	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a news release.
7567.json	false	This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obamas top advisers. It was drafted by President Clintons top advisers.	education	carlos-trujillo	Florida House of Representatives	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a House Education Committee meeting
12495.json	mostly-true	Says Ron Johnson voted to turn Medicare into a voucher program.	federal-budget,medicare,public-health	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a radio ad
11858.json	mostly-true	Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel.	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the Democratic debate in Durham, N.H.
296.json	mostly-true	Barack Obama's church gave a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan.	religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
6214.json	barely-true	Toothpaste contains the poison substance of fluoride.	public-health,science	jim-bohl	Member of Milwaukee Common Council	Wisconsin	none	1	0	1	0	0	a news conference
673.json	true	"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
8351.json	half-true	Shutdowns are a normal part of the constitutional process, with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip ONeill and two during his own speakership.	federal-budget,history,pundits	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a comment on CNN's "Crossfire"
8292.json	half-true	Since 2007, Texas has gained 440,000 people while Maryland has lost 20,000.	population,pundits,states	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
2565.json	half-true	Said state insurance commissioner candidate Ralph Hudgens fights hard to strip women of life-saving coverage such as mammograms.	health-care,women	mary-squires		Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper interview
11888.json	mostly-true	My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives.	legal-issues	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a post on Medium
7131.json	barely-true	Says legislation supported by gay rights activists would strip mother and father from future Texas birth certificates.	children,gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues	texas-values			none	1	1	0	0	0	an interview aired by Austin’s KTBC-TV, Channel 7
13338.json	barely-true	Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because they just throw more people into the jail system.	crime,criminal-justice	david-holmes	mediator, crisis communications consultant	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a Facebook post and video
10498.json	pants-fire	Mercury is used in vaccines, and there is no safe level of mercury.	public-health	mike-adams			none	0	0	0	0	1	a story making the rounds on social media
3402.json	true	Says four-year terms for City Council members are the norm in most cities of our size.	city-government	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	State of the City address.
30.json	true	"Tommy Thompson is the father of welfare reform, creating the groundbreaking Wisconsin Works program in Wisconsin that became the model for national and international reforms."	job-accomplishments	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	the Web.
8172.json	true	We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before.	corrections-and-updates,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech on homeownership
6126.json	pants-fire	Theres no wildlife in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.	energy,environment	dave-weldon		Florida	republican	2	0	0	0	1	a statement on Central Florida News 13’s 'Political Connections'
12451.json	mostly-true	Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbersand always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is.	elections,polls	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
3052.json	barely-true	I have fought for our shared values without being an ideologue or a partisan	candidates-biography	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a news conference announcing his candidacy for Milwaukee County executive
3605.json	true	The costs of cancer and all affiliated issues are over $20 billion a year to this state.	health-care	jim-keffer	President-EBAA Iron Sales, Inc.	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	House floor remarks
2519.json	false	On a cap-and-trade plan.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,jobs	scott-bruun	State representative	Oregon	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a candidate forum
13374.json	false	The left is blatantly attempting to disrupt Georgias elections.	elections	brian-kemp	Secretary of State	Georgia	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a tweet
10212.json	half-true	Says Obamas net neutrality proposalputs the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered.	government-regulation,technology	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Facebook post
5632.json	true	President Barack Obama reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011.	health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a web video ad
10393.json	barely-true	Tampa Bay isleading the state in jobs creation.	economy,florida,jobs	bob-buckhorn		Florida	none	2	1	2	1	0	a campaign ad
116.json	half-true	"Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign Web site.
11593.json	false	Says Ted Cruz is a supporter of legalizing people that are in this country illegally and proposed giving them work permits.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	remarks to reporters in South Carolina
8973.json	mostly-true	Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession.	economy	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
967.json	false	On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses.	economy	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a CNN interview.
5155.json	pants-fire	[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines.	civil-rights,human-rights,legal-issues,pundits,religion,sports	john-depetro	Talk-show host	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	0	3	0	0	3	an assertion on his WPRO radio show
7004.json	half-true	Lois Frankel spent over $13,000 in taxpayer money on a marble shower in a private bathroom with her own toilet.	candidates-biography,city-budget,city-government,message-machine-2012	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	an ad
13498.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal.	elections,legal-issues,technology	jill-stein	Presidential nominee	Massachusetts	green	0	1	0	0	1	a video
8217.json	mostly-true	Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants.	education,poverty	jim-francesconi	Member of the State Board of Higher Education	Oregon	none	0	1	1	1	0	a guest column
7629.json	barely-true	Says uncompensated health care costs absorbed by Texas hospitals are adding $1,800 a year to Texas private insurance rates.	health-care,public-health,state-budget,state-finances	nelson-wolff	Bexar County judge	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a Texas Capitol press conference.
5467.json	half-true	Invested $90 million in traffic fixes without raising taxes.	city-budget,city-government,transportation	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	a campaign mailer.
9959.json	true	Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4	foreign-policy,military	ryan-lizza			none	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet
4894.json	false	U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas.	israel	karen-harrington	restaurant owner	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	an interview
3551.json	pants-fire	A report in Navy Times said that 7.3 percent of Army, Navy and Marines have thought about attempting suicide.	afghanistan,military	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a House committee hearing
4665.json	barely-true	We cut property taxes by one-third in the state of Texas while Ive been governor.	new-hampshire-2012,taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a forum in Hampton, N.H.
7166.json	mostly-true	Says Texas passed a state Dream Act before any other state.	immigration	juan-hernandez		Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a Dallas Morning News blog post
2891.json	true	Hillsboroughs Public Transportation Commission has a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on.	government-efficiency	ronda-storms	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper interview.
12337.json	barely-true	Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year.	economy,jobs	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a tweet
12208.json	half-true	Says 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the last decade.	public-safety	jorge-ramos	News anchor for Univision	Florida	journalist	1	0	2	1	0	an interview on NPR
5827.json	barely-true	U.S. Rep. Allen West wants to bring back earmarks.	candidates-biography,federal-budget,trade	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a press release
7590.json	barely-true	Almost 1,000 people a day are moving to Florida because they are more free here than they are in some other states.	economy,population	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	Americans for Prosperity-Florida rally
7693.json	mostly-true	Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states.	education,state-budget,state-finances,states	texas-association-school-boards	Organization	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	an advertisement.
1408.json	mostly-true	"The Washington Times ... pointed out that we had succeeded where previous administrations had failed" on spending cuts.	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to House Democrats.
13482.json	half-true	In Flint, Mich., the pipes still havent been replaced. The water is still poisoned.	infrastructure,public-health,urban,water	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
1436.json	true	"Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore."	energy,states	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	the Republican response to the State of the Union
11812.json	half-true	Donald Trumps decision to skip the Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines is near unprecedented.	debates	fox-news-channel			none	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
821.json	false	"The McCain campaign is roughly in the position where Vice President Gore was running against President Bush one week before the election of 2000."	elections	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	remarks by chief strategist Steve Schmidt
391.json	mostly-true	"We've won twice as many states. We've won a greater share of the popular vote."	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on the Today Show.
1406.json	false	Health care reform: Everything about it is going to raise costs, raise taxes and lower the quality of health care.	health-care	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a TV ad
10304.json	barely-true	The city of San Antonio reuses almost 40 percent of its water. You know how much the city of Austin reuses? About 5 percent. And thats not right. We can do better.	city-budget,city-government,water	steve-adler	Mayor of Austin	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	2	1	a TWC News debate
4199.json	false	Since 1965, the United States has spent untold trillions yet the poverty rate hasnt budged.	federal-budget,history,poverty,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	a comment on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
11614.json	half-true	It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia.	criminal-justice,education	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech.
7015.json	false	New Jersey is the only state in the union that spent less on higher education than it did at the beginning of the decade.	education,state-finances	tom-kean-jr	New Jersey Senate Minority Leader		republican	0	2	1	0	0	an interview with reporters at William Paterson University
6680.json	mostly-true	Says he and Mitt Romney always said that we agree with the 2014 deadline for leaving Afghanistan.	afghanistan,foreign-policy	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an appearance on 'This Week.'
1719.json	mostly-true	Says he said last year theres absolutely no reason for Texas to secede.	history,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
9711.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster used $293,000 of taxpayer money to send campaign mail.	campaign-finance,ethics	marilinda-garcia	New Hampshire state representative	New Hampshire	republican	1	0	0	1	0	in a campaign tweet
2344.json	barely-true	Boccieri voted to spend a billion dollars an hour, every hour, for his first 50 days in office	federal-budget,government-efficiency	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a statement on his campaign website
6824.json	half-true	While Mandels been busy traveling the country raising campaign money, he hasnt shown up for work.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a campaign commercial
12204.json	half-true	Says Bernie Sanders wants higher standards for toy guns than real guns.	guns,legal-issues,voting-record	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a CNN interview
6120.json	true	A million people a year come into the U.S. legally. No other country even comes close to that figure.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on Fox News
3199.json	half-true	The majority of people in polls do not support Obamacare.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,polls,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	an interview with President Obama
12532.json	pants-fire	The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Facebook post
3544.json	pants-fire	Said Planned Parenthoods early objective was to help kill black babies before they came into the world.	abortion	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a talk at a conservative think tank
2370.json	half-true	Due to the war in Iraq, 4,400 Americans are dead, 30,000 severely wounded and more than 100,000 are suffering from serious health problems related to post traumatic stress syndrome.	iraq	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a statement
4177.json	true	When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program.	health-care,medicare,new-hampshire-2012	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	an interview with the 'Telegraph'
8514.json	half-true	Says administrator salaries were increased, but other school employees were left behind.	education,unions	portland-association-teachers			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a newsletter.
5121.json	mostly-true	In 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm.	congress,government-regulation,health-care,history,supreme-court	einer-elhauge	professor of law	Massachusetts	columnist	0	0	0	1	0	a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine
2228.json	barely-true	Ken Mercer wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts.	education	rebecca-bell-metereau	Professor, Texas State University	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign flier
11404.json	false	On the Trans-Pacific Partnership.	trade	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on PBS Newshour
10122.json	barely-true	Says Charlie Crist could have expanded Medicaid after the health care law passed but didnt.	florida,health-care,medicaid	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville
7025.json	false	Says that when Congressman (Steve) Cohen took office in 2007, the unemployment rate was at 4.8 percent. The unemployment rate in Shelby County has reached 9.7 percent.	jobs	george-flinn	Radiologist and radio station owner	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	0	1	in campaign mail piece
10499.json	half-true	Hispanic students in Florida perform the best of any Hispanic population in the United States.	diversity,education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech in Detroit
2856.json	half-true	Says President Obama has grown the federal government payroll by 141,000 workers and wants to add 125,000 more.	federal-budget,jobs	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	a Twitter post
10921.json	mostly-true	In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000 and in2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off.	diversity,elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in a speech at Texas Southern University
4806.json	pants-fire	Says that Sen. Sherrod Brown is out there egging on a lot of these protesters who are spitting on policemen and going to the bathroom on policemens cars at these protests on Wall Street and other places.	civil-rights,economy	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a radio interview
1440.json	barely-true	"President Obama pledged to go through the budget 'line by line,' but on his watch, non-defense spending has spiraled out of control, increasing by 67 percent in the last year alone."	federal-budget,stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a live-blog post during the State of the Union address
7424.json	pants-fire	Says Chuck Hagels nomination as defense secretary has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government.	foreign-policy,military	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Politico column.
9158.json	true	The Koch brothers are one of the biggest polluters in the country.	environment	bob-beckel	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
4112.json	false	Says Texas is the only state that exempts jet fuel from its state motor fuels tax.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	eddie-rodriguez	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a forum.
3916.json	mostly-true	Says the Austin City Council may give $4 million a year to subsidize a race track.	city-budget,city-government,elections,taxes	kathie-tovo	Mother	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	2	0	a TV ad.
7636.json	true	Says A baby in Coos County is two times as likely to be born to a mother who is someone who used tobacco during her pregnancy as is the average baby born in Oregon or the U.S.	county-government,public-health,taxes	caddy-mckeown			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a House floor speech
1841.json	half-true	"ObamaCare will use your tax dollars to provide free Viagra to convicted rapists and registered sex offenders."	health-care	cathie-adams	Chair, Republican Party of Texas	Texas	republican	1	1	1	0	1	a fundraising letter
1474.json	half-true	Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers though commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost.	ethics	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an online ad
6500.json	true	From a standpoint of the county government, neither school system has received an increase in funding over the past six years.	county-budget,county-government,education,taxes	martavius-jones	Financial planner	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on the Fox 13 News program "Memphis in the Morning."
1552.json	false	On reconciliation	bipartisanship,health-care,legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	campaign speeches
10205.json	mostly-true	Every new Republican member of the U.S. Senate said they will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare.	health-care	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a broadcast of "Hannity" on Fox News
11410.json	false	Virginias current unemployment rate is the lowest in Virginia history.	economy,jobs	richard-saslaw	State Senate Minority Leader	Virginia	democrat	2	3	0	0	1	a debate.
10221.json	mostly-true	Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade.	candidates-biography,ethics,legal-issues	mike-martinez	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	1	1	a press conference
8064.json	pants-fire	In Providence, R.I., its illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.	legal-issues,pop-culture	buzzfeed			none	0	0	0	0	1	a web site list
8236.json	true	Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education.	education,state-budget,state-finances	new-jersey-education-association			none	0	0	1	0	0	a video ad
7479.json	mostly-true	The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.	federal-budget,israel	council-national-interest			none	0	0	0	1	0	a billboard
10168.json	false	A new Colorado law literally allows residents to print ballots from their home computers, then encourages them to turn ballots over to collectors.	elections	megyn-kelly	Host of "The Kelly File"		talk-show-host	0	1	2	0	0	a segment on "The Kelly File"
2184.json	mostly-true	Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed	stimulus	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a press release
2598.json	barely-true	Says state Rep. Patrick Rose votes 90 percent with liberals, backed the states largest tax increase, proposed nearly $15 billion in government spending and supported Obama-style government-run health care system for Texas.	candidates-biography,health-care,job-accomplishments,message-machine,state-budget,voting-record	jason-isaac	Transportation consultant	Texas	republican	2	0	1	0	1	a video ad.
3724.json	false	During the Eisenhower Administration, not a single soldier died in combat.	foreign-policy,history,military	doris-kearns-goodwin	Historian and author	Massachusetts	none	0	1	0	0	0	an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press"
8128.json	mostly-true	There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens.	recreation,tourism	kathleen-ford	Attorney	Florida	democrat	0	1	0	1	1	a mayoral debate
11421.json	true	On the Keystone XL pipeline	environment	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in the first Democratic debate
12311.json	mostly-true	80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage	economy,income,labor,polls,poverty,small-business	william-barber	NC NAACP president	North Carolina	activist	0	0	0	1	0	a speech announcing the Moral Monday march
11754.json	false	California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, Give me your guns, Im rounding em up, she would.	guns	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a TV interview
9053.json	false	Says he has supported George Bush more than I have Barack Obama.	voting-record	nick-rahall	U.S. House of Representatives	West Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with "The Hill" newspaper
8488.json	mostly-true	The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers are on some form of public assistance.	jobs,workers	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
3810.json	half-true	Says that in the last five years, Texas created more jobs than all other states combined.	economy,jobs	texas-public-policy-foundation		Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad that ran through May 20
4766.json	false	By 2015, we will be sending so much interest to China that we will be paying for the entire Peoples Liberation Army.	china,deficit,foreign-policy,military	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential debate in Michigan
13288.json	pants-fire	Not even Tim Kaine is willing to say he trusts Hillary Clinton.	candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando
8357.json	mostly-true	At the time that (Medicare Part D) was passed (it) was actually less popular than the Affordable Care Act, according to the polls.	health-care,medicare,polls	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an NPR interview
6902.json	false	Says the U.S. Senate has passed a budget over the last three years called the Budget Control Act.	federal-budget	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM
1218.json	false	Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.	health-care,medicare	house-republicans			republican	0	3	4	0	1	an article on its Web site
172.json	mostly-true	Huckabee "was one of the highest taxing governors that we had in this country and rivaling Bill Clinton in terms of the Cato ratings."	taxes	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	an interview on the Fox News Channel.
12867.json	mostly-true	Interior deportations under Obama were down 40 percent and at a nine-year low.	immigration	national-border-patrol-council			none	0	0	0	1	0	a statement
2818.json	barely-true	Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida.	elections,immigration	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an interview with his brother, former President George W. Bush, on CNN.
11697.json	mostly-true	Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market.	crime,transportation	uber	A ride-sharing service	Texas	none	0	0	1	1	0	a web post
10639.json	half-true	In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.	agriculture,animals,consumer-safety,economy,environment,government-regulation,public-health,science,technology	donna-nesselbush	state senator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a commentary
826.json	pants-fire	Obama would "experiment with socialism."	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech in Springfield, Mo.
3307.json	half-true	A miscarriage is considered an abortion.	abortion	eddie-lucio-jr	Advertising executive	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	remarks on the Senate floor
10951.json	false	The Islamic State just built a hotel in Syria.	terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign
8568.json	barely-true	In reality, there have been no problems whatsoever with the Texas voter ID law.	elections	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	as quoted in an Associated Press news story
6392.json	mostly-true	An April study found that about 70 percent of ads in this election cycle have been negative [due to SuperPACs], up from only 9 percent through the same period in 2008.	campaign-finance,corporations,elections,campaign-advertising,transparency,unions	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
9571.json	pants-fire	Justice John Roberts Signed Off On Obamas Arrest For Treason.	criminal-justice,legal-issues	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	various posts on the Internet
9732.json	half-true	All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars.	state-budget,transportation	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a fundraising email
8091.json	barely-true	Ninety million Americans either arent working or arent looking for work.	economy	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	various Internet postings
10787.json	true	The Iranians are now saying that what were saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things.	foreign-policy,nuclear	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on National Public Radio
3529.json	true	The federal government has 77 different means-tested social welfare programs.	federal-budget,government-efficiency	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	an interview on the Fox Business Channel
1357.json	half-true	To use money from the TARP fund in the manner that is being discussed by the White House and congressional Democrats would be a violation of the law.	economy,federal-budget,stimulus	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a speech on the House floor
12481.json	barely-true	Because George Holding doesnt live in the congressional district hes running for, he doesnt experience the same things that we are all experiencing.	congress,debates,redistricting	renee-ellmers	U.S. Representative	North Carolina	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a debate on WRAL
11033.json	mostly-true	Weve cut the deficit by two-thirds.	debt,deficit,economy,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
9899.json	mostly-true	Says President Obama has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq).	foreign-policy,iraq,islam,terrorism	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on CNN
8554.json	true	I have returned money every year since taking office.	congressional-rules	lynn-westmoreland			republican	1	1	3	0	0	an article
7178.json	true	In the last 15 years, weve witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000.	immigration	aclu-georgia-foundation			none	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
2637.json	false	Says Maryellen OShaughnessy accepted campaign cash from indicted politician Jimmy Dimora.	campaign-advertising	ohio-republican-party		Ohio	republican	2	2	2	1	0	a campaign mailer
702.json	mostly-true	Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her."	crime	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	in an e-mail message
10891.json	barely-true	The CEO of Goldman Sachs let his employees know that hed be just fine with either Bush or Clinton.	financial-regulation	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	his presidential announcement speech
11444.json	barely-true	Republican leadership took the lead confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general.	congressional-rules,legal-issues	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
13211.json	barely-true	Its bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isnt acting in films that degrade women, hes stalking them in his personal time.	candidates-biography	lesley-cohen		Nevada	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a political mail piece.
12973.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton voted to raise taxes on workers earning as little as $41,500.	taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a Facebook post
542.json	true	"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."	ethics	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview with Springfield, Mo., News-Leader
5455.json	half-true	Says Rick Santorum funded Planned Parenthood.	abortion,message-machine-2012	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a campaign commercial
7688.json	barely-true	Schools in some states are spending up to 100 days a year doing test-prep or actual testing.	education	randi-weingarten			none	1	0	1	0	0	a news release
9073.json	true	In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible.	education,religion	hemant-mehta	teacher, blogger	Illinois	activist	0	0	0	0	0	a blog post
10303.json	true	The United States right now incarcerates more African-Americans as a percentage than apartheid South Africa did.	criminal-justice	nicholas-kristof			none	0	1	0	2	0	a broadcast of the "Daily Show"
12412.json	true	Before 2005, the percentage of Texas high school students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013.	children,education	don-willett	Justice, Place 2, Texas Supreme Court	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case
383.json	half-true	"Obama's liberal fiscal agenda: Over $874-billion in new spending."	federal-budget	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a graphic on the RNC website.
7053.json	half-true	Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now hes trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them.	corporations,jobs,message-machine-2012,workers	majority-pac			democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
1884.json	false	Georgia has a well-deserved reputation for setting the gold standard for food safety.	food-safety	kevin-levitas			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a press releaase
4452.json	barely-true	I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair.	health-care,labor,state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign fundraising letter
3654.json	mostly-true	We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years.	economy,jobs	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in Cleveland
4695.json	half-true	After I had resigned or announced my resignation, I abolished -- I prohibited pay-to-play for people that had county or state contracts.	candidates-biography,ethics	jim-mcgreevey	Former Governor	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a radio interview
7186.json	false	If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated.	debt,deficit,federal-budget,state-budget,state-finances,states	campaign-fix-debt		Washington, D.C.	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
3354.json	true	In 2011, the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000.	education,labor,state-budget	maciver-institute	Think tank	Wisconsin	independent	1	0	0	1	1	a video news release
4394.json	false	Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryans budget proposal eliminates Medicare in 10 years.	federal-budget,medicare	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	remarks at a campaign fundraiser
6768.json	barely-true	Says there are fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a campaign speech
9702.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate Cory Gardner blocked immigration reform and voted to deport our DREAMers.	immigration	service-employees-international-union-committee-po		Washington, D.C.	newsmaker	1	1	2	0	0	a Spanish-language radio ad
6340.json	barely-true	Says PolitiFact validated and independently documented its criminal history claims about Adan Ballesteros.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice	texans-accountable-government			none	1	0	0	0	0	an email blast.
8845.json	mostly-true	Women make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns.	jobs,women	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
5438.json	false	About 800 people refused to get a drug screening because they are out there on drugs.	drugs,welfare	paige-kreegel	state representative	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	remarks in the state Legislature
6654.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney asked for a waiver from federal welfare rules.	welfare	rahm-emanuel	Mayor of Chicago	Illinois	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	an appearance on Meet the Press
2631.json	false	Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl.	environment,housing	bob-stacey	Metro councilor	Oregon	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a television ad
9776.json	barely-true	Sen. Jack Reed cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act.	congress,health-care,history,job-accomplishments,public-health,voting-record	mark-zaccaria		Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	0	0	an interview on "10 News Conference."
6910.json	true	David Cicilline was the state representative who opposed tough mandatory sentences for those convicted of domestic violence and child abuse.	candidates-biography,children,crime,criminal-justice,families,public-safety,women	brendan-doherty		Rhode Island	republican	1	2	1	1	0	a news release
1583.json	false	Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants.	immigration	cathie-adams	Chair, Republican Party of Texas	Texas	republican	1	1	1	0	1	a fund-raising letter
10795.json	barely-true	Says the Clintons burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines by acceptingforeign donations.There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying were not going to take foreign donations.	ethics	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
3220.json	barely-true	Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond.	economy	dwight-jones	Mayor, City of Richmond	Virginia	democrat	1	1	1	1	0	his annual State of the City Address.
1048.json	half-true	Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems."	bankruptcy,health-care	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	an opinion piece.
10220.json	barely-true	China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world.	china,foreign-policy,human-rights	xi-jinping	President of China	China	none	1	0	0	0	0	a press conference in Beijing.
3024.json	pants-fire	Says the states Medicaid waiver proposal has languished in a file cabinet at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more than two years.	health-care,state-budget,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
9328.json	mostly-true	U.S. teenagers have now fallen behind their counterparts in Ireland, Poland and even Vietnam in math and science.	education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at the Manhattan Institute
13147.json	barely-true	Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in Texas in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years.	corrections-and-updates,food-safety,public-health	dan-flynn	State Representative	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	1	a letter to state health officials
5023.json	mostly-true	We have one of the highest percentages per capita of nonprofits in this state of any state in the union.	economy,poverty	anne-nolan	president, Crossroads Rhode Island	Rhode Island	activist	0	1	0	1	0	a news show
6615.json	true	The GOP platform that seeks further limits on abortion and is silent on an exception for rape has been there for more than 30 years.	abortion	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
10518.json	barely-true	Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has animmigrant family background.	corrections-and-updates,immigration	laura-ingraham	Political commentator and radio talk show host		none	2	5	1	0	1	a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show"
1737.json	false	Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal.	immigration,legal-issues	john-huppenthal	State Senator	Arizona	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on MSNBC's Hardball
5392.json	half-true	Mitt Romney supervised a company guilty of massive Medicare fraud.	message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	an ad
1803.json	mostly-true	California gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, a Republican, "gave $10,000 to Al Gore's recount" effort in 2000.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections,message-machine	meg-whitman		California	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a campaign commercial
5891.json	half-true	Just remember this: the presidents health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that werent there before.	health-care	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	a video posted on YouTube
10237.json	true	Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting traditional marriage and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple.	gays-and-lesbians	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
11549.json	false	Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases.	economy,jobs,workers	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
13068.json	true	Trump Management was charged with discriminating against African-Americans and breaking federal law.	candidates-biography,civil-rights,housing,legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Hillary for America television ad
4320.json	half-true	China is or soon will be the largest English-speaking nation in the world.	china,foreign-policy,new-hampshire-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a speech at Dartmouth College.
12580.json	true	The National Park Service has an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin.	city-budget,city-government,federal-budget,recreation	jonathan-jarvis	director, National Park Service		none	0	0	0	0	0	testimony before a U.S. House committee
7282.json	true	It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity.	city-budget,energy,infrastructure	mike-polensek	Cleveland city councilman	Ohio	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a television interview
12129.json	barely-true	Congressman Jeff Denhamhas agreed all illegal immigrants should be detained, arrested and deported.	immigration	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a campaign press release
7259.json	true	In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, hands or feet or clubs and hammers than with any type of rifle.	guns	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	on Facebook
12979.json	false	As governor, Tim Kaine oversaw a huge increase in illegal immigration, a tremendous increase.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally
10689.json	mostly-true	Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence provides zero state funding for homeless shelters.	housing,state-budget	us-uncut			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a Facebook post
12483.json	false	Virginias banning of felons from voting is a Jim Crow-era law.	civil-rights,history	levar-stoney	Richmond mayoral candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	a radio interview.
12466.json	false	Weve broken by millions the all-time record for votes in a GOP presidential primary election.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign speech
9423.json	false	Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person.	economy	katrina-vanden-heuvel			none	0	2	1	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
10952.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clintoninsists that when the progressive agenda encounters religious beliefs to the contrary, those beliefs have to be changed.	religion,women	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	his announcement speech at Miami Dade College
11770.json	true	SaysBernie Sanders has reversed his position on immunity for gun manufacturers and sellers.	guns,legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
272.json	mostly-true	"There's not a major bill I know with Hillary's name on it."	job-accomplishments	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a campaign event in Ames, Iowa
8816.json	true	The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin.	state-budget,state-finances,states	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release
8403.json	false	Says we are going to sell this house and use the proceeds to stabilize rates.	water	nick-fish	Portland City Commissioner	Oregon	none	0	1	0	1	0	a statement on the Portland Water Bureau website
3053.json	barely-true	Says 15,000 IRS employees have to be added to administer ObamaCare and look at the tax implications.	health-care	jeff-fitzgerald	Incoming speaker of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	2	0	1	2	2	a television interview
10860.json	barely-true	As a senator, Hillary Clinton actually paid female staffers a lot less than men.	candidates-biography,women	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a panel discussion 
10206.json	pants-fire	According to recent reports, a group of death panels organized under Obamacare ordered their first execution.	health-care	americannewscom			none	0	0	0	0	2	an article
11310.json	half-true	Weve just now given over $100 billion to Iran, the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion.	foreign-policy	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	comments on the CNN debate
11495.json	mostly-true	My campaign finished the last quarter reporting the most cash on hand of any Republican in the field $13.8 million in the bank, $3.5 million more than the Jeb Bush campaign.	campaign-finance	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Houston press conference
11785.json	mostly-true	I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA.	guns	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a town hall in Underwood, Iowa
1961.json	true	Says he "fought against $3 billion in cuts to public education since 2003."	education	dubose-porter		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	for DuBose Porter's gubernatorial campaign
10801.json	true	When we moved into the White House, we had the lowest net worth of any family since Harry Truman.	wealth	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	an interview with NBC News
3437.json	false	Say easing restrictions on selling alcohol on Sundays will result in more traffic crashes and fatalities.	Alcohol	georgia-state-senators		Georgia	none	0	1	0	0	0	a legislative debate
5316.json	mostly-true	Says Chris Christie inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region.	jobs,taxes	committee-our-childrens-future	Political advocacy group	New Jersey	none	0	0	2	1	0	a television ad
1423.json	false	Right now the Tea Party polls higher than the Republicans and the Democrats.	elections,pundits	dick-armey			republican	0	2	1	0	0	an interview with NBC
11140.json	mostly-true	Every year the First Coast Guard District saves 350 lives in the Northeast.	public-safety	Coast-Guard			none	0	0	0	1	0	news release
7612.json	half-true	Says that even if his budget is adopted, private schools in the choice program would be getting about half the per-pupil funds that public schools receive	education,state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
10152.json	mostly-true	Figures for September 2014s job growth in Wisconsin mark the largest private-sector job creation weve had in the month of September in more than a decade	jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
10573.json	barely-true	According to the CDC, 110 million Americans now have a sexually transmitted illness.	health-care,public-health	phil-robertson	Business owner and reality-TV star	Louisiana	none	1	0	0	0	0	a speech at the CPAC conference
9768.json	pants-fire	Says the former president of the Czech Republic said the American people were a confederacy of fools for electing Barack Obama.	foreign-policy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
12085.json	mostly-true	We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief.	state-budget,taxes	don-gaetz	State Senator	Florida	republican	1	0	3	1	0	Florida Senate floor debate
11055.json	barely-true	Says President Obama is reducing our naval fleet to 1917 levels...	federal-budget,military	ew-jackson	Pastor	Virginia	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a news release.
1208.json	half-true	"Medicare does just as good, if not better, at keeping people healthy" as Medicare Advantage.	health-care,medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous."
10510.json	mostly-true	Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation.	census,economy,families	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	her budget address
13295.json	pants-fire	Its possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obamas 2008 victory in North Carolina.	crime,elections,immigration,states	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin
3614.json	true	The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governors signature on a death warrant to end the case.	criminal-justice	geraldine-thompson	State Representative	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	comments made on the House floor.
5248.json	half-true	For the first time in 13 years, our dependence on foreign oil is below 50 percent.	energy,ethics,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign commercial
13222.json	false	If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (Californias Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free.	crime,criminal-justice	loretta-sanchez	member of Congress	California	democrat	0	1	1	0	1	a U.S. Senate campaign debate.
8392.json	barely-true	Amanda Murphy has two vacation homes around the world.	candidates-biography	citizens-fairness		Florida	none	1	0	0	0	0	in a campaign mailer
535.json	true	"I joined the Gang of 14, seven Republicans, seven Democrats, so that we wouldn't blow up the United States Senate. Sen. Obama had the opportunity to join that group. He chose not to."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a virtual town hall meeting 
6870.json	false	Gov. Nathan Deal has taken at least $15,600 from the (Koch brothers), their businesses, and their employees.	campaign-finance	patriot-majority-usa			democrat	1	1	0	2	1	a news release
7149.json	true	A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs	mike-dewine	Ohio attorney general	Ohio	republican	2	0	3	1	0	a news conference
4751.json	true	A couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime Medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime Medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a congressional hearing
3711.json	half-true	Rick Perry advocated to liquidate the states rainy day fund in 2007.	state-budget,state-finances	steve-ogden	oil and gas producer	Texas	republican	0	0	1	1	0	remarks on the Senate floor
1513.json	pants-fire	The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."	health-care	cw-bill-young	U.S. Representative, Florida District 10	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	1	a speech to Pinellas County Republicans.
2561.json	false	Says Scott Walker says he would ban stem cell research	message-machine	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a campaign TV ad
2562.json	mostly-true	For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs.	jobs,message-machine	leah-vukmir	Member of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	0	2	0	1	0	a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door
5162.json	true	The top 10 most well-paid CEOs in America received a combined $770 million in 2010, while the average American workers wage rose just 2 percent.	corporations,economy,families,income	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a news release
10316.json	half-true	A bill from U.S. Rep. Ted Yohoattempts to restrict the administrations ability to conduct national security and criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants.	immigration,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a statement of policy from the Executive Office of the President
4282.json	false	Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population.	labor,public-service,retirement,state-finances	robert-barber	retired police captain	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	1	0	0	0	a Providence Journal commentary
3694.json	mostly-true	America owns 3 percent of the worlds oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves.	energy	gerry-connolly	U.S. Representative	Virginia	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	a House floor speech
7619.json	half-true	Air travelers cant get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check on them.	guns	dannel-malloy	Governor	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on MSNBC
1102.json	mostly-true	Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims.	census,crime,legal-issues,pundits	bill-bennett	Conservative talk show host	District of Columbia	none	0	0	0	1	0	 CNN's State of the Union with John King
3119.json	half-true	The federal government may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obamas health care bill.	federal-budget,government-efficiency,health-care,taxes	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a rebuttal to the State of the Union address
10146.json	false	Suicide comes from federal government largesse saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing.	diversity,public-health	don-young	U.S. House of Representatives	Alaska	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech in Alaska
2819.json	true	We havent had control of the House for the last two years and its been malfunctioning. We had 109 sessions scheduled and held 49.	government-efficiency	bill-batchelder	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	1	3	an interview
10326.json	mostly-true	This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation.	congress,polls	pete-gallego	Former legislator and U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	2	0	his farewell U.S. House speech
3452.json	mostly-true	According to 2009 estimates, an agreement with Panama could result in almost 1,900 Florida jobs in thefirst year and about 15,000 jobs afterfive years.	jobs,trade	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his weekly radio address.
4583.json	half-true	We just cant afford to pay 100 percent of government employee benefits.	labor,state-finances,unions	alliance-americas-future	lobbying group	Virginia	none	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign mailing
10298.json	half-true	University of Texas students signed a petition seeking the legal right to abort newborn babies up to five-years-old.	abortion,crime,criminal-justice,education	texas-right-life		Texas	none	0	2	2	0	0	an email blast
3388.json	barely-true	I have askedtheDivision of Emergency Management toreport directly to me.	government-efficiency,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State speech.
911.json	mostly-true	Weve added, in the last eight years, $4 trillion of debt to the nations obligations.	federal-budget	rahm-emanuel	Mayor of Chicago	Illinois	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	a news interview
9490.json	false	The U.N. Arms Treatyinfringes upon our right to keep and bear arms.	guns	monica-wehby	Pediatric neurosurgeon	Oregon	republican	0	3	0	0	0	a campaign website statement
1664.json	barely-true	"Teachers will not be able to return to work after raising their children."	education,families	paula-dockery	State senator	Florida	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an opinion column in the Lakeland Ledger
5026.json	true	Says Newt Gingrich aligned with Nancy Pelosi on global warming.	climate-change,environment,message-machine-2012	make-us-great-again	super PAC		republican	0	0	0	0	0	a video ad
407.json	false	The Jewish holiday Purim is "their version of Halloween here."	religion	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a news conference in Israel
1813.json	false	"The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment."	candidates-biography,health-care	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	a press release.
9013.json	pants-fire	Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin unemployments up from 4.8% to 6.2%	corporations,economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a TV ad
8763.json	mostly-true	If you have a job in this country, (theres a) 97 percent chance that youre not going to be in poverty.	economy,poverty,workers	steve-southerland	U.S. Representative, Florida District 2	Florida	republican	1	2	1	1	0	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
8158.json	mostly-true	According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.	civil-rights,elections,legal-issues	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	an opinion column.
10265.json	mostly-true	Wisconsins state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsins working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden.	state-budget,taxes	mario-loyola	a senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a contributor to National Review	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion piece
12298.json	pants-fire	Says Target installed urinals in a womens bathroom to accommodate the ones who have giblets.	civil-rights	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
221.json	pants-fire	An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism.	economy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
4455.json	false	Says CNNs Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans dont even pay any federal income tax.	taxes	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate
9707.json	mostly-true	The people who want President Barack Obama impeached are all white, theyre all older, and guess what, theyre in the far right wing of the Republican Party.	polls	juan-williams	Pundit, Fox News		none	2	0	2	1	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
10065.json	half-true	Says PolitiFact has ruled that Ed Gillespies ads are false and misleading.	campaign-advertising	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a TV ad.
1731.json	true	"Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."	economy,financial-regulation,market-regulation,abc-news-week	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	an interview on "This Week."
11344.json	barely-true	When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. Theres only one other four-year period where thats true. Thats true from 2008 to 2012.	economy,history,jobs	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert
8778.json	true	For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world.	economy,energy,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at North Carolina State University
4672.json	false	The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees.	education,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
1753.json	false	Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years.	energy,environment,oil-spill,pundits,abc-news-week	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	an interview on ABC News' 'This Week'
1787.json	false	Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues.	energy,environment,federal-budget,oil-spill	mary-landrieu	U.S. Senator	Louisiana	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz
576.json	mostly-true	"We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Dayton, Ohio
3534.json	false	For the first time in U.S. history, a personal inaction will be deemed unlawful -- not purchasing a health-insurance plan	health-care	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal
12505.json	barely-true	American colleges amount to a cartel.	education	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a tweet
942.json	mostly-true	Louisiana is turning down $100 million "that would require us to change our unemployment law, that would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses."	economy,stimulus,taxes	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	an interview on "Meet the Press."
9542.json	false	Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker.	candidates-biography,immigration,poverty	david-alameel	Investor	Texas	democrat	0	1	1	0	1	his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party
13075.json	mostly-true	Over the last 40 years, this countrys prison population has grown by 500 percent.	crime,criminal-justice	kamala-harris	Attorney General	California	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	a tweet. 
7226.json	barely-true	While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option.	foreign-policy,israel,military	emergency-committee-israel	Advocacy group for U.S. policy toward Israel	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	0	0	0	an ad
11496.json	pants-fire	Bernie Sanderss plan is to raise your taxes to 90 percent.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
12993.json	true	Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents.	campaign-finance	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	in a campaign ad
13175.json	true	Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers comp system. Thats the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois.	jobs	bruce-rauner	Governor	Illinois	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a press conference
3678.json	half-true	We dont have bridges being built in the United States.	infrastructure	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a CNN interview
10830.json	mostly-true	More money is dedicated within the Department of Homeland Security to climate change than whats spent combating Islamist terrorists radicalizing over the Internet in the United States of America.	climate-change,homeland-security,terrorism	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
8134.json	true	Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt felt there wasnt a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people.	federal-budget,labor,state-budget,states,unions	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
3859.json	barely-true	Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you.	homeland-security,terrorism,transportation	don-zimmerman	Computer systems	Texas	republican	2	0	0	1	0	a press release.
2380.json	false	We will be the first party to elect a bald guy to governor.	candidates-biography,elections,history	john-thrasher	Republican Party of Florida Chairman	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	1	comments at the Republican Party of Florida's annual meeting.
6088.json	barely-true	Says Robert Menendez is the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I havent raised any Wall Street money at all.	campaign-finance,message-machine-2012	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	an interview on NJToday
4004.json	mostly-true	In the first 24 to 36 hours of the operation in Libya, you saw $115 million go downrange because a Tomahawk cruise missile is a little over $1 million each.	military	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a Fox News interview
10501.json	mostly-true	In the past year, DeKalb has attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs.	economy,jobs	lee-may		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	the 2015 State of the County address
785.json	true	"Two years ago...I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and told them [subprime lending] is something we have to deal with."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
3868.json	mostly-true	Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years.	economy,history,abc-news-week	austan-goolsbee	chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Illinois	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
10230.json	true	Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men.	crime,guns,women	violence-policy-center			none	0	0	0	0	0	an annual study
11724.json	pants-fire	Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent	public-health	my-city-bikes			none	0	1	0	0	1	news release
1815.json	mostly-true	"Sue Lowden gave Harry Reid's campaigns a thousand dollars in five different elections, helping his Senate dreams come true."	bipartisanship,candidates-biography,message-machine	danny-tarkanian	Businessman	Nevada	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a Nevada U.S. Senate race campaign commercial
12543.json	mostly-true	A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay.	florida,gays-and-lesbians,human-rights,states,workers	clay-aiken		North Carolina	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a posting on Twitter
1557.json	true	Says Gov. Charlie Crist has called him "a rock star."	bipartisanship	dave-aronberg	state senator	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	campaign Web site
5635.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack took seven and a half years to finish college.	candidates-biography,education	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a web ad
6732.json	pants-fire	Portland Schools spend $500K to deem PBJ sandwiches racist.	diversity,education	education-action-group		Michigan	organization	0	0	0	0	1	an online post
4646.json	half-true	Says these Jersey Shore folks, theyre from New York.	pop-culture	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview
11948.json	pants-fire	Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with milk from goats, which had arthritis.	health-care,public-health,science	samir-chachoua			newsmaker	0	0	0	0	1	comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
12552.json	true	Says Kelly Ayotte voted again yesterday against a proposal to expand background checks -- (buyers) can continue to simply go online or to gun shows to purchase guns without background checks.	guns,voting-record	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a campaign statement
4734.json	barely-true	Government employees make 43 percent more in wages and benefits than private-sector workers.	government-efficiency,labor,unions	building-better-ohio		Ohio	none	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign commercial
2803.json	mostly-true	Has created 60,000 net new jobs since taking office.	economy,jobs	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview
206.json	true	"I get the most money from active duty officers and military personnel."	ethics	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a debate in St. Petersburg
1600.json	true	In Texas, schools do not even have to teach sex education.	education	pat-carlson	Texas Eagle Forum former president	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an e-mail
8297.json	false	Terry McAuliffe cashed in, walking away with millions from the demise of Global Crossing.	candidates-biography,wealth	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a TV ad.
7801.json	barely-true	Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because theres been such a growth of income among the highest earners.	debt,federal-budget,history,social-security,taxes,wealth	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program
2058.json	false	Phoenix is the kidnapping capital of the Western Hemisphere.	crime,immigration	helen-glover	talk show host, WHJJ	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	1	1	0	0	0	a comment on her talk show
12245.json	pants-fire	Statistics show you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service.	crime,transportation	ellen-troxclair	District 8 member, Austin City Council	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	1	a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area
462.json	true	"A year ago, in March 2007, I called for immediate action to address abuses in the subprime market, and I laid out detailed concrete proposals for how to do so."	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the University of Pennsylvania.
652.json	mostly-true	While in the Illinois Senate, Barack Obama passed legislation moving people "from welfare to jobs."	poverty,workers	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	Denver
12585.json	false	Gov. Terry McAuliffe has made several statements that he would love to be in a Cabinet secretary position with the Clinton administration.	elections	bryce-reeves	State senator	Virginia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview.
11775.json	barely-true	Very little of (the defense) budget less than 10 percent actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism.	federal-budget,military	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
4393.json	true	Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.	homeland-security,terrorism	tom-kean-sr		New Jersey	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a radio interview on WNYC
7090.json	mostly-true	Every American now is $51,000 in debt. Thats money I owe, thats money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, thats their check to the federal government right now.	debt,deficit	caroline-casagrande	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	republican	0	0	0	2	0	an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record"
2515.json	half-true	The Republican candidate [John Loughlin] has talked about privatizing Social Security ... so we know where he stands on the issue.	social-security	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	in a senior center address
6224.json	half-true	Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perrys administration left 12,000 teachers without a job.	education,state-budget	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
12692.json	true	Says Gary Farmers claim that he received an A from the NRA is an absolute lie.	guns	jim-waldman	state representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign email
7727.json	half-true	For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. Thats it. They dont have to worry about anything else.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	 a White House news conference
2485.json	barely-true	Independent groups behind ads attacking Democratic candidates are front groups for foreign-controlled companies.	campaign-finance,abc-news-week	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	ABC's "This Week"
13025.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump supports an agenda out there to privatize the Veterans Affairshealth care system.	health-care,veterans	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum 
11542.json	true	Marco Rubio spent $400K of your tax dollars remodeling offices, and building a members-only lounge.	candidates-biography	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a Facebook post
12430.json	false	There are places in America that are among the most dangerous in the world. You go to places like Oakland. Or Ferguson. The crime numbers are worse. Seriously.	crime	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with the New York Times Magazine
7630.json	mostly-true	Says Texas state funds were spent on a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating.	economy,marriage,pop-culture,state-budget,state-finances	jodie-laubenberg	Texas House member	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a Texas House floor debate.
1549.json	pants-fire	"Congressman McCollum voted to dismantle Social Security."	social-security	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a press release
902.json	false	Bush's tax cuts for high earners have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit.	federal-budget	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	during a news conference
6406.json	false	President Obamas lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the states early voting period.	elections	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a press statement
167.json	barely-true	"All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Philadelphia
5242.json	mostly-true	Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures.	crime,economy,gambling	no-casinos		Florida	none	0	0	0	3	0	a television ad
7964.json	false	Says the mandate is 71 times that a childs body will be injected with a disease for immunizations.	children,public-health	jason-conger	legislator	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a House floor speech
2026.json	true	"Floridas high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."	education	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a statement on her campaign website
2747.json	half-true	Says four Democratic state senators voted to raise taxes on Wisconsin workers by another $510 a month so freeloaders can get free state-run health care.	health-care,message-machine,taxes	wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce		Wisconsin	organization	3	0	2	2	0	a campaign TV ad
11122.json	barely-true	Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion.	candidates-biography,deficit,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
343.json	true	"I'm the only Republican who has gotten endorsements in this presidential race from major labor unions..."	elections	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	an interview on MSNBC
11305.json	false	Annexation would lead to overcrowding at Decaturs city schools.	education	internet-commenters		Wisconsin	none	0	2	0	0	0	comments on various local blogs
2579.json	mostly-true	Never once did they (House Republicans) actually cut spending or reduce the state budget. Even when they cut taxes in 2005, they increased spending. They never paid for their tax cuts.	state-budget,taxes	armond-budish	Minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	3	0	a news conference
3967.json	half-true	Says former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and current mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez both drove fancy European cars at taxpayer expense.	candidates-biography	accountability-project		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
5320.json	false	On fundraising for super PACs	candidates-biography,elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign blog post
12931.json	pants-fire	I am the only candidate who ran in either the Democratic or the Republican primary who said from the very beginning (that) I will not raise taxes on the middle class.	income,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign rally in Cleveland
3427.json	mostly-true	Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California.	energy,environment	bill-kristol	Editor, the Weekly Standard	Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	3	0	an interview on Fox News Sunday
12439.json	mostly-true	The Nordic countries are some of the few countries that meet development aid goals.	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
2715.json	false	Tells David Cicilline, 94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment,science	john-loughlin	owner, Media-Rite LLC	Rhode Island	republican	1	2	0	0	1	a WPRI/Providence Journal debate
2549.json	false	Sen. Barbara Boxer voted against immigration reform to permit (Hispanic immigrants) people to come here legally to work.	immigration,message-machine	susan-b-anthony-list			republican	0	1	0	0	1	a TV ad
748.json	barely-true	"Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Oxford, Miss.
9869.json	mostly-true	Says Mary Burkes Madison school district will be the only school district left in the state to ignore the (Act 10) law in the 2015-16 school year.	unions,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a press release
4137.json	false	The only growth sector that weve had in the last two years in America is government growth.	economy,jobs	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	an interview with CNBC
9154.json	half-true	Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old.	economy,jobs	jay-carney	White House press secretary	District of Columbia	none	2	2	1	2	0	a meme on Twitter
5490.json	mostly-true	Fifty percent of the graduating class of the year 2012 will have smoked marijuana or have done illegal drugs.	drugs,marijuana	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	a forum
12644.json	mostly-true	Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.	campaign-finance,elections,government-regulation,history,taxes,transparency	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
369.json	false	"As has been noted by many observers, including Bill Clinton's former secretary of labor, my plan does more than anybody to reduce costs."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Austin, Texas
1319.json	half-true	"The public option is not funded with public money. It's funded with private insurance premiums."	abortion,health-care	diana-degette			democrat	0	0	1	1	0	 the 'Rachel Maddow Show'
10287.json	true	Thirty-eight states -- Georgia not included -- have appointed, rather than elected, state school superintendents.	education	mike-dudgeon	Legislator	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	newspaper article
2542.json	false	Its coming. Nobody can stop this train.	federal-budget,infrastructure,transportation	raymond-lahood	Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation	Illinois	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee
12518.json	false	On average, each U.S. military working dog saves the lives of between 150 and 200 servicemen and women over the span of his career.	animals,military	rob-wittman	Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a Facebook post.
6794.json	mostly-true	Had the online change of address been in place in 2008 an estimated 130,000 voters who cast provisional ballots could have changed their address online and voted a regular ballot.	elections	jon-husted	Ohio secretary of state	Ohio	republican	0	2	1	2	1	a news release
5775.json	true	Tourism accounts for 439,000 jobs in the state of Ohio, and visitors spend $36 billion annually.	economy,jobs,tourism	mike-dovilla	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a news release
7143.json	true	Says food stamp growth, while high, lagged the rise in unemployment.	economy,poverty	anne-goodman	Executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Foodbank	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with The Plain Dealer
12818.json	true	After the shootings of Dallas policemen, nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days.	public-safety,public-service	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
5393.json	mostly-true	I have a very conservative voting record.	candidates-biography,voting-record	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	an interview
9180.json	true	Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent.	economy,families,income	national-partnership-women-families		Washington, D.C.	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
13242.json	false	Ive gotten to see the commercials that they did on you. And Ive gotten to see some of the most vicious commercials Ive ever seen of Michelle Obama talking about you, Hillary.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second presidential debate in St. Louis
2363.json	half-true	For every dollar a county gets in taxes from new development, it costs us 40 to 50 percent more to provide services.	florida-amendments	florida-hometown-democracy		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a web ad supporting Amendment 4.
9182.json	barely-true	More 25- to 34-year-olds are moving to Austin than any other city in America.	census,population	will-wynn	Businessman	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news story
8148.json	mostly-true	For anybody whos trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed.	florida,states	rick-kriseman	State Representative	Florida	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	a mayoral forum
8160.json	true	Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans and 95 percent of gun households in the state support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldnt have them.	guns	mark-kelly			newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	an opinion column on NJ.com
9481.json	half-true	One thousand people a day are moving to Texas, which means there will be 15 million more people over the next 25 years.	corrections-and-updates,population,transportation	texas-future	501 (c) (4) educational group		none	0	0	1	0	0	a web video
9255.json	mostly-true	No other country has a constitutional right like the Second Amendment.	guns,legal-issues	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech to the NRA
12153.json	false	We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina with the passage of HB2.	city-government,civil-rights,county-government,gays-and-lesbians,sexuality	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	a speech in Clayton, N.C.
2608.json	half-true	John Boozman is excited about putting a 23 percent national sales tax on everything you buy.	message-machine,taxes	blanche-lincoln	U.S. Senator for Arkansas	Arkansas	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
3995.json	half-true	Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas.	economy,jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a cameo interview.
2455.json	false	Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million to study exotic ants.	message-machine,science,stimulus	jim-huffman	Lewis & Clark Law School professor	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a television/web ad
13449.json	half-true	Its just been announced that the residents of Florida are going to experience a massive, double-digit premium hike.	florida,health-care,market-regulation	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign speech
3918.json	false	For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
1172.json	half-true	Van Jones signed a petition indicating he thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up.	pundits,terrorism	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his television program
7301.json	mostly-true	The federal government owns 30 percent of the land in the 50 states, or about 650 million acres.	federal-budget,taxes	jd-van-brink		Georgia	tea-party-member	0	0	0	1	0	in a tea party meeting
12020.json	half-true	Says Bernie Sanders was against the auto bailout and voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry.	congress,financial-regulation,voting-record	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the Democratic debate in Flint
9239.json	pants-fire	Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!	environment,guns	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
2051.json	false	Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasnt done in this case.	job-accomplishments,message-machine	rob-teilhet	attorney	Georgia	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a telephone interview
11827.json	false	Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor.	health-care	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	comments on "Meet the Press"
8097.json	mostly-true	The minimum wage is lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office.	economy,history,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
7831.json	mostly-true	In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908.	education,state-budget	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a website post.
2956.json	true	The Atlanta Braves are the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in America.	job-accomplishments	atlanta-braves			none	0	0	0	0	0	a history on team website
5929.json	mostly-true	After they bought GST Steel, Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, closed the Kansas City plant and walked away with a healthy profit, leaving hundreds of employees out of work with their pensions in jeopardy.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
9912.json	false	You have 200,000 to 400,000 military veterans on the street in this country on any given day.	housing,veterans	rhue-reis	contractor	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a TV debate
13170.json	false	The New York Times writes this long story about Donald Trumps tax returns but didnt point out there was no wrongdoing until paragraph 18.	candidates-biography,taxes	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	an interview on "Meet the Press"
2155.json	half-true	In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states.	energy,environment,science	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a campaign speech
11156.json	mostly-true	SaysJeb Bush significantly cut early voting prior to the 2008 presidential election.	elections	arthenia-joyner	State senator	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a letter to Jeb Bush
4417.json	barely-true	The academic achievements of our student-athletes are mentioned in the same breath and spirit as Notre Dame and Stanford.	education	donna-shalala	University of Miami president	Florida	none	1	0	0	0	0	a video statement
4722.json	mostly-true	Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare.	health-care,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
8898.json	mostly-true	Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Techs graduates.	economy,education,jobs	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a speech
12177.json	mostly-true	Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,public-health	marcus-low			none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview with a South African journalist
4461.json	false	An amazing 5,400 jobs were lost in the first 12 months of the (smoking) bans implementation in Ohios hospitality industry alone.	public-health	chris-mccalla	egislative director of the Columbus, Ga.-based International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Associat	Georgia	organization	0	1	0	0	0	Press Release
11313.json	false	Says Mexico doesnt have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the only ones to have it.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a GOP presidential debate on CNN
9513.json	mostly-true	After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law their mortality rate went down...it saved lives.	health-care,medicaid	dave-marsden	State senator	Virginia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a radio interview.
10245.json	mostly-true	The Orange County, Florida, school board voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50.	education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech
8933.json	false	Richmond is the most vegan-friendly city.	pop-culture,recreation	dwight-jones	Mayor, City of Richmond	Virginia	democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a speech.
6949.json	mostly-true	In 2012, Connie Mack missed 178 votes, one of the worst voting records in Congress.	candidates-biography,debates,voting-record	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	in a debate in Davie, Fla.
214.json	true	"Senator Obama's relatives and friends say he has been talking about running for president for at least the last 15 years," a campaign spokesman said.	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a news release
984.json	false	President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life.	candidates-biography,pundits	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a discussion on MSNBC
8445.json	false	Wendy Davis opposes any limits on abortion.	abortion	texas-right-life		Texas	none	0	2	2	0	0	an audio recording described as a radio ad
13044.json	barely-true	Thats legal: If you find out about somebody elses salary even if youre doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places.	government-regulation,income,jobs,market-regulation,small-business,unions,women,workers	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Tampa
6068.json	true	The United States has experienced 40 straight months of unemployment at 8 percent or higher.	economy,jobs	diane-black	Member of Congress	Tennessee	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a press release.
4007.json	false	The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve.	energy	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
11718.json	mostly-true	91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted.	guns,homeland-security	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a tweet
1272.json	pants-fire	If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."	environment,foreign-policy,legal-issues	christopher-monckton	conservative activist and member of the British nobility	United Kingdom	none	0	0	0	0	1	a speech in St. Paul, Minn.
13061.json	false	If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations.	foreign-policy,government-regulation,technology	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	Senate floor remarks
1356.json	false	Labor union president Andy Stern is the most frequent visitor at the White House.	ethics,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his Fox News Channel show
3787.json	barely-true	The U.S. has over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	frank-wolf	U.S. Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news release.
12411.json	true	We now do have evidence that Donald Trump is being used as a recruiting tool for terrorists.	history,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on CNN
24.json	half-true	"... study after study has shown that the death penalty deters murders."	crime	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	an ABC radio commentary.
5323.json	mostly-true	Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years.	education	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in Tallahassee
1642.json	half-true	An attack on a healthy 22-year-old homosexual man would be more protected under the law than an attack on an eight-year-old child.	gays-and-lesbians	liberty-institute		Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	a Web site
1211.json	false	On a cap-and-trade plan.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,environment	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	a letter to the Minnesota delegation in Washington
9185.json	true	During Lyndon B. Johnsons first 20 years in Congress, he opposed every civil rights measure that came up for a vote.	civil-rights,history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	speech at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library
13457.json	pants-fire	Two years ago, the longest serving leader of the California republic, Jerry Brown, boldly declared in China that California is a separate nation.	elections	louis-marinelli		California	independent	0	0	0	0	1	a speech in Moscow
10036.json	barely-true	By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs.	economy,health-care,workers	thom-tillis	House Speaker and U.S. Senate candidate	North Carolina	republican	2	0	1	1	0	a debate
5718.json	false	The Keystone oil pipeline would employ 20,000 people in the United States.	climate-change,energy,jobs	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a speech
11489.json	pants-fire	How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?	congress,states	reader-email			none	0	0	0	1	1	a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia
11813.json	barely-true	Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military.	federal-budget,military	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Fox News debate 
9296.json	barely-true	Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi the person I respect the most in Washington.	campaign-finance,congress,elections,campaign-advertising	defending-main-street			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign ad in Idaho
637.json	barely-true	"I argued for years that we need to move from a 'Musharraf policy' to a 'Pakistan policy.' "	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a speech in Orlando, Fla.
7245.json	true	Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.	transportation	bikeportlandorg		Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet. 
2564.json	false	Joe Garcia raised utility rates on families.	energy,message-machine	david-rivera	U.S. Representative, Florida District 25	Florida	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a television ad
3279.json	half-true	The firefighters, the policemen and others who supported (Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker) in his election bid ... dont have to worry about their collective bargaining rights.	pundits,state-budget,abc-news-week,workers	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
1857.json	mostly-true	"Two-thirds of the top-rated hospitals in Florida were our hospitals."	health-care,message-machine	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV ad
1545.json	true	"The lifespan of the average American is less than that of people in nations that spend far less (on health care). ... To put it bluntly, we spend more and die sooner."	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the book 'No Apology'
13428.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump says organized crime runs wild on reservations.	crime,diversity,gambling	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Tempe, Ariz.
284.json	half-true	Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war."	iraq	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	Dartmouth, N.H.
11611.json	pants-fire	I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as the World Trade Center collapsed.	terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments during a speech
11679.json	half-true	On a single night in January 2015, state and local planning agencies in Rhode Island reported the following estimates of homelessness 107 veterans were homeless.	housing	us-department-housing-and-urban-development			none	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
3223.json	half-true	Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children.	children,civil-rights,families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	get-equal-texas	Advocacy group	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	a press release.
9191.json	mostly-true	Shaheen votes with Obama 99 percent of the time.	bipartisanship,voting-record	new-hampshire-republican-party		New Hampshire	republican	1	0	0	2	0	a web video
7720.json	half-true	Says state Senate leaders have accepted $142,400 in campaign contributions from dentists and pharmacists during the past two years.	state-budget	renee-unterman	State Senator	Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a speech
2265.json	pants-fire	Says Bill White is refusing to debate.	elections	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
1465.json	true	Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."	economy,federal-budget,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town meeting in New Hampshire
10396.json	half-true	Theres nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control.	city-government,economy,government-regulation,market-regulation,states	kevin-flynn	Associate director of the Rhode Island Division of Planning	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	1	0	0	a website story
8967.json	half-true	More than 80 percent of Georgians dont support legislation to ease gun restrictions in houses of worship, in bars and on campuses.	guns	mary-margaret-oliver	State Representative	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a meeting
13174.json	half-true	The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent.	population,state-budget,state-finances	virginia-first-foundation			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a web video.
6409.json	barely-true	Without Westside MAX, wed need to add 2.9 lanes to the Sunset Highway.	infrastructure,transportation	trimet			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a newspaper ad
1793.json	pants-fire	Elena Kagan is a New York City radical, Marxist lawyer through and through.	kagan-nomination,pundits,supreme-court	michael-savage			none	0	0	1	0	1	his website
4481.json	true	Says Rick Perry provided in-state tuition... for illegal immigrants.	education,immigration	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
12219.json	pants-fire	Says there were over 600 reports of Texas votes for Donald Trump in the states 2016 Republican primary virtually all getting tallied for Marco Rubio.	elections	committee-restore-americas-greatness	Super PAC	California	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a web post
9266.json	barely-true	Wendy Davis has already taken more $ from teacher unions than the past 3 Democrat gubernatorial candidates combined.	campaign-finance,education	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	a tweet and chart
3236.json	false	A proposed immigration bill will bankrupt Georgia if passed.	immigration	libertarian-party-georgia			libertarian	0	1	1	0	0	a press release
5968.json	false	Says large majority of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.	candidates-biography,polls	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	the Central Texas Democratic Forum
3516.json	mostly-true	In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program.	environment,water	sally-bethea			none	0	0	0	1	0	an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
11446.json	false	The Washington D.C.-area never has a recession.	economy	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	radio interview
12152.json	pants-fire	Says that when Michelle Fields found out that there was a security camera, and that they had her on tape, all of a sudden that story changed.	legal-issues	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a CNN town hall
6489.json	half-true	Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.	economy,education	kinky-friedman	Author	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	
761.json	pants-fire	Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.	legal-issues	planned-parenthood			none	1	0	1	0	1	a TV ad.
9326.json	pants-fire	No Republicans voted for recent hikes in the income tax, payroll tax, capital gains tax, dividend tax and estate tax. These taxes were all passed under Obamacare.	health-care,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
13362.json	false	When Trump wanted to turn a taxpayer-owned building into an $800 anight hotel, (Congressman Jeff Denham, R-CA) helped broker the deal and bragged about it.	elections	dccc-lgo			democrat	1	1	0	0	0	in a campaign TV advertisement
12165.json	false	Says Chris Abele has had five years and hes done nothing about the Estabrook Dam.	environment	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	a speech
4821.json	false	Community banks are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank.	financial-regulation,new-hampshire-2012	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters
4935.json	false	In New York City, an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher.	education,jobs,labor	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
6792.json	half-true	Says black women are fastest-growing demographic group in ... Texas seeking concealed handgun licenses.	guns	stefani-carter	State representative	Texas	republican	0	0	2	0	0	in an opinion column in USA Today
7538.json	half-true	Says we will pay the new chancellor a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employees benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar.	education,state-finances	gene-mcintyre			none	0	0	1	0	0	a guest column
8590.json	half-true	Youve got more people wanting to go moose hunting in New Hampshire than want Obamacare.	health-care	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	comments on “The Mike Huckabee Show”
12010.json	true	Theres no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections.	elections	david-brooks			none	0	0	2	0	0	comments on "Meet the Press"
7289.json	half-true	The last time Republicans held hostage a resolution to ensure that our countrys bills were paid cost us more than $1 billion in added interest and slowed the economic recovery.	bipartisanship,debt,federal-budget	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a Facebook post.
9733.json	false	Africa is spending the highest percentage of their GDP on education of any part of the world.	education	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
3059.json	false	Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade.	education,state-budget	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a news release
4023.json	true	The top 1 percent of income earners pay 40 percent of all state income taxes, and those at the bottom pay little or nothing.	taxes	michael-doherty			republican	1	3	1	1	0	an opinion piece
4045.json	half-true	The Federal Register - which houses all Washington regulations - is 34,000 pages in length and weighs in at more than 340 pounds.	market-regulation	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a statement.
6626.json	half-true	Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill that attempts to distinguish between forcible rape and other sexual assaults.	crime	lone-star-project		Washington	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a political action committee report
9573.json	mostly-true	If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, theyre overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states.	polls,sports	peter-beinart			none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CNN
8230.json	mostly-true	The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office.	civil-rights,criminal-justice	jimmy-carter		Georgia	democrat	3	0	2	2	0	a speech
5720.json	mostly-true	Says at the state level were spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined.	education,health-care,public-safety,state-budget,taxes	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a candidates' forum.
7072.json	false	We have more hospitals that are childrens hospitals than any other state in the union. 	health-care	bill-batchelder	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	1	3	an interview with The Plain Dealer
12000.json	mostly-true	In head-to-head polls for the general election, I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points.	polls	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a Republican presidential debate in Detroit
5614.json	barely-true	Says former U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter refused to host town hall meetings during her time in Congress.	job-accomplishments,new-hampshire-2012,transparency	new-hampshire-republican-party		New Hampshire	republican	1	0	0	2	0	a written statement.
12217.json	true	In Malaysia many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions.	foreign-policy,human-rights,labor,trade	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview with the New York Daily News
1043.json	false	On calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist.	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a statement on the Human Events Web site
8389.json	true	Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses.	congress,government-efficiency,government-regulation,small-business	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	remarks from the Senate floor
954.json	true	Amiddle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax.	taxes	robert-gibbs	Former White House Press Secretary		democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a White House briefing
1994.json	false	On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.	energy,federal-budget,government-efficiency,nuclear,oil-spill,science	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.
1609.json	barely-true	Marco Rubio is a "Miami lobbyist."	candidates-biography	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a campaign press release
8274.json	half-true	Ive never supported legislation that invades peoples choices about contraception.	abortion,sexuality	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a news conference.
3134.json	false	Mitchell International Airport is the the third busiest airport in the world and the number one busiest in the country.	transportation	lee-holloway	Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors	Wisconsin	none	1	2	0	1	1	a statement at a candidate forum
4860.json	mostly-true	Georgia is one of seven states to lose jobs in 2011 and has lost 8,200 jobs so far.	jobs	eric-gray	Communications Director, Georgia Democratic Party	Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech
4979.json	half-true	Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.
5233.json	mostly-true	Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted double-digit tax increases.	corporations,message-machine-2012,state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a TV ad
1663.json	pants-fire	"I never considered myself a maverick."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site 
6282.json	false	Mitt Romney says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in San Antonio.
7199.json	true	Individuals with mental illnesses die an average of 25 years earlier than those without a mental illness.	health-care,medicaid	terry-russell	Executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Ohio	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	in an interview
5227.json	barely-true	Floridas economy became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008.	economy,florida,gas-prices,housing,oil-spill	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.
2726.json	half-true	Stabilizing the recent financial crisis will cost less than 1 percent of GDP, which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.	bankruptcy,economy,federal-budget,financial-regulation,job-accomplishments,market-regulation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
3132.json	barely-true	Recommendations for a major tax overhaul for Georgia are an overall tax hike.	taxes	americans-tax-reform			none	4	0	1	1	1	in a news release.
9523.json	false	The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use.	guns,homeland-security	james-buchal	Attorney	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign website statement
7569.json	half-true	Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy.	congress,environment,federal-budget,recreation	jack-reed	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	a speech
8892.json	true	Six of Georgias counties have no lawyers at all.	legal-issues	hugh-thompson	Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	State of the Judiciary address
7753.json	barely-true	Employees in workplace freedom states make more money	income,jobs,workers	ron-maag	State representative	Ohio	republican	1	1	0	0	0	news report
3953.json	false	Do this research watch how much crime picks up if you take away [football].	crime	ray-lewis	Baltimore Ravens linebacker		none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
11738.json	false	The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are back on the battlefield.	afghanistan,foreign-policy,military,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5239.json	half-true	(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the worlds No. 1 automaker.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
11798.json	false	Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican.	civil-rights,history	philip-van-cleave	president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League 	Virginia	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a speech.
10780.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country.	children,education,states	rose-mary-grant	head of school at Highlander Charter School in Providence.	Rhode Island	activist	0	0	0	1	0	a Providence Journal commentary.
10210.json	half-true	Every single day in this country, 1,000 people are deported and the vast majority of those people that are deported arent criminals.	elections,immigration	jose-diaz-balart			none	0	0	1	0	0	a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press"
1848.json	half-true	When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs."	economy,message-machine	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	a campaign commercial
10532.json	half-true	Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois.	state-budget,state-finances,workers	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	his State of the State address
1752.json	false	Alaskas Prince William Sound is pristine now.	environment,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio program
177.json	half-true	"The $2.3-billion budget deficit I inherited when I came into office became a $2.9-billion surplus."	federal-budget	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	"Innovators in Action" magazine
11596.json	pants-fire	While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.	congress,public-health,terrorism	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a viral meme on social media
8143.json	false	Every (personhood) bill Ive ever support has either had language that says were conforming to the constitutional rulings of the Supreme Court or something to that effect.	abortion,human-rights,voting-record	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a debate.
9263.json	mostly-true	Says Scott Brown voted to give oil companies big tax breaks.	energy,voting-record	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a TV ad
10589.json	half-true	The infant mortality rate is 15 percent higher in states with right-to-work laws.	labor	julie-lassa	State Senator, 24th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a speech on the Senate floor
4183.json	true	The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates.	education	chip-rogers	State Senator	Georgia	republican	1	0	1	1	0	Town hall meeting
4256.json	mostly-true	Were only spending 2 percent of our GDP on our infrastructure, while China and India are spending 10 percent of their GDP reinvesting back into their country.	infrastructure	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a House of Representatives floor speech
8651.json	half-true	The middle class can be defined to include those with income between roughly $20,000 and $60,000.	income	oregon-business-association		Oregon	organization	0	0	1	0	0	the OBA's 2014 Work Plan
3588.json	half-true	By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion.	deficit,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
7707.json	mostly-true	Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad.	sports,taxes	adam-schefter	ESPN reporter		none	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet about the NFL Draft
7005.json	true	One industry in America has increased its employment base in the last four years by 176,000 people: the United States government.	government-efficiency	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	an article
11148.json	mostly-true	In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000.	animals,environment	jack-hanna	Director emeritus of Columbus Zoo	Ohio	none	0	0	0	1	0	an ABC "This Week" interview
3276.json	half-true	Says that in some Texas communities, our unemployment rate is still at 10 and 20 percent.	economy,jobs	garnet-coleman	president, ceo of Apartments for America, Inc.	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	0	1	a press conference.
6422.json	mostly-true	Thousands of politicians from across Ohio along with their relatives, employees and friends are still eligible to serve on the proposed redistricting commission.	congress,elections,redistricting	protect-your-vote-ohio-protect-your-vote-ohio		Ohio	organization	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
4752.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney is committed to overturning Roe vs. Wade, and he supports such amendments that define a life as beginning at the moment of conception.	abortion,legal-issues	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a conference call with reporters
6685.json	half-true	Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but we won and the turtles are fine.	energy,environment	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth
2809.json	barely-true	If the state turns down money for high-speed rail, it will kill nearly 10,000 permanent Wisconsin jobs.	jobs,transportation	sierra-club			none	2	1	0	1	0	a news release issued by the group's John Muir chapter in Wisconsin
11846.json	barely-true	Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill.	veterans	joe-sestak	U.S. Representative	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club
9224.json	barely-true	Says North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis called Obamacare a great idea.	health-care	kay-hagan	Former U.S. Senator	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a radio ad
69.json	true	"He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership."	guns	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a statement on his campaign Web site.
9627.json	false	In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012.	marijuana	new-approach-oregon	Activist group	Oregon	organization	1	1	0	0	0	a website statement
6036.json	half-true	Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked 47th in job creation.	economy,history,jobs,states	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
3725.json	mostly-true	The six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border.	crime,immigration	silvestre-reyes	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	a press release.
100.json	true	"He's sued gun manufacturers. He was supportive of Brady. He was supportive of things like assault weapon bans."	guns	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	an interview on MSNBC
4466.json	half-true	Says he did not support the October 2008 legislation to rescue Wall Street firms.	federal-budget,financial-regulation,new-hampshire-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	answer to questions.
2620.json	false	Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China	environment,message-machine,stimulus	austin-scott		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a TV campaign commercial
4567.json	half-true	The Arab Spring drove up gas prices.	economy,energy,foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference at the White House
3609.json	mostly-true	The Republican budget plan says that 10 years from now, if youre a 65-year-old whos eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today.	medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at George Washington University
7921.json	barely-true	Says New York has bureaucrats telling you whether you can even drink a Big Gulp.	city-government,government-regulation,public-health	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a radio ad
10318.json	false	The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the United States is greater than the black-white wealth gap was in apartheid South Africa.	income,wealth	nicholas-kristof			none	0	1	0	2	0	a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
8407.json	barely-true	Chris Christie cut equal pay for women, calling it senseless bureaucracy.	income,jobs,labor,women,workers	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	in a press release
8168.json	barely-true	According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance.	federal-budget,health-care,public-health	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a radio commentary.
12735.json	mostly-true	We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation.	candidates-biography,debt,deficit,economy,history,job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances,states	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a speech at the Republican convention
3598.json	half-true	Tim Kaine proposed over $6 billion in tax increases from the time he entered the governors mansion until the time he left.	state-budget,taxes	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	an e-mail.
12340.json	mostly-true	Cervical cancer in Africa is fully preventable with basic education, screeningand vaccines.	foreign-policy,health-care,public-health	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a post on Medium
6887.json	false	A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 could accept a bribe from somebody and couldnt be removed from this commission.	elections,legal-issues,redistricting	jon-husted	Ohio secretary of state	Ohio	republican	0	2	1	2	1	an interview with reporters
11885.json	mostly-true	Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States.	education,history	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
7674.json	mostly-true	A wide majority of NRA households ... supported this legislation on gun background checks.	guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks in the White House Rose Garden
7312.json	half-true	Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check.	criminal-justice,guns	kirsten-gillibrand	U.S. Senator	New York	democrat	0	0	1	3	0	an interview on MSNBC
1853.json	half-true	The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero."	campaign-finance,elections,job-accomplishments	tom-mechler	president, Manna Services Inc.	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
2517.json	false	Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.	social-security	john-loughlin	owner, Media-Rite LLC	Rhode Island	republican	1	2	0	0	1	a meet-the-candidates forum
9904.json	half-true	Says Nick Rahall voted with Obama 94 percent of the time.	voting-record	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign ad
8469.json	barely-true	In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths.	public-safety	maria-sachs	Florida senator	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale
11609.json	false	The vast majority of (Syrian) refugees are young, able-bodied men looking for work.	foreign-policy,immigration	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a campaign stop in Concord, N.H. 
2753.json	half-true	The Republican leader of the Senate said his main goal after this election is simply to win the next one.	bipartisanship,economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his weekly address
8100.json	barely-true	Rick Scott increased tuition at our state colleges and universities by double digits.	education,state-budget	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	the realrickscott.com website
9932.json	false	Our men and women of the Guard have been forced to contact food banks to feed themselves.	hunger,immigration,poverty	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	a press release
11075.json	true	Says Scott Walkers views on abortion are more restrictive than any Republican president in recent times.	abortion,candidates-biography,civil-rights,legal-issues,women	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	an interview
9992.json	pants-fire	The non-profit groupFeeding America is lying when it claimsthat one in five kids is fighting starvation daily in the United States.	children,hunger,poverty	william-benson-huber			tea-party-member	0	0	0	0	1	an op-ed in the "New York Post"
1763.json	pants-fire	"Up until two weeks ago, John McCain was a leading proponent of amnesty. Now with me challenging him, suddenly he has changed."	immigration	jd-hayworth		Arizona	republican	0	1	1	1	2	an interview on the Fox Business Network
9566.json	barely-true	An image of nine white, blondwomen shows the amazing diversity of Fox News anchors.	diversity,women	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
3834.json	false	The Medicare proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would allow insurance companies to deny you coverage and drop you for pre-existing conditions.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,health-care,medicare	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
8674.json	true	Of the four statewide races this century within a 300-vote margin, three have been overturned in a recount.	elections	mark-obenshain	State senator	Virginia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a statement.
829.json	pants-fire	Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel.	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
5243.json	mostly-true	Says Newt Gingrich said Spanish is the language of the ghetto.	elections,immigration,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Spanish-language radio ad
10503.json	false	When I came into office, our vaccination rate in Texas was 65 percent. When I left two weeks ago, it was 95 percent.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,public-health	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview with the Texas Tribune and Washington Post.
3470.json	true	Central Health is the only hospital district in Texas that spends taxpayer dollars on abortions.	abortion	wayne-christian	Texas House Representative	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
7670.json	half-true	The decision to remove Chick-fil-A from Emory University was based solely on student feedback.	gays-and-lesbians	david-furhman	Emory University Food Service Administration director	Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview
6946.json	barely-true	Women who have miscarriages could be investigated by police under legislation supported by Republican state Senate candidate Rick Gudex.	abortion,message-machine-2012	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a television ad
8916.json	half-true	Businesses will be required to certify to the IRS under penalty of perjury that Obamacare was not a motivating factor for cutting staff.	health-care,jobs	chris-stirewalt			none	0	0	1	0	0	a daily summary of news "Fox News First"
7853.json	false	On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons.	criminal-justice,elections	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	news conference.
1372.json	pants-fire	President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war."	terrorism	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	a statement to Politico.
6080.json	half-true	Says Barack Obamas regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court.	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a mailer
3659.json	false	Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11.	deficit,federal-budget,obama-birth-certificate	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
5269.json	true	Chesterfield has eliminated more positions from its general government operations than the Commonwealth has from the entire state government since (fiscal) 2009.	county-government,jobs,state-budget	james-stegmaier	Chesterfield County administrator	Virginia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a speech.
12816.json	true	The Koch network (is) spending more money (in a Senate race) in Ohio than anywhere else in the country.	campaign-finance,elections	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	fundraising email
8790.json	half-true	In Russia all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, while 70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality.	civil-rights	vladimir-putin	President of Russia		none	0	1	1	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
4616.json	barely-true	Says Texas Senate hopeful Donna Campbell doesnt live in the district shes hoping to win in 2012.	candidates-biography	burnt-orange-report			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a blog post.
10400.json	mostly-true	The state covered a smaller percentage of the cost of K-12 education in 2013 than it did in 2002.	children,education,state-finances	claire-suggs	education analyst	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	at Media Symposium
8247.json	true	The government does not need a warrant to read your old emails.	privacy	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	a news release
7110.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Scott Walker has led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesnt implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesnt happen here.	federal-budget,health-care,state-budget	jon-erpenbach	State Senator, District 27	Wisconsin	democrat	3	0	0	1	0	a press release
5613.json	true	The poorest in this country are women.	families,poverty,women	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC
6187.json	false	Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.	energy,government-regulation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.
2743.json	half-true	Says Richard Devlin raised your taxes by $1 billion in a single day.	taxes	taxpayer-association-oregon	political action committee	Oregon	none	0	1	2	0	0	a campaign mailer
13076.json	false	The head of the IRS ordered 24,000 emails erased before Congress could review them, making sure the American people will never know the real truth.	congress,taxes,technology,transparency	john-fleming	U.S. Representative	Louisiana	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a radio ad
5099.json	false	Says in Newark were paying 80 percent of the school budget from local property taxes.	education,taxes	ronald-rice	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a state senate budget committee hearing
9190.json	mostly-true	Georgia has the nations fifth largest Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program, serving more than 270,000 mothers, babies and children every day.	welfare	georgia-department-public-health			none	0	0	0	1	0	department blog post
5662.json	barely-true	Says she created the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders in Texas.	county-government,crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues,public-safety	rosemary-lehmberg	Travis County district attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	campaign video
12783.json	barely-true	Says when an interviewer asked Donald Trump if he treats women with respect, Trump replied, I cant say that.	history,women	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a video shown at the Democratic convention
12241.json	half-true	We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO.	foreign-policy,military	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.
6809.json	true	In every state, women are paid less than men.	income,women,workers	national-womens-law-center			organization	0	0	0	0	0	press release
11547.json	half-true	Theres only one of us whos actually cut government spending -- not two, theres one and youre looking at him.	state-budget,state-finances	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	the fourth GOP undercard debate.
2725.json	half-true	The health care bill cuts the deficit by over $1 trillion dollars.	federal-budget,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
4851.json	false	Says Newt Gingrich has said that we should make the 11 million illegal workers that are in this country legal.	immigration	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview
4678.json	half-true	In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city. In 2010, when Flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65, and rapes climbed to 229.	crime	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	Flint, Mich.
7940.json	mostly-true	Says he can be on the ballot for Congress while serving time in jail.	elections	stephen-nodine	Inmate	Alabama	republican	0	0	0	1	0	statements to the media
6140.json	barely-true	Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second.	history	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
382.json	false	Obama "only wants your children to have health insurance."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign event in Hanging Rock, Ohio.
10838.json	half-true	The Fair Tax proposal encourages innovation and investment level the playing field for American companies to compete globally.	taxes	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	his debut Senate floor speech
7455.json	barely-true	Says the federal government is earning more tax revenue now than any other time.	economy,federal-budget,taxes	kevin-mccarthy	U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip	California	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News
10066.json	barely-true	The United States was not one of 16 countries where David Perdue said in his Pillowtex deposition that he created jobs.	elections,job-accomplishments	michelle-nunn	Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation	Georgia	democrat	3	0	1	2	0	a U.S. Senate debate
13148.json	mostly-true	Maggie Hassan missed nearly every university system board meeting.	education,voting-record	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	an ad
12774.json	half-true	Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap.	debt,economy,history,housing	elizabeth-warren	U.S. senator	Massachusetts 	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a speech at the Democratic convention
5941.json	false	Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry.	economy,jobs,campaign-advertising	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	an email campaign statement
5838.json	true	Says in our gun laws were allowing domestic abusers to sidestep this ban on getting a gun. The loophole allows a convicted abuser to walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun, no questions asked.	crime,guns,women	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	a speech on the Senate floor
4000.json	barely-true	A substantial number of probationers participating in a pilot project to ease the farm labor shortage are able to finish the work.	immigration	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a radio interview
4823.json	barely-true	Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal urged raising $2 trillion in new revenue.	federal-budget,taxes	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3342.json	false	The high-speed rail project would create 60,000-plus jobs for Floridians.	jobs,stimulus,transportation	corrine-brown	U.S. Representative	Florida	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with WESH-TV
2148.json	true	Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,history	jeb-hensarling	U.S. Congressman	Texas	republican	0	2	1	0	1	a speech
12300.json	true	Says he was the only Republican to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.	abortion,congress	david-jolly		Florida	republican	4	0	1	1	0	an Orlando debate
11939.json	barely-true	So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days.	guns	gavin-newsom	California Lt. Governor	California	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a campaign email
2650.json	half-true	Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal fought to weaken Georgias rape shield law.	criminal-justice,women	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	a TV commercial
11834.json	pants-fire	Nothing was done. I mean, $25 million was spent, but we dont have that (gun ownership)database.	guns	loretta-sanchez	member of Congress	California	democrat	0	1	1	0	1	a Capital Public Radio interview
6424.json	mostly-true	Aaron Bean voted to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition.	immigration	floridians-ethics-and-truth-politics		Florida	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a campaign commercial
2759.json	false	Says he has a track record of not raising taxes.	taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
11274.json	half-true	Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented)immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas.	corrections-and-updates,immigration	jorge-ramos	News anchor for Univision	Florida	journalist	1	0	2	1	0	an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News
9433.json	half-true	Last year, Obama administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News
3913.json	half-true	Commercial buses in the United States have a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode.	public-safety,transportation	peter-pantuso	President and CEO, American Bus Association	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	1	0	0	a speech at a press conference.
1989.json	true	Were No. 1 in child hunger.	children	carol-morgan	Career counselor	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Texas Democratic convention
10616.json	barely-true	Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day.	foreign-policy,history,nuclear	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview with Hugh Hewitt
9849.json	mostly-true	The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office.	debates,debt,deficit,economy,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising,pensions,unions,workers	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a debate
10833.json	mostly-true	Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion.	federal-budget,medicaid,state-budget,taxes	debbie-mayfield			republican	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet
4374.json	pants-fire	Says President Barack Obama delivered $2 billion to Brazil to help with offshore drilling projects.	energy,foreign-policy,new-hampshire-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech at a house party in New Hampshire.
9829.json	true	Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding.	education,state-budget,state-finances	mike-collier		Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a video ad
3492.json	pants-fire	One. Thats the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office.	energy,oil-spill	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference
7294.json	pants-fire	We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow.	guns	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news conference
1080.json	false	The Obama administration offered $900 million to Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, to rebuild Gaza.	foreign-policy,terrorism	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a GOP survey
4897.json	false	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is making voting more difficult by closing Department of Motor Vehicles offices where low-income voters live.	elections,poverty	chris-bowers			none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
7750.json	half-true	University of Wisconsin Systems reserves are in the mid- to low-range of comparable university systems.	education,state-budget,state-finances,states	kevin-reilly	President of the University of Wisconsin System	Wisconsin	state-official	0	0	1	0	0	a legislative meeting
199.json	half-true	"I won the South Carolina primary in 2004, and I was way behind in the polls at this stage in 2004."	elections	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	Nashua, N.H.
12673.json	barely-true	(Big banks) have invested over $300,000 in (Joe Heck), and Heck has sponsored $44 million dollars in tax breaks for banks.	campaign-finance	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a television ad first airing on July 1
3238.json	false	The alternative to higher state worker pension and health care payments is to look at 1,500 layoffs of state employees or close to 200,000 children who would be bumped off Medicaid-related programs.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news conference
10592.json	true	Contrary to popular belief, we actually dont have that many public employeesWe are well below average in the number of public employees.	economy,labor,state-budget,state-finances,workers	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a news conference
5956.json	mostly-true	Right now, we have the lowest gas tax of anywhere in the country.	taxes,transportation	colleen-kiernan		Georgia	none	0	0	0	2	0	an interview
13120.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas.	climate-change,economy,energy,environment,jobs,public-health,market-regulation,water	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
11543.json	half-true	When President Obama was running for re-election Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him.	candidates-biography	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.
6650.json	mostly-true	Providence has amongst the highest tax rate(s) in the entire country.	taxes	anthony-gemma	Owner Media Peel, former president and CEO of Gem Plumbing	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	0	2	1	a candidates debate
11521.json	half-true	There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone thatthe attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on.	foreign-policy,terrorism	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on CNN
6003.json	mostly-true	To help balance the 2011-13 budget, Gov. Scott Walker used a credit card approach that pushed over $500 million in debt onto our children and our grandchildren costing state taxpayers more than $150 million in interest.	state-budget	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a debate
10670.json	half-true	SaysBarack Obama voted for the very same language ofIndianas Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation doesnt have anything to do with this law.	civil-rights,diversity,families	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
468.json	half-true	"If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.
1487.json	half-true	Among the money spent on health care in the United States, "46 cents on every dollar spent is through Medicare and Medicaid."	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
4283.json	barely-true	Says Democratic state Sen. Jim Holperin voted against a property tax freeze in 2009 and then voted for a $1.5 billion property tax hike.	state-budget,taxes	kim-simac	Leader of recall effort against Wisconsin state Sen. Jim Holperin	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a letter and news release
6360.json	true	Today the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America.	economy	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a message on Twitter
7060.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare.	medicare	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a campaign ad
10429.json	half-true	Middle-class Americans pay a higher tax rate than millionaires and billionaires.	income,taxes,wealth,workers	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a news release
3263.json	false	On high-speed rail.	corrections-and-updates,stimulus,transportation	mike-haridopolos	Florida Senate President	Florida	republican	0	3	1	1	0	a press statement.
12327.json	mostly-true	Winning enough pledged delegates is not impossible.	elections	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation"
8171.json	mostly-true	Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.	tourism	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a radio interview
2170.json	half-true	The Bush administration pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead.	afghanistan,iraq,military,abc-news-week	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
6258.json	barely-true	Bill OBriens Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control.	abortion,education,health-care	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”
13162.json	barely-true	Says Proposition 205 blocks market entry for new marijuana dispensaries.	marijuana	arizonans-responsible-drug-policy			none	1	0	1	0	0	a political advertisement
8032.json	barely-true	This is the same (farm) bill we voted on a few weeks ago, with the exception of one or two sentences.	agriculture,federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news conference
3477.json	true	Says none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans appeared on the GAOs list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse.	deficit,federal-budget,government-efficiency	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a House committee hearing
2630.json	barely-true	We refused to balance the budget on the backs of our children.	education	casey-cagle			republican	1	0	0	2	0	a television ad
3514.json	mostly-true	A majority of the American people opposed the health care law when it was signed and still oppose it today.	health-care	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a blog post.
11544.json	barely-true	When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them.	immigration	courageous-conservatives-pac			republican	2	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
12847.json	false	Hillary Clinton has already said shes going to wipe out the Second Amendment. She doesnt believe in the First Amendment. And, she also believes in big government, which flies in the face of the 10th Amendment	campaign-finance,guns,supreme-court	chris-collins	Congressman for NY-27	New York	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on MSNBC.
2172.json	half-true	Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Stricklands) watch.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a television campaign ad
7535.json	mostly-true	Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.	crime,guns	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	House debate
13383.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton shows up in Broward County and had a private meeting with elections supervisor Brenda Snipes.	elections	roger-stone	political consultant	Florida	libertarian	0	0	0	0	1	an interview on Alex Jones' radio show
6212.json	false	Voter fraud provided a portion of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election.	elections	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	a television interview
2384.json	half-true	Clayton County has employed 1,300 people over the past seven months through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.	economy,housing	mickie-williams			none	0	0	1	0	0	a presentation
1367.json	half-true	Health care reform plans being consided in Congress "will finally reduce the costs of health care."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at the White House
5701.json	half-true	Mayor Tom Barretts policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to one of Americas 10 worst cities for unemployment.	city-budget,economy,jobs	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a television ad
11932.json	half-true	Two-thirds of our kids cant read at grade level.	education	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a column posted on Medium.com
7573.json	mostly-true	Our debt now is about $140,000 per household.	debt,taxes	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a speech on the Senate floor
7175.json	half-true	Under Charlie Crist, Florida lost 825,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 11.1 percent.	economy,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a news conference
4404.json	pants-fire	The Massachusetts health care plan dealt with 8 percent of our population, far less than the 100 percent of American people affected by President Barack Obamas health care law.	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican candidates' forum in South Carolina
4038.json	false	Georgias illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the Brown Codes because of their similarity to the Black Codes governing blacks after the Civil War.	history,immigration	robert-brown	state senator	Georgia	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a press release
8324.json	half-true	Says Ken Cuccinelli tried to make it more difficult for mothers to obtain divorces.	families,marriage	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a TV ad
1761.json	true	"Incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos have said they plan to champion efforts next legislative session to allow oil rigs off Florida's coast."	energy,environment,oil-spill	progress-florida			none	0	0	0	0	0	a press release.
9872.json	false	Says his comment about extremists being a JV team wasnt specifically referring to Islamic State.	foreign-policy,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on "Meet the Press."
2588.json	mostly-true	One man (New Castle, Del., County Executive, Chris Coons) thought property taxes should be hiked almost 50 percent.	message-machine,taxes	christine-odonnell	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Delaware	republican	1	0	0	1	2	a campaign video
12934.json	barely-true	NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania.	trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with TV station WJAC
7159.json	barely-true	Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits.	social-security	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. 
1851.json	half-true	The American Power Act would cut our dependence on oil in half.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,oil-spill	votevetsorg			none	0	1	1	0	0	a TV ad
12445.json	false	Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law.	economy,history,legal-issues,states,women	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	an interview with Texas Monthly
9238.json	pants-fire	Says Charlie Crists campaign bashedSen. Bill Nelsons big-government solutions.	elections	msnbc			none	0	0	0	0	1	a graphic during "The Daily Rundown"
9308.json	half-true	There is no incontrovertible proof that speed, in and of itself, is the contributing factor to increasing (vehicular) fatalities.	public-safety,transportation	matt-caldwell	District 79 representative	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a Florida House discussion of SB 392
8008.json	half-true	Says proposed anti-abortion legislation would force women facing the most personal of health decisions to endure a transvaginal ultrasound.	abortion,health-care	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	an emailed statement
10884.json	half-true	Two of the top three (rated) public high schools in Wisconsin Ronald Reagan College Prep and Rufus King International are MPS schools.	education	david-bowen	Member of state Assembly	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
9438.json	true	By 2009, dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.	afghanistan,foreign-policy,iraq,legal-issues,military,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	her book, "Hard Choices"
6438.json	false	Says Tommy Thompson favors Obamas health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson says we cant repeal Obamacare.	health-care,message-machine-2012,public-health	eric-hovde			republican	2	3	3	0	0	a radio ad
2004.json	mostly-true	Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.	bipartisanship	david-barton	President, Wallbuilders	Texas	republican	1	0	1	2	0	an open letter
1404.json	half-true	On abortion rights.	abortion	harold-ford-jr			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	comments on the subject over the past 10 years.
1039.json	half-true	The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case.	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a CNN interview
7464.json	half-true	Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.	history,redistricting	trey-martinez-fischer	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.
13493.json	pants-fire	There was serious voter fraud in New Hampshire.	elections,government-regulation,voting-record	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
3512.json	mostly-true	Tallahassee is the ninth-rainiest (city) in the nation.	weather	john-buss	City of Tallahassee, water resources manager	Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	comments before a state House subcommittee
7445.json	mostly-true	Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).	elections,pensions,retirement,state-budget,state-finances,transparency	tim-knopp			republican	0	0	1	1	0	a press release
10419.json	mostly-true	The United States is the only advanced country on Earth that doesnt guarantee paid maternity leave to our workers.	jobs,women,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
7188.json	true	Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average.	education,state-budget,state-finances	kevin-reilly	President of the University of Wisconsin System	Wisconsin	state-official	0	0	1	0	0	public remarks
13332.json	half-true	ISIS is in 32 countries.	foreign-policy,history,homeland-security,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a presidential debate
1843.json	half-true	After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started."	oil-spill	scott-maddox	attorney	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	email to supporters
8183.json	half-true	Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years.	climate-change,energy,environment,government-regulation,history,science,weather	steve-goreham	executive director, Climate Science Coalition of America	Illinois	activist	0	0	1	0	0	a commentary in The Providence Journal
11783.json	false	Says the Democratic Party createda debate schedule to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates.	debates,elections	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on CNN Reliable Sources
5071.json	half-true	Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas.	corporations,economy,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a web video advertisement
7256.json	mostly-true	The United States has an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview
2815.json	true	We now consume at the federal level 25 percent of the gross domestic product. Historically we were at 20 percent. So weve taken 5 percent away from the private sector.	economy,federal-budget	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
9528.json	half-true	The Export-Import Bank doesnt cost taxpayers anything.	congress,corporations,deficit,economy,federal-budget,financial-regulation,foreign-policy,taxes	vicky-hartzler	U.S. Representative	Missouri	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a "Roll Call" interview
4322.json	false	Says Gov. Rick Scott is spending a quarter of a million of our tax dollars to robocall people.	state-budget	florida-voter		Florida	none	0	1	0	1	0	a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.
6834.json	half-true	Obama says hes put forward a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan.	debates,deficit,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the first presidential debate
11171.json	barely-true	On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, I have never said that or advocated that.	abortion	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
7977.json	true	In South Florida, weve had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s.	environment	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview with Fox News
1427.json	mostly-true	"Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle."	census,economy,families	ronnie-earle	Candidate	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech
6234.json	true	Says Mitt Romney has a corporation in Bermuda (but) failed to disclose that on seven different financial disclosures.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,taxes	robert-gibbs	Former White House Press Secretary		democrat	1	1	0	1	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
999.json	true	Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough makes a huge difference in reducing transmission of the flu.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
72.json	mostly-true	Half of all personal bankruptcies in America "are caused by medical bills."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.
10211.json	true	The president of the United States came in the Tuesday before the election in a ward that went 99% for him in the last election and they couldnt even (increase) the vote there.	elections	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
11997.json	barely-true	Spending on welfare, on prisons, and education, all of those have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars because of Arizonas immigration laws that drove outundocumented immigrants.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	remarks during the GOP debate at the University of Houston
7501.json	barely-true	Over the last 20 years, the world has changed. It used to be that one could make a career out of working for one company. Today, the average worker stays at his or her job for barely four years.	economy,jobs	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a speech.
5687.json	false	We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview
8699.json	barely-true	Scott Walker raises nearly 70 percent of his money from out of state	elections	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
11676.json	barely-true	David Simpson actually voted for drivers licenses for illegal immigrants.	immigration,transportation,voting-record	bryan-hughes	Attorney	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign press release
5174.json	false	Saysproposal to boostteacherpension fundputs no mandate on local government.	city-budget,county-budget,education,pensions,state-budget	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a speech.
13232.json	false	Says after Hillary Clinton helped a man accused of raping a 12-year-old, shes seen laughing on two separate occasions, laughing at the girl who was raped.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,criminal-justice,women	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second 2016 presidential debate
5926.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walker said no to equal pay for equal work for women.	jobs,legal-issues,message-machine-2012,women,workers	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a TV ad
2108.json	half-true	Says Bill Whites program to bring dropouts back to school was so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated it.	education	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention
6904.json	barely-true	We werent told they wanted more security for diplomatic facilities in Libya.	foreign-policy,terrorism	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	the vice presidential debate
9325.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton spent 30 days in the hospital in 2012 and appeared wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury.	elections	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	a panel discussion
3902.json	mostly-true	When I became president and CEO of Godfathers Pizza, it was supposed to go bankrupt . . . We turned it around with common-sense business principles.	candidates-biography,corporations	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a YouTube video
11765.json	barely-true	In Houston, Texas, today, there are no homeless veterans.	homeless	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	remarks at a Florida campaign stop
4736.json	false	Says the City of Portland alone has 84 public relation representatives on payroll which cost taxpayers over $6.2 million (a year).	city-government,government-efficiency	taxpayer-association-oregon	political action committee	Oregon	none	0	1	2	0	0	a newsletter
4845.json	half-true	Since Obama took office, a net of 540,000 additional black Americans Obamas strongest supporters have lost their jobs.	jobs	new-jersey-tea-party	Conservative Political Group	New Jersey	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a retweet
2314.json	barely-true	Charlie Crists personal approval numbers are plummeting.	elections,pundits	steven-schale		Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a blog post.
4178.json	mostly-true	Most countries have no debt ceiling.	deficit,economy,pundits,abc-news-week	arianna-huffington	Founder, The Huffington Post		none	0	0	2	3	0	a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
13112.json	half-true	My opponent was on both the city of Chicago payroll and the state of Illinois payroll simultaneously, taking full salary, funding her full pension benefits both as a city worker and as a state worker for 10 years.	pensions	leslie-geissler-munger	Comptroller 		republican	0	0	1	0	0	a Chicago Sun-Times editorial board debate 
9830.json	mostly-true	Says he holds the record for most appearances on Meet the Press.	history,pop-culture,pundits	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	comments on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown"
10308.json	false	Says Saddam Hussein had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida.	afghanistan,ethics,human-rights,iraq,military,terrorism	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
7622.json	barely-true	Congresswoman Frederica Wilson successfully postpones closure of the North Perry airport tower.	federal-budget,transportation	frederica-wilson	U.S. Representative, Florida District 17	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a press release
7561.json	barely-true	Every day, about 100 people will be arrested for possession of marijuana in Georgia.	criminal-justice,drugs,marijuana	james-bell	Director, Georgia C.A.R.E.	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	press release
7212.json	half-true	Says that according to many reports and even our own data, the state of Texas spent more through Medicaid on orthodontia than all other states combined.	health-care,medicaid,public-health	lois-kolkhorst	Businesswoman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a breakfast at the Texas Tribune Festival.
13255.json	barely-true	Just like Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold had a run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate.	campaign-finance,ethics,foreign-policy	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a web ad
3396.json	true	We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job.	economy,jobs,tourism	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press release touting a state tourism program
12384.json	mostly-true	Since 2009, after-tax incomes are up nearly 14 percent.	economy	penny-pritzker	U.S. Secretary of Commerce	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a Medium post
12054.json	true	We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border.	drugs	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	Department of Homeland Security hearing
9078.json	true	Ted Cruz has been to Iowa four times. Rio Grande Valley of Texas -- just once.	candidates-biography	jim-moore	Pundit and communications consultant	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet
8738.json	pants-fire	Says the media created the term polar vortex and the cold air proves the ice isnt melting.	climate-change,weather	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	comments on his radio show
6254.json	false	New Jersey today has fewer employees in state government than it had when Christie Whitman left office in January of 2001, and I think thats good. And we did it without any layoffs. We did it through attrition.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an appearance at the Brookings Institution
4419.json	true	Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined.	housing,terrorism	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	a speech in Lower Manhattan
2729.json	half-true	Before we even passed health care, 4 millions kids got health insurance that didnt have it before, through the Childrens Health Insurance Program.	families,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on "The Daily Show."
11293.json	mostly-true	The top man at Yale Law School came out ... with just a raging report about former HP CEO Carly Fiorina,saying she isone of the worst executives in his memory in history running the company.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on "Face the Nation"
9058.json	false	The American slave trade caused 5 million deaths or more.	history	jon-stewart			none	0	2	1	1	1	a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
1425.json	barely-true	"Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests including foreign corporations to spend without limit in our elections."	corporations,supreme-court	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
3409.json	mostly-true	Says Texas colleges and universities may opt to allow guns on campuses.	education,guns	eddie-rodriguez	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an interview on CNN
12467.json	half-true	The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year.	economy,jobs,poverty	nfederation-o-independent-business-virginia			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a website post.
1358.json	false	"I'm predicting (the Saints) will go not only undefeated, but all the way through the Super Bowl -- something that's never been done before."	recreation	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	a radio interview
7922.json	true	We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country.	state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes	john-loughlin	owner, Media-Rite LLC	Rhode Island	republican	1	2	0	0	1	an appearance on WPRO.
1634.json	true	"Since that famous day in February where the governor campaigned with Barack Obama on behalf of the stimulus program, 211,000 Floridians have lost their jobs."	economy,stimulus	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
192.json	half-true	Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15 million Americans out."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Las Vegas, Nev. 
7554.json	mostly-true	Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.	guns	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	 an editorial board meeting
2084.json	barely-true	The health care numbers are going up.	health-care,abc-news-week	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	an interview on ABC's This Week
6968.json	true	While I was mayor of the city of Providence we had the lowest crime rate in 30 years.	crime	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a debate
13365.json	half-true	Weve spent $6 trillion on the wars in the Middle East.	federal-budget,military	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Charlotte, N.C.
7734.json	half-true	Says proponents of a bond package for the Austin school district say the district has the second-lowest bond tax rate among the Central Texas area school districts.	education,taxes	league-women-voters-austin-area		Texas	organization	0	0	2	0	0	a Voters Guide.
9392.json	half-true	400,000 Oregonians have gained access to health care through the Affordable Care Act.	health-care	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	an interview
10050.json	false	20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare).	health-care,message-machine-2014	pat-roberts	U.S. Senator	Kansas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a Web video
1850.json	false	Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments."	foreign-policy,guns,legal-issues	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet
678.json	half-true	Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres."	energy	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview on CNBC
8280.json	pants-fire	Warren Buffett recently said Scrap Obamacare and Start All Over.	health-care,pundits	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	posts on the Internet
5102.json	barely-true	When Georgia tightened its voter identification laws, the state sent a van and photographer to the homes of people who needed photo IDs and made them for free.	civil-rights,elections	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	an online news story
9905.json	mostly-true	Over 40 of our 100 (House of) Delegates seats go uncontested every year, and over 40 percent of our state senate seats go uncontested every year.	elections	robert-sarvis	lawyer, businessman	Virginia	libertarian	0	0	0	1	0	a speech
10137.json	barely-true	Says Jeanne Shaheen voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax.	energy,voting-record	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	a debate
8424.json	false	Since Obamacare became law, most of our new jobs have been part-time jobs.	health-care,jobs,workers	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a speech.
3170.json	mostly-true	Says that in Ohio right now, you could be 8 months pregnant and have an abortion for no reason.	abortion	lorraine-fende	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview with The Columbus Dispatch
1483.json	false	We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas.	crime,legal-issues	farouk-shami	Businessman	Texas	democrat	1	2	2	0	1	a Democratic debate
1202.json	true	"In some states, it is still legal to deny a woman coverage because she's been the victim of domestic violence."	health-care	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	a speech
7533.json	pants-fire	Of every three dollars in food stamps for the needy, seven dollars in salaries and pensions (go to) the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor.	federal-budget,poverty	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a speech at the conservative CPAC conference
4690.json	pants-fire	Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was right that President Barack Obamas health care bill created what would, in effect, be death panels.	health-care	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate
1959.json	pants-fire	"Bill McCollum has accepted thousands from lobbyists for Planned Parenthood."	abortion,candidates-biography,message-machine	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a campaign mail piece.
2219.json	pants-fire	Cap and trade legislation that Zack Space supported would cost the average household approximately $1,761 per year in increased energy rates.	cap-and-trade,climate-change	bob-gibbs	Representative from Ohio's 18th Congressional District	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	1	an issue statement posted to his website
13445.json	false	The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made out of hemp.	history	kai-degner	Harrisonburg city councilman	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a debate.
10096.json	false	Jason Carters plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion.	education,medicaid,state-budget	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	television attack ad
2713.json	false	Dan Seals has been running for office since before there were, like, iPods.	candidates-biography,message-machine	robert-dold	U.S. Representative	Illinois	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign commercial
10647.json	half-true	Whales live as long at SeaWorld as they do in the wild.	animals,science,tourism	seaworld	Theme park company	Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	an ad
6148.json	barely-true	Women earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in the same position.	income,jobs,poverty,women,workers	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a news release
7681.json	false	The Miami Dolphins are the only NFL team in the entire nation that pays property taxes.	county-budget,sports,taxes	carlos-gimenez	Mayor	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a county commission meeting
5378.json	pants-fire	Says Texas legislators in 2011 increased state spending on education.	education,state-budget	myra-crownover		Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	1	her campaign website.
2377.json	half-true	While many of his colleagues turned down a $2,500 pay raise ... (Jeff) Plale pocketed the extra money.	message-machine,state-budget	citizens-progressive-wisconsin		Wisconsin	none	0	0	1	0	0	campaign literature distributed by an outside group
1421.json	true	U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has voted nine separate times to raise the national debt ceiling.	economy	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
8537.json	true	Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out.	health-care,medicare,retirement,technology	steve-israel	U.S. Representative	New York	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on MSNBC
13009.json	true	Child care costs in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition.	children,education,families	donna-howard	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a press conference by Austin Democrats
9511.json	half-true	U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn has avoided taking a stand on Obamacare.	health-care	washington-examiner			none	0	0	1	0	0	opinion piece
11192.json	barely-true	There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs.	gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,marriage,religion,supreme-court	david-ralston		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	1	0	an interview
3416.json	mostly-true	Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003.	economy,energy,history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
11686.json	barely-true	The head of the FBI has told Congress they cannot vet those (Syrian) refugees.	foreign-policy	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a GOP debate on CNN
4467.json	false	[Eighty-five percent] of the funds collected in each county will be redistributed elsewhere -- not spent in the county in which it is collected.	taxes,transportation	debbie-dooley		Georgia	tea-party-member	0	1	1	1	0	an op-ed
12175.json	half-true	Weve rebuilt China.	china,foreign-policy,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with the New York Times
4574.json	false	Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.	corporations,economy,labor,occupy-wall-street,workers	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites
11241.json	half-true	In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	answering a reporter in Iowa
11776.json	false	More than 100,000 women in Texas have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone.	abortion	tarina-keene	Executive director, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia	Virginia	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a news conference
11940.json	mostly-true	Says Missouri families earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century.	economy,income	todd-richardson	State House speaker	Missouri	republican	0	0	0	1	0	comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics"
9529.json	false	The platform of the Republican Party says deport everybody and to hell with it.	immigration	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	an interview with KERA News
13140.json	mostly-true	Says MarcoRubio voted to slash school funding by billions of dollars and would eliminate the Department of Education.	education	afscme-people			none	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
13337.json	false	14 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Cleveland, Ohio
9404.json	barely-true	Redskins is used historically as a term of respect.	history	pete-hegseth	Chief Executive Officer for Concerned Veterans for America 	Minnesota	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a segment on "Outnumbered"
1824.json	mostly-true	Says that in three legislative sessions, his proposals opening pre-kindergarten to all Texas 4-year-olds never got heard or voted out of committee.	children,education	rodney-ellis	state senator	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	an interview.
3411.json	half-true	Seven of the 10 school districts with the lowest graduation rate for African-American boys in the country are in Florida.	education	steve-wise	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	comments on the state Senate floor.
60.json	true	\u201CThirty-four percent of Hispanics don\u2019t have any health care at all, don\u2019t have any health insurance.\u201D	iraq	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	
5666.json	mostly-true	Says when New Jersey adopted guaranteed coverage and cost provisions without a mandate individual health insurance market rates doubled or tripled and enrollment dropped from 180,000 people to 80,000 people.	health-care,states	donald-verrilli	Solicitor General		none	0	0	0	1	0	a Supreme Court hearing on health care law
5166.json	half-true	Says PolitiFact has said he kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules.	ethics,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
11988.json	false	Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is a billionaire.	candidates-biography,wealth	marina-dimitrijevic			none	1	1	2	0	0	a press release
9001.json	half-true	Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States.	education	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	the State of the State speech
12345.json	half-true	On supporting the eventual Republican presidential nominee	elections	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview
3377.json	false	State employees will have to pay 100 percent of their pensions and health insurance after 2012.	health-care,labor,state-budget	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email apparently focused on Wisconsin corrections workers
10460.json	half-true	It used to be that the only children at school who werent vaccinated were those who had true medical conditions. Now there are 19 states that allow personal belief exemptions.	health-care,public-health	richard-besser	ABC News' Chief Health and Medical Editor. 		none	0	0	1	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
2124.json	half-true	The state bureaucracy Jane Norton managed grew by $43 million in just three years.	message-machine,state-budget,states	americans-job-security			none	0	0	3	0	0	a television ad
9244.json	barely-true	Says a pro-Democratic ad is false for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to resign.	candidates-biography	thom-tillis	House Speaker and U.S. Senate candidate	North Carolina	republican	2	0	1	1	0	a TV ad
2758.json	true	Members of Congress did not have three days to read the bill when the stimulus was rushed into law.	history,stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a Saturday address
6322.json	pants-fire	Says U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is among seven Tea Party freshmen who spent an average of $15,000 on cars for themselves.	congress,congressional-rules,government-efficiency,transportation	scott-keyes			none	1	0	0	0	1	a blog post
4849.json	false	On advancing state money for a Formula One race	state-budget	susan-combs	State comptroller	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a statement
3339.json	mostly-true	The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget.	health-care,state-budget,abc-news-week	deval-patrick	governor	Massachusetts	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
4725.json	pants-fire	They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesnt make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then theyre on the plane back to Los Angeles.	elections,government-efficiency,labor,unions	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a campaign speech
8779.json	false	In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down.	drugs,marijuana	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a graphic on the Internet
6628.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney has put forward a plan that would cut taxes for millionaires while raising them for the middle class.	taxes	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
4295.json	half-true	I started with a $3.7 billion budget deficit. Now we are projecting a $1.2 billion surplus.	state-budget,state-finances	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview
3934.json	mostly-true	Says the states new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions ability to negotiate.	public-safety,unions	steve-loomis	Police union president	Ohio	none	0	0	0	1	0	a news conference
8592.json	false	On changing the rules for filibusters on presidential nominees	congressional-rules	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	speeches
5240.json	half-true	(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of the Department of Education and send all the education issues back to the states.	candidates-biography,education,states	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	comments to reporters in Tampa, Fla.
9002.json	barely-true	(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs.	economy,jobs	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a campaign TV ad
11114.json	mostly-true	Our last budget committed the highest level of need-based financial aid in state history.	education,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an opinion piece
6538.json	mostly-true	Independent voters have a ten-point margin in favor of Mitt Romney right now.	polls	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
12355.json	half-true	China is going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade.	china,military	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a radio interview.
9376.json	barely-true	Senate immigration legislation is the Obama-Reid plan to give illegal immigrants amnesty.	congress,immigration	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a campaign mailer
13281.json	half-true	In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again through Obamacare.	health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a U.S. Senate debate
6760.json	barely-true	Says Romney tax plan could take away middle-class deductions for child care, mortgages and college tuition.	message-machine-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
3703.json	mostly-true	Ive been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning.	bipartisanship,campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections	herb-kohl	U.S. Senator	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	remarks to reporters
5633.json	half-true	Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations.	health-care,message-machine-2012,small-business,workers	senate-republican-conference	Group representing Senate Republicans	Washington, D.C.	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a Web video
6790.json	barely-true	Tea Party Congressman Frank Guinta voted for billions in cuts to veterans programs.	veterans	carol-shea-porter	Retired social worker	New Hampshire	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an ad, “Debt,” released Sept. 18, 2012
12831.json	pants-fire	Says Hillary Clinton wrote,I believe the primary role of the state is to teach, train and raise children. Parents have a secondary role.	candidates-biography,children	james-woods	Actor		none	0	1	0	0	1	a tweet
13099.json	barely-true	Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death.	crime,criminal-justice,death-penalty	tom-steyer	President of NextGen Climate	California	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a press release.
12186.json	half-true	The economy always does better when theres a Democrat in the White House.	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally at a Phoenix high school
509.json	true	U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country."	military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico
8237.json	half-true	On support for Ted Cruz	candidates-biography	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	an interview
4275.json	true	Obamacare was patterned after (Mitt Romneys) plan in Massachusetts.	health-care	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	a debate in Ames, Iowa
3182.json	true	Georgia has some of the best maintained roads in America.	transportation	vance-smith	Georgia Transportation COmmissioner	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a budget presentation
3805.json	false	The Paul Ryan budget proposal would leave the country without Medicare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	agenda-project	Liberal advocacy group	New York	none	0	1	0	1	0	an advertisement
3106.json	false	A national organization says Georgia has one of Americas toughest ethics laws.	campaign-finance,ethics	joe-wilkinson	state representative	Georgia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a newspaper article
3616.json	true	Americas wealthiest 25 percent pay 86 percent of total income taxes. Wealthiest 5 percent pay 60 percent of total income taxes.	taxes	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	a Twitter post
5058.json	half-true	We dont take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will.	campaign-finance	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a fundraising appeal
13280.json	half-true	Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act.	congressional-rules,criminal-justice,women	deborah-ross	Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate	North Carolina	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a campaign ad
7634.json	true	Within the three miles surrounding the University Circle area, infant mortality exceeds some Third World countries.	health-care,public-health	michele-walsh	Physician	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	a radio discussion
7926.json	mostly-true	In the past four years, (the U.S. Senate) has only passed nine out of 48 appropriation bills.	congress,federal-budget	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	a speech
9320.json	false	Human activity is not causing these dramatic changes to our climate.	climate-change,corrections-and-updates,energy,environment,science	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
2052.json	half-true	Most of the Bush tax cuts went to people in the top 3 percent of this country.	taxes	jim-mcdermott	U.S. Representative	Washington state	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz
1252.json	barely-true	About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.	environment,foreign-policy,transportation	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	an interview on the Charlie Rose Show
11031.json	mostly-true	Florida has reduced its carbon emissions by 20 percent since 2005.	energy,environment	gus-bilirakis	Congressman	Florida	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a speech on the House floor
1819.json	pants-fire	In three days last week, (Gov. Rick) Perry flew to five cities at taxpayers expense, holding press conferences, delivering $2,325,000 in checks.	elections,ethics,job-accomplishments,state-budget	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a Facebook post
10180.json	half-true	Says Scott Brown voted to reward companies to ship jobs overseas.	government-regulation,jobs,voting-record,workers	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	a debate
1224.json	mostly-true	"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."	economy,poverty,workers	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	a news conference in Washington, D.C.
9993.json	pants-fire	Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights.	guns,supreme-court	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a campaign ad
10394.json	half-true	Says hesecured the highest possible bond rating for the city of Tampa.	city-budget	bob-buckhorn		Florida	none	2	1	2	1	0	a campaign ad
6986.json	mostly-true	Says Connie Macks Penny Plan would cut over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense.	debates,federal-budget,medicare,social-security	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a debate
3474.json	true	Says a Lubbock terror suspects alleged plan to use baby dolls to conceal chemical explosives is similar to a 1995 plot to blow up 12 jumbo jets over the Pacific Ocean.	terrorism	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	a statement
7275.json	mostly-true	Says a recent study shows Florida students are second in the world in fourth grade reading, behind Singapore.	education	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a discussion with black lawmakers
5319.json	false	Says President Barack Obama has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon.	environment	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an interview on "Meet the Press"
4607.json	pants-fire	Appalachian Power Company is making record profits.	energy,market-regulation	ward-armstrong	Minority leader, House of Delegates	Virginia	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	in TV ads.
11497.json	half-true	For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting.	corrections-and-updates,economy,small-business	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the third Republican presidential debate
415.json	pants-fire	According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ ... will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent ... is it OBAMA??	obama-birth-certificate,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
3431.json	false	The Texas Constitution still contains Jim Crow provisions about the poll tax and restrictions on women having the right to vote.	legal-issues	charles-reed	retiree	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an oped column.
7355.json	mostly-true	With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens.	immigration	zoe-lofgren	U.S. House member	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a House hearing on immigration
1863.json	true	If voters agree in November to approve a one-cent sales tax increase, that will give "Hillsborough County the highest sales tax of all Florida counties."	taxes,transportation	david-caton	executive director of the Florida Family Association	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a mass e-mail
12002.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. It was to her presidential campaign.	campaign-finance	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in Detroit
12893.json	false	Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA.	bipartisanship,bush-administration,congress,economy,foreign-policy,history,jobs,labor,trade,workers	nowthis			journalist	0	1	0	0	1	a viral video
5523.json	mostly-true	Says Gov. Scott Walker cut aid to local schools despite campaigning on trying to restore two-thirds state funding for education	education,state-budget	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	an appearance at Marquette University
7056.json	half-true	On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryans Medicare reform plan	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	debate comments
12649.json	mostly-true	For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty.	economy,foreign-policy	morten-jerven			none	0	0	0	1	0	an article
1182.json	false	Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to Congress
12715.json	mostly-true	Donald Trump rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it.	economy,housing	scott-peters	U.S. Representative	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a media conference call.
1070.json	pants-fire	The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail received by many people.
4740.json	false	Wisconsin ranks 48th out of all 50 states in venture capital investment.	jobs	john-klenke	Assembly representative	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a presentation
10095.json	barely-true	The CDC is spending money on things like jazzercise, urban gardening and massage therapy that could be redirected to Ebola.	ebola,health-care,public-health	cory-gardner	U.S. House of Representatives	Colorado	republican	4	1	0	0	0	a debate
5229.json	half-true	When I was fighting against cap and trade, the speaker was sitting down with Nancy Pelosi on a sofa encouraging it.	bipartisanship,cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate in Tampa, Fla.
5277.json	mostly-true	Savannah is home to the fastest-growing port in the nation.	economy,transportation	casey-cagle			republican	1	0	0	2	0	a speech
7741.json	true	If you are a federally licensed gun dealer and your license is revoked because youve engaged in misconduct ... your entire inventory under prevailing law is deemed your personal collection. You then can sell it free from any background checks.	guns	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	an appearance on 10 News Conference
5107.json	mostly-true	In the past year, Floridians, not government, created almost 135,000 new private sector jobs. We netted more than 120,000 total jobs in the first 11 months of 2011; the third most of any state in the nation.	economy,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State address
5115.json	half-true	Says that when Republicans held Congress and the presidency, they doubled the size of the (U.S.) Department of Education.	education,federal-budget	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	an interview.
473.json	mostly-true	"My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a television interview.
86.json	true	"In New York, when she ran for reelection, she carried 58 of our 62 counties. George Bush had won 40 counties in New York just two years earlier."	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a comment by husband Bill Clinton on Larry King Live.
9778.json	mostly-true	Wisconsin is 38th in the country in terms of proficiency standards in student testing.	children,education,government-regulation	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a news article
3893.json	half-true	Says that Sarah Palin and Craig Huey would ban a womans right to choose in every case	abortion	janice-hahn		California	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
8390.json	barely-true	Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program.	children,families,labor,unions	jennifer-parrish	Home-based child care	Minnesota	activist	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper commentary
8915.json	half-true	A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline are worse for the environment.	climate-change,energy,environment	ralph-reed			republican	0	2	1	0	0	a CNN "Crossfire" segment
398.json	mostly-true	John McCain and George W. Bush want to spend "a trillion dollars in Iraq over the next 10 years."	iraq	campaign-defend-america		Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	2	0	a television ad
3372.json	half-true	Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in many cases where she had little role as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict of interest.	legal-issues	anthony-weiner		New York	democrat	2	1	2	0	0	an interview on Fox News
1274.json	half-true	"Democrats rang up a $1.42 trillion budget deficit in 2009 the single largest in American history."	economy,federal-budget	freedom-project			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
8426.json	false	Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts.	corrections-and-updates,education	sandra-stotsky			none	0	1	0	0	0	during a public hearing
4802.json	false	If they made no changes whatsoever, the [state employees pension] plan still had enough money to go forward for approximately the next 16 years.	pensions,retirement,state-budget,state-finances,unions,workers	philip-keefe	President, Service Employees International Union Local 580	Rhode Island	labor-leader	0	1	0	0	0	an appearance on 10 News Conference
7627.json	false	Says its an old wives story that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.	foreign-policy,history,iraq	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	an interview on Fox News
629.json	false	Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Lansing, MI
4516.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama failed to stand up for the bipartisan debt solutions of the Simpson-Bowles Commission.	deficit,federal-budget	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
1914.json	false	Phoenix, Arizona, Im told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City.	crime,immigration	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a speech
2761.json	pants-fire	Congresswoman Kathy Castor voted to spend $2.6 million to teach prostitutes in China to drink responsibly.	economy,health-care,stimulus	mike-prendergast		Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign mailer
11355.json	true	On the main GOP presidential debate:Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience	candidates-biography,military	jim-gilmore	President and CEO of Free Congress Foundation	Virginia 	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet.
242.json	half-true	"As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes."	taxes	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a TV ad
972.json	barely-true	"As a percentage of gross domestic product, we are reducing nondefense discretionary spending to its lowest level since the '60s, lower than it was under Reagan, lower than it was under Clinton, lower than it was under Bush, or both Bushes."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news conference.
11306.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout.	congress,economy	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a TV ad in Iowa
5744.json	true	Georgia is one of three states that effectively have no regulations whatsoever on lobbyists giving to legislators.	ethics	joshua-mckoon		Georgia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a press conference
8409.json	half-true	Live cats have holes drilled into their skulls, posts put into their heads and coils put into their eyes, and some have had their ears cut off or are intentionally deafened or starved at UW-Madison labs that do research to improve hearing in humans.	animals,education,health-care,public-health,science	people-ethical-treatment-animals			none	0	0	2	0	0	a robo-call and video
13421.json	false	Says Ron Johnson is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not.	campaign-finance,elections	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.
4430.json	half-true	One international flight a day in a wide-bodied jet ... one flight daily generates $150 million a year and approximately 2,300 jobs.	economy,transportation	bob-buckhorn		Florida	none	2	1	2	1	0	in an interview on WEDU-TV
3189.json	false	I didnt raise taxes once.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on Super Bowl Sunday
12127.json	half-true	Mitt Romney did not endorse Ted Cruz, even though he said he is voting for Cruz and urged others to do likewise.	pundits	romney-allies			none	0	0	1	0	0	The New York Times
6202.json	false	Says the health care law rations care, like systems in Canada and Great Britain.	health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview on Fox News
8741.json	barely-true	Oregon is spending $10 million advertising Obamacare with ads that dont even mention the program and how to enroll in it and that dont mention the word insurance.	taxes	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	Coburn's "Wastebook 2013"
4776.json	barely-true	Says the Treasury Department says 41 percent of all business income reported on individual returns would be hit by the [millionaires] surtax that would harm small businessmen and women, the very people we are counting on to create new jobs.	income,small-business,taxes	rodney-frelinghuysen			republican	1	0	0	1	0	an email newsletter
6487.json	barely-true	I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies.	federal-budget,jobs,message-machine-2012,military	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a TV ad
1782.json	false	On Sandra Day O'Connor: "I think one reason she was a good judge is she had no judicial experience" before she joined the Supreme Court.	job-accomplishments,kagan-nomination,supreme-court	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a speech on the Senate floor
2663.json	pants-fire	Says PolitiFact says Amendment 4 will force counties and cities across Florida to raise taxes and fees.	florida-amendments	citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	1	a newspaper ad.
8470.json	true	In Massachusetts, half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients.	health-care	john-fleming	U.S. Representative	Louisiana	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
431.json	half-true	"He took on special interests and won, passing the toughest ethics law yet."	candidates-biography,ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad.
10033.json	pants-fire	Says U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland voted himself health care for life.	elections,health-care	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a campaign commercial
8225.json	false	A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into womens restrooms in the city.	city-government,legal-issues	texas-values			none	1	1	0	0	0	an email blast
8831.json	false	John Cornyn backed his pal David Dewhurst for the U.S. Senate over Ted Cruz.	candidates-biography	steve-stockman	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	1	3	0	0	1	a Stockman campaign web page
9694.json	barely-true	Since 1999, 440 people have been killed in attacks on church property in the United States.	guns	georgiacarryorg-georgiacarryorg			none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview with Georgia Public Broadcasting
10946.json	false	Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans employees from talking about climate change.	environment	forecast-facts			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a statement on a web page.
429.json	true	"As a state senator, he (Obama) even refused to support a measure to stop sex businesses from opening near schools or places of worship!"	legal-issues	focus-family-action			none	1	2	0	0	0	an article written by Tom Minnery
2225.json	false	We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers.	immigration	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	a floor speech
10731.json	true	We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery.	economy,income	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2238.json	true	The unemployment rate for folks whove never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have.	economy,education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the University of Texas at Austin
12271.json	mostly-true	Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin, even though marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs,government-regulation,public-health	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech
8439.json	false	As a result of Obamacare, we are becoming something of a part-time employment country.	health-care,jobs,pundits	maria-bartiromo	Host, On the Money with Maria Bartiromo	New York	journalist	0	1	0	0	0	an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press"
8772.json	pants-fire	Oregon Rep. Tina Kotek, D-Portland, has never held a job nor run a business	job-accomplishments	bill-post	Radio talk show host	Oregon	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a tweet by Post
11383.json	half-true	Its estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - thats billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesnt have the resources.	government-efficiency,taxes	gerry-connolly	U.S. Representative	Virginia	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	radio interview.
461.json	mostly-true	The Rev. Wright compared "the United States Marine Corps with Roman legionnaires who were responsible for the death of our Savior."	terrorism	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Coral Gables, Fla.
12280.json	half-true	Says Nevada state Sen. Michael Roberson forced Common Core for Nevada schools.	education	danny-tarkanian		Nevada	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a television ad
7092.json	mostly-true	In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million.	education,gambling,state-finances	big-gamble-nj		New Jersey	none	0	0	0	1	0	a website
8904.json	barely-true	Social Security was advocated in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country.	economy,history,poverty,social-security,workers	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
550.json	barely-true	"I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president.	elections	ralph-nader	Attorney, activist	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	1	0	an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program
11974.json	mostly-true	There isnt a single (Texas) legislator under the age of 30, even though millennials make up 25 percent of the electorate in Texas.	history,population	huey-rey-fischer		Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
1937.json	true	Langevin votes the party line about 98 percent of the time."	bipartisanship	mark-zaccaria		Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	0	0	a posting on his website
10339.json	mostly-true	Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions.	foreign-policy,human-rights	mario-diaz-balart	U.S. Representative	Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a press conference
7687.json	mostly-true	The United States currently has the highest corporate tax rate in the world.	corporations,taxes	leonard-lance			republican	0	0	1	2	0	a news release about tax reform
13082.json	pants-fire	I finished the controversyabout wherePresident Barack Obama was born.	obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	in a speech
4018.json	false	There is no $30 million pot of money for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that.	redistricting	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	a redistricting meeting in Panama City
10322.json	barely-true	Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.	children,education,guns,public-safety	everytown-gun-safety	Advocacy group	New York	none	3	0	1	0	0	a recent report
11699.json	true	If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that theres something called the Geneva Convention were going to have to pull out of.	legal-issues,military,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
10003.json	barely-true	David Perdue opposes laws that provide equal pay protections for women.	jobs,labor,women	georgians-together	PAC	Georgia 	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	television attack ad
8694.json	half-true	A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year.	economy,jobs,poverty,workers	teresa-ghilarducci	economist at the New School	New York	none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Up"
11270.json	mostly-true	Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment.	drugs,health-care,public-health	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader
1553.json	mostly-true	Reconciliation was used "for tax cuts for the rich twice under Bush."	federal-budget,legal-issues,taxes	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an interview on CNN's Larry King Live
10847.json	barely-true	We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops in Iraq.	iraq	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a response to a question after a town hall meeting
8693.json	false	We dont show people playing these games. We dont show them winning playing the video lottery games.	gambling	jack-roberts	Oregon Lottery director	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on Oregon Public Broadcasting
6530.json	mostly-true	Weve got the highest corporate tax rate in the world.	taxes	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	a radio interview
3880.json	false	The states tax burden has, according to census figures released today, cost our state another 190,000 residents in 2009.	census,economy,taxes	tom-kean-jr	New Jersey Senate Minority Leader		republican	0	2	1	0	0	a press release
8927.json	barely-true	Nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs.	economy,federal-budget,health-care,jobs	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a television ad
469.json	mostly-true	A gas tax holiday "would at best provide 30 cents a day for three months for a grand total of $28."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television interview
4117.json	mostly-true	Says recent polls show Americans agree with Republicans that the federal debt ceiling should not be raised and the debt and deficit should be dealt with mostly by cutting spending.	deficit,federal-budget,polls	josh-trevino	Vice President of Communications, Texas Public Policy Foundation	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a TV appearance.
5611.json	true	New business startups are at the lowest levels in 30 years.	economy,jobs	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news release
10661.json	mostly-true	Florida is one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity.	education,poverty	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a business roundtable in New Hampshire
8219.json	barely-true	Says Ken Cuccinelli supported a law that could allow people to carry missile launchers into airports.	guns,homeland-security	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a tweet.
5873.json	true	Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq too fast.	foreign-policy,iraq	wrongwayrubiocom		Florida	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a Twitter messaging campaign
9087.json	mostly-true	Medicare has spent $172 million on penis pumps in the last five years at $360 a pop.	medicare,sexuality	ilyse-hogue	President of NARAL Pro-Choice America		activist	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on "The Daily Show"
12900.json	barely-true	Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars.	abortion	ohio-right-life		Ohio	none	1	0	0	1	0	a press release
6552.json	true	Says the top 20 percent of income earners pay nearly 70 percent of all federal taxes.	taxes	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	a speech to the Austin-Oak Hill Rotary Club
8056.json	mostly-true	Most of the U.S. Senate is comprised of multimillionaires.	income	sheila-oliver	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	3	0	an interview on NJToday
9766.json	pants-fire	Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns.	guns	tucker-carlson	Editor, Daily Caller		none	0	0	1	0	1	a broadcast of "Fox and Friends Weekend."
5520.json	true	In the last two years, super PACs raised more than $180 million -- with roughly half of it coming from fewer than 200 super-rich people and roughly 20 percent from corporations.	campaign-finance	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	an op-ed in the Huffington Post
3835.json	pants-fire	House Republicans required the use of Styrofoam cups in House cafeterias that are part of Koch Industries.	congressional-rules	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a speech.
9871.json	false	ISIS is right now crucifying Christians in Iraq, literally nailing Christians to trees.	foreign-policy,iraq,terrorism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview with WFAA-TV
7495.json	half-true	Research found that over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	edward-flynn			none	1	0	3	2	0	a TV interview
1979.json	mostly-true	"I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash."	environment	vernon-jones			democrat	0	0	1	1	1	a candidate forum
10786.json	half-true	Tyler Perrys plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta.	jobs,labor,military,wealth	city-atlanta			none	1	1	1	0	0	press release
13003.json	true	The Dallas Cowboys cant put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed.	sports	james-woods	Actor		none	0	1	0	0	1	a tweet
12253.json	barely-true	Richmond teachers have not gotten a raise for almost 10 years.	education,income	jack-berry	Mayoral candidate	Virginia	none	1	0	0	1	0	a candidates forum
7635.json	half-true	When the NECAP proficiency test is re-given to the kids the second and third time, harder questions are taken out.	education	eva-marie-mancuso	Chairwoman, Rhode Island Board of Education	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers"
5831.json	true	The fastest-rising expense in the U.S. Defense Department is health care.	health-care,military	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	a speech
3376.json	mostly-true	Wisconsin state and local government workers pay $500, $600 or in some cases, $1,000 per year in union dues.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an appearance on a TV interview program
9217.json	mostly-true	When you get a commercial pilots license, you learn to communicate in English no matter where you are in the world.	immigration,states	don-balfour			republican	0	0	0	2	0	a flier
10181.json	barely-true	25,000 businesses have been created since (Scott) Walker took office.	jobs,small-business	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a campaign news release
11826.json	true	Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country.	population	joe-straus	Texas House speaker	Texas	republican	0	0	2	1	0	campaign video
1403.json	false	On the importance of an independent voting record	elections,job-accomplishments	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Boston
10882.json	true	A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country.	economy,recreation,sports,state-budget,taxes	tim-sheehy			business-leader	0	0	0	0	0	an interview
2976.json	half-true	Right-to-work states have higher rates of income growth.	economy,jobs	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	a television interview
8202.json	pants-fire	Americas gun-related homicide rate would be about the same as Belgiums if you left out California, Illinois, D.C. and New Jersey, places with some of the strictest gun control laws in the U.S.	crime,guns,pundits	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a Facebook post
2140.json	true	There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonalds in Broward County.	drugs	dave-aronberg	state senator	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	an editorial board interview
12932.json	barely-true	Says military commanders have said that if Donald Trump were elected, they would not follow his orders.	legal-issues,military	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in Scranton, Pa.
6390.json	mostly-true	In her nearly decade and (a) half in Congress, Tammy Baldwin has sponsored 105 bills. Only three have been enacted into law.	bipartisanship,congress,job-accomplishments	jeff-fitzgerald	Incoming speaker of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	2	0	1	2	2	a news release
9608.json	false	Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,military,terrorism	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
10048.json	barely-true	Michelle Nunn ranks agriculture issues as the 18th most important items facing Georgia.	agriculture,elections	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	a U.S. Senate debate
12358.json	mostly-true	The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt.	climate-change,economy,energy,government-regulation,market-regulation	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper
13521.json	half-true	Alison Alter has exploited a campaign finance loophole to obtain over $64,000 in public dollars to fund her campaign.	city-budget,city-government,elections,ethics	sheri-gallo	Owner, Private Properties, Inc.	Texas	none	1	0	1	0	1	a mailer spotted by an Austin voter
1037.json	barely-true	In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs."	economy,stimulus,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
5681.json	pants-fire	Says Texas retained the right to have a navy when it joined the United States.	history,military,states	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an email
10035.json	half-true	Says Thom Tillis has cut $500 million from public education.	education,state-budget	kay-hagan	Former U.S. Senator	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a debate
10872.json	pants-fire	Says Ted Cruz said: While there may have been an age difference, Josh Duggars transgressions are far less an affront to God than what gays do to each other.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on a Facebook page
4001.json	pants-fire	The WIC program is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet.	children,federal-budget,health-care,hunger,poverty,taxes,women	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives
12399.json	half-true	Puerto Ricos $70 billion debt is unsustainable and it is unpayable. And the reason why it is unsustainable has everything to do with the greed of Wall Street vulture funds.	financial-regulation,state-finances	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a town hall in San Juan
8598.json	mostly-true	During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did.	bipartisanship,elections,redistricting	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a guest lecture
6326.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama counted on Sandy Adams to approve stimulus spending.	message-machine-2012,stimulus,voting-record	john-mica	U.S. Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	a mailer
5016.json	barely-true	Says Rep. Betty Sutton supports allowing welfare fund withdrawals from strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores.	government-regulation,welfare	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release
4488.json	half-true	Says the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.3 million inmates, and the majority of Americans are imprisoned because they sold small amounts of drugs.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs,marijuana,new-hampshire-2012	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.'
926.json	true	The stimulus bill contains $20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers and $25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs.	economy,federal-budget,stimulus	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a speech
5078.json	mostly-true	Says he helped save the Olympic games.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012,new-hampshire-2012,sports	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a TV airing in Florida
10880.json	half-true	Thanks to restrictive and anticompetitive ballot laws, candidates in November 2014 ran unopposed in nearly half of Wisconsins state representative races but in Michigan and Minnesota nearly all races had challengers.	elections	andy-craig	Secretary, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Midwest Regional Director, Our America Initiative Lead Coo	Wisconsin	libertarian	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
1645.json	half-true	This week liberal Bill White faced an ethics complaint about more than $83,000 he failed to report to the state Ethics Commission.	ethics	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
9789.json	pants-fire	Documents released by Edward Snowden reveal that American, Britishand Israeli intelligence agencies worked together to create the Islamic State.	foreign-policy,iraq,israel,military	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	stories
14.json	true	"Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them."	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Stratham, N.H.
9005.json	barely-true	With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels.	debt,deficit,income,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	we-are-wisconsin		Wisconsin	organization	1	1	1	0	0	an email
12304.json	false	ISIS is making millions of dollars a week selling Libyan oil.	energy,foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a foreign policy speech
4193.json	true	The federal government is spending 25 percent of our entire economy versus 100 years ago we spent only 2 percent.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a television interview
12965.json	half-true	In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA.	immigration	ruben-kihuen	State Senator	Nevada	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press conference
11491.json	true	After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg	job-accomplishments	peter-kinder	Lieutenant governor	Missouri	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a tweet
8068.json	barely-true	Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, yet he reversed himself and voted to delay the employer mandate and the individual mandate.	health-care,voting-record	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a press release
1879.json	true	Rick Scott's former health care company, Columbia/HCA, committed "fraud."	candidates-biography,health-care	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	a statement from his campaign
1678.json	true	"President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court."	supreme-court,abc-news-week	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	in an interview on ABC News' "This Week"
10626.json	true	Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members support requiring background checks for all gun sales.	civil-rights,government-regulation,guns	lena-taylor	State Senator, District 4	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	1	1	a news release
13345.json	mostly-true	We have almost 68,000 Georgia students who are required by law to attend a chronically failing school.	education	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	education conference
966.json	true	Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks.	economy	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a TV interview
933.json	pants-fire	"You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government federal, state, local, or otherwise has never created one job."	economy,stimulus	michael-steele	chairman of the Republican National Committee	Maryland	republican	0	1	1	0	2	a speech to House Republicans
9391.json	half-true	Rhode Island has the highest dropout rate in New England at twenty-three percent.	education	clay-pell	Candidate for Rhode Island governor	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a campaign website
1732.json	true	"Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in."	elections	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a statement.
10081.json	false	Under my platform, I will make no changes to the current (Medicare) system for current retirees and anyone approaching retirement.	health-care,medicare,retirement	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a debate
3001.json	barely-true	The Greenest County in America.	environment	dekalb-county		Georgia	none	1	0	0	1	0	its website
4581.json	barely-true	Says El Paso was named Americas Safest Large City a year after San Antonio, Houston and Dallas had the nations highest crime rates.	crime,immigration,public-safety	jose-rodriguez	Attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a press release.
2912.json	half-true	The Pentagons survey about the Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy found that 92 percent of service members agree that they could serve ... in a unit in combat without compromising mission readiness.	gays-and-lesbians,military,abc-news-week	wesley-clark		Arkansas	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
11137.json	true	Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach State.	jobs,states	chris-riley	Chief of Staff, Gov. Nathan Deal	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog post
10823.json	half-true	Ben Carson is running for president to eliminate dependency on government. But he doesnt mention that he grew up in public schools, got public housing and food stamps, got free glasses from a government program, was helped by Affirmative Action, and got Pell Grants for college.	candidates-biography,welfare	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a Facebook meme
11740.json	barely-true	We are taking Virginias investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealths history.	education,state-budget	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a speech.
1204.json	true	"FDR was called a socialist and a communist."	history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	interview on "Late Night with David Letterman"
6786.json	false	Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence of President George W. Bushs policies and the recession.	debt,deficit,economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes"
10115.json	mostly-true	Weve had 27 (Ebola) outbreaks around the globe and theyve never spread outside of the confines of the countries that were initially affected.	ebola,public-health	corey-hebert			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes"
12510.json	half-true	On his support for Donald Trump.	elections	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
12817.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump said at the Republican convention, I alone can fix it.	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Democratic convention
3851.json	barely-true	We are looking at 150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration.	energy,oil-spill,market-regulation	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview on Fox News
5108.json	half-true	Barack Obamas recess appointment of Richard Cordray is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be the wrong thing to do.	consumer-safety	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a news release
5676.json	true	This is the only state in the country that bypassed the General Assembly to authorize [in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants].	education,immigration,states	doreen-costa	State Representative	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a radio talk show.
7459.json	mostly-true	Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources.	city-government,sports,taxes	duriya-farooqui	Chief Operating Officer, City of Atlanta	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a presentation
2792.json	pants-fire	Pres. Obamas finance team is recommending a . . . 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution.	deficit,economy,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message via the Internet
5063.json	false	Says a new national poll shows the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard for U.S. currency.	economy	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a speech after the Iowa caucuses
6089.json	true	Says Barack Obama is trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks.	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a mailer
10961.json	false	Even our nuclear arsenal doesnt work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They dont know if it worked.	military,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	his presidential announcement speech
1114.json	false	If you log into the governments Cash for Clunkers Web site (cars.gov) from your home computer, the government can seize all of your personal and private information, and track your computer activity.	environment,pundits	kimberly-guilfoyle			none	0	1	0	0	1	the Glenn Beck show
11430.json	mostly-true	The oil and natural gas industry provides or supports 141,600 jobs in Georgia.	jobs	american-petroleum-institute			none	0	0	0	1	0	a blog post
2563.json	false	In 2009, the state Legislature passed more than $5 billion in tax increases.	message-machine,state-budget,taxes	leah-vukmir	Member of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	0	2	0	1	0	a campaign brochure distributed door to door
4333.json	mostly-true	Says under our current sentencing laws, about 75 percent of all convicted felons in Oregon do not go to prison.	criminal-justice	michael-schrunk	Multnomah County District Attorney	Oregon	state-official	0	0	0	1	0	a guest column for The Oregonian
11870.json	false	Right now were the highest taxed country in the world.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire
1035.json	half-true	Sotomayor has had her rulings thrown out by the court a troubling four times.	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	libertarian-national-committee			libertarian	0	0	1	1	0	a press release from May 26, 2009
1563.json	barely-true	Todd Staples recently tried to woo his supporters and right-wing base by suggesting the Agriculture Commission cut programs intended to feed the elderly and disabled, many of whom are veterans.	agriculture,veterans	hank-gilbert	Cattle raiser	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	0	0	a press release
1047.json	true	In the first round of repayments from financial institutions that received TARP money, the government has actually turned a profit.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a statement at the White House
6341.json	true	Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese.	immigration	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a Republican US Senate debate.
1564.json	barely-true	George W. Bush was the least popular president in modern history.	bush-administration,job-accomplishments,pundits	dana-milbank	Columnist for the Washington Post	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	0	1	0	a column in the Washington Post
11990.json	false	Says Harry Reid, when asked about the Republican field, said the Republican he likes the best is Donald Trump, and he said, because I can work with him. Hell cut deals.	candidates-biography	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
4606.json	half-true	Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037.	health-care,medicare,social-security	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	
4458.json	barely-true	The Green Bay Packers are a socialist organization.	sports	scott-keyes			none	1	0	0	0	1	an article
1269.json	half-true	"The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	an interview on CBS's Face the Nation
9337.json	false	Economic inequality in Multnomah County has a face -- and a name. It has 90,000 faces and names -- the number of county residents who are still unemployed, or underemployed, in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street crash.	economy,jobs	jim-francesconi	Member of the State Board of Higher Education	Oregon	none	0	1	1	1	0	a campaign website statement
2024.json	half-true	On tax breaks for businesses	taxes	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	a speech
9821.json	half-true	Greg Abbott was charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations.	ethics,health-care,public-health,state-budget,state-finances	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a TV ad
2808.json	mostly-true	My debt to GDP was the lowest or one of the lowest of modern presidents. My taxes to GDP was the lowest and my spending to GDP was too.	deficit,federal-budget,history,job-accomplishments,taxes	george-w-bush	President	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	an interview on NBC's "Today Show"
4737.json	true	Says over the last 48 years, every governor at the midterm of his first term or her first term has lost seats in the Legislature, with the exception of Jim McGreevey in 2003.	elections,history,redistricting	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview
5022.json	half-true	As speaker, Gingrich even supported taxpayer funding of some abortions.	abortion,message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a video ad
11912.json	half-true	It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you dont do this in an election year.	supreme-court	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	comments on "Meet the Press"
9361.json	pants-fire	Obama Announces Plans For A Third Term Presidential Run	legal-issues	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
8046.json	pants-fire	A hidden provision in the health care law taxes sporting goods as medical devices.	health-care	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an email
4042.json	mostly-true	Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit for the first time in decades.	state-budget	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	an interview
540.json	mostly-true	Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad
5915.json	false	The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating traffic congestion.	transportation	transportation-leadership-coalition			none	0	1	0	0	0	
10090.json	half-true	Every time somebody new gets the Ebola virus, it mutates.	ebola,public-health	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a broadcast of the "Glenn Beck Program"
1131.json	false	I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall meeting in New Hampshire
4262.json	half-true	George LeMieux voted against the majority of Republicans and joined with Democrats to create a Task Force For Responsible Fiscal Action that looks strikingly similar to the Super Committee now being set up in Washington to justify massive tax hikes.	bipartisanship,deficit,federal-budget,taxes	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a news release
1608.json	half-true	The Democratic health care bill will "collect higher taxes for 10 years and provide health care for only six years."	health-care,taxes	todd-tiahrt	U.S. Representative	Kansas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a speech on the House floor.
6070.json	half-true	A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and create about a $3 billion infusion into the economy.	jobs	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a television interview
10440.json	true	Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the states rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent.	state-budget,state-finances,states	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	State of the State address
6647.json	false	Says President Barack Obama built this $16 trillion debt.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	reid-ribble	Candidate for 8th District U.S. House seat	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	1	0	1	an interview
7799.json	false	The IRS is going to be in charge of our health care.	health-care,taxes	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren
12436.json	mostly-true	Im also the only lieutenant governor to not take a security detail.	state-budget	carlos-lopez-cantera	lieutenant governor	Florida	republican	0	0	0	2	0	an interview on Fox 13
274.json	half-true	"You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Manchester, N.H.
6783.json	false	Says Obama is only president in history who has deliberately removed the words endowed by their Creator when referring to the Declaration of Independence.	history,message-machine-2012	government-not-god-pac			none	1	2	0	0	3	a newspaper ad
12550.json	half-true	Says Michael Bennet votes for President Obamas agenda 98 percent of the time. Hardly independent, hardly bipartisan.	bipartisanship,voting-record	ryan-frazier	Candidate for U.S. Senate 	Colorado 	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a GOP U.S. Senate candidates debate
7198.json	barely-true	The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state.	debt,weather	steve-lonegan	Conservative Activist	New Jersey	republican	1	2	2	0	0	a news release
661.json	barely-true	"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."	social-security	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Denver
1153.json	half-true	If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare, you have to forfeit your Social Security to get out of it.	health-care	dick-armey			republican	0	2	1	0	0	an interview with Judy Woodruff
11100.json	half-true	Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees.	economy,state-finances	jeff-atwater	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	0	an open letter to Floridians
13478.json	false	Says Donald Trumps presidential victory was an electoral landslide.	elections,history,states	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview
11161.json	true	Wisconsins rainy day fund is 165 times bigger than when we first took office.	job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a candidates forum
11162.json	barely-true	In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation of the Hyde amendment.	abortion,families,federal-budget,state-budget	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a tweet
2990.json	pants-fire	Says the University of Wisconsin football program is spending almost all of its Bowl Championship Series payout on a Rose Bowl junket for politically connected officials	state-budget	charlie-sykes	Talk show host for WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee	Wisconsin	talk-show-host	0	1	0	0	2	a comment made during his radio show
5752.json	true	Says opponent Ted Cruz has not led businesses.	candidates-biography	tom-leppert	Businessman	Texas	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.
13522.json	true	Says Donald Trump thinks stop-and-frisk is fine.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	an interview
142.json	mostly-true	Mitt Romney has "a pro-choice record."	abortion	log-cabin-republicans			none	0	0	0	2	0	
13412.json	true	This is a test of the Share the Facts widget.	technology	18-percent-american-public			none	0	0	0	0	1	a test conducted on an obscure PolitiFact site.
4598.json	mostly-true	Wisconsin bill grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products.	civil-rights,consumer-safety,corporations,government-regulation,health-care,legal-issues,public-health	robert-kraig			none	0	0	0	1	0	a news release, blog
6923.json	true	Says as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge.	state-budget,state-finances,transportation	mary-nolan	Represents Southwest Portland in Oregon House	Oregon	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a post on her website.
4699.json	half-true	We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations.	sports	e-gordon-gee	Ohio State University president	Ohio	none	0	0	1	0	0	a comment to a reporter
923.json	true	To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldnt have spent $1 trillion."	economy,stimulus	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation"
5053.json	half-true	Says he has been able to attract independents and Democrats to win elections in Pennsylvania.	candidates-biography,elections,history	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an interview on NBC's "Today" 
6084.json	true	Says lawyer appointed by Eric Holder to investigate government leaks helped and donated to Obamas campaign, vetting vice presidential prospects.	legal-issues	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a commentary posted on the Fox News website.
11487.json	mostly-true	The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land.	environment,federal-budget	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a post on his website
1200.json	half-true	Families are paying $900, on average, "in higher premiums because of uncompensated care."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
5270.json	mostly-true	Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check from a federal program that he voted against.	health-care,stimulus,voting-record	tennessee-democratic-party		Tennessee	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a press release
11621.json	barely-true	After the Texas cutoff of aid to womens health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, over 150,000 women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,public-health,women	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”
3661.json	barely-true	There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state.	elections	joanne-kloppenburg	State Appeals Court judge	Wisconsin	none	2	1	0	2	1	remarks at a news conference
3978.json	false	As the Democrats finally maxed out their government spending credit card Monday, Kurt Schrader continued to stand with his party leaders in failing to offer any viable long-term solution.	government-efficiency	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a press release
377.json	true	"Could I just point out that ... I seem to get the first question all the time?"	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Cleveland
9775.json	pants-fire	Says Marilinda Garcia supports $150 billion in new taxes.	economy,taxes	gary-lambert	Lawyer	New Hampshire	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign mailer
3865.json	mostly-true	Virginia is headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states.	state-budget,taxes	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
3901.json	mostly-true	Kasichs budget increases state spending from $50.5 billion to $55.6 billion. This is the second largest, two-year spending increase in Ohio history.	state-budget	armond-budish	Minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	3	0	a newspaper column
8563.json	true	The deficit this year could pay all of the 2013 salaries of every professional baseball player for the next 248 years.	baseball,deficit	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.
8052.json	half-true	The city of Brookhavens ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy.	legal-issues	pink-pony			none	0	0	1	0	0	an ad
1011.json	barely-true	The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britains health system."	health-care,stimulus	conservatives-patients-rights			none	1	0	0	0	0	a television ad
8218.json	true	The city of Portland has won more national Constitution contests than any city in America.	debates,education	earl-blumenauer	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a forum 
4378.json	pants-fire	U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress.	candidates-biography	sovereign-citizens-united			organization	0	0	0	0	1	a web post
1446.json	true	"Mr. President, multiple times from your administration there have come statements that Republicans have no ideas and no solutions" on health care.	bipartisanship,health-care	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a Republican retreat in Baltimore
1612.json	true	"There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation."	abortion,health-care	bart-stupak	member of Congress	Michigan	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a news conference
12967.json	half-true	Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,congress,taxes,workers	deborah-ross	Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate	North Carolina	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a campaign ad
2538.json	mostly-true	Says Oregon ranks 43rd in education.	education	chris-dudley	Financial adviser	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	1	1	the KGW/The Oregonian debate
7201.json	true	Says Virginia is the biggest state that does not have a major league sports team.	sports	jimmy-barrett	Radio personality	Virginia	none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview.
1250.json	false	Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life.	climate-change,energy,environment	plantsneedco2org			none	0	1	0	0	0	an ad in the Washington Post
3750.json	barely-true	There are not, nor have there ever been, any boycotts encouraged by our organizations.	unions	afl-cio			none	1	0	2	0	0	a news release
2086.json	mostly-true	It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and cant afford its new science textbooks.	education	stephen-colbert			none	1	0	0	2	0	a segement on The Colbert Report
4483.json	pants-fire	Says our taxes have doubled with Rick Perry in office.	taxes	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
10297.json	true	Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill.	city-budget,city-government,ethics,legal-issues	progress-austin-pac	Political action committee	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	0	a mailer to voters
9928.json	barely-true	Michelle Nunn spent most of her childhood in Perry, Ga.	elections	michelle-nunn	Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation	Georgia	democrat	3	0	1	2	0	a fundraiser invitation
3819.json	half-true	On whether judges should be allowed to place children with gay couples who wish to adopt.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	an interview.
7266.json	true	In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took office in January 2010.	economy,jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	State of the State address
54.json	true	Guantanamo detainees get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugsthey had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf.	terrorism	duncan-hunter	U.S. representative	California	republican	0	1	0	2	0	a debate in Durham, N.H.
5139.json	mostly-true	Mayor Barrett saved Milwaukee $25 million, thanks to Gov. Walkers reforms.	city-budget,state-budget,unions	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a billboard ad
7107.json	true	Says about 25 Texas cities and 39 states have banned texting while driving.	public-safety,transportation	tom-craddick	Businessman	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a press release.
8972.json	mostly-true	Travis County now has the highest urban county tax rate in Texas.	taxes	andy-brown	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a mailer to voters
89.json	mostly-true	"Took on the Olympics and turned them around"	job-accomplishments	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a television ad.
8875.json	mostly-true	Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.	children,education	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	as quoted during a school visit
10172.json	barely-true	Gina Raimondo paid 70 million in taxpayer dollars to millionaire hedge fund managers.	candidates-biography,corporations,message-machine-2014,pensions,state-finances	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	a TV commercial
7326.json	mostly-true	Says on the state level, we spend less today than Jon Corzine spent in fiscal year 2008, five years later.	state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5’s “Ask the Governor”
1765.json	false	For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding."	state-budget,taxes	anitere-flores	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a House floor speech
6240.json	half-true	Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010	economy,jobs,states	john-robitaille		Rhode Island	republican	0	1	2	0	0	a Tweet
4124.json	mostly-true	By any measure, New Jersey has one of the most segregated school systems in the country.	education	david-sciarra		New Jersey	none	0	1	0	1	0	a Star-Ledger column
7283.json	barely-true	Says Texas will be majority Hispanic in six years.	population	george-p-bush	Vice president, Charter Holdings real estate investment partnership	Texas	republican	1	1	0	1	0	an interview with The Associated Press.
3727.json	false	The Bush tax cuts created about 8 million jobs over the first 10 years that they were in existence. Weve lost about 5 million of those jobs during this recession.	economy,history,jobs,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an interview on NBC's "Today" show
8538.json	false	They delayed my swearing-in here in Massachusetts for a couple weeks so they could ram (the health care law) through.	health-care	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	a Fox News interview
10031.json	true	Saudi Arabia is the only Muslim country out of 47 Muslim-majority countries where women cannot get licenses to drive.	islam	dean-obeidallah			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
3821.json	true	If you look at the benefits and wages of recorded federal employees, they far outstrip the market rates of the private sector.	federal-budget,jobs	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a Town Hall conversation.
3080.json	barely-true	We had a debate on whether ObamaCare was the way to go to fix up health care and the American voters said no -- emphatically.	health-care	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	an interview after a town hall meeting
7338.json	true	Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit.	agriculture,federal-budget	earl-blumenauer	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	in a news release
12207.json	pants-fire	Rhode Island: 3% bigger at low tide.	tourism	hilary-treadwell	artist		none	0	0	0	0	1	an interview
12792.json	mostly-true	Immigrants start businesses at a faster rate; they seem to grow those businesses more successfully.	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview with Vox
2678.json	true	Says Marco Rubio said that people who essentially dont agree with him, ought to leave the country, like Keith Olbermann.	pundits,voting-record	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
3040.json	true	Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy.	deficit,federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a speech in the House of Representatives
8740.json	half-true	State Rep. Kathleen Peters has a 100 percent pro-abortion voting record even voting against a ban on sex-selection abortions.	abortion	national-right-life-committee			none	1	2	1	0	0	an article posted on the group’s website
11364.json	pants-fire	Honduras bans citizens from owning guns and has the highest homicide rate in the entire world. Switzerland, with a similar population, requires citizens to own guns and has the lowest homicide rate in the entire world.	crime	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a viral Internet post
8582.json	mostly-true	8.5 million Americans have gotten rebate checks because their insurance companies were spending too much money on executive bonuses and administrative costs and not enough on health care.	health-care	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
3363.json	mostly-true	Texas ranks third in teen pregnancies... and it is No. 1 in repeat teen pregnancies.	children,health-care,pundits	gail-collins	Columnist for the New York Times	New York	journalist	2	1	1	3	0	a New York Times column
5973.json	barely-true	Obamas flush with cash, returning to Wall Street for even more money. Wall Street sure supports President Obama.	campaign-finance,financial-regulation,message-machine-2012,voting-record	american-future-fund			organization	3	2	0	0	0	a television ad
11616.json	mostly-true	I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,nuclear	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Democratic primary forum
1239.json	mostly-true	During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half."	taxes	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
52.json	true	"Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way."	job-accomplishments	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard
11424.json	barely-true	Says Edward Snowden could have gotten all of the protections of being a whistleblower.	foreign-policy,legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the first Democratic presidential debate
6939.json	true	Says Mitt Romney suggested that employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage.	debates,drugs,health-care,sexuality,women	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the second presidential debate
9310.json	barely-true	Last year the (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit) in Virginia alone recovered over $200 million!	medicaid	thomas-garrett-jr	State senator	Virginia	republican	2	1	0	0	0	an op-ed.
13381.json	barely-true	Jack Berry voted for a plan to cut $23.8 million from our schools.	city-budget,education,voting-record	levar-stoney	Richmond mayoral candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	
6663.json	true	Says the Republican Party platform says pull back even more of the rules on campaign finance reform, get rid of McCain-Feingold while the Democratic Party platform says we want to find a way to put more fair rules on campaign finance reform.	campaign-finance	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an interview with #waywire
2014.json	barely-true	As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, Ive passed legislation that does so.	financial-regulation,voting-record	david-segal	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a statement on his campaign website
11930.json	barely-true	In 2005 and 2007, Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League).	abortion,voting-record	empower-texans		Texas	none	1	0	0	1	0	a web page
6106.json	true	Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.	education,job-accomplishments,state-budget	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a debate.
3348.json	true	DeKalb County has cut more money from its general fund budget than any local government in the Atlanta metro region.	government-efficiency	burrell-ellis	DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer	Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview
5784.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Scott Walker signed abortion, sex education and discrimination bills in secret.	transparency,women	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	a news release
1636.json	false	Rubio's tax swap proposal "would have been a massive tax increase."	candidates-biography,taxes	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a FOX News Sunday debate.
5862.json	false	Says the mayors job is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we dont have, we dont say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to.	city-government,government-regulation,message-machine-2012,water	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a debate
2870.json	barely-true	Eighty percent of the oil were discovering, were discovering in the deep Gulf of Mexico.	energy	joe-barton	U.S. Representative	Texas	republican	3	1	0	0	0	a speech.
10807.json	barely-true	We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in)all but 4 states.	economy,history,job-accomplishments,jobs,labor,states,workers	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	an interview on CNN
34.json	mostly-true	"In state after state, polls make clear that the American public understands the Kelo ruling is a disaster."	legal-issues	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
289.json	half-true	Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls.	military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Las Vegas
4819.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Perry proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico.	immigration	d-king		Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed
9401.json	half-true	This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if theyve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt.	debt,education,jobs	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	an interview
7937.json	mostly-true	Says TriMet spends $10.3 million in police contracts a year for 56 transit police who must respond to non-transit calls	public-safety,transportation,unions	amalgamated-transit-union			organization	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper ad
12949.json	barely-true	Says a CNN anchor said that Hillary Clinton has gotten a free ride so far from the media. Were the biggest ones supporting her campaign.	pundits	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a fundraising email
13092.json	true	In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds.	crime	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a debate
12902.json	true	Says Scott Walkers listening sessions are invite-only and excluding the press.	bipartisanship,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	dana-wachs			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet
5878.json	barely-true	The Obama White House recognizes a baby that has not been born for security purposes.	abortion	national-right-life-committee			none	1	2	1	0	0	a press release
3969.json	true	The right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states.	jobs	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a debate
9724.json	false	The leader of ISIS was imprisoned by American troops and ordered released to Iraq by Obama administration in 2009.	iraq,terrorism	james-woods	Actor		none	0	1	0	0	1	a tweet
9747.json	false	Del. Ben Chafin took money away from Southwest Virginia schools while votingto build a politicians palace.	corrections-and-updates,education,state-budget	mike-hymes	Human resources director	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad
161.json	half-true	"Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.
7306.json	true	Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago.	state-budget	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a twitter post
11316.json	barely-true	One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.	abortion,debates	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	the CNN debate
2178.json	mostly-true	In 2009, the Small Business Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate.	economy,small-business	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a news release
10970.json	mostly-true	Texas now has the second-highest high school graduation rate in the country. And it has the highest graduation rate for African Americans and Hispanics.	education	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	his declaration for president
257.json	half-true	"...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads."	taxes	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a TV interview on NBC.
3256.json	false	Under changes being debated, state employees in Wisconsin who earn $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 a year might have 20 percent of their income just disappear overnight.	labor,pundits,state-budget	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a statement on his television talk show
7764.json	true	North Korea has a substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world.	congress,military,nuclear,population	jack-reed	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	a television interview
738.json	false	"If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed."	foreign-policy	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	the New York Sun
6944.json	true	Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown shows someone can be bipartisan in Congress because he votes about 66 percent with his own party.	bipartisanship,congress,voting-record	brendan-doherty		Rhode Island	republican	1	2	1	1	0	a TV debate
2056.json	false	He has ushered in $3 billion in new investment.	candidates-biography,economy	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a statement on Cicilline's website
5608.json	true	Says Romney flip-flopped on abortion.	abortion,message-machine-2012	american-bridge-21st-century			democrat	2	1	0	3	0	a video ad
7098.json	half-true	Secular Americans are the fastest-growing religious identification demographic in this country.	diversity,polls,religion	freedom-religion-foundation			organization	0	0	1	0	0	an email
4114.json	half-true	Our countrys got this huge debt, and (President Barack) Obama says raise taxes and keep spending more.	deficit,economy,federal-budget,taxes	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad
9254.json	barely-true	David Perdue supports Common Core	education	david-perdue-files		Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	a website
12740.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment.	guns	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican national convention
11480.json	half-true	Because of Obamacare peoples premiums ...are going up 35, 45, 55 percent.	health-care	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments on ABC's "This Week"
10110.json	mostly-true	When I go on Letterman the ratings go up.	pop-culture,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	an interview with Howard Kurtz
9816.json	mostly-true	The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child.	families,women,workers	don-beyer	8th District congressional candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	3	0	a web post.
481.json	mostly-true	Eliminating earmarks "would make barely a drop in the bucket with regard to the national debt, the deficit."	federal-budget	bob-barr	Runs a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies LLC	Georgia	libertarian	0	0	0	1	0	a news conference announcing his Libertarian candidacy in Washington, D.C.
6451.json	half-true	Says Joe Garcia voted to raise our utility rates.	candidates-biography,energy,government-regulation,voting-record	gloria-romero-roses	managing partner at Nexus Homes	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a mailer
3282.json	half-true	Since Sherrod Brown and the Democrats rammed the economic stimulus bill through, Ohios unemployment rate has risen to 9.6 percent, above the national average.	federal-budget,jobs,stimulus	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a news release
8079.json	half-true	President Barack Obama has announced that he would not sign ANY spending bills this year unless sequestration spending cuts are eliminated.	congressional-rules,federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a blog post
12351.json	pants-fire	The Obama administration has even joined Islamist governments in sponsoring a U.N. resolution that would shred our First Amendment by threatening to make discussion of radical Islamism potentially illegal.	terrorism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a campaign email
5358.json	true	Many of the top officials at the Port Authority earn more money than the governors of the states that have jurisdiction over them.	transportation	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	a radio interview
6114.json	mostly-true	Vagina. Because apparently, saying that word in the Michigan State House of Representatives can get you a two-day ban from speaking on the floor.	abortion	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
13194.json	barely-true	Mike Madigan made a fortune on tax appeals Saving his friends millions... Its an inside game played by people like Merry Marwig, Madigans hand-picked candidate. When Marwig thought her property taxes were too high she got them lowered at your expense. Saved so much she did it again. Marwig and Madigan: Profiting from the same corrupt system.	taxes	citizens-michael-mcauliffe-and-house-republican-or		Illinois 	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a video attack advertisement 
7077.json	pants-fire	Says I was the first governor in America to endorse Mitt Romney.	candidates-biography,elections	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a press conference 
820.json	barely-true	"Barack Obama's plan gives a driver's license to any illegal who wants one."	immigration	national-republican-trust-pac			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a television ad
10820.json	barely-true	Two-thirds of American families rely on the mothers income to stay above the poverty level.	economy,poverty,women	maria-shriver	NBC News correspondent		none	1	0	0	0	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
13043.json	barely-true	After 9/11, Jim put us all first by serving for 23 months in Iraq, the wars longest tour.	public-service	jim-mowrer		Iowa	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	In a television ad
3423.json	half-true	Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high in 2010.	energy,history,oil-spill,market-regulation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
4263.json	false	In the 80s, Democrats promised spending cuts, but delivered only tax hikes.	economy,new-hampshire-2012,taxes	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a television campaign ad
11178.json	mostly-true	Says hewas one of the chief architects of balancing the federalbudget.	federal-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos
12522.json	true	Only half of the murders in the city of St. Louis get solved.	crime	catherine-hanaway	Candidate for governor of Missouri	Missouri	republican	0	1	0	0	0	Missouri
554.json	true	"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."	civil-rights,terrorism	bob-barr	Runs a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies LLC	Georgia	libertarian	0	0	0	1	0	an interview with Fox News.
7515.json	barely-true	Says indoor workers get less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas.	children,government-regulation,health-care,public-health	joseph-levy			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a legislative hearing 
12861.json	pants-fire	Im beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot.	polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with the Washington Post
11199.json	mostly-true	A majority in every state favors path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.	immigration	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a tweet
4009.json	mostly-true	We are one of the most expensive [bus] rides in New England.	transportation	charles-odimgbe	CEO, Rhode Island Public Transit Autority	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	0	1	0	a meeting of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority board 
8569.json	barely-true	In Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire has a Senator who was the deciding vote to pass Obamacare.	health-care,voting-record	jim-rubens	Small business owner	New Hampshire	republican	1	1	0	1	0	an email
10165.json	pants-fire	If Cory Gardner gets his way, youd better stock up on condoms.	abortion	naral-pro-choice		Washington, D.C.	organization	2	1	0	0	1	a television ad
5656.json	pants-fire	Says for the duration of this recession not a single person in government middle management has lost (a) job or taken a pay cut.	government-efficiency,state-budget	jeff-kruse	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	2	a newsletter.
4529.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Chris Christie has now come up with a new agenda for ethics reform in September 2011.	ethics	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	an NJToday interview
1270.json	false	The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."	guns,health-care	gun-owners-america	gun rights advocacy group	Virginia	none	0	1	0	0	0	an alert to members
4786.json	false	Gov. Scott Walker received a $7,300 pay raise.	state-finances	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release
5224.json	true	Tennessees grocery tax is one of the highest in the nation.	taxes	tennessee-democratic-party		Tennessee	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	introduction to online petition to lower state's grocery taxes.
12068.json	half-true	Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said something very similar to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that women have a legitimate role in date rape.	candidates-biography,crime,sexuality,women	bill-mccoshen			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a talk show
9848.json	barely-true	Says Michigan U.S. Senate candidateTerri Lynn Land said guaranteeing equal pay for women who do the same job as men is not a good idea.	message-machine-2014,women	democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee			democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad
7399.json	half-true	Says he has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagels character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation.	congress,foreign-policy,job-accomplishments,patriotism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a news article.
9063.json	barely-true	The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved a bill denying veterans the right to recover their medical costs for cancers they developed while serving their country.	environment,military,veterans	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	an email
6726.json	false	The 48, 49 percent that supports President Barack Obama are people who pay no income tax.	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a surreptitiously recorded speech to donors at a fundraiser
7719.json	pants-fire	Accuses Ed FitzGerald of pay-to-play and corruption politics.	candidates-biography,criminal-justice,ethics	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a news release reacting to FitzGerald's run for governor
7624.json	half-true	The vast majority of our public school students are receiving less state support than their private voucher peers.	education,state-budget,state-finances	sondy-pope	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	in a news release
3915.json	barely-true	Ten percent of violent deaths in the U.S. each year are due to strangulation.	crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues,women	roberto-dasilva	Police officer	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
9950.json	false	Says President Barack Obama is sending a much larger (force) to deal with Ebola than ISIS is getting.	ebola,foreign-policy,iraq,military,public-health,terrorism	brit-hume	Fox News political analyst		none	1	2	0	0	0	a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
6369.json	half-true	Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail and billions more to bail out banks.	federal-budget,financial-regulation,infrastructure,message-machine-2012,stimulus,transportation	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	a TV ad
13017.json	mostly-true	Young women, account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa.	public-health	justin-trudeau	Prime Minister of Canada		liberal-party-canada	0	0	0	1	0	a letter
912.json	false	U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on whether Senate Democrats would seat Roland Burris.	legal-issues	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	public statements.
11716.json	barely-true	The Democrats in the Senate last year introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal the free speech protections of the First Amendment.	campaign-finance,legal-issues	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a speech at the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4907.json	true	The United States is numberonein the world in energyresources;Russia isnumber two.	energy	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a debate.
10277.json	barely-true	In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police.	crime,diversity,urban	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor"
10452.json	barely-true	Says Marco Rubio was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it.	immigration	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale
8051.json	half-true	The ocean is now much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years.	animals,climate-change,economy,energy,environment,history,population,public-health,science,weather	al-gore	cofounder of Generation Investment Management and Current TV, visiting professor and author	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a keynote address
11016.json	half-true	Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs.	education	ted-kanavas	Lobbyist and pundit	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a political talk show
13013.json	true	Says Hillary Clinton wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent.	foreign-policy,human-rights,immigration,terrorism	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
5757.json	true	We are at a 40-year low in our crime rate in our state.	crime	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	comments to Reuters
8780.json	mostly-true	The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL.	history,sports	rhode-island-senate			government-body	0	0	0	1	0	a Senate resolution
6242.json	false	Says New Jerseys tenure law has now been reformed to say that if teachers get two years of partially effective or ineffective ratings they lose tenure.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Brookings Institution
13489.json	false	Says climate scientist James Hansen says we have until perhaps 50 years from now, or maybe a little longer and at that point, we are looking at 10, 20, 30 feet of sea-level rise.	climate-change	jill-stein	Presidential nominee	Massachusetts	green	0	1	0	0	1	a forum at Huston-Tillotson University
85.json	mostly-true	"In every single country, she had a majority of the vote -- or more of those who'd already made up their minds."	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech by husband Bill Clinton at a Concord, N.H. rally.
11380.json	pants-fire	Everyone on Californias roads is properly licensed, tested and insured.	public-safety,transportation	luis-alejo	Assemblyman	California	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a press release
9298.json	half-true	In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime.	crime,criminal-justice	van-jones	Co-host of CNN's "Crossfire"	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	2	2	0	a roundtable on ABC's "This Week"
6145.json	pants-fire	Says GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin voted twice to end Medicare.	medicare	pat-kreitlow			democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a news release
10187.json	false	More people are losing their insurance (due to Obamacare) than are becoming newly insured.	health-care	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a blog post
7948.json	pants-fire	The immigration bill includes free Obamacars, motorcycles or scooters.	immigration,transportation,welfare	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a blog post on Breitbart
12235.json	false	My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagans numbers were with Jimmy Carter.	history,polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Rome, N.Y.
2222.json	half-true	Seventy bills [Kendrick Meek] authored, not one of them has passed.	job-accomplishments	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a debate
10933.json	half-true	In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion.	state-budget,taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando
970.json	pants-fire	Under Obama's budget plan, families making over $250,000 are going to lose their mortgage deduction, their charitable deductions.	taxes	cynthia-lummis	U.S. Representative		republican	0	0	0	1	1	a news conference.
5737.json	pants-fire	I have always said that I would be for drilling.	candidates-biography,climate-change,energy	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	an event to promote the Keystone XL pipeline
9536.json	mostly-true	Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit.	health-care,supreme-court	sally-kohn			columnist	0	1	1	1	0	a segment on CNN
3826.json	mostly-true	Says he vetoed $250,000 from the budget for a program to learn how to catch rainwater.	state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	announcing $615 million in budget vetoes.
8250.json	barely-true	In the event of a U.S. strike on Syria, the Russians will replace the weapons immediately. Theyve said it on the record. Theyve suggested they might even replace it with better stuff.	foreign-policy,military	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an interview with the "Washington Post"
9907.json	true	The president referred to the Syrian opposition just a few months ago as pharmacists and doctors, and so on.	iraq,terrorism	michael-hayden	Former director of the CIA		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
11360.json	true	The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriffs Office mirrors the community it serves.	county-government,crime,criminal-justice,diversity,jobs,public-safety	butch-conway	Gwinnett County Sheriff	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	press conference
12361.json	true	The city of Clarkston cant decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that.	drugs	vernon-keenan	Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	Newspaper interview 
708.json	half-true	"I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history."	energy	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a radio address
11466.json	barely-true	Two years ago motorists in Ferguson, a city of 20,000 people, received 31,000 citations. Thats at least one citation per person plus 10,000 for visitors. The city is still surviving only on traffic tickets; theres virtually no industry there.	city-budget,diversity,legal-issues	emanuel-cleaver	U.S. House of Representatives	Missouri	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	on 'Up to Date'
13335.json	barely-true	Californias proposed tobacco tax diverts 82 percent of the new taxes to line the pockets of wealthy special interests like insurance companies who dont have to help even one more patient.	elections,public-health,taxes	no-56-campaign			organization	2	0	0	0	0	a campaign TV ad. 
1471.json	true	A Democratic poll operation shows that Fox News is the most trusted news operation in the country.	bipartisanship,pop-culture,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor"
10910.json	pants-fire	If you care about the environment, weve got record funding.	environment	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech at his economic summit for presidential candidates
12164.json	false	It was (Rob Portmans) job to stop Chinas illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing.	china,trade	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	campaign ad, "Beltway Rob"
5397.json	half-true	After Arizona banned smoking in all public places in 2007, admissions for acute myocardial infarction stroke, asthma, [and] angina decreased following the implementation of the ban.	public-health,market-regulation,states	richard-morrison	State representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a legislative hearing
4744.json	true	Says Mitt Romney has flip-flopped on abortion rights.	abortion	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
10938.json	mostly-true	A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail.	crime,criminal-justice,diversity	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on PBS
3208.json	mostly-true	Joe Straus is the first Jewish speaker of the Texas House.	religion	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	an episode of The Daily Show
3181.json	false	Fox News said the New Black Panther Party decided the election for Barack Obama.	civil-rights,elections,pundits	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	an interview on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman
4070.json	mostly-true	We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses.	economy,small-business,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Twitter town hall
7043.json	barely-true	Says Charlie Bass supports Paul Ryan plan that forces seniors to pay $6,400 a year more for health care so millionaires can pay less in taxes.	health-care,taxes	house-majority-pac		Washington, D.C.	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign commercial “Principle” about U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass, R-NH airing in New Hampshire
12701.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump is a guy who has called for privatization of the Veterans Administration.	health-care,veterans	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	an interview on MSNBC
13015.json	mostly-true	Undocumented workers crossing the border right now is at a 12-year low.	immigration	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	an interview.
2062.json	half-true	We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015.	energy,environment,abc-news-week	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	ABC's "This Week"
8474.json	mostly-true	$6 billion water bond program voters passed in 2011 has yet to be tapped.	state-budget,state-finances,water	independent-texans			none	0	0	0	1	0	a white paper on Proposition 6
6474.json	half-true	Says about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount.	education	lou-greenwald	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	2	2	an interview with Blue Jersey
409.json	true	"(Obama) did accept donations from lobbyists and PACs and he spent money in this campaign from that, through his political action committee."	ethics	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	an interview with the mtvU editorial board
2573.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Scott gave a deposition in which he invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times about his dealings as head of Columbia/HCA hospital chain	health-care,legal-issues,message-machine	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a TV ad.
10272.json	barely-true	Immigrants have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000.	economy,immigration,jobs	peter-morici			republican	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal"
11633.json	true	The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070.	poverty	roy-blunt	Senator	Missouri	republican	2	1	0	1	1	at the Missouri State Fair
10509.json	half-true	Alabamians havent changed their opinion on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006.	gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues	roy-moore	Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court	Alabama	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview with CNN
11116.json	mostly-true	All (Maryland) crabs are born in Virginia.	animals,science	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a radio show.
12776.json	half-true	Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson opposes faster broadband internet in small towns and got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests.	infrastructure,technology	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a radio ad
1869.json	false	Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ...shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,abc-news-week	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	ABC's "This Week"
11529.json	half-true	Texas legislation would allow teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed.	children,crime,criminal-justice,education	greenville-gazette	Website	Unknown	none	0	0	1	0	0	an article
11188.json	half-true	Every poll said I won the debate.	polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
753.json	mostly-true	McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us."	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Oxford, Miss.
8722.json	true	Forty percent of the country is going to be in states that are tolerant of gay marriage or at least civil unions.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	neera-tanden	President of the Center for American Progress		newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a panel discussion on CNN
7490.json	false	The president is advocating a drone strike program in America.	civil-rights,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a tweet
5841.json	barely-true	Over the history of Austin, its always gotten more expensive.	economy,history	mike-martinez	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	1	1	an interview with Austin's KUT, 90.5 FM.
12940.json	mostly-true	Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,military	julie-pace	White House reporter, Associated Press	Washington	journalist	0	0	0	2	0	a panel on "Fox News Sunday"
6749.json	barely-true	Says a voter-adopted constitutional amendment instructed a state board headed by Jerry Patterson to put $300 million in investment earnings into a fund supporting public school operations.	education,state-budget	progress-texas		Texas	none	3	0	1	0	2	a newsletter update
11989.json	true	There have been multiple media reports about (Donald Trumps) business dealings with the mob, with the mafia.	candidates-biography,crime	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	comments on Meet the Press
10075.json	half-true	The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax is permanent, we never get to vote on this again.	taxes,transportation	no-tax-tracks			organization	0	2	2	0	0	an email newsletter
4167.json	true	Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist.	candidates-biography	wisconsin-family-action		Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign TV ad
437.json	false	"He's promising four more years of an administration that will push for the privatization of Social Security..."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Associated Press Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
10578.json	mostly-true	The average person only pays about $1,800 in state taxes which is the lowest of all 50 states.	taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	the Florida State of the State address
9125.json	true	The Austin Independent School Districts graduation rate reached an all-time high of 82.5 percent in 2012.	education	meria-carstarphen	Superintendent, Austin Independent School District	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	press release
9506.json	mostly-true	Says Scott Brown voted with President Barack Obama 70 percent of the time in 2011.	bipartisanship,voting-record	jim-rubens	Small business owner	New Hampshire	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a television forum
10531.json	barely-true	ISIS lures women with kittens, nutella.	terrorism,women	cnn			none	1	0	0	0	0	a graphic on CNN Newsroom
4503.json	barely-true	In the past six years alone, changes to the pension formula have saved over half a billion dollars.	labor,legal-issues,retirement,state-finances,unions,workers	rhode-island-retirement-security-coalition		Rhode Island	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a YouTube video
8832.json	half-true	Texas added 6,600 miles of highway from 2001-2012, more than any other state.	infrastructure,states,transportation	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a tweet
9120.json	barely-true	Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, can be formed in the twinkling of an eye.	crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues	nancy-grace			none	2	0	0	0	0	an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America"
8620.json	false	Says in the last five years Senate Republicans have placed a filibuster on every piece of legislation and every nominee.	congress,congressional-rules,government-efficiency	carla-axtman	Blogger	Oregon	columnist	0	1	0	0	0	an online article.
6287.json	barely-true	Every major newspaper in Texas calls David Dewhurst a moderate.	bipartisanship	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a radio ad.
3877.json	true	Says six of the states 58 family planning centers had to close because of Gov. Chris Christies budget cuts.	health-care,women	loretta-weinberg	State Senator		democrat	1	2	0	1	0	a speech at women’s health roundtable discussion
4541.json	mostly-true	Last year, Korea sold nearly half a million cars in our country. ... The United States, you know how much we sell to them? Six thousand. What kind of deal is that?	economy,trade	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a speech in the House of Representatives
10505.json	barely-true	A married couple that use the same last name is rarer and rarer in our country.	census,families,history,marriage,population,women	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio commentary
982.json	false	Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."	health-care	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail.
3000.json	mostly-true	The tax-cut deal adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act and about the same as health care reform.	deficit,federal-budget,health-care,stimulus,taxes	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a news release.
3698.json	half-true	Wrote that in 2006, Nancy Pelosi said she didnt think capturing Osama bin Laden makes us any safer, but in 2011 called his killing historic.	homeland-security,military,terrorism	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	in various posts on the web
9559.json	false	Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours.	health-care	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	a tweet
782.json	half-true	Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
11823.json	true	It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces.	afghanistan,congress,military	jack-reed	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	a letter
9314.json	false	Says Rep. Justin Amash votes more with the Democrats than with the Republicans.	congress,voting-record	mike-rogers	national security commentator for CNN	Michigan	republican	1	1	1	2	1	an article published by Politico
5138.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney runs away from Ronald Reagan.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a campaign ad
12704.json	mostly-true	We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years.	economy,jobs	jeff-sessions		Alabama	republican	2	2	2	1	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
3250.json	barely-true	Says John Kitzhabers proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last	education,state-budget	shawn-lindsay	state representative	Oregon	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an e-mail
12885.json	half-true	Undocumented immigrantspay $12 billion a year into Social Security.	immigration,social-security	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks at journalists' convention
3983.json	half-true	Says Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Julio Robaina has the highest salary among Florida mayors. More than $260,000.	candidates-biography	common-sense-now		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	an ad
4879.json	true	The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship.	federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an op-ed in the "New Hampshire Union Leader"
6283.json	pants-fire	Says raising the state income tax rate on millionaires to offset property taxes for other residents is not a tax increase. Its a tax shift.	taxes	lou-greenwald	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	2	2	an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”
9367.json	half-true	Since 2000, Texas has reduced harmful pollutants in the air like nitrogen oxide by 62.5 percent, and ozone by 23 percent--a reduction that is 12 percent greater than the national average.	environment	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a letter to President Barack Obama
12405.json	false	Californias Capitol building is second only to Disneyland, among visitor sites in the state.	tourism	richard-pan	State Senator	California	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	remarks at a Capitol budget hearing
10662.json	true	Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion.	deficit,federal-budget	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	the 2016 Budget Resolution from House Budget Committee
9936.json	pants-fire	SaysPresident Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill.	agriculture,congress,voting-record,welfare	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a campaign ad
6575.json	mostly-true	Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get most of the deductions in the tax code.	income,taxes,wealth	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview
8456.json	mostly-true	Saysthere are actually more people in poverty now than there were when we started the War on Poverty.	poverty,welfare	jason-conger	legislator	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a campaign speech.
10138.json	barely-true	Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.	diversity,elections	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
9293.json	pants-fire	There are over 200 documented cases where (Obama) has lied.	ethics	wayne-rogers			none	0	0	0	0	1	a broadcast of "Cashin' In" on Fox News
4630.json	false	Says Barack Obama never worked in the private sector before he was elected president.	candidates-biography,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
2622.json	false	Ive also offered a plan that can help (fix Social Security) thats supported by Robert Reich, secretary of labor previously, in a previous administration.	social-security	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an ABC News U.S. Senate debate.
4660.json	false	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs.	jobs,state-budget	brett-hulsey			democrat	1	3	0	0	0	a news release
3732.json	half-true	Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative, in part, because of illegal immigrants.	health-care,immigration	renee-unterman	State Senator	Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a speech
10920.json	true	47 percent of Americanscant pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money.	economy,income	hunter-schwarz			none	0	0	0	0	0	a "Washington Post" article
1575.json	true	"House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks."	federal-budget	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	a message on Twitter
11626.json	half-true	Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the Veterans Administration.	government-efficiency,health-care,public-health,veterans	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	an interview
11806.json	mostly-true	Under Ted Cruzs tax plan, businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees.	taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.
11263.json	false	The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent dont agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2.	climate-change,polls,science	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an interview with Bill Maher.
342.json	false	"While others place their hands over their hearts, Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches."	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail sent to many people.
1811.json	false	Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent."	candidates-biography,elections,financial-regulation,message-machine	meg-whitman		California	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a campaign commerical
2017.json	mostly-true	As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."	immigration,abc-news-week,workers	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on "This Week."
2624.json	true	Ken Buck wants to outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape or incest.	abortion,message-machine	michael-bennet		Colorado	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign ad
12260.json	false	While Mayor Kenney personally doesnt support DROP, he cant fault highly qualified city employees for appropriately utilizing a benefit thats available to them.	city-government	lauren-hitt	Mayor Jim Kenney's director of communications	Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	To the media
12082.json	half-true	Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people.	congress,congressional-rules,history,pundits,supreme-court	roy-zimmerman	singer, songwriter, progressive activist	California	activist	0	0	1	0	0	a YouTube video
4061.json	mostly-true	Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008.	elections,labor,workers	bill-kristol	Editor, the Weekly Standard	Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	3	0	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
5385.json	true	Says Scott Walker enacted the biggest cuts to education in our states history.	education,state-budget,state-finances	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	a speech announcing her candidacy
6502.json	half-true	Under the presidents plan, he cuts Medicare by $716 billion, takes that money out of the Medicare trust fund and uses it to pay for Obamacare.	health-care,medicare,10-news-tampa-bay	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview
12883.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Rick Scott cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the states mosquito research lab a few years ago.	state-budget	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a town hall in Broward County 
4487.json	pants-fire	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is denying Democrats the right to vote.	elections	democratic-governors-association			democrat	1	0	0	0	2	an online ad
5708.json	mostly-true	Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product.	food-safety	gary-black	Commissioner of Agriculture	Georgia 	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a press conference
1956.json	false	"When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus."	federal-budget,history	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a Senate floor speech
1700.json	pants-fire	Says the new health care law delivers a $13 billion tax increase on families with special needs.	health-care	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a Twitter message
4539.json	mostly-true	Says Every year air pollution protections are delayed, another 34,000 people will die prematurely.	environment,government-regulation,public-health	earl-blumenauer	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a House floor speech
1942.json	mostly-true	The Tampa Bay Rays prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports.	baseball,economy,florida	stuart-sternberg	Tampa Bay Rays owner	Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a press statement
6435.json	true	The property appraisers budget is $1 million less today than when I took office 16 years ago.	county-budget	rob-turner	Hillsborough County Property Appraiser	Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an email interview with the Tampa Bay Times
29.json	true	"Let's pay attention to kids who are not going to college, which ends up being about 60 percent of the kids... and get them trained for the jobs that are there. Because, you know, there are auto mechanic jobs paying $50,000, $60,000 that they can't get filled. There are airline mechanic jobs paying a lot of money that can't get filled." Remarks at AFSCME forum 6/19/2007	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	
8193.json	false	I am every year the No.1 pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within Texas.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a telephone call to the Allen, Texas, police department.
9929.json	half-true	The U.S. State Department has ordered 160,000 Hazmat suits for Ebola, prompting concerns that the federal government is anticipating the rapid spread of the virus.	ebola,foreign-policy,public-health,science	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a post on InfoWars.com
4403.json	half-true	Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas.	corporations,jobs,taxes,trade,workers	service-employees-international-union-committee-po		Washington, D.C.	newsmaker	1	1	2	0	0	a political mailing
10062.json	false	We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States.	ebola,health-care,military,public-health,public-safety	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
6108.json	barely-true	Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.	economy,health-care,jobs,taxes	marsha-blackburn	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	republican	2	2	1	0	0	
4412.json	true	Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet].	deficit,federal-budget	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	an article
5865.json	half-true	Says the average Ohio student graduates from a four-year college or university with nearly $27,000 in tuition debt.	education	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a news release
1288.json	barely-true	A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.	poverty,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
11694.json	false	Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups.	crime,religion,terrorism	andre-carson			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on ABC News' "This Week"
2922.json	half-true	The U.S. had the opportunity with Israel coming and talking to us about improving our security screening procedures, and we turned them down.	israel,terrorism,transportation	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	TV interview
12588.json	mostly-true	If youre a terrorist you cant fly, but an assault weapon you can buy.	crime,guns,terrorism,transportation	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a tweet
13164.json	half-true	Not one penny of (Californias Prop 67) bag ban tax goes to the environment.	environment,taxes	no-67			organization	0	0	1	0	0	in official ballot argument. 
5161.json	half-true	In campaigns in the past with Sen. McCain and President George W. Bush and others, they have tended to release tax records in April.	candidates-biography,taxes,transparency	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
2369.json	mostly-true	Weve got to find 2 billion gallons (of water per day) between now and 2025.	environment,infrastructure	adam-putnam	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture	Florida	republican	0	1	1	2	1	an interview with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.
12875.json	false	Says in 2012 Obama won in every state that did not require a photo ID and lost in every state that did require a photo ID in order to vote.	elections,history,human-rights,legal-issues	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a posting on various websites
11455.json	false	On support for the Export-Import Bank	trade	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	On support for the Export-Import Bank
11500.json	false	Says he didnt have an involvement withnutritional supplement company Mannatech.	candidates-biography	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
6642.json	half-true	The stimulus program cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people.	corrections-and-updates,stimulus,taxes	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	his Democratic National Convention speech
6314.json	pants-fire	Gov. Bill Haslam is making our Economic Development department Sharia compliant by hiring a woman who specializes in Sharia compliance. Thats what her job is.	economy,religion	woody-degan	Airport owner	Tennessee	republican	0	0	0	0	1	in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.
5.json	mostly-true	New Mexico moved "up to" sixth in the nation in job growth.	job-accomplishments	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a TV Ad.
1541.json	false	"We worked together to enact ... the largest tax cut in Florida history."	taxes	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	his State of the State address.
7054.json	false	Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times.	taxes	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	a fundraising email
7034.json	half-true	Says he opposed $716 billion cut to Medicare.	medicare	cw-bill-young	U.S. Representative, Florida District 10	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	1	a TV commercial
13506.json	true	We spend less than 2 percent more every year. That is the lowest increase in spending since they have been keeping numbers.	economy,state-budget	andrew-cuomo	Governor	New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a speech in Fishkill, NY
11099.json	false	President Barack Obama said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Irans nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions.	foreign-policy,military,nuclear	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	an interview on CNN's "New Day"
7911.json	pants-fire	The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent thats happening in Syria.	foreign-policy,history,military	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room"
1268.json	mostly-true	U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill.	economy,pundits,stimulus	lou-dobbs			none	1	2	0	1	0	on his television show
10057.json	mostly-true	David Perdue did not support the 2014 farm bill that U.S. Sens. Isakson and Chambliss did.	agriculture,elections	michelle-nunn	Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation	Georgia	democrat	3	0	1	2	0	a U.S. Senate debate
8205.json	mostly-true	South Carolina has the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast.	economy,states	nikki-haley	Governor	South Carolina	republican	0	0	1	3	0	an event to launch her reelection bid
1715.json	true	"By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired."	elections,state-budget	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a press release
367.json	pants-fire	Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a media availability in Columbus, Ohio.
4988.json	half-true	Says President Obama helped more than half a million veterans and military family members go to college through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill.	afghanistan,iraq,veterans	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	a speech welcoming home troops at Fort Bragg.
4082.json	half-true	In our proposal, we would have expanded school aid across the board Governor Christie slashed school aid in this budget, preferring instead to extend a tax break for millionaires over funding in the classroom.	education,state-budget	jim-whelan			democrat	0	0	2	1	0	a press release
3718.json	true	From 2008 to 2011, the pages in the conforming bills have gone from 400 pages to 2,200.	state-budget	jack-latvala	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	comments made on the Senate floor.
7144.json	false	Public employees receive something like 25 percent of the paychecks that are issued in Rhode Island.	elections,unions	mark-zaccaria		Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	0	0	TV niterview
11282.json	false	The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,nuclear	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a tweet
6952.json	false	As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy was raking in $1 million in salary.	candidates-biography	linda-mcmahon	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Connecticut	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
716.json	mostly-true	"He admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail."	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
3930.json	half-true	If todays economy was rebounding at the rate of the Reagan recovery, it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.	economy,federal-budget,history,jobs,taxes	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate
4207.json	barely-true	Social Security doesnt contribute a penny to the deficit.	deficit,federal-budget,social-security	alliance-retired-americans		Washington, D.C.	organization	1	0	0	0	0	an email blast
8826.json	barely-true	Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean got a failing grade from conservatives.	voting-record	americans-prosperity-florida	advocacy group	Florida	none	2	0	0	0	1	a Web video
96.json	half-true	"When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent."	abortion	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	
10635.json	mostly-true	The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year in grant money.	education,state-budget	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	a televised interview
12829.json	false	The DNC hack showed you that the Clinton campaign was working to schedule (primary) debates against (Bernie) Sanders, and the Clinton campaign is continuing this ploy against Donald Trump.	debates	paul-manafort			republican	0	2	1	0	1	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
1929.json	false	Bill McCollum "served as a lobbyist whose clients enabled mortgages for illegal immigrants."	immigration	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press release
6534.json	mostly-true	We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience.	corporations,energy	bob-corker			republican	1	0	0	2	0	in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press
2036.json	half-true	John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama.	ethics	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	a campaign mailer
5961.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walker is cooking the books by releasing numbers he just dreamed up that show Wisconsin gained jobs in 2011.	job-accomplishments,jobs,workers	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	an interview
6352.json	mostly-true	Says Minnesota has more Fortune 500 companies than Oregon and one of the most obvious differences is theyve invested in their schools.	economy,education	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	school board testimony.
10229.json	mostly-true	Repeal of Obamacare would take away health care for 10.3 million Americans who have received coverage since Oct. 1, 2013.	health-care	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
6167.json	half-true	Says because of Texas lawmakers choices, hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception.	health-care,state-budget,women	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
7466.json	false	Under Gov. Scott Walkers public-school budgets, a student entering kindergarten will not enjoy the same state investment in his or her education as those that came before them until they are graduating from high school.	education,state-budget,state-finances	sondy-pope	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a news release
2180.json	pants-fire	Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats plan.	economy,federal-budget,taxes	randy-neugebauer	member of Congress	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a Townhall.com guest blog post
4242.json	half-true	Says Obama has never submitted a budget, and Congress has worked for two years without passing one.	federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012	buddy-roemer		Louisiana	republican	0	0	1	0	0	candidate's forum in Bedford, N.H. 
7104.json	pants-fire	In one county alone in Ohio, President Obama received 106,258 votes. But there were only 98,213 eligible voters.	elections	we-people-petition		Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	1	a petition on the White House website
3488.json	mostly-true	Every taxpayer owes about $130,000 to pay off the national debt.	federal-budget	young-americans-liberty			none	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
2653.json	mostly-true	Rick Perry has become a millionaire on the public payroll.	candidates-biography,message-machine	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a TV ad
9344.json	barely-true	Says Mark Begich has taken campaign cash from the Kochs while Dan Sullivan hasnt.	campaign-finance	dan-sullivan	Alaska Department of Public Resources commissioner	Alaska	republican	2	2	1	0	0	a radio ad
277.json	mostly-true	"I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country."	job-accomplishments	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
5609.json	pants-fire	Says under the new health care law the patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated.	health-care	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	a campaign e-mail
2992.json	true	You can go to Georgia and make about $6,000 more a year as a teacher.	education	martin-kiar	state representative	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a meeting
12106.json	false	We have ten different tax brackets and if youre making $9,000, youre already in the top tax bracket.	taxes	eric-greitens	gubernatorial candidate	Missouri	republican	1	1	2	1	0	a gubernatorial debate
5396.json	false	For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant
6563.json	false	Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years while it went up $5,000 under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts	economy,federal-budget,income,job-accomplishments,state-finances	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech
927.json	mostly-true	The average bonus [on Wall Street] is about $100,000...The bonuses on Wall Street are down 44 percent.	economy	fred-smith			none	0	0	0	1	0	appearance on ABC's This Week
7138.json	true	Says he has never voted for raising taxes.	candidates-biography,taxes	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	an interview
9007.json	true	Says Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL.	climate-change,energy,environment,jobs	american-petroleum-institute			none	0	0	0	1	0	a television ad
12248.json	half-true	Austins Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month.	crime,elections,transportation	our-city-our-safety-our-choice	a group opposed to Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot	Texas	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a fund-raising letter from female supporters
4864.json	false	The Affordable Care Act is not the law of the land.	health-care,public-health,states,supreme-court	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a meeting with the "Palm Beach Post" editorial board
3426.json	mostly-true	Says that Republicans bragged about how every bill was going to be paid for, right from the beginning and that the first vote, the repeal of health care reform, violated that rule.	health-care,voting-record	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a telephone news conference
6677.json	mostly-true	Says Obama doubled funding for the Pell Grant.	education	kal-penn	actor		democrat	0	0	0	1	0	his Democratic National Convention speech
6329.json	half-true	Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romneys companies.	candidates-biography,economy,foreign-policy,jobs,message-machine-2012	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	an advertisement
6934.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney refused to say whether hed sign the Lilly Ledbetter bill.	debates,women	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the second presidential debate
2595.json	pants-fire	Chris Coons has Marxist beliefs.	candidates-biography,economy	christine-odonnell	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Delaware	republican	1	0	0	1	2	a debate
1710.json	barely-true	The financial services regulatory bill "will end taxpayer bailouts."	bankruptcy,financial-regulation,market-regulation	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a Senate floor speech
1351.json	false	Less than 10 percent of Obamas Cabinet appointees have any experience in the private sector.	economy,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a statement on his show on Fox News Channel
1343.json	mostly-true	Recovery.gov listed congressional districts that "do not exist."	economy,stimulus,workers	jeff-miller	U.S. Congressman	Florida	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a newsletter
5617.json	half-true	According to the Congressional Budget Office, as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare.	health-care,workers	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an op-ed
12472.json	barely-true	The president has said the national security threat facing America, the top one, is global warming.	climate-change	paul-babeu	Pinal County Sheriff		republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News' "Hannity"
9847.json	half-true	After merging with Tim Hortons of Canada, Burger King is not moving. Our headquarters will remain in Miami and (we) will continue to pay all of our federal, state and local U.S. taxes.	corporations,taxes	burger-king	Fast-food chain	Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a Facebook post
11749.json	mostly-true	The economy is too weak to raise income levels.	economy,income	nikki-haley	Governor	South Carolina	republican	0	0	1	3	0	the Republican response to the State of the Union address
825.json	true	John McCain's health care plan "won't guarantee coverage of cancer screenings or maternity care."	health-care	planned-parenthood			none	1	0	1	0	1	a TV ad
13033.json	true	Says Dick Cheney supported gay marriage soonerthan Hillary Clinton.	gays-and-lesbians	alternativepac			none	0	0	0	0	0	an online ad
6362.json	barely-true	After the 9/11 terrorist attacks grounded commercial air traffic, there was a temperature drop while the airplanes werent flying, for the week afterwards.	climate-change,environment,weather	michael-j-gardiner	Lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	1	a debate
7800.json	barely-true	A state reports projection is that approximately half of public employees would live outside municipal boundaries in a decade if the state bans local residency requirements.	city-government,workers	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	an interview
8938.json	true	The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is bigger than 28 states in the union.	economy	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a speech
3643.json	half-true	Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year	education	portland-public-schools	School district	Oregon	none	0	0	1	1	0	a mailer
12551.json	mostly-true	Says Russ Feingolds campaign is powered by small-dollar contributions like ours.	campaign-finance	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a fundraising letter
6967.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney and George Allen would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a womans life is at risk.	abortion,message-machine-2012,states,supreme-court,women	planned-parenthood			none	1	0	1	0	1	in a mailer
9175.json	true	In 2006, Charlie Crist opposed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.	education,immigration	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	an email 
9740.json	mostly-true	In 1978, a student who worked a minimum-wage summer job could afford to pay a years full tuition at the 4-year public university of their choice.	corrections-and-updates,education,income,workers	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
3982.json	false	Says that Sherrod Brown voted to cut Medicare by over $500 billion in order to fund government-run health care.	health-care,medicare,voting-record	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a news release
2900.json	half-true	In Wisconsin, 6.2 percent of the population is black yet 24 percent of all state abortions are on African-Americans.	abortion	pro-life-wisconsin		Wisconsin	none	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
2580.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Perry told students he couldnt attend a gubernatorial forum due to scheduling conflicts, then on forum day tweeted that hed just been running with his dog.	ethics	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a news story
198.json	half-true	"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."	abortion	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	an appearance on Fox News Sunday
13336.json	half-true	In 1928 school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible.	elections,history,religion	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner
1278.json	false	"Usually it's about $900 a month to get health coverage. (Florida's program has) reduced that, on average, to about $150 a month."	florida,health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a Fox News interview
7228.json	false	On same-sex marriage	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	
7229.json	mostly-true	Ohios judges, compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid.	public-service,state-budget	bill-seitz	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	1	0	an interview with the Columbus Dispatch
1794.json	pants-fire	Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu received almost $1.8 million from BP over the last decade.	campaign-finance,energy,oil-spill,pundits	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a broadcast of the Ed Show
9634.json	barely-true	Compared to President Obama,President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians.	foreign-policy	kate-obenshain			republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor"
9097.json	barely-true	Americans increasingly want (the Affordable Care Act) to be repealed.	health-care,polls	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a video to supporters
136.json	mostly-true	"I supported tort reform with regard to securities...product liability...interstate commerce."	legal-issues	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
13198.json	false	Says state Sen. Morgan Carrolls votes made it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first.	ethics	mike-coffman	Colorado U.S. Representative 	Colorado	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad 
4462.json	false	Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation.	health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	several media interviews
7232.json	true	A far different picture from the prior eight years, which saw 115 increases in taxes and fees.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech
12200.json	half-true	Mexico receives approximately $24 billion a year in remittances from Mexican nationals working in the United States. The majority of that amount comes from illegal aliens.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a plan on his campaign website
2435.json	true	Theres a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street.	corporations,economy,market-regulation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall meeting
8098.json	true	The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade.	children,congress,debt,deficit,economy,families,immigration,legal-issues,taxes,workers	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program
762.json	false	Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life.	abortion	bornalivetruth-org			none	0	1	0	0	0	a television ad
1538.json	barely-true	In 2001, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan "justified increasing spending and cutting taxes, saying that we didn't really need to pay down the debt."	federal-budget,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a hearing before Congress
9623.json	half-true	DeKalb County has been recognized in recent years as having one the best sheriffs departments in the nation.	job-accomplishments	jeff-mann			none	0	0	1	0	0	an Atlanta Press Club debate
2918.json	pants-fire	Says Joe Straus was co-author of a bill that would have allowed Planned Parenthood to control public school sex education.	education,health-care	donna-garner	education activist	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a newsletter
2676.json	barely-true	Says Glenn Nye voted in lock step with Nancy Pelosi 83 percentof the time.	message-machine,voting-record	scott-rigell	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	2	0	1	0	a TV ad
2147.json	false	I dont think the argument can be credibly made that the United States of America is undertaxed compared to our competitors.	taxes	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	a breakfast with journalists in Washington, D.C.
7281.json	true	Says his elections proposal would allow a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most weve ever had.	elections	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV interview
4523.json	true	Members of the public are being charged $50 to hear Gov. Scott Walker and a dozen members of his administration talk about jobs and the economy at Lambeau Field.	jobs	one-wisconsin-now		Wisconsin	organization	0	2	2	1	1	a news release
4632.json	half-true	Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had no increase.	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
147.json	half-true	Sen. Obama "made the very argument he is now criticizing back in November 2006."	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	
8969.json	false	Weve got close to 7 million Americans who have access to health care for the first time because of Medicaid expansion.	health-care,medicaid	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to Democratic governors
5440.json	true	Says half the Americans dont pay any income taxes.	taxes	scott-garrett	Congressman	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
12288.json	mostly-true	In Africa, a child dies every minute because of (malaria).	foreign-policy,public-health	tim-ziemer			none	0	0	0	1	0	an article posted on Medium
10809.json	false	Hate speech is excluded from protection under the First Amendment.	legal-issues,supreme-court	chris-cuomo			journalist	0	1	0	0	0	a Tweet
3607.json	false	The top 1 percent of income-earners pay about 40 percent of all taxes into the federal government.	federal-budget,taxes	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on NBC's "Today" show
6701.json	half-true	Says that under Mitt Romney, 89 million Americans could be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Facebook post
11878.json	pants-fire	Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably.	energy,foreign-policy	daniel-greenfield			republican	0	0	0	0	1	an article on the Frontpage website
2437.json	false	More people were killed in the United States last year by tainted food than U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began.	afghanistan,food-safety,iraq	ted-ankrum	Retired	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an e-mail blast.
1293.json	pants-fire	You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.	guns,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail circulated to many people.
903.json	barely-true	The Rev. Rick Warren "has called Christians who advance a social gospel Marxists."	religion	people-american-way			none	2	0	0	0	0	Press release
9689.json	mostly-true	Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes.	jobs,women	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a campaign email
10037.json	mostly-true	The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states.	education	kay-hagan	Former U.S. Senator	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a debate 
11037.json	mostly-true	Says Jeb Bush doesnt believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does.	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in an interview with CNN
3939.json	half-true	The Medicare drug program resulted in the program coming in 40 percent under budget. ... And the reason it was, is because the design was right.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,retirement	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a debate in South Carolina
5797.json	half-true	Says more than 8,000 people have supported her campaign as volunteers, donors and advisors and endorsers.	message-machine-2012,unions	mary-nolan	Represents Southwest Portland in Oregon House	Oregon	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a campaign website
2822.json	true	Re: (Marco) Rubios support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million.	federal-budget,state-budget	steven-schale		Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a posting on Twitter.
5062.json	half-true	Rick Santorum reformed welfare.	welfare	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a video ad
11892.json	mostly-true	The Seminole gambling compact offers $3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history.	gambling	seminole-tribe-florida		Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a commercial
936.json	false	There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."	economy,education,stimulus	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	a speech on the Senate floor.
10588.json	mostly-true	President Obama said 22 times he could not authorize immigration reform by executive order.	congress,immigration	doug-collins	U.S. Rep.	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	in a newspaper article
1902.json	half-true	"Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."	energy,environment,federal-budget,government-efficiency,legal-issues,oil-spill	edward-markey			democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee
4225.json	mostly-true	#Business formation is still on the rise in Ohio! So far in 2011 weve assisted w/ 44,443 new business filings.	corporations,economy	jon-husted	Ohio secretary of state	Ohio	republican	0	2	1	2	1	a tweet on Twitter
1279.json	true	The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls."	foreign-policy,military	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	a speech to the Center for Security Policy
2263.json	mostly-true	In 2008 (Mandel) was re-elected to a second term, representing a district with a 2:1 Democrat to Republican voter ratio.	elections	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a statement posted to his website
579.json	mostly-true	Obama "hasn't been to Iraq in years."	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a television ad
1661.json	pants-fire	"An audit of the last census found that over 370,000 people living in Texas were not counted, and our state lost an estimated $1 billion in federal funds as a result."	census	silvestre-reyes	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	an e-mail blast
10347.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obamasown administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment.	energy,environment,jobs	john-thune	U.S. Senator	South Dakota	republican	0	0	1	0	1	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
5442.json	half-true	Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars.	elections	jon-husted	Ohio secretary of state	Ohio	republican	0	2	1	2	1	a public forum
1178.json	barely-true	Its a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight Democrats and Republicans.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an address to a joint session of Congress
6028.json	false	Says city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services personnel to balance the budget.	city-budget,public-safety	memphis-police-association	Memphis police union	Tennessee	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a commercial.
6241.json	half-true	Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasichs budget caused many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs.	state-budget	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a news release
5294.json	true	One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol.	Alcohol,drugs	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a television commercial
4123.json	barely-true	The clear majority of Republican voters think that any deficit reduction package should have a balanced approach and should include some revenues.	federal-budget,polls,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
3972.json	mostly-true	Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991.	elections,redistricting	nina-perales	MALDEF attorney	California	none	0	0	0	1	0	a press release.
8529.json	true	A million people could get health insurance right away if Texas expanded Medicaid under Obamacare.	health-care,medicaid	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at a Dallas synagogue
9897.json	barely-true	In Texas public schools, we spend an average of $12,000 per pupil per year.	education,state-budget,state-finances,states	matt-mackowiak	Consultant	Texas	republican	2	1	0	0	0	an opinion column
1348.json	half-true	A new Republican litmus test would have resulted in (the GOP) kicking out Ronald Reagan.	history,pundits	keith-olbermann	Political commentator		none	0	2	3	2	0	MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann
12668.json	false	Says MarkKirk called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans andwas apparently fine with Trumps #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation.	crime,guns,public-safety	tammy-duckworth	U.S. Representative 	Illinois	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a tweet
2247.json	true	Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them.	candidates-biography,financial-regulation,message-machine	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a TV ad.
7485.json	half-true	Under Gov. John Kasichs budget proposal, the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohios working and middle class families will pay more.	state-budget,taxes	dan-ramos	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a news release 
1740.json	half-true	The Treaty of Tripoli signed by President John Adams was his outreach to Muslims.	pundits,religion	keith-olbermann	Political commentator		none	0	2	3	2	0	comments on the MSNBC show Countdown 
10851.json	barely-true	The average age of planes in the Qatar Airways fleet is about four years while Delta Air Lines flies planes that are 35 years old.	transportation	akbar-al-baker	ceo	Qatar	none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview
12821.json	mostly-true	We put a lid on Irans nuclear program without firing a single shot.	foreign-policy,nuclear	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention
13250.json	barely-true	Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and the FBI is not even being told where they are.	debates,foreign-policy,immigration,public-safety,terrorism	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	a North Carolina governor's race debate
10926.json	mostly-true	U.S. Embassy Celebrates Americas Independence on June 4th in Order to Accommodate Muslims.	foreign-policy,religion	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	social media posts
11097.json	true	The murder rate in Atlanta is on the rise this year.	crime,public-safety	atlanta-neighborhood-association			none	0	0	0	0	0	an online community forum
8953.json	half-true	More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground.	afghanistan,military,terrorism	david-alameel	Investor	Texas	democrat	0	1	1	0	1	an email blast
6716.json	barely-true	Medicare premium support backed by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is not vouchers.	health-care,medicare	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	
6740.json	mostly-true	Even today part of Romneys fortune is invested in China.	china,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
9278.json	barely-true	On (Tom) Wolfs watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs.	economy,jobs,taxes	tom-corbett	Governor of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
1925.json	mostly-true	The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.	economy,energy,infrastructure,taxes,transportation,urban	hillsborough-area-rapid-transit-hart			none	0	0	0	1	0	a brochure  
5001.json	false	George Allencast the deciding votefor the 2003Bushtax cuts.	taxes,voting-record	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a debate.
11172.json	true	As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood.	abortion	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
11454.json	false	German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s, which allowed the Nazis to carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance.	guns,history	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	his book "A More Perfect Union"
11014.json	mostly-true	Texas has the nations highest rate and highest number of uninsured.	health-care,state-budget,state-finances,states	donna-howard	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a press release
7482.json	mostly-true	Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the states all-funds budget would be about $27 billion today, not $60 billion.	state-budget	doug-whitsett	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	1	1	1	0	an opinion article.
663.json	pants-fire	McCain's energy plan is a "single-answer proposition" new domestic oil drilling.	energy	brian-schweitzer	Governor	Montana	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	
3496.json	false	Before this (federal health care) law was enacted, Florida parents ...were able to purchase inexpensive child-only coverage for their children. The laws consumer protections have now eliminated that choice in Florida.	children,florida,health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an opinion article published in the 'Tampa Tribune'
3765.json	barely-true	Says there are more federal dollars in Gov. John Kasichs budget plan than in the previous state budget.	state-budget	jay-goyal	State representative	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives
9977.json	false	This Congressadjourned earliest of any time in congressional history before an election.	congress,elections,history	laura-ingraham	Political commentator and radio talk show host		none	2	5	1	0	1	comments on ABC's "This Week"
7811.json	false	Forty-six cents of every dollar Ohio could get for Medicaid expansion is going to come from China or some other country that doesnt like us very much.	debt,health-care,taxes	ron-maag	State representative	Ohio	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a statement during a state House Finance and Appropriations Committee hearing
1524.json	barely-true	Challenger Tim Tuggey is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage.	abortion,education,elections,gays-and-lesbians	ken-mercer	Software engineer	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an advertisement
2762.json	false	Congressman Nye voted against a bill which would have defunded the $5-10 billion the IRS needed toimplement health care legislation.	health-care	scott-rigell	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	2	0	1	0	a statment on his website
4213.json	barely-true	In contrast to President Barack Obama, who is not acting presidential, President Ronald Reagan would never go into the Oval Office without his jacket on thats how much he revered the presidency.	history	ken-langone	Financier	New York	none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on CNBC
6988.json	barely-true	The sequester is not something that Ive proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed.	debates,federal-budget,military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a presidential debate
12019.json	mostly-true	Over 32,000 people die from #GunViolence every year. Yet, (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is banned from researching ways to prevent this.	guns	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a tweet
6576.json	barely-true	President Obamas education solution includes an effort to nationalize curriculum.	children,education	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech at the Republican National Convention
2823.json	pants-fire	The cap-and-trade bill before Congress prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,energy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	 e-mail and blog postings
1783.json	true	Greece has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.	economy,foreign-policy,pundits	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week
4538.json	mostly-true	Says David Dewhurst skipped nine candidate forums after announcing his U.S. Senate candidacy.	candidates-biography	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a campaign video.
3130.json	mostly-true	The American people say, dont touch Social Security, dont touch Medicare, dont cut defense. Thats 84 percent of the federal budget.	federal-budget,medicare,military,social-security,abc-news-week	kent-conrad	U.S. Senator	North Dakota	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	"This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
8770.json	true	Trey Radel does not even qualify to drive a Lee County school bus at this point, yet he occupies a seat in Congress.	congress,drugs	mike-scott	Lee County sheriff	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a Facebook post
11231.json	half-true	Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered by the 14th Amendment.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a town hall in Derry, N.H.
12942.json	false	On the Trans-Pacific Partnership.	trade	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
711.json	false	"Obama's Ten Point Plan to 'Change' The Second Amendment.Ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns."	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a direct mail piece
3662.json	mostly-true	Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year.	gambling	texans-economic-development	Pro-gambling group	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	a web banner ad.
11401.json	mostly-true	Texas has outstripped the national poverty rate since at least 1959.	economy,poverty,states	bee-moorhead	Executive director, Texas IMPACT	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman
13260.json	true	Weve had Muslims in America since George Washington.	history,immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the second presidential debate
11287.json	false	Says Bernie Sanders opposes requiring all children to have a K-12 education.	education	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a shareable graphic on the Web
9541.json	false	As Alaskas attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed stand your ground.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice,guns,job-accomplishments	dan-sullivan	Alaska Department of Public Resources commissioner	Alaska	republican	2	2	1	0	0	a radio ad
11461.json	barely-true	To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle.	environment,market-regulation,water	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	prepared remarks in a written speech
11130.json	false	Says his political opponents brought 100,000 protesters into our state.	government-regulation,job-accomplishments,labor,state-budget,unions,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
107.json	half-true	Rural schools "face the highest dropout rates, the lowest college enrollment rates, have the lowest average teacher salaries..."	education	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	Des Moines, Iowa.
11245.json	barely-true	How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They dont.	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a tweet
3118.json	barely-true	The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent.	economy,stimulus	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a response to the State of the Union
13104.json	half-true	Says Mike Gallaghers plan would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors.	retirement,social-security,taxes	tom-nelson		Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a TV ad
9618.json	mostly-true	Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich vote as much as 80 percent of the time together.	bipartisanship,voting-record	mark-begich	Senator	Alaska	democrat	0	0	0	2	1	a radio ad
11528.json	false	Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind California.	guns	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a tweet
227.json	true	"Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	New York, N.Y.
5432.json	false	The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW.	unions	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a primary debate in Arizona
11921.json	mostly-true	The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population.	economy,poverty	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a video
1000.json	pants-fire	In the 1970s, the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter.	health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview with Pajamas Media.
9055.json	barely-true	Earth has not warmed for the last 17 years.	climate-change,environment	patrick-moore			none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on 'Hannity'
684.json	mostly-true	"Gov. Palin ... is somebody who actually doesn't believe that climate change is man-made."	environment	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
8101.json	barely-true	Even the employees union for the IRS -- the very people in charge of enforcing this law -- are begging to be let out from under this law.	health-care,unions	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity
5988.json	half-true	While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid.	labor,state-budget	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a statement to the Journal Sentinel
79.json	half-true	"21-million Americans could have a four-year college scholarship for the money we've squandered in Iraq. 7.6-million teachers could have been hired last year if we weren't squandering this money."	iraq	mike-gravel	Author and lecturer	Alaska	libertarian	1	0	1	0	1	Washington, DC.
6924.json	half-true	Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before.	economy,energy,environment	james-langevin	Congressman	Rhode Island	democrat	1	1	2	1	0	a debate
8742.json	mostly-true	Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. governments American Community Survey.	census,economy,housing,population	us-census-bureau	Government agency	Maryland	none	0	0	0	1	0	a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole
11113.json	barely-true	I deployed the Texas National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border. And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	his speech declaring his candidacy for president
1161.json	true	Since World War II, only Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton have had worse ratings after seven months than President Obama.	candidates-biography	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an op-ed in The Washington Post
787.json	true	Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
10980.json	half-true	After a federal inquiry corroborated Hillary Clinton on Whitewater, the next day, there was nothing in the media about it.	candidates-biography,history	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	comments on CNN's State of the Union
13325.json	mostly-true	The Democratic Party is the oldest continuous political party in the world.	history	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	an appearance in Milwaukee
12583.json	true	The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians, and that they werent contributing economically. The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits.	economy,immigration,jobs	david-miliband			none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on "Meet the Press"
6222.json	false	Under the health care law, everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access.	health-care	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	on 'Meet the Press'
307.json	half-true	Hillary Clinton wants to "wave the white flag of surrender and set a date for withdrawal."	job-accomplishments	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Boca Raton.
8412.json	half-true	All members of Congress are required to be in Obamacare, but Obama and members of his administration have their own gold-plated health care plans that theyre in.	congress,government-regulation,health-care	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview
13519.json	false	Trumps Health Secretary Pick Wants a Medicare Phaseout by Summer 2017.	health-care,medicare	winning-democrats		N/A	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an article
1196.json	false	Health insurance companies deny 1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors.	health-care	health-care-america-now	health care reform advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	2	1	0	0	0	a television advertisement
5245.json	true	The United States is no longer top nation in the globe on infrastructure, having fallen to 15th.	infrastructure	steve-cohen	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
253.json	half-true	"Average families are spending roughly $2,000 more a year on energy costs. ... It's like a $2,000 energy tax in just the last seven years, more than three times what the typical American family received from the Bush tax cuts."	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Knoxville, Iowa
7481.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldnt figure out who has a gun.	guns,market-regulation	linda-finn	landscape designer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a news release
3148.json	true	Says the United States does not trade as much as other developed nations.	economy,trade	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
11387.json	mostly-true	A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state employment commission reinstated the person.	criminal-justice,labor,legal-issues,unions,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	comments to reporters
17.json	half-true	"If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Washington, DC.
6439.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court.	city-government,government-regulation,message-machine-2012,taxes	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a TV ad
10652.json	true	Ted Cruz was the longest-serving solicitor general in the history of Texas.	candidates-biography,legal-issues	jerry-falwell	chancellor and president, Liberty University	Virginia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a speech introducing Ted Cruz at Liberty University
10417.json	mostly-true	Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis.	housing	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.
10391.json	false	Polls on legalizing same-sex marriage are not dramatically changing.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	julaine-appling	Executive Director, Wisconsin Family Action	Wisconsin	none	0	2	0	0	0	a radio interview
1327.json	false	The McCain campaign "did not elaborate" on Obama's ties to ACORN.	elections,ethics	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	her book, 'Going Rogue'
1330.json	false	In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option."	health-care	ron-wyden	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	MSNBC's 'Morning Meeting With Dylan Ratigan'
4110.json	half-true	New Mexico is the second Hollywood because of tax incentives for the film industry.	economy,new-hampshire-2012,taxes	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	an interview with the 'New Hampshire Business Review"
3942.json	mostly-true	Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle.	science,technology	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor
7856.json	mostly-true	Says that in Texas, Republican nominees get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average.	elections	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.
811.json	false	"Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare $882-billion worth."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Roanoke, Va.
8106.json	false	Says Oregons political tax credit is something every state should have and no other state does.	taxes	kari-chisholm		Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an Internet radio interview
11009.json	half-true	The United States doesnt have the highest murder rate among developed countries. You look at Russia, you look at Brazil, those are countries that have 3 to 5 times higher murder rates than what we have here in the United States.	guns	john-lott			none	0	0	1	0	0	comments on Fox News
10405.json	false	President Barack Obamas policies have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today.	energy,job-accomplishments	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a news release.
5479.json	false	When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no.	health-care,message-machine-2012,voting-record	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a campaign commercial
13021.json	false	I released the most extensive financial review of anybody in the history of politics. You dont learn much in a tax return.	candidates-biography,taxes,transparency	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with ABC News
6527.json	half-true	The Obama administration willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET (a computer worm used against Iran), allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations.	foreign-policy,message-machine-2012,military,nuclear,terrorism	special-operations-opsec-education-fund			none	1	1	1	0	0	a Web video
7777.json	barely-true	When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down.	foreign-policy,terrorism	jay-carney	White House press secretary	District of Columbia	none	2	2	1	2	0	a White House press briefing
12150.json	false	Wisconsins effective unemployment rate is 20 percent.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
9769.json	true	The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department.	guns	edward-flynn			none	1	0	3	2	0	a news conference
9414.json	false	Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes.	veterans	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a press release
434.json	false	"Among his (Obama's) pet projects is a bill ... which would commit the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross national product on foreign aid."	foreign-policy	focus-family-action			none	1	2	0	0	0	an e-mail message
6118.json	false	Says that under President Obama, theres been a substantial increase in federal government jobs.	economy,government-efficiency,jobs	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a conference call with reporters
4846.json	mostly-true	We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners.	corporations,deficit,economy,jobs,taxes	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing
7585.json	mostly-true	Says $1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS.	education,retirement	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a newsletter
12527.json	mostly-true	More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year.	elections,government-regulation,guns	safety-all-initiative		California 	none	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign website
5981.json	half-true	On transportation financing	state-budget,transportation	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an Assembly Budget Committee hearing
2164.json	barely-true	A bill to cap carbon emissions could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,energy	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a television campaign ad
8377.json	false	I am the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.	education,immigration	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a video advertisement, "Fight"
10729.json	mostly-true	When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote.	elections,history	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a news conference
9216.json	barely-true	Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office.	taxes	americans-tax-reform			none	4	0	1	1	1	in a press release
454.json	barely-true	Says Obama flip-flopped on a gas-tax "holiday."	energy	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a Web video.
8962.json	false	The Ukraine Orange Revolution in 2004 was the first color revolution.	foreign-policy	bill-kristol	Editor, the Weekly Standard	Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	3	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
1776.json	pants-fire	"McCollum admitted he didn't think that the subprime mortgage crisis was a big deal, telling reporters he thought that the subprime collapse had been exaggerated by the media and investors and that 'it's not the end of the world.' "	financial-regulation,housing	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a press release.
4564.json	mostly-true	Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote.	elections,immigration	ruben-navarrette-jr	Columnist	California	none	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion column.
1144.json	false	The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research would be used by the government to ration care.	health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press release
5458.json	mostly-true	We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades.	energy,government-regulation,nuclear,market-regulation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Miami
7551.json	true	Under Gov. Kasich, Ohio wages have increased by $10.3 billion.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a tweet
9396.json	false	New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by $17 billion every year and potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year.	climate-change,economy,environment,government-regulation,jobs,market-regulation	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a post on his website
9386.json	false	Qataris dont really work.	human-rights,sports,workers	jeremy-schaap			none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on MSNBC
5887.json	true	New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation and not by a little. They are the highest property taxes in the nation, more than double the national average.	taxes	lou-greenwald	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	2	2	an interview with on NJTV's "On The Record."
10350.json	pants-fire	New tax increases that went into effect on Jan.1, 2015, all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.	health-care,medicare,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
2872.json	true	We were one of the first states in the U.S. to build sewers, to bring the treatment plant on line.	environment	jamie-samons	Spokeswoman for the Narragansett Bay commission	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	0	0	0	a Providence Journal story
9268.json	half-true	PolitiFact Texas gave a David Dewhurst TV ad a Pants-on-Fire rating as an outrageous lie.	bankruptcy,candidates-biography	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a mailer to voters
12795.json	false	Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck.	immigration	catherine-cortez-masto		Nevada	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a news release
13323.json	mostly-true	Says Rob Portman said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio.	economy,stimulus,workers	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	the Ohio Senate debate
543.json	mostly-true	"I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that."	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Springfield, Mo.
11494.json	half-true	Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog.	climate-change,energy,transportation	jerry-brown		California	democrat	0	0	3	2	0	a speech
10134.json	false	Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance.	florida,health-care,housing	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville
6667.json	mostly-true	$500 billion of the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy goes to 120,000 families.	federal-budget,income,taxes,wealth	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech
356.json	true	John McCain "said publicly that Hillary Clinton would make a good president."	elections	james-dobson			republican	0	0	0	1	0	a statement read on the <i>Laura Ingraham Show </i>
10023.json	barely-true	Says Michelle Nunn is for amnesty.	homeland-security,immigration	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	an ad
1838.json	mostly-true	The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana.	energy,environment,oil-spill,abc-news-week	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	an interview on ABC news "This Week''
10761.json	mostly-true	The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.	state-budget,taxes,transportation	debbie-dooley		Georgia	tea-party-member	0	1	1	1	0	a Twitter post
11143.json	pants-fire	Austin is effectively imposing a ban on barbecue restaurants.	environment,food-safety	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	an episode of The Rush Limbaugh Show
2512.json	false	Ron Klein sponsored an amendment that specifically allows price gouging.	candidates-biography	we-love-usa-pac			none	0	1	0	0	0	a website
10289.json	barely-true	Female students at UVA have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted.	crime,public-safety	richard-saslaw	State Senate Minority Leader	Virginia	democrat	2	3	0	0	1	a presentation.
10919.json	true	We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years.	florida,jobs,state-budget	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando
4162.json	barely-true	Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesnt have health insurance -- they can go to the hospital and get free care.	health-care,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.
11396.json	half-true	380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone.	guns	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a tweet
6144.json	half-true	Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley wants gas taxes raised.	transportation	citizens-transportation-mobility		Georgia	none	1	0	2	1	0	a press release
4081.json	false	China owns more of our bonds than do Americans.	china,deficit,economy	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a TV interview.
13514.json	barely-true	NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected.	corrections-and-updates,homeland-security,immigration,transportation	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau
2629.json	pants-fire	Under the new health care law, the first person (a) patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. That is called a panel.	health-care,message-machine	john-raese	CEO of Greer Industries	West Virginia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a debate
5097.json	half-true	As a result of welfare reform, poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children.	children,families,poverty,welfare	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a New Hampshire town hall with voters
9114.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states.	economy,income,jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a jobs proposal
12835.json	barely-true	Says Barack Obama said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males and that is a lie because there is no data.	crime,criminal-justice,guns,population	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	an interview
2059.json	barely-true	I said no to higher taxes and fees.	candidates-biography,taxes	ellyn-bogdanoff	state representative	Florida 	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a TV ad
690.json	true	"Governor Palin is the most popular governor in the country."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign news release.
33.json	false	"I'm pro-life. He's not."	abortion	sam-brownback	U.S. senator	Kansas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	
1790.json	half-true	John Mica's brother is an oil lobbyist and his daughter represents the natural gas industry.	candidates-biography,energy	heather-beaven		Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an e-mail to supporters.
11819.json	barely-true	Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building.	debates,government-regulation,market-regulation	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	a Republican debate
4808.json	barely-true	The largest number of gamblers are from the poorest segments of the population.	gambling,poverty	john-stemberger		Florida	republican	1	2	0	0	0	a website
4330.json	mostly-true	Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.	state-budget	florida-voter		Florida	none	0	1	0	1	0	a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.
9712.json	half-true	Attorney General Eric Holders own Justice Department precleared the voting changes in the 2011 law about early voting in Florida.	elections	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press statement
7615.json	half-true	The city of Nelson, Ga., is quieter than Mayberry.	crime,guns	b-heath-mitchell	Nelson, Ga. police chief	Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	newspaper article
8518.json	half-true	Says Chris Christie fired 6,000 teachers.	education	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a broadcast of the "Ed Schultz Show"
7981.json	half-true	Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally but the Senate bill would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years.	immigration	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	an op-ed article
10546.json	half-true	Homeopathy, acupuncture and aromatherapy have been given elevated legitimacy under the Affordable Care Act.	corrections-and-updates,health-care	jonah-goldberg	Senior editor for National Review	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	1	0	0	a column in "National Review"
12429.json	half-true	Says Will Hurd cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park.	congress,corrections-and-updates,drugs,elections,immigration	pete-gallego	Former legislator and U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	2	0	Pete Gallego campaign press release
10178.json	barely-true	Attorney general candidate Brad Schimel is in cahoots with Wisconsin Right to Life to make abortion a crime in Wisconsin.	abortion,government-regulation,legal-issues,states	chris-taylor			democrat	1	0	0	1	0	an interview
10712.json	false	The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die.	history,patriotism,states	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a town hall meeting in Milford, NH
7992.json	true	Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds for 38 Studios.	bankruptcy,corporations,debt,economy,history,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	charlene-lima	educator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House
1788.json	true	Bill McCollum explained his lack of action on mortgage fraud by saying, "You can't do everything."	housing	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	an e-mail press release
8687.json	mostly-true	The United States is behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead.	economy	steven-rattner			democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
156.json	true	"The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006."	taxes	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a newspaper column
6066.json	half-true	Says we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law.	congressional-rules,education,federal-budget,health-care	lamar-alexander			republican	1	2	2	0	0	a speech on the Senate floor.
5777.json	half-true	Says Ellen Rosenblum has said over and over again that this is a job where 80 percent of the job is being the governments lawyer.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	dwight-holton			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a radio interview
7430.json	mostly-true	New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York.	jobs	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	an interview on NJToday
1711.json	true	If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space.	science	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a press release.
10453.json	barely-true	The Super Bowl has one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country.	crime,sports	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a press conference
4619.json	mostly-true	Says the reforms in state Issue 2 will save taxpayer dollars	labor,state-budget,unions	building-better-ohio		Ohio	none	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign commercial
11371.json	barely-true	Says Scott Walker said he wouldnt touch the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.	labor,legal-issues,state-budget,unions,workers	jon-erpenbach	State Senator, District 27	Wisconsin	democrat	3	0	0	1	0	an interview
1326.json	false	Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes."	energy,federal-budget,stimulus	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	her book, Going Rogue
12099.json	mostly-true	Senate Democrats have never held up a Supreme Court nomination.	congress,congressional-rules	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3970.json	true	Almost 10 percent of Canadians came to visit Florida last year ... (Canadians) buy 7.4 percent of our homes in the state.	housing,tourism,trade	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Tallahassee press conference
11868.json	barely-true	Regarding the Iraq War, I was the one that said, Dont go, dont do it, youre going to destabilize the Middle East.	debates,iraq	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
11286.json	false	The Iran deal trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves.	foreign-policy,nuclear	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership
2237.json	half-true	More than three-quarters of the oil is gone.	oil-spill	carol-browner			none	0	0	1	0	0	NBC's "Today Show."
10901.json	pants-fire	Were the only nation in the world that does not use the military to secure our border.	homeland-security,immigration,military	gary-painter	Midland County sheriff	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	1	as quoted in a Midland Reporter-Telegram news story
4913.json	barely-true	We have more natural gas in this country than Saudi Arabia has oil.	energy,new-hampshire-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	an editorial board meeting with the Nashua Telegraph
6067.json	barely-true	Massachusetts is reporting a trend far below the national trend in the escalation of health-care costs in this year.	health-care,medicaid,medicare,public-health	elizabeth-roberts	Lieutenant Governor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a debate on State of the State
6523.json	true	Initial efforts to strip airport contractors of their special diversity status has no effect on the contracts or the citys diversity goals.	diversity	sonji-jacobs	Director of Communications, Office of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed	Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	
10027.json	true	More women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends since Sept. 11 than all the Americans who were killed by 9/11 or in Afghanistan and Iraq.	crime,terrorism,women	gloria-steinem			none	0	0	0	0	0	an AP interview
11890.json	pants-fire	While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep.	market-regulation,states	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach
8535.json	barely-true	Social Security took seven years before anybody got the first check.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,social-security	jay-leno			none	1	0	0	0	0	a broadcast of the "Tonight Show"
2534.json	false	In most Muslim countries, We cant have a church. Were not able to build synagogues. Its forbidden.	foreign-policy,religion,abc-news-week	franklin-graham			none	1	1	0	0	0	ABC's "This Week"
10990.json	barely-true	Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming.	climate-change,environment,foreign-policy,homeland-security,military,terrorism	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
10519.json	false	Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education.	education,labor	gail-collins	Columnist for the New York Times	New York	journalist	2	1	1	3	0	a column
8856.json	half-true	Says Marshawn Lynch is second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis.	sports	joel-klatt			none	0	0	1	0	0	a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII
5847.json	half-true	When housing and transportation costs are combined, Atlantas cost of living -- typically perceived as relatively low -- ranks as 7th worst out of 51 metros nationally.	transportation	citizens-transportation-mobility		Georgia	none	1	0	2	1	0	an ad
3635.json	half-true	Over the last 10 years, Georgias public health has declined.	public-health	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech
2027.json	half-true	At his fathers bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed.	candidates-biography,crime,economy,message-machine	mark-kirk	U.S. Senator	Illinois	republican	2	1	2	0	0	a campaign video
12103.json	mostly-true	North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation.	education,state-budget	roy-cooper	Attorney General	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	3	1	0	his education plan
5503.json	barely-true	The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country.	abortion,health-care	mike-dewine	Ohio attorney general	Ohio	republican	2	0	3	1	0	an interview with MSNBC
8321.json	mostly-true	Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements.	environment,housing,states,weather	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a letter to Florida's U.S. senators
9499.json	false	Says President Barack Obama said when we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved.	terrorism	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
12013.json	half-true	Every year there is a slightly smaller percentage of American households owning guns.	guns	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a campaign rally.
13315.json	half-true	A World Health Organization report shows that more people are dying of TB.	public-health	doctors-without-borders			none	0	0	1	1	0	a press release
5117.json	half-true	More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant.	economy,housing	marcia-fudge	Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	4	0	a speech in the House of Representatives
7604.json	mostly-true	Paul Ryans budget keeps the Obamacare taxes and spending cuts that paid for Obamacare, but then cuts all of the benefits.	congress,federal-budget,health-care,taxes	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a radio interview.
10361.json	mostly-true	Agriculture contributes $71 billion to Georgias economy annually, making it the states largest industry.	agriculture,economy,state-budget	georgia-farm-bureau		Georgia	organization	0	0	0	1	0	a statement on the Georgia Farm Bureau website
6856.json	barely-true	If Gov. Romneys plan goes into effect the average senior would have to pay $460 a year more in tax for their Social Security.	social-security,taxes	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla.
2687.json	true	Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,economy,health-care,message-machine	donna-campbell	Physician	Texas	republican	0	1	0	1	0	an ad
8137.json	half-true	Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.	civil-rights,elections,history,human-rights,legal-issues	james-vincent	president, Providence NAACP	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
10299.json	half-true	On timing of right to work legislation	workers	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	various interviews
5728.json	pants-fire	President Obamas refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring.	energy,environment,gas-prices,pundits	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a robocall
13079.json	false	On whether Barack Obama was born in the United States.	obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments at a speech
10428.json	true	The merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College will make GSU one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 54,000 students.	education	gsu-alumni-association			none	0	0	0	0	0	mass email
12626.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton savaged the dignity of people who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment or assault and shamed them.	candidates-biography,history,women	america-rising-now	pro-Trump super PAC		organization	2	0	0	0	0	an advertisement against Hillary Clinton
11504.json	barely-true	In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state.	education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	the CNBC GOP presidential debate
11587.json	pants-fire	In Japan, permanent residency is not given to Muslims, the propagation of Islam is banned, one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language, and Muslims cannot even rent a house.	diversity,religion	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	posts on the Internet
1482.json	mostly-true	Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."	economy,stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press release
7625.json	mostly-true	Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida.	housing	brian-anderson	Homeless advocate	Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a Senate Rules Committee meeting
4255.json	barely-true	Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers.	candidates-biography	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a newspaper interview
11958.json	false	You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if youre a white applicant than if youre black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials.	diversity,financial-regulation,housing	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall
1927.json	barely-true	"For six years, I served our community as a conservative state legislator. In every one of those years, I helped balance the state's budget."	state-budget	clay-cox			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
3019.json	mostly-true	The richest 1 percent of America will get a bigger tax cut through this bill than the family income of the average family here in Central Texas.	taxes	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	an interview.
6666.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama gives students the right to repay (federal) loans as a clear, fixed, low percentage of their income for up to 20 years.	candidates-biography,education	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
6143.json	barely-true	Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings measures to balance the budget to reduce revenues.	state-budget	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a press release
5849.json	mostly-true	The United States already has the highest corporate tax rate in the world.	corporations,taxes	scott-desjarlais	4th Congressional District's congressman	Tennessee	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a blog post on his website.
3472.json	half-true	About 22 percent of adults in Rhode Island and approximately 30 percent of youth (ages 10-17) are considered obese.	children,public-health	joseph-mcnamara	House member	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	1	0	0	a news release
12191.json	barely-true	Last year (the U.S. womens soccer team) generated $20 million more than the mens team and were paid almost four times less.	income,sports,women	other-98			democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a Facebook image
10408.json	true	America is No. 1one in oil and gas.	energy,gas-prices	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his 2015 State of the Union address
11152.json	false	Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions.	abortion	sandra-smith	Reporter		journalist	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with Mike Huckabee
3085.json	false	There was no panhandling when I left office.	crime,poverty	bob-buckhorn		Florida	none	2	1	2	1	0	a radio interview on WFLA-AM 970
3139.json	mostly-true	The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.	guns	suzanne-devlin	letter writer	Oregon	none	0	0	0	1	0	a letter to the editor
10274.json	half-true	The number of killings of citizens by police is at a two-decade high.	crime,criminal-justice	marc-morial	President of the National Urban League	Louisiana	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an appearance on 'Fox News Sunday'
1125.json	false	During the 2005 fight over Social Security, there were noisy demonstrations but they were outside the events, and opponents were not disruptive crowds booed lines they didnt like, but that was about it.	health-care,pundits	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	a blog posting.
261.json	true	"There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Manchester, N.H.
1920.json	false	Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is a "career politician."	public-service	doug-macginnitie	Sandy Springs City Councilman	Georgia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign flier
1083.json	half-true	A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it."	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	a television interview
8801.json	mostly-true	We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012 with more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill.	energy,oil-spill	josh-fox			none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry"
4025.json	true	Says states that passed anti-illegal-immigrant legislation also had few Hispanic legislators.	immigration	women-wall			none	0	0	0	0	0	a Texas Capitol rally.
6960.json	half-true	President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion.	health-care,medicare	ohio-republican-party		Ohio	republican	2	2	2	1	0	an election flier 
7614.json	false	Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas.	health-care,medicaid,poverty	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	remarks in Austin, Texas
3923.json	false	We have unemployment that rivals the Great Depression.	economy,jobs	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
597.json	false	"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."	iraq	votevetsorg			none	0	1	1	0	0	a TV ad
6769.json	half-true	Says scientists predict sometime in the future, an event that will kill somewhere between 80 and 90 million people.	public-health	john-sharp	Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	a speech in Austin
11372.json	true	Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history.	energy	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	his energy plan
11727.json	half-true	Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because theres over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud.	elections,legal-issues	will-kraus	State senator	Missouri	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics"
11086.json	true	The actual deportations from the interior of the country are way down under President Obama.	immigration	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	an interview
3721.json	mostly-true	Says businesses already pay most of the taxes.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	steve-ogden	oil and gas producer	Texas	republican	0	0	1	1	0	comments to reporters on Texas Senate floor
3748.json	pants-fire	President Obamas health care law represents a government takeover of health care.	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech in Ann Arbor, Mich.
3763.json	mostly-true	On taxes, President Barack Obama wants to raise the top rate to 44.8 percent.	taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech in Chicago
2862.json	half-true	Since the Fed was created in 1913, the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power.	economy,financial-regulation,income	virginia-tea-party-patriots			none	0	0	2	0	0	a letter to Congress.
5341.json	half-true	Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the worst reading scores and lead in infant mortality.	children,education,health-care,jobs,urban	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	remarks 
4623.json	half-true	The health care law was a 2,733-page bill! . . . No amendments!	health-care	joe-pitts	Congressman	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a Capitol Hill press conference
9560.json	half-true	The Obama administration estimates the number of children at the border is going to increase to 150,000 to 200,000 next year.	children,immigration	raul-labrador	U.S. Representative	Idaho	republican	1	0	1	0	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
7192.json	false	Says Texas economy is about 30 percent larger than Australias.	economy,states	larry-kilgore			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a New York Times news story
4319.json	true	Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants.	consumer-safety,housing	gary-schaer	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
5595.json	false	Ninety percent of the people who work in this country work for companies under 100 people, maybe even less than that.	jobs,small-business	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	a video posted on YouTube
57.json	true	"Thirty-four percent of Hispanics don't have any health care at all, don't have any health insurance."	health-care	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a debate in Miami, Fla.
7404.json	true	Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.	history,sports	donald-rumsfeld	Former defense secretary		republican	0	0	0	0	0	an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
1197.json	false	The Obama administrations cap-and-trade plan would create a $1,761 yearly energy tax.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	lamar-alexander			republican	1	2	2	0	0	a press release
3491.json	half-true	Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years	foreign-policy,military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a televised address
9537.json	mostly-true	Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men.	health-care,women	ruth-bader-ginsburg	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court		none	0	0	0	1	0	a dissenting opinion in "Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby"
13115.json	false	Says Hillary Clintons plan would bring in 620,000 refugees in her first term, alone, with no effective way to screen or vet them. Her plan would cost $400 billion in terms of lifetime welfare and entitlement costs.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in North Carolina
6021.json	mostly-true	Weve seen property taxes go down for the first time in 12 years on a median valued home.	taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a recall debate
5007.json	false	Rhode Island is leading our nation in foreclosures.	bankruptcy,economy,government-regulation,housing,poverty,states	theresa-price	board member, Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE)	Rhode Island	activist	0	1	0	0	0	a speech during a rally on homelessness
6186.json	false	President Obamas health-care law will add trillions of dollars in debt.	deficit,federal-budget,health-care,taxes	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	a fundraising letter
8447.json	pants-fire	About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine dont work.	disability,jobs,states,workers	paul-lepage	Governor	Maine	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a speech in Falmouth, Maine
5905.json	true	When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, theyre still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job.	children,civil-rights,education,human-rights,immigration,legal-issues,poverty,state-budget,welfare,workers	terry-gorman	President, Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	0	0	0	1	a House committee hearing
6638.json	mostly-true	Women receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns.	jobs,women	diana-degette			democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a Democratic National Convention speech
10591.json	true	Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises.	baseball,economy,recreation,sports	steven-frias	lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper commentary
1589.json	pants-fire	My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime."	crime	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Web post
6901.json	false	Says when I voted against [an increase in the minimum wage], it was in the 80s.	candidates-biography,income,voting-record	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM
5879.json	pants-fire	Says that Rep. Betty Sutton would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families.	economy,jobs,poverty,wealth	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	an email statement
9599.json	half-true	We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. Thats more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined.	federal-budget,immigration,legal-issues	luis-gutierrez	U.S. House of Representatives	Illinois	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
1110.json	mostly-true	Forty-five percent of Americans went without needed care because of costs in 2007.	health-care	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	a speech on the House floor
3266.json	half-true	Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States, and Rhode Island has the second-highest incidence of this disease in the country.	public-health,public-safety	susan-sosnowski	State Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
2153.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isnt a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax.	health-care,taxes	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	a message on Twitter
9113.json	half-true	There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president.	health-care	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	an interview
5771.json	true	The federal government owns tens of thousands of properties that are vacant or underused.	federal-budget,government-efficiency	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	a press release
12130.json	false	Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend who was then my friend in a family law case is something that lawyers do on a regular basis.	candidates-biography,children,ethics,families,legal-issues	rebecca-bradley			none	0	1	0	1	0	a radio interview
1258.json	barely-true	You dont know if this (the H1N1 vaccine) is gonna cause neurological damage like it did in the 1970s.	health-care,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his radio program.
5351.json	false	You cant pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes.	congressional-rules,federal-budget	jack-lew	Treasury secretary 	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley"
463.json	true	Hillary Clinton advocates "a freeze on foreclosures. Barack Obama said no."	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in a television ad
7213.json	true	Our pension system is the only one in the country thats 100 percent funded.	pensions,state-budget,state-finances,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
11757.json	mostly-true	We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977.	economy,jobs	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	the Fox Business Network debate
7760.json	false	In 2010, everybody said you cant dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that.	guns,recreation	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
13466.json	true	Newt Gingrich has been a proponent of selecting a president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.	elections	various-media-reports	reporting	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	news media reports
350.json	false	Barack Obama said "he's going to attack Pakistan and embrace (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad."	foreign-policy	george-w-bush	President	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	Camp David
4356.json	mostly-true	Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelors degrees means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by) $2.5 billion dollars.	economy,education,income	jim-petro	Chancellor of Ohio Board of Regents	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a speech at Ohio State University
7370.json	true	Says, Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent.	congress,women	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a press call 
2064.json	half-true	Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year.	immigration,message-machine	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a TV campaign commercial
13391.json	false	Says Gerald Daugherty is endorsed by the Austin American-Statesman.	county-government,elections	austin-board-realtors-pac	Advocacy group	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a mailer spotted by an Austin voter
8327.json	false	Under Cuccinellis tax cut plan, school divisions across Virginia could be forced to fire over 8,000 teachers.	education,state-budget,taxes	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	website posting.
7519.json	half-true	There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people dont have the skills for those jobs.	economy,jobs	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at the conservative CPAC conference
10565.json	barely-true	Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.	economy,government-efficiency,jobs,small-business,state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes,tourism,workers	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a presentation
5204.json	half-true	President Obama has said he is going to cut veterans benefits.	deficit,veterans	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential primary debate
10133.json	half-true	Says Scott Walker is forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion.	abortion,health-care,message-machine-2014,public-health,technology,women	emilys-list			organization	1	0	3	2	0	a TV ad
10718.json	mostly-true	Ninety percent of American workers dont own their own business.	small-business,workers	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an interview on "Face the Nation."
4027.json	pants-fire	Protesters caused $7.5 million in damage to the Wisconsin State House	labor,state-budget	dan-kapanke	State Senator, District 32	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	0	2	in a fundraising email
8485.json	false	The insurance industry is actually run by mostly Democrats.	health-care	dana-perino	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"		republican	1	1	0	0	1	comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five."
9621.json	half-true	Says a 9-year-old girl was recently raped in Austin, Texas, by a guy previously caught four times and released.	children,crime,criminal-justice,immigration	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	an interview of Gov. Rick Perry
11572.json	half-true	In a period of roughly 72 hours, a small group of angry black students managed to force the resignation of the two highest ranking officials at that school.	education,human-rights	megyn-kelly	Host of "The Kelly File"		talk-show-host	0	1	2	0	0	a broadcast of "The Kelly File" on Fox News
6673.json	barely-true	Weve doubled our use of renewable energy.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Seminole, Fla.
12116.json	mostly-true	Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half.	foreign-policy,poverty	gayle-smith			democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a speech on Capitol Hill
12797.json	barely-true	In 2009, his first year as mayor, Julin Castro received a seven-figure referral fee that smells like a dirty financial gift from notorious personal injury lawyer Mikal Watts, a major Obama donor.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,ethics	matt-mackowiak	Consultant	Texas	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
3701.json	mostly-true	House Republican plan would increase costs for Oregon seniors by $6,000 with health care vouchers instead of Medicare	federal-budget,medicare	david-wu	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
1206.json	mostly-true	"Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal."	military,pundits	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	his Fox News program
9043.json	barely-true	In the recent House special election in Florida, Democrats got outspent in a Republican district.	campaign-finance	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a fundraising email
8003.json	mostly-true	Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood.	abortion,children,women	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	
12192.json	barely-true	When mentioning Villanovas buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: I love those come-from-behind victories.	sports	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention
4782.json	half-true	By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States.	education	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate in Michigan
5934.json	false	Says as we sit right now, Medicare, if we do nothing, will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it.	health-care,medicare	jon-runyan	Congressman	New Jersey	republican	1	3	0	0	0	an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”
10728.json	barely-true	Says Howard Zinn, an anti-American Marxist, wrote the most popular textbook thats taught in our high schools in America.	education,history	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech to the NRA
8671.json	mostly-true	Says Harry Reid has a better voting attendance record than these three Congressmen!	candidates-biography	eugene-yu		Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a website
11824.json	false	We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil.	economy,energy,environment,jobs,labor	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
10522.json	barely-true	ISIS is now the predominantIslamist group in Benghazi.	foreign-policy,terrorism	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a radio interview
3114.json	mostly-true	As many as a quarter of our students arent even finishing high school.	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
8203.json	half-true	In the Wisconsin health insurance exchange, the Society of Actuaries points out that therell be, according to them, an 82 percent increase in individual premiums over the next couple years under Obamacare.	health-care	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview with Fox News
2709.json	false	Rick Perry is taking money away from hurricane victims and diverting it to remodel the Governors Mansion.	ethics,federal-budget,message-machine,state-budget	back-basics		Texas	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	a TV ad.
8550.json	mostly-true	Given how expansive our program already was, expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare was a relatively small expansion.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,medicaid,state-budget	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
10330.json	mostly-true	The reason why Cubans dont have access to 21st century telecommunications like smart phones, like access to the Internet is because it is illegal in Cuba.	economy,foreign-policy,technology	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	
10420.json	half-true	Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his 2015 State of the Union address
8577.json	half-true	Says Barack Obamas approval rating is right in the average for second-term presidents at this point.	polls	ari-melber			none	0	0	2	0	0	a talk on MSNBC's "The Cycle"
12914.json	true	50% of Hispanic students count on Pell Grants to pay for college.	education,federal-budget	ruben-hinojosa	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet
4727.json	false	On George Allens U.S. senate candidacy.	job-accomplishments	corey-stewart	Chairman, Prince William County board of supervisors	Virginia	republican	2	1	0	0	0	TV and newspaper interviews.
11640.json	half-true	Says there are ample means to tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where theyre born, their birth certificates.	foreign-policy,religion	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a radio interview in New Hampshire
5268.json	barely-true	In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market.	candidates-biography,economy,financial-regulation,housing	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
9551.json	false	Justin Amash is rated Michigans No. 1 conservative by National Right to Life.	abortion	justin-amash	U.S. House of Representative	Michigan	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
5916.json	pants-fire	Says Marcy Kaptur has attacked his military service and training in the Air Force, showing disrespect for veterans.	elections,campaign-advertising	samuel-wurzelbacher	Republican candidate for Congress	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	1	1	a news release
11193.json	half-true	Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya.	candidates-biography,terrorism	andrew-napolitano	judge		republican	3	0	2	0	3	in an interview on Fox's "Hannity"
3173.json	pants-fire	The city building code violations on my properties only involve exterior issues; within the households, its fine.	candidates-biography,housing	lee-holloway	Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors	Wisconsin	none	1	2	0	1	1	a statement at a candidate forum
4878.json	pants-fire	People can use food stamps for anything, including to go to Hawaii, and even millionaires can qualify.	poverty	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa
5104.json	half-true	You can hire lots of bureaucrats. Thats what the presidents done. Hes added 135,000 people to the government workforce.	jobs,new-hampshire-2012,workers	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.
7286.json	mostly-true	The Milwaukee County Boards staff grew from four workers to 38 over four decades and now costs taxpayers a lot more, while the total county workforce was more than cut in half in the same period.	county-budget,county-government	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	an interview
10010.json	half-true	Under Rick Scott, there has been a historic $20 billion in funds for education.	corrections-and-updates,education	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a TV ad
9976.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama has launched twice as many strikes (on)countries that are predominantly Muslim than President George W. Bush.	iraq,military,religion,terrorism	lz-granderson			none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
10535.json	false	Nine hundred people have been fired since I became secretary (of Veterans Affairs). Weve got 60 people that we fired who have manipulated wait times.	veterans	robert-mcdonald	Secretary of Veteran Affairs		none	0	1	0	0	0	an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
6194.json	false	President Obamashealth care law is a government takeover of healthcare.	health-care,market-regulation	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a speech.
5408.json	half-true	Says private-sector job growth in 2011 places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	his budget speech
9193.json	half-true	In Rhode Island, Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each.	disability,government-efficiency,labor,workers	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	a campaign website
11637.json	mostly-true	The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public museum, the airport and the zoo -- all on his own, without County Board approval	animals,county-government,legal-issues,state-budget,transportation	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	an interview
524.json	false	Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Washington, D.C.
8792.json	barely-true	In 2011, Carlos Lpez-Cantera staunchly supported a Florida bill modeled after Arizonas immigration law	immigration	democratic-hispanic-caucus-florida-miami-dade-coun		Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	
3083.json	mostly-true	Says that data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities suggest that the Texas budget gap is worse than New Yorks, about as bad as Californias, but not quite up to New Jersey levels.	state-budget,taxes	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	an op-ed column.
9129.json	mostly-true	Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female.	economy,women	cokie-roberts	NPR contributor, ABC commentator	Maryland	journalist	1	0	2	2	0	an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition"
11285.json	half-true	Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination.	elections	matthew-dowd	Commentator	Texas	independent	0	0	2	4	0	a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
400.json	false	Both McCain and Bush favor tax breaks for oil companies.	energy	campaign-defend-america		Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	2	0	a television ad
8277.json	false	1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won.	campaign-finance,guns,pundits	van-jones	Co-host of CNN's "Crossfire"	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	2	2	0	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
11304.json	false	Says Donald Trumps polling numbers show that hes the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been.	polls	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on CNN
2535.json	half-true	Marco Rubio wants to raise the Social Security retirement age, and cut benefits.	message-machine,social-security	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV ad.
3513.json	half-true	Discretionary spending has increased over 20-some percent in two years if you dont include the stimulus. If you put in the stimulus, its over 80 percent.	economy,federal-budget,stimulus	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a TV interview.
12377.json	pants-fire	The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has 2.8 students per faculty member, tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994.	education,government-efficiency,labor,state-budget,unions	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
3267.json	half-true	Oregon Health Plan rations covered procedures under certain circumstances	health-care	wesley-smith	commentator	Oregon	none	0	0	1	0	0	an article in the Weekly Standard
12913.json	half-true	On the Iran nuclear deal	foreign-policy,israel,nuclear	tim-canova	Nova Southeastern University law professor	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a campaign mailer
5052.json	true	Georgias unemployment rate has exceeded the national rate for 50 consecutive months.	jobs	buddy-carter			republican	0	0	0	0	0	a column
2481.json	false	On charging a toll for motorists to use Ga. 400 after it was slated to expire	transportation	georgia-state-road-and-tollway-authority			none	0	0	0	0	0	a vote
8397.json	pants-fire	A $10 million fire fee proposal in St. Petersburg was inspired by Gov. Rick Scott.	city-budget,city-government,taxes	fact-check-florida	Electioneering communications organization	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a flier
9750.json	half-true	The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate.	immigration,small-business	libre-initiative			organization	0	0	1	1	0	a Facebook post
593.json	barely-true	"He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras."	military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad
1774.json	half-true	Says he cut 'tax rates five times'	message-machine,taxes	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a television ad
2655.json	false	Bruce Starr was the only senator to vote for stronger ethics laws and greater accountability.	ethics,message-machine	bruce-starr	State senator	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a television ad
7130.json	half-true	The Broward Republican Executive Committee had the liberal League of Women Voters Guide removed from the Broward Supervisor of Elections website.	elections	broward-republican-executive-committee		Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a post on its website
1032.json	half-true	Judge Sotomayor has said "that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals."	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a talking points memo
8807.json	barely-true	People on potshoot each other ...stab each other ...strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families.	crime,drugs,marijuana	nancy-grace			none	2	0	0	0	0	a segment on 'Nancy Grace'
7305.json	true	Since taking office in January 2011, the rainy day fund has increased by 226 percent.	state-budget	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech
6581.json	false	Says that as Providences mayor, David Cicilline said the city had a world-class school system. Not only did Providence not have a world-class school system but as measured, was amongst the last school system in the entire country.	education,job-accomplishments	anthony-gemma	Owner Media Peel, former president and CEO of Gem Plumbing	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	0	2	1	a TV debate
5895.json	barely-true	Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year.	immigration	charlie-flemming	Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council President	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
1695.json	mostly-true	"Americans now spend 100 days out of the year working for government before we even start working for ourselves."	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech at a Tea Party rally in Boston
2200.json	barely-true	Ive shut down pill mills.	crime,health-care	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	a speech.
12707.json	barely-true	We defied the stand-down orders during the Benghazi attack.	foreign-policy,history,terrorism	mark-geist			newsmaker	1	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Republican convention
8868.json	half-true	In 2002, Iran was more or less an American ally.	foreign-policy	andrea-mitchell			none	0	0	1	1	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports"
10389.json	barely-true	About 30 percent of those released from Guantanamo have re-entered the fight.	terrorism	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a press conference
11019.json	true	Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is more than any presidential candidate in history.	candidates-biography	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an announcement on his website
1985.json	half-true	He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will."	health-care	judson-hill			republican	1	0	1	0	0	a campaing mailer
3014.json	true	I never proposed privatizing the (Milwaukee County) airport.	transportation,voting-record	jeff-stone	Member of State Assembly, 82nd District	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a news conference with reporters
5246.json	true	Before this day is out, 18 more veterans will have taken their own lives. That is the daily average, it is intolerable, and it has to stop.	veterans	rush-holt			democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a press release
8680.json	half-true	Greg Abbott defended more than $5 billion in public school funding cuts in fighting hundreds of school districts in court.	education,state-budget,state-finances	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a post on her campaign website
11467.json	false	The word progressive...was created as a substitute forcommunist.	history	jon-voight			republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with "Cigar Aficianado"
8787.json	true	(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008.	economy,jobs	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech
5948.json	mostly-true	A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional.	health-care,legal-issues,message-machine-2012	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	attack ad for TV
4288.json	false	When Standard Poors dropped our credit rating, what they said is, we dont have an ability to repay our debt. ... I was proved right in my position that the debt ceiling should not have been raised.	deficit,federal-budget	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a debate in Ames, Iowa
6452.json	half-true	We do know that Romney personally approved over $70 million in fictional losses to the IRS as part of the notorious Son of Boss tax scandal, one of the largest tax avoidance schemes in history.	ethics,message-machine-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
5715.json	pants-fire	President Barack Obama has doubled the size of government since he took office.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a congressional Web page
11021.json	true	The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove country-of-origin labeling on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the U.S.	agriculture,trade	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	social media posts.
7377.json	half-true	Says his administration has made progress on border enforcement by putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union Address
11567.json	false	The Chinese are there in Syria.	foreign-policy,military	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	the fourth GOP debate.
10144.json	true	Says Sen. Rand Pauls 2011 budget included a big cut in the CDC.	ebola,federal-budget,public-health	doug-muder			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a post on the Weekly Sift blog
8547.json	half-true	Youve seen where were now going from a $700 million surplus to getting into the next biennium with almost a $750 million deficit.	state-budget,state-finances	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
9843.json	barely-true	Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas.	bipartisanship,corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy	lon-burnam	State representative	Texas	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	telephone press conference
11604.json	half-true	Says Russ Feingold wanted to get money out of politics. Now hes profiting from that same dark money.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a TV ad
2387.json	barely-true	DeWine took $1.9 million from big banks, supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions and protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes.	campaign-finance,economy,job-accomplishments	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	an election ad
11232.json	pants-fire	Says Bobby Jindals parents used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby.	immigration	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a Facebook post
4848.json	true	The U.S. would gainrevenue by cutting personal income tax rates in half and ending tax breaks.	deficit,taxes	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a TV interview.
7221.json	half-true	Says Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage in Lake Erie causes big problems for Ohio.	agriculture,environment,water	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference
7648.json	false	Under Obamacare, Virginia taxpayers would have been forced to pay for abortions if the General Assembly had not recently intervened.	abortion,health-care,taxes	virginia-society-human-life		Virginia	none	0	1	0	0	0	a statement.
13067.json	false	Says Patrick Murphy is the only candidate to have voted against every measure to fund Zika.	congress,public-health,voting-record	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a statement by a spokeswoman
150.json	true	"We had a No Child Left Behind a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it's had a big impact here. It's improved schools."	education	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview
13027.json	mostly-true	Classified material has a header which says top-secret, secret, confidential. Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum 
3867.json	false	Were the seventh highest taxed state in America. And thats not just state, its local as well.	taxes	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a public appearance
3167.json	mostly-true	Says he predicts the weather better than Punxsutawney Phil.	weather	general-beauregard-beau-lee	Groundhog, weather prognosticator	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	his website
6297.json	false	Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.	energy,message-machine-2012,stimulus	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign commercial
2398.json	false	Allen West called Social Security a Ponzi scheme and said this countrys got to get on sound footing by destroying it.	message-machine,social-security	ron-klein		Florida	democrat	0	2	0	1	0	a campaign ad
12592.json	false	On eliminating the influence of money in policy campaigns	campaign-finance,city-government,ethics	jim-kenney	Philadelphia Mayor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	
4683.json	mostly-true	Says it wasnt until he and a Senate colleague were able to wrangle the actual streaming video from BP that scientists were able to calculate the oil spill flow.	energy,environment,oil-spill	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a Senate floor speech
7843.json	mostly-true	A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple, and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods good luck trying to find an apple or a banana or some sort of healthy option	public-health,welfare	mike-tate			democrat	1	2	2	1	0	a radio interview
11914.json	barely-true	Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one.	guns	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a TV interview.
12138.json	mostly-true	Says the GOP is helping pay for Justice Rebecca Bradleys campaign and she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for by Scott Walkers lobbyist friends.	candidates-biography,legal-issues,supreme-court	joanne-kloppenburg	State Appeals Court judge	Wisconsin	none	2	1	0	2	1	TV ad
3241.json	true	Senator Webb was a reliable vote for President Obama and Senator Harry Reid.	voting-record	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	a press release.
5877.json	true	Says he is the only candidate in the race for Clackamas County Chair who will refuse to join the Public Employees Retirement System.	county-budget,county-government,message-machine-2012,workers	john-ludlow	Businessman		republican	1	0	1	0	0	campaign material 
10495.json	barely-true	92 million Americans arent working.	economy,jobs	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
8065.json	false	Homicides against blacks have tripled since Floridas stand your ground law has been in existence.	crime,criminal-justice,diversity	jesse-jackson	Civil rights leader	Illinois	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an interview on CNN
13347.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump is the first person running for president, Republican or Democrat, who refused to say that he would respect the results of this election.	elections,history	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in New Hampshire
2472.json	false	The downsizing of Pinellas County government resulted in about 1,200 people being laid off in a 12 percent unemployment market. I can tell you that every one of them was hired from the time that Ms. Latvala went into office in 2000.	county-budget,government-efficiency	bob-hackworth	XX	Florida	none	0	1	0	0	0	a candidates forum in Dunedin
5880.json	true	Says Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell voted for a toll lane on MoPac.	transportation	brigid-shea	Principal, Carbon Shrinks LLC	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an Austin mayoral debate on KXAN-TV
1789.json	mostly-true	"In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half."	energy,oil-spill	mary-landrieu	U.S. Senator	Louisiana	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	an interview on CNN
226.json	half-true	"Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Knoxville, Iowa
5057.json	half-true	Santorum also voted for a teapot museum in North Carolina.	federal-budget,message-machine-2012,new-hampshire-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Web ad
4765.json	half-true	In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker has created a manufacturing-led jobs recovery. 30,000 new jobs were created this year, with 15,000 created in the struggling manufacturing sector.	jobs,message-machine-2012	state-tea-party-express-state-tea-party-express			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
10998.json	half-true	Polls indicate that white people think that black people are less intelligent. They think theyre less trustworthy, less patriotic.	civil-rights	juan-williams	Pundit, Fox News		none	2	0	2	1	0	a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
1945.json	half-true	If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half.	economy,small-business	frank-caprio	R.I. General Treasurer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	4	0	0	speeches and on his campaign website
8453.json	barely-true	Congress, criminals, Scientologists and other groups are exempt from Obamacare.	health-care,religion	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	Facebook posts
8675.json	mostly-true	About 40 percent of workers dont ... have a single paid sick day.	labor,public-health	vicki-shabo	Director of Work and Family Programs, Director of Work and Family Programs		none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle"
10203.json	true	Ill be the only economist in the (U.S.) House.	candidates-biography	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a speech.
12553.json	mostly-true	Al-Qaida operatives, have said, Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.	crime,government-regulation,guns,public-safety,market-regulation,terrorism	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an interview on MSNBC
10360.json	barely-true	Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income.	taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his second inaugural address
1069.json	pants-fire	"The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."	civil-rights,legal-issues,military,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail received by many people.
2938.json	half-true	An overwhelming majority of Americans support passage of the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth willing to work for a college degree or serve in our armed forces.	education,families,immigration,military	organizing-america			democrat	0	0	2	0	1	a press release.
11514.json	false	Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich got lucky with a thing called fracking, which is why Ohio is doing well.	energy,environment,state-finances	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments during the CNBC debate.
6754.json	barely-true	James Langevin has received almost $20 million from taxpayers and special interests to use at his own discretion to supposedly champion Rhode Islands needs.	campaign-finance,congress,congressional-rules,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising	michael-riley		Rhode Island	republican	2	1	1	0	0	a radio ad
1621.json	true	The Associated Press called Charlie Crist's attacks "over the top," "out of context," and "not true."	candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a TV advertisement.
11318.json	mostly-true	Were the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations.	energy,trade	barry-duval	President and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce	Virginia	organization	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
6800.json	false	Says 7,000 millionaires gamed the system to pay no income taxes.	federal-budget,income,taxes	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a campaign email
3336.json	false	Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	an interview on a radio show
8564.json	half-true	The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under Gov. Scott Walkers actions.	debt,medicaid,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
3657.json	true	90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted.	abortion	richard-corcoran	State Representative	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	comments during House floor debate
5250.json	false	Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill.	jobs	mitch-daniels	governor	Indiana	republican	0	3	0	0	1	a Republican response to the State of the Union address
6775.json	false	Says that you cant destroy the guns purchased in a (gun) buyback program as the city (of Memphis) wants to do.	city-government,guns	stacey-campfield	State Senator	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	1	1	a post on his blog.
3920.json	true	Taxpayers pay for roughly 45 percent of all births in Wisconsin! And 60 percent of the births in Milwaukee!!!	health-care,medicaid	michelle-litjens	State representative	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet
3033.json	true	New provisions of the health care law bar the use offlexible spending accounts and health savings accounts to pay for aspirin and other non-prescription health needs.	health-care	pat-mullins	chairman, Republican Party of Virginia 	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a letter. 
9660.json	half-true	Says Rick Scott cut Bright Futures scholarships in half.	education	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV ad
1253.json	mostly-true	The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.	health-care,taxes	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com
11759.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obama appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.
11211.json	false	Says Patrick Murphy hasnt passed a single bill out of committee.	congress	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a press release
5829.json	true	Wisconsin lost more jobs over the past 12 months than any other state.	jobs	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	a news release
13165.json	false	No fracking waste is being dumped in New York State	energy,environment	basil-seggos	NY Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner	New York	none	0	1	0	0	0	a response at a legislative hearing on water quality and contamination
3874.json	barely-true	We have the best schools in the United States.	education	charlotte-nash		Georgia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a speech
7314.json	half-true	Says Oak Grove is one of the largest cities in Oregon and is the biggest city in Clackamas County and its not a city.	census,city-government,county-government,population	charlotte-lehan	Chair of the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners	Oregon	none	1	0	1	0	0	in an interview
5051.json	true	Taxpayers earning $1 million pay an effective tax rate that is about four times what taxpayers earning $100,000 pay.	taxes	declan-oscanlon	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an opinion piece in the Star-Ledger
1273.json	barely-true	Health proposal would create a "40% tax on health care benefits of middle-class workers."	health-care,taxes	health-care-america-now	health care reform advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	2	1	0	0	0	a television ad
10404.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney pays less tax than the guys who installed his car elevators.	taxes	jennifer-granholm	Former governor of Michigan	Michigan	democrat	1	0	3	2	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
11907.json	barely-true	Since January 2015, the majority of our Austin City Council meetings have extended past 10 p.m. and many of our meetings have gone past midnight.	city-government,history	sheri-gallo	Owner, Private Properties, Inc.	Texas	none	1	0	1	0	1	an Austin City Council meeting
7736.json	half-true	Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states.	jobs,workers	chris-redfern	Chairman of the  Ohio Democratic Party	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	4	0	a fundraising email
1349.json	barely-true	Under the Democratic health plan, families will be forced to spend an additional $2,100 a year to keep their current health care.	health-care	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a press release
2913.json	half-true	The city of Atlanta ranks 25th among U.S. cities with the highest crime rates.	crime	cq-press-city-crime-rankings-2010-2011			none	0	0	1	0	0	a book
6878.json	pants-fire	Says Mitt Romney plans to fire Big Bird.	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH
9552.json	mostly-true	Says Greg Abbott has lost in court four times in just the past few days.	candidates-biography,criminal-justice,education,environment,legal-issues	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention
13491.json	half-true	Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented.	homeland-security,immigration	javier-m-gonzales	Santa Fe Mayor	New Mexico	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on The Kelly File
1916.json	pants-fire	"Without representation, (the IRS) can increase taxes."	health-care,message-machine,taxes	rick-barber		Alabama	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a political ad
9710.json	false	So many people were critical of Secretary (John) Kerry going to Paris and talking with Hamas, because Kerry was seen as supporting Hamas to the exclusion of the Arab League.	foreign-policy,israel	greta-van-susteren	Fox News host		none	0	1	0	1	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8393.json	false	Its been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget.	congress,federal-budget	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
1304.json	false	The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages."	health-care	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a TV ad
1973.json	pants-fire	A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
6380.json	mostly-true	One out of every two kids who are graduating college right now cant find a job.	economy,message-machine-2012	republican-jewish-coalition	Advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	republican	0	0	0	2	0	a campaign ad
9883.json	half-true	Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus.	deficit,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	a news release
1669.json	pants-fire	"The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama's $787 billion stimulus."	health-care,stimulus	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	in a fundraising E-mail.
5792.json	half-true	The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year.	education,sports,state-budget	forbes-blog			none	0	0	1	0	0	a blog post
4688.json	half-true	Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perrys governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obamas presidency.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a press release.
8876.json	barely-true	The CBO now says the presidents health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021.	economy,health-care,jobs	gretchen-carlson	co-anchor on "Fox & Friends"	Minnesota	none	1	1	0	0	1	a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story"
9695.json	barely-true	We did not seek an impeachment of President Bush.	congress,legal-issues	sheila-jackson-lee	congresswoman	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	0	a House floor speech
2319.json	half-true	Buck wants to privatize Social Security.	message-machine,social-security	michael-bennet		Colorado	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign ad
9282.json	barely-true	In discussing the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya,Ms. Rice did say a terrorist attack. Its not that she put the whole thing on the video.	terrorism	cokie-roberts	NPR contributor, ABC commentator	Maryland	journalist	1	0	2	2	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8629.json	true	By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family.	children,corrections-and-updates,education,income	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
2480.json	half-true	The GOPs Pledge to America includes a 20 percent cut ... for education. ... Eight million kids would have their college aid slashed under this budget.	education,federal-budget,abc-news-week	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour
5618.json	false	Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the states unemployment rate was the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a speech
6453.json	pants-fire	Says Josh Mandel bet against Ohio families	debt,economy,message-machine-2012	workers-voice	Political action committee	District of Columbia	none	0	2	0	0	2	an online ad
3907.json	pants-fire	Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan promised to end health care for our seniors.	health-care,medicare	sandy-pasch	State Assembly member, 22nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	2	1	an online chat
11331.json	half-true	The Obama administrations own Environmental Protection Agency has said its Clean Power Plan will have a marginal impact on climate change.	climate-change,energy,environment,government-regulation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a debate
6476.json	false	13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor wont tell them.	elections	aclu-florida		Florida	none	0	1	1	1	0	an email to subscribers
8441.json	barely-true	Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it.	debt,deficit,federal-budget,history,pundits	andrew-napolitano	judge		republican	3	0	2	0	3	an interview on "Fox and Friends"
4490.json	barely-true	Says credit rating agencies realize that our instability stems in large part from Oregons kicker system.	state-budget,state-finances	brent-barton			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a guest column
9457.json	mostly-true	More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American.	census	stacey-abrams	House Minority Leader, Georgia General Assembly		democrat	0	0	0	2	0	In an article
6609.json	mostly-true	Says under the Romney-Ryan budget ... the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college tuition would be eliminated.	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign email to New Hampshire press Aug. 21
7071.json	mostly-true	The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic.	elections,voting-record	larry-sabato	national political expert		none	0	0	0	1	0	an article
7584.json	barely-true	Says U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are at 20-year lows.	climate-change,corrections-and-updates,energy,science	joe-barton	U.S. Representative	Texas	republican	3	1	0	0	0	in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
13136.json	true	According to independent experts, Donald Trumps tax plan would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy.	debt,deficit,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Presidential debate at Hofstra University
5615.json	half-true	Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program
2191.json	false	Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a note on Facebook.
7752.json	mostly-true	Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.	education,state-budget	zell-miller		Georgia	none	0	1	0	2	0	an article
10288.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama has lost more members of the House and more members of the Senate than any president ever has lost in modern times.	elections	matthew-dowd	Commentator	Texas	independent	0	0	2	4	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
3143.json	half-true	President Barack Obama supports immigration amnesty.	immigration	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a tweet during the State of the Union address
4401.json	true	Says the federal government is the largest energy user in the country.	energy	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a newspaper column
12233.json	half-true	Tax dodging costs developing countries $200 billion every year.	legal-issues,taxes	actionaid-k			none	0	0	1	1	0	a website post
2207.json	half-true	The border security plan of Sens. McCain and Kyl called for 3,000 additional troops to keep us safe. President Obama says hell send 524.	homeland-security,immigration,message-machine	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign commercial
4406.json	half-true	Sherrod Brown has stood side by side with President Barack Obama, presiding over the most rapid increase in the debt over the last 2.5 years and hurtling toward the worst jobs record in the modern era.	deficit,economy,jobs	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a news release
11470.json	mostly-true	Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.	drugs,health-care,public-health,states	centers-disease-control	federal agency	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	map
5986.json	true	Says one in four women and one in seven men have been victims of domestic violence in their lifetime.	crime,women	suzanne-bonamici	State Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a House floor debate
4669.json	half-true	During Sherrod Browns past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a news release
4501.json	barely-true	Says that Romney touted the Massachusetts health plan for the nation in his hardcover book but then deleted it for the paperback edition.	health-care	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican presidential debate in Orlando
6651.json	barely-true	The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out of access to the citys finances.	city-budget,city-government,debt,deficit,economy,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,transparency	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a debate
10559.json	half-true	Says he often appeared on The OReilly Factorand often was praised byBillOReilly.	ethics	david-corn			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC
8289.json	half-true	There are more guns than there are people in the United States.	guns	eleanor-holmes-norton	Delegate to the U.S. Congress	District of Columbia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press conference
11155.json	half-true	Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country.	health-care,job-accomplishments	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement on Twitter
9614.json	barely-true	The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English.	labor,workers	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog postings
9861.json	pants-fire	McDonalds hamburgers are only 15 percent real beef. The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer.	food-safety	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook meme
11622.json	barely-true	The United States has 10,000 IRS agents making sure that you dont take an improper charity deduction, but to fight terrorism, it has less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home.	homeland-security,taxes,terrorism	martha-mcsally			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news conference
555.json	half-true	"Throughout his time in elected office, Barack Obama has taken multiple positions on banning handguns and the D.C. handgun ban."	guns	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	
1260.json	pants-fire	The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees."	religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
7304.json	false	A Paul Ryan-Scott Walker (or Scott Walker-Paul Ryan) ticket for the White House in 2016 would be unconstitutional because both men live in Wisconsin.	elections	internet-commenters		Wisconsin	none	0	2	0	0	0	website comments
8255.json	false	One out of every three students currently today is ready for college before they go there.	education	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	at Suncoast Tiger Bay luncheon
9111.json	true	Todays marijuana is 300 percent to 800 percent more potent than the pot of yesteryear.	drugs,marijuana,recreation,science	heidi-heilman	president, Massachusetts Prevention Alliance	Massachusetts	activist	0	0	0	0	0	a commentary in The Providence Journal
949.json	false	"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."	afghanistan,federal-budget,iraq	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
8123.json	barely-true	Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job.	economy,jobs,women,workers	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	an email blast.
232.json	half-true	"I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife."	abortion	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	debate in Johnston, Iowa
4575.json	false	Not a single segment of the proposed Beltline intersects the MARTA system at MARTA stations.	transportation	eva-galambos	Mayor of Sandy Springs		none	0	1	0	0	0	an op-ed
3499.json	pants-fire	Says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act adopted last year contains a series of slush funds, set up to stay on the books automatically, with little or no oversight.	health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	video
10262.json	true	Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth.	economy,income,job-accomplishments,jobs,workers	chuck-todd	MSNBC political reporter		none	0	0	1	1	0	an interview
9288.json	mostly-true	Roughly 500,000 Georgians -- or about 5 percent of the states residents -- have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia weapons carry license.	guns	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a press conference
9958.json	mostly-true	Under Scott Walker, right now, were 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,small-business	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
4238.json	barely-true	Says Sen. Luther Olsen, his recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors with no oversight.	energy,state-budget	fred-clark	State Assembly member, 42nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a television ad
11253.json	false	We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, theyre considered employed.	economy,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with Sarah Palin
11257.json	true	Of the 25 wealthiest nations, were the only one that doesnt provide basic health coverage.	health-care	dan-gecker	Chesterfield County supervisor	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a candidates' forum.
9558.json	half-true	13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care.	health-care,polls,public-health	donny-deutsch			none	0	0	1	0	0	comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
7059.json	false	Says Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal.	abortion,sexuality	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a mailer to voters
4768.json	mostly-true	No other public or private business in America except for the U.S. Postal Service must fund 100 percent of employee retirement and retirement health costs in advance.	federal-budget,pensions	sanford-bishop	Congressman	Georgia	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a letter to the the Postal Regulatory Commission chairwoman
3225.json	false	The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax.	economy,state-budget,states,taxes	ocean-state-policy-research-institute		Rhode Island	organization	0	2	0	0	1	a report
9808.json	barely-true	Congress is on vacation.	congress,congressional-rules	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Saturday broadcast address
5024.json	false	Scott Walkers school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.	education,state-budget	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a television ad
9272.json	false	Says Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed this idea to have government have gun owners wear special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner.	government-regulation,guns	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	speech to the NRA convention
2402.json	true	Ed Schultz said Alan Grayson is what its all about.	message-machine,pundits	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a TV ad.
961.json	true	AIG said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated.	economy	elijah-cummings	U.S. Representativej	Maryland	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	in a TV interview
11205.json	half-true	Says if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get $150 billion.	foreign-policy,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on "Meet the Press"
13253.json	barely-true	New York State has been horribly, horribly hurt by NAFTA	trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Live From the State Capitol
217.json	barely-true	"For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes."	immigration	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	Detroit
9636.json	half-true	Im running the second-largest county district attorneys office at 1985 staffing levels.	county-government,crime,criminal-justice,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	ismael-ozanne			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech
13462.json	false	The @nytimes states today that DJT believes more countries should acquire nuclear weapons. How dishonest are they. I never said this!	nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
11515.json	barely-true	The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he renegotiated it down to two hours.	debates	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the CNBC debate
3781.json	half-true	We bring in enough tax revenue to service our debt, pay for Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, and then still have about $300 (billion) or $400 billion left over.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare,social-security,taxes,colbert-report	amy-kremer	Chair, Tea Party Express	Georgia	tea-party-member	0	1	1	0	0	an interview on "The Colbert Report"
9860.json	mostly-true	McDonalds workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year.	income,jobs,workers	other-98			democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a Facebook post
11120.json	mostly-true	Since 2009, weve cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third.	housing,veterans	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an online interview with "The Daily Show"
2933.json	pants-fire	The cost-saving measures we put into place at Columbia/HCA drove down national health care inflation from 18% to 8% in seven years.	health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech
8080.json	false	We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor.	children,consumer-safety,government-regulation,legal-issues,public-health	teresa-tanzi	State representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a House debate
5647.json	false	Says new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office conclude the final price-tag for the health care law will exceed $2 trillion more than double what was initially reported.	health-care	frank-lobiondo			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a letter to the editor
11881.json	mostly-true	SaysRuben Kihuen only managed in the minority to get one bill passed out of the eight to 10 he introduced during the 2015 legislative session.	candidates-biography	lucy-flores	Private attorney	Nevada	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a congressional candidate forum in Pahrump, Nev.
11835.json	pants-fire	This is the true picture of Milwaukees Renaissance after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barretts leadership.	city-government,housing,poverty,public-safety,urban	bob-donovan	Member of Milwaukee Common Council	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	1	a Facebook post
3135.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama revealed in his State of the Union address that he now is against earmarks.	federal-budget	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Senate Tea Party Caucus meeting
6385.json	half-true	Guns have murdered more Americans here at home in recent years than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.	guns	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	an op-ed on NorthJersey.com
2921.json	mostly-true	There are polls showing right now that the American people for the most part think its a bad idea to provide tax cuts to the wealthy.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
2003.json	half-true	Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district.	bipartisanship	david-barton	President, Wallbuilders	Texas	republican	1	0	1	2	0	an open letter
5886.json	barely-true	Says he did not vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House.	voting-record	joe-donnelly		Indiana	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an interview with Indiana Public Media
11279.json	barely-true	Unions did not create the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. Henry Ford did.	history,jobs,labor	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a Facebook post
228.json	true	"Five percent of Americans pay over half the income taxes in this country. Forty percent of Americans pay no income taxes at all."	taxes	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	debate in Johnston, Iowa
4241.json	mostly-true	As a percentage of our gross domestic product, the defense budget remains just 3.6 percent. This figure is low by all historical standards.	deficit,federal-budget,military	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	an opinion column. 
10533.json	true	Last year, we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years.	corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice	eric-holder	Attorney General	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	remarks at the National Press Club
2486.json	pants-fire	It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life.	energy,environment	jd-alexander	State senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	a news article
5020.json	true	Says America spends over 17 percent of its GDP on health care costs when our closest competitor nations are spending about 12.	economy,health-care	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a speech in New Hampshire
7000.json	true	Connecticuts take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the states take on table games: zero.	economy,gambling,state-budget,state-finances	diane-hurley	Chief executive officer of Newport Grand	Rhode Island	business-leader	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on "10 News Conference"
2282.json	mostly-true	Bill Lynch told three lies in ten seconds	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	anthony-gemma	Owner Media Peel, former president and CEO of Gem Plumbing	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	0	2	1	a news release following a candidate debate
9498.json	mostly-true	Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work.	county-budget,county-government,crime,criminal-justice	john-chisholm			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a letter
12675.json	half-true	Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt.	debt,deficit,economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.
503.json	true	"Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once."	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.
8129.json	barely-true	Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of immigration increases.	economy,immigration,jobs	federation-american-immigration-reform			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a news release
13124.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.	economy,history,housing,market-regulation	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Presidential debate
996.json	half-true	The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror.	military	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	a TV interview
10766.json	barely-true	The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state is clearly illegal. The Constitution says you cant take this stuff.	foreign-policy	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	comments on ABC's "This Week"
160.json	true	"Dodd brought both parties together to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act."	job-accomplishments	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
3854.json	barely-true	Planned Parenthood raked in more than $300 million in profits over the past four years.	abortion	marjorie-dannenfelser			newsmaker	1	0	0	0	0	a blog
5123.json	false	Mitt Romney has 15 homes.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town"
6391.json	half-true	Says Romney would add trillions to the deficit while Obama would cut the deficit by $4 trillion.	corrections-and-updates,debt,federal-budget,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
9347.json	mostly-true	Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, living longer on average, and facing less income inequality.	health-care,income,labor	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the New America Foundation
8745.json	true	The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined.	crime,homeland-security,legal-issues	jake-tapper	Host of CNN's "The Lead"		journalist	0	0	0	1	0	a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper"
11934.json	mostly-true	In Sauk City, Wisconsin, the ID office that provides identification for voting is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month -- a total of four days in 2016.	civil-rights,elections,states,transportation	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	a TV show
4986.json	true	Nevada has been recently ranked No. 1 in unemployment, foreclosures, violent crime, personal bankruptcy and divorce.	gambling	florida-chamber-commerce		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	1	a news article
2259.json	mostly-true	Republican candidate for Georgia governor dabbled in birther conspiracy theories.	obama-birth-certificate	liberal-bloggers			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	liberal blogs
8559.json	true	Says New Jersey has gained 143,000 new private-sector jobs.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	interviews on four Sunday morning news shows
1092.json	half-true	The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus.	economy,stimulus,transportation	robert-bennett	U.S. Senator	Utah	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a news release.
1728.json	pants-fire	Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young.	candidates-biography,elections,message-machine	charlie-justice			democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a web ad.
7536.json	half-true	Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio.	financial-regulation	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a news release
10174.json	half-true	Says Rick Scott spent $800,000 of your tax dollars upgrading the Governors Mansion.	government-efficiency,housing	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	in a campaign ad
5979.json	barely-true	Prince William County has cut violent crime in half since instituting a crackdown on illegal immigration.	crime,immigration	corey-stewart	Chairman, Prince William County board of supervisors	Virginia	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a TV interview.
3876.json	pants-fire	Says the Ohio Consumers Council office employs 74 lawyers and that the funding them is wasteful duplication.	government-efficiency,state-budget	bill-batchelder	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	1	3	an appearance on the Ohio News Network
10755.json	half-true	Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined.	federal-budget,state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a Twitter post
4635.json	barely-true	I dont think Ive ever hired an illegal in my life.	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential primary debate
6770.json	pants-fire	Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas.	china,jobs,message-machine-2012,stimulus	americans-tax-reform			none	4	0	1	1	1	a mailer to voters
7185.json	true	Says the Portland Childrens Levy holds its administrative expenses to less than 5 percent.	children,city-government	dan-saltzman	Portland City Commissioner 	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a television news interview 
6808.json	mostly-true	George Allen voted to end Pell Grants for 84,000 students.	education	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a news release.
8659.json	pants-fire	School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new nationwide Muslim outreach program announced by President Barack Obama.	education,islam	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	viral posts on the Internet
11311.json	mostly-true	Amajority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has never supportedamnesty.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	comments during the CNN debate
10679.json	half-true	Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus.	economy,income,jobs,state-budget	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a meme on social media
8417.json	barely-true	We went from $160 billion deficit spending in (President George W.) Bushs last year to $1.6 trillion the following year.	debt,deficit,economy,federal-budget	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	an interview with Fox News
5264.json	barely-true	A proposed mine in Wisconsin is about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago.	environment,water	penny-bernard-schaber			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a legislative hearing
7116.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obama did not come into office with the economy in a free fall.	economy	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a television interview
3389.json	half-true	Says Rick Scotts proposed budget would lay off 20,000 teachers.	education,state-budget	rod-smith	Florida Democratic Party Chairman	Florida	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a statement responding to Gov. Rick Scott's State of the State speech.
4758.json	barely-true	A bill supported by Gov. Scott Walker makes it so that drunk drivers who kill have an easier time of it.	Alcohol,legal-issues	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a campaign news release
4222.json	mostly-true	There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period.	federal-budget,taxes	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a message on Twitter
2960.json	false	[State Rep. Doug McKillips] donors deserve a refund.	campaign-finance,elections	jane-kidd			democrat	0	1	0	1	0	press release
10581.json	barely-true	SaysPresident Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used assault rifle bullets.	guns	paul-bedard			republican	1	0	0	0	0	an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner"
5421.json	barely-true	Without U.S. Senate action, Texas will have more federal judicial vacancies this year than any other state.	criminal-justice,states	progress-texas		Texas	none	3	0	1	0	2	a web page post.
8591.json	false	On changing the rules for filibusters on presidential nominees	congressional-rules	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	speeches
12930.json	barely-true	Gonzales losing campaign against me last spring was funded with more than $1 million from supporters and allies of Governor Bruce Rauner.	campaign-finance	michael-madigan	Speaker of the House 	Illinois	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a press release 
2882.json	half-true	Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white.	census,immigration	steven-brown	Executive Director, Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	story in the Providence Journal
6698.json	half-true	After hearing the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT, next year we begin improving our testing system.	economy	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a television ad
1068.json	true	Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined.	consumer-safety	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a Washington Post op-ed
7035.json	half-true	We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China.	china,debt,economy,federal-budget,foreign-policy,message-machine-2012	clint-eastwood	Actor and director		newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	in a TV ad
7516.json	mostly-true	There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there arent enough qualified applicants to fill them.	economy,jobs	virginia-foxx	U.S. Representative	North Carolina	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a House floor speech
9226.json	half-true	Last election, the Koch brothers spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined.	campaign-finance	doonesbury			none	0	0	2	4	0	the "Doonesbury" comic strip
8777.json	mostly-true	Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury.	corrections-and-updates,health-care,legal-issues,taxes	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum
525.json	half-true	John McCain says he never supported the privatization of Social Security, even though video shows he did.	social-security	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web ad
12198.json	false	Say Bernie Sanders won Nevada after all.	elections	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	several blog and social media posts
2846.json	mostly-true	Because of (U.S. Sen.-elect Ron) Johnsons leadership, Senate Republicans adopted a caucus ban on earmarks.	federal-budget,job-accomplishments	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a news release
3061.json	half-true	Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person.	economy,education,taxes	robert-flanders		Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	1	0	0	an economic forum
12843.json	false	Says Donald Trump is going to go out and carpet bomb the Middle East.	foreign-policy,human-rights,iraq,military,terrorism	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	an appearance on MSNBC
8001.json	barely-true	Most Americans want traditional marriage, as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.	families,gays-and-lesbians	bill-johnson	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a news release
7645.json	pants-fire	In 2012, 1 in 4 Wisconsin schools had a subpar score on the Department of Public Instructions recent report cards and are failing the children they serve.	education,state-budget	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	a video briefing
388.json	false	"We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years."	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
118.json	true	"We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a comment to a reporter.
1706.json	barely-true	"Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."	human-rights,immigration,israel,abc-news-week	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	ABC's "This Week"
12018.json	barely-true	NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide.	jobs,trade	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
1646.json	half-true	"Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast."	energy	cliff-stearns	U.S. representative	Florida	republican	0	0	2	1	0	a statement on his campaign Web site.
3532.json	half-true	On running for Senate if Jim Webb retires.	elections	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a TV interview
3862.json	barely-true	Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz demanded that Congress vote to increase the nations debt limit without making any spending cuts.	deficit,federal-budget	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a robo-call
9638.json	false	Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years.	criminal-justice,job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances	jon-richards			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a video
9729.json	false	Ive either balanced every budget or we turned back a surplus.	county-budget,criminal-justice	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	an interview
10489.json	barely-true	One Texas city has a law that says that women can only have six dildos.	sexuality,states,supreme-court	alcee-hastings	U.S. Representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	2	an interview with CNN
4132.json	barely-true	The Florida Legislature has not filed a lawsuit to fight Amendments 5 and 6.	redistricting	alan-hays	state senator	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a public hearing about redistricting
7121.json	mostly-true	When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, theyre virtually the same.	public-safety,transportation	steve-acenbrak	transportation director, city of Roswell	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	an article
10260.json	mostly-true	Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi.	economy,income,poverty	jorge-elorza	Law professor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a TV interview
1426.json	mostly-true	U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted to continue Roe v. Wade.	abortion	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican gubernatorial debate
5092.json	barely-true	Paul Ryans Medicare plan provides pretty much the same coverage that members of Congress receive.	congress,medicare,new-hampshire-2012	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential primary debate
12095.json	true	We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country.	criminal-justice	richard-ferruccio	Correctional officer	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	1	0	0	0	a legislative hearing 
5064.json	false	Says Rep. Jim Renacci was trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut.	social-security,taxes,voting-record	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a telephone campaign
12651.json	barely-true	Rather than work to secure the border, (Marco Rubio) supported Obamas amnesty plan for illegal immigrants.	immigration	carlos-beruff	Developer	Florida	republican	3	1	0	0	0	a statement to press
13156.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton gave up 20 percent of Americas uranium supply to Russia.	energy,foreign-policy,military,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
11787.json	mostly-true	Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughters college tuition on just two weeks wages.	corporations,corrections-and-updates,education,income,workers	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	a column posted on Medium.com
8122.json	mostly-true	On average, college students are taking six years to get a four-year degree.	debt,education,jobs	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an interview
5992.json	false	In the state of Rhode Island 25 percent of our current physicians are graduates of for-profit medical schools.	education,health-care,public-health	joseph-mcnamara	House member	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	1	0	0	a House debate
5642.json	false	Medicare will be bankrupt in nine years.	medicare	pat-boone	spokesman for the 60 Plus Association		none	0	1	0	0	2	a television ad
4536.json	half-true	When it comes to being effective at creating jobs (Chris Christie has not had) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... Last year, New Jersey created no net new jobs.	jobs,states	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
11767.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama naive for saying he was would sit down and talk to the Iranians during the 2008 Democratic primary.	foreign-policy,nuclear	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5679.json	false	If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.	health-care,legal-issues,supreme-court	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Rose Garden press conference
95.json	true	"I opposed this war from the beginning. I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed the war in 2003. I opposed it in 2004 and 2005 and 2006."	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Clinton, Iowa
8095.json	true	Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook Likes.	deficit	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news release
6868.json	half-true	In Romneys first budget (in Massachusetts), he cut $248.7 million from K-12 education.	candidates-biography,education,state-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Web ad
2496.json	half-true	We now have our kids go to school about a month less than most other advanced countries.	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV interview
2120.json	half-true	Says his office has already recovered over $2 billion from Wall Street for the workers, retirees, and investors who were harmed.	government-efficiency	richard-cordray	Former Ohio Attorney General	Ohio	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a statement posted to his website
13422.json	mostly-true	I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States.	candidates-biography,history,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,supreme-court	richard-burr	U.S. Senator	North Carolina	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a private meeting with supporters
10653.json	mostly-true	Says Gov. Scott Walkers proposed reduction in university spending is about the size of the one under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didnt treat Doyles cut as so dire.	education	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	an interview
3919.json	true	The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks.	economy,jobs,pundits	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	a New York Times column
1718.json	true	Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."	candidates-biography,elections,message-machine	chet-edwards	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a campaign video
419.json	false	Hillary Clintons international travels included no serious diplomacy.	foreign-policy	dick-morris			none	0	2	0	0	0	an opinion article in the "New York Post"
1792.json	mostly-true	Says that when he first ran for office in the late 1980s, there were still folks who didnt have phone service. Soon Id helped ensure that everyone in North Florida could access a dial tone.	elections,message-machine	allen-boyd		Florida	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a TV ad
10719.json	half-true	This years state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education.	education,state-budget,state-finances	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	State of State
3338.json	mostly-true	Says the high-speed rail project provides short-term jobs.	jobs,stimulus,transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview with Fox News.
12211.json	true	Polls showHillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump as her opponent.	polls	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
2727.json	false	Says Peter Kilmartin has only three years experience in his own law practice.	candidates-biography	christopher-little	lawyer		Moderate	0	1	0	0	0	a TV commercial
8796.json	half-true	During my administration, funding for education has increased by over $930 million.	education,state-budget	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech
12047.json	barely-true	As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bills lobbyist.	candidates-biography,ethics	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign ad
2482.json	false	Says Daniel Webster thinks wives should submit to their husbands.	candidates-biography,marriage,message-machine	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a TV ad.
5967.json	barely-true	Says he fought for the repeal of a septic tank inspection program after Tallahassee pulled a fast one.	environment,message-machine-2012	don-gaetz	State Senator	Florida	republican	1	0	3	1	0	a campaign commercial
10194.json	barely-true	One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagans presidency.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,poverty,workers	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech
6038.json	pants-fire	The new Hartsfield-Jackson international terminal was on time and on budget.	transportation	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	press conference
9828.json	barely-true	Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools.	education,income,taxes,wealth	wisconsin-state-afl-cio			organization	1	1	0	0	0	a direct-mail piece
2941.json	false	Sheldon Whitehouse and 18 other senators voted to censor the internet.	criminal-justice	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog postings
4554.json	mostly-true	We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. Weve got work that needs to get done. Weve got people that want to go to work.	economy,infrastructure,jobs	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a television interview
8751.json	false	Jobs that involve the minimum wage are overwhelmingly jobs for young people starting out in the workforce.	jobs,labor	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
12554.json	false	I was among the earliest to criticize the rush to war (in Iraq), and yes, even before the war ever started.	iraq	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
3038.json	false	The City of Milwaukee uses the building inspection area as a revenue base.	city-budget	lee-holloway	Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors	Wisconsin	none	1	2	0	1	1	a speech at his swearing-in ceremony
5390.json	mostly-true	The cost ofa gas tank fill-up has risen$30 sinceBarack Obama became president.	energy,gas-prices	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	an interview.
6762.json	barely-true	College tuition costs have risen by 25 percent under the Democrats.	education,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Spanish-language television ad
1675.json	pants-fire	Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war.	military,veterans	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	chain e-mail
12639.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trumps position isto roll back all of the financial regulations passed after the financial crisis.	financial-regulation	elizabeth-warren	U.S. senator	Massachusetts 	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	an interview on The View
3340.json	mostly-true	Says Rep. Paul Ryans budget roadmap doesnt balance the budget until the 2060s and adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then.	deficit,federal-budget	matt-miller	Management consultant	California	none	0	0	0	1	0	a column in the Washington Post
4827.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama said, If we keep talking about the economy, were going to lose.	economy,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a television ad
9306.json	pants-fire	Wendy Davis was just doing a fund-raiser in Chicago with the international socialists organization.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a roundtable debate with state Sen. Dan Patrick
11428.json	barely-true	We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state.	education,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press conference
11962.json	pants-fire	Says Ted Cruzsaid I was in favor in Libya. I never discussed that subject.	foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments during the Houston GOP debate
6686.json	half-true	With the auto rescue, President Barack Obama saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America, including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.	federal-budget,jobs,transportation,workers	jennifer-granholm	Former governor of Michigan	Michigan	democrat	1	0	3	2	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
10278.json	half-true	Says Barack Obama has the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt.	debt,history	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	a speech
6415.json	barely-true	In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities.	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
608.json	true	"We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Springfield, Mo.
12921.json	pants-fire	Says there was a NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists.	foreign-policy,terrorism	paul-manafort			republican	0	2	1	0	1	an interview on "State of the Union"
8805.json	true	In the past three years, state legislatures have enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined.	abortion,health-care,women	patty-murray	U.S. Senator	Washington	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an online statement
10657.json	false	EPA wants to regulate the family BBQ.	environment,food-safety,government-regulation	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a post on his website
6789.json	pants-fire	Barack Hussein Obama will force doctors to assist homosexuals in buying surrogate babies.	gays-and-lesbians,health-care,religion	government-not-god-pac			none	1	2	0	0	3	a newspaper advertisement
1540.json	false	"He (Obama) has done several things well. Most of those things are places where he changed his view from where he had during the campaign. So, for instance, he's left our troops in Iraq and they're being more successful there. He boosted our effort in Afghanistan, which is the right course to take. He did not close Guantanamo, thank heavens."	afghanistan,iraq	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a 'Today Show' interview
1470.json	half-true	"One state even spent a million bucks to put up signs that advertise that they were spending on the federal stimulus projects."	federal-budget,stimulus,transportation	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an address at the Tea Party convention 
3646.json	true	In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. Youre also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents.	education,labor	tim-grendell	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a forum on the state budget
5628.json	barely-true	Says that while President Barack Obama promised to work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year, his health care law raises premiums in the individual market by $2,100 per family.	health-care,message-machine-2012	senate-republican-conference	Group representing Senate Republicans	Washington, D.C.	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a web video
4895.json	half-true	Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.	bipartisanship,history	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown"
12162.json	half-true	Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined.	campaign-finance,drugs,elections	californians-lower-drug-prices			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
3355.json	pants-fire	As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have bolted windows inside the Capitol shut.	labor,state-budget	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release
396.json	true	Obama says Clinton in 2002 suggested there was a connection between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government.	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball."
13098.json	half-true	Says comprehensive immigration reform will add $700 billion to our economy.	economy,immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
279.json	true	"(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California."	taxes	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
11747.json	true	Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law.	economy,health-care,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his State of the Union speech
11715.json	mostly-true	Says Bernie Sanders voted for regime change with respect to Libya.	debates,foreign-policy,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Democratic debate in New Hampshire
10415.json	mostly-true	If you ask how many times did Ronald Reagan attend a fundraiser when he ran for re-election in 1984, the answer is eight times. If you say how many times did Barack Obama attend a fundraiser in 2012, the answer is 228 times.	campaign-finance	lawrence-lessig	Professor at Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	activist	0	0	0	1	0	an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
4314.json	barely-true	Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the deepest red districts in the state.	elections	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	an interview
925.json	half-true	The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines."	stimulus,veterans	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	in a Fox News interview.
3442.json	mostly-true	TheHousebudget plan proposes the largest discretionary spending cut in history.	federal-budget,history	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a column.
6497.json	barely-true	Ted Cruz is unknown to the vast majority of Texans.	candidates-biography,polls	paul-sadler	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	1	a runoff night statement.
4654.json	half-true	Says Anthropology is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) field.	education,science	frank-brogan	Chancellor of the State University System of Florida	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a meeting with state legislators
9796.json	false	When news broke that Ferguson 18-year-old Michael Brown was a suspect in a robbery, MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation.	criminal-justice,transparency	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	comments on his radio show
1591.json	pants-fire	People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."	environment,pundits,recreation,science	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his talk show
4364.json	true	Congressional Budget Office says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!	economy,jobs	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a Twitter message.
13137.json	false	Says top Clinton advisers were pressing birther movement stories very hard.	obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a presidential debate
8272.json	half-true	Things like having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses in reducing drinking.	Alcohol,education	university-oregon			none	0	0	1	0	0	a radio interview.
9362.json	barely-true	Walmart employees receive roughly $5,800 in public assistance per year.	welfare,workers	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a segment on "The Ed Show"
12416.json	half-true	When adjusted for inflation, (Texas) per-student spending has remained relatively flat over the past 16 years. Despite that trend, Texas schools in 2017 will receive $381 less per student than they did in 2003.	education,state-budget,state-finances	celia-israel	Realtor; Texas House member, District 50	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a press release
5401.json	half-true	As Virginias governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support.	job-accomplishments,market-regulation,state-budget	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a TV ad.
10242.json	false	My position hasnt changed on using executive authority to address immigration issues.	immigration,legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference in Australia.
8696.json	false	Protesters in La Crosse blocked an exit and surrounded a State Patrol car carrying the governor and were beating on the windows and rocking the vehicle. When the car was extricated from the crowd, a truck blocked a second exit.	labor,state-budget,unions	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a book
6191.json	true	Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon.	congress,education,federal-budget	ron-wyden	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	in a news release 
12945.json	true	Almost half a million people are still eligible (for DACA), particularly in the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a post on Medium
485.json	half-true	"The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "	religion	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail message
13183.json	half-true	First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage.	economy,government-regulation,income,labor,poverty,small-business,wealth,workers	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
2061.json	barely-true	Dan Gelbers employment by BPs law firm could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General.	candidates-biography,legal-issues,oil-spill	dave-aronberg	state senator	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	an e-mail to supporters.
5855.json	false	The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent.	children,education	rudy-moise	doctor	Florida	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign website
7373.json	mostly-true	I was never against same-sex marriage.	marriage	leah-ward-sears		Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	newspaper column
3626.json	pants-fire	Says protesters at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the night the state Senate passed collective bargaining changes damaged the windshield of his car.	labor,state-budget	dan-kapanke	State Senator, District 32	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	0	2	interviews with various media outlets
12317.json	half-true	You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show.	crime,guns	amy-schumer			none	0	0	2	0	0	an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer"
8391.json	barely-true	Bill Gunter would drain millions from local public schools, and give our tax dollars to private, for-profit schools run by out-of-state corporations.	education,state-budget	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a campaign mailer
2834.json	pants-fire	Small businesses that have $250,000 in gross sales for the business. Theyre the ones that are looking at massive tax increases.	small-business,taxes	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on "Good Morning America."
4414.json	half-true	Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster than Mitt Romney.	jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a debate at the Reagan Library
3268.json	pants-fire	Our children do not spend any time in school learning about our own U.S. Constitution.	education	dan-flynn	State Representative	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	1	a column
11002.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clintons rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans.	elections	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement
3611.json	false	Every time weve cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown.	economy,federal-budget,taxes,abc-news-week	joe-walsh	member of Congress	Illinois	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
2364.json	true	Says state Rep. Diana Maldonado of Round Rock uses Craigslist to hire campaign block walkers.	campaign-finance,workers	larry-gonzales		Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an e-mail to supporters
11321.json	false	Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria was going to be a pinprick.	foreign-policy,military	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the CNN GOP presidential debate
7517.json	half-true	Raising taxes on investment income has actually lowered the revenue received from the tax, while cutting capital gains tax rates has increased revenue.	taxes	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a commentary
10459.json	barely-true	Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour.	children,economy,families,federal-budget,government-regulation,health-care,housing,hunger,income,medicaid,poverty,state-finances,welfare,women,workers	rhode-island-center-freedom-and-prosperity		Rhode Island	organization	1	0	1	0	0	a tweet
4572.json	barely-true	Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need.	jobs,labor,unions	we-are-ohio		Ohio	none	2	0	0	1	0	a television commercial
3807.json	half-true	Says that Tim Pawlenty eliminated health insurance for 33,000 to 35,000 people when he was governor of Minnesota.	health-care	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web ad
1022.json	barely-true	A public option for health care would end private insurance because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option.	health-care	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	an interview on Fox News Sunday.
13302.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump saidas recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation.	candidates-biography,homeland-security,immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the third 2016 presidential debate
6885.json	half-true	Says his deficit plan made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and were putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan.	deficit,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate
10996.json	barely-true	Says Jeb Bush appointed a guardian for the fetus of a rape survivor.	abortion	ultraviolet	Liberal advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	1	1	0	a Facebook post
7174.json	barely-true	Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee would be a $19 decrease.	county-budget,county-government,taxes	marina-dimitrijevic			none	1	1	2	0	0	a radio interview
7337.json	half-true	Eighty percent of those who have applied for licenses have no cancer, no Parkinsons disease or glaucoma. They have nothing you would associate [with] the use of medical marijuana.	drugs,health-care,marijuana	patrick-kennedy	Congressman	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	news story
12425.json	half-true	Says Sen. John McCain told dreamers that hell support the Dream Act, then he voted against it.	immigration	ann-kirkpatrick	U.S. House of Representatives	Arizona	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	an interview with MSNBC's Al Sharpton
9309.json	false	The Pell bridge is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge.	economy,infrastructure,recreation,state-budget,state-finances,tourism	nicholas-mattiello	Speaker of the House	Rhode Island	democrat	0	3	0	0	0	a television interview
6557.json	mostly-true	Says a portfolio managed by the Texas General Land Office earned 22 percent last year while the states emergency reserve account experienced a 1 percent gain.	education,state-budget,state-finances	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	a letter.
8813.json	false	Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana.	drugs,marijuana,welfare	brian-kilmeade	Fox and Friends co-host		none	0	2	0	0	1	a broadcast of "Fox and Friends"
7782.json	half-true	The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to wash your hands at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich.	county-government,food-safety,government-regulation,health-care	jeff-wagner			talk-show-host	0	0	1	0	0	a radio show
6620.json	false	When Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid were created, Republicans stood on the sidelines	health-care,history,medicaid,medicare	james-clyburn	U.S. Representative	South Carolina	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
12070.json	true	Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined.	diversity,guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech posted on Medium
5800.json	half-true	Under Republican economic policies, the typical American family saw their incomes fall by about 6 percent.	economy,families	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Elyria, Ohio
358.json	barely-true	"Hillary interned with Bob Treuhaft, the head of the California Communist Party."	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
3240.json	false	Across the board, violent crime in jurisdictions that recognize the Right to Carry is lower than in areas that prevent it.	crime,guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a speech by Wayne LaPierre at the Conservative Political Action Conference
9032.json	half-true	Using a surcharge on the cigarette tax to help pay for a new downtown sports arena is not feasible under state law.	taxes	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	an interview
12899.json	mostly-true	Says employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage.	civil-rights,disability,income,jobs,market-regulation,workers	tom-harkin	U.S. Senator	Iowa	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	in a speech at the Democratic National Convention
2174.json	false	Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.	candidates-biography,ethics,message-machine	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a campaign mail piece.
8271.json	half-true	Under Mayor Angel Taveras Providences bond rating was downgraded from A to BBB, two steps above junk-bond status.	city-budget,job-accomplishments	american-leadhership-pac	Political Action Committee	Rhode Island	organization	0	0	1	2	0	a website
3681.json	mostly-true	Says using E-Verify is a fair amount of cost, about $20 per person that does not match.	immigration	jd-alexander	State senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald'
3457.json	barely-true	There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer.	nuclear,pundits,science	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	Fox's "O'Reilly Factor"
7989.json	barely-true	Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.	jobs,women	jimmy-carter		Georgia	democrat	3	0	2	2	0	women's conference session
7172.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin has created just under 100,000 jobs since he took office.	job-accomplishments,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
10922.json	mostly-true	In New Jersey, Gov. Christie vetoed legislation to extend early voting.	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech
11247.json	false	Were the most highly taxed nation in the world.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on "Fox & Friends"
8131.json	mostly-true	Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000.	environment,market-regulation	mike-collins	co-owner, Collins Industries	Georgia	republican	1	0	1	1	0	an interview
7248.json	true	Even if you took literally every single ounce of platinum in the world, it still wouldnt add up to enough needed to pay down our nations debt.	debt	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a press release
7605.json	half-true	A new law requires the USDA to approve the harvest and sale of crops from genetically modified seed even if a court has ruled against the crop as being dangerous to public safety or the environment.	corrections-and-updates,food-safety,government-regulation	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
6670.json	false	Says under Oregon law, girls from 15 years of age and up are given complete control over whether to be sterilized or not.	health-care,public-health	cnsnews			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a news article.
1816.json	half-true	In Afghanistan "the (military) leadership has proposed a new medal, an award for 'Courageous Restraint' ... for 'NOT FIRING BACK.' "	afghanistan,military	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a blog on his campaign website
9982.json	false	The Justice Departments Fast and Furious gun-walking program started in the Bush administration.	guns	jane-harman	Wilson Center CEO	California	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a panel on "Fox News Sunday"
3704.json	barely-true	Says one of Austin City Council Member Randi Shades biggest contributors is the lobbyist for the Formula 1 racetrack planned outside Austin.	city-budget,city-government,ethics	kathie-tovo	Mother	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	2	0	campaign mailers.
9372.json	false	As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal governments Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not.	federal-budget	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a Facebook post
2283.json	false	Rob Portman is the one who actually sucked the jobs out of the (Mahoning) Valley and sent them to China.	economy	lee-fisher	Former Lieutenant governor	Ohio	democrat	2	1	1	2	0	a campaign speech
3149.json	pants-fire	Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending	health-care,small-business,taxes	one-wisconsin-now		Wisconsin	organization	0	2	2	1	1	a news release
6002.json	half-true	When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector.	jobs	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	an appearance on Meet the Press
6354.json	mostly-true	Says former Sen. George Allen voted four times to raise his own pay.	voting-record	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a debate.
3754.json	mostly-true	Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage.	abortion,health-care	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a fundraising letter
10665.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average.	economy,federal-budget,government-efficiency,health-care,medicaid,poverty,public-health,market-regulation,state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a television interview
5425.json	barely-true	One estimate says there may be three times as much oil in the United States as there is in Saudi Arabia.	energy,message-machine-2012	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a televised address
13207.json	mostly-true	Says he fought Obama at the Supreme Court and won.	supreme-court	josh-hawley	Lawyer	Missouri	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad
13515.json	false	Says actor Dwayne The Rock Johnson wore a T-shirt stating: We Stand for the flag, we kneel for the fallen.	fake-news,pop-culture	sid-miller	State agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	1	2	2	0	1	a Facebook post of photo and caption on Miller's fan page
10369.json	half-true	There have been some estimates that if you deported everybody who is in Texas illegally, it would create an economic recession for the state.	immigration	chuck-todd	MSNBC political reporter		none	0	0	1	1	0	an interview of Greg Abbott, Texas governor-elect
6509.json	barely-true	Tim Kaine supported higher energy costs for families.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,message-machine-2012	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a TV ad.
3483.json	false	Ending federal funding for National Public Radio would jeopardize 9,000 jobs.	jobs	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a floor speech.
8130.json	true	Says Florida refused to allow theinsurance commissioner to negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high under Obamacare.	health-care,states	ted-deutch		Florida	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
2707.json	false	Rick Scott has said that he would do away with the Department of Community Affairs.	state-budget	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a debate
11620.json	barely-true	Oregons Umpqua Community College where the shooting occurred was a gun-free zone.	guns	greg-steube	Sarasota state representative, District 73	Florida	republican	1	1	0	0	0	House Judiciary Committee hearing on his bill allowing concealed carry on college campuses
7321.json	half-true	As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years.	crime,guns	wayne-lapierre			none	3	1	3	1	0	testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee
11299.json	true	Georgias CRCT set some of the lowest expectations for student proficiency in the nation.	education	richard-woods	state Superintendent	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	press release
368.json	true	He's been endorsed by "every major newspaper here in the state of Texas."	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Austin, Texas.
1314.json	true	The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.	abortion	loretta-sanchez	member of Congress	California	democrat	0	1	1	0	1	an interview on "Morning Joe"
6072.json	half-true	Romney outsourced call center jobs to India.	jobs,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
3797.json	true	To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch.	children,economy,families,poverty	amy-hanauer	Executive director of Policy Matters Ohio	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	at a rally at the Ohio Statehouse
6521.json	barely-true	Says Obama puts 15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare, who are required to cut Medicare ... that will lead to denied care for current seniors.	medicare	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech in The Villages, Fla.
4898.json	barely-true	President Barack Obama has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing.	economy,energy,history,jobs,workers	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a press conference
13459.json	pants-fire	Margaret Sanger wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman.	abortion,history,public-health,women	pat-robertson	Religious broadcaster	Virginia	republican	1	0	0	0	1	a TV broadcast.
4157.json	pants-fire	Virginia state employees pay nothing toward their pensions.	retirement,state-budget	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interviews
12869.json	half-true	Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran.	homeland-security,israel,nuclear,terrorism	richard-burr	U.S. Senator	North Carolina	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a press release
4111.json	half-true	95 percent of teachers and principals are not implicated in the [Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal] report at all.	education	shirley-franklin		Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a television interview
5423.json	true	Florida is the largest dog-racing state in the country.	animals,gambling,tourism	maria-sachs	Florida senator	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a press conference
11145.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump is for a single-payer health care system.	health-care	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
2730.json	pants-fire	Vows to keep Georgias race for governor civil and focused on the positive.	message-machine	nathan-deal-and-roy-barnes			none	0	0	0	0	1	statements to the press
9863.json	true	We cut our deficits by more than half.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Milwaukee
12199.json	half-true	A study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, and Dartmouth concluded that Medicaids value to its beneficiaries is significantly lower than the actual cost of the program.	health-care,medicaid	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a Medium post
11762.json	barely-true	Says Sen. Ted Cruz used to be in favor of birthright citizenship but is now against it.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.
8416.json	mostly-true	40,000 veterans in Texas wont get health care because Perry rejected Obamacares Medicaid expansion.	health-care,veterans	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	an interview on YNN’s “Capital Tonight”
4565.json	mostly-true	U.S. unemployment among people ages 16 to 24 is 18.4 percent, which is a 60-year high.	jobs,occupy-wall-street,workers	matthew-rothschild			none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
8188.json	true	Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit unlimited carbon pollution into our air	climate-change,energy,environment,transportation	league-conservation-voters			organization	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
10046.json	half-true	An overwhelming majority of Republican and Democrat law enforcement leaders have endorsed Brad Schimel.	criminal-justice,elections,job-accomplishments	brad-schimel			republican	0	2	1	0	0	a campaign TV ad
8753.json	true	What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years.	education	joseph-cryan	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an Assembly session
2082.json	mostly-true	Opponent Holly Benson said that Just because youre poor doesnt mean youre unhealthy, it just means you have a lot more time to go running.	candidates-biography,health-care	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	a campaign mail piece.
9094.json	barely-true	Most of the people who have signed up through the Obamacare exchanges already had insurance.	health-care	rich-lowry	Editor, National Review		none	1	0	0	0	0	a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press"
13117.json	true	Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district.	education,taxes	paul-bettencourt	state senator	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
9648.json	mostly-true	Weve recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Delaware
2183.json	false	Jeff Greene on why hewent Cuba.	candidates-biography,ethics	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	comments to the media.
11758.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton isunder investigation with the FBI right now.	criminal-justice,debates	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	the Fox Business Network debate
3351.json	false	The average (public school) teacher in Wisconsins making $89,000 a year in salary and benefits.	education,labor,state-budget	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an appearance on a TV interview program
4876.json	mostly-true	(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke.	retirement,state-budget	loretta-weinberg	State Senator		democrat	1	2	0	1	0	a column on bluejersey.com
7320.json	mostly-true	States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century.	guns,health-care	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a floor speech in the House of Representatives
7638.json	mostly-true	Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike.	economy,jobs,states	one-new-jersey			democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a TV ad
6255.json	half-true	Mitt Romneys companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to low-wage countries.	candidates-biography,economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign commercial
9327.json	half-true	28 percent of Kentuckians dont have any online access.	congress,campaign-advertising,states,technology	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
10781.json	barely-true	We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation.	health-care	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	a speech in Manchester N.H.
6899.json	half-true	The Obama administration called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people.	foreign-policy	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
4826.json	true	Currently it costs more than a penny for the U.S. Mint to make a one cent coin and more than a nickel to make the five cent piece.	economy	steve-rothman			democrat	1	2	0	1	1	a statement in the Congressional Record
1079.json	barely-true	On the day the House voted on the climate change bill, there was not even a copy of the bill in the well of the House, which is standard. It wasnt even written.	energy,environment,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio show
10876.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton makes more per hour at a speaking gig than the average CEO does in a year.	income,wealth,workers	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a segment on his radio show
4424.json	barely-true	Says Every time the Legislature suspended the kicker, most recently the corporate kicker in 2007, Salem spent every penny and failed to stabilize the states revenues.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	matt-wand	Attorney	Oregon	republican	2	0	0	0	0	guest column 
8862.json	half-true	Cuba has a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours.	children,foreign-policy,health-care,public-health	tom-harkin	U.S. Senator	Iowa	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a press conference
10778.json	pants-fire	Says Baltimore police are trained by Mossad and Shin Bet.	israel,public-safety	nation-islam-research-group			none	0	0	0	0	1	a Facebook post
8479.json	barely-true	Wisconsin ranks No. 2 in economic growth, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.	economy	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
6418.json	false	Says he never voted for a tax increase.	debt,deficit,taxes	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	campaign website statements
3589.json	half-true	When we lower tax rates, we generate more in revenues. That happened in 86 with the Reagan plan, happened in 2001, following the Bush plan.	federal-budget,taxes	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	an interview
5483.json	barely-true	The Atlanta areas water planning district is now the national leader in conservation.	environment	pat-stevens	Director of Environmental Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	a news article
3439.json	mostly-true	The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys much, much more than it pays attorneys to represent poor people.	legal-issues,state-budget	marla-stephens	head of the appellate division of the Wisconsin state public defender’s office	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	0	a statement at a candidate forum
8858.json	mostly-true	Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.	sports	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter
6634.json	mostly-true	Under President Bush in eight years, we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama, weve added $5.3 trillion to the debt in the 3.5 years hes been in office.	debt	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	a town hall meeting in Merrimack, N.H.
6065.json	half-true	Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed right to work laws making union membership and dues optional	economy,jobs,labor,state-budget	jeff-fitzgerald	Incoming speaker of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	2	0	1	2	2	an interview
3301.json	true	Gov. Rick Scotts sale of the state planes was not proper.	legal-issues,state-budget	jd-alexander	State senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	comments at the Senate Budget Committee.
3078.json	false	The health care law is job killing.	economy,health-care	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a bill introduced on the House floor.
9400.json	mostly-true	Weve seen a remarkable reduction in the number of Americans being executed -- its down nearly two-thirds over the past generation.	criminal-justice	david-frum	Senior editor, The Atlantic		none	0	0	1	1	0	in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
12948.json	half-true	Onthe Iran nuclear deal	nuclear	jacky-rosen		Nevada	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	in an interview.
7549.json	pants-fire	Q: What do these Patriotic Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers.	military,patriotism	liberals-are-cool			democrat	0	0	0	0	1	an Internet meme
4326.json	mostly-true	Outside of recall elections, theres never been a public official removed from office in Wisconsin for anything but malfeasance in office.	Alcohol,city-government	bob-ryan			none	0	0	0	1	0	a city council meeting
10701.json	mostly-true	Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account.	families,income,pensions,poverty,wealth	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a talk in Austin
8572.json	true	Says theres no language in the U.S. Constitution that prevents someone from running for Congress simultaneously in multiple states.	elections	allan-levene		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an article
2279.json	mostly-true	The United States is 50th in life expectancy in the world.	health-care	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	MSNBC's "The Ed Show."
10143.json	barely-true	Ebola is incredibly contagious, very transmissible and easy to catch.	ebola,public-health	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview with a New Hampshire radio station
6382.json	false	In 2010, Betty Sutton voted to destroy Medicare.	health-care,job-accomplishments,medicare	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release
11927.json	barely-true	Travis County residents trusted me to take on Tom DeLay and we won.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice	gary-cobb	director, Grand Jury/Intake Division, Travis County  District Attorney's office	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a video ad on his campaign website
3785.json	mostly-true	The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades.	city-government,elections	randi-shade	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a press release.
9395.json	barely-true	Eric Cantor voted to fully fund Obamacare in October.	health-care,voting-record	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a radio ad.
10615.json	half-true	On support for ethanol mandates	agriculture,energy,gas-prices	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
7514.json	false	The fiscal cliff agreement was the largest tax increase in history.	federal-budget,health-care,taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview
2295.json	true	On the mosque near ground zero.	religion	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a newspaper article
6985.json	half-true	Latin Americas economy is almost as big as the economy of China.	economy,foreign-policy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
417.json	false	Obama "has no experience or background at all in national security affairs."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" 
2125.json	barely-true	Jim Marshall votes liberal in Washington ... and we arent fooled.	voting-record	austin-scott		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an e-mail to supporters
6286.json	pants-fire	Says its not accidental that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.	pop-culture,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his syndicated radio show
1071.json	false	White House spokesman Robert Gibbs lied when he said President Obamas birth certificate is posted on the Internet.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate	worldnetdaily			none	0	1	0	0	1	an advertisement
1133.json	false	A provision in the health care reform bill for end-of-life counseling for seniors is not entirely voluntary.	health-care	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	her Facebook page
2501.json	half-true	Says Scott Bruun still believes in the same old direction that George Bush had before, which is to privatize Social Security.	social-security	kurt-schrader	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	0	0	a debate at the Salem City Club
497.json	true	When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' "	elections,ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Tampa, Fla.
10098.json	mostly-true	I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago.	candidates-biography,debt,deficit,economy,government-regulation,history,job-accomplishments,labor,pensions,retirement,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,unions,wealth,workers	ernest-almonte	auditor	Rhode Island	independent	0	1	0	1	0	an interview on WLNE's "On the Record"
6151.json	true	Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma.	energy,environment,government-regulation,health-care,public-health,market-regulation	lamar-alexander			republican	1	2	2	0	0	prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.
10593.json	barely-true	The labor participation rate is at an all-time low.	economy,jobs	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
218.json	mostly-true	Mike Huckabee "supported taxpayer-funded scholarships for illegal aliens."	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a TV ad
3624.json	false	For every 33 pregnant women that walk into a Planned Parenthood clinic, 32 receive an abortion.	abortion,deficit,federal-budget	jean-schmidt	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech in the House of Representatives
3993.json	true	Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnells political agenda.	abortion,state-budget	naral-pro-choice-america			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a web video.
8460.json	mostly-true	Nearly 6 in 10 uninsured Americanscan get health insurance for what may be the equivalent of your cell phone bill.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a public address
9562.json	mostly-true	Cranstons 2014-2015 budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs.	economy,income,job-accomplishments,labor,pensions,taxes,unions,workers	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	a letter to taxpayers
8108.json	barely-true	Says the 2014-15 state budget cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs.	crime,immigration,state-budget	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a campaign video
7878.json	false	Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan.	civil-rights,history	stephen-martin	State senator	Virginia	republican	0	2	0	0	0	an interview.
2527.json	mostly-true	Says Roy Blunt secretly inserts language to benefit tobacco giant Philip Morris into a national security bill while Blunts girlfriend and son are lobbyists for the cigarette company, and just days earlier, 26 Philip Morris executives wrote checks to Blunt totaling $23,000.	campaign-finance,homeland-security,message-machine	commonsense-ten			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
12508.json	true	Says Donald Trump mocked someone with a disability.	disability	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a TV ad
4339.json	half-true	We rank below Ethiopia, Im told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea.	economy,foreign-policy,trade	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a television interview
2698.json	mostly-true	Bill Heller raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids.	message-machine,taxes	jeff-brandes	Director of real estate at Tibbetts Holdings LLC, his family's business	Florida	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a campaign video
1940.json	half-true	The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."	energy,foreign-policy,oil-spill	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a debate
4798.json	false	Says the state auditor found that 37 percent of the 428,000 students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are ineligible.	education	michael-doherty			republican	1	3	1	1	0	a speech before the East Jersey Tea Party
5188.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama began his presidency going on a worldwide apology tour.	foreign-policy	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation
12575.json	barely-true	[My administration is] well represented both racially, ethnically and gender-wise.	city-government,diversity,women	jim-kenney	Philadelphia Mayor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	remarks at the Better Bike Share conference
1312.json	true	"President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan."	abortion,health-care	planned-parenthood			none	1	0	1	0	1	an alert to members
6750.json	half-true	President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago.	economy	chris-devaney	Tennessee GOP chairman	Tennessee	republican	0	0	1	0	0	Tennessee Republican Party web site posting
10314.json	half-true	Site selectors who decide where businesses expand or relocate shun closed shop states like Wisconsin in favor of Right to Work states like Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.	workers	wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce		Wisconsin	organization	3	0	2	2	0	an opinion piece
2556.json	half-true	Said he opposed every budget Republican and Democrat.	federal-budget	jim-marshall	U.S. Rep.	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	campaign video
9691.json	true	The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history.	congress,legal-issues	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a fundraising letter
12826.json	false	Only five Texas counties account for almost 90 percent of the (states) cattle industry.	agriculture	jeannette-vaught	University of Texas lecturer	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman
7650.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obama has allowed, each year hes been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... Theyve declined every year since President Bush left office.	guns,legal-issues	jeff-sessions		Alabama	republican	2	2	2	1	0	comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
2801.json	mostly-true	Oregons budget has grown by 49 percent in just four years.	state-budget	allen-alley	Businessman	Oregon	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a website
1362.json	half-true	"We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act."	economy,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
8149.json	barely-true	Says Matt Bevin has repeatedly failed to pay his taxes.	ethics,taxes	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a campaign ad
1809.json	mostly-true	California Republican gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman "contributed to, and campaigned, for" Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections,message-machine	steve-poizner	Insurance commissioner and gubernatorial candidate	California	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a campaign commercial
8075.json	barely-true	Says a Justice Department memo directs that you must openly embrace gay marriage and homosexuality.	families,gays-and-lesbians	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	an interview.
2438.json	false	Kasichs trade deals cost Ohio thousands of jobs - 49,000 jobs to Mexico, 91,000 to China.	economy,message-machine,trade	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a campaign video
4939.json	true	Says with Jon Corzine, its the first time, I think, in history where a former Senator has been subpoenaed to testify before his former colleagues.	history	pat-roberts	U.S. Senator	Kansas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on Fox Business News
12341.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump brings in hundreds of foreign workers to replace Americans.	immigration,labor	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a TV ad
12500.json	barely-true	Tuition-free public universities and colleges are just a pipe dream. False. They were both free up until the Vietnam War.	education,history	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	Facebook post by Liberals are Cool
6013.json	half-true	Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his personal car.	campaign-finance	tim-lee	Cobb County Commission Chairman		republican	0	0	1	1	0	an interview
2313.json	mostly-true	Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldnt pay any taxes.	corporations,message-machine,taxes	joe-sestak	U.S. Representative	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a campaign commercial
4508.json	half-true	A construction worker whos making $50 or $60 grand a year shouldnt be paying higher tax rates than the guy whos making $50 million a year. And thats how its working right now.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio
3850.json	half-true	We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our countrys history.	crime,guns,immigration,marijuana	janet-napolitano	Secretary of Homeland Security 		democrat	1	0	1	1	1	a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
11322.json	mostly-true	Theres never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens.	immigration,legal-issues	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a presidential debate
11462.json	mostly-true	Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people in this country illegally are working.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,immigration,market-regulation,workers	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an interview
4992.json	mostly-true	Traditionally, presidential candidates release their tax returns . . . Mitt Romney still wont.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012,new-hampshire-2012,taxes,transparency	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web video.
6233.json	false	Says he never supported federal health care individual mandate.	candidates-biography,government-regulation,health-care,public-health	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	tweets
11548.json	half-true	Says the United States is in the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II.	economy	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	the fourth Republican presidential debate
11246.json	barely-true	In 1940, only 7 percentof Germans were Nazis.	terrorism	curt-schilling			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a tweet
8612.json	half-true	The recidivism rate is nearly 29 percent and has been climbing steadily since detainees began being released from Guantanamo.	terrorism	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	a debate on the Senate floor
10079.json	half-true	Under Scott Walkers tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year.	corporations,income,state-budget,taxes,wealth	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a TV ad
2395.json	half-true	You cant raise taxes in Ohio. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country.	message-machine,taxes	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a television campaign ad
3401.json	true	Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined.	economy,poverty,state-budget	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin
7526.json	barely-true	Says president is spending $2.2 billion to give away ObamaPhones.	federal-budget,public-safety	steve-stockman	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	1	3	0	0	1	a tweet
5695.json	barely-true	Says Obama has failed to pass a budget.	federal-budget	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech to newspaper editors
6150.json	mostly-true	Did you know Wisconsins AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?	elections,state-budget,unions	steve-buckstein		Oregon	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	in a tweet, online post
2487.json	barely-true	Says Joe Sestak voted to gut Medicare ... reducing benefits for 854,489 seniors and jeopardizing access to care for millions.	health-care,medicare,message-machine	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a campaign commercial
3949.json	barely-true	Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at Princeton University
11525.json	half-true	Wisconsins Government Accountability Board ignored their duties and did not regularly audit voters to remove felons for a span of 16 elections.	elections,government-regulation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a series of tweets
11071.json	false	Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at a political rally in Phoenix
1543.json	barely-true	Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."	florida,health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	the State of the State address
7101.json	half-true	Says New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country during Maggie Hassans time in the state Senate.	jobs,taxes	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	an interview on the Daily Rundown on MSNBC.
10972.json	false	On timing of announcement for president.	elections,job-accomplishments,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	remarks to reporters
7487.json	half-true	When the presidents spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlakis son, he said he should have chosen a more responsible father.	civil-rights,homeland-security,legal-issues,military	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Senate filibuster speech
4477.json	true	In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs.	education	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a Senate speech 
13303.json	true	We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election.	elections,foreign-policy,history,homeland-security	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the third 2016 presidential debate
11057.json	half-true	Were destroying more businesses in the United States now than are being created for the first time in our history.	economy,small-business	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	comments on ABC's "This Week"
12788.json	false	In Buffalos SolarCity project, Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job.	economy,jobs	carl-paladino	Developer	New York	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.
600.json	true	Obama said his proposed $1,000 emergency energy rebate "will be enough to offset the increased cost of gas for a working family over the next 4 months."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall in St. Petersburg, Fla.
6437.json	half-true	Says Barack Obama has deported more people than any other president in this countrys history.	immigration,message-machine-2012	american-principles-action	Conservative advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	1	0	0	an advertisement
11210.json	half-true	The annual cost of free tax credits alone paid to illegal immigrants quadrupled to $4.2 billion in 2011.	immigration,taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a policy plan on immigration.
6965.json	true	Says fewer than 30 percent of Texas college students graduate in four years and only 58 percent graduate within six years.	education	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press conference.
9270.json	barely-true	In states where beer is unregulated, the per capita production is significantly higher.	Alcohol,market-regulation	kelli-stargel	Senator from 15th District	Florida	republican	2	0	0	0	0	a newspaper editorial
7200.json	half-true	The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt.	education	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a news conference.
6630.json	true	Says Mitt Romney told university students in Ohio that to start a business, they should borrow money if you have to from your parents.	economy,small-business	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
13179.json	half-true	In the state of Indiana, Ive signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief.	job-accomplishments,state-budget,taxes	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a pre-debate appearance in Virginia
13192.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump never said that more nations should get nuclear weapons.	nuclear	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	 in the 2016 vice presidential debate
80.json	half-true	"Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law."	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign event carried on CNN.
10241.json	half-true	Scott Walker couldnt get his own party to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukees school choice program, but in Indiana, Mitch Daniels voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening.	education,state-budget,state-finances	joy-pullmann	Managing Editor, The Federalist	Illinois	none	0	0	1	0	0	an opinion piece
9138.json	mostly-true	Rick Scott wants to take us back to the days of insurance companies denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.	health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an online video
9406.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton laid the groundwork for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.	foreign-policy,military	claire-mccaskill	U.S. Senator	Missouri	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an appearance on "Fox News Sunday"
5011.json	true	Newt Gingrich teamed with Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore on global warming.	climate-change,environment,message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a video ad
7988.json	false	The Senate immigration bill unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. Were talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years.	immigration	dan-stein	president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform	Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
5343.json	half-true	Says a federal judge in San Antonio issued a ruling that not only could the students not pray at their graduation, if they used the word benediction, the word invocation, the word God, asked the audience to stand or asked for a moment of silence, he would put the superintendent in jail.	legal-issues,religion	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	remarks after winning the South Carolina Republican presidential primary
11317.json	barely-true	Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from extortion from a union because the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions.	crime,labor,legal-issues,supreme-court,unions	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign proposal
591.json	false	Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service."	foreign-policy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
12999.json	pants-fire	And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governors mansion.	candidates-biography,economy,job-accomplishments	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	"Flush," a campaign ad 
4843.json	half-true	In Rhode Island, only 5 percent of ozone pollution is from local or in-state sources. . . Ninety-five percent comes from outside of our borders, particularly the Midwest.	energy,environment,public-health,states	jack-reed	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	a speech on the Senate floor
5643.json	barely-true	Weve had the same leadership in the Travis County DAs office for 30 years.	candidates-biography,legal-issues	charlie-baird	Attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign handout.
2419.json	false	Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? Im not joking.	energy,pundits	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live"
6519.json	true	Mitt Romney says class sizes dont matter.	education,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
2703.json	barely-true	Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.	children,voting-record	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a press release
12193.json	false	Many just call him Lyin Ted. ... HisTV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections,history,campaign-advertising	new-day-america		Ohio	organization	0	1	1	0	0	a television ad.
6635.json	half-true	Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support massive cuts in Social Security for future generations.	federal-budget,income,retirement,social-security	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech
4276.json	mostly-true	We created a flat tax in the state of Utah.	taxes	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa
1384.json	pants-fire	"We had no domestic attacks under Bush."	homeland-security,terrorism	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	an interview on 'Good Morning America'
1907.json	barely-true	The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill.	energy,environment,oil-spill	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter
7171.json	mostly-true	Says personal-injury trial lawyers have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade.	campaign-finance,legal-issues	sherry-sylvester	Communications director, Texans for Lawsuit Reform	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion column.
12759.json	pants-fire	Says Ted Cruz never denied his father was photographedwith Lee Harvey Oswald.	candidates-biography,crime,history	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign rally in Cleveland
7280.json	mostly-true	The governor does not have any power to veto a referendum [on same-sex marriage] that would be a constitutional amendment.	civil-rights,families,gays-and-lesbians,government-regulation,human-rights,legal-issues,marriage,sexuality	christopher-plante	executive director, National Organization for Marriage - Rhode Island	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	1	an interview
2345.json	pants-fire	Our most important work has been creating and retaining almost 55,000 Ohio jobs.	economy,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	kevin-boyce	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign e-mail
2274.json	barely-true	Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and theyve done it without creating one job.	stimulus	brian-robinson		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	2	0	a newspaper interview
10022.json	true	My office sends federal money back every year.	congress,federal-budget	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	an interview for "Inside Texas Politics" on WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas
3302.json	true	We have over 25 million people who live in Texas and less than 2 percent of them have concealed handgun licenses.	guns	jeff-wentworth	State Senator	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	2	a TV interview
10070.json	pants-fire	Says President Barack Obamas recent New York fundraising trip cost between $25 million and $50 million.	government-efficiency,pundits	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a broadcast of "Fox and Friends" on Fox News
7183.json	true	Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker.	deficit,federal-budget,pensions,workers	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a letter.
3071.json	true	Says hes the first Aggie governor of Texas.	education	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	his inaugural address.
4685.json	true	On using Gov. Scott Walkers collective-bargaining limits to help balance the city of Milwaukee budget	city-budget,labor,state-finances	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	
11157.json	half-true	A minor cannot get a tattoo without parental consent but can get an abortion without parental consent.	abortion,states	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention
2539.json	barely-true	Daniel Webster is an advocate for a group that teaches that mothers should not work outside the home.	message-machine,religion,women	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a campaign commercial
4380.json	true	Says New Jerseys public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation.	education	new-jersey-education-association			none	0	0	1	0	0	NJEA's website
3837.json	false	The citys 30 percent set aside for affordable housing in urban renewal areas is calculated citywide -- not district by district	housing	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	a City Council meeting
2396.json	half-true	She created the Waste, Fraud and Mismanagement Hotline.... (that) has saved Wisconsin taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	julie-lassa	State Senator, 24th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a statement on campaign web site
2813.json	barely-true	$65 million from ABC privatization will not pay for even an overpass in Tysons Corner.	Alcohol,transportation	richard-saslaw	State Senate Minority Leader	Virginia	democrat	2	3	0	0	1	a statement to Alexandria City Council 
7349.json	false	This is the first time since Roe was decided in 1973 that a court has granted personhood status to the preborn.	abortion,children	dan-becker	President, Georgia Right to Life		none	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
2695.json	false	Says Republican candidates in Oregon are advocating violence against gays.	gays-and-lesbians	basic-rights-oregon	political action committee	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an e-mail
1933.json	mostly-true	"We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis."	energy,environment,oil-spill	edward-markey			democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
3117.json	true	The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a response to the State of the Union address
2137.json	barely-true	Dave Aronbergs career legal experience is less than two years as Asst. AG/private attorney.	candidates-biography	dan-gelber		Florida	democrat	2	2	1	3	0	a campaign flier.
8228.json	mostly-true	Says theres a 100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,history,human-rights,military	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a CNN interview
4557.json	false	Gains in Atlanta Public Schools scores on a national standardized test lend credence to dramatic score increases on state tests.	education	beverly-hall			none	0	2	0	0	1	a commentary published in Education Week
5924.json	false	On signing a no-tax pledge	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	statements to the media
6744.json	false	Says the number-one source of illegal immigration is people legally coming to the United States on a tourist visa or a student visa and then disappearing into the population and never being heard from again.	immigration	rob-andrews	Congressman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey
11817.json	half-true	On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News
11565.json	half-true	Georgia is one of the 10 most tax-friendly states for retirees.	income,pensions,retirement,taxes	Kiplinger-com	website	Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	press release
7683.json	false	Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico.	drugs,immigration,terrorism	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	an interview on C-SPAN.
5257.json	false	Romneycare sent costs spiraling out of control in Massachusetts, hiking premiums, squeezing household budgets.	health-care,message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	a television ad
9048.json	true	Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?	environment,jobs	seneca-jones	Sawmill operator	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	newspaper ads
1416.json	barely-true	Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011.	medicare,retirement,social-security	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
10602.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walkers proposed budget would sell off Wisconsins state parks.	state-budget	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release
7784.json	half-true	Says Kelly Ayotte voted to fix background checks.	corrections-and-updates,guns	reclaim-america-pac		Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
2541.json	mostly-true	Says the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nations as a whole.	economy,states,stimulus,workers	back-basics		Texas	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	a newspaper ad
12261.json	false	The chairman of the party of Florida, who is an avid and outward supporter of Marco Rubio, gets to appoint 30 of those delegates.	elections	corey-lewandowski	Campaign manager for Donald Trump		republican	1	2	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News Sunday
345.json	false	"She said, you know, 'I voted for it, but I hoped it wouldn't pass.' That was a quote on live TV."	bankruptcy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign rally in Alexandra, Va.
6302.json	mostly-true	The U.S. initially had three federal felonies: treason, piracy, and counterfeiting securities and money.	history	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	in a radio debate
4053.json	half-true	If you look at our tax mix, the share of corporate revenues as a percentage of our overall revenue mix has declined by about half over the last 30 years.	corporations,deficit,federal-budget,taxes	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
8842.json	false	On sharing power with Republicans	states	virginia-senate-democratic-caucus		Virginia	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a floor debate.
6136.json	barely-true	Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men.	jobs,message-machine-2012,women	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
6410.json	true	Says Georgia ranks near the bottom in per capita transportation spending.	state-budget,transportation	stacey-abrams	House Minority Leader, Georgia General Assembly		democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a press release
13264.json	false	Says allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances on a female sheriffs deputy were found by two separate judges to not have merit.	legal-issues	scott-jones	Sacramento County Sheriff	California	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a radio interview
1744.json	false	The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives."	campaign-finance	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an email
2146.json	half-true	Some cardiologists estimate 70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease.	health-care	gordon-quan		Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an e-mail blast
1660.json	half-true	If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent.	energy	jeff-kottkamp		Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	an interview on Newsmax TV
9130.json	mostly-true	The Koch brothers are the richest people in the world. Individually, theyre only fifth. Put them together theyre the richest in the world.	campaign-finance	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a Senate floor speech
2572.json	false	Shows in a television ad that police took evidence fromSolantic, Rick Scotts new health care company, after allegations emerged that the company was engaging in fraud.	health-care,legal-issues,message-machine	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a TV ad.
1836.json	barely-true	Mexican government officials hand out brochures showing individuals how they can avoid our Border Patrol, how they can get into our country.	immigration	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	an interview with the Fox News Network
1773.json	false	Says Gov. Rick Perry failed to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities.	immigration	boyd-richie	Texas Democratic Party chair	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	1	a press release
1560.json	true	When Social Security started, age expectancy for the average man was 58. It was 62 -- 62 for women.	health-care,history,pundits,social-security	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	comments on his television show
9172.json	pants-fire	Says Rep. Michele Bachmann said President Barack Obama might be to blame for the Fort Hood shootings.	congress	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook meme
9487.json	true	Wisconsin was the first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.	civil-rights,legal-issues,sexuality,workers	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a press release
4847.json	half-true	By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds.	education	stacey-evans	attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an op-ed
404.json	barely-true	Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise capital gains taxes, which apply to home sales.	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
9885.json	mostly-true	Under Rick Scott, homeowners are paying higher (home insurance) premiums for less coverage.	florida,market-regulation	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a campaign document
8562.json	half-true	Says the number of Democrats who voted for the GOP measure allowing health plan renewals is close to the number who voted on GOP bills to delay mandates on employers and individuals.	congress,health-care	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
1953.json	half-true	"Sharron Angle wants to wipe out Social Security."	message-machine,social-security	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a campaign commercial
9619.json	barely-true	For the first time in history, (Thors) hammer is being held by a woman.	pop-culture	whoopi-goldberg	The View co-host	New York 	talk-show-host	1	0	1	0	0	a segment on "The View"
11680.json	mostly-true	Three or four countries out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition are providing military force.	military,terrorism	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press"
12713.json	mostly-true	(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero.	environment	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	remarks on the Senate floor
9373.json	barely-true	From 2000 to 2008, we averaged about five mass shootings a year. Were now averaging 15. So thats a three-fold increase.	crime,guns	pierre-thomas	Senior justice correspondent for ABC News		none	1	0	1	0	0	a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
5983.json	barely-true	Lloyd Doggett made millions off companies like Bank of America while they took taxpayer bailout money.	candidates-biography,economy,financial-regulation	sylvia-romo	Bexar County tax assessor-collector	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
8625.json	barely-true	Residents could have received nearly $48M for Local Schools, Fire District, Sheriffs Dept. and Social Services.	county-government	freedom-and-responsibility-pac		Oregon	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a mailed flier
5469.json	true	Gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates.	health-care,message-machine-2012	red-white-and-blue-fund			none	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
8711.json	mostly-true	61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is solid evidence the earth is warming, ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is no solid evidence the earth is warming.	bipartisanship,cap-and-trade,climate-change,environment,market-regulation,science	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a speech on the Senate floor
6883.json	barely-true	Says Romney wants to take away early childhood education, slash K-12 funding, and cut college aid to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires.	education,message-machine-2012	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a campaign ad
8704.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama came into office very concerned about wiretappings but then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings (and) he decided the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck.	terrorism,transparency	bill-kristol	Editor, the Weekly Standard	Washington, D.C.	none	0	1	0	3	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
10840.json	half-true	You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended.	crime,sports	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
53.json	half-true	"During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success."	job-accomplishments	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the campaign's website.
5286.json	barely-true	This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of not wanting to offend anyone.BUT on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House.	islam,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
4605.json	barely-true	The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. Were the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. Were the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes.	economy,small-business,state-finances,taxes	peter-palumbo	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	3	1	1	0	0	a speech
7901.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent.	crime,criminal-justice,economy	harold-metts	Retired educator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate
944.json	false	Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy."	federal-budget,stimulus	mark-sanford	Governor	South Carolina	republican	0	2	0	0	0	an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
10989.json	pants-fire	Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is an immigrant.	candidates-biography,history,immigration	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	comments on Fox Business Network
6738.json	half-true	Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the the deal was the right thing to do.	deficit,federal-budget,military	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a website post.
393.json	half-true	"I've been standing up against ... the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights."	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on CNN's <i> American Morning</i>
9720.json	half-true	25 percent of all drug-related fatal vehicle accidents in the U.S. involve marijuana.	drugs,health-care	dont-let-florida-go-pot			organization	0	0	2	1	0	on their website
9987.json	false	On support for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).	health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an interview on CNN
1826.json	mostly-true	"Kendrick Meek is the only candidate who has consistently been against expanded drilling."	energy	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	his campaign website, asking supporters to sign a petition to oppose offshore oil drilling
5791.json	barely-true	The total unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino workers has increased from 10% to 10.3% between January 2009 and March 2012.	jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a graphic released by his campaign
10890.json	half-true	Today, the United States is the most respected country on Earth.	foreign-policy,polls	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at the White House
5691.json	barely-true	Says in the governors proposed budget the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget.	state-budget,state-finances	john-burzichelli			democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on NJTV
1685.json	half-true	"I don't answer hypotheticals."	abc-news-week	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on "This Week."
13171.json	false	On Tim Kaine: In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission.	campaign-finance,ethics	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
8643.json	false	We are experiencing the worst economic recovery America has ever had.	economy	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a new book
3051.json	mostly-true	When we look at the number of murders in the United States (in) 2009, we had 9,500 people murdered. When we look around the world, we see ... large countries, the U.K., Germany, Japan had 200 or less killed in a year.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	an interview on MSNBC
8358.json	barely-true	The growth in health care costs has been reined in through the Affordable Care Act.	health-care	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a statement.
13234.json	mostly-true	We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years.	crime	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second presidential debate
8623.json	half-true	The minimum wage in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office.	economy,history,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Center for American Progress
755.json	half-true	"There are so many loopholes ... our businesses pay effectively one of the lowest tax rates in the world."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Oxford, Miss.
5075.json	true	Says hes proposed the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history.	pensions	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a speech.
7557.json	mostly-true	While the sequester is in effect, the federal government is still funding a study on duck penises.	animals,corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,science,sexuality	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	tweets
1388.json	barely-true	"A number of the national publications have put this race in a tossup race between Democrats and Republicans. They don't know who's going to win this race."	florida	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a television interview
6135.json	false	Says New Jerseys job growth in May represents 25 percent of all the jobs created in the country.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a video posted on YouTube
1551.json	false	"President Obama's bill won't bring down the costs (of health care) for average Americans -- or really for very few Americans, if any."	health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on CNN's Larry King Live
10317.json	barely-true	The United States has more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined.	china,crime	matthew-cooke			libertarian	1	0	0	0	0	a Huffington Post column
12839.json	pants-fire	As usual, Hillary the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games.	debates,sports	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
8379.json	barely-true	Louie Gohmert of Texas blamed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado on the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs.	crime,pundits,religion	gail-collins	Columnist for the New York Times	New York	journalist	2	1	1	3	0	her opinion column
12486.json	true	A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful.	economy,foreign-policy,history,trade	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a foreign policy speech
2403.json	mostly-true	Taxes went down under Jerry Brown.	message-machine,taxes	jerry-brown		California	democrat	0	0	3	2	0	a campaign ad
11855.json	true	China is practicing how to blow up our satellites.	china,foreign-policy,military,space	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a town hall in Manchester, N.H.
9265.json	barely-true	A lot of the problems with forest fires ...is because of bad policy (not to clear out the forests) that was put in place by environmentalists.	environment,natural-disasters,weather	dana-perino	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"		republican	1	1	0	0	1	a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
7042.json	pants-fire	Sheldon Whitehouse voted for a $525-billion tax increase on the middle class.	economy,health-care,message-machine-2012,taxes,voting-record	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	a television commercial
6103.json	false	The Americans for Tax Reform pledge relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action.	taxes	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a blog post
11255.json	mostly-true	Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.	crime,criminal-justice	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	an Internet graphic
741.json	true	Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife."	environment	defenders-wildlife-action-fund-defenders-wildlife-			none	0	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
10748.json	barely-true	Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.	income,jobs,labor,women,workers	viral-buzzfeed	video	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	video
12988.json	mostly-true	It has been 269 days since (Hillary) Clinton has held a press conference.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an email
7380.json	barely-true	Says he was the first local official to endorse Barack Obama	elections	ed-fitzgerald	Cuyahoga County executive	Ohio	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a speech to Ohio College Democrats.
2410.json	false	About $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the current state general revenue fund budget.	state-budget	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a posting to the state's Office of Management and Budget website
4284.json	mostly-true	Says that under President John F. Kennedy, government took up 27 percent of the economy, and today it consumes 37 percent.	economy,federal-budget,history	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa
3581.json	true	President Obama has stopped using the phrase war on terror.	homeland-security,terrorism	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story"
7502.json	false	We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use.	government-regulation,privacy,market-regulation	dianne-feinstein	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	an interview on MSNBC's Hardball
906.json	true	Geithner still didn't correct the same type of error for some years, even after the Internal Revenue Service flagged him for the failure to pay the taxes in other years.	economy	competitive-enterprise-institute			none	0	0	0	0	0	a news release
3326.json	true	The American people have endured 21 consecutive months of 9% or higher unemployment [and] 2.6 million jobs have been lost, since the stimulus bill was signed.	jobs	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a press release.
4989.json	pants-fire	After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true.	candidates-biography	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
5234.json	true	A typical married couple will contribute $119,000 into Medicare but will receive $357,000 in Medicare benefits over their lifetimes.	corrections-and-updates,deficit,health-care,medicare	bob-corker			republican	1	0	0	2	0	a USA Today column.
5252.json	half-true	We have cut crime across every single zone in the city of Atlanta by between 10 percent and 16 percent, depending on the zone.	crime	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	the State of the City address
2908.json	pants-fire	Theres talk in Congress now about basically confiscating your private 401(k) or IRA plan and rolling it into Social Security to strengthen Social Security.	retirement	william-howell	Speaker of the Virginia House	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	in a radio interview.
7893.json	half-true	More than half of last years U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed.	education,jobs	don-gaetz	State Senator	Florida	republican	1	0	3	1	0	an op-ed
5112.json	mostly-true	Opinion polls show that the majority of Americans, and the majority of New Jerseyans, favor marriage equality for same sex couples.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	reed-gusciora	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
10058.json	half-true	832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was)governor.	economy,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a gubernatorial debate in Miramar
962.json	pants-fire	AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!	corporations,federal-budget,retirement	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
10610.json	mostly-true	Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and the biggest expenditure at the state.	medicaid,state-budget	florida-chamber-commerce		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	1	a Senate health policy committee hearing
6748.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,message-machine-2012,military	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
6911.json	half-true	Says opponent Tammy Baldwin has had not one positive ad in the campaign for U.S. Senate.	elections,campaign-advertising	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a Milwaukee Press Club appearance
569.json	half-true	"Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings."	elections	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a news release
1370.json	barely-true	"I didn't campaign on a public option."	elections,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with the Washington Post
11117.json	mostly-true	More than half of all drivers licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens.	immigration,transportation	numbers-usa			none	0	0	0	1	0	a Facebook meme
6707.json	true	We just dont want to get to be like Louisiana, where you have drive-up daiquiri shops.	Alcohol	bill-kennemer			republican	0	0	0	0	0	a news story
12075.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruzs efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.	abortion,federal-budget	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa
4127.json	true	Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector.	economy,jobs	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
1076.json	mostly-true	"Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average"	energy,environment	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the White House.
6137.json	true	Rhode Island has the worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska.	state-budget,state-finances,transportation	michael-chippendale	State Representative	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	1	0	speech on the RI House floor
13330.json	half-true	The city of Richmond built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium.	city-government	joe-morrissey	Delegate	Virginia	independent	1	0	1	1	0	a debate.
4923.json	true	A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court.	criminal-justice	city-atlanta			none	1	1	1	0	0	a news release
1203.json	half-true	On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a White House announcement
9259.json	false	Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have always been made in Wisconsin,but Scott Walker is outsourcing themto an out-of-state company and paying more money for them.	jobs,state-finances,tourism,transportation	mike-tate			democrat	1	2	2	1	0	an interview
11238.json	barely-true	Says Russ Feingold cast the deciding vote for the largest tax increase in history	history,job-accomplishments,taxes	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a news release
7346.json	half-true	Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states.	elections	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	on the Internet
4867.json	barely-true	Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly discovered provisions in state law.	elections,transparency	media-trackers			organization	1	0	0	0	0	an article
3671.json	false	Says in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. Thats why people have to wait.	health-care	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	an interview
13300.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton wanted the wall.	candidates-biography,history,homeland-security,immigration,voting-record	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third 2016 presidential debate
5599.json	mostly-true	Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.	environment,recreation,water	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a House of Representatives floor speech
10491.json	false	There havent been tax cuts for the rich in Rhode Island.	economy,history,jobs,poverty,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,wealth	nicholas-mattiello	Speaker of the House	Rhode Island	democrat	0	3	0	0	0	an interview on "10 News Conference"
604.json	true	On a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	flip-o-meter
6244.json	mostly-true	Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.	civil-rights,elections,legal-issues	eric-holder	Attorney General	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.
12620.json	half-true	Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy.	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio
4191.json	false	Says over 50 percent of U.S. job growth in June came from Wisconsin.	jobs	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a news release
9375.json	mostly-true	Less than 5 percent of registered users in states allowing medical marijuana have cancer or AIDS.	health-care,marijuana	dont-let-florida-go-pot			organization	0	0	2	1	0	the group's website
12316.json	mostly-true	Kelly Ayotte has voted to defund Planned Parenthood six times.	abortion,congress,voting-record	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
9304.json	mostly-true	When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward.	county-government,elections,infrastructure	deborah-kafoury	Candidate, Multnomah County commission	Oregon	none	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign website statement
11586.json	mostly-true	71% of WIs roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WIs bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.	infrastructure,state-budget,transportation	jennifer-shilling	State Assembly member, 95th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a tweet
12954.json	half-true	Hillary [Clinton] wants to raise taxes by over a trillion dollars.	taxes	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a speech at a campaign rally.
8994.json	barely-true	We are seeing dramatic rate cuts to Medicare that will affect seniors ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services.	medicare	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an online campaign ad
1704.json	false	"We had a press conference here that interestingly no one in the mainstream media covered."	candidates-biography	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview.
7949.json	mostly-true	As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, there were days where folks couldnt go outside. because of all the pollution in the air.	environment,history,public-health	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech on climate change
13431.json	true	Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country.	history,immigration	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech in Phoenix
11012.json	mostly-true	By one leading measure, what business owners pay out in wages and salaries is now finally growing faster than what they spend on health insurance for the first time in 17 years.	health-care,labor	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech about the Affordable Care Act.
10478.json	true	If someone is in a room that has measles and leaves and you walk in two hours later, you could get measles from that person.	health-care,public-health	elizabeth-cohen	CNN senior medical correspondent		journalist	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with Anderson Cooper
1587.json	half-true	St. Pete Beachs local version of Amendment 4 resulted in seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the citys legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate.	elections,florida-amendments,infrastructure	citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	1	an Internet ad.
9943.json	half-true	Americans now support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin.	polls,terrorism	katrina-vanden-heuvel			none	0	2	1	0	0	a panel on ABC's "This Week"
25.json	pants-fire	"In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American."	crime	mike-gravel	Author and lecturer	Alaska	libertarian	1	0	1	0	1	a debate at Howard University.
7003.json	half-true	While she was mayor, Lois Frankel took a police helicopter ride to go to a dinner party.	candidates-biography,city-budget,city-government,message-machine-2012	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	an ad
7868.json	barely-true	Says Texas lawmakers agreed to cut states rainy day fund in half, spending $4 billion from current $8 billion.	state-budget,state-finances	michael-sullivan	president and ceo, Empower Texans	Texas	republican	1	0	3	1	0	a tweet.
7189.json	true	Says the Senate will have a record number of female senators in 2013.	history,women	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a speech on the Senate floor.
5259.json	mostly-true	We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets.	federal-budget,history,job-accomplishments	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.
4651.json	mostly-true	About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district.	elections,redistricting	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	an email to supporters
7655.json	half-true	Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,guns	Arizona-Citizens-Defense-League			organization	0	1	1	0	0	an email to supporters
10381.json	mostly-true	The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago.	economy,income,jobs,labor	elizabeth-warren	U.S. senator	Massachusetts 	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages
2744.json	half-true	She led the fight to stop health insurance rate hikes and saved Rhode Island families over $150 million.	economy,health-care,job-accomplishments	elizabeth-roberts	Lieutenant Governor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a campaign commercial
1387.json	mostly-true	"Why is January 8th an important date in American history? This day in 1835 is the only day in our history when we have not been in debt."	federal-budget,florida	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a message on Twitter
9598.json	false	The Obama administration manipulated deportation data to make it appear that the Border Patrol was deporting more illegal immigrants than the Bush administration.	immigration	lou-dobbs			none	1	2	0	1	0	a segment on 'Lou Dobbs Tonight'
9297.json	pants-fire	Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a liberal who voted with Nancy Pelosi to fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes and to regulate the sale of firearms.	congress,guns,campaign-advertising,science,sexuality	madison-action-fund			republican	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign ad in Idaho
12955.json	half-true	Says Arizona congressional candidate Christine Jones called Hillary Clinton a capable and respected leader, and an effective secretary of state. ...Hillary Clinton effective? Christine Jones thinks so.	campaign-advertising	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a political advertisement
9339.json	mostly-true	Virtually no Republican in Washington accepts climate change science.	candidates-biography,climate-change,environment	jerry-brown		California	democrat	0	0	3	2	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8507.json	false	I am the only U.S. Senate candidate who spoke out against bombing Syria, and who challenged Georgias governor and insurance commissioner over obstruction to the Affordable Care Act.	foreign-policy,health-care	branko-radulovacki	psychiatrist	Georgia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an email
8691.json	barely-true	The economic impact of new Atlanta Braves stadium includes 9,241 new jobs and $295 million in wages.	baseball,jobs,sports	revitalize-cobb		Georgia	none	1	0	1	0	0	a mailer
8943.json	mostly-true	In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. Thats just wrong.	income	brad-avakian			state-official	0	1	0	1	0	a campaign website statement
2245.json	half-true	It is wrong for the average federal worker today to make more than $100,000 while the average private-sector worker makes less than $70,000.	federal-budget	mike-keown	state representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	his campaign Web site
2154.json	half-true	Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks.	children,education,message-machine	mark-dayton	former U.S. Senator	Minnesota	democratic-farmer-labor	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign ad
10204.json	pants-fire	Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, was a member of Bill Clintons defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe.	candidates-biography,criminal-justice	breitbart			none	0	0	0	0	2	a story
10261.json	true	Rhode Islands legislature is the strongest in the country.	legal-issues,state-budget,states	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a newspaper interview
12256.json	barely-true	We win when voter turnout is high, we lose when it is low.	elections	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.
12428.json	pants-fire	Look, we are at war with these people and they dont wear uniforms. This is a war against people that are vicious, violent people, that we have no idea who they are, where they come from. We are allowing tens of thousands of them into our country now.	immigration,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
1491.json	mostly-true	"In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month."	stimulus	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	an op-ed in 'USA Today'
10276.json	true	In 2010, uninsured voters made up about 5 percent of the electorate.	congress,health-care	charles-schumer	Senator	New York	democrat	2	2	2	3	0	remarks at the National Press Club
201.json	true	"The mayor said 'if you happen to be in this country in an undocumented status . . . then we welcome you here. We want you here. We'll protect you here.' "	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate in St. Petersburg, Fla.
8746.json	mostly-true	Marriage decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent.	children,families,marriage,poverty	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech
11578.json	barely-true	Out of the total U.S. military budget, significantly less than 10 percent of that money is used to fight international terrorism.	military,terrorism	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the Democratic debate in Iowa
6806.json	half-true	Says it will cost $220 per square foot in hard construction costs to rebuild Portland Public high schools.	education,message-machine-2012	our-portland-our-schools			organization	0	0	1	0	0	campaign material
3843.json	true	It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids).	Alcohol,animals,children,crime	kathleen-passidomo	state representative	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article
10885.json	true	We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns.	campaign-finance,ethics	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
1013.json	true	Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.	bankruptcy,elections,housing	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	a Web ad
13119.json	half-true	During her first four years in Washington Sen. Ayotte voted with the Koch brothers nearly 90 percent of the time.	congress,voting-record	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a speech
12148.json	true	When it comes to fighting terrorism, Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture.	afghanistan,civil-rights,criminal-justice,ethics,foreign-policy,history,homeland-security,human-rights,iraq,legal-issues,military,public-safety,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at Stanford University.
8070.json	half-true	The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans without their knowledge and storing it for up to 10 years.	bankruptcy,financial-regulation,privacy	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview
1493.json	half-true	"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010."	economy,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an address at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
3689.json	false	At Texas AM University, only 49 out of 3,000 faculty members brought in enough money to pay for their salaries and overhead over the past five years.	education	dick-armey			republican	0	2	1	0	0	an oped column.
10151.json	mostly-true	Says the 1956 Republican Party platform supported equal pay, the minimum wage, asylum for refugees, protections for unions and more.	immigration,poverty,social-security,unions,women,workers	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
8249.json	half-true	Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings	economy,education,government-regulation,jobs,small-business,states,taxes	joe-atkins			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview
8874.json	barely-true	Says he didnt tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.	elections,foreign-policy	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	a special broadcast on Fox
12677.json	true	Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants.	health-care,immigration	bill-mitchell	Illinois state representative	Illinois	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
7412.json	pants-fire	There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns.	guns	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	an interview
10082.json	half-true	If Florida expanded Medicaid, some studies indicate it would create about 120,000 jobs.	medicaid	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a debate at Broward College
13066.json	half-true	One extra year of schooling for girls reduces infant mortality rates among their children by up to 10 percent.	children,education,public-health,women	ertharin-cousin			none	0	0	1	0	0	a speech transcript on Medium
11505.json	barely-true	The debt limit deal allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
1054.json	mostly-true	Oil money from federal leases can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling.	environment	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a statement.
11779.json	false	Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography,history,job-accomplishments	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	comments at a campaign organizing event
2764.json	mostly-true	The Fulton County vote count will be finished by 11:30 p.m. on election night.	elections	barry-garner	Fulton County Director of Registration and Elections		none	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper article
6288.json	pants-fire	Says Obamacare is the largest middle-class tax increase in history.	federal-budget,health-care,taxes	jeff-fitzgerald	Incoming speaker of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	2	0	1	2	2	a tweet
9305.json	pants-fire	Wendy Davis raised money for a U.S. House Democrat who is a member of a Democratic socialists group.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a press release
8355.json	half-true	On support for Common Core education standards	education	john-barge		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a website post
5845.json	barely-true	The failed economic policies of President Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Federal Reserve are making gas prices higher while Americas economy is running on fumes.	gas-prices	eric-hovde			republican	2	3	3	0	0	a radio ad
9575.json	false	Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad
7593.json	false	Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent.	education	matt-mackowiak	Consultant	Texas	republican	2	1	0	0	0	an opinion colulmn.
1145.json	pants-fire	Im 59. In either Canada or Great Britain, if I broke my hip, I couldnt get it replaced.	health-care	roy-blunt	Senator	Missouri	republican	2	1	0	1	1	an editorial board meeting with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2978.json	true	Texas children may have a teacher who never spent one minute practicing teaching.	education	mike-villarreal	Small business owner	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a press release
13277.json	true	Marco Rubio made it clear: Not only does he think Donald Trump is a con man, hewent on to say he doesnt trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes.	candidates-biography	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando
7925.json	pants-fire	The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is transparent.	civil-rights,legal-issues,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with Charlie Rose
2807.json	barely-true	Says Governor-elect Scott Walkers choice as transition team leader killed the release of a damaging report on Walkers record in the days leading up to the election.	job-accomplishments	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release
247.json	true	Romney refused to pardon "a decorated soldier" returning from Iraq who had been charged with a crime involving a BB gun when he was 13.	crime	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
10338.json	true	The United States decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution.	afghanistan,foreign-policy,history,homeland-security,human-rights,iraq,legal-issues,military,terrorism	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a TV interview
181.json	true	"Well, you know, the Teamsters wanted to drill in Alaska. I voted against drilling in Alaska. So it's not like I'm a slam dunk on every issue."	energy	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	Las Vegas
11377.json	false	HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin.	city-budget,city-government,health-care,public-health,women	ora-houston	District 1 member, Austin City Council	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget
3892.json	true	Says Craig Huey called Planned Parenthood a murder mill.	abortion,medicare	janice-hahn		California	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
9281.json	barely-true	More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism.	polls	kareem-abdul-jabbar			none	1	0	0	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
10266.json	false	The conviction rate is almost exactly the same for whites and blacks who commit murder.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	an interview on 'Fox and Friends'
11524.json	barely-true	My plan actually gives the middle class the greatest break: $2,000 per family.	taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
7657.json	half-true	Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crists debt went up about $5 billion.	debt	lenny-curry	chairman of the Republican Party of Florida	Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	0	an interview with Central Florida News 13
3981.json	false	(New Jersey Network) is the only news station which covers New Jersey government.	state-budget	loretta-weinberg	State Senator		democrat	1	2	0	1	0	a column on bluejersey.com
10843.json	mostly-true	The highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent.	economy,taxes	bill-gates	Co-founder of Microsoft, philanthropist		none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS"
11349.json	false	Obamacare doesnt require members of Congress to abide by the same rules that all of the other Americans do.	health-care	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview
11292.json	half-true	She [Hillary Clinton] has also said unequivocally that she didnt receive classified documents.	transparency	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	TV interview
4426.json	false	Takes credit for reining in state spending when he was governor.	job-accomplishments,state-budget	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a campaign biography.
7113.json	true	Says she is entering in the most diverse class ever, of U.S. Representatives	congress,diversity	ann-mclane-kuster	Attorney	New Hampshire	democrat	2	1	3	0	0	
7441.json	barely-true	In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	florida-conference-catholic-bishops		Florida	none	1	0	0	0	0	a committee hearing on domestic partnerships
11963.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump hired illegal workers from Poland and he had to pay a million dollars or so in a judgment.	candidates-biography,immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the GOP primary debate in Texas
1489.json	false	Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against gun freedoms.	education,guns,state-budget	ben-bius	Businessman	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a radio advertisement.
233.json	false	"And, you know, our first president and our first commander in chief prayed every day. He had a field manual of prayers."	history	duncan-hunter	U.S. representative	California	republican	0	1	0	2	0	a Fox News interview
13439.json	barely-true	On three occasions, judges had to stop Jason Kander from manipulating elections.	candidates-biography	roy-blunt	Senator	Missouri	republican	2	1	0	1	1	a campaign ad
13319.json	half-true	Nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it, but under Obama, millions of people have been moved out of this country, theyve been deported.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third presidential debate
7812.json	mostly-true	We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns.	elections,taxes	xavier-becerra	U.S. Representative	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a comment on 'Meet the Press'
6124.json	false	Congressman Renacci is under FBI investigation.	campaign-finance,ethics	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
7124.json	true	In the past year alone, Ohio businesses have created more jobs than almost every other state in the country.	economy,jobs	jobs-ohio	State job creation organization	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	a television ad
5149.json	true	Gov. Bob McDonnellsbudget plantakesmoney out of our classrooms to pave roads.	education,state-budget	donald-mceachin	State senator	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech.
7759.json	barely-true	U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Georgia has helped support the implementation of Obamacare.	health-care	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a press release
8970.json	pants-fire	A YouGov.com poll shows 71 percent of Obama voters regret voting for him.	polls	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	conservative blogs
10427.json	barely-true	The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in.	economy,federal-budget,transportation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Detroit
12353.json	false	Were the highest taxed nation in the world.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on 'Meet the Press'
3699.json	half-true	According to crime statistics, riding MARTA has been becoming more and more safe over the years.	crime,criminal-justice,transportation	jim-durrett	Board Chairman, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority		none	0	0	1	0	0	a radio interview
907.json	mostly-true	Geithner's failure to pay self-employment taxes while working for the IMF is a mistake that is commonly made for people who are working internationally or for international institutions.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	statement to reporters
5661.json	half-true	Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska.	environment,gas-prices,message-machine-2012	american-energy-alliance			none	0	1	1	0	0	a video ad
13083.json	true	Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America.	crime,criminal-justice,history	charley-wilkison	executive director, Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with Laura Rice for the Texas Standard
1928.json	true	Rick Scott has heavily invested in a company that is geared to helping illegal aliens transfer money to family and friends out of the country."	immigration	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	a press release
12958.json	mostly-true	Says President Obamas proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon.	energy,gas-prices,taxes,transportation	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a tweet
11705.json	barely-true	Says the Obama administration invited Russia into Syria.	foreign-policy,military	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
4227.json	half-true	The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal.	federal-budget,polls,pundits,taxes,abc-news-week	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
4144.json	true	Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted to cut school aid by nearly $300 million.	education,state-budget,state-finances	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a radio ad
8373.json	half-true	Says her actions as Wisconsin commerce secretary brought the state 84,000 more Wisconsin jobs than we have today.	job-accomplishments,jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a video
1673.json	mostly-true	Says she introduced a ban on "dirty dancing."	candidates-biography,children,education,pop-culture	frederica-wilson	U.S. Representative, Florida District 17	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	her campaign Web site.
11070.json	mostly-true	Sen. Rubios (tax plan) would cut taxes for households making around $3 million a year by almost $240,000, which is way more than three times the earnings of a typical family.	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech
8085.json	true	More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock.	children,diversity,families,marriage,pundits,sexuality	don-lemon	CNN anchor	Georgia	journalist	0	1	0	1	0	a commentary on CNN
2325.json	half-true	On bringing casino gambling and other gaming to Georgia	gambling	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a gubernatorial campaign forum
4571.json	false	The reality is that we have roughly 15,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state...	education,immigration	jorge-elorza	Law professor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a TV interview
13168.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton has taken hundreds of millions from those countries where women are stoned, where women are killed for adulteryand women cant drive.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	an interview on "Meet the Press"
5448.json	half-true	Says when she helped get $15 billion more for veterans care, Kucinich voted No.	federal-budget,message-machine-2012,veterans,voting-record	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a campaign commercial
7106.json	true	Mitt Romney received exactly zero votes in at least 12 Cuyahoga County precincts.	elections	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an email
12850.json	mostly-true	Russia and China are doing naval exercises together someplace.	china,foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Columbus, Ohio
5781.json	barely-true	Ron Oakleys conservative leadership protected local taxpayers over government bureaucrats as theWater Management Districts budget decreased by 58 percent in the four years he served on the board.	taxes,water	ron-oakley		Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer
10352.json	half-true	Under the cromnibus law, taxpayers must guarantee incredibly risky derivatives deals made by the nations largest banks.	corporations,financial-regulation,government-regulation	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	an interview
7443.json	mostly-true	Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And theyll cost less thanks to John Kasichs tax cut.	food-safety,state-budget,taxes	ohio-republican-party		Ohio	republican	2	2	2	1	0	a Tweet
8118.json	true	This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time.	economy,jobs,workers	susan-collins	U.S. Senator	Maine	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a response to the president's Saturday address
12925.json	mostly-true	Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese.	children,health-care,public-health	baker-harrell	CEO, It's Time Texas	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview with the Texas Tribune
4562.json	pants-fire	Say water fluoridation started in Nazi Germany ghettos and death camps to pacify the Jews.	health-care,history,public-health,science,water	critics-water-fluoridation		Florida	none	0	0	0	0	1	a Pinellas County Commission meeting and web comments
11522.json	false	Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit.	federal-budget,taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third GOP primary debate.
2914.json	half-true	The senior senator from Arizona (John McCain) said he couldnt support repealing dont ask, dont tell because of the economy.	economy,gays-and-lesbians,military	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	the Senate floor
10182.json	true	We have the third-lowest minimum wage of developed countries.	debates,economy,income,jobs,labor,workers	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a TV debate
12378.json	half-true	Big rooftop solars plan forces Nevada families who dont have solar panels to pay higher power bills to subsidize rooftop solar.	energy	solar-energy-fairness		Nevada	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
13108.json	half-true	Hillary Clinton said, with a straight face, that the terrorist attacks this weekend were caused by Donald J. Trump	terrorism	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	in a Facebook post and video
10682.json	barely-true	An April 7, 2015 referendum would take the choice of chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court away from the people.	elections,legal-issues,states,supreme-court	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a radio ad
11623.json	mostly-true	For NATO exercises, we dont have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Britsare spotting us choppers.	foreign-policy,military	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at the Citadel
9902.json	barely-true	Says Mitch McConnell voted three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas.	corporations,message-machine-2014,taxes,voting-record,wealth	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	A campaign ad
1185.json	true	As a candidate, President Obama declared that everyone deserves access to reproductive health care that includes abortion, and vowed that this 'right' would be at the heart of his health care reform plan if elected president.	abortion,health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a statement from the Minority Leader's office
2361.json	pants-fire	Sean Duffy backed plan to privatize Social Security.	message-machine,social-security	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a campaign TV ad
12832.json	mostly-true	Says DonaldTrump proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his.	taxes	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
13097.json	half-true	Says Ann Kirkpatrick walked out on constituents when questioned on the Affordable Care Act.	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a political advertisement
6446.json	false	Says library district would come at no direct cost to the city budget.	city-budget,county-budget	multnomah-county-library-foundation		Oregon	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a newsletter.
9555.json	half-true	Says Mark Warner has supported Harry Reid down the line.	voting-record	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a TV interview.
11087.json	half-true	The Iran deal violates promises the president made to the American people. ...It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process.	foreign-policy,nuclear	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
3538.json	half-true	Under a House Republican appropriations bill, 6 million seniors are deprived of meals.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,hunger	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a public appearance
7575.json	mostly-true	The national debt is larger than our entire annual economy.	debt,economy	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	a congressional hearing
7196.json	half-true	Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States.	crime,government-regulation,guns	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	an internet message
6829.json	barely-true	Says Barack Obama put in place a board that can tell people ultimately what treatments theyre going to receive.	debates,medicare	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate
2280.json	true	Kendrick Meek claims hes the only candidate who saidSonia Sotomayor will make an excellent Supreme Court justice.	candidates-biography,supreme-court	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	his primary victory speech.
7394.json	mostly-true	Says she heard more than 2,400 cases as a Wisconsin appeals court judge	legal-issues	patience-roggensack	Wisconsin Supreme Court justice	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign TV ad
8725.json	mostly-true	In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants more of Texans private data via health care.	health-care,homeland-security,medicaid,privacy,taxes,welfare	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a tweet
6160.json	true	The states unemployment rate is fifth-highest in the country, a full point above the nationwide rate and higher than all of our...neighboring states.	jobs	paul-sarlo	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech on the State Senate floor
12880.json	false	The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs.	energy,environment,government-regulation,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an economic address in Detroit
837.json	barely-true	"For my energy plan, my economic plan, and the other proposals you'll hear tonight, I've offered spending cuts above and beyond their cost."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	
12709.json	false	There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year.	immigration	jeff-sessions		Alabama	republican	2	2	2	1	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention
10125.json	false	Six convictions are connected to an allegation by prosecutors that Gov. Scott Walker is at the center of a criminal scheme.	crime,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a campaign TV ad
5427.json	true	Wisconsin is called the Badger State because our ancestors came here with the hopes of living the American dream by mining.	environment,history,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a radio interview
8987.json	true	Says by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels.	diversity,education	louise-slaughter		New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a tweet
12804.json	half-true	Florida retirees and families lost tens of thousands of dollars in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he pocketed their money and walked away.	candidates-biography,housing	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech at the Democratic convention
8415.json	mostly-true	Unemployment in the city of St. Petersburg is below the state average.	jobs	bill-foster	Mayor, St. Petersburg	Florida	republican	1	0	2	2	0	a Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9 debate
1628.json	true	"On the day that (the Republican) state leader resigned in disgrace, a Shred-It' truck rolled up to Republican headquarters."	candidates-biography	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a press release
7397.json	barely-true	Employers and schools have no right to conduct surveillance of a dorm room or a workers cubicle.	education,government-regulation,human-rights,legal-issues,privacy,technology,unions,workers	brian-patrick-kennedy	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
6248.json	pants-fire	Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Jim Renaccis Republican majority.	campaign-finance,campaign-advertising	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
5811.json	barely-true	Says my advocacy questioning contracting out in Parks delayed and altered the renewal of the Brooks contract, and reduced the number of contracted employees in Parks from over 100 to fewer than 40.	city-budget,city-government,unions,workers	amanda-fritz	Portland city commissioner		democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a questionnaire
7357.json	true	Says Texas ranks first in executions among the states.	criminal-justice,pundits	sacramento-bee-editorial-board			none	1	0	1	1	0	an editorial.
9966.json	half-true	Greg Abbott has campaigned with a sexual predator who has bragged about having sex with underage girls.	corrections-and-updates,crime,ethics,sexuality	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.
11950.json	pants-fire	The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East.	terrorism	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a campaign event
466.json	true	Tax rates were significantly higher "in the '40s, the '50s, and the '60s."	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	South Bend, Ind.
5939.json	mostly-true	Says he posted a win in the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement contest in the U.S. Senate primary.	elections	jeff-fitzgerald	Incoming speaker of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	2	0	1	2	2	Facebook and Twitter posts
10455.json	half-true	Wisconsin requires, by law, a photo ID to vote.	elections,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,supreme-court	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
12422.json	half-true	Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants.	congress,crime,criminal-justice,immigration,public-safety	george-holding	U.S. Representative	North Carolina	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a debate on WRAL
8610.json	half-true	Black people kill more black people every six months than the KKK did in 86 years.	crime,history	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	comments on his blog
2505.json	half-true	U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has never proposed, nor voted in favor of, a substantial cut in federal spending and has voted for many substantial increases in federal spending.	federal-budget	chuck-donovan		Georgia	libertarian	0	0	1	0	0	a blog on his campaign website
421.json	true	"John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."	civil-rights	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail message
12587.json	true	Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism.	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Cincinnati
2943.json	true	In 2007, the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income, which is more than the entire bottom 50 percent.	economy,poverty,workers	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Senate floor speech
7826.json	barely-true	An 11-year-old girl was investigated by the FBI and had to pay a $500 federal criminal fine because she found an injured woodpecker and put it in a cage to make sure that the bird was OK.	animals,criminal-justice,government-regulation	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	an interview
7065.json	half-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson says hell do away with Medicare.	medicare,message-machine-2012	progressive-change-campaign-committee			none	0	1	1	1	1	a TV ad
651.json	true	"More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots."	military	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	its platform
2696.json	barely-true	In Congress Tom Barrett voted to allow abortions through the ninth month, just moments before the baby is born.	abortion,message-machine	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
10765.json	true	Of the 13 (Bill) Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of state.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy	peter-schweizer			none	0	1	0	0	0	his book "Clinton Cash"
10291.json	pants-fire	When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work.	economy,jobs	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
7126.json	barely-true	Says in January 1992, George H. W. Bush probably had a 90 percent or even higher approval rating after the first Gulf War.	polls	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	an interview on NJToday
12812.json	barely-true	When LBJ started#WarOnPoverty, 14% of Americans lived in poverty. 50 yrs later, 14% still do. Theres a #BetterWay.	poverty	john-shimkus	U.S. Representative	Illinois	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a tweet
5160.json	half-true	[Mitt] Romney and [Brendan] Doherty certainly have a lot in common, like flip-flopping on abortion -- in Dohertys case, in a little over a week.	abortion,women	stephanie-desilva	executive director, Rhode Island Democratic Party	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
10918.json	true	Our reserves are now in much better shape than they were just a few years ago.	county-budget,taxes	lee-may		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a press release
6273.json	mostly-true	Says no city comparable in size to Austin or smaller was broken into as many congressional districts.	congress,redistricting	daniel-rodriguez	Anti-death-penalty activist	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an email to PolitiFact Texas.
7492.json	true	In 32 other states and Washington D.C., they [voters] can avoid the wait by voting before Election Day.	elections,public-service	christopher-blazejewski	Rhode Island State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
8906.json	false	Responding to a major snow event in Atlanta would be like Kansas City, Mo., responding to a major earthquake.	weather	sly-james	mayor of Kansas City Mo.	Missouri	none	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview
13032.json	barely-true	Says Russian President Vladimir Putin calls me brilliant.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	NBC's Commander-in-Chief Forum
10723.json	mostly-true	A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax thats part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgias convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.	taxes,tourism	michael-t-owens	President, Tourism Leadership Council in Savannah	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a news report
12114.json	mostly-true	Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran.	crime,criminal-justice	gina-hinojosa	President, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees	Texas	none	0	0	1	1	0	a campaign  mailer
5731.json	pants-fire	In April 1997, there was a gas out conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.	energy,gas-prices	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a post on Facebook
2439.json	false	Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was never sentenced to stoning.	crime,human-rights,abc-news-week	mahmoud-ahmadinejad			none	0	2	0	0	0	ABC's "This Week"
7779.json	mostly-true	The Georgia Lottery paid out $2.3 billion in prizes during the last fiscal year.	lottery	georgia-lottery			none	0	0	0	1	0	television advertisement
1247.json	barely-true	During the Reagan administration, "Millions of people were thrown out of work."	economy	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
11920.json	true	Says Donald Trump supported impeachment of President (George W.) Bush.	foreign-policy,iraq	our-principles-pac			republican	0	0	0	0	0	a web ad
7965.json	mostly-true	Says student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1.	education	gene-green	U.S. Representative	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
11904.json	barely-true	In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted.	crime,public-safety	tony-capezza	police union leader	Rhode Island	none	1	0	0	0	0	testimony at General Assembly 
6142.json	false	My opponent, in 2008, had contributions investigated by the federal government.	campaign-finance,elections	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a town hall-style meeting
10744.json	half-true	In recent polling in battleground states, a majority of the people said Hillary Clinton is untrustworthy.	candidates-biography,ethics,campaign-advertising,polls	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview
10284.json	barely-true	Weve had the lowest health care inflation in history because of Obamacare.	economy,health-care,medicaid,medicare	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a radio interview
3976.json	false	After not having any foreign trade offices overseas for the past decade, New Jersey opened offices in Shanghai and London in the past six months, and has seen an 18 percent increase in exports.	economy	kim-guadagno	Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey		republican	0	2	1	0	0	a radio interview on WNYC
6371.json	half-true	President Obama has added $4 billion in debt every day.	debt,economy,federal-budget,message-machine-2012	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	an ad
4021.json	true	Says that as a gubernatorial candidate, Chris Christie promised no school cuts.	education	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a press release
5055.json	mostly-true	Eighty percent of all U.S. communities depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply the products sold in stores or ordered online.	economy,government-regulation,transportation	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	a congressional hearing
13333.json	mostly-true	With her solution, terrorists can still today and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America.	guns,islam,terrorism	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a debate
5594.json	half-true	Despite President Barack Obamas promise to cut healthcare costs, the average cost of a family policy is up $1,300.	health-care,message-machine-2012	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a campaign ad
2558.json	true	Says the Texas Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase up to 300,000 promotional stress balls.	economy,health-care	hank-gilbert	Cattle raiser	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	0	0	a press release.
1045.json	false	Says he didnt call Dr. George Tiller a baby killer, as liberal groups charge, but was merely reporting what some prolifers branded him.	abortion,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	an op-ed.
11905.json	pants-fire	Quotes Mark Cuban as saying,I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything.	elections	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	in a post on Facebook
4580.json	mostly-true	A Cornell University research study concludes that ethanol generates a 29 percent energy loss, meaning it takes more than a gallon of gasoline to produce a gallon of ethanol.	agriculture,energy,environment,science	matt-gaetz	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	0	an op-ed article
8125.json	mostly-true	Half of all adults have a pre-existing condition that could affecttheir health care coverage.	health-care	jan-schakowsky	Representative of 9th District of Illinois	Illinois	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview with MSNBC
3028.json	false	In preparing a rules package for the 112th Congress, the GOP had no discussions with Democrats.	bipartisanship,congressional-rules	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	a news release
12313.json	mostly-true	Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire countrys GDP.	education,foreign-policy,women	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	an interview posted on Medium
1885.json	half-true	The 2000 Census cost $4.5 billion. The 2010 Census is set to cost up to $14.5 billion.	census,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his Fox News program
9866.json	false	The United States has the most number of deductions available to corporations for the corporate income tax.	corporations,taxes	bob-beckel	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
8326.json	false	UPS left 15,000 employees spouses without health insurance and told them to, go on an exchange with no employer subsidy.	families,health-care	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Senate floor speech
9140.json	barely-true	Says the goal of the Affordable Care Act was to get 30 million people insured, but it only got 7 million.	health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on Fox's 'Hannity'
10456.json	true	GEORGIA ROADWAY FATALITIES THIS YEAR: 59 PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY	public-safety	billboard-spaghetti-junction		Georgia	organization	0	1	0	0	0	overhead sign on I-85 South
2240.json	false	We didnt have a development director for over seven months.	economy,government-efficiency,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a campaign speech
11350.json	barely-true	There is not one of the Muslim nations that doesnt have discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs.	corrections-and-updates,gays-and-lesbians,human-rights,islam,religion,women	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File"
4268.json	true	Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years.	taxes	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a television ad
810.json	true	Medicare spends "$15-billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
6228.json	mostly-true	Says while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion.	state-budget,taxes	our-oregon	political group	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	a newsletter.
11509.json	half-true	If youre born poor, youre more likely to stay poor than any time in American history.	economy,poverty	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.
8947.json	barely-true	Says Alex Sink supported higher sales taxes.	taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign mailer
3385.json	mostly-true	I delivered to you a budget that ... cuts taxes by $2 billion.	state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State speech.
6715.json	barely-true	Says Sherrod Browns campaign attacked Josh Mandels military service	military,campaign-advertising,patriotism	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign email
4764.json	barely-true	The city of Pembroke Pines doesnt have a vote in a plan to build a detention center in Southwest Ranches.	crime,immigration,voting-record	frank-ortis	Pembroke Pines mayor	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a meeting
4098.json	mostly-true	Theres no scientific conclusion that (being gay) is genetic.	gays-and-lesbians,science	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
22.json	mostly-true	"Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds."	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a news release.
3020.json	false	The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined.	federal-budget,history	kevin-mccarthy	U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip	California	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian"
7885.json	mostly-true	Says Gov. Rick Scott returned $1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law.	health-care	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	an op-ed
6324.json	pants-fire	When Josh Mandel claims to have accepted three debates with Sen. Sherrod Brown, he is lying. He has accepted ZERO proposed debates.	elections,campaign-advertising	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a news release
13327.json	half-true	Says he and his running mate are the only candidates that do believe in free trade.	economy,trade	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	a campaign appearance
12463.json	mostly-true	Says he never told anyone he hated the U.S. Senate.	candidates-biography,congress	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a tweet
6714.json	false	The reason 29 states no longer have a death tax is that the tax damaged their economic competitiveness.	taxes	yes-84			organization	0	1	0	0	0	campaign material
3585.json	mostly-true	The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. Theyve demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases.	education,federal-budget,health-care,science,abc-news-week	chris-van-hollen		Maryland	democrat	0	0	0	4	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
9909.json	pants-fire	As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I led the charge to restore most of the education cuts from last session.	education,state-budget,state-finances	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a press release
11187.json	mostly-true	Says Bernie Sanders chose to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988.	history	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a Washington Post column
7049.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. corporate tax rate is highest in the world at 35 percent.	economy,federal-budget,jobs,taxes	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters
12687.json	false	SaysHillary Clinton took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a speech at a Trump rally
10554.json	true	Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks.	baseball,recreation,sports	james-skeffington	lawyer	Rhode Island	business-leader	0	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
2772.json	barely-true	Discretionary spending went up 84 percent in the last two years	federal-budget,stimulus	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an election-night interview 
11164.json	pants-fire	The Mexican government ... they send the bad ones over.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
106.json	true	"Look, I believe in accountability. In 1983, I led the effort in Arkansas to improve our schools."	education	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a forum hosted by Slate/Yahoo/Huffington Post.
12397.json	barely-true	Says Mike Coffman is with Trump.	congress,immigration	colorados-voice			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
7873.json	mostly-true	If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance.	health-care	bob-gibbs	Representative from Ohio's 18th Congressional District	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a tweet
13411.json	barely-true	In two terms in the Missouri General Assembly, Jason Kander passed ZERO bills that were signed into law.	candidates-biography	one-nation-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	0	0	a political mailer
11144.json	false	Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers are worse now than just about ever for African-Americans.	economy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on ABC "This Week"
9807.json	half-true	The growth rate of women-owned businesses in Texas has nearly doubled that of the nation since President Obama has taken office.	small-business,women	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an email blast
7463.json	barely-true	Due to the sequester, people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn.	federal-budget	ami-bera	U.S. House of Representatives	California	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a House floor speech
4133.json	true	I did not vote to spend money to fight that (Amendment 6 redistricting) lawsuit.	redistricting	alan-hays	state senator	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a public hearing about redistricting
2970.json	mostly-true	We are the only state in the country that state employees dont contribute [to their pensions].	retirement,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a meeting with state legislators.
3367.json	pants-fire	Says Sheldon Whitehouse said on Senate floor: Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist.	health-care	kenneth-mckay	Lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a TV interview
5120.json	false	One year today since #GOP took control of the House and no new jobs.	bipartisanship,jobs	frank-pallone-jr	Congressman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet
7491.json	half-true	Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years.	infrastructure,sports,taxes	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	news story
2309.json	half-true	McDonalds in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S.	education,food-safety,abc-news-week	jamie-oliver			none	0	0	1	0	0	a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
1220.json	false	White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard once served as the "right-hand man" for Bertha Lewis, who heads up ACORN.	pundits	steve-doocy	Co-host of Fox New Channel's "Fox and Friends"	New York	journalist	0	2	0	0	1	a statement on Fox and Friends
7566.json	half-true	[A] 2009 USDA study found that 87 percent of chicken carcasses tested positive for generic E. coli ... just prior to packaging.	food-safety	physicians-committee-responsible-medicine			organization	0	1	1	0	0	a letter
2110.json	true	Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation.	education	yvette-mcgee-brown	Ohio Supreme Court justice	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign speech
6496.json	barely-true	Says she does the jobs of state auditor, secretary of state and lieutenant governor for less than the price of one of them in Washington state.	government-efficiency	kate-brown	Secretary of State	Oregon	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a television interview.
8965.json	pants-fire	Under current policies, were going to reduce the overall debt of the United States by $3 trillion over the next 10 years.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	richard-durbin	Senator	Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	0	1	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
2944.json	barely-true	I have always been focused on reining in the deficit.	federal-budget,job-accomplishments	herb-kohl	U.S. Senator	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a news release
2071.json	pants-fire	We dont get a lot of calls from this White House I have, frankly, never had a call from them.	bipartisanship	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
5612.json	half-true	Says that in fiscal year 2010, nearly 80 percent of women served in the Texas Womens Health Program received services from a provider other than a Planned Parenthood clinic.	abortion,health-care,public-health,women	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a tweet
2985.json	true	Earmarks requested in a federal spending bill included $277,000 for potato pest management in Wisconsin.	agriculture,federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a statement on the U.S. Senate floor
4286.json	false	Credit agency says Rep. Gibbs recklessly caused downgrade, higher interest rates.	federal-budget	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
775.json	false	"We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever."	energy	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	St. Louis, Mo.
4815.json	barely-true	Stimulus money went to office upgrades for politicians.	message-machine-2012,stimulus	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a TV ad
4447.json	half-true	The average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers.	retirement,state-budget	hetty-rosenstein	Union leader	New Jersey	none	0	0	1	0	0	a press release from the Communication Workers of America
11566.json	half-true	The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has no congressional oversight.	congressional-rules,financial-regulation	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee
219.json	mostly-true	"He's (Romney) the one who said that he would be to the left of Teddy Kennedy on gay rights."	gays-and-lesbians	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
11635.json	barely-true	Jeb Bushs plan for Social Security is disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70.	social-security	annette-taddeo-goldstein	Miami-Dade County Democratic chair	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a fundraising email
590.json	barely-true	"I have little doubt that we've moved into recession at this point."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a conversation with reporters aboard plane
58.json	true	"About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages."	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Miami, Fla.
2107.json	false	Says that Lee Fisher once said, I never met a gun control bill I didnt like.	crime,guns	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a campaign statement
8824.json	half-true	Says in 2000, Fox News broke the story of George W. Bushs drunk driving arrest. Who broke it? Fox News.	bush-administration	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	a broadcast of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live"
453.json	half-true	Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	in an interview on "This Week."
9748.json	pants-fire	Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak.	ebola,public-health	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a blog post
12113.json	barely-true	Nevada Republicans didnt do one single thing to cut spending in 2015.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	danny-tarkanian		Nevada	republican	1	0	1	0	0	an interview on Ralston Live
8703.json	mostly-true	To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is forcing people in business to make wedding cakes for anyone.	civil-rights,diversity	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	comments on his radio program
13378.json	pants-fire	Says Democratic challenger for his N.C. House seat raised taxes on clothing, school supplies even baby diapers!	candidates-biography,county-budget,campaign-advertising,states,taxes	chris-malone	N.C. House of Representatives	North Carolina	republican	0	0	0	0	1	
9582.json	mostly-true	Radio Marti and TV Marti have spent more than $500 million to reach less than 1 percent of the Cuban population.	foreign-policy	lawrence-odonnell			none	2	2	0	3	0	a broadcast of "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell"
11252.json	barely-true	I released all my emails.	candidates-biography	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a campaign video
13455.json	true	I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	a web post and email blast
1716.json	false	''I have received more contributions than any other candidate in the race Republican or Democrat.''	elections	dan-gelber		Florida	democrat	2	2	1	3	0	e-mail to supporters and media
920.json	mostly-true	"The House Democrats' so-called 'stimulus' has been stuffed with an astonishing $335 million to fund prevention programs of sexually transmitted diseases."	economy,stimulus	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release
8615.json	mostly-true	Were the Sunshine State, and were hardly doing any solar energy production.	energy	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
1820.json	true	In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office."	elections,abc-news-week	michael-steele	chairman of the Republican National Committee	Maryland	republican	0	1	1	0	2	an interview on ABC's 'This Week.'
9917.json	half-true	New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state.	economy	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a campaign ad
6999.json	false	SaysGov. John Kasich incorrectly claimed Ohios economy was 38th in the nation when he took office. We were sixth in the nation in terms of economic job growth.	economy,jobs	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	an interview on CNN
4010.json	barely-true	(Birmingham, Ala.) is the cradle of the civil rights movement.	civil-rights,history	al-roker	Today Show meteorologist		none	1	0	0	0	0	a broadcast
8204.json	half-true	Because of Gov. Scott Walkers budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is going to pay off debt than ever before in our history.	debt,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,transportation	kathleen-vinehout			democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a column
10012.json	half-true	When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, its approaching 3 percent.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Northwestern University
8425.json	mostly-true	Were 49th in the United States in new businesses created.	economy,jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
8088.json	pants-fire	I was banned from talking about Bill Ayers during the 2008 presidential campaign.	elections,pundits,terrorism	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview with Fox News
4854.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney has flip-flopped on his support for President Reagans policies.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a video ad
3736.json	false	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker literally invented a $3.6 billion deficit.	labor,state-budget,state-finances	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a speech at a state Democratic Party dinner
5552.json	mostly-true	We also have, in a park thats not far from here, an ability to build a reservoir that can hold a 30-day water supply for the city of Atlanta.	water	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	an interview
6063.json	false	Virginia is home to more veterans per capita than any state in America.	census,military,veterans	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a speech.
7332.json	half-true	Ohio is doing better right now than the national average on all the (economic) numbers.	economy,state-finances	keith-faber	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper interview
3242.json	half-true	It is projected that 3.07 million people will use the train annually. Keep in mind that Amtraks Acela train in Washington D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore only had 3.2 million riders in 2010.	state-budget,stimulus,transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	comments announcing Florida would reject federal dollars for a Tampa-Orlando high-speed rail line.
8074.json	half-true	Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
8468.json	mostly-true	We have about six school districts that are in school 140 to 150 days this year.	education	john-barge		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a town hall meeting
2672.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Jim Doyle and the DNR have not put hunters first and mismanaged the deer herd; as a result the deer population has dwindled.	environment,recreation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign news release and platform document
12684.json	half-true	Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana.	economy,jobs	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a Donald Trump rally in Indiana
7608.json	half-true	No one knows who bought the [38 Studios] bonds. And there was some language put in the bond offer that they must remain anonymous.	bankruptcy,corporations,economy,transparency	jim-taricani	Investigative reporter, WJAR-TV	Rhode Island	journalist	0	0	1	0	0	a comment made on "10 News Conference."
5498.json	false	Today, you cant rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), its not funded.	retirement,state-budget,workers	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press conference
11049.json	half-true	Says his average federal tax rate was 36 percent.	taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns
10281.json	mostly-true	President Barack Obama said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority to act as he did on immigration.	immigration	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	a committee hearing
5623.json	half-true	Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Womens Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center.	abortion,health-care,public-health,women	elliott-naishtat	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an op-ed column
5658.json	mostly-true	Last year, we produced 14 percent less oil on public lands than we did the year before.	energy	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a radio interview
12222.json	false	Floridas regulations on the payday lending industry are stronger than almost any other state.	congress,financial-regulation,government-regulation,poverty	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a conference call with reporters
4402.json	barely-true	Congressman Bill Young voted to cut taxes for millionaires and end your Medicare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,taxes	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a gas station advertisement
10813.json	barely-true	On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country.	financial-regulation	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at Politics and Eggs
2503.json	half-true	The Republican election platform was actually written with the help of a former lobbyist for AIG and a former lobbyist for Exxon-Mobil.	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Madison, Wisc.
8950.json	barely-true	Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich supported President Barack Obamas economic policies 97 percent of the time.	bipartisanship,congress	dan-sullivan	Alaska Department of Public Resources commissioner	Alaska	republican	2	2	1	0	0	a campaign email blast
8982.json	true	Seventy-five percent of the young adults in this country are not mentally or physically fit to serve.	military	bing-west	Author, retired Marine officer	Rhode Island	none	0	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
4576.json	mostly-true	Says David Dewhurst accused Cruz of being a Red Chinese Communist.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a widely distributed email memo.
6845.json	pants-fire	Less than 10 percent of President Barack Obamas Cabinet members have private-sector experience.	message-machine-2012	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an email
5144.json	true	Federal law prohibits the growing of industrial hemp in the United States.	agriculture,marijuana,small-business	suzanne-bonamici	State Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a debate
6330.json	true	We created as many jobs in the first six months of this year as we did in all of 2011 and 2011 was the best single year for private-sector job growth since the year 2000.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference
10132.json	mostly-true	Greg Abbott has benefitted from payday lenders who have given him $300,000 and then received a ruling from him that they can operate in a loophole in the law that allows them to charge unlimited rates and fees.	campaign-finance,financial-regulation	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a debate
2712.json	half-true	Many of the companies bankrolling the ad campaign against Amendment 4 are recipients of a congressional bailout, in the form of humongous tax refunds earlier this year.	florida,florida-amendments	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
7933.json	mostly-true	Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity.	energy	ron-shipman	Georgia Power Vice President of Environmental Affairs	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a meeting
10513.json	half-true	In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns 49 percent fewer women are shot and killed.	crime,guns,states,women	lori-haas	Virginia 	Virginia director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence	activist	0	0	1	0	0	a news conference
1183.json	half-true	Nothing in any of the Democrat bills would require individuals to verify their citizenship or identity prior to receiving taxpayer-subsidized benefits.	health-care,immigration	house-republicans			republican	0	3	4	0	1	a "myth and fact" news release
5616.json	true	Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify].	immigration,polls,workers	peter-palumbo	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	3	1	1	0	0	a talk radio show.
1957.json	half-true	Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules.	climate-change,energy,environment,message-machine,oil-spill	florida-conservation-alliance	Environmental group	Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a television commercial
7187.json	half-true	I have the experience as Senate Budget Chair of cutting $4.5 billion in spending -- to close the deficit while protecting education and health care.	state-budget,state-finances	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	a video advertisement
2845.json	true	Over the course of one four-year term, it costs taxpayers more than $1 million simply to operate the governors mansion.	state-budget	bob-wirch	State Senator, 22nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a news release
11399.json	true	Says Donald Trump supports eminent domain and the Supreme Courts Kelodecision.	candidates-biography,supreme-court	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a television ad
9933.json	barely-true	Says Tom Steyer is aCalifornia billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone and is spending big to help Bruce Braley.	campaign-finance,climate-change,environment,message-machine-2014,campaign-advertising	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a campaign ad
4185.json	half-true	Says Republican state Sen. Alberta Darling offered unqualified support for a plan to end Medicare	federal-budget,medicare	we-are-wisconsin		Wisconsin	organization	1	1	1	0	0	a news release
8903.json	false	On adoption by gay couples	children,families,gays-and-lesbians	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	
5130.json	half-true	In 2011, (Debbie) Wasserman Schultz missed 62 congressional votes one of the worst records of any member of Congress.	candidates-biography,congress,voting-record	karen-harrington	restaurant owner	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a website
2683.json	false	Matt Patten kicked off his dirty campaign with thousands in dirty cash from guess who? (Frank) Russo and (Jimmy) Dimora.	message-machine,campaign-advertising	ohio-house-republican-organizational-committee		Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an election ad
3599.json	barely-true	43,000 people are going to be kicked out of nursing homes or denied nursing home entrance if the Texas House version of the state budget passes into law.	health-care,state-budget	joaquin-castro	attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	House floor debate.
9072.json	mostly-true	Women are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas.	economy,women,workers	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a tweet
2053.json	mostly-true	$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crists political photo-op special session.	oil-spill,state-budget	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a press release
1895.json	barely-true	Of hospitals in Rick Scotts Columbia/HCA health care company, "A top executive said they even turned away a poor man and left him to die outside their door."	health-care,message-machine	florida-first-initiative		Florida	none	1	1	0	0	0	a TV ad
13451.json	half-true	The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic.	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a rally in North Carolina
10353.json	pants-fire	Fox News airs Stuart Scott R.I.P. tribute with picture of Stephen A. Smith.	sports	naha-daily			none	0	0	0	0	1	a website article
8765.json	false	Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women.	poverty,women	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
8264.json	half-true	On support for a military strike on Syria	foreign-policy	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a statement
7422.json	barely-true	Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!	guns,public-safety	wayne-lapierre			none	3	1	3	1	0	an article in the Daily Caller
8287.json	half-true	Were 48th in K-12 funding and 50th in higher education.	education	nan-rich	candidate for governor	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	3	0	a "Tampa Tribune" blog
5293.json	false	Heres something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America.	education,sports	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor"
12022.json	false	When youre white ... you dont know what its like to be poor.	diversity,economy,income,poverty	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
119.json	mostly-true	"With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed."	health-care	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	
7427.json	mostly-true	Says Travis Countys unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.	corrections-and-updates,economy,jobs,poverty	sarah-eckhardt	Travis County judge-elect	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an email blast.
11158.json	half-true	Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgias economy in the most recent fiscal year.	economy,jobs,states,taxes	georgia-department-economic-development			none	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
8367.json	false	Nobodys addicted to marijuana.	drugs,marijuana	john-morgan	Attorney	Florida	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	Bay News 9 show, “Political Connections” 
13474.json	mostly-true	President-elect Trumps immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting.	homeland-security,immigration	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an MSNBC interview
6007.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walker took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich.	corporations,education,message-machine-2012,taxes	we-are-wisconsin		Wisconsin	organization	1	1	1	0	0	campaign mail
3251.json	true	The federal government can cut all of the non-military discretionary spending and not balance the budget.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare,military,social-security	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on Fox Business News
6056.json	true	In Galveston, Texas, they have allowed people to privatize part of their Social Security. And people are building wealth.	county-government,retirement,social-security,workers	ew-jackson	Pastor	Virginia	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a debate.
3548.json	false	On bipartisan redistricting.	redistricting	thomas-norment-jr	Minority leader, Virginia Senate	Virginia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a press release.
613.json	mostly-true	Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit.	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on CNN's <i> Larry King Live </i>
6481.json	pants-fire	Says Reps. Rush Holt, Frank Pallone and Bill Pascrell are willing to jeopardize seniors access to coverage by gutting $741 billion from Medicare to pay for a big-government healthcare takeover.	health-care,medicare	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release
9794.json	true	Says Keene, N.H., requested a military-grade armored personnel truck, citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as a possible target for terrorists.	homeland-security,public-safety	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight
8259.json	true	President Barack Obama had the legal authority to strike Syria without a vote from Congress.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,military	joe-lieberman	Senator	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	2	0	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
1784.json	half-true	On the importance of judicial experience for Supreme Court nominees.	legal-issues	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a news release
2407.json	barely-true	Horse racing could boost Georgias economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs.	economy,gambling	jb-powell			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
2075.json	barely-true	Russ Feingold voted against the law that protected our lakes and was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no.	energy,environment,message-machine	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a campaign commercial
4145.json	false	Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house.	housing,new-hampshire-2012	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.
573.json	false	"I have a perfect voting record from organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and all the other veterans service organizations."	veterans	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a town hall meeting in Denver
822.json	false	Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals.	crime,drugs,families,marijuana,public-safety	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign mailer
12560.json	pants-fire	For the amount of money Hillary Clinton would like to spend on refugees, we could rebuild every inner city in America.	immigration,urban	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in New York attacking Hillary Clinton
8588.json	mostly-true	In the history of the United States, 168 presidential nominees have been filibustered, 82 blocked under President Obama, 86 blocked under all the other presidents.	congressional-rules,history	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a graphic
3494.json	mostly-true	Says Jeff Stone = Scott Walker.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments,state-budget,taxes	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a television ad
705.json	mostly-true	Palin "inherited a city with zero debt, but left it with indebtedness of over $22-million."	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
3438.json	true	Florida is one of only three states that require licenses for commercial interior designers.	consumer-safety,government-efficiency	national-federation-independent-business-florida		Florida	none	0	0	0	0	0	testimony to Florida House Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee.
9082.json	barely-true	After hiring a campaign manager in 2006, I got this $100 and something fee ... for hazardous materials.	economy,government-efficiency,jobs	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	a radio interview
12743.json	barely-true	In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map.	foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican convention
13458.json	mostly-true	Obamacare is not a popular law.	government-regulation,health-care,polls	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a news conference
1558.json	false	"Nobody has been talking about it (Medicaid fraud), focused on it, or paying attention to it."	health-care,medicare	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	an interview with interview with the St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald.
4036.json	false	Rick Scott has destroyed over 100,000 jobs.	jobs	rod-smith	Florida Democratic Party Chairman	Florida	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	an e-mail to supporters
8996.json	true	For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000.	state-budget	casey-cagle			republican	1	0	0	2	0	an interview
736.json	true	"Grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists" from Bermuda gave McCain $50,000.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a television ad
12259.json	half-true	90 percent of fires in Arizona are human-caused.	fires	doug-ducey	Governor	Arizona	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press conference on fire season
4753.json	mostly-true	Today 46 percent of all Floridians owe more on their home than it is worth.	economy,housing	rod-smith	Florida Democratic Party Chairman	Florida	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	speech at Florida Democratic Party 2011 Convention
4386.json	mostly-true	Says that when President Obama visited El Paso, he pronounced that the border with Mexico and the United States was safer than it ever was in history.	immigration,new-hampshire-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a house party in New Hampshire
4342.json	false	Says Texas gained 21,000 doctors due to tort reform.	health-care,legal-issues,new-hampshire-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech at "Politics and Eggs" in Bedford, N.H.
11645.json	pants-fire	Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American.	elections,legal-issues	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News
13118.json	true	Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today	economy,jobs	andrew-cuomo	Governor	New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a speech in Buffalo
1692.json	barely-true	Rubio's "got more experience than Obama had."	candidates-biography	richard-land	President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission		none	1	0	0	0	0	an interview with "Politico"
3017.json	mostly-true	More than 125 jobs have been created at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center.	job-accomplishments,jobs	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a newsletter to Milwaukee residents
6980.json	mostly-true	Says a university survey concluded his Massachusetts administration had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments,states,women	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the second presidential debate
3759.json	mostly-true	The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor.	campaign-finance,labor	chris-redfern	Chairman of the  Ohio Democratic Party	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	4	0	a radio interview
1377.json	half-true	Says a careless attitude and poor oversight by the Texas Department of Agriculture led to deaths and illnesses traced to a Texas peanut plant.	agriculture,consumer-safety	hank-gilbert	Cattle raiser	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	0	0	in a press release
4892.json	mostly-true	TheU.S. economyis three times asbig as Chinas.	china,economy	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a news conference.
9605.json	mostly-true	Providence graduation rates are up.	education,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2014	angel-taveras	Mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	2	0	a campaign video
12998.json	true	Says Alex Jones said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there.	children,crime,education,families,guns,history,public-safety	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	x
13149.json	barely-true	Says no, youre wrong, responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York.	crime,criminal-justice,supreme-court	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
10233.json	false	The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida.	gambling,jobs	enough-already-wisconsin-inc			none	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet
164.json	half-true	"I've got the most international experience here."	job-accomplishments	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
7473.json	pants-fire	Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012.	jobs	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address
12512.json	mostly-true	Florida doesnt regulate assault weapons or .50 caliber rifles or large-capacity ammunition magazines. It doesnt require a permit to purchase a gun. It doesnt require any registration, whatsoever.	guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview with CNN
11984.json	true	Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress.	congress,diversity,history,population,women	stephanie-schriock	President, EMILY's List	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	as quoted by the Texas Tribune
8692.json	barely-true	Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs.	jobs,sports	ken-hagan	Hillsborough County Commissioner	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times'
4294.json	false	Says that he did not exactly say that communities have the right to ban mosques.	islam	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	the GOP debate in Ames, Iowa
11862.json	barely-true	Faced with $1 million in campaign debt, Scott Walker is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers.	campaign-finance,debt,state-budget,transportation	katrina-shankland	State representative	Wisconsin	democrat	2	1	0	0	0	a news release
3747.json	false	George Allen had 40,000 earmarks while he was a senator.	federal-budget	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	a TV interview.
2221.json	mostly-true	We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain.	afghanistan	elizabeth-dennigan		Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a statement on her campaign website
551.json	true	"He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps."	bush-administration,civil-rights	ralph-nader	Attorney, activist	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	1	0	a radio interview with Democracy Now!
6995.json	half-true	Says Romney said we should ask Pakistan for permission to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.	foreign-policy,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
10566.json	mostly-true	More than 1 million Texans live without affordable health care because Rick Perry failed to partner with the Legislature to find a Texas solution to closing the coverage gap.	corrections-and-updates,health-care	texas-democratic-party	Political party	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	a press release
4088.json	true	There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office.	economy,government-efficiency,jobs,pundits,workers	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	a "New York Times" column
12043.json	false	The Clean Power Plan is something that Sen. Sanders has said he would delay implementing.	climate-change,environment	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in the Democratic debate in Florida
11315.json	mostly-true	Says Marco Rubio has the worst voting record there is today.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second GOP primary debate.
11398.json	mostly-true	Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate.	abortion,campaign-finance,elections,federal-budget,health-care,women	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	a speech
905.json	half-true	The biggest job of the surgeon general is to translate health care and health care needs into plain English.	health-care	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	an interview on MSNBC's Hardball.
4551.json	false	Says Barack Obama is a hypocrite for criticizing President George W. Bushs drone attack program, then using it aggressively as president.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	john-fleming	U.S. Representative	Louisiana	republican	0	2	0	0	0	an interview on Fox Business Network
6394.json	mostly-true	Says Measure 11 is one of the most significant reasons for decrease in violent crime.	crime,criminal-justice	steve-doell	Executive Diretor of the Truth in Sentencing Project	Oregon	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a press release.
4449.json	barely-true	Says 160,000 kids stay home every day because they are afraid to go to school because of bullying.	crime,education	valerie-vainieri-huttle	State Assemblywoman	New Jersey	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	at a news conference
225.json	barely-true	"We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent."	abortion	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a debate in Johnston, Iowa
12258.json	mostly-true	Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, the lowest in the country.	criminal-justice,poverty,state-finances,states	jerome-buting			none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
4107.json	mostly-true	House Bill 2301 never had a public hearing	education	oregon-education-association	Oregon teachers union	Oregon	none	0	0	0	1	0	a blog posting
10617.json	true	The proposed transportation tax plan revokes a tax-credit for consumers electric cars while the state retains similar credits for similar vehicles for businesses.	taxes,transportation	atlanta-journal-constitution			none	0	0	0	0	0	news reports
7470.json	pants-fire	Theres no plan from Senate Democrats or the White House to replace the sequester.	federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an interview on "Meet the Press."
6154.json	half-true	Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to do away with Medicare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a speech
10170.json	half-true	The nation as a whole has created jobs at a rate that is two times the rate that we have created jobs here in Wisconsin under Gov. Walker.	job-accomplishments,jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a speech
4927.json	false	I differed with my party on business legislation, on consumer protection, and on free trade agreements.	bipartisanship,job-accomplishments,voting-record	suzanne-bonamici	State Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	in a debate
8233.json	barely-true	We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state.	economy,taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit
7410.json	mostly-true	Comic strip says government study shows Head Start has little or no impact on the children its supposed to help.	education,federal-budget	mallard-fillmore			none	0	0	0	1	0	a syndicated cartoon
10092.json	pants-fire	In 2013, Dan Patrick voted against funding to test the backlog of rape kits, allowing rapists to walk free.	abortion,crime,criminal-justice,women	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	a video ad
11174.json	mostly-true	A majority of the candidates on this stage have supported amnesty ... I have never supported amnesty.	candidates-biography,immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
11335.json	mostly-true	Says Pope Francis took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims.	islam,religion	matthew-dowd	Commentator	Texas	independent	0	0	2	4	0	a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
1180.json	true	The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain and simple.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to a joint session of Congress
7339.json	false	One-third of the gasoline is purchased by out-of-state people in Virginia	state-budget,taxes,transportation	richard-saslaw	State Senate Minority Leader	Virginia	democrat	2	3	0	0	1	an interview
8626.json	half-true	Obamacare is a massive, massive income redistribution with $250 billion a year in Medicaid expansion (and) in the subsidy structure thats basically being paid for by people on Medicare, through Medicare cuts, and a lot of tax increases.	health-care,taxes	james-capretta	Senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center		republican	0	0	1	0	0	a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
6871.json	true	The federal tax code has loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas.	debates,jobs,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the first presidential debate
5998.json	true	The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasnt even been to a NASCAR race.	federal-budget,sports	dale-earnhardt-jr	NASCAR driver		none	0	0	0	0	0	remarks to reporters
7500.json	pants-fire	Says Kurt Schrader supports Obamas sequester but wont cut $1.6 million to fund new video games.	federal-budget	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	an online ad
10044.json	false	In the last year, Wisconsin ranked third in Midwest job growth.	job-accomplishments,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
9452.json	mostly-true	The typical Wisconsin worker makes $5,000 less each year than our neighbors in Minnesota under Gov. Scott Walkers policies.	economy,workers	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a speech
9441.json	true	FIFA pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums.	sports	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
10161.json	barely-true	Leticia Van de Putte voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony.	crime,criminal-justice,education	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a TV ad, "Better Schools"
5657.json	half-true	Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460.	congress,elections,stimulus	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message via the Internet
7730.json	mostly-true	Says a state bill checks the spending habits of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors by bringing it in line with other county boards around the state.	county-budget,county-government,states	joe-sanfelippo	State Representative	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	1	0	legislative testimony
9926.json	pants-fire	Recently Rick Scott closed 30 womens health care centers across the state.	health-care,state-budget,women	lois-frankel		Florida	democrat	2	0	0	0	1	a fundraising email 
6817.json	half-true	The income tax that started at 2 percent under Governor Byrne is now 9 percent.	income,taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a campaign event in New Hampshire
2946.json	barely-true	Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years.	health-care,state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
3938.json	false	Says President Barack Obama has put (up) a stop sign against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska.	energy,environment,oil-spill	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential debate
4138.json	barely-true	Ive created over 40,000 jobs.	job-accomplishments,jobs	craig-miller	Former Ruth's Chris Steak House CEO	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign launch message on his website
8634.json	mostly-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	barely-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	barely-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	true	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	pants-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	half-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	true	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	half-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	half-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	half-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	mostly-true	Georgia lawmakers balanced the budget without raising taxes on residents.	taxes	casey-cagle			republican	1	0	0	2	0	a speech
6717.json	barely-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	pants-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	barely-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	false	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	false	"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	mostly-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	true	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	pants-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	barely-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	false	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	pants-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	true	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	false	"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	pants-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	pants-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	barely-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	true	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	mostly-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	half-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	mostly-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	mostly-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	false	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	barely-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	barely-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	barely-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	barely-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	false	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	mostly-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	true	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	false	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	half-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	half-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	half-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	barely-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	mostly-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	pants-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	true	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	true	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	half-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	mostly-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	barely-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	false	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	mostly-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	barely-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	true	"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	false	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	false	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	barely-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	true	On immigration reform	immigration,public-safety,voting-record	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	interviews
10249.json	half-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	mostly-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	mostly-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	mostly-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	true	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	pants-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	false	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	pants-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	barely-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	true	"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	barely-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	barely-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	pants-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	true	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	barely-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	pants-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	false	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	false	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	false	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	barely-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	true	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	false	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	true	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	mostly-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	half-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	half-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	mostly-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	false	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	barely-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	false	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	true	"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	half-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	false	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	mostly-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	barely-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	true	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	mostly-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	false	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	pants-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	true	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.
2104.json	false	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	mostly-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	pants-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	barely-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	half-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	mostly-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	true	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	barely-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	mostly-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	false	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	true	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	pants-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	half-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	pants-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	barely-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	mostly-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	pants-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	true	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	false	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	mostly-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	false	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	half-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	false	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	half-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	false	"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	true	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	barely-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	mostly-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	false	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	pants-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	false	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	barely-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	half-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	false	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	false	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	true	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	true	"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	mostly-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	barely-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	true	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	pants-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	half-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	false	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	true	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	mostly-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	barely-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	true	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	barely-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	false	"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	true	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	barely-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	mostly-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	mostly-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	half-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	half-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	half-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	true	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	false	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	true	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	true	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	true	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	half-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	true	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	false	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	mostly-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	true	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	false	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	half-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	true	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	mostly-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	true	On offshore oil drilling.	energy,oil-spill	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview on CNN.
1974.json	pants-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	half-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	mostly-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	mostly-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	half-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	mostly-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	false	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	true	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	half-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	half-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	half-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	false	Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!	environment,federal-budget	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	a tweet
12135.json	pants-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	half-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	barely-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	mostly-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	pants-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	false	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	mostly-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	true	"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	pants-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	barely-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	half-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	false	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	true	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	false	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	pants-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	pants-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	half-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
9155.json	half-true	More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their familys plan.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a public address
6071.json	half-true	As governor of Massachusetts, Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent.	economy,history,jobs,message-machine-2012,states	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
5853.json	barely-true	Says Rep. Paul Ryans budget proposal would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans.	education,federal-budget	loretta-weinberg	State Senator		democrat	1	2	0	1	0	an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com
3464.json	false	On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with the "Boston Globe"
8789.json	false	In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony.	civil-rights	vladimir-putin	President of Russia		none	0	1	1	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
6791.json	mostly-true	Theres at least 7,500 addicted gamblers in Rhode Island, at least, it could be as high as 22,000.	gambling	eugene-mckenna	President, Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a forum on casino gambling
5972.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher breaks earmark pledge.	congress,federal-budget	tennessee-democratic-party		Tennessee	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a blog post on the party’s web site on April 25, 2012
10005.json	mostly-true	Says female genital mutilation is a central African problem, not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested.	human-rights,islam,religion	reza-aslan	Author, professor	California	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on "CNN Tonight"
5586.json	mostly-true	Because of the new health care law, Americans no longer will see their coverage dropped or capped when illness strikes.	health-care,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an Obama campaign film
3965.json	barely-true	Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and thats basically a clear indication the governors counselors are probably right -- that we are still not out of the woods yet.	economy,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	chris-widener	State senator	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	0	0	remarks to reporters
4673.json	pants-fire	Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but zero on job creation.	abortion,congressional-rules,economy,families,gays-and-lesbians,government-efficiency,guns,labor,occupy-wall-street,religion,workers	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	an Internet post
4703.json	mostly-true	1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts).	deficit,jobs,message-machine-2012,military	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a web ad.
12992.json	half-true	The Clinton Foundation took steps that went above and beyond all legal requirements and, indeed, all standard requirements followed by every other charitable organization.	ethics,transparency	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on CNN.
12905.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton once wanted a wall on the Mexican border.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign speech 
1334.json	half-true	Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."	economy,foreign-policy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a widely circulated e-mail
1221.json	barely-true	"Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who cant afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."	health-care,legal-issues,taxes	patients-first		Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
8775.json	mostly-true	On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was a step forward for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagans defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.	bush-administration,foreign-policy,history,homeland-security,iraq,military	robert-gates	Secretary of Defense		none	0	0	1	2	0	an interview with NPR
11520.json	false	Says his tax plan wouldnt leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole.	federal-budget,taxes	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	the third GOP primary debate.
9725.json	barely-true	The presidents come out with rules that say, No new coal-fired power plants.	energy,government-regulation	shelley-moore-capito	U.S. House of Representative	West Virginia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
6201.json	false	If the U.S. didnt borrow $1.2 trillion every year to fund government operations, that money would be available for entrepreneurs and business people to put to work creating jobs and building and expanding their businesses.	deficit,economy,federal-budget,jobs	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	an interview
7716.json	mostly-true	Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because there was a recent survey of the top airports in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25.	federal-budget,transportation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
420.json	false	"I actually started criticizing the war in Iraq before (Obama) did."	iraq	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Eugene, Ore.
4361.json	true	The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employees in the United States government.	health-care	steve-southerland	U.S. Representative, Florida District 2	Florida	republican	1	2	1	1	0	comments to Tallahassee residents
8048.json	mostly-true	Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade.	crime	bill-foster	Mayor, St. Petersburg	Florida	republican	1	0	2	2	0	a campaign brochure
7854.json	barely-true	U.S. Rep. John Barrows plan puts the IRS in charge of your health care.	health-care	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a billboard
123.json	barely-true	In 2006, Arizona had four ballot issues that were "very tough on illegal immigration... Forty-seven percent of the Hispanics in Arizona voted for them."	immigration	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	
3592.json	mostly-true	For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply.	environment	online-petition		Rhode Island	none	0	0	0	1	0	an online petition
11379.json	mostly-true	Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024.	guns,terrorism	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a Facebook post
7892.json	mostly-true	Its expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States.	civil-rights,legal-issues,terrorism	mike-rogers	national security commentator for CNN	Michigan	republican	1	1	1	2	1	an interview on ABC’s "This Week"
707.json	pants-fire	"The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned."	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
5374.json	half-true	Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.	economy,jobs	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news release
13259.json	mostly-true	Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries.	marijuana,welfare	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a TV ad 
1993.json	true	"Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country.	elections	mary-n			independent	0	0	0	0	0	a television interview
3666.json	false	On whether the federal debt limit should be raised	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with George Stephanopoulos
4608.json	half-true	When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, the percentage uninsured went down. Under his successor, Rick Perry, its gone up.	children,health-care,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.
11023.json	false	Says his book,The Art of the Deal,is the No. 1 selling business book of all time.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	remarks on CNN.
2096.json	half-true	Democrats in the 1930s wanted President Franklin Roosevelt to be more conservative.	history,pundits,abc-news-week	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week
12853.json	true	Says Danny Tarkanian wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a womans right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest.	abortion	jacky-rosen		Nevada	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a press release.
12670.json	pants-fire	Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police is markedly absent from President Barack Obamas public remarks.	criminal-justice	william-johnson			organization	0	0	0	0	1	an interview on Fox News
1508.json	half-true	"Florida leads the nation in elected officials charged with crimes."	crime	dan-gelber		Florida	democrat	2	2	1	3	0	his campaign blog
12957.json	pants-fire	Says Donald Trumps Make America Great Again caps are made in China.	candidates-biography,china,economy	celia-israel	Realtor; Texas House member, District 50	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a press conference by Austin Democrats
5232.json	true	Sherrod Brown has voted with Barack Obama 95 percent of the time.	voting-record	ohio-republican-party		Ohio	republican	2	2	2	1	0	an interview with The Plain Dealer
13240.json	false	Says Sidney Blumenthal wrote that the Benghazi attack was almost certainly preventable. Clinton was in charge of the State Department, and it failed to protect U.S. personnel and an American consulate in Libya.	foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
8983.json	mostly-true	Gun marketplaces on Facebook mean ANYONE can broker a deal on a gun online, meet the seller in a parking lot somewhere, and walk away with a weapon.	guns	moms-demand-action-gun-sense-america	advocacy group	Indiana	none	1	0	0	1	0	a news release
241.json	barely-true	"I saw my father march with Martin Luther King."	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	College Station, Texas
4334.json	mostly-true	Over the last four years, 53 percent of black wealth has just disappeared.	diversity,economy,pundits,abc-news-week	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	a comment on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour'
11968.json	mostly-true	Our community (Tampa Bay) is one of the 10 most threatened by the sea level rise in the world.	climate-change,transportation	sierra-club			none	2	1	0	1	0	a letter from Tampa Bay Group chairman Kent Bailey to Hillsborough County commissioners
10705.json	half-true	Debt doubled under Bush and now its tripling under Barack Obamas watch.	debt	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a speech announcing his presidential campaign
5626.json	half-true	Since Florida passed the stand your ground law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	christopher-l-smith	State Senator	Florida	democrat	0	0	2	1	0	a press release
1547.json	true	Washington cannot hide from the fact that Congress hiked the national debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion. They cannot hide from the fact . . . that the budget that theyre going forward with has more than a $5 trillion in debt in it over the next five years.	federal-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech
10013.json	mostly-true	Republican House candidateMarilinda Garcia even opposes closing the loophole that allows dangerous criminals to get a gun without a background check.	guns	americans-responsible-solutions			none	1	0	1	2	0	an ad
4493.json	false	Were bankrupt.	economy,federal-budget	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	a Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla.
12226.json	barely-true	The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton.	elections,polls	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a campaign speech
7865.json	half-true	Says Americans invented Pong, Space Invaders and the iPhone.	economy,families,patriotism,science	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	the commencement address at Hillsdale College
12359.json	false	Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm at a Wisconsin VA facility and nothing was done.	drugs,public-health,veterans	freedom-partners-action-fund			organization	1	1	1	0	0	a TV ad
5850.json	false	Says she is saving ratepayers $6 million/year.	city-budget,city-government,water	amanda-fritz	Portland city commissioner		democrat	1	1	0	2	0	campaign material 
4906.json	false	Says recall organizers started their website last November and began work on their effort before he even took office.	elections,job-accomplishments	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a TV interview
12182.json	half-true	The rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Medium post
13479.json	mostly-true	Since the salary for state lawmakers was raised to $79,500, that purchasing power has now been reduced to $53,000.	economy	carl-heastie	Assembly Speaker	New York	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an article from WBFO
10769.json	true	Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.	public-safety,transportation	billboard-spaghetti-junction		Georgia	organization	0	1	0	0	0	state DOT road signs
4473.json	true	Says that in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date.	environment	michael-skindell	State senator	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news conference
11769.json	mostly-true	SaysBernie Sanders voted for what we call the Charleston Loophole.	guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the South Carolina Democratic debate
13261.json	pants-fire	We dont have any chess grandmasters in the United States.	sports	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Ambridge, Pa.
1137.json	mostly-true	Obama's plan for health care reform ends exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays.	health-care	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	a chain e-mail
10470.json	mostly-true	The No. 1 cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents.	children,public-health,public-safety	nationwide		Ohio	none	0	0	0	1	0	an ad during the Super Bowl
2291.json	half-true	(Jeff) Atwaters bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC.	candidates-biography,financial-regulation,housing,message-machine	loranne-ausley		Florida	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a web ad.
1413.json	false	"As long as I have served . . . This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators."	bipartisanship,government-efficiency	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a fundraiser in Florida
1443.json	true	The State of Texas does not even use the E-Verify system to determine if someone is legally in our country when they apply for a job.	immigration	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a debate.
9920.json	mostly-true	57% of the jobs created in Austin from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage.	city-budget,city-government,poverty	steve-adler	Mayor of Austin	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	2	1	a campaign web page
1745.json	true	Says Texas General Land Office has earned the school children of Texas $451,932.89 on wind leases that haven't produced a watt of energy."	children,education,energy,state-budget	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	a newspaper column
838.json	half-true	"We are within the margin of error."	elections	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV interview
7369.json	half-true	State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.	education,state-budget	empowered-georgia		Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	a chart
12674.json	half-true	Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black.	economy,state-budget,state-finances,stimulus,taxes	mike-turzai	Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an op-ed for PennLive
13212.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didnt they come, but they lost so many jobs.	candidates-biography,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign event in Fla.
3964.json	true	A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels.	crime,drugs,homeland-security	michael-cutler			newsmaker	0	0	0	0	0	an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV
765.json	barely-true	Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program."	health-care	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	St. Louis
9219.json	half-true	Hollywood is #1 in Broward homicides in 2013. Thanks Chief Fernandez!	city-government,crime	broward-county-police-benevolent-association		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a billboard
11020.json	false	50 percentof murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens.	crime,immigration	gavin-mcinnes			none	0	1	0	0	1	a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show"
6920.json	half-true	Paul Ryan cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for.	federal-budget,foreign-policy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
11756.json	false	Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, there look like very few women. Very few children.	foreign-policy,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the South Carolina presidential debate
9817.json	half-true	Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crists appointments of key state judges.	campaign-finance,ethics	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a TV ad
2752.json	false	Senator Robert Hurt voted for a bill thats raised your electric rates seven times.	energy	tom-perriello	lawyer	Virginia	democrat	0	2	1	0	0	a TV ad
4005.json	barely-true	Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries.	terrorism,transportation	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	an interview on ABC's "Top Line"
12780.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose.	abortion	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
965.json	half-true	Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the stimulus bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money including AIG to hand out huge bonuses.	economy	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a fundraising e-mail.
4075.json	false	Says legislative debate of airport pat-down procedures initiated federal changes in security procedures.	homeland-security,transportation	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
13036.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.	foreign-policy,religion,terrorism	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview
2732.json	true	Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet.	candidates-biography,iraq,job-accomplishments,message-machine,military,public-service,veterans	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign ad
6260.json	false	If you make more than $250,000 a year you only really take home about $125,000.	pundits,taxes	steve-doocy	Co-host of Fox New Channel's "Fox and Friends"	New York	journalist	0	2	0	0	1	a discussion on "Fox & Friends"
12484.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should encourage Japan to get nuclear weapons.	foreign-policy,nuclear	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a foreign policy speech
11039.json	barely-true	We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth.	poverty	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on CNN
6803.json	false	The Doherty Campaign, unlike the Cicilline Campaign, is funded mostly by individual donors -- not the big PACs that Cicilline relies on.	campaign-finance,campaign-advertising	brendan-doherty		Rhode Island	republican	1	2	1	1	0	a news release
11149.json	mostly-true	Since parole abolition, Virginias crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and thats the second lowest in the country.	crime,criminal-justice	mark-obenshain	State senator	Virginia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a radio interview
2007.json	barely-true	"When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats.	message-machine,voting-record	doug-macginnitie	Sandy Springs City Councilman	Georgia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign commercial
789.json	half-true	"I want to give every American a $5,000 refundable tax credit."	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
12513.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country.	families,foreign-policy,homeland-security,human-rights,immigration,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
3451.json	half-true	If you look at the jobs lost in the private sector as opposed to the job gains in the public sector, its out of whack. The governments growing and the private economys shrinking.	economy,government-efficiency,jobs	steve-latourette	Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 11th District	Ohio	republican	0	0	3	1	0	a newspaper interview
10730.json	false	The president and vice president cant be from the same state.	elections,legal-issues	lawrence-odonnell			none	2	2	0	3	0	a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell"
10387.json	pants-fire	There are actual cities like Birmingham, England, that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply dont go in.	religion	steven-emerson	Executive director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	0	0	1	an interview on Fox News
7097.json	half-true	Says 40 years ago, the U.S. placed Texas under Voting Rights Act for failing to print ballots in Spanish.	civil-rights,elections	terral-smith			republican	0	0	1	0	0	an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman
3294.json	false	I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news conference
9996.json	true	[When I was mayor] Providence was one of the five renaissance cities of America, according to USA Today in those days. Money magazine said it was the fifth best city to live in in America. In addition to that, All Cities Almanac said in 1994, I believe, that it was the safest city in America.	candidates-biography,city-government,debates,job-accomplishments	vincent-buddy-cianci		Rhode Island	independent	0	2	1	2	1	a TV debate
10668.json	barely-true	If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldnt even begin to balance the budget.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	a speech in Concord, N.H.
9425.json	half-true	The Obama administration went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	stephen-hayes	Senior writer for the Weekly Standard		none	2	0	1	1	0	a discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
13111.json	half-true	Says Israel profiles based on ethnicity and does it very successfully.	israel,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Fox News
12008.json	false	Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion.	abortion	ken-paxton	Attorney general-elect	Texas	republican	0	2	0	1	0	press release
2270.json	pants-fire	Under the new health care law, all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax	health-care,market-regulation,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
12291.json	half-true	Says Sherwin-Williams is making lead paint and poisoning people around the world.	consumer-safety,environment	occupational-knowledge-international			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a petition on Change.org
3729.json	true	When the governor announced his jobs budget, 99 folks from the Department of Taxation were let go the next day.	government-efficiency,jobs,state-budget	nina-turner	State senator	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a forum on the state budget
8133.json	false	If we use (Tax Increment Financing) funding, thats going to take funds from the general fund for Pinellas County, as it will take funds from the general fund for the city of St. Pete.	taxes	kathleen-ford	Attorney	Florida	democrat	0	1	0	1	1	a mayoral debate
5308.json	false	Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year.	congress,criminal-justice,legal-issues	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	an opinion column.
4113.json	true	Some criminals have learned how to spy on Americans, hacking into our home computers and looking out through the video camera attached to the screen.	crime,technology	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a speech in the U.S. Senate
7257.json	false	Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012.	education,state-budget,state-finances	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press conference.
12806.json	half-true	Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence denies that theres such a thing as evolution.	religion,science	jerry-brown		California	democrat	0	0	3	2	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
1249.json	half-true	Insurance companies have seen their profits soar by more than 400 percent since 2001.	corporations,health-care	jay-rockefeller	U.S. Senator	West Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a column in the newspaper Roll Call
2566.json	true	Since the stimulus package was passed, Ohios lost over 100,000 more jobs.	economy,message-machine,stimulus	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a television campaign ad
9505.json	false	When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary, Wisconsin saw billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage.	state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
8975.json	mostly-true	Barry Smitherman doesnt have enough legal experience to apply for most of the jobs at the attorney generals office.	candidates-biography,legal-issues	ken-paxton	Attorney general-elect	Texas	republican	0	2	0	1	0	a radio interview
13398.json	barely-true	Says Russ Feingold got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University.	candidates-biography	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a campaign ad
7064.json	true	Says Connie Mack wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district.	stimulus	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a debate in Davie, Fla.
7384.json	half-true	Says Texas ranks first among the states in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and toxic chemicals released into water.	climate-change,environment,public-health,water	sacramento-bee-editorial-board			none	1	0	1	1	0	an editorial.
4438.json	pants-fire	The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs.	economy,jobs,stimulus	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	the CNN/Tea Party Express debate
1267.json	barely-true	"The Senate Finance Committee approved a reform proposal that has both Democratic and Republican support."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his weekly address
10686.json	false	Say Apples Tim Cook will not do business with Indiana.	corporations,diversity	erick-erickson			republican	1	2	0	0	0	a RedState.com column
13257.json	pants-fire	Lindsay Parkhurst wants to take away programs like Social Security and Medicare that seniors have earned throughout their lifetimes.	medicare,social-security	katherine-cloonen	State Representative 	Illinois	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign ad
6204.json	half-true	By eliminating the public intervenors office, I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk.	environment,state-budget,state-finances	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a speech
5154.json	half-true	Says Rick Santorum voted to let convicted felons vote.	crime,criminal-justice,elections,message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a television ad
1523.json	half-true	"The costs for families (in the individual market) for the same type of coverage that they're currently receiving would go down 14 percent to 20 percent."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the televised health care summit
2674.json	barely-true	Says he voted no on the Wall Street bailouts.	economy,financial-regulation,message-machine	glenn-nye	political adviser	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
9164.json	barely-true	Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month.	health-care,medicare	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial
4620.json	mostly-true	Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.	education,federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
5741.json	half-true	Says a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions was supported by Republicans and Democrats.	abortion	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
12124.json	mostly-true	80 percent of the American people havent gotten a pay raise since the crash.	jobs	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton
12529.json	barely-true	Assault rifles already are banned.	government-regulation,guns,terrorism	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an interview
12118.json	mostly-true	(Since 1990)every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world.	economy,foreign-policy	gayle-smith			democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a speech on Capitol Hill
13294.json	half-true	Colorado saw increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people and increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana following the legalization of recreational pot.	marijuana,public-health,transportation	scott-jones	Sacramento County Sheriff	California	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a U.S. Congressional campaign debate
9979.json	half-true	On opposing legislation that would take away existing health care plans.	health-care,voting-record	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	
12053.json	false	GDP was zero essentially for the last two quarters.	economy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the Miami GOP debate.
4108.json	pants-fire	Says a quote at the top of the redesigned website for the Department of Justice comes from a socialist who wanted to impose global common law.	criminal-justice,history	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
12083.json	half-true	As a sign of extraordinary progress, there are half as many (primary-age) children out of school today as there were 15 years ago.	education,foreign-policy	gayle-smith			democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a speech on Capitol Hill
112.json	half-true	"Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing till 6-million kids had coverage."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
6004.json	true	Says there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation as a whole and in New York and Connecticut, the obvious points of comparison.	jobs,pundits	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	a column in The New York Times
6848.json	barely-true	When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon.	energy,gas-prices,government-regulation,transportation,voting-record	michael-riley		Rhode Island	republican	2	1	1	0	0	a news release
11378.json	mostly-true	Planned Parenthood is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates.	abortion,campaign-finance	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	an interview on Fox News' "Hannity"
10463.json	mostly-true	More people have watched Morning Joe than CNN and HLN 5 years in a row.	polls	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a tweet on Twitter
1174.json	false	The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes.	health-care,taxes	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America
3630.json	false	Says Wisconsin state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, has already been recalled.	labor,state-budget	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release
9004.json	barely-true	Georgia lawmakers are now considering passing the most extreme gun bill in America.	guns	americans-responsible-solutions			none	1	0	1	2	0	press release
12944.json	true	In Congress right now, were doing the best job we have ever done in women in the federal legislature, but its still only 19 percent.	women	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a campaign event
7682.json	true	Most state employees did not receive any pay raise from 2009 to 2012.	economy,state-budget,state-finances,workers	texas-state-employees-union			none	0	0	0	0	0	an organization web page.
12302.json	pants-fire	A simple review of the Backrooms health code records will reveal that the restaurant already has a long-standing problem with rodent infestations.	animals,ethics,food-safety	shawn-oconnor	Businessman	New Hampshire	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a press release
3623.json	barely-true	Says $38 billion in spending cuts in federal budget compromise is less than $1 billion in real cuts.	federal-budget,state-budget	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech in Madison, Wisconsin
8356.json	half-true	Eighty-five percent of governments running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down.	federal-budget	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on CNN
12151.json	barely-true	The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations.	agriculture,environment,market-regulation,water	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a CNN town hall in Milwaukee
3845.json	half-true	Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.	education,state-budget,state-finances	michael-sullivan	president and ceo, Empower Texans	Texas	republican	1	0	3	1	0	a tweet.
11743.json	half-true	We have completely turned our economy around.	economy	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his 2016 State of the State address
12330.json	half-true	Theres only three countries in the entire world wheretheres no paid vacation by law, we happen to be one of them.	government-regulation,workers	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an Orlando debate
2500.json	true	An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganleys) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBIs highest civilian award	crime,message-machine	tom-ganley	Businessman	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign video
4717.json	mostly-true	Attacks on Planned Parenthood come at a time when the poverty rate among women is the highest in nearly two decades and 1 in 5 women under 65 dont have access to health care.	health-care,poverty,women	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a news release
12761.json	pants-fire	I am the only candidate who ran in either primary who said, I will not raise taxes on the middle class.	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech.
2349.json	half-true	By releasing only basic tax information, former U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal is hiding more than hes disclosed about his business dealing with the state.	taxes	emil-runge			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a statement
10536.json	mostly-true	22 times Barack Obama said he did not have the authority to implement this type of anti-deportation measure. And then the day after he signed this into law, he said, quote, I just changed the law.	immigration	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News
4154.json	pants-fire	A clause hidden in the Obamacare bill, which is now law, gives Obama the right to form a private army.	health-care,military	victoria-jackson	columnist	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a column by Victoria Jackson
8948.json	true	Since 2009, Georgias public schools have lost nearly 9,000 classroom teachers while the number of students has gone up.	education	jason-carter	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	press statement
5134.json	pants-fire	The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget.	deficit,federal-budget	steve-cohen	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes"
2623.json	false	On privatization of Social Security.	social-security	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a statement posted to his website
5172.json	barely-true	Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions.	abortion,message-machine-2012	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a video ad
11204.json	half-true	The number of people who believeinsocialism ...is increasing.	polls	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
6587.json	pants-fire	The Obama administration even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!	agriculture,government-regulation	john-thune	U.S. Senator	South Dakota	republican	0	0	1	0	1	at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
7001.json	false	Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for privatizing Social Security.	federal-budget,medicare,message-machine-2012,social-security	workers-voice	Political action committee	District of Columbia	none	0	2	0	0	2	a campaign flier
8802.json	mostly-true	After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System.	education,state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
5587.json	pants-fire	Make no mistake -- Sherrod Brown is one of the main D.C. politicians responsible for Ohio jobs moving to China.	job-accomplishments,trade	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a news release
557.json	false	"The Iranians continue in the view of every objective observer continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a telephone appearance with Florida voters
13328.json	true	Were already bombing seven countries.	afghanistan,foreign-policy,history,iraq,military,terrorism	jill-stein	Presidential nominee	Massachusetts	green	0	1	0	0	1	a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin
7513.json	mostly-true	Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNultys] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio.	elections,states	bob-bennett	Ohio Republican Party chairman	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a news release 
5489.json	half-true	Says the federal government tells health insurance companies how much money theyre allowed to keep of what they receive in revenues -- 15 percent.	health-care	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a campaign speech
5366.json	false	Says 67 percent of marriages now wind up in divorce.	marriage	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	an interview on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show”
11477.json	mostly-true	Since 2001, higher education in the state has been cut or allowed to erode ... by 35 or 40 percent.	education,state-budget	chris-koster	Attorney general of Missouri	Missouri	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	comments at the Missouri State Fair as quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune
12782.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton helped get done the Childrens Health Insurance Program.	health-care	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech at the Democratic convention
2385.json	false	Russ Feingold has not worked anywhere outside of politics.	candidates-biography,message-machine	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a campaign TV ad
3025.json	true	Its taken more time to complete the Towpath Trail than it did to build the (Ohio Erie) Canal.	recreation	dan-moore	Commissioner for Cleveland MetroParks	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with The Plain Dealer
12980.json	false	As the number of vaccines administered to children has increased in the United States, so has the autism rate.	autism	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	an image shared on social media from NaturalNews.com
7168.json	false	Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,workers	mike-tate			democrat	1	2	2	1	0	a blog post
932.json	pants-fire	The Obama Administration wants to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath directly to the office of the President, and no longer to the Constitution.	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	in many blogs and an email sent to many people.
11289.json	barely-true	After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped.	abortion,women	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a tweet
11553.json	barely-true	Only one out of five of the so-called Syrian refugees who went into Europe were actually Syrian.	foreign-policy,immigration	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	the fourth undercard GOP debate. 
9377.json	half-true	Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population.	elections,population	steve-king		Iowa	republican	1	1	1	0	1	a House floor speech
10929.json	false	The New York Times had to retract its story that Hillary Clintons email handling had broken certain laws.	ethics	brad-woodhouse			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on CNN's "New Day"
12491.json	barely-true	Says Judge Gonzalo Curiel is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican.	legal-issues	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation"
8756.json	half-true	We expanded charter schools.	education	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a speech.
7576.json	half-true	Very few men outlive their own fertility.	children,families,gays-and-lesbians,human-rights,legal-issues,marriage,science,sexuality,supreme-court	charles-cooper			newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court
12819.json	half-true	Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs.	economy,jobs	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention
9717.json	pants-fire	Women own just 1 percent of the worlds land.	poverty,women	oxfam-ireland			none	0	0	0	0	1	an info-graphic tweet
134.json	true	"Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
728.json	pants-fire	Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a video ad.
8293.json	pants-fire	Obamacare will question your sex life.	health-care,privacy	betsy-mccaughey			republican	0	0	0	0	2	the New York Post
2214.json	true	Ive taken on the federal government and won.	candidates-biography	jeff-kottkamp		Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a debate.
1289.json	half-true	The Democrats' health care bill "gives a new Health Choices Commissioner the right to look at an individual's tax return to determine what medical benefits or subsidies that person qualifies for."	health-care,taxes	concerned-women-america	conservative advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	1	0	0	the group's Web site
9173.json	half-true	Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a real result of his leadership.	education	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	campaign web site
9557.json	false	Says Hillary Clintons health care plan from the 1990s had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.	abortion,congress,corporations,health-care,religion,sexuality,supreme-court	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	interview on ABC's "This Week"
12076.json	pants-fire	The fact is voter fraud is rampant.	crime,elections	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	responding to reporters
10812.json	true	Wisconsins non-discrimination law doesnt protect members of the trans-gender community.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,housing,legal-issues,sexuality,workers	jason-rae			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview
11629.json	mostly-true	In 2008, Maggie Hassan voted against legislation to prevent sanctuary cities in New Hampshire.	immigration,voting-record	jennifer-horn	Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party	New Hampshire	republican	2	0	1	1	0	a memo
2797.json	true	As mayor, Barrett led efforts to redevelop the Menomonee Valley, which now supports nearly 4,000 jobs in Wisconsin.	job-accomplishments,jobs	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a campaign video and numerous other campaign statements
8505.json	mostly-true	When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps.	hunger,poverty,pundits,welfare	brad-blakeman			republican	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on Fox News
5196.json	half-true	Says most states, but not Texas, permit jurors to ask questions of witnesses in trials.	criminal-justice	efrain-de-la-fuente	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a forum.
988.json	mostly-true	President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year.	military,pundits	keith-olbermann	Political commentator		none	0	2	3	2	0	an episode of his TV program.
11225.json	half-true	Says 56 percentof (the U.S.-Mexico) border is not under our control.	immigration	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an interview on "State of the Union"
3277.json	mostly-true	At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members.	health-care,labor,state-budget	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a news release
2689.json	pants-fire	Since Rep. John Boccieris election, Ohio has lost 600,000 jobs and his districts unemployment has doubled.	economy,jobs	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a debate
7250.json	half-true	I sponsored the amendment that expanded the hours of early voting so that people who have irregular work schedules could vote.	elections	don-gaetz	State Senator	Florida	republican	1	0	3	1	0	an editorial board interview
4072.json	mostly-true	By the end of his first term, President Obama will have added as much debt as all the prior 43 presidents combined.	federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a roundtable with small business leaders in Salem, N.H.
619.json	false	Obama plans "a tax increase for everyone earning more than $42,000 a year."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an Internet ad
6551.json	true	Half the kids coming out of college this year cant find a job, or a job thats consistent with a college degree.	education,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	statements during a rally at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH 
9159.json	mostly-true	Charlie Crist raised taxes in 2009 and wont rule out raising taxes again.	state-budget,taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a tweet
2866.json	false	The payday loan industry does not exist in a state like Minnesota.	financial-regulation	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a newspaper article
11638.json	barely-true	Heres the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats.	crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt
6805.json	half-true	Says Rep. Charlie Bass, R-NH voted to raise his own pay eight times	congress,voting-record	ann-mclane-kuster	Attorney	New Hampshire	democrat	2	1	3	0	0	a press release Sept. 19, 2012
12339.json	pants-fire	Says Bruce Springsteen only had 8,000 tickets sold for a Greensboro show and canceled after they didnt get the ticket sales they wanted.	gays-and-lesbians,pop-culture,sexuality,states	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	a radio talk show appearance on the John Boy and Billy Big Show
726.json	barely-true	"In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy, which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress."	economy,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Golden, Colo.
2035.json	mostly-true	The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."	message-machine,science,states	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	a campaign ad
5625.json	barely-true	TheCBO saysthe cost of health care reform will rise to $1.8 trillion, increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion originallyprojected.	health-care	robert-hurt	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a statement.
354.json	true	Hillary Clinton "has the only health care plan that covers every American."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in a television ad
4658.json	pants-fire	Says the national heath care reform is a government takeover of health care.	health-care	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview
11800.json	true	In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate.	history	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa
13497.json	pants-fire	There was serious voter fraud in Virginia.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet.
9603.json	half-true	In New York, your chances of getting murdered are 1 in 25,000. In Honduras, its 1 in 14.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	cokie-roberts	NPR contributor, ABC commentator	Maryland	journalist	1	0	2	2	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8454.json	half-true	Georgia spends in the top 10 nationally on education, yet, most of our education metrics hover in the bottom five.	education,state-budget	nancy-jester		Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper op-ed
7265.json	half-true	Thanks to Washington, nearly everyone will pay more in taxes in 2013. Somehow people think its just the wealthy. Its not.	economy,federal-budget,state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
11700.json	false	The 9/11 terroristsfriends, family, girlfriends in the United Stateswere sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television.	terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the Republican debate in Las Vegas
6111.json	false	The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett.	campaign-finance,corporations,corrections-and-updates,elections	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a speech
6586.json	barely-true	Mitt Romneys platform ...wont protect the mortgage interest (tax) deduction for middle-class families.	message-machine-2012,taxes	stephanie-cutter	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Massachusetts	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a campaign email
12730.json	mostly-true	Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan viewISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And thats just one country.	corrections-and-updates,islam,terrorism	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a speech at the Republican National Convention
5133.json	barely-true	New energy standards will take away our freedom of choice and selection in the light bulbs we have in our homes.	energy,government-regulation	marsha-blackburn	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	republican	2	2	1	0	0	appearance on Fox Business Channel’s “Varney & Co.”
5543.json	mostly-true	Says David Rivera received a $5,000 campaign contribution from Congressman Spencer Bachus, who is currently under House Ethics investigation for insider trading.	campaign-finance,ethics	luis-garcia	state representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign press release
1951.json	true	Georgia has more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona.	immigration	jeff-chapman		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate
5338.json	true	As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by millions of dollars every year and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.	county-budget,state-budget,taxes	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	an op-ed piece
12107.json	mostly-true	More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percentincrease from 2014.	terrorism	joe-pitts	Congressman	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	1	1	0	in a Medium post.
7603.json	mostly-true	The financial penalties imposed on gay couples can cost us more than $300,000 compared with married heterosexual couples over a lifetime.	gays-and-lesbians	nadine-smith	executive director of Equality Florida	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
11717.json	mostly-true	Forty percent of illegal immigrants are people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a radio interview.
1141.json	mostly-true	Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall meeting
4527.json	half-true	Says Tommy Thompson pushed such strict laws that abortion providers faced potential life imprisonment and women were forced to cross state lines in order to receive attention for life-threatening issues.	abortion	emilys-list			organization	1	0	3	2	0	a blog post
7484.json	barely-true	Governor Christie, his idea of jumpstarting the economy is to propose a trickle-down income tax cut last year and in his budget address this year, he stated his support for it again.	taxes	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	an interview on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donell"
1943.json	half-true	"In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."	energy,environment,oil-spill	eric-johnson			republican	0	1	1	0	1	
13063.json	mostly-true	Youve got a medical report on me that meets the same standard as Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.	candidates-biography,disability,elections,history,privacy,transparency	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on CNN
334.json	mostly-true	"In her short time in the United States Senate, the senator from New York, Senator Clinton, got $500-million worth of pork barrel projects."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign event in Fairfield, Conn.
8110.json	half-true	For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed.	climate-change,environment,weather	brian-schatz	United States Senator	Hawaii	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
7365.json	half-true	More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.	guns	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a speech
12963.json	false	On job creation numbers in the latest Start-Up NY report: This is a significant number of overcounts in the compilation that Ive looked at.	economy,jobs	robin-schimminger	Assemblyman	New York	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a hearing on economic development in Albany, NY.
943.json	true	The omnibus spending bill has 9,427 pork barrel items.	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on CNN's American Morning.
5675.json	barely-true	In his very first budget, (Milwaukee) Mayor Tom Barrett broke his pledge to keep a lid on property taxes and has continued increasing taxes and fees ever since.	city-budget,taxes	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a website alert
11147.json	barely-true	SayPresident George W. Bush borrowed $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back.	iraq,social-security,taxes	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	comments on social media.
12566.json	false	The Benghazi victims were left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed.	foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in New York 
2988.json	half-true	CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn.	corporations,economy,financial-regulation,income,workers	bumper-sticker			none	0	0	1	0	0	Washington, D.C.
12007.json	half-true	When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like Johnson Controls begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one.	federal-budget,taxes,transportation	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad
7855.json	half-true	We cut taxes 24 times.	taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Wall Street Journal interview
1872.json	true	"Almost 1 million children ... have no health insurance in this state."	health-care	bud-chiles		Florida	independent	0	0	1	0	0	announcing his campaign for governor.
12308.json	half-true	When President Obama landed in Cuba on Air Force One, no leader was there, nobody, to greet him -- perhaps an incident without precedent in the long and prestigious history of Air Force One.	foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a foreign policy speech in Washington
3610.json	false	Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United States.	history	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a speech before Congress
6658.json	half-true	Says his budget plan would cut our deficits by $4 trillion.	corrections-and-updates,deficit,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Democratic convention
5863.json	barely-true	Says I never billed a single hour of my time to the City of Portland in the last 10 years -- so, no revolving door.	city-government,ethics,message-machine-2012	charlie-hales	Senior vice president, HDR Engineering	Oregon	none	1	1	0	0	0	a debate
2171.json	false	This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years.	economy,history	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
2864.json	barely-true	Red light camera installed to promote public safety.	transportation	city-atlanta			none	1	1	1	0	0	a press release
4677.json	false	Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour.	corporations,deficit,economy,financial-regulation,government-regulation,occupy-wall-street,taxes	occupy-providence			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a protest sign
2276.json	barely-true	Obamas stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War.	economy,iraq,stimulus	mark-tapscott	Editorial Page Editor, The Examiner		none	1	0	0	0	0	an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner"
3963.json	false	Janice Hahn hired hard-core gang members with taxpayer money to be gang-intervention specialists. She even helped them get out of jail, so they could rape and kill again.	crime	turn-right-usa			none	0	1	0	0	0	a YouTube video
4612.json	true	According to Wikipedia, there are only five countries in the entire planet that are more unequal than the United States in the distribution of our wealth.	income,occupy-wall-street,workers	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"
9738.json	barely-true	Michelle Nunns foundation directed grants to an Islamic group tied to radical terrorists.	terrorism	ending-spending-action-fund			independent	4	0	0	2	0	television attack ad
418.json	barely-true	As first lady, Clinton would travel to places that were "too small, too poor or too dangerous" for the president.	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Washington, D.C.
9407.json	true	Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco.	drugs,marijuana	earl-blumenauer	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a website statement
12078.json	mostly-true	70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path.	elections,polls	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a television interview
2589.json	half-true	Says Lincoln Chafee settled a union strike by giving the teachers a 19-percent-raise.	economy,education	frank-caprio	R.I. General Treasurer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	4	0	0	a gubernatorial debate
2239.json	false	Pam Bondi refuses to take a position on the gay-adoption ban.	gays-and-lesbians	john-stemberger		Florida	republican	1	2	0	0	0	an endorsement letter
8114.json	barely-true	Under Obamacare, people who have a doctor theyve been seeing for the last 15 or 20 years, they wont be able to keep going to that doctor.	health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Fox News interview
2233.json	half-true	Says Rick Perrys proposal on driver licenses and high school dropouts has been state law since 1989.	children,crime,families	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	an East Texas campaign stop.
12342.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.	abortion,foreign-policy,guns,health-care,human-rights,immigration,islam,religion,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Clinton campaign tweet
9546.json	half-true	A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a strong indicator of broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage	county-government,jobs	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors
11451.json	mostly-true	HIV/AIDS is dramatically on the rise in the U.S. South.	gays-and-lesbians,health-care,states	elton-john	singer/activist	Atlanta	none	0	0	0	1	0	CNN
1401.json	half-true	Governor (Perry), you were a Democrat, having worked for Al Gore as his campaign manager...	elections	debra-medina	Businesswoman	Texas	republican	0	1	3	1	0	the Republican gubernatorial debate in Denton
3233.json	half-true	Our debt to GDP ratios, our deficit to GDP ratios are quickly approaching the countries we have been reading about for the last year and a half. We are not far behind Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain and all these countries we have been reading about.	deficit,federal-budget,trade	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	a speech to the Heritage Foundation
2097.json	half-true	By 12th grade, more than 3 out of 10 girls have been pregnant at least once.	families,women	georgia-association-homes-and-services-children			none	0	0	1	0	0	a newsletter
1611.json	false	The Iraq war has been "our longest war."	history,iraq,military	bob-schieffer	Host of CBS' Face the Nation	Washington, D.C.	journalist	0	1	0	0	0	comments on CBS's Face the Nation
10788.json	half-true	The United States is about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever.	federal-budget,military	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	his debut Senate floor speech
4530.json	barely-true	[Federal] law says that you cant give in-state tuition to an illegal alien unless you first offer it to any other student regardless of their state of residence.	education,immigration	terry-gorman	President, Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	0	0	0	1	a TV interview
8093.json	false	The most realistic estimates for jobs created by Keystone XL are maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline.	climate-change,energy,environment,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with the 'New York Times'
5157.json	pants-fire	When [Mitt Romney] was the governor of Massachusetts, he performed 100 and Im not sure this number is right, but my mind says its about 180 gay marriages.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	judy-manning	State Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	an interview
3258.json	half-true	Illegal immigration costs Georgia $2.4 billion a year	immigration	federation-american-immigration-reform			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a report
8376.json	false	Says Sen. Mark Pryor voted for special subsidies for lawmakers and staff in Congress so theyre protected from Obamacare.	congress,health-care	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a campaign ad
2408.json	barely-true	Tom Barrett voted for the largest tax increase in history ... raising taxes on gas and Social Security.	federal-budget,message-machine,taxes	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a series of campaign TV ads
12894.json	true	California is home to the largest death row populationin the Western Hemisphere.	death-penalty,elections	yes-62-death-penalty-repeal		California 	none	0	0	0	0	0	a twitter image
7958.json	half-true	A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is the most generous in the nation.	education,income,state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes	tony-evers			state-official	0	0	1	0	0	an interview
11998.json	half-true	For every time the state gets paid a dollar in taxes (on gambling), somebody loses $6.	gambling	charles-van-zant	Member of Florida House of Representatives	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	1	a House Finance and Tax committee meeting
1670.json	false	Giving money to politicians has paid off for Paul Workman. Workman gave thousands to politicians and got millions in government construction projects.	ethics	holly-turner	Lawyer	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad
3798.json	half-true	For decades before I was elected, governors tried and failed to get Minnesota out of the top 10 highest-taxed states in the country. I actually did it.	history,state-finances,states,taxes	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	a speech to announce his presidential candidacy
9046.json	true	In the U.S., African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites on marijuana charges.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,drugs,marijuana	naacp			organization	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
12563.json	mostly-true	Harris County, Texas has some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world.	corrections-and-updates,criminal-justice	rodney-ellis	state senator	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a press release in response to a lawsuit
4742.json	false	Repealing the health care law would save $95 billion in 2016.	federal-budget,health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an op-ed in USA Today
8958.json	true	A majority of drunk driving deaths and injuries are caused by drunk driving offenders with no prior convictions.	Alcohol,transportation	mothers-against-drunk-driving		Wisconsin	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
9336.json	barely-true	Fifty percent of Americans will go hungry at some time in their lives.	economy,hunger,poverty	robert-malin	musician and filmmaker	Rhode Island	activist	1	0	0	0	0	a TV interview
671.json	true	Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."	afghanistan,foreign-policy,military	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
7277.json	barely-true	Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high.	poverty	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on MSNBC
13355.json	barely-true	On ISIS, (Michael Bennet) chose the (Washington) insiders over our generals.	terrorism	restoration-pac			organization	1	0	0	0	1	A TV ad
288.json	true	"You know, Sen. McCain said the other day that we might have troops (in Iraq) for 100 years..."	iraq	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Las Vegas.
3952.json	true	Says the state budget includes spending on commercials for Fortune 500 companies.	state-budget	david-simpson	Texas House Representative	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed
10118.json	false	Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.	debates,message-machine-2014,stimulus,transportation	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a debate
4917.json	half-true	Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could pay for health care reform.	federal-budget,health-care,technology	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas
4096.json	mostly-true	Since President Obama took office, 2 million jobs. Gone.	economy,jobs,message-machine	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a television commercial
203.json	barely-true	Supported in-state tuition in Arkansas for illegal immigrants "if you'd sat in our schools from the time you're 5 or 6 years old and you had become an A-plus student," among other things.	immigration	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in St. Petersburg
74.json	true	Health insurance premiums "have almost doubled ... since 2000."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.
915.json	half-true	"Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four."	economy,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a weekly YouTube and radio address
3572.json	mostly-true	To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with todays $14 trillion debt.	deficit,federal-budget	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal'
13113.json	mostly-true	Says that except for Donald Trump, every other major party nominee for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.	candidates-biography,income,taxes,wealth	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a statement
12228.json	barely-true	Senate Bill 1070, simply, just mirrors federal law.	immigration	jan-brewer		Arizona	republican	3	1	1	0	1	an interview with Fox Business 
11771.json	barely-true	I helped write the Affordable Care Act.	corrections-and-updates,health-care	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate
12281.json	false	Dolphins are rapists. Look it up.	animals,science	unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt			none	0	1	0	0	0	in an episode of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
3794.json	mostly-true	The U.S. has 47 million people on food stamps. Thats 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over.	economy,families,hunger	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a speech announcing his presidential run
10169.json	barely-true	Republicans are trying to impeach our president.	congress,message-machine-2014	color-change			activist	1	0	0	0	0	an Arkansas flyer
5619.json	half-true	Weve had a dramatic drop in violent crime since this law (stand your ground) has been in effect.	corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice	dennis-baxley	state representative	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC
5106.json	half-true	My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education.	education,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State address
1432.json	half-true	The "pay-as-you-go law ... was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his State of the Union address
3013.json	mostly-true	In 1998, nearly half of Floridas fourth-graders were functionally illiterate. Today, 72% of them can read.	education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece.
3823.json	barely-true	In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later were nearly the highest.	history,taxes	steve-moore			none	1	1	1	0	0	a column in the Wall Street Journal
3009.json	true	Proposed federal regulations would affect every streetsign in the country	transportation	william-howell	Speaker of the Virginia House	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a speech.
2657.json	mostly-true	There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant.	candidates-biography,message-machine	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a campaign TV ad
1769.json	true	Scott Maddox is a "lobbyist."	candidates-biography,elections	adam-putnam	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture	Florida	republican	0	1	1	2	1	a campaign statement.
5500.json	mostly-true	A hundred percent of all the jobs lost during the recession have been reclaimed in Texas while the nation is at about 36 percent.	economy,jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview posted online by WFAA-TV in Dallas
914.json	true	Democrats have said that "even one hearing (on the stimulus bill) would be one too many, and that we have a single day to approve these five complex propositions that will affect the lives of millions."	economy,stimulus	joe-barton	U.S. Representative	Texas	republican	3	1	0	0	0	a statement at a committee meeting.
7475.json	half-true	Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi.	civil-rights,elections,legal-issues	john-roberts	Chief Justice of the United States	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	1	0	0	a Supreme Court oral argument
9132.json	true	The National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to fund a climate change musical.	climate-change,federal-budget,science	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	a committee hearing
7061.json	half-true	Obamas Environmental Protection Agency sent emails for Hispanic Heritage Month with a photo of Che Guevara.	message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Spanish-language TV commercial
2711.json	barely-true	Morgan Griffith fought for a plan that would have taken money away from our schools and given it to Northern Virginia schools instead.	education,state-budget	rick-boucher	U.S. Representative	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
5331.json	false	Says that as Wisconsin governor he never raised taxes.	job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	an interview
13059.json	true	In the past decade in New York State more than 30 current and former state officeholders have been convicted, sanctioned or accused of wrongdoing more than any other state.	ethics	elaine-phillips	State Senate Candidate	New York	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a post on Facebook
8152.json	true	Why didnt (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense.	health-care,poverty	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
6310.json	mostly-true	Nearly 100,000 people get shot every year. Thats 270 people a day and 87 dead.	guns	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	on the Internet
286.json	half-true	"Congress just passed another huge, pork-filled spending bill. The Democrats allowed less than a day to read all 3,400 pages and stuffed it with nearly 10,000 earmarks costing about $10-billion dollars."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech to the Americans for Prosperity Michigan summit in Livonia, Mich.
1666.json	mostly-true	"This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history."	census	patrick-mchenry	U.S. Congressman	North Carolina	republican	0	1	0	2	0	a press release
10088.json	false	Says Charlie Crist voted against minimum wage when he was in the Senate.	debates,florida,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a gubernatorial debate in Davie
8472.json	pants-fire	Soldiers Donating to Tea Party Now Face Punishment Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.	campaign-finance,military	rhode-island-tea-party			none	0	0	0	0	1	a posting on Twitter
5077.json	barely-true	[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply.	climate-change,energy,environment	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a Senate hearing
780.json	true	"I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming.	environment	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
11982.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump has saidhewould be neutral between Israel and its enemies.	israel	conservative-solutions-pac		Florida	organization	3	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
10184.json	barely-true	Dave Brat said the best way to fix Social Security would be to give seniors back what they paid in and no more.	message-machine-2014,social-security	jack-trammell	Professor	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad.
4418.json	pants-fire	The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.	workers	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
8012.json	mostly-true	Twenty-four percent of doctors in Virginia currently dont accept new Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rates are so low.	health-care,medicaid	dave-schwartz	Virginia director of Americans for Prosperity	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a speech.
10018.json	mostly-true	In the last six years of Ciancis administration violent crime was down in the United States. It was down in the region. It was down in Rhode Island. But it was up in Providence.	crime,criminal-justice,public-safety	jorge-elorza	Law professor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a debate
10808.json	mostly-true	There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s.	poverty	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters
11386.json	mostly-true	Irans regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war and has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nations capital.	foreign-policy,iraq,terrorism	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	the Republican weekly radio/TV address
3360.json	true	Says taxes paid by the poorest residents of Texas are above the national average.	income,taxes	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	an op-ed column.
2381.json	barely-true	Says John Boehner changed his position on extending Bush tax cuts.	taxes	robert-gibbs	Former White House Press Secretary		democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a White House news release
4637.json	half-true	New Jerseys poverty rate has increased since this governor took office and the number of New Jerseyans without health insurance has risen.	health-care,poverty	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a message on Facebook
11111.json	barely-true	Obamas Clean Power Plan ... eliminates coal-fired power plants.	climate-change,energy,environment	robert-henneke	Director, The Center for the American Future	Texas	organization	1	0	0	0	0	an oped column
9340.json	barely-true	Estimates for adopting Obamacares Medicaid expansion show it will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million through 2022.	medicaid,state-budget	campaign-liberty			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a petition.
9628.json	false	Obamacare already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance.	health-care	barbara-comstock	State delegate	Virginia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a web post.
7102.json	false	More Tennesseans have hunting and fishing licenses than vote.	elections,recreation	lamar-alexander			republican	1	2	2	0	0	in a news release announcing support for the Sportsmen's bill.
3269.json	half-true	The federal government regulates the holes in Swiss cheese.	food-safety,government-efficiency	lynn-westmoreland			republican	1	1	3	0	0	
3487.json	false	American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation.	foreign-policy,military	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News
3566.json	false	We have a guy who is going to be speaker of the House in four years, and his name has been on the ballot one time.	candidates-biography,elections,redistricting	scott-randolph	State Representative	Florida	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	comments during an appearance on 'The Rachel Maddow Show' on MSNBC
2991.json	false	We continue to see these isolated incidents of people trying to vote five, six times a day.	crime,elections	scott-fitzgerald	State Senator, 13th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	2	1	0	0	an interview with a newspaper editorial board
7540.json	true	Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city of Washington D.C.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,pundits,wealth	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech at CPAC
4092.json	false	I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served in the Legislature.	immigration	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a debate
7395.json	true	Says Texas is last in workers compensation coverage.	labor,workers	sacramento-bee-editorial-board			none	1	0	1	1	0	an editorial
7460.json	mostly-true	In annual surveys of Rhode Island communities that receive Drug Free community grants, many report that more than 50 percent of youth surveyed do not think daily marijuana use poses any serious risk of harm.	drugs,education,marijuana	nancy-devaney	chairwoman, Ocean State Prevention Alliance	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	1	0	1	0	A news release
7122.json	false	Operating a health care exchange would be illegal in Georgia and some states because of legislation passed in those states.	health-care	michael-cannon	Cato Institute director of health policy studies		libertarian	0	1	0	0	0	an article
5318.json	half-true	In the 2011 legislative session, DEQs budget was cut 18.5 percent a disproportionate cut compared to other natural resource agencies.	environment,government-regulation,state-budget	oregon-environmental-council-oregon-business-assoc			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a letter
1177.json	true	If you already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to Congress
7309.json	mostly-true	Says the area damaged by Hurricane Sandy represents roughly 10 percent of our nations economy.	economy,weather	rodney-frelinghuysen			republican	1	0	0	1	0	a speech on the House floor
11168.json	half-true	$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	the first Republican debate
12615.json	half-true	DUI arrests dropped significantly in Tampa once Uber began operating here.	crime,technology	dana-young	Majority Leader for the Florida House of Representatives 	Florida	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a tweet
6914.json	true	Tennessee students now cover about 67 percent of the cost of their education at public universities, and some 60 percent at community colleges.	education	john-g-morgan	Chancellor to Tennessee Board of Regents	Tennessee	none	0	0	0	0	0	Testimoney to the U.S. Senate Education Committee
6050.json	false	On opposing any and all efforts to increase taxes.	taxes,transportation	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	pledge
3141.json	barely-true	Regulations on developers have thwarted construction on county-owned land in Milwaukees downtown Park East corridor.	jobs,labor	jeff-stone	Member of State Assembly, 82nd District	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a statement at a candidate forum
11319.json	pants-fire	Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines because they recognize there have been too many in too short a period of time.	public-health	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	the CNN GOP presidential debate 
1136.json	half-true	The health care reform plan being proposed in Congress would mean big tax increases.	health-care	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a TV ad
8808.json	mostly-true	Marijuana today is genetically modified, with THC levels that far surpass the marijuana of the 1970s.	drugs,marijuana,public-health	patrick-kennedy	Congressman	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	an interview with MSNBC
10707.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has sided with the GOP on key votes twice as often as he sided with Democrats.	congress,voting-record	brook-hines			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an online op-ed column
6047.json	false	Homosexual behavior cuts your lifeby about 20 years.	gays-and-lesbians,health-care,sexuality	bob-marshall	State delegate	Virginia	republican	0	2	0	0	1	an interview.
9485.json	false	The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is just up the hill from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior.	energy,environment	al-jazeera-america			journalist	0	1	0	0	0	a documentary
11085.json	false	If youre from Syria and youre a Christian, you cannot come into this country as a refugee.	foreign-policy,immigration,religion	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Las Vegas
11365.json	half-true	Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government.	debt,education,federal-budget	elizabeth-warren	U.S. senator	Massachusetts 	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a speech
3252.json	true	One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending.	deficit,federal-budget,military	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	
12180.json	false	Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasichs) super PAC.	campaign-finance	trusted-leadership-pac			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a Trusted Leadership PAC ad 
1891.json	pants-fire	Georgia could get money for schools by scraping the gold off the gold dome of the state Capitol.	education	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	 a speech
2213.json	true	Ive even cut my own salary -- twice.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,message-machine,state-budget	kevin-boyce	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign video
5722.json	pants-fire	The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding.	education,state-budget,state-finances	susan-combs	State comptroller	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a public appearance.
1566.json	true	"Nearly all of the top 50 prescribers of oxycodone in the United States are in Florida."	crime	jeff-kottkamp		Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	an op-ed published in Florida newspapers
12242.json	mostly-true	When this campaign began, I said that weve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said lets raise it to $12.	economy,income	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic debate in New York
7766.json	mostly-true	The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	an email blast.
12825.json	true	We fixed a loophole in the (gun) background record check system so that we could make our commonwealth safer.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech
11659.json	false	In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said this couldnt happen in the United States. ISIS couldnt reach us here.	terrorism	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
9476.json	mostly-true	By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War.	history,iraq,military,polls	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	her book, "Hard Choices"
9974.json	false	In 2001 and 02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the)100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point.	debt,deficit,economy,history,job-accomplishments,labor,legal-issues,pensions,unions,workers	vincent-buddy-cianci		Rhode Island	independent	0	2	1	2	1	an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
10056.json	mostly-true	As mayor, [Allan Fung] raised taxes three times.	city-budget,debt,economy,history,job-accomplishments,labor,pensions,retirement,taxes,workers	american-leadhership-pac	Political Action Committee	Rhode Island	organization	0	0	1	2	0	a TV commercial
8034.json	mostly-true	Were importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. Were Americas Dairyland, but yet we dont have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers.	agriculture,economy,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
1306.json	false	Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state of Massachusetts.	candidates-biography,health-care,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	 a Webcast
12840.json	pants-fire	Says, regarding the presence of classified information in her email, FBI Director James Comey said my answers were truthful, and what Ive said is consistent with what I have told the American people.	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
12691.json	mostly-true	In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball.	families,sports,women,workers	moms-rising			democrat	0	1	0	1	0	
8622.json	half-true	44% of homeless people are employed.	housing,poverty,workers	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
7325.json	pants-fire	Statistics show one male cat can father 420,000 kittens in five years.	animals,science	central-falls-police-department			none	0	0	0	0	1	a news release
13265.json	half-true	Sen. Johnny Isakson voted for a trade agreement, with China costing Georgia 93,000 jobs.	trade	jim-barksdale	Senate Candidate	Georgia	democrat	0	0	2	0	0	a campaign video
2204.json	true	Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors.	economy,federal-budget	george-voinovich	Former U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a speech in the U.S. Senate
1520.json	barely-true	"I left the city with $43 million in the bank."	job-accomplishments	maurice-ferre	Former mayor of Miami	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	An interview with Newsmax
12296.json	barely-true	Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, which you understand means that you cant do any research about it.	drugs,government-regulation,marijuana,market-regulation,science	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a "Good Morning America" town hall
8316.json	barely-true	Ive been reducing the number of Democratic Texas Senate committee chairs since I came in as lieutenant governor.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum
5884.json	false	The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me.	economy,history,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Albany, N.Y.
12155.json	true	The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long.the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long.	market-regulation	catherine-hanaway	Candidate for governor of Missouri	Missouri	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a debate
5509.json	true	Says he cut taxes by more than $600 million when he wasgovernor.	job-accomplishments,state-budget,taxes	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	an op-ed
3065.json	half-true	The health care reform law offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases.	health-care,taxes	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a statement.
2320.json	barely-true	Dan Webster supports privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security.	social-security	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on CNN
1021.json	half-true	"The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan."	afghanistan,military,religion	pray-jesus-name-project			none	0	0	1	0	0	an advertisement 
12953.json	true	Says Marco Rubio voted against the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act.	voting-record	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a post on his campaign website
4296.json	false	Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial drivers licenses even if theyre just crossing a single public road.	agriculture,public-safety,transportation	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech.
7253.json	false	In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent.	elections,legal-issues,states	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a newsletter
2670.json	mostly-true	Says John Loughlin voted to let people accused of domestic violence keep their guns.	criminal-justice,guns,voting-record	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a campaign radio advertisement
10628.json	mostly-true	The state of Florida has seen double-digit drops in alcohol use among teens.	Alcohol,children	susan-pitman	Florida Coalition Alliance board member	Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a state Senate committee hearing
130.json	false	Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."	military	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail message circulated by many people.
3493.json	half-true	Since Corey Stewart became chairman in November 2006, unemployment is up 150% and average home price sales are down $150,000.	economy,housing,jobs	babur-lateef	eye surgeon	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a YouTube video.
6417.json	pants-fire	Under Obamas plan (for welfare), you wouldnt have to work and wouldnt have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check.	message-machine-2012,welfare	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
9515.json	false	On a balanced budget amendment.	federal-budget	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a TV interview.
13078.json	false	McGinty previously told a local community newspaper in her native Philadelphia that she has found an alarming undercurrent of misinformed people in the T part of the state outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.	population	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	In a press release
11123.json	barely-true	The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show"
6419.json	true	Says Mitt Romney opposes requiring employers to cover contraception and would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.	abortion,message-machine-2012,sexuality,women	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
2524.json	half-true	Said that his batting average with Congress is higher than every other president since Dwight D. Eisenhower except Lyndon Johnson.	job-accomplishments	jimmy-carter		Georgia	democrat	3	0	2	2	0	Former President Jimmy Carter, Sept. 20, during an NBC interview about his latest book 
8430.json	pants-fire	The goal of Common Core is to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs.	education,religion	florida-stop-common-core-coalition		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	1	a report linked to on a website
2073.json	false	There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reids been trailing in every single one.	elections	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a Talking Points Memo article
6025.json	half-true	Says Tom Barrett plans to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee.	city-government,economy,transportation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a debate
2881.json	true	Historically, Senate ratification of arms control treaties has been bipartisan.	foreign-policy,military,abc-news-week	michael-mullen	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff	Virginia	none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
6454.json	false	Says state Senate candidate Aaron Bean voted to give health care subsidies to illegal immigrants.	health-care,immigration	floridians-ethics-and-truth-politics		Florida	republican	0	1	0	1	0	an attack ad
5706.json	true	Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million.	economy,jobs,state-budget,state-finances	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview with Fox News
4335.json	false	The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt.	state-budget	jonathan-steitz	Attorney	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a radio ad
5644.json	true	Says Gloria Steinem once called Kay Bailey Hutchison a female impersonator.	abortion,congress,women	michelle-malkin	Blogger and commentator	Colorado	none	0	1	1	0	0	her column.
4171.json	true	Says in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union.	corrections-and-updates,voting-record	jack-bogdanski	Law professor and blogger	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	in a blog post.
2859.json	true	Says the House Rules Committee is the only panel, other than the Intelligence and Ethics committees, not able to telecast proceedings in its main hearing room.	government-efficiency,transparency	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a blog post
4338.json	mostly-true	Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an at risk designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student.	education,state-budget	michael-doherty			republican	1	3	1	1	0	a letter to the state’s acting education commissioner
7861.json	true	Says first eight chosen to draw Austin City Council districts are seven Democratic primary voters and one Republican primary voter.	city-government,corrections-and-updates	derek-ryan	Political consultant	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet
285.json	true	"(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs."	energy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a TV interview on CBS.
6935.json	half-true	Says President Obama waited two weeks to call the attack in Libya terror.	corrections-and-updates,debates,foreign-policy,terrorism	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the second presidential debate
10025.json	false	Job creation has gotten worse each year that Scott Walker has been governor.	jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a radio interview
5747.json	true	Says the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit. In fact, the Pentagon is exempt from a federal law that requires all federal agencies to complete annual audits.	federal-budget	peter-defazio	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	his congressional website
4640.json	barely-true	Obamacare is so flat-out unpopular, that even the Obama administration chose to reject part of Obamacare last Friday, when they tried to throw out the CLASS Act, which is the long-term care function.	health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
10119.json	mostly-true	Says Jeanne Shaheen has voted with the president 99 percent of the time.	bipartisanship	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	NH Senate debate
2.json	half-true	President Clinton reduced the scale of our military dramatically.	military	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
11.json	true	"We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression."	economy	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	a story by Reuters wire service.
479.json	false	Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.	israel	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news release.
12514.json	false	Says Nevada lawmakers voted to allow teenaged boys to shower with your teenaged girls in public school locker rooms.	gays-and-lesbians	nevada-assembly-republican-candidates		Nevada	republican	0	1	0	0	0	multiple pieces of campaign literature.
6230.json	false	Gov. Rick Scott tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls.	elections,message-machine-2012	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an email
8345.json	false	The crime rate in some Atlanta neighborhoods has dropped by 35 to 51 percent.	crime	city-atlanta			none	1	1	1	0	0	a press release
11852.json	pants-fire	Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)	animals,public-health	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	comments on YouTube
4297.json	false	On abortion.	abortion	susan-combs	State comptroller	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	1	an interview
964.json	mostly-true	The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008.	energy,transportation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remaks made at an electric car testing center
3169.json	mostly-true	All the money the Department of Citrus has is paid for by the citrus growers. You dont save dollars by eliminating the Department of Citrus.	agriculture,state-budget	adam-putnam	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture	Florida	republican	0	1	1	2	1	a meeting with reporters and editors
4436.json	half-true	Today, when people retire in Galveston County, Texas, they retire making at least 50 percent more than they would ever get out of Social Security.	social-security	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a Republican presidential debate
5093.json	mostly-true	The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but didnt know why it was cited.	environment,government-regulation,new-hampshire-2012	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.
3031.json	true	Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken an hour and 15 minutes longer to carry passengers across Ohio than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935.	economy,jobs,stimulus,transportation	brent-larkin	Columnist, retired director of The Plain Dealer's editorial page	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper column
3261.json	false	The government will go out and buy my breast pump for my babies.	health-care,taxes,women	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on "The Laura Ingraham Show"
10526.json	pants-fire	There is a very identifiable Somali community back home in Delaware.	diversity,population,terrorism	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	remarks at a White House summit
2728.json	pants-fire	Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker increased his own pay by $50,000.	job-accomplishments,message-machine	advancing-wisconsin			none	0	0	0	0	1	campaign literature distributed by an outside group
1049.json	false	Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska."	energy,stimulus	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox
13071.json	pants-fire	My opponent has no child care plan.	children,corrections-and-updates	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Aston, Pa.
4691.json	half-true	Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was open to amnesty for illegal immigrants in the United States.	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the CNN Republican presidential debate.
12545.json	barely-true	Says the Clinton Foundation accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, which violated a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations.	candidates-biography,elections	steve-chabot	U.S. Representative for Ohio, District 1	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	0	0	his campaign blog
6281.json	barely-true	Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz has these offshore accounts like Mitt Romney.	candidates-biography	mary-matalin			republican	1	1	0	0	0	comments on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
5391.json	true	Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz opposes the DREAM Act, which is supported by 85% of Latinos.	immigration	texas-democratic-party	Political party	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	a press release
2223.json	barely-true	A bill to aid state and local governments is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes.	children,education,families,federal-budget,health-care,states,stimulus,taxes	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a news release
5844.json	barely-true	Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as tens of millions of dollars to build traffic lights in China.	corporations,energy,environment,message-machine-2012,stimulus	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a TV ad
4182.json	barely-true	Says Democratic recall opponent Shelly Moore opposes any limit on taxes.	state-budget,taxes	sheila-harsdorf	State Senator	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
412.json	true	"I am a candidate. I have not withdrawn."	elections	mike-gravel	Author and lecturer	Alaska	libertarian	1	0	1	0	1	a YouTube video
9049.json	true	The majority support (raising) the minimum wage.	economy,elections	katrina-vanden-heuvel			none	0	2	1	0	0	a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
10357.json	false	Says President Barack Obama has not proposed one thing that would change the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.	taxes	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	a Fox news interview
13085.json	false	300,000 Floridians have lost their health insurance as a result of Obamacare.	health-care	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a campaign ad
6267.json	true	Says Mitt Romney had millions in a Swiss bank account.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
3977.json	mostly-true	Most of the state budget isnt for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service.	state-budget,state-finances	ron-amstutz	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a forum on the state budget
11709.json	true	The United States spends almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K. on health care and 50 percent more than they pay in France.	health-care	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate
2440.json	half-true	Marco Rubio opposes extending unemployment benefits.	economy	afl-cio			none	1	0	2	0	0	a campaign mailer.
6915.json	barely-true	President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse by creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments.	health-care,medicare	ohio-republican-party		Ohio	republican	2	2	2	1	0	an election flier 
2756.json	half-true	Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts.	elections,florida,florida-amendments,legal-issues,message-machine,redistricting	protect-your-vote			none	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
8952.json	mostly-true	According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968.	economy,income,jobs,labor	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a House floor speech
2906.json	false	The DREAM Act the would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens.	immigration	rightmarchcom			none	0	1	0	0	0	a chain e-mail
3739.json	false	For four years, we balanced the budget and paid off $405 billion in debt.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a presidential campaign announcement video
13292.json	pants-fire	Donald Trumps education plan to dramatically slash funding for public education would fire 49,000 Texas teachers.	education	progress-texas		Texas	none	3	0	1	0	2	a blog post
4558.json	half-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that hes a moderate.	abortion,candidates-biography,education	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a website
10475.json	true	Science is very certain that the measles vaccine doesnt cause autism.	public-health	megyn-kelly	Host of "The Kelly File"		talk-show-host	0	1	2	0	0	a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor"
6751.json	half-true	Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs.	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012,taxes	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a TV ad
10577.json	half-true	We have cut taxes more than 40 times in four years.	taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	the State of the State address
12289.json	true	A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia.	taxes	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	In a statement to Philadelphia magazine
12146.json	mostly-true	After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans.	campaign-finance,congress,diversity,poverty	tim-canova	Nova Southeastern University law professor	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	campaign website
8911.json	false	Kip Kinkel and Clackamas Town Center shootings both where citizen with gun stopped the crime	guns	oregon-citizens-lobby		Oregon	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a legislative hearing tweet
10676.json	false	Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police in New York in about 45 years.	crime,public-safety	fran-lebowitz	Writer	New York	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
11219.json	barely-true	If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena.	candidates-biography,technology	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview with Iowa Public Radio
589.json	half-true	In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties."	environment	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Albuquerque, N.M.
6570.json	half-true	Says taxes were raised 115 times in the eight years before I became governor and those increases were part of a path that led to wealth and jobs and people leaving our state.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
5303.json	true	The Georgia Secretary of States Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud.	elections	brian-kemp	Secretary of State	Georgia	republican	0	2	0	0	0	in editorials and op-ed articles
8663.json	false	Oregon leads the nation in number of jobs per capita in manufacturing.	jobs	econorthwest-economics-finance-planning		Oregon	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a paper for the Oregon Business Plan
12664.json	barely-true	Californias Proposition 63 would CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together.	elections,guns	firearms-policy-coalition		California 	organization	1	0	0	0	0	an email blast.
1896.json	false	The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."	energy,oil-spill,abc-news-week	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	a discussion on ABC's 'This Week'
2790.json	true	Electric utility FirstEnergys annual revenues are greater than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations.	corporations,energy,infrastructure	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	testimony given at a public hearing
7553.json	half-true	Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didnt give them anything in return to make up for that, leading to less money for school districts	education,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
5760.json	mostly-true	George Allen voted for 40,000 earmarks.	federal-budget,message-machine-2012	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	a web video
8222.json	false	The Libertarian Party is the third-largest political party in the U.S.	elections	libertarian-party-broward-county		Florida	libertarian	0	1	0	0	0	the Libertarian Party of Broward website
6338.json	mostly-true	Taxes on groceries and medicine will rise under a plan to improve roads and rail for metro Atlanta.	transportation	vincent-fort	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	1	media appearances
12544.json	barely-true	Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent.	jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech.
9777.json	true	New Glarus Brewing Co.s Spotted Cow is available only in Wisconsin.	Alcohol	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
5464.json	mostly-true	Says he did the very best in a recent poll in Iowa matching up each of the major Republican presidential candidates against President Barack Obama.	polls	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a Republican presidential debate in Arizona
5952.json	half-true	Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies.	corporations,labor,unions,workers	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	an interview
5159.json	pants-fire	The U.S. military is at risk of losing its military superiority because our Navy is smaller than its been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947.	federal-budget,history,military	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
6864.json	false	All legislative mail, from the content to the timing, is approved by the speakers office.	campaign-finance,congressional-rules	jim-kyle	Lawyer	Tennessee	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a story in the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
10189.json	false	Were above 800 million Muslims radicalized, more than half the Muslims on Earth Thats not a minority. Thats now a majority.	islam,terrorism	ben-shapiro			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a YouTube video
4215.json	half-true	A Waushara County school closed because of state budget cuts supported by Republican Wisconsin state Sen. Luther Olsen.	state-budget	progressive-change-campaign-committee-and-democrac			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
1395.json	mostly-true	The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead.	state-budget,transportation	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate
1567.json	true	"If we just froze spending at 2007 levels ... by 2013 we would balance the budget ... and by 2020 we would cut the national debt in half."	federal-budget	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	Miami Herald editorial board interview
10153.json	false	Seth Magaziner plans to spend billions more of your money.	debt,deficit,economy,education,government-efficiency,jobs,message-machine-2014,campaign-advertising,pensions,small-business,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,unions	ernest-almonte	auditor	Rhode Island	independent	0	1	0	1	0	a television commercial
11642.json	pants-fire	President Barack Obama wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria.	immigration,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Beaumont, Texas
1339.json	pants-fire	Under the cap-and-trade bill, homes would have to be retrofitted to meet energy and water efficiency standards before they could be sold.	energy,environment	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
6977.json	true	Virginias educational level among whites is higher than Georgias.	elections,voting-record	larry-sabato	national political expert		none	0	0	0	1	0	article
13064.json	false	Says the Donald J.Trump Foundations money is his money.	candidates-biography	kellyanne-conway			republican	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on CNN
9352.json	true	Its been nearly three weeks since the president has commented on questions about possible hidden wait lists at veterans hospitals.	veterans	major-garrett	CBS News Chief White House Correspondent 		none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
5953.json	false	On allowing Shelby Countys schools merger commission to finish work before allowing any new merger legislation.	education	bill-haslam	Governor	Tennessee	republican	0	1	1	0	0	signing new schools legislation.
9371.json	half-true	41,200 veterans in Florida dont have health care because Scott didnt expand Medicaid.	health-care,medicaid,veterans	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a tweet
12725.json	barely-true	[Hillary Clinton]s not trusted -- virtually at all.	elections	tom-marino	U.S. representative	Pennsylvania	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.
5369.json	false	The Republicans just voted last year to end Medicare.	medicare,retirement	steve-rothman			democrat	1	2	0	1	1	a speech on the House floor
5804.json	barely-true	A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose.	agriculture,children,corrections-and-updates,families,labor	tom-rooney	Congressman	Florida	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a press release
3179.json	true	Under Hosni Mubaraks rule, Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel.	foreign-policy,pundits	ross-douthat	columnist for The New York Times		none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper column
11323.json	pants-fire	You know our current president is (Muslim). You know hes not even an American.	islam,obama-birth-certificate,terrorism	town-hall-audience-member			none	0	0	0	0	1	a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.
7023.json	true	Says the typical homeowner will pay $4 more per month if library district passes.	taxes	libraries-yes-committee		Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
2518.json	pants-fire	Says the headlines tell the story of how Walker has mismanaged Milwaukee County	job-accomplishments,message-machine	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a campaign TV ad
11624.json	true	Probably less than 4 percent of Wisconsin residents are enjoying the subsidies from Obamacare.	health-care	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a radio interview
11607.json	barely-true	8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo.	homeland-security,immigration	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a tweet
5113.json	half-true	Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions.	campaign-finance,ethics,government-regulation	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a meeting
1190.json	false	Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't.	health-care	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	remarks on NBC's Meet the Press
13146.json	false	Says Tom Nelson backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million.	income,retirement,social-security,state-budget,taxes	mike-gallagher			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad
8893.json	mostly-true	The U.S. has the highest unintended pregnancy rate of any Western industrialized country.	abortion,sexuality	cecile-richards	president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America	New York	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	an interview with Texas Monthly
1798.json	half-true	"Bill White used D.C. connections from his job in the Clinton administration to form a company that did business in the Middle East and defaulted on a $60 million loan."	candidates-biography,ethics,message-machine,small-business,trade,transparency	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Web video
8338.json	barely-true	Says Nathan Deal killed pro-gun bills in 2013.	guns	georgia-gun-owners			none	1	0	0	0	0	a flier
210.json	barely-true	"I do provide universal health care."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Las Vegas, Nev. 
9587.json	false	On the last night of the General Assembly, by 11 oclock 95 to 98 percent of the business was done. So we really didnt have that late-night session. We were just holding on one bill.	government-efficiency,history,job-accomplishments,voting-record	nicholas-mattiello	Speaker of the House	Rhode Island	democrat	0	3	0	0	0	an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers."
6636.json	pants-fire	Says she was misquoted and didnt say that the Israeli ambassador said what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel.	israel	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	comments to Fox News
10154.json	mostly-true	Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a big goal.	economy,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
12729.json	false	Says Donald Trump always pays his bills promptly.	candidates-biography	phil-ruffin	American businessman	Nevada	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
12061.json	true	One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a presidents nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed by the opposition party in the Senate when the vacancy occurred during an election year.	supreme-court	jeff-flake	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a statement
9919.json	true	More than three women per day lose their lives at the hands of their partners.	crime,criminal-justice,women	james-brown	CBS Sports announcer		none	0	0	0	0	0	a message to viewers
9656.json	mostly-true	Ninety percent of people living in Gaza dont have access even to water.	foreign-policy,israel,water	rula-jebreal			none	0	0	1	1	0	comments on MSNBC
9484.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama said that ordinary men and women are too small-minded to govern their own affairs and that individuals should surrender their rights to an all-powerful sovereign.	foreign-policy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet
3771.json	pants-fire	Promotes a chart saying that Barack Obama has increased the debt by 16 percent, compared to George W. Bush, who increased it by 115 percent.	deficit,federal-budget,history	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a chart posted on her Flickr account
10279.json	pants-fire	Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, No mother should have to fear for her sons life every time he robs a store.	criminal-justice,diversity	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
13201.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russias nuclear stockpile.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,nuclear	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.
12746.json	half-true	America has lost nearlyone third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton.	trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican National Convention
4429.json	false	Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session, reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires.	natural-disasters,state-budget	jim-hightower	Commentator	Texas	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an interview.
4914.json	half-true	[Former Georgia congressman] Bob Barr voted ... to raise his own pay.	congressional-rules,voting-record	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a press release
6833.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romneys plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut.	debates,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the first presidential debate
10485.json	half-true	Louisianas film incentives program is so big they actually shot an upcoming film initially titled Dont Mess With Texas in New Orleans!	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	paul-stekler	Professor, University of Texas	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	an oped column
2681.json	true	Says Scott Walker wants to make abortion illegal, even in cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother.	abortion,message-machine	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a campaign TV ad
3822.json	half-true	It is estimated that Arizona has lost more than $100 million in hospitality industry revenues since passage of the Arizona immigration laws.	immigration	anti-defamation-league			none	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
2636.json	mostly-true	The Seattle Times called Patty Murray a prolific sponsor of earmarks. Patty even defended the Bridge to Nowhere.	federal-budget,message-machine	dino-rossi		Washington	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad
7452.json	mostly-true	Theres going to be a slowdown and delays in flights as a result of the sequester.	federal-budget,transportation	raymond-lahood	Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation	Illinois	republican	0	1	1	1	0	an interview on MSNBC
12125.json	true	Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one.	economy,trade	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	an interview
725.json	half-true	McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Elko, Nev.
10856.json	mostly-true	There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break.	taxes	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a tweet
5412.json	mostly-true	New Jersey has the second highest rate of institutionalization of people with developmental disabilities in America. Only Texas puts more of its citizens -- confines more of its citizens -- to institutions than New Jersey.	disability,health-care	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	his budget speech
1631.json	barely-true	The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating.	crime,immigration	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	in a letter to President Barack Obama
9809.json	barely-true	Says of Mitch McConnell,What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office.	congress,corrections-and-updates,income,message-machine-2014,wealth	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad
3129.json	half-true	Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus.	federal-budget,stimulus	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	the GOP response to the State of the Union address
8009.json	false	Paula Deen supported and campaigned for Barack Obama.	pop-culture	larry-elder	Radio talk show host		talk-show-host	1	3	0	0	0	an online op-ed
8791.json	true	In Virginia, Medicaid has grown by 1,600 percent in the last 30 years.	medicaid,state-budget	william-howell	Speaker of the Virginia House	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	an op-ed.
13289.json	pants-fire	Creflo Dollar has endorsed Republican Donald Trump for president.	bipartisanship	social-media			none	0	0	0	0	2	social media sites
11136.json	mostly-true	Russia and China absolutely said clearly they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States walked away from the deal.	nuclear	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor"
7039.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romneys plan rolls back regulations on banks.	financial-regulation,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad
12319.json	false	If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a completely new City-run criminal background check process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy with taxpayers getting the bill.	city-budget,city-government,taxes,transportation	ridesharing-works-austin	Group in favor of Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a voter mailer noted by a reader
11403.json	half-true	In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percentlower.	crime,guns	matt-gaetz	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a press conference 
13050.json	half-true	Says76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates.	polls	william-weld	Candidate for vice president on the Libertarian Party ticket	Massachusetts	libertarian	0	0	1	0	0	an Ask Me Anything session on reddit
4463.json	half-true	Says New Jersey is losing 50 football fields of open space to development every day and the more we develop upstream the more flooding we have downstream.	environment,housing	new-jersey-sierra-club			none	0	0	2	0	0	a press release
13282.json	barely-true	Many of (Hillary Clintons) friends took bigger deductions (than me). Warren Buffett took a massive deduction. (George) Soros, who is a friend of hers, took a massive deduction.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second presidential debate
6996.json	barely-true	Says, Carl proposed a windfall tax on real estate development when he was a Metro Councilor.	taxes,voting-record	promote-oregon-leadership-pac-oregon-house-republi	Political action committee	Oregon	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a campaign mailer
10259.json	mostly-true	Says 93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks.	crime	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
38.json	half-true	We live in "a time of historically low violent crime rates and historically high gun ownership rates nationally."	guns	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	article on his campaign Web site
6948.json	false	Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times.	debates,taxes	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	in a debate in Davie, Fla.
1571.json	barely-true	Charges on the Republican Party of Florida credit card were made with my money.	candidates-biography,elections	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with Fox News.
7066.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme that even Nancy Pelosi voted against it.	federal-budget,message-machine-2012,taxes,voting-record	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a TV ad
9945.json	pants-fire	A Scott Rothstein victim says that he was swindled by Charlie Crist.	crime,legal-issues,message-machine-2014	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	TV ad
7296.json	true	We have the fourth highest in-state tuition for public universities in the country.	education	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	her inauguration speech becoming NH governor
2697.json	half-true	Says Scott Bruun supports allowing corporations to secretly funnel millions of dollars to front groups to finance attack ads.	campaign-finance	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a fundraising letter
6983.json	mostly-true	The president said he was going to create daylight between ourselves and Israel.	debates,israel	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a presidential debate
8977.json	false	Says Debo Adegbile was nominated to serve as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and was abruptly withdrawn by the administration.	criminal-justice,supreme-court	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal"
2889.json	false	Pls refer to Jan.1 tax changes appropriately: theyre OBAMA TAX HIKES theyll slam every Americans savings, investments job opportunity	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a Twitter message
2493.json	barely-true	Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., voted for the pork-filled stimulus bill -- $1.9 million to study ants in Africa, $39 million for office upgrades for politicians.	federal-budget,stimulus	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a campaign ad
3828.json	half-true	Without ethanol, gas prices would be at least 15% higher. With gas at four bucks, that means youre saving 12 bucks on a 20 gallon fill up.	agriculture,gas-prices	wisconsin-corn-growers-association		Wisconsin	none	0	0	1	0	0	a radio ad
1529.json	true	Says Paul Workman voted in the Democrat primary, supporting Democrats with his vote.	elections	holly-turner	Lawyer	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a radio ad
3587.json	pants-fire	Says Congressman Eric Cantor wants to eliminate Social Security.	social-security	campaign-americas-future			democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a TV ad.
12049.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians	israel	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	in a GOP debate in Miami
832.json	mostly-true	"In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work."	legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
7161.json	pants-fire	Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties.	foreign-policy,guns	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email.
2810.json	half-true	Says Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, is the largest military installation in the free world.	military	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a statement
9030.json	true	As attorney general, I have prosecuted judges, district attorneys and other public officials across Texas who violated that (public) trust, who have been corrupted.	city-government,county-government,criminal-justice,job-accomplishments,legal-issues,public-service	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an opinion article in The (McAllen) Monitor
6730.json	true	Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax.	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	remarks at a campaign fundraiser
8597.json	true	Macys sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto equal pay bill.	income,legal-issues,workers	senfronia-thompson	State representative	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	email blast from Progress Texas
12333.json	pants-fire	Says Ted Cruzs father was with Lee Harvey Oswald before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.	candidates-biography,history	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Fox News
4089.json	barely-true	Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.	jobs,taxes	steve-oroho	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex)
5912.json	false	Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children.	gays-and-lesbians,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Web ad
12985.json	half-true	Says U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted to force seniors to pay more for prescription drugs.	candidates-biography,congress,drugs,health-care,history,medicare,voting-record	end-citizens-united			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign ad
6176.json	mostly-true	Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school.	education	austin-fund-quality-healthcare	Group	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	
10246.json	false	In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person.	children,economy,families,federal-budget,government-efficiency,health-care,housing,human-rights,hunger,income,medicaid,poverty,public-health,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,urban,veterans,welfare,women	anne-nolan	president, Crossroads Rhode Island	Rhode Island	activist	0	1	0	1	0	a Journal commentary
2521.json	false	On protecting Social Security benefits and changing the retirement age.	social-security	bob-gibbs	Representative from Ohio's 18th Congressional District	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	1	an campaign e-mail
4556.json	true	Legally, it doesnt make any difference which state district you live in when running for Congress.	elections,legal-issues,public-service	brian-newberry	lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a television interview
3206.json	barely-true	Says his tax and fee cuts will save households $540 over two years.	state-budget,taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	presentations rolling out his budget.
9317.json	half-true	Americans bought into climate change in 2004-06, but then most began wandering away from this issue.	climate-change,environment,polls	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
1257.json	false	Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws.	baseball,health-care	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a television advertisement
3092.json	false	The health care law includes tort reform.	health-care,legal-issues	anthony-weiner		New York	democrat	2	1	2	0	0	a speech on the House floor
6580.json	true	Says women care most about jobs and the economy	abortion,jobs,women	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	a CNN interview
548.json	true	McCain tells of a fellow Vietnam POW who was beaten for fashioning an American flag that became an inspirational symbol to fellow POWs.	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
7389.json	half-true	Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicares) health care costs.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union speech
2967.json	mostly-true	Mt. Hood Community College is No. 1 on average and top faculty pay and benefits.	education,income	mt-hood-community-college	community college	Oregon	none	0	0	0	1	0	the college's website
1316.json	half-true	The health care bills will be mandated spending. You cant cut it, regardless of the budget circumstances.	federal-budget,health-care,pundits	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio show
436.json	barely-true	If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.
1162.json	half-true	Every survey shows strong satisfaction with private coverage.	health-care	americas-health-insurance-plans	Trade group representing the health insurance industry	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	2	0	0	CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight
4415.json	mostly-true	Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half	jobs	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
5846.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama added $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined.	deficit,federal-budget	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
4721.json	pants-fire	China is trying to develop nuclear capability.	china,foreign-policy,military,nuclear	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	an interview on "PBS Newshour"
13030.json	barely-true	I cast the deciding vote extending Medicaid health care coverage to 50,000 of our fellow citizens,	candidates-biography,health-care,voting-record	colin-van-ostern	Executive Councilor	New Hampshire	democrat	2	0	0	0	0	a debate
723.json	barely-true	McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education."	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
4707.json	false	New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt.	education,state-budget	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a speech
10826.json	false	Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border	children,foreign-policy,government-regulation,immigration	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
11395.json	mostly-true	Today, the deficit is below the average deficits over the past 40 years.	deficit	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
1378.json	false	Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas.	economy,elections,job-accomplishments,workers	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
3778.json	pants-fire	Next year, you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs.	energy,market-regulation	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a fundraising letter
10756.json	barely-true	Were not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it.	congressional-rules,foreign-policy,trade,transparency	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	an interview with NPR
3403.json	true	Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent.	jobs,labor,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview on Fox News
6668.json	mostly-true	Says Republicans have declared that theyre going to convert the Medicare program into a voucher program.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	upendra-chivukula	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	an interview on NJToday
2825.json	false	A recent report from the presidents deficit commission was completely empty on controlling health care costs.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,abc-news-week	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	"This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
1707.json	false	New financial regulation "actually guarantees future bailouts of Wall Street banks."	corporations,economy,financial-regulation,market-regulation	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a press conference
6430.json	barely-true	Bill Nelsons vote for the Affordable Care Act cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs.	federal-budget,medicare,message-machine-2012	american-commitment			none	2	1	0	0	1	a TV ad
9773.json	barely-true	Congress is on a five-week vacation.	congress,congressional-rules	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth
4008.json	barely-true	The American people dont want us to raise taxes.	polls,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press conference
13062.json	mostly-true	Says U.S.-Mexico border has 1 million legal border crossings each and every day.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a press conference in Mexico
12091.json	mostly-true	Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists.	elections	new-hampshire-republican-party		New Hampshire	republican	1	0	0	2	0	an online petition
7310.json	half-true	Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch.	animals,consumer-safety,government-regulation,public-safety	peter-palumbo	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	3	1	1	0	0	a news release
1801.json	true	"Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling."	oil-spill	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	email
7700.json	true	Says more Austinites voted in the citys 1973 election featuring a mayors race than in the citys most recent mayoral election.	elections,history	bee-moorhead	Executive director, Texas IMPACT	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a civic summit.
6349.json	barely-true	The voting public had no say in the Atlanta regions proposed transportation project list.	transportation	lights-liberty			none	1	0	0	0	0	press release
8251.json	half-true	Weve seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. Weve also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,military,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire'
2791.json	barely-true	Experts say the property tax is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful.	economy,taxes	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a news conference
3063.json	mostly-true	TriMet is spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year.	government-efficiency,stimulus,transportation	lars-larson	radio talk show host	Oregon	none	1	1	0	1	0	Twitter
9991.json	barely-true	A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis support removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like the school funding case.	corrections-and-updates,education,market-regulation	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.
11209.json	mostly-true	Peachtree and Pine is one of the leading sites for tuberculosis in the nation.	public-health	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a speech at the Commerce Club
13.json	mostly-true	"(McCain) was opposed to ethanol. Now he's for it."	energy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Stratham, N.H.
13248.json	false	Cancer and matters to do with kidney failure kill more people in Kenya today than malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined.	public-health	william-ruto			none	0	1	0	0	0	a speech at a political rally
3779.json	half-true	750 days since Bill Nelson the Democrats in the Senate passed a budget. How can this be justified?	federal-budget	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a tweet
8690.json	false	Rhode Islands teen binge drinking rate is double the national average.	Alcohol,children,crime,public-health,public-safety	physicians-committee-responsible-medicine			organization	0	1	1	0	0	an advertisement
2163.json	barely-true	As President George W. Bushs trade representative, Portman failed to address Chinas currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006.	economy	lee-fisher	Former Lieutenant governor	Ohio	democrat	2	1	1	2	0	a news release
10751.json	barely-true	Medicaid patients were 97 percent more likely to die than those with private insurance.	health-care,medicaid,state-budget	richard-corcoran	State Representative	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an email to constituents
2079.json	barely-true	Rick Scotts company is partners with Playboy in a social networking website that has community pages specifically geared towards gay dating.	candidates-biography,corporations,gays-and-lesbians,immigration	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	a campaign mail piece.
7673.json	false	Demand for public transportation is reaching record levels in Wisconsin.	state-budget,transportation	billboard-spaghetti-junction		Georgia	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
4652.json	false	Says Many people Ive talked to are angry that because of City Hall inaction we may have to spend a needless $500 million to cover and treat our pure drinking water.	city-government,water	eileen-brady			democrat	0	2	0	1	0	in a speech
12229.json	false	The Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10 west of Houston, is the widest freeway in the world, with up to 26 lanes, including frontage road lanes.	transportation	sylvester-turner	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	2	0	2	0	a press conference announcing new chairman of transit authority
5411.json	pants-fire	Today gasoline hit $6 a gallon in Florida.	energy,gas-prices,tourism	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a debate in Arizona
9803.json	true	The majority of Austinites rent the places they live.	city-budget,city-government,taxes	mike-martinez	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	1	1	as quoted in a news story
1533.json	half-true	The health care bill "dumps 15 to 18 million low-income Americans into a Medicaid program that none of us want to be a part of because 50 percent of doctors won't see new patients."	health-care,poverty	lamar-alexander			republican	1	2	2	0	0	the televised health care summit
6591.json	half-true	In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, unemployment went down, household incomes went up, and the state saw its credit rating upgraded.	candidates-biography,state-budget,state-finances	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
11165.json	mostly-true	This is the most generous country in the world when it comes to immigration. There are a million people a year who legally immigrate to the United States.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
13072.json	true	When Moammar Gadhafi was set to visit the United Nations, and no one would let him stay in New York, Trump allowed Gadhafi to set up an elaborate tent at his Westchester County (New York) estate.	history	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech
12941.json	barely-true	Even Richard Nixon released his tax returns to the public when he was running for president ...	taxes,transparency	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech
5445.json	false	Weve seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points.	jobs	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”
5766.json	mostly-true	Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation).	government-regulation	AARP			none	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
7331.json	true	Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires.	congress	rob-woodall	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a meeting
4228.json	pants-fire	There was a loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years.	economy,history,jobs	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a Senate floor speech
9531.json	barely-true	Hes been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites dont know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is.	congress,job-accomplishments,polls	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a Facebook post
3096.json	true	New England already has access to ample supplies of natural gas.	energy,environment	jack-reed	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	a letter to a Senate committee
11506.json	false	Says a question about his financial skills at the CNBC debate included discredited attacks from Democrats and my political opponents.	candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
3219.json	false	Today there are more men and women out of work in America than there are people working in Canada.	economy,workers	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference
414.json	true	"Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month."	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Charleston, W.Va.
5254.json	false	Our jobless rate, our unemployment rate, is the lowest of all of the big cities in New Jersey.	jobs	chris-bollwage	Mayor of Elizabeth		democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech at the Cuban Club in Elizabeth
8747.json	true	Crime in Atlanta is down 18 percent since 2009.	crime	atlanta-police-foundation			none	0	0	0	0	0	flier to supporters
6174.json	barely-true	Says there are $500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law].	health-care	jon-runyan	Congressman	New Jersey	republican	1	3	0	0	0	a press release
6173.json	true	Obama said (the individual mandate) wasnt a tax.	health-care,pundits,taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a tweet
2905.json	half-true	Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City.	candidates-biography,infrastructure,job-accomplishments	dick-greco			none	1	0	1	0	0	a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor
12174.json	false	Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland voted to uphold D.C.s ban on handguns.	guns,supreme-court	john-whitbeck	Republican Party of Virginia chairman	Virginia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an email
11831.json	barely-true	Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%.	women	sheila-jackson-lee	congresswoman	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	0	remarks inserted into the Congressional Record
4035.json	mostly-true	Since I took office, weve created 76,800 jobs.	jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a statement
13301.json	mostly-true	We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns.	crime,guns,public-safety	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the third 2016 presidential debate
1966.json	barely-true	"If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today."	corporations,economy,financial-regulation	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek
3872.json	false	Rep. Robert Hurt voted again today to end Medicare and raise health care costs for Virginia seniors.	federal-budget,medicare	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	an e-mail.
3243.json	half-true	The Obama administration actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,abc-news-week	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
995.json	half-true	On torture.	human-rights,terrorism	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a news interview
2632.json	false	Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget.	government-efficiency,jobs,message-machine,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a campaign video
5904.json	false	Democrats plan to keep student loan interest rates low by raising taxes on small businesses, very small businesses the kinds of small businesses that give jobs to graduates.	message-machine-2012,taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a video statement
9597.json	barely-true	U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston spent our tax dollars on thousands of wasteful earmarks.	federal-budget	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	an ad
7284.json	mostly-true	Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check.	civil-rights,crime,guns	jackie-speier	Congressional representative for California's 14th District	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an MSNBC interview
8949.json	false	A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obamas executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers will cost the economy 500,000 jobs.	income,workers	kai-ryssdal	Host, "Marketplace"		none	0	1	0	0	0	a "Marketplace" segment
11591.json	pants-fire	The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are Republicans, not to the Democrats.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show
10967.json	barely-true	The Democrats are responsible for the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making.	federal-budget,military	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	his presidential announcement speech
6445.json	half-true	Rhode Island has the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation.	economy,government-regulation,health-care,public-health,states	mike-stenhouse	chief executive officer, R.I. Center for Freedom and ProsperityState Policy Research Institute	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	1	1	0	1	a commentary in The Providence Journal
5413.json	barely-true	The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months.	job-accomplishments,jobs	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an op-ed piece
12851.json	barely-true	Says Marco Rubio didnt show up for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.	congressional-rules,foreign-policy,voting-record	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a campaign ad
1050.json	false	Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage.	health-care	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	an op-ed.
5285.json	false	A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year.	taxes	david-englin	Political consultant	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a news release.
8513.json	pants-fire	With a bill bringing $100 million in property tax relief, the typical Wisconsin homeowner will save approximately $680 over four years.	state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a press release
634.json	mostly-true	"It (Georgia) was one of the earliest Christian nations. The king of then-Georgia in the third century converted to Christianity."	religion	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Saddleback Valley Community Church in Orange County, Calif.
12404.json	half-true	Amendment 2 will put almost 2,000 pot shops in Florida ... more pot shops than Walmart and Walgreens combined.	florida-amendments,marijuana	vote-no-2		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	0	a video
3998.json	barely-true	In the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, none of the candidates mentioned the middle class or education.	education,families,new-hampshire-2012	jay-carney	White House press secretary	District of Columbia	none	2	2	1	2	0	a comment to reporters aboard Air Force One
6874.json	barely-true	Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that could have been made here in America.	china,jobs,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
1095.json	pants-fire	The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance.	corporations,health-care,pundits,market-regulation	ibdeditorialscom			none	0	1	0	0	1	an editorial.
13297.json	pants-fire	When Rachel Zenzinger was on the Arvada City Council, she voted to spend taxpayer funds for a junket to China.	china,city-government	colorado-citizens-accountable-government			none	0	0	0	0	2	a mailer
5009.json	false	Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany.	environment,government-regulation,public-health,public-safety,science	michael-chippendale	State Representative	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a public forum
7348.json	half-true	Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a very low turnout race.	elections,pundits	chris-matthews	Host of MSNBC's Hardball		none	1	2	2	1	0	comments on his MSNBC show
2322.json	mostly-true	More than half of our unemployed Ohioans have been out of work for six months or more.	economy	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a radio interview
9024.json	true	Says five Democratic state senators were for her bicycle tailgating bill before they were against it.	recreation	barbara-comstock	State delegate	Virginia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post.
11213.json	mostly-true	Theres not a single, solitary example that signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall had anything to do with the financial crash.	economy,financial-regulation	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	an interview with Inc. magazine
11527.json	false	On support for the Export-Import Bank	trade	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	
3082.json	false	92 percent of President Barack Obamas administration has never worked outside government.	candidates-biography,economy,job-accomplishments	steve-southerland	U.S. Representative, Florida District 2	Florida	republican	1	2	1	1	0	comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.
1496.json	pants-fire	The stimulus bill "didnt create one new job."	stimulus,workers	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	a press conference
10966.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson is opposed to all government-assisted student loans.	debt,education,federal-budget,financial-regulation	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a speech
9870.json	half-true	Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260.	campaign-finance,corporations	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	an ad
6706.json	true	In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population.	elections	marcia-fudge	Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	4	0	a news release
7836.json	half-true	Says El Paso is the safest city of our size in the nation.	city-government,crime,immigration	veronica-escobar	El Paso County Judge	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a telephone conference call with reporters.
5837.json	pants-fire	Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as $1.2 billion to a solar company thats building a plant in Mexico.	corporations,energy,environment,government-efficiency,message-machine-2012,stimulus	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a TV ad
1770.json	true	"We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47."	civil-rights,guns,terrorism	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	an op ed article
8697.json	half-true	Im ninth generation from New Hampshire.	candidates-biography,families	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	speech to the Nashua Rotary Club 
10156.json	mostly-true	Wisconsin Republicans repealed a statewide fair pay law that made sure women are treated fairly on the job.	civil-rights,government-regulation,income,women,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
3334.json	mostly-true	Under a proposed Georgia law, women who miscarry could become felons.	abortion	liberal-blogger			none	0	0	0	1	0	a blog post
2648.json	true	Since 2000, when he entered politics, Jon Husted has been on the ballot six times for three different political offices.	elections	maryellen-oshaughnessy	Franklin County clerk of courts	Ohio	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
10226.json	mostly-true	Georgia has some of the highest gas taxes in the Southeast but one of the lowest taxes on gasoline for transportation in the nation.	gas-prices,taxes	ed-lindsey	State Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	2	0	an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story
12881.json	mostly-true	(Paul Ryan) has actually proposed three total, three bills that have become law in his entire career dating back to 1999.	candidates-biography	david-canon	Chair of the political science department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Wisconsin	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a New York Times article
4020.json	false	Only the State of New York spends more money on Medicaid than the State of New Jersey.	health-care,state-budget	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a television interview on On the Line
9439.json	true	Cantors campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign.	campaign-finance	chuck-todd	MSNBC political reporter		none	0	0	1	1	0	comments on MSNBC
751.json	true	"The average South Korean is3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Oxford, Miss.
1452.json	barely-true	We cut property taxes by one-third.	economy,education,taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican gubernatorial debate
5545.json	pants-fire	An independent payment advisory board created by the health care reform law can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments.	health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012	pat-boone	spokesman for the 60 Plus Association		none	0	1	0	0	2	a television ad
5531.json	pants-fire	Says her accomplishments include a fiscally responsible budget agreement that controls state spending.	state-budget,state-finances	chris-telfer		Oregon	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a press release
7163.json	half-true	Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history and for $2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy.	corporations,education,small-business,state-budget,taxes	one-wisconsin-now		Wisconsin	organization	0	2	2	1	1	a news release
10106.json	half-true	Says David Perdue built his business career outsourcing American jobs.	job-accomplishments	michelle-nunn	Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation	Georgia	democrat	3	0	1	2	0	a U.S. Senate debate
3525.json	barely-true	Some of the colleges, including AM, have already guaranteed that they will not increase their tuition.	education,state-budget	jimmie-don-aycock	State representative	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	remarks on the floor of the Texas House
12569.json	false	Austin was the site of the first mass shooting in the country.	crime,history	steve-adler	Mayor of Austin	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	2	1	an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM
4028.json	true	Says President Obama has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined.	foreign-policy,military,new-hampshire-2012	yard-sign			none	0	0	0	0	0	a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.
7497.json	half-true	The Legislature needs to spend $500 million to shore up the pension fund this year and the next 28 years to keep it afloat.	pensions	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	remarks on first day of session
3210.json	true	More than one-quarter of Americas young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military	military	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	a speech
1173.json	barely-true	Van Jones is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist.	environment,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his radio program
2592.json	true	New Castle Countys unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years.	economy	chris-coons	County executive of New Castle County, Delaware	Delaware	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell
10401.json	barely-true	Says he balanced the budget without raising taxes.	city-budget,taxes	bob-buckhorn		Florida	none	2	1	2	1	0	a campaign ad
4610.json	barely-true	(Sen. Robert) Gordon cost us money, exempting the Newark sports arena from paying property taxes and sticking us with the bill.	message-machine-2012,taxes	john-driscoll	State Senate candidate	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a television ad posted on YouTube
1699.json	half-true	The passage of the teacher tenure bill in the Fla. Legislature was like the health care bill in Congress because one party jammed it through.	education,health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	in a press conference announcing veto of SB 6.
15.json	half-true	"(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."	abortion	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Stratham, N.H.
9997.json	false	Says Bruce Braley threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property.	animals,legal-issues	joni-ernst	U.S. senator	Iowa	republican	2	1	1	1	0	a debate
3288.json	false	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in his budget repair bill is showing that no stone goes unturned as he asks everyone to tighten their belts.	labor,state-budget,taxes	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	a statement to reporters
9913.json	half-true	Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors.	city-government,economy,income	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview with NPR
12092.json	half-true	For more than 80 years, there has not been a nomination and confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice in a presidential election year. This is simply not the time to break with decades of bipartisan practice.	bipartisanship,history,supreme-court	jennifer-horn	Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party	New Hampshire	republican	2	0	1	1	0	a press release
571.json	mostly-true	"McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote."	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Washington, D.C.
4285.json	barely-true	President Obama and Democrats spending addiction has driven our national debt to historic proportions, maxed out our national credit card and has now led to the Democrat Downgrade of our countrys AAA credit rating.	federal-budget	kevin-dewine	Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a news release
1139.json	half-true	Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly.	health-care,pundits	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	the Rachel Maddow Show
9953.json	mostly-true	The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes.	crime,drugs,elections	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.
12919.json	mostly-true	Says Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers.	veterans	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a campaign ad
5129.json	barely-true	Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt.	candidates-biography,jobs,message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town" 
9671.json	half-true	The best evidence is that you lose -- if you use marijuana as a teenager regularly -- eight IQ points.	marijuana	ruth-marcus	Columnist, Washington Post		journalist	0	0	1	0	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
11038.json	mostly-true	In Florida, the number of voters who now register as other has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000.	elections	chuck-todd	MSNBC political reporter		none	0	0	1	1	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
6784.json	true	We havent passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year.	congress,federal-budget	bob-corker			republican	1	0	0	2	0	in a press release.
11682.json	barely-true	Were practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air.	energy,environment	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
2404.json	half-true	Deepwaters own testimony . . . is they said theyll create six jobs.	economy,energy	patrick-lynch	Attorney General	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	an appearance on Newsmakers
12572.json	half-true	Says Mark Zandi, who wrote a report criticizing Donald Trumps economic proposals, is one of Sen. John McCains former economic advisers.	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks in Raleigh, N.C.
12364.json	false	There is a 34 percent increase in violent crime in the state of California. And thats just within the last year.	crime	duf-sundheim	Candidate for U.S. Senate	California	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a debate
2602.json	false	Marco Rubio says Solo Ingles (English only).	immigration	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a web ad.
1213.json	true	Goldman Sachs was Barack Obama's "No. 1 private contributor."	elections,market-regulation	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	an interview on "The Colbert Report"
6099.json	false	Say this biennium, liquor sales account for nearly $1 billion in the state budget.	state-budget,state-finances	chris-garrett-bill-kennemer	Oregon House members	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	a commentary article.
11541.json	half-true	Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget without raising taxes five years in a row.	county-budget,county-government,taxes	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a TV ad
5506.json	mostly-true	A clear majority of Americans support removing the cost-sharing requirement for prescription contraceptive coverage.	health-care,women	rush-holt			democrat	0	1	2	1	0	an e-mail newsletter
2863.json	half-true	Oregon, once again, remains among the top five hungriest states in the nation.	hunger	oregon-food-bank	food bank	Oregon	none	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
9757.json	barely-true	Says he voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act)than Obamas agenda will allow.	crime,criminal-justice,message-machine-2014,women	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a campaign ad
9743.json	half-true	The cost of college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978.	children,debt,economy,education	cormick-lynch		Rhode Island	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers
1668.json	false	"Early census returns are showing that conservatives have been measurably less likely than liberals to return their census forms."	census	patrick-mchenry	U.S. Congressman	North Carolina	republican	0	1	0	2	0	an op ed article
282.json	false	The church Barack Obama belongs to only admits black people.	religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
4421.json	barely-true	Ben Bernanke has been the most inflationary chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.	economy	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a debate
7717.json	half-true	The Milwaukee County Board approved a reform package by a 15-3 vote, meaning Board Supervisors salaries will be cut by 20 percent and the Boards budget will be cut by 50 percent.	county-government,state-finances,states	marina-dimitrijevic			none	1	1	2	0	0	a news release
1727.json	true	"Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car."	campaign-finance,ethics,message-machine	charlie-justice			democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a Web ad
12636.json	half-true	We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ...because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats.	income	bruce-rauner	Governor	Illinois	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a press conference
12286.json	mostly-true	Before taking executive action on immigration, President Obama stated 22 times that he does not have the authority to change immigration laws on his own.	immigration	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a website post.
8028.json	mostly-true	Says excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers.	taxes	david-sutton	Altria spokesman		none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
11024.json	pants-fire	After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin is dead broke.	education,state-budget,taxes	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a Facebook post
3420.json	true	Georgia still has one of the richest programs in terms of scholarships for students to go to college.	education	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a radio interview
9153.json	mostly-true	In order to pass the CRCT in Georgia, you simply have to get half of the answers correct.	education	alisha-thomas-morgan		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech
8635.json	half-true	Obamacare medical device tax has led to the loss of thousands of jobs in U.S.	health-care,jobs	ted-poe	U.S. House Representative	Texas	republican	1	1	1	0	0	an email to a constituent
3601.json	barely-true	Human error, such as skipping a community in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, is common in (the vote-tabulation) process.	elections	kathy-nickolaus	Waukesha County Clerk	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	0	0	remarks at a news conference
3407.json	mostly-true	At Twin River, were more than competitive with nearby casinos in slot machine payouts.	economy,gambling	patti-doyle	Public relations	Rhode Island	organization	0	0	0	1	0	a radio interview
2916.json	mostly-true	Understand, this is unemployment insurance. Its not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when youre working. You get help when youre not.	deficit,economy,federal-budget,jobs	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	an MSNBC interview 
3737.json	true	The substitute budget now adds in tax breaks and tax deductions for those who buy these prisons.	state-budget	matt-lundy	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news conference
11793.json	half-true	In reality, gas produced by fracking is worse for the climate than coal.	climate-change,public-health	environmental-justice-league-ri-environmental-just			none	0	0	1	0	0	a report
426.json	true	"The Children's Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children."	health-care	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail message
5046.json	half-true	Say in November 2010, voters overwhelmingly supported the idea of creating a (library) district.	taxes	judy-shiprack-diane-mckeel			none	0	0	1	0	0	a guest column
12028.json	barely-true	Donald Trump has described Hillary Clinton as one of the best secretaries of state in history.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	on CNN's "State of the Union."
1170.json	false	A scheduled speech by President Barack Obama will be the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation's school children about persisting and succeeding in school.	education	arne-duncan	U.S. Secretary of Education	Illinois	democrat	1	2	1	2	0	a letter to principals
7075.json	half-true	Says under President Barack Obama, the United States has created five million jobs.	jobs	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a campaign rally
1655.json	true	With this reform, every insured American gets valuable consumer protections, and every uninsured American can become insured.	health-care	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
4451.json	true	Under President Barack Obamas jobs bill, you can sue if you are unemployed and dont get the job and think you werent hired because you are unemployed.	jobs,legal-issues,pundits,workers	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity"
5945.json	half-true	National debt plus unfunded liabilities adds up to $520,000 per American household.	deficit,federal-budget	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech in St. Petersburg, Fla.
9693.json	half-true	Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended near the states border with Mexico.	corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,foreign-policy,homeland-security,immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News
460.json	barely-true	Rev. Wright said "that al-Qaida and the American flag were the same flags."	patriotism	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Coral Gables, Fla.
4168.json	mostly-true	The average 401(k) in America of a person whos 60 years old is under $100,000.	economy,labor,retirement,state-finances	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	an appearance on 10 News Conference
6472.json	true	Says Mitt Romney wants to end tax credits for wind producers.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign event
7150.json	mostly-true	November 2012 was a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history.	elections	ken-detzner	Secretary of State	Florida	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a CNN interview
7944.json	mostly-true	If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class.	economy,education,income	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a House of Representatives floor speech
5553.json	mostly-true	By the time Obama took office, The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone.	economy,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign video
8413.json	mostly-true	Says by reducing chronic health care costs in the State of Georgia, we can reduce the $32.8 billion lost each year due to lack of productivity and economic costs.	economy,health-care	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	a letter
8956.json	half-true	Obamacare will mean 2.1 million fewer jobs by 2021.	health-care	americans-prosperity-georgia-chapter			none	0	0	2	1	0	an article
4524.json	mostly-true	President Obama has declared disasters in 48 of 50 states this year.	homeland-security	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a speech on the Senate floor
11650.json	barely-true	Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year.	agriculture,animals,food-safety,health-care	heather-moore	PETA writer		none	1	0	0	0	0	a Providence Journal commentary
2433.json	half-true	I have given $30,000 of my unused travel expenses over the years to supplement the school systems general budget.	education	sarah-copelin-wood			none	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper article
4410.json	false	The deal to raise the nations debt ceiling will directly link a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever.	deficit,federal-budget	jon-runyan	Congressman	New Jersey	republican	1	3	0	0	0	a mailer posted on bluejersey.com
6231.json	barely-true	Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be empowered to enforce the new health care legislation.	health-care,taxes	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a television interview
7525.json	barely-true	The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet.	china,technology	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a CPAC speech
36.json	barely-true	Sen. Clinton said "the surge of troops in Iraq was 'working.' Now.... Sen. Clinton says the surge 'has failed' and that we should 'begin the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.'"	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a news release
7446.json	true	Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Pauls voting record and his voting record are virtually identical.	voting-record	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a fundraiser letter
11899.json	true	The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse.	diversity,financial-regulation	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	comments during the PBS Democratic debate
7429.json	half-true	What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business.	city-government,corporations,jobs,small-business	vincent-fort	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	1	a Twitter post
1063.json	true	Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of a postage stamp a day.	energy,environment	edward-markey			democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a press release.
1934.json	half-true	If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship.	energy,abc-news-week	rahm-emanuel	Mayor of Chicago	Illinois	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	ABC's "This Week"
4173.json	false	On campaign contributions from electric utilities.	campaign-finance,energy	ward-armstrong	Minority leader, House of Delegates	Virginia	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a news conference.
170.json	mostly-true	"Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China."	consumer-safety	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	a speech in Manchester, N.H.
5045.json	true	By the way, Im not raising tolls 50 percent....Jon Corzine did.	transportation	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview
3324.json	mostly-true	If public employees dont pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, the equivalent is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news conference
8995.json	true	Over the past three years, deep poverty has reached its highest level on record.	history,poverty	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff
11452.json	pants-fire	Says Bernie Sanders is going to tax you people at 90 percent.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments at a rally.
2604.json	barely-true	Pam Bonditold a group of lobbyists shell side with corporate special interests as attorney general.	candidates-biography,message-machine	dan-gelber		Florida	democrat	2	2	1	3	0	a TV campaign ad
6842.json	true	Says Romney wants to add $2 trillion to the defense budget that the military hasnt asked for.	debates,deficit,military,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a presidential debate in Denver
7943.json	pants-fire	U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey wants public schools to teach women to stay in their place.	families,marriage,women	lauren-benedict	Chairwoman, Georgia's WIN List	Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a Georgia's WIN List press release
13005.json	barely-true	As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President.	elections,states	rob-gleason		Pennsylvania	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a fundraising email
4054.json	false	Says U.S. House opponent Michael Williams does not live in and has never voted in the congressional district hes seeking to represent.	candidates-biography,elections	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	at a campaign stop.
12444.json	pants-fire	No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trumps achievement is remarkable.	elections,history	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a post on Twitter
3122.json	mostly-true	The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while theyre in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when theyre in saltwater.	environment,government-efficiency,water	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union speech
11666.json	true	The U.S.tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent, while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent.	taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a TV interview
7014.json	barely-true	Ann McLane Kuster is for a government takeover of health care more radical than Obamacare. And she supports a $700 billion cut to Medicare for current retirees.	health-care,medicare	charles-bass	U.S. Representative 	New Hampshire	republican	3	2	0	0	0	an ad “Dancing,” released September 26, 2012.
4882.json	true	Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But thats more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history.	federal-budget,transportation	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	an article on NOLA.com
10157.json	mostly-true	You cannot get (Ebola) from just riding on a plane or bus.	ebola,public-health,transportation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the president's weekly national address
2874.json	half-true	Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be no calamity, and that the Associated Press saidthe administration concedes the security risk is not immediate.	foreign-policy,military	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press"
3172.json	half-true	We currently have one guy who is in charge of painting the entire Milwaukee County parks system.	county-budget,recreation	jim-sullivan	Former State Senator, 5th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	0	0	a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors
8817.json	true	Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.	animals,crime,environment,government-regulation,guns,pundits,recreation,market-regulation	richard-august	talk show host	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	0	0	0	0	0	a Providence Journal commentary
10656.json	true	Liberty University students were mandated to attend Sen. Ted Cruzs presidential announcement or they would be fined.	elections	jess-mcintosh			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes"
11027.json	barely-true	Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries.	crime,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on Fox Business Network
4090.json	false	Slim Jims just recently cost 99 cents but now cost $2.69.	agriculture,economy	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview with "Newsweek"
11413.json	false	President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to lift Irans economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct.	nuclear	lynn-westmoreland			republican	1	1	3	0	0	press release
2006.json	mostly-true	"President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office."	immigration,legal-issues,abc-news-week	jorge-ramos	News anchor for Univision	Florida	journalist	1	0	2	1	0	an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
10409.json	mostly-true	Weve seen our deficits cut by two-thirds.	deficit	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his 2015 State of the Union address
1796.json	half-true	The city of Houston now has more debt per capita than California.	message-machine,state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Web ad
12383.json	mostly-true	Says Patrick Murphy is one of only three Democrats in the House today who voted to create the Benghazi committee.	candidates-biography,congress,voting-record	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a fundraising email
13057.json	mostly-true	Says Patrick Murphy embellished, according to reports, his University of Miami academic achievement.	candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a TV ad
326.json	barely-true	"Every billion dollars we spend on highway construction results in 47,500 jobs. But the fact is the average American is sitting in traffic 38 hours a year."	transportation	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a Republican debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
8399.json	barely-true	Says Jeanne Shaheen got behind the idea of using the IRS to target American citizens for their political views.	taxes	jennifer-horn	Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party	New Hampshire	republican	2	0	1	1	0	remarks at a party fundraiser
3048.json	mostly-true	On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent.	agriculture,china,economy	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	an op-ed
11649.json	mostly-true	We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. Were locking up more people than China and Russia.	china,crime,criminal-justice	joe-donald			none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
10903.json	true	You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes.	foreign-policy,taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	remarks at an economic summit in Orlando
5477.json	true	In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law.	children	laurie-monnes-anderson	State senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a Senate floor speech
3524.json	true	Since Oregons prescription-only law took effect, meth lab incidents have dropped by 96 percent and meth-related arrests by 32 percent.	crime,drugs	rob-bovett	District attorney of Lincoln County	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	an article in The New York Times
2546.json	false	OShaughnessy even voted for her own personal stimulus package -- a taxpayer-funded pay raise for herself.	job-accomplishments,public-service	jon-husted	Ohio secretary of state	Ohio	republican	0	2	1	2	1	a television campaign ad
2559.json	false	When Washington liberals wanted to take away our guns, Chet said no.	guns,message-machine	chet-edwards	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a TV ad
6837.json	false	Because of Obamacare, over the last two years, health care premiums have gone up -- its true -- but theyve gone up slower than any time in the last 50 years.	debates,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Denver
8682.json	barely-true	Says Marco Rubio endorsed Obamacare for his own family.	health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an op-ed
12856.json	barely-true	Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so thats not possible.	state-budget	kelly-cassidy	State representative	Illinois	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a Facebook post
572.json	barely-true	"There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication."	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C.
7985.json	false	Says Ken Cuccinelli attacked churches for helping the poor.	religion	paul-begala	Affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute	Texas	democrat	1	2	0	0	0	a fundraising letter.
8527.json	mostly-true	We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000.	city-government,corporations,economy,government-regulation,job-accomplishments,jobs,market-regulation,small-business,workers	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	a campaign speech
11217.json	pants-fire	Says Michele Bachmann said, The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You dont see any illegal Mexicans in China.	immigration	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme.
9704.json	mostly-true	Rhode Islands state pension system underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office.	candidates-biography,economy,pensions,retirement,workers	seth-magaziner	investment advisor	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a debate on WPRI-TV
13273.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton was let off the hook for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life destroyed for doing far, far less.	candidates-biography,criminal-justice,foreign-policy,government-regulation,homeland-security,military,technology,transparency	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
1207.json	half-true	The Obama administration is "cutting back on defense"	military,pundits	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	an interview with Sen. John McCain on Fox News Channel
2078.json	pants-fire	Transporting drugs is the price of admission for people crossing the border illegally.	crime,drugs,homeland-security,human-rights,immigration,marijuana	john-loughlin	owner, Media-Rite LLC	Rhode Island	republican	1	2	0	0	1	a comment on The Helen Glover Show
8517.json	half-true	Charlie Crist stopped layoffs of some 20,000 school teachers during the global economic meltdown.	education	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a speech announcing his candidacy for governor
12231.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton supported and continues to support fracking.	environment	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
1689.json	false	"A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice."	legal-issues,supreme-court,colbert-report	jeffrey-toobin	staff writer at the New Yorker, legal analyst for CNN and author	New York	none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report"
13045.json	mostly-true	North Carolinas coast is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm.	climate-change,energy,environment,states,weather	duane-hall	N.C. House of Representatives member	North Carolina	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet
2618.json	barely-true	Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China.	message-machine,stimulus,trade	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a campaign TV ad
4329.json	false	Scientists are questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. (It is) more and more being put into question.	climate-change,energy,environment	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a campaign stop in New Hampshire
6840.json	mostly-true	Says Paul Ryans budget would turn Medicare into a voucher.	medicare	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	a debate on NJTV
244.json	half-true	Says he has "the most impressive education record" of the Republican candidates.	education	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Des Moines, Iowa
8647.json	false	Obamacare is going to increase the divorce rate.	health-care,marriage	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a segment on his radio show
3564.json	mostly-true	Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio.	labor,state-budget	david-pepper	Hamilton County Commissioner	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an Ohio House committee hearing
5339.json	half-true	Senator Menendez said he would spend our money wisely. But our annual national deficit climbed from $250 billion a year to $1.6 trillion on his watch.	deficit,federal-budget	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	a speech at his campaign kickoff
7882.json	true	Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglins stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees.	campaign-finance,elections	wisconsin-institute-law-liberty		Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	0	a web posting
11458.json	mostly-true	A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is creating exceptions in the law for politicians.	campaign-finance,crime,criminal-justice,elections,ethics,legal-issues	chris-danou			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	remarks in Assembly debate
7829.json	barely-true	Says we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined.	immigration	greg-walden	U.S. representative	Oregon	republican	3	0	1	0	0	a radio interview
11720.json	mostly-true	By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.	Alcohol,crime,public-safety,states,transportation	state-public-service-announcement	promoting safe driving	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	
3985.json	true	Providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country.	city-government,government-efficiency,public-safety	paul-doughty	President, International Association of Firefighters Local 799	Rhode Island	labor-leader	0	0	0	1	0	an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers.
583.json	half-true	"We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in South Portland, Maine
11742.json	barely-true	Says Chris Christie instituted an Internet sales tax.	economy,government-regulation,state-budget,states,taxes	conservative-solutions-pac		Florida	organization	3	0	1	0	0	an attack ad
5018.json	pants-fire	No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say Merry Christmas.	religion	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa
169.json	false	Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge."	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail circulated by many people.
8759.json	barely-true	I started the whole year as a senior on the University of Illinois football team and led the team in interceptions and tackles from defensive back.	candidates-biography,education,sports	scott-turner	Businessman, motivational speaker	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
7298.json	half-true	People committed involuntarily for 72 hours under the Baker Act will get their guns back automatically and immediately upon discharge....and their commitment is never entered into a background check database.	guns,health-care	mike-ryan	mayor	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a column in a political blog
4582.json	half-true	Says he never called teachers thugs and has said nothing but great things about them during the fight over his curbs on unions	education,labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview
13055.json	half-true	Nevada Republican Senate nominee Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims.	abortion,women	planned-parenthood-votes	political action committee	New York	none	0	0	1	0	0	an ad
3069.json	false	In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs.	small-business,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
11569.json	barely-true	The Democratic Party is getting smaller and smaller and smaller.	elections	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on Fox News
10939.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clintons been very clear where she stands on trade.	trade	john-podesta	Chairman, Hillary Clinton for president campaign	Illinois	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
13143.json	false	Says to Hillary Clinton, You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it.	candidates-biography,economy,foreign-policy,history,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Presidential debate
10586.json	false	On the status of illegal immigrants	immigration	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
941.json	mostly-true	A new presidential helicopter is now going to cost as much as Air Force One.	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a White House forum on fiscal responsibility.
4409.json	half-true	Utah was the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs.	economy,jobs,states	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library
12755.json	true	An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views.	history,human-rights,legal-issues,religion,taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican convention
5773.json	half-true	In 1993 the Republicans embraced a health platform that proudly features an individual mandate as its main component.	health-care,history,message-machine-2012	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
8709.json	false	(Jack Kingston) had more earmarks at one time than every member of the Georgia delegation put together.	federal-budget	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	an interview
7202.json	mostly-true	You see 34 people (are) murdered every single day by gunfire in America.	crime,guns	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a roundtable discussion on ABC’s "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
11703.json	false	One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever.	foreign-policy,immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
3022.json	true	I stopped requesting earmarks in 2008.	federal-budget,transparency	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	a newsletter
11976.json	half-true	Says he supported the 1994 crime bill because there is a ban on assault weapons in that bill.	candidates-biography,guns	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	comments on "Meet the Press"
12016.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump bans disabled veterans from his high rise.	veterans	conservative-solutions-pac		Florida	organization	3	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
11208.json	true	Youre more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas thanfind in-person voter fraud.	elections	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week."
10824.json	barely-true	Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia a state that last year did the NRAs bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws.	crime,guns	everytown-gun-safety	Advocacy group	New York	none	3	0	1	0	0	a press release
10675.json	mostly-true	Georgia has one of the nations highest jet fuel taxes.	state-budget,state-finances,transportation	trebor-banstetter	Delta spokesman	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper article
12815.json	false	On whether the federal government should set a minimum wage	economy,workers	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a news conference
13495.json	mostly-true	In 2015 roughly 10,000 political arrests occurred in Cuba. That is five times as many as occurred in 2010, when there were only about 2,000.	foreign-policy,human-rights,legal-issues	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on ABC's This Week
973.json	mostly-true	Obama's proposed budget doubles the debt in five years, triples it in 10 years.	federal-budget	judd-gregg	U.S. Senator		republican	0	0	0	1	0	in a Fox News interview.
2749.json	barely-true	Of the states that have a lieutenant governor, many are currently discussing the need for such an obsolete office.	government-efficiency	robert-healey	lawyer	Rhode Island	independent	1	0	0	0	0	a commentary in The Providence Journal
10907.json	true	Since 2010, eight children in Georgia have died due to vehicular heatstroke.	children	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	press conference
7225.json	mostly-true	Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns.	crime,criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns	pardeep-kaleka			activist	0	0	0	1	0	an online video
6888.json	barely-true	Says Bill Nelson sold agricultural land for home development, pocketing at least $1.4 million.	agriculture,taxes	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a TV commercial
11478.json	mostly-true	Says John Kerry is the first secretary of state to rely primarily on a government account.	foreign-policy,technology	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a House hearing on Benghazi
10124.json	barely-true	U.S. troops are getting only 4 hours of Ebola training before deployment to Liberia.	ebola,foreign-policy,military,public-health	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a tweet
13095.json	false	Says eight Americans died in a knife attack at a Minnesota mall.	guns,terrorism	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a fundraising email 
6478.json	half-true	Says Paul Ryan wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students.	education,federal-budget	eva-longoria			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a tweet
9139.json	false	Says he has engaged in the political process only in the past decade.	campaign-finance,corporations	charles-koch	Koch Industries	Kansas	none	1	1	0	0	0	a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed
9218.json	mostly-true	One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act.	congress,health-care,polls	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union."
11693.json	false	Says carpet bombing means bombing not a city, but the location of the troops, with embedded special forces to direct the air power.	corrections-and-updates,history,military,terrorism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
12365.json	half-true	The Brady Campaign has given me a 100 percent, not 99, 100 percent rating.	guns	loretta-sanchez	member of Congress	California	democrat	0	1	1	0	1	a debate
7428.json	half-true	If the sequester hits, hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings.	children,federal-budget,health-care,public-health	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Washington, D.C.
8020.json	barely-true	A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman.	criminal-justice	judicial-watch			organization	1	1	0	0	0	a press release
10375.json	mostly-true	The CIA paid two psychologists $81 million to develop and run their torture program.	afghanistan,human-rights,iraq,terrorism	doonesbury			none	0	0	2	4	0	the Sunday comics
5216.json	mostly-true	[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see.	health-care	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	Op-Ed
11195.json	barely-true	Says Marco Rubios proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges.	education	american-bridge-21st-century			democrat	2	1	0	3	0	a press release
628.json	barely-true	On Obama, "The press warns the 'Taxman Cometh.'"	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	
12781.json	mostly-true	Human trafficking is the third-biggest criminal enterprise in the world.	crime,human-rights	amy-klobuchar	U.S. senator	Minnesota	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
1786.json	half-true	On the Arizona immigration law.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments to the conservative website Human Events.
601.json	half-true	On offshore drilling.	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	flip-o-meter
12739.json	half-true	Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant.	agriculture,immigration,jobs,labor	luis-gutierrez	U.S. House of Representatives	Illinois	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	in a speech
10275.json	true	Too many tattoos on visible body parts keepsome applicants out of the military.	military	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event
7649.json	half-true	A proposed bill in the Florida Legislature would authorize the public hoarding of cats by feral cat activists.	animals,crime	american-bird-conservancy		Virginia	none	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
1181.json	false	You lie! (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.)	health-care,immigration	joe-wilson	Congressman	South Carolina	republican	0	1	0	0	0	the audience at a joint session of Congress
11393.json	pants-fire	Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.	religion	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	Facebook posts
4279.json	mostly-true	Tax increases could come into play as a result of the debt ceiling deal.	federal-budget,taxes	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a press release
7871.json	half-true	My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor.	legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks in the White House Rose Garden
4026.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesnt turn the economy around after three years in office, hell be a one-term president.	economy	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	several speeches and interviews
6595.json	barely-true	President Barack Obama has weakened the respect for America abroad.	foreign-policy,polls	callista-gingrich	Wife of former presidential candidate Newt Ginrgich	Georgia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
283.json	true	"The fact is it's not amnesty."	immigration	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Manchester, N.H.
670.json	half-true	"The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Denver
9824.json	false	I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon.	guns	don-lemon	CNN anchor	Georgia	journalist	0	1	0	1	0	a live broadcast on CNN
12315.json	true	After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed.	elections,job-accomplishments,polls	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	comments on "Face the Nation"
3973.json	half-true	When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation.	economy,jobs	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	a CNN interview
11949.json	half-true	People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined.	taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a web video
11561.json	false	The Democrats plan to raise your tax rates to 70 or 80 percent.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	the fourth GOP undercard debate.
9194.json	barely-true	A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith.	history,religion	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	a broadcast of "Vocal Point"
4065.json	false	Says many public-employee unions falsely told their Wisconsin members his budget-repair bill sought 12 percent to 13 percent of their incomes for health insurance premiums.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview
9473.json	barely-true	$3 billion over the next five years will be taken out of our public schools and be put into vouchers.	children,education,poverty	nan-rich	candidate for governor	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	3	0	a speech
13121.json	false	Says Hillary Clintons energy agenda will cost the U.S. economy over $5 trillion	energy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Roanoke, Va.
8713.json	mostly-true	Republican state lawmakers are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid.	health-care,taxes	thom-hartmann	Radio/TV host		none	0	0	0	1	1	a broadcast of "The Big Picture"
5208.json	pants-fire	Says the D.C.citycouncilpasseda lawbanninglethalrat trapping.	animals,city-government	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	an interview. 
12066.json	half-true	Roy Cooper wont say how he will pay for free college tuition.	education,state-budget,taxes	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	a post on his Facebook page
7112.json	true	Says Fran DeWines made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.	families	mike-dewine	Ohio attorney general	Ohio	republican	2	0	3	1	0	a news release
11340.json	mostly-true	California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state.	children,poverty	common-sense-kids-action			none	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
2953.json	barely-true	The Obama-GOP compromise raises taxes, it raises the death tax.	federal-budget,taxes	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	a radio interview
1275.json	half-true	Husbands rarely beat up their wives. Single women get beaten up more.	crime,pundits	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	an interview on Sean Hannity's show on the Fox News Channel
10855.json	barely-true	Says Jeb Bush once held $1 million in family planning grants hostage until the programs receiving the money agreed not to discuss birth control at all.	education,women	emilys-list			organization	1	0	3	2	0	a column on Medium
8206.json	mostly-true	The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls. Once the bonds were paid, the Newport Bridge was to be transferred to the State of Rhode Island and become toll-free.	history,infrastructure,legal-issues,transportation	steven-frias	lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a Providence Journal commentary
3239.json	false	Over the last two years since President Obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs.	federal-budget,workers	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press conference
11203.json	false	On unemployment rates: We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent.	energy,environment,government-regulation,jobs	israel-oquinn			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech.
10732.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton took money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,foreign-policy,military,campaign-advertising	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview
6402.json	false	Says that President Obama said that Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government.	government-regulation,infrastructure,small-business	chuck-fleischmann	Congressman	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	0	0	in a blog post on his campaign website.
82.json	half-true	"The Republican governor who stood up and cut spending instead of raising taxes."	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a television ad.
12868.json	mostly-true	Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership weve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking.	human-rights,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	at the White House
7267.json	half-true	Kohls Department Stores in 2012 announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs.	corporations,economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
12660.json	barely-true	Says Ron Johnson supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age for Social Security.	social-security	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a radio ad
254.json	mostly-true	"Mitt Romney says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a Web ad
1298.json	mostly-true	The GOP health care plan "would allow health insurance companies to continue engaging in unfair and discriminatory practices like denying coverage to people because of a pre-existing medical condition."	health-care	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a press release
5292.json	mostly-true	Says we brought crime rate down by 30 percent when he was mayor of Dallas.	city-budget,crime,federal-budget	tom-leppert	Businessman	Texas	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation
3319.json	half-true	Says Floridas pension plan faces the same long-term funding problems as Social Security.	retirement,social-security,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	comments to employees at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
10179.json	false	In K-12 education, our kids are scoring at the bottom of science and mathematics right now in the industrialized world -- at the bottom.	education	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a debate
4474.json	half-true	Says New Jerseys $1 billion horse racing industry employs 13,000 individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland.	environment,gambling,jobs,state-finances	raymond-lesniak			democrat	0	0	2	0	0	an opinion article
1767.json	false	Royalties foroil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS."	energy,federal-budget	darrell-issa	U.S. House of Representatives	California	republican	0	3	0	0	0	an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC
8718.json	barely-true	The No. 2 owner of Fox News is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who said, A strong American Government is not good for us.	pop-culture	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
5360.json	barely-true	Says the Congressional Budget Office said unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a video ad
61.json	half-true	"When NAFTA was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from Mexico because people were in search of jobs."	immigration	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a debate in Miami, Fla.
11416.json	true	Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill.	guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the first Democratic debate
1117.json	half-true	Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy and trillions each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.	federal-budget,iraq,medicare,military,taxes	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	CNN's State of the Union with John King
11429.json	pants-fire	Says Bernie Sanders once said, Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs.	health-care	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a graphic circulating on the Internet
11822.json	mostly-true	I have never supported cap and trade.	candidates-biography,cap-and-trade,florida	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News
5754.json	barely-true	The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded ObamaCare will cost the U.S. more than 800,000 jobs.	health-care,job-accomplishments,jobs	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	a campaign mailer.
471.json	barely-true	There are prototype cars that get between 100 and 150 miles per gallon and "we could have those cars in your garages in a couple of years."	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at a Democratic Party dinner
12502.json	mostly-true	30,000 Arizonans may have no choice on Affordable Care Act coverage.	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign advertisement
3424.json	true	There are corporations in this nation, some of the biggest corporations in this nation, who do not pay taxes.	corporations,federal-budget,taxes	marcia-fudge	Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	4	0	an interview on C-SPAN
1331.json	half-true	The United States has a supply of "more than 100 years of natural gas."	energy	american-natural-gas-alliance			none	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
9283.json	mostly-true	Says Virginia House Republicans are sacrificing $5 million a day in U.S. funds by refusing to expand Medicaid.	federal-budget,medicaid	democratic-party-virginia		Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	3	0	a tweet.
3006.json	false	I represent the fourth-poorest (congressional) district in the nation.	census,income,poverty	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	an interview with a weekly newspaper
8727.json	half-true	The federal health care law tells the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have.	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
7774.json	mostly-true	Ohios lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation.	economy,jobs	mike-foley	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	news release
13245.json	false	Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubios stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.	abortion,candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Spanish-language campaign ad
11551.json	half-true	Income inequality seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats.	economy,income	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Republican presidential debate
1360.json	false	A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated over two days of the Thanksgiving week.	economy,pundits,workers	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio show
10030.json	half-true	The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that havent raised the minimum wage.	economy,states,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Princeton, Ind.
6603.json	true	In his first TV interview as president, Obama said we should talk to Iran.	foreign-policy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	remarks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
1341.json	false	"I have never voted for a tax increase."	florida,taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	his campaign Web site
9163.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Reps. Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston have even changed votes to what I voted, multiple times.	voting-record	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	an interview
405.json	barely-true	Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on dividends, a move that would crash the stock market.	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
6193.json	false	(Environmentalists) said Were only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet. ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet.	energy,environment	ron-ramsey	Speaker of the Tennessee Senate	Tennessee	republican	0	2	0	0	1	rally for coal miners
4726.json	barely-true	Proof of citizenship isnt necessary before you register to vote in Florida.	elections,immigration,redistricting	alan-hays	state senator	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a Senate committee meeting
3665.json	half-true	Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions.	environment,transportation	chris-dorworth	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	comments on the House floor.
7089.json	false	Says that with President Obamas re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise to roughly 65 percent.	income,jobs,taxes,workers	mike-white			business-leader	0	1	0	0	0	an email to employees
168.json	half-true	"My husband has not withheld a single document."	legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Clinton, Iowa
5714.json	pants-fire	Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!	immigration	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an email
6107.json	mostly-true	Say Portland Public Schools central administration makes up less than 4 percent of the staff.	education	portland-public-schools	School district	Oregon	none	0	0	1	1	0	a guest column
4870.json	false	Says Mitt Romney has changed his position on supporting the TARP program.	economy,message-machine-2012	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web ad
10604.json	mostly-true	If President Barack Obama strikes a nuclear deal with Iran, the next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time.	foreign-policy,legal-issues	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a letter to Iranian leaders
4877.json	false	The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has been wrong in almost every election.	polls	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview
6734.json	barely-true	President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt.	debt,deficit,federal-budget	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	an op-ed in 'The Hill'
13317.json	half-true	Says electric utilities are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering.	corrections-and-updates,energy,florida-amendments	al-gore	cofounder of Generation Investment Management and Current TV, visiting professor and author	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a campaign speech
11440.json	false	Wisconsins Government Accountability Board wanted to consider Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler as valid signatures on recall petitions.	elections,legal-issues	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
10669.json	mostly-true	Theres just one piece of legislation that is now law with Sen. Ted Cruzsname on it.	candidates-biography	dana-bash	CNN host		none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
5697.json	true	An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum.	elections,government-regulation	eric-kearney	Minority leader in the Ohio Senate	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech in the Ohio Senate
484.json	false	"They (Clinton and Obama) have never to my knowledge been involved in legislation nor hearings nor engagement on this issue (climate change)."	environment	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	North Bend, Wash.
8633.json	half-true	FACT: Repealing Obamacare would be easier than repealing Prohibition.	congressional-rules,health-care	heritage-foundation	Think tank	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	1	0	0	a tweet
6598.json	half-true	The majority of Americans now doubt that our children will have a better future.	polls	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a convention speech
672.json	barely-true	McCain "said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Denver
3259.json	half-true	The Constitution doesnt allow the governor to not-spend appropriations funds.	ethics,state-budget,transportation	jd-alexander	State senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	reaction to Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to kill the high-speed rail project.
12962.json	barely-true	One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention
7986.json	mostly-true	Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will pay every tax possible, but you dont get a single benefit for 10 years.	immigration,welfare	luis-gutierrez	U.S. House of Representatives	Illinois	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	an interview with CNN
9826.json	barely-true	Each Georgia taxpayer would have to send $5,000 to the treasury to cover the states debt.	pensions,state-budget,taxes	truth-accounting			none	1	0	0	0	0	a recent report
4476.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney wrote that if Social Security was done in the private sector, it would be called criminal.	social-security	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
3056.json	mostly-true	A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives...	diversity,elections	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald'
8113.json	true	Theyve seen employer-supported coverage increase in Massachusetts after this law (Romneycare) was implemented.	health-care	elizabeth-roberts	Lieutenant Governor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a TV interview
12490.json	half-true	Says its not true that Florida black bears are an apex predator.	animals,environment,florida	stacy-white	Hillsborough County Commissioner	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a Hillsborough County Commission meeting
4731.json	false	A state bill would end a longstanding requirement that local governments repair highways and sidewalks -- and block injured citizens from suing over neglected maintenance.	county-government,legal-issues	wisconsin-association-justice		Wisconsin	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
9865.json	true	Miller Brewing is not a U.S. company any more. Neither is Anheuser-Busch.	Alcohol,corporations,taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech
11417.json	half-true	Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and hoped it would be the gold standard.	trade	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the first Democratic debate
1261.json	false	An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."	health-care	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
4859.json	half-true	Says U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson voted with the Democrats in Congress nearly 95 percent of the time.	pundits,voting-record	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a TV interview with U.S. Connie Mack
7945.json	true	Says proposed teacher contract would layer on more restrictive rules.	education	portland-public-schools	School district	Oregon	none	0	0	1	1	0	an opinion piece.
10643.json	mostly-true	Weve got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, youre less likely to be on public dole, youre less likely to be in prison.	children,crime,education,welfare	ken-plum	State delegate	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	
5674.json	half-true	Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him.	candidates-biography,elections,families,pop-culture	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a post on Facebook
5767.json	true	Congress as a whole is less popular than its been since polling was invented.	congress,polls	jim-cooper	Congressman	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an op-ed published in The Hill.
12477.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a foreign policy speech 
10149.json	half-true	Says Scott Walker gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce.	economy,infrastructure,jobs,state-budget,taxes,workers	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a speech
1874.json	half-true	Halliburton defrauded American taxpayers of hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraq.	corporations,government-efficiency,legal-issues,military,pundits,abc-news-week	arianna-huffington	Founder, The Huffington Post		none	0	0	2	3	0	an interview on "This Week."
7697.json	false	Abortionists have reduced our black population by more than 25 percent since 1973.	abortion	charles-van-zant	Member of Florida House of Representatives	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	1	House floor debate on HB 845
4358.json	true	Weve had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789.	legal-issues	xavier-becerra	U.S. Representative	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press conference
10868.json	pants-fire	Democrat Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today fromCalifornia.	elections	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a tweet
11295.json	barely-true	Inspections of abortion centers around Virginia have found multiple violations of parental consent laws but Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his administration have done nothing.	abortion	victoria-cobb			activist	1	0	0	0	0	a speech.
5692.json	false	Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walkers bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.	labor,state-budget	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a web site posting
3262.json	half-true	Says some in Congress are trying to create a separate government for those with a drop of Native Hawaiian blood.	diversity,legal-issues	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a book
8265.json	barely-true	Says he opposed the presidents decision to go into Iraq in 2003.	bush-administration,congress,foreign-policy,iraq,military,voting-record	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	an interview on MSNBC’s “All In”
1604.json	barely-true	The Federal Reserve system has presided over about a 95... percent decline in the U.S. dollar.	economy,education	barbara-cargill	State Board of Education member	Tennesse	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a State Board of Education meeting
1757.json	mostly-true	Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions."	homeland-security,immigration,abc-news-week	janet-napolitano	Secretary of Homeland Security 		democrat	1	0	1	1	1	an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
8232.json	pants-fire	Says Gov. Scott Walker hasnt done a public event this entire year.	state-budget,transparency	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	an interview
530.json	mostly-true	Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas."	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech on energy in Houston
1764.json	true	If you will go look up the definition of act of God, weve used it in legal terms for a long time in this state.	energy,market-regulation	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	remarks to Texas reporters
10520.json	half-true	Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.	agriculture,animals,environment,food-safety,public-health	peter-defazio	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	an interview on MSNBC
5807.json	false	President Obama gave Egypts Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars.	deficit,economy,federal-budget,foreign-policy,human-rights,israel	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	an interview on State of the State
12102.json	false	Says Donald Trump promised to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the governments going to pay for it.	drugs,economy,federal-budget,health-care,poverty,public-health	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a political ad
12266.json	false	Says professional football coach Rex Ryan won championships in New York.The AFC, I think, twice.	sports	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	in a speech
12747.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton wants sanctuary cities.	crime,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican convention
1931.json	mostly-true	"Health reform eliminates co-pays, deductibles, and other costs for preventative care and provides for free annual wellness checkups starting next year."	health-care	jane-kidd			democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an op-ed. 
7317.json	true	Says according to the FBI, more people are killed each year with hammers and clubs than rifles.	crime,guns	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a tweet
8524.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Scott cut education by $1.3 billion in his first year, then in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities.	education,state-budget,stimulus	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an interview on MSNBC
12396.json	half-true	Trade deals are negotiated in secret and, unlike corporate interests,politicians never invite the leaders of the AFL-CIO or steelworkers or the mine workers to come in and sit down in these meetings.	labor,trade	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a campaign stop at Steelworkers 1104 in Lorain, Ohio
11696.json	half-true	Regarding the USA Freedom Act, There is nothing we are allowed to do under this bill that we could not do before.	privacy,terrorism	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
2351.json	pants-fire	Our law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert, either buried or just lying out there, that have been beheaded.	immigration	jan-brewer		Arizona	republican	3	1	1	0	1	a TV interview
2483.json	barely-true	Says he took down the mob in Northeast Ohio	crime	tom-ganley	Businessman	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	1	0	an appearance at The Plain Dealer
9667.json	false	The state of New York is the worst in the nation in economic recovery.	economy,jobs,states	rob-astorino	Westchester County (N.Y.) executive	New York	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on "Fox & Friends"
9764.json	mostly-true	Says he invested over $100 million in worker training.	education,job-accomplishments,jobs,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a TV ad
9688.json	barely-true	Says Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, skipped an important VA reform hearing to attend three fundraisers.	congress,veterans	concerned-veterans-america			organization	1	0	0	1	0	a television ad
11457.json	false	Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack was coming. So they did have advanced notice.	terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on CNN's "New Day"
12895.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton doesnt believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.	bush-administration,guns,campaign-advertising,supreme-court	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	
7507.json	mostly-true	Says Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the N.H. Republican Party, owes $92,000 in back taxes.	taxes	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a written statement
8900.json	half-true	The median net worth of American households hasnt changed much over the past decades, its about $20,000 ... but Congress average median net worth has ballooned, more than doubled.	congress,wealth	ari-melber			none	0	0	2	0	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle"
11903.json	pants-fire	Scott Fisher tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare.	candidates-biography,federal-budget,health-care,public-health	jonathan-stickland	State representative	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	1	a TV ad
11250.json	true	Saudi Arabia has the third-largest military budget in the entire world.	military	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
4767.json	half-true	In April 2009 the Democrats were in control, and the congressional (approval) rating was 40 percent.	polls	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	an interview with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show"
2909.json	mostly-true	Barack Obamas health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before.	health-care	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	a KLRU interview
13399.json	barely-true	Says that hes responsible for Austinincluding Anderson Mill Road in the citys proposed transportation bond package.	candidates-biography,city-budget,city-government,transportation	jimmy-flannigan	Small business owner	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	an Austin Monitor interview that day plus forums later
4889.json	barely-true	Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.	civil-rights,criminal-justice,terrorism	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	the CNN Republican presidential debate.
6443.json	mostly-true	Art Robinson says Social Security should be ended through attrition.	social-security	peter-defazio	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	
7351.json	mostly-true	Tide gauges measuring sea level in Rhode Island since 1930 have risen maybe about 10 inches since that time.	climate-change,environment,science	janet-freedman	geologist	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on 10 News Conference
11488.json	barely-true	Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush.	congress,foreign-policy,military	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	posts on the Internet
4427.json	mostly-true	$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban.	afghanistan,government-efficiency,iraq,military	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
1463.json	false	On whether he supports 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'	gays-and-lesbians,military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	comments at a congressional hearing.
8574.json	false	A Census Bureau worker says he was told to skew information to bring the unemployment rate down as we headed into an election season.	census,jobs	elisabeth-hasselbeck	Host, "Fox and Friends"		none	0	1	0	0	0	comments on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends"
11534.json	half-true	Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out two and three and four times higher than anybody else.	polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments on "State of the Union"
10490.json	true	The 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that up to half of daily marijuana smokers become addicted -- an estimated 2.7 million people in the U.S.	drugs,marijuana	susan-shapiro			activist	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper commentary
6062.json	mostly-true	When I started in Ohio it was terrible. Now, were getting bipartisan support for our bills. And thats called leadership.	bipartisanship	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press."
3896.json	false	Says Gov. Chris Christies decision to close the Elizabeth MVC saved no money.	state-budget	joseph-cryan	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a press release
7074.json	true	Sixty percent of New Jersey doctors do not accept Medicaid patients.	medicaid	steve-lonegan	Conservative Activist	New Jersey	republican	1	2	2	0	0	an op-ed on the Asbury Park Press' website
2074.json	mostly-true	As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as $220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm and $5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail.	federal-budget,message-machine	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a political ad
6526.json	mostly-true	Says cities save an estimated $38 in dental costs for every $1 invested in fluoridation.	city-government	nick-fish	Portland City Commissioner	Oregon	none	0	1	0	1	0	a statement.
23.json	true	"At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did.	candidates-biography	obama-girl			none	0	0	0	0	0	a YouTube video.
3644.json	mostly-true	Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help.	state-budget,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview
3310.json	barely-true	President Obama came to Ohio 12 times to try to defeat me and guess what? He didnt win.	elections	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a CNN interview
6307.json	half-true	On suspending system development charges for two years.	taxes	charlie-hales	Senior vice president, HDR Engineering	Oregon	none	1	1	0	0	0	a newspaper article
9166.json	half-true	Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men.	economy,jobs,women	eric-bolling	Co-host on Fox News Channel's "The Five"		none	2	1	1	1	0	a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
5492.json	barely-true	If you look up the dictionary definition of happiness at the time of our founders happiness was not doing what you want to do but doing what you ought to do.	history	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech near Knoxville, Tenn.
10216.json	mostly-true	Amendment 2 on medical marijuana won a higher percentage of the vote than the last six Florida governors, including Jeb Bushs 2002 landslide.	florida-amendments	united-care			organization	1	0	0	1	0	a tweet
4570.json	true	Health care is the greatest contribution to spending increases in the state budget.	health-care,medicaid,state-budget,state-finances	nick-tsiongas	Physician	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	0	0	newspaper commentary
5743.json	mostly-true	The Buffett rule raises virtually no money, maybe a day and a half of our borrowing per year.	deficit,economy,federal-budget,taxes	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	a campaign event.
2340.json	half-true	Georgias U.S. senators voted for legislation that would gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence.	energy,environment	stephen-kretzmann			none	0	0	1	0	0	a website
4647.json	true	Romneycare was model for Obamacare.	health-care	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a tweet.
6711.json	mostly-true	The Providence Economic Development Partnership . . .which you [Cicilline] chaired, loaned $103,000 in taxpayer funds to one of your campaign workers. The worker never paid back the loan.	city-government,corporations,corrections-and-updates,legal-issues	brendan-doherty		Rhode Island	republican	1	2	1	1	0	in a news conference
8410.json	pants-fire	No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare.	health-care,pundits	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	a column
4121.json	false	The $290 million structural surplus in the 2011-13 Wisconsin budget is not real because it is based on the assumption that Congress will reinstate the estate tax.	state-budget	donna-seidel	State Assembly, District 85	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
9207.json	pants-fire	Dan Patrick changed his name from Danny Goeb to hide from his debts.	bankruptcy,candidates-biography	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a video ad
3545.json	mostly-true	Were paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more, to house children in state custody	children,families,state-budget	roberto-dasilva	Police officer	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a news release
9730.json	barely-true	The per-pupil cost in the [Blackstone Valley Prep] Mayoral Academy far outweighs the per-pupil cost in Cumberland public schools.	city-budget,debates,education	ralph-mollis	Secretary of State	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a TV debate
12354.json	true	Before April 22, we have restored the rights of more than 18,000 individuals, which is more than the past seven governors combined in their four-year terms.	crime,history	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a speech.
1016.json	pants-fire	The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create special protection for pedophiles.	crime	steve-king		Iowa	republican	1	1	1	0	1	a Fox News interview
3521.json	pants-fire	Says Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg put an 80-year-old farmer in jail for refusing to plant native vegetation on his farm.	candidates-biography,legal-issues	citizens-strong-america		Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	1	a TV ad
2241.json	true	In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%.	social-security	eddie-bernice-johnson	U.S. Representative 	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech on the House floor.
12111.json	mostly-true	Superdelegates have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since theyve been in place since 1984.	elections	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on Fox Business News
1908.json	mostly-true	Says the Republican state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention.	bipartisanship,economy,message-machine	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a campaign video
8055.json	barely-true	In his book, (Ken) Cuccinelli questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist.	medicare,social-security	democratic-party-virginia		Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	3	0	a TV ad.
4311.json	mostly-true	There are 500 million Internet users and 80 million bloggers who are driving discussions in China. So youve got a lot of people voicing frustration and discontent.	china,foreign-policy,new-hampshire-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H.
4664.json	mostly-true	My son had to resign his job because of federal regulations that Washington has put on us.	candidates-biography,pensions	anita-perry	First Lady of Texas	Texas	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a campaign stop.
1337.json	true	The Senate health care bill "would leave 24 million people without insurance coverage."	health-care	mike-enzi		Wyoming	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
7997.json	false	More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector.	jobs,poverty,pundits,workers	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a tweet
12699.json	mostly-true	Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half.	taxes,terrorism	rick-saccone		Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	0	1	0	floor remarks during a House session
3316.json	barely-true	Some of our states educational administrators joined the feds in seeking to mandate Arabic classes for Texas children.	education	chuck-norris		Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an opinion column
1392.json	pants-fire	Says Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson threatened to shoot him.	guns	hector-uribe	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a press release
10985.json	true	Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the states population grew.	environment,water	athens-banner-herald			none	0	0	0	0	0	a news report
8788.json	true	The General Assembly has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us.	history,taxes	nicholas-gorham	lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper commentary
1041.json	pants-fire	Inside the stimulus package is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups.	economy,religion,stimulus	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an e-mail
7767.json	mostly-true	A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also prevent -- or limit -- the extent to which food stamps could be used for organic foods.	federal-budget,poverty,states,welfare	fred-clark	State Assembly member, 42nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a legislative meeting
12459.json	half-true	Were losing thousands of (veterans) waiting on line because they cant get speedy health care from the Veterans Administration.	health-care,veterans	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a news conference
3562.json	false	The newly proposed House Republican budget abolishes Medicare within 10 years.	federal-budget,medicare	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an email blast to supporters
3932.json	mostly-true	Says George LeMieux falsely attacked Marco Rubio.	candidates-biography	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	an Internet ad
12775.json	mostly-true	There are fewer people crossing (the southwest) border than in the last 30 years.	immigration	luis-gutierrez	U.S. House of Representatives	Illinois	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	an interview on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
9980.json	barely-true	Health insurance costs for Floridians are up 30 percent or more.	health-care	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a TV ad
8974.json	false	Says Lamar Smith sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare.	federal-budget,health-care,space	texas-liberty-pac	Super PAC	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin
8382.json	half-true	On responding to chemical weapon use in Syria	foreign-policy,military	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a press release
12559.json	true	The LGBT community is more often the victims of hate crimes than any other recognized group.	crime,gays-and-lesbians	loretta-lynch	U.S. Attorney General		democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
520.json	mostly-true	"Obama has maintained a friendship with a now convicted felon."	ethics	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a news release
6280.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romneys carried interest income was a tax trick.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
5307.json	false	Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased.	corrections-and-updates,economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	pete-koekstra		Michigan	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a website linked to a campaign ad
5474.json	half-true	In 2011, there were more than 28,000 new Tennessee jobs created and over $4 billion in capital investment. Our Jobs4TN plan is working.	economy,jobs	bill-haslam	Governor	Tennessee	republican	0	1	1	0	0	his State of the State address.
3647.json	true	Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt.	china,deficit,military	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a press release.
2965.json	false	Sen. Jim Webb persists on negating Sen. Mark Warners votes	voting-record	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a news release.
2529.json	true	Rhode Island has a very generous unemployment compensation rate compared to most other states.	economy,states,workers	john-robitaille		Rhode Island	republican	0	1	2	0	0	an interview on WHJJ's Helen Glover Show
11066.json	true	Says she called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight early on in the financial crisis.	candidates-biography,economy,financial-regulation	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks in Manhattan
8365.json	true	There is a constitutional issue that affects the paychecks of members of Congress during a shutdown.	congress,congressional-rules,federal-budget	mario-diaz-balart	U.S. Representative	Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on CNN
3133.json	half-true	No one in the private sector gets unlimited accruals of vacation and sick leave.	government-efficiency,public-service,retirement	ed-turanchik			none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview with 'Creative Loafing'
586.json	true	Says Obama has flip-flopped on public campaign financing.	ethics	let-freedom-ring			none	0	2	1	0	0	a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.
8619.json	pants-fire	Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States due to Obamas Environmental Protection Agency.	environment,guns,health-care,public-health	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a blog on his website
9814.json	mostly-true	The Obama administration originally wanted 10,000 troops to remain in Iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort.	iraq	martha-raddatz	ABC News		journalist	0	0	0	1	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
13235.json	barely-true	ICE just endorsed me.	homeland-security,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second presidential debate
4236.json	barely-true	Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.	economy,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes	raul-labrador	U.S. Representative	Idaho	republican	1	0	1	0	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
7833.json	false	Ronald Reagans signature on the 1986 amnesty act gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012.	elections,immigration	steve-king		Iowa	republican	1	1	1	0	1	a House floor speech
12143.json	false	Nevada lawmakers permanently cut taxes for over 95 percent of Nevadas businesses.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	michael-roberson	State Senate Majority Leader	Nevada	republican	0	1	1	0	0	in a candidate forum on March 3, 2016
2383.json	barely-true	Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOPs goal is to go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy.	bipartisanship,economy	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview
12034.json	false	Says Donald Trump said the government is going to pay for everybody to have health care.	health-care	keep-promise-1-pac			republican	0	1	1	0	0	an attack ad
7240.json	pants-fire	Says 11 states have more people on welfare than employed.	welfare	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an email sent to PolitiFact Texas
9625.json	pants-fire	Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that if the workers are more insecure, thats very healthy for the society because theyll serve the masters gladly and passively.	economy,labor,workers	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
9988.json	half-true	On the economic stimulus.	economy	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	in an interview on CNN
12727.json	barely-true	Neighborhoods have become more violentunder President Barack Obamas watch.	crime	darryl-glenn	El Paso County Commissioner 	Colorado 	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Republican convention
9868.json	false	Obama admin gutted @ProjChildSafe budget to provide trigger locks and safety kits.	guns	dana-loesch	Radio talk show host		republican	1	2	0	0	0	a tweet
209.json	half-true	Barack Obama's health care plan "would leave 15-million Americans out."	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Las Vegas, Nev. 
9099.json	half-true	Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record.	children,corrections-and-updates,education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Orlando
4384.json	pants-fire	Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress.	candidates-biography	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	web pages
2080.json	half-true	Were not engaged in nation-building in Afghanistan.	foreign-policy,military,abc-news-week	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	an interview on ABC's This Week
3104.json	barely-true	Says the Defense Department shrink-wrapped $10.8 billion in American money, loaded it on 175 pallets and put it on a transport plane to Iraq where they passed out $100 bills and no one has any receipts.	government-efficiency,iraq	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a FoxNews interview
2667.json	barely-true	Says he stood up to his own party by voting against the budget to stop runaway government spending.	message-machine,state-budget	jim-sullivan	Former State Senator, 5th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	0	0	campaign literature distributed to district residents
9202.json	barely-true	Democrats very much are in the pocket of the NRA.	campaign-finance,guns	nia-malika-henderson	Reporter, Washington Post		none	1	0	0	0	0	comments on MSNBC
8599.json	mostly-true	Floridas proposed amendment for medical marijuana would allow people who alleged minor ailments such as muscle spasms, neck pain, back pain and even menstrual cramps (to qualify) for government-sanctioned pot-smoking.	drugs,health-care,marijuana	grady-judd	Polk County sheriff	Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a "Sun-Sentinel" editorial
10101.json	false	Some doctors say Ebola can be transmitted through the air by a sneeze or some cough.	ebola,health-care,public-health	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
8621.json	true	We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care.	health-care,religion,sexuality	timothy-dolan	Cardinal	New York	none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5932.json	false	On support for Ronald Reagans policies	history	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	comments during his campaigns
12088.json	false	Says Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garlandvoted, so the folks know, in Washington, D.C., to keep guns away from private citizens.	guns,supreme-court	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor"
8812.json	pants-fire	Forty years ago, hardly anybody in the country had health insurance.	health-care	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	an interview on Fox News
10403.json	true	Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right and never said it had to be between a man and a woman.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage,supreme-court	ted-olson	Attorney		republican	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
8825.json	mostly-true	Says Alex Sink supported more taxes on water and TV.	taxes	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign commercial
11889.json	half-true	Im self-funding my own campaign.	campaign-finance	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign rally in Iowa
9284.json	pants-fire	For every Kentuckian that has enrolled in Obamacare, 40 have been dropped from their coverage.	corrections-and-updates,health-care	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a newsletter
5150.json	barely-true	More Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history.	economy,history,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a tweet
6276.json	false	Says the money is in the budget to give a tax break to everyone, including people making more than $1 million.	state-budget,taxes	lou-greenwald	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	2	2	an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”
7396.json	half-true	Says 2012 was the first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority.	census,diversity,population	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime"
10477.json	half-true	On the status of illegal immigrants	immigration	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
5430.json	half-true	Its going to be harder to vote in Virginia than it is now to buy a gun...	elections,guns	janet-howell	State senator	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a TV interview.
9471.json	true	Says Dan Patrick has called immigration into Texas an invasion and said immigrants coming into Texas bring third-world diseases.	crime,immigration,public-health	battleground-texas		Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on Bloomberg TV
2554.json	barely-true	Harry Reid voted to use taxpayer dollars to pay for Viagra for convicted child molesters and sex offenders.	crime,federal-budget,health-care,message-machine	sharron-angle	Republican nominee for Nevada U.S. Senate seat	Nevada	republican	3	1	1	0	0	a campaign commercial
12638.json	mostly-true	The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the 60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months.	corporations,economy,wealth	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a radio interview.
2088.json	true	Since 1904, the Ohio victor has won the presidency 25 out of 27 times	elections,history	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a statement posted to his website
8165.json	true	Under Obamacare, members of Congress are required to purchase their health insurance from the new exchanges.	congress,congressional-rules,health-care	james-langevin	Congressman	Rhode Island	democrat	1	1	2	1	0	an interview on WPRO-AM
8834.json	pants-fire	25% of human trafficking victims are located in Texas.	crime,labor	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	an online commentary
8207.json	mostly-true	While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that.	education,federal-budget	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a press release
6956.json	barely-true	Says Chris Christie was behind in the polls against Jon Corzine during the 2009 governors race.	polls	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	an interview on NJToday
12628.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly.	campaign-finance,elections	michael-caputo	Adviser	New York	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.
1845.json	half-true	"A Houston school district analysis found that the (State Board of Education) more than quadrupled the number of historical figures students must learn about."	education	kathy-miller	President, Texas Freedom Network		none	0	0	1	0	0	an op-ed article
8182.json	half-true	Floridas high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates.	diversity,education	pam-stewart	interim commissioner of education	Florida	state-official	0	0	2	0	0	a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald"
7333.json	pants-fire	Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee thats equal to or lower than most states.	taxes,transportation	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a news conference.
4749.json	barely-true	We spend half a trillion dollars a year in tax preparation.	taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech in Manchester, N.H.
3201.json	false	For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . .	economy,federal-budget	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM
6992.json	mostly-true	Theres 21 congressmen and senators that have been convicted of felonies that still get their retirement, even in jail. They dont have to wait until theyre 65.	congress,crime,pensions,retirement	jesse-ventura	Author	Minnesota	independent	0	0	0	1	1	an interview on MyCentralJersey.com
6458.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney said at a January 2012 debate that under Paul Ryans tax plan, Id have paid no taxes in the last two years.	corrections-and-updates,taxes	paul-begala	Affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute	Texas	democrat	1	2	0	0	0	a Twitter post.
1217.json	half-true	"House Republicans pledged to introduce a bill to reform Americas health care system," but "the 'party of no' has . . . failed to produce legislation."	health-care	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	a news release
5646.json	mostly-true	Polls show Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to Obamacare, especially the individual mandate.	health-care	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an op-ed in "U.S. News & World Report"
3278.json	true	The House of Delegates budget bill cuts $50 million from education.	corrections-and-updates,education,state-budget	virginia-senate-democratic-caucus		Virginia	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a press release.
4316.json	false	In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools.	education,science	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire
3364.json	false	A telecom bill could keep the State Corporation Commission from getting rate-of-return information from electric utilities.	market-regulation	ward-armstrong	Minority leader, House of Delegates	Virginia	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a House floor speech.
2987.json	barely-true	Portland Public Schools invites well-paid, well-fed school bureaucrats, administrators, teachers, other staff, non-needy students, affluent parents of students, and other adults, including on the other extreme the adult homeless, illegal aliens, fanatical Muslim terrorists, or drug addicted street people, to enjoy cheap breakfasts in taxpayer-paid school facilities amidst school children.	education,government-efficiency	rees-lloyd	attorney	Oregon	none	1	0	0	0	0	a website posting
529.json	mostly-true	"McCain lobbied for (a) $10-million pork project honoring conservative justice."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign e-mail to reporters
8844.json	barely-true	We have been confronted with an unexpected storm that has hit the metropolitan area.	weather	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	an interview
11507.json	half-true	Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee.	market-regulation,small-business	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	a Republican presidential debate
1555.json	half-true	The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."	economy,health-care	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a statement at the health care summit
7531.json	pants-fire	U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell wants gun owners in a federal registration system.	guns	national-association-gun-rights			none	0	0	0	0	1	a TV ad.
5485.json	false	Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent 75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. Thats right, in 15 years, total state contribution was only $2.1 billion.	retirement,state-budget	gary-chiusano	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”
4497.json	mostly-true	The water quality in the ocean is perfect. Its been tested up and down every ocean shore in New Jersey.	environment,water	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a press conference at Point Pleasant Beach
4990.json	false	I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt.	deficit,federal-budget,history	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
4126.json	half-true	Sherrod Brown was just voted two years in a row the most liberal senator in the United States of America and is more liberal than Sen. Bernie Sanders.	job-accomplishments	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a radio interview
9911.json	barely-true	Greg Abbott did nothing to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school.	children,crime,criminal-justice	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a TV ad
10587.json	barely-true	The governor must inform the Senate president about his or her absence from the state.	government-efficiency,legal-issues	jennifer-horn	Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party	New Hampshire	republican	2	0	1	1	0	in a press release
2160.json	pants-fire	We have my opponent Sam Olens to thank for [the Arizona immigration ruling] since he was on the team that got Clinton elected.	elections,immigration	preston-smith		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a news release
9321.json	false	A majority of Americans since Harry Truman days support single-payer health insurance, or full Medicare for all.	federal-budget,health-care,history,medicare,polls,public-health	ralph-nader	Attorney, activist	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	1	0	a radio interview
11842.json	half-true	Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich had the worst rating on spending of any governor in the country, Republican or Democrat.	candidates-biography,state-budget	right-rise			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
11369.json	false	The Benghazi probe is the longest-running congressional investigation ever.	congress,history,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign Tweet
7076.json	barely-true	Says Jeb Bush extended early voting after seeing long lines.	elections	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV interview
4800.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama thinks Americans are lazy.	economy,message-machine-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a television ad
5856.json	half-true	Says Gov. Scott Walker has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,workers	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a tweet
10894.json	false	A measure to repeal the states prevailing wage law would make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs through an illegal worker loophole in the state budget.	labor	protect-american-jobs			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a television ad
6814.json	mostly-true	Almost 400 arrests in the city last year for panhandling-related offenses involved just 78 suspects, an indication that the same people are panhandling over and over.	crime,urban	michael-julian-bond			none	0	0	0	1	0	Atlanta City Council meeting
2453.json	half-true	Says more than 2 million Oregonians have received important medical services because of his health plan.	health-care	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a radio interview
8258.json	half-true	Pending a federal waiver, the 2013 Legislature eliminated the overtesting of students in grades 3-8 by decreasing the number of tests from 17 to 8.	education	jason-isaac	Transportation consultant	Texas	republican	2	0	1	0	1	a published commentary
4509.json	barely-true	We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions dont want to pay anything.	labor,state-finances,unions	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a television interview
7961.json	true	(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death.	criminal-justice	jimmy-carter		Georgia	democrat	3	0	2	2	0	an interview
149.json	half-true	Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue."	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	
11091.json	barely-true	A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited.	guns,military	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a town hall in Carson City, Nevada
13100.json	mostly-true	We had the Democratic Governors Association and the Obama political machine come into a Republican primary to try and rig the election by spending $1 million against me in the last couple of days.	campaign-finance	eric-greitens	gubernatorial candidate	Missouri	republican	1	1	2	1	0	an interview on Fox & Friends
4507.json	false	Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales.	children,health-care	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a tweet
6229.json	pants-fire	In the last 10 years, only one piece of legislation has been cosponsored and passed by John Duncan Jr.	voting-record	nick-ciparro	Student	Tennessee	republican	0	0	0	0	1	Posted by Ciparro's website
4269.json	true	There are cities and counties in Georgia that dont have websites, and where elected officials dont have email addresses.	infrastructure,technology	sam-olens		Georgia	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a talk at the Atlanta Press Club
8446.json	barely-true	I never was in favor of shutting down the government. (I) voted to fund the government fully.	federal-budget,health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
4756.json	half-true	The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas, but... you might soon see it on our license plates.	history	progress-texas		Texas	none	3	0	1	0	2	an opinion column.
7631.json	half-true	Says PETA is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries.	animals,public-safety,technology	joe-negron	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a gaggle of reporters
3174.json	false	United States students are achieving at number 25 out of 29 developing countries when it comes to science and math.	education	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	a news conference
6328.json	pants-fire	Says Mitt Romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest.	abortion,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
12741.json	mostly-true	Says North Carolina is home of the largest military installations in the world.	homeland-security,military,patriotism,states	north-carolina-republican-party		North Carolina	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a roll call at the Republican National Convention
9564.json	pants-fire	In the last three years alone, 13 times, the Supreme Court, unanimously, 9-0, including all of the presidents liberal picks, have struck down the presidents executive orders.	supreme-court	sean-spicer	Communications Director for the Republican National Committee		republican	0	0	0	0	1	an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union"
4730.json	mostly-true	In Libya, America spent $2 billion total and didnt lose a single life.	military,new-hampshire-2012	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a talk at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.
9350.json	false	20 percent of the time (smart guns) wont work.	guns,technology	larry-pratt	Executive director, Gun Owners of America		none	0	1	1	0	0	an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes'
10494.json	mostly-true	If you look at the income of average Americans...theyre absolutely flat in constant dollars since 1979.	income,workers	don-beyer	8th District congressional candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	3	0	a speech.
9261.json	true	The Rhode Island Parole Board never received an objection from the attorney general to the parole of convicted murder Alfred Brissette.	crime,criminal-justice,public-safety	dawson-hodgson	State Senator	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a TV interview
11945.json	half-true	Its highly unusual to have a Supreme Court confirmation in a presidential election year. The last one was 1940.	history,supreme-court,voting-record	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a TV interview.
11723.json	true	Guantanamo has never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda.	terrorism	stephen-hayes	Senior writer for the Weekly Standard		none	2	0	1	1	0	on "Fox News Sunday"
1085.json	false	Rep. Adam Putnam was silent when Rush Limbaugh called Sonia Sotomayor a racist.	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	presente			none	0	1	0	0	0	a radio ad
4788.json	false	George Allens flat tax plan would actually shrink revenues further thanthe Perry (flat tax) plan.	taxes	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a news release.
7616.json	true	Right now, Texas doesnt have an income tax and Oklahomas lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high.	state-budget,taxes	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a television interview
677.json	true	Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Pittsburgh, Pa. 
7522.json	half-true	DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-80s.	climate-change,environment,state-budget,workers	jeff-tittel	Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club		none	0	1	1	0	1	an op-ed column on NJ.com
12519.json	half-true	There are tens of thousands of homes right here in California where you turn on the faucet but you cant drink the water.	agriculture,consumer-safety,environment,public-health,water	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a news conference
6351.json	half-true	The largest number of bankruptcies in our country are really as a result of health care.	bankruptcy,economy,health-care	patrick-kennedy	Congressman	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a radio interview
11999.json	mostly-true	Marco Rubio has the No. 1absentee record in the United States Senate.	voting-record	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a GOP debate hosted by Fox
8494.json	barely-true	If your plan is the result of collective bargaining, no subsequent changes by anybody -- insurance companies, Obamacare -- can force your grandfathered policy to change.	health-care,unions	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	comments on his radio show
4890.json	barely-true	Oregon has the sixth highest combined death tax rate in the country.	federal-budget,state-budget,states,taxes	oregon-transformation-project			republican	1	0	0	0	0	online post
10782.json	barely-true	The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was back on the street because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only served two years.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	an interview
9939.json	half-true	When I left office, there was a $7-million surplus in Providence, but in 2008, the city had a $110-million deficit.	candidates-biography,city-budget,city-government,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2014	vincent-buddy-cianci		Rhode Island	independent	0	2	1	2	1	a TV commercial
6058.json	half-true	More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama.	message-machine-2012,poverty	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Web ad
8364.json	half-true	This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country.	economy,federal-budget,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
1151.json	half-true	Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years.	health-care	ginny-brown-waite	Congresswoman	Florida	republican	2	0	2	0	0	a mailing
10877.json	true	If you count United States airstrikes against ISIS, 75 percent of those combat missions return to base without having fired a weapon.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
10426.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama is not paying women equally by his own measures in his own White House.	jobs,women	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
8909.json	barely-true	Says that as a U.S. senator, Scott Brown delivered for Wall Street, saving big banks $19 billion in taxes.	financial-regulation,taxes	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a campaign ad
5015.json	half-true	The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the Stimulus bill was signed into law in February of 2009.	jobs,stimulus	steve-southerland	U.S. Representative, Florida District 2	Florida	republican	1	2	1	1	0	in direct mail
11202.json	mostly-true	The rate in which people are working (in Wisconsin) is almost five points higher than it is nationally.	jobs,labor,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a debate
43.json	false	If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state."	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	New Hampshire
12590.json	barely-true	Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs.	economy,foreign-policy,jobs,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
6189.json	false	Says Ann Kuster said the debate over Americas debt limit is not an important issue of the day.	debt	charles-bass	U.S. Representative 	New Hampshire	republican	3	2	0	0	0	an email to the press on June 8, 2012
2216.json	half-true	On whether to eliminate the state income tax.	economy,state-budget,taxes	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	
10527.json	mostly-true	ISISsends out 90,000 social (media)messages a day.	islam,terrorism	hillary-mann-leverett			none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on CNN
2995.json	pants-fire	Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire.	deficit,economy,housing,jobs,stimulus	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message via the Internet
11538.json	half-true	North Koreahas over two-dozennuclear warheads.	nuclear	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	remarks during a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa
11233.json	false	The federal government right now does not deport criminals.	immigration	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a town hall in New Hampshire
5949.json	half-true	On President Barack Obamas stimulus	economy,federal-budget,stimulus,taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	statements to the media
8462.json	mostly-true	Emergency rooms account for 2 percent of all health care spending.	health-care,pundits	nick-gillespie	Editor of Reason.com	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	0	1	0	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
12721.json	true	Says Hillary Clinton said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, thats not true.	foreign-policy,history,job-accomplishments,technology,transparency	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Republican convention
5447.json	true	Says Mitt Romney said he does not line up with the NRA.	guns,message-machine-2012	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a television ad
6928.json	barely-true	Says Patrick Murphy is trying to hide his drunken assault of a police officer.	Alcohol,candidates-biography,crime	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	an ad
3853.json	barely-true	We had (a bill) in Florida where we now are prohibiting doctors to talk -- particularly pediatricians -- to talk to their patients about gun safety in the home.	guns,health-care	bob-graham		Florida	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball."
4422.json	half-true	When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican presidential debate.
6139.json	barely-true	Most of Ted Cruzs money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas.	campaign-finance	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a radio interview.
10837.json	half-true	The 2005 round of military base closings has not yet resulted in savings.	federal-budget,military	rob-wittman	Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a news release.
8686.json	barely-true	Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months.	economy,jobs	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a Facebook post
5273.json	true	In 1992, Mitt Romney gave money to Democrats for Congress.	bipartisanship,campaign-finance,candidates-biography	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an interview
796.json	barely-true	"AIG executives ... (took) a junket for over $400,000. Twice."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Cincinnati, Ohio
4201.json	false	Harry Reids plan is basically giving the president a blank check.	deficit,federal-budget	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a TV interview.
2254.json	half-true	Jim Renacci supports a national sales tax of 23 percent.	federal-budget,message-machine,taxes	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a television election ad
9243.json	pants-fire	Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures.	economy,health-care,housing,public-health	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme shared on social media
5927.json	half-true	On gun policy	guns	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	various public statements
13401.json	half-true	Chris Koster opposed protecting the women of Missouri because he was one of only four senators to vote against a bill ending the practice of making rape victims pay for their own rape kits.	crime,women	eric-greitens	gubernatorial candidate	Missouri	republican	1	1	2	1	0	a press release
465.json	pants-fire	Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga.	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
12865.json	false	Says he saw videotape of the people taking the money off the plane to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.	foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.
5002.json	true	Says there have been no cases of wolves killing people in Rocky Mountain states.	environment	oregon-department-fish-and-wildlife			none	0	0	0	0	0	a news story
11483.json	false	Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble.	infrastructure,transportation	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
1911.json	mostly-true	"Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations."	corporations,energy,environment,ethics,government-efficiency,oil-spill,market-regulation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech from the Oval Office
4164.json	mostly-true	Theres pretty much no question that [the curfew ordinances] arent effective in either reducing crime or preventing harm to young people.	criminal-justice	mike-males	Researcher, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice		none	0	0	0	1	0	an article 
9368.json	false	Jeff Merkley was the deciding vote on Obamacare, which in Oregon has been an unmitigated disaster.	health-care	monica-wehby	Pediatric neurosurgeon	Oregon	republican	0	3	0	0	0	a campaign news release
3766.json	half-true	The new beverage tax will increase the cost of sodas, juice drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, and flavored water up to 50%.	health-care,public-health,taxes	american-beverage-association	lobbying / trade group	Washington, D.C.	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a placard
5851.json	barely-true	Says an unchecked Democratic Majority in Trenton is responsible for years of diversions from the states unemployment insurance trust fund.	state-budget	anthony-bucco	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
10171.json	mostly-true	Nathan Deal saved the HOPE scholarship program.	education	zell-miller		Georgia	none	0	1	0	2	0	television ad
12918.json	half-true	Legal prescription drugs statistically kill 100,000 people a year, (but) there are no documented deaths due to marijuana.	drugs,marijuana	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	a town hall meeting
234.json	barely-true	"The estate tax, which came into being by Republicans like Teddy Roosevelt and others ... is there for a real simple reason: In America, we've never liked the idea of massive inherited wealth."	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a town hall meeting in Derry, N.H.
2952.json	true	A 5 percent increase in domestic production would increase the world supply by less than 1 percent and do almost nothing to our dependence on foreign oil. This would also have virtually no effect on the price of gas at the pump.	environment,oil-spill	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a press release
5765.json	false	Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, its abillion dollarsout of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia.	corrections-and-updates,economy,energy,iraq	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a campaign speech
7318.json	barely-true	I had to lay off 48 people last year, which has exacerbated the lack of law enforcement officers in the county that respond quickly to crime calls.	county-budget,county-government,crime,criminal-justice,guns	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	a radio interview
7249.json	half-true	The fiscal cliff deal increased spending.	federal-budget	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a radio interview
12123.json	mostly-true	Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth.	elections	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a campaign speech
1490.json	true	During the recent global warming summit in Copenhagen, Nancy Pelosi and others stayed at a five-star hotel on a trip costing nearly $10,000 per person.	transportation	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an e-mail blast.
3503.json	half-true	Says that during the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the U.S. detained people from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism on the southwestern border.	immigration,terrorism	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a hearing
1586.json	mostly-true	Rubio admitted he "would have accepted the stimulus money."	economy	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a news release
10965.json	half-true	As a senator, Hillary Clinton has her name on three laws in eight years.	candidates-biography	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News
13197.json	false	Says Donald Trump hasnt broken his promise to release his tax returns.	candidates-biography,taxes	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	the vice presidential debate
1435.json	true	"We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families."	economy,stimulus,taxes,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a State of the Union speech
11784.json	false	The United States has a record number of abortions year after year after year.	abortion	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines
9161.json	true	Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet.	crime,privacy	chris-taylor			democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a news release
3094.json	false	Says the first word spoken from the moon was Houston.	space	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	his inauguration address
830.json	barely-true	McCain is "selectively editing Joe Biden's words...Biden actually said about Barack Obama: 'They're gonna find out this guy's got steel in his spine.'"	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television advertisement
13386.json	half-true	Donald Trumps strategy is pretty simple. They have even said in his campaign its to get women to stay home, get young people to stay home, get people of color to stay home, and get a lot smart, intelligent men to stay home, too.	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.
5452.json	half-true	The U.S. has a record number of oil rigs operating right now more working oil and gas rigs than the rest of the world combined.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Miami
6659.json	mostly-true	Ive cut taxes for ... middle-class families, small businesses.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
13132.json	true	The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together.	diversity,guns,public-health	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Presidential debate at Hofstra University
2167.json	mostly-true	Mortgage fraud is up 400 percent in the last five years.	financial-regulation,housing	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.
456.json	mostly-true	"Bill Clinton invited him (the Rev. Wright) to the White House when he was having his personal crises."	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Philadelphia
7797.json	mostly-true	Says Fulton County government hasnt raised its millage rate since 1991.	taxes	john-eaves	Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman	Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
13525.json	mostly-true	Under Obamacare, premiums have doubled and tripled in Wisconsin.	health-care	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a debate
371.json	mostly-true	"We have seen hate crimes skyrocket in the wake of the immigration debate."	legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Austin, Texas.
5481.json	barely-true	Connie Macks only real job in the real world was as events coordinator for Hooters!	candidates-biography	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a Web ad
452.json	pants-fire	Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card."	elections	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	Pittsburgh
13363.json	half-true	Paul Ryans already spent millions to try and permanently derail Brad (Schneider)s progressive, energized campaign.	campaign-finance,elections	barney-frank	U.S. Representative	Massachusetts	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a fundraising email supporting Illinois' 10th House District Democratic nominee Brad Schneider 
6689.json	mostly-true	$50,000. Thats what every child owes today because Washington politicians have run up a huge spending tab and left our kids the bill.	debt	frank-guinta	U.S. Congress, NH-First District	New Hampshire	republican	1	1	1	1	0	a television ad, “Future.”
12589.json	barely-true	The United States is the only major country that taxes its own exports.	federal-budget,taxes	kevin-brady	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a press conference for Republican tax reform
12629.json	false	As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group.	candidates-biography,ethics	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an email
4130.json	true	The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun.	economy,jobs,workers	marc-morial	President of the National Urban League	Louisiana	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
10909.json	mostly-true	The Convention Center was sold as a building that would never cost taxpayers a dime.	deficit,economy,history,state-budget,state-finances	patricia-morgan	Financial adviser	Rhode Island	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a news conference
8107.json	mostly-true	Says about NSA data collection: Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this.	civil-rights,congress,homeland-security,privacy,terrorism	tom-cole		Oklahoma	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an MSNBC interview
12874.json	true	Says the media distortedwhat happened with a baby at his rally.	candidates-biography,children	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
4830.json	half-true	When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Irans) economy.	economy,foreign-policy	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	the CNN Republican presidential debate
4375.json	half-true	On Milwaukee County governments debt burden	county-budget,county-government	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	an interview 
6075.json	true	Says only 18 percent of Portland elementary schools have art instruction compared to 83 percent nationally.	education	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	in a tweet.
2422.json	false	After Hurricane Katrina, Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his buddies empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare.	candidates-biography,ethics,natural-disasters	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail
12567.json	half-true	Says Ron Johnson referred to The Lego Movie as an insidious anti-business conspiracy.	corporations,small-business	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a speech
3641.json	false	Says salaries and benefits for Wisconsin state employee comprised 8.5 percent of the 2009-2011 state budget.	labor,state-budget	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a blog post
9684.json	false	Mary Burke wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot in a move that could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million.	government-efficiency,jobs,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
4471.json	half-true	More private-sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration than in the eight years of the Bush administration.	economy,history,jobs	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	an interview on MSNBC's "Up with Chris Hayes"
3733.json	true	American oil production is at its highest level since 2003.	energy	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a press release.
8665.json	half-true	A gun background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million.	guns	larry-pratt	Executive director, Gun Owners of America		none	0	1	1	0	0	in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
11599.json	mostly-true	Says David Vitter answered a prostitutes call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom.	candidates-biography,military,sexuality	john-bel-edwards	State representative	Louisiana	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad
7914.json	barely-true	If Gov. Rick Scott activates the National Guard in anticipation of a federal disaster, the states costs, including the costs to recall any furloughed guardsmen, will be fully reimbursable by FEMA.	federal-budget,public-safety,state-budget	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a letter to Gov. Rick Scott
1912.json	half-true	"If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal."	immigration	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a CBS4 interview
8672.json	mostly-true	Floridas proposed medical marijuana amendment would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless other conditions specified by any physician.	drugs,health-care,marijuana,states	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court
6540.json	barely-true	The state government workforce grew when Tim Kaine was governor.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,workers	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a debate.
8175.json	mostly-true	Says unions call Obamacare bad for workers.	health-care,unions	mike-lee	U.S. Senator	Utah	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a 'USA Today' op-ed
6030.json	true	President Obama budget request for veterans ismore than double the amount in constant dollars appropriated in 1980, when the veterans population was larger by a third.	federal-budget,veterans	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	an interview.
10886.json	half-true	Today in America, 70 percent of us are earning the same or less than we were 12 years ago, and this is the first time that that has happened this side of World War II.	economy,income	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	his presidential announcement speech
7241.json	half-true	Says Chuck Hagel opposed sanctions against Iran.	foreign-policy	ileana-ros-lehtinen	U.S. Representative	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
7898.json	false	Seventy percent of the people in the state of New Jersey want marriage equality.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	an interview on NJTV's 'On The Record With Michael Aron' 
12680.json	true	Says GOP Senate nominee Darryl Glenn said he wants to see Ted Cruz appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.	supreme-court	michael-bennet		Colorado	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign email 
11926.json	true	People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices.	supreme-court	stephen-colbert			none	1	0	0	2	0	comments on the "Late Show"
3227.json	barely-true	Governors proposed budget raids K-12 school funds to grow DHS again.	education,state-budget	dan-lucas	information technology manager	Oregon	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a website
12531.json	mostly-true	According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law.	immigration,islam	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech responding to the Orlando shooting
3216.json	barely-true	Says Milwaukee County elected officials drive around in luxury cars on your dime.	county-budget	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a campaign mailer
6596.json	half-true	In Massachusetts, Gov. Romney narrowed the gap between students of different races.	education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a convention speech
8976.json	pants-fire	Ive been a cop in Lake County, Michigan, since 1982 thereabout. I conduct federal raids with the DEA and ATF and U.S. Marshals and the FBI and Texas Rangers.	candidates-biography,guns	ted-nugent	musician	Texas	republican	0	0	2	0	2	comments on CNN
8281.json	half-true	An average of seven children in America are killed by guns every day.	guns	mayors-against-illegal-guns			organization	0	0	3	0	0	a press release
1627.json	pants-fire	The bill also provides full federal funding for abortions	abortion,health-care	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a press release
649.json	true	"We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality."	health-care	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	the Democratic Party platform
1713.json	true	"Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!"	candidates-biography,elections,pop-culture	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a post on Facebook.
3212.json	true	Says Ohio is one of just 17 states with an estate tax, and it has the lowest threshold in the nation.	taxes	jay-hottinger	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	1	
8815.json	half-true	Volunteer firefighters and communities they serve in Georgia and elsewhere are being devastated by Obamacare.	health-care	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	press release
4470.json	true	[The state ethics commission] took absolutely the same percent of cuts as most other state agencies. They were somewhere in the 7 percent range same as the governors office.	ethics	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	an interview
12452.json	mostly-true	I believe we should have tax on carbon and deal aggressively with climate change. That is not (Hillary Clintons)position.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
3693.json	true	Rep. Paul Ryans budget proposal cuts nothing from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare,military,social-security,abc-news-week	david-stockman		Connecticut	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour'
12568.json	false	Says HillaryClintons immigration platform would create totally open borders.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
8360.json	half-true	Only four countries in the world allow abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.	abortion	anita-perry	First Lady of Texas	Texas	republican	0	0	1	1	0	an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival
4478.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin is broke, and state government is $3 billion in debt.	state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a fund-raising letter
11821.json	mostly-true	Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground.	space	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a committee hearing
12343.json	half-true	Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a bailout of Puerto Rico.	bankruptcy,debt,federal-budget,financial-regulation,retirement	center-individual-freedom			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
7300.json	pants-fire	Religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been forced to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their facilities, against their beliefs.	diversity,families,gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,marriage,religion	national-organization-marriage	Nonprofit organization	Rhode Island	organization	0	1	0	0	1	a newspaper ad
7011.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson personally made over $3 million from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left 9/11 first responders without the care they were promised.	federal-budget,health-care,terrorism	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a TV ad
1105.json	pants-fire	The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits.	immigration	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
997.json	true	In Iraq, civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year.	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news conference
10397.json	half-true	Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time.	economy,health-care,jobs	andy-puzder	CEO of CKE Restaurants	California	none	0	0	1	0	0	an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
7530.json	half-true	In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the states total medical spending.	health-care	joshua-miller	Restaurateur	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
12017.json	true	Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had one of the worst attendance records in the Senate.	candidates-biography,congress,florida,foreign-policy,history,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising,voting-record	right-rise			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad.
7437.json	half-true	Says if Congress doesnt avoid the sequester, tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids.	bipartisanship,children,congress,corrections-and-updates,debt,deficit,families,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Washington, D.C.
1193.json	half-true	Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN.	candidates-biography	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	an interview on Fox News
3441.json	mostly-true	Lake Erie supports nearly 10 percent of Ohios jobs and generates $750 million in state and local taxes.	economy,environment,federal-budget,tourism	betty-sutton	U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	1	2	1	a House committee hearing
10258.json	half-true	Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
11045.json	pants-fire	Jay-Z and Beyonce Attempt to Buy Rights to Confederate Flag to Prevent Further Use.	history	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a website post
4377.json	pants-fire	Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress.	candidates-biography	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	on web pages.
10845.json	false	State legislators quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building in 2013.	education,state-budget,transportation	alex-mcmurtrie-jr	lawyer	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign flyer.
11095.json	barely-true	If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, the odds are pretty high theyre going to keep the baby.	abortion,children,health-care,public-health,technology,women	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
8781.json	pants-fire	The average rate of fraud in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs is 20 to 25 percent.	crime,federal-budget,government-efficiency,medicaid,medicare,taxes,welfare	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a speech
9148.json	barely-true	Gov. McAuliffes budget would raid school, other $$ 4 Obamacare in VA.	medicaid,state-budget	republican-party-virginia		Virginia	republican	2	0	0	0	1	a tweet.
6957.json	half-true	Says Connie Mack voted to redefine rape as forcible rape.	abortion,corrections-and-updates,debates,women	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	the Florida U.S. Senate debate
3191.json	mostly-true	I lowered taxes over the last two years.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on Super Bowl Sunday
9723.json	true	San Antonio is now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor.	city-government,history,population	henry-cisneros	Businessman	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio
13392.json	half-true	Says Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reids political career	candidates-biography,crime	joe-heck	Congressman	Nevada	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a political ad.
4034.json	half-true	In May we generated more jobs than all the rest of the country combined: 28,000 jobs in May for the state, 54,000 for the entire country.	jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	comments at a bill signing
8783.json	true	Travis County is surrounded by red counties.	bipartisanship,elections	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a video
6578.json	false	Says the national health care law puts federal bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor.	health-care	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
4251.json	mostly-true	When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent.	county-budget,taxes	wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce		Wisconsin	organization	3	0	2	2	0	a television ad
4732.json	barely-true	Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo raised the mortality rate from 65 to 87 and used a 1994 annuity chart to create the pension crisis.	deficit,pensions,retirement,state-budget,unions	paul-valletta	lobbyist, Rhode Island State Association of Firefighters	Rhode Island	labor-leader	1	0	0	0	0	testimony at a General Assembly pension hearing
5858.json	true	Says she is co-owner of Celilo Group Media.	job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	eileen-brady			democrat	0	2	0	1	0	a debate
13476.json	false	Report: 3 million votes in presidential election cast by illegal aliens.	elections,immigration	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	an article on InfoWars
7802.json	pants-fire	The IRS is going to be in charge of a huge national database on health care that will include Americans personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets.	health-care,privacy,taxes	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren
5920.json	half-true	On whether humans contribute to global warming	climate-change,environment	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	various statements
13307.json	false	The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them largely have been debunked.	candidates-biography,crime,history,human-rights,women	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third 2016 presidential debate
11058.json	barely-true	Says Chris Christie vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue.	income,women,workers	ultraviolet	Liberal advocacy group	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	1	1	0	a Facebook meme
12772.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25.	jobs,poverty,workers	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
7262.json	mostly-true	In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.	children,guns	college-presidents			none	0	0	0	1	0	in a letter
10148.json	half-true	Democrats give Newports to the homeless to get them to the polls.	elections	tucker-carlson	Editor, Daily Caller		none	0	0	1	0	1	a broadcast of Fox News' "Outnumbered"
394.json	barely-true	"I negotiated open borders to let fleeing refugees into safety from Kosovo."	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on CNN's <i>American Morning</i>.
2890.json	true	The tuitions in Virginia colleges...have doubled -- 100 percent -- in the last 10 years.	education	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	
9947.json	half-true	Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only passed one bill, the naming of a building.	congress,message-machine-2014	dan-sullivan	Alaska Department of Public Resources commissioner	Alaska	republican	2	2	1	0	0	a Facebook meme
9474.json	false	The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama.	sports	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show"
12238.json	half-true	We have tougher standards holding toy gun manufacturers and sellers to account than we do for real guns.	debates,guns,voting-record	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Democratic debate in New York
3591.json	half-true	In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each.	economy,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at George Washington University
9356.json	pants-fire	Obamacare is one big fat VA system.	health-care,veterans	kimberly-guilfoyle			none	0	1	0	0	1	a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
250.json	half-true	"He's a good man but he's a pro-life liberal. He's right on the pro-life part, but he's a liberal."	candidates-biography	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	a Nashville radio interview.
8534.json	half-true	Says the U.S. national debt has tripled during Rep. Greg Waldens time in Congress.	debt	dennis-linthicum	Chair of the Klamath County Board of Commissioners	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	0	his campaign website.
5867.json	half-true	We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off from what should happen in a normal recovery.	economy,history,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview on "Fox & Friends"
2456.json	half-true	Our county now has the fastest growing airport in America, attracting nearly 1,000 new private sector jobs.	job-accomplishments,transportation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a primary night victory speech
2896.json	mostly-true	Providence teachers can go five or six years without an evaluation.	education	angel-taveras	Mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	2	0	an appearance on WPRI-12's Newsmakers
8196.json	barely-true	I fought hard for that (state Senate) seat. I only lost by four points. I raised over $700,000.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	doug-stoner		Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
4563.json	half-true	Coca-Colas CEO said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States.	government-regulation,taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech
12081.json	false	Under the Iran nuclear deal, we give them $150 billion, we get nothing.	foreign-policy,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at Mar-a-Lago
6249.json	true	Says Your kid just ate 16 packs of sugar.	county-government,public-health	multnomah-county			none	0	0	0	0	0	a public health campaign
1301.json	half-true	Research shows the employer mandate in the House health reform bill would "place millions 'at substantial risk of unemployment' with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts."	health-care,taxes,workers	house-republicans			republican	0	3	4	0	1	a news release
11896.json	pants-fire	Dont believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The numbers probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent.	economy,jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary
5890.json	barely-true	Says in March New Jersey was one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs and the state with the highest loss of jobs in the nation.	jobs	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	an interview on The Dom Giordano Show
10771.json	barely-true	Its estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check.	guns	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a floor speech.
3178.json	pants-fire	The last Christians are about to leave Iraq.	iraq,religion	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	an interview on MSNBC
4069.json	true	Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didnt serve.	economy,jobs,military,veterans,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Twitter town hall
9512.json	true	Says Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst promises to shut down the Department of Education and abolish the EPA.	education,environment	league-conservation-voters			organization	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
10924.json	mostly-true	Says Scott Walker cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote.	civil-rights,education,elections,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech
273.json	false	"I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Manchester, N.H.
10222.json	half-true	The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years.	congress,congressional-rules,energy,voting-record	chris-wallace	Fox News Sunday host		none	0	0	3	1	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
13157.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton wants to bring in thousands of refugees to America from all around the world without any kind of security screening.	immigration	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Facebook post
7496.json	mostly-true	The Georgia Senate ethics resolution doesnt define cap.	ethics	david-ralston		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a meeting
10925.json	true	Georgia residents file the most insurance claims for lightning strikes in the country.	weather	state-farm-insurance	insurance		none	0	0	0	0	0	televised story
12859.json	half-true	After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, Democrats derailed it.	abortion,public-health	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an op-ed
10831.json	mostly-true	We have a legal immigration system in America that accepts 1 million people a year, legally. No other country in the world even comes close to that.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the National Review Forum
8142.json	mostly-true	Says in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000.	debt,education	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	an opinion article
6788.json	half-true	Says you cannot implement Paul Ryans plan without allowing for any increases in revenue.	federal-budget	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	an interview
8306.json	barely-true	Thanks to (Rick) Perrys bad budgeting, the (Texas) highway department has to convert some modern paved state roads back to gravel.	state-budget,state-finances,transportation	texans-americas-future-pac			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
2931.json	true	Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax.	agriculture,economy,taxes	jim-zehringer	Ohio director of agriculture	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a news conference
3559.json	barely-true	Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are actively working toward U.S. citizenship.	education,immigration	michael-denbrow	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a website posting
10507.json	mostly-true	Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape.	crime,criminal-justice,sexuality,women	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a public-service video during the Grammys
10654.json	barely-true	Says according to recent polls,no Republican candidate is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself.	elections,polls	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on the Kelly File
9994.json	false	I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	bruce-braley	U.S. House of Representatives	Iowa	democrat	0	2	0	1	0	a debate
7617.json	half-true	In the last two years, I have supported and proposed $155 billion worth of targeting cuts. Dr. Gingrey has presented zero.	candidates-biography,federal-budget	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a meeting
564.json	mostly-true	"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."	ethics	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an appearance on Fox News' "Fox and Friends"
5724.json	mostly-true	Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek froze all those monies during the toughest years in 08-09 and refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract.	city-government	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
4675.json	barely-true	Since Mayor Kennedy OBrien took office Sayreville has issued 22,081 building permits! Now OBrien is holding secret meetings with big developers.	elections	new-jersey-democratic-state-committee		New Jersey	democrat	2	2	1	0	0	a political advertisement
7582.json	true	In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence.	guns	sheila-oliver	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	3	0	an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton
3090.json	false	Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didnt envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death.	history,state-budget,taxes	jay-hottinger	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives
11535.json	mostly-true	Go look on the West Point website and youll see those specific words, full scholarship to West Point. So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used.	candidates-biography	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8980.json	false	Federal government reneging on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin caused about $240 million in extra costs in the 2013-15 state budget.	federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a TV interview
5119.json	half-true	Says Rick Perry cut taxes.	corrections-and-updates,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	craig-james	Former ESPN analyst	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	1	an online video ad.
7362.json	mostly-true	There are twice as many gun shops as McDonalds in the United States.	guns	markel-hutchins		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
122.json	true	"This (SCHIP) is socialized medicine. It is going to go to families that make $60,000 a year. Those aren't poor children."	health-care	duncan-hunter	U.S. representative	California	republican	0	1	0	2	0	Des Moines, Iowa
11698.json	mostly-true	Since 2004, more than 2,000 suspected terrorists have legally purchased weapons in the United States.	guns,terrorism	mike-thompson	U.S. Representative	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech
5491.json	true	If we keep the minimum wage at the current level, then single-parent families earning the minimum wage at a full-time job will live in poverty in New Jersey.	poverty,workers	wayne-deangelo			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a Letter to the Editor in The Times of Trenton
3116.json	half-true	We are living with a legacy of deficit-spending that began almost a decade ago.	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
6361.json	false	The presidents first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country.	foreign-policy	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” 
315.json	true	"Two-thirds of our economy is a consumer economy."	economy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Boca Raton, Fla.
10364.json	false	The Milwaukee Bucks are actually younger than the Marquette team.	economy,education,recreation,sports	peter-feigin	President, Milwaukee Bucks		none	0	1	0	0	0	a speech
5441.json	false	Says Connie Mack failed to pay his child support.	candidates-biography,children,families	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a Web ad
6966.json	mostly-true	Now remember, property taxes went up 70 percent in the 10 years before I became governor.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a town hall meeting in West Milford
8870.json	half-true	Says David Jolly lobbied on a plan by Rep. Paul Ryan that would turn Medicare into a voucher program.	medicare	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a campaign commercial
489.json	true	"NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq."	military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Cape Girardeau, Miss.
13407.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump doesnt believe in equal pay.	economy,women	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign rally in Dade City, Fla.
4912.json	true	Says our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. Were over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government.	jobs,state-budget	jay-webber	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an NJToday interview
13276.json	pants-fire	Of course, there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day.	corrections-and-updates,elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
1597.json	half-true	St. Pete Beachs experiences are a fair example of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes.	candidates-biography,elections,florida-amendments	citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	1	an interview
11492.json	false	Paul Ryan is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedys bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,religion,workers	constitutional-rights-pac			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
1246.json	mostly-true	Forty percent of gross domestic product is state, local, or federal money.	economy,federal-budget,pundits	cokie-roberts	NPR contributor, ABC commentator	Maryland	journalist	1	0	2	2	0	appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
4139.json	barely-true	During his first year, President Obama said he was going to visit Kim Jong-ll and Ahmadinejad and Assad and Chavez the worst actors in the world.	foreign-policy,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a town hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.
1696.json	pants-fire	Says Republican state leaders are using "Soviet-style" budget management.	state-budget	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a public interview
1720.json	false	"The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''	campaign-finance	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with CNBC's John Harwood 
5802.json	true	The Democrat-controlled Senate, it hasnt passed a budget in more than 1,000 days.	deficit,federal-budget,job-accomplishments	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a video address
6153.json	half-true	The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years.	economy,income,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech
6515.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful $800,000 to replace light bulbs.	energy,federal-budget,stimulus	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad
385.json	true	Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war.	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Westerville, Ohio
10932.json	barely-true	Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam.	education,government-regulation,job-accomplishments,labor,unions	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
5076.json	mostly-true	Our income, our GDP per capita, is almost 50 percent higher than (it is for) the average European.	economy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an editorial board meeting with an Iowa newspaper
12189.json	half-true	Says Rick Scott cut Medicaid so people cant get Obamacare.	health-care,medicaid	rick-scotts-starbucks-heckler	Activist, stay-at-home mom	Florida	activist	0	0	2	0	0	a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks
945.json	half-true	The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland."	stimulus,transportation	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	the Republican response to Obama's speech to Congress
2509.json	half-true	Since Debbie Halvorson has been in politics, Illinois has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs.	economy,message-machine	adam-kinzinger	U.S. Representative	Illinois	republican	0	2	1	0	0	a campaign commercial
7613.json	mostly-true	Says Ive authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century.	bipartisanship,congress,taxes	ron-wyden	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	a press conference
8337.json	true	Many state and federal agencies have such navigators involved in helping folks maneuver through the often complex processes associated with filing benefits claims, for example -- even buying health insurance.	health-care	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a "Tampa Bay Times" op-ed
6156.json	false	SaysJosh Mandels campaign is under FBI investigation	campaign-finance,crime,elections	workers-voice	Political action committee	District of Columbia	none	0	2	0	0	2	an online ad
2605.json	mostly-true	Sharron Angle voted to protect sex offenders.	legal-issues,message-machine,public-safety	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a campaign commercial
5966.json	barely-true	Says the majority of candidates in Texas 25th Congressional District live outside the district.	candidates-biography	justin-hewlett	Mayor of Cleburne, Texas	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
13427.json	false	I have tremendous support from women.	elections,women	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Jacksonville, Fla.
4365.json	false	Says theres not much evidence to suggest that people have (contributed to global warming) or can do very much to change anything.	climate-change,environment	kevin-coughlin	Candidate for U.S. Senate 	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign speech
9098.json	barely-true	Floridas revenue is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country.	economy,taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	public remarks
9884.json	mostly-true	A poll found that 20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex.	sexuality,technology	arianna-huffington	Founder, The Huffington Post		none	0	0	2	3	0	a tweet
518.json	false	Obama said he would "stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."	candidates-biography,civil-rights,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail message
10958.json	mostly-true	The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s.	economy,income	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a post on Twitter
4437.json	barely-true	We know that President Obama stole over $500 billion out of Medicare to switch it over to Obamacare.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa
3573.json	barely-true	A cap-and-trade bill would destroy over 50,000 jobs in Virginia.	environment,jobs,market-regulation	robert-hurt	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a newsletter.
7704.json	pants-fire	Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio.	energy,jobs	ohio-oil-and-gas-association	Trade organization	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	1	a TV/internet ad
3198.json	true	Tells President Barack Obama that he also asked former President George W. Bush about how he felt about Americans hating him.	bush-administration,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	an interview with President Barack Obama
5821.json	false	Says I worked with our Mayor and other commissioners to help save the school year when a budget crisis in Salem threatened to cut four weeks of the school year, including negotiating with teachers to work for free.	city-government,education,message-machine-2012,voting-record	charlie-hales	Senior vice president, HDR Engineering	Oregon	none	1	1	0	0	0	campaign material 
9012.json	half-true	Sarah Eckhardt refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly.	candidates-biography,county-budget,county-government	change-austinorg	Political action committee	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	an email blast
8480.json	false	This is the year Florida becomes a majority minority state.	census,diversity	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a speech to the Florida Democratic Party
11979.json	barely-true	We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese.	workers	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech.
8105.json	false	Says Greg Abbott converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots.	crime,criminal-justice,elections,legal-issues	lone-star-project		Washington	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a blog post.
4934.json	true	Richard Cordrays nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didnt like the construction of the agency.	consumer-safety,financial-regulation,government-regulation	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a Senate banking subcommittee hearing
8879.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obamas health care law is expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs.	health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a tweet
482.json	barely-true	John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous."	military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Charleston, W.V.
11022.json	mostly-true	Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades.	elections,pensions,state-finances	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	a tweet
3247.json	half-true	In Texas, sexting is a felony sex offense for teenagers that can mean up to 10 years in prison.	children,crime,criminal-justice,technology	whoopi-goldberg	The View co-host	New York 	talk-show-host	1	0	1	0	0	an episode of The View
10162.json	barely-true	I fought 38 Studios from the beginning.	candidates-biography,debates,economy,history,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2014,state-budget,state-finances	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	in television commercial
11309.json	barely-true	Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit.	economy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the CNN debate
10934.json	half-true	In Muslim countries, under the Sharia, there is a death penalty for blaspheming Mohammad.	religion	pamela-geller	President of American Freedom Defense Intitiative	New York	activist	0	1	1	0	0	an interview with Chris Cuomo
448.json	barely-true	After Reagan took office, "we didn't raise taxes and we didn't cut entitlements. What we did was we cut taxes."	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	campaign event in Westport, Conn.
10224.json	mostly-true	No one was taken into custody for feeding the homeless.	city-government,crime,hunger	jack-seiler	Fort Lauderdale mayor	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
5359.json	pants-fire	Newt Gingrich co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting Chinas brutal one-child policy.	message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a television ad
4784.json	half-true	[A]n extra 8 million Americans [are] projected to join state Medicaid programs in the next few years.	health-care	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a press release
5262.json	false	Martin Luther King was a Republican.	civil-rights,history	travis-rowley		Rhode Island	republican	1	1	1	0	0	an opinion column
9142.json	barely-true	EPA officials have commended (Koch Industries) for our commitment to a cleaner environment and called us a model for other companies.	environment,market-regulation	charles-koch	Koch Industries	Kansas	none	1	1	0	0	0	an op-ed for the "Wall Street Journal."
6623.json	half-true	Ohio has created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And thats due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio.	economy,jobs	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a "Face the Nation" interview
1987.json	false	"West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."	campaign-finance,corporations,medicare,oil-spill,social-security	ron-klein		Florida	democrat	0	2	0	1	0	a fundraising e-mail
2317.json	barely-true	After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed exponential growth.	economy,federal-budget,history,taxes	john-loughlin	owner, Media-Rite LLC	Rhode Island	republican	1	2	0	0	1	a campaign commercial
10969.json	barely-true	The party in the White House is responsible for a massive tax increase on the middle class.	health-care,taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech launching his 2016 campaign
11511.json	mostly-true	If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that theyve sponsored.	candidates-biography,congress,corrections-and-updates	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	comments on "Meet the Press"
8053.json	half-true	Portland Bureau of Transportation barely break(s) even ticketing motorists.	city-government,transportation	portland-bureau-transportation-pbot		Oregon 	none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview
4203.json	mostly-true	Polls now show a majority of Catholics favor marriage equality.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	steven-goldstein			none	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion column in The Star-Ledger
6825.json	half-true	Ben Unger supported a 15 percent property tax increase on Oregon seniors.	message-machine-2012,taxes	promote-oregon-leadership-pac-oregon-house-republi	Political action committee	Oregon	republican	1	1	1	0	0	campaign mailer
3640.json	true	Salaries for Virginias teachers are below the national average.	education,state-budget	kitty-boitnott	President, Virginia Education Association	Virgina	none	0	1	0	1	0	a radio interview.
6357.json	pants-fire	Says millions of dollars in tax breaks were paid for by busting unions, cutting BadgerCare, and raising taxes on the poor and the middle class, thanks to Elizabeth Coggs help.	corporations,message-machine-2012,state-budget,taxes	we-are-milwaukee			organization	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign flyer
6704.json	true	The U.S. unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch since the Great Depression.	jobs	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a Twitter post
13470.json	mostly-true	Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011.	education,state-budget,state-finances	donna-howard	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a commentary in the Austin American-Statesman
5379.json	false	Fewer than 10 percent of those in the House are what anyone would classify as wealthy.	congress,wealth	john-duncan	U.S. Congressman	Tennessee	republican	1	1	0	0	0	 Washington Report newsletter to constituents.
11954.json	half-true	In Ohio, more than half the providers of safe and legal abortion have had to shut down since Gov. John Kasich took office in 2011.	abortion	cecile-richards	president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America	New York	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	a forum in Los Angeles
5439.json	true	Says Rick Santorum supported (Arlen) Specter over conservative candidates twice.	message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Feb. 23, 2012, in a campaign ad
2659.json	barely-true	Fiorinas plan would mean slashing Social Security and Medicare.	federal-budget,medicare,social-security	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	a campaign ad
3352.json	half-true	Says neither President Barack Obama nor Mexico President Felipe Calderon have been on the border to see whats happening to the citizens of Mexico, and for that matter the citizens of Texas.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview.
6567.json	half-true	Says our national debt is greater than our gross domestic product.	debt,economy	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	his speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
7251.json	pants-fire	Members of Congress specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment ... (and) from the healthcare reform.	congress,health-care	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email message
4450.json	true	Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has been lower.	city-budget,city-government,water	save-our-springs-alliance			none	0	0	0	0	0	a newsletter post.
127.json	half-true	"First, he said he would take all of our troops out in six months, and now he acknowledges it would take a year."	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	
7815.json	barely-true	A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is a requirement thats reduced gun crimes in the five states where its the law.	guns	marylanders-prevent-gun-violence-education-fund	advocacy group	Maryland	none	1	0	0	0	0	a television ad
5173.json	mostly-true	One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. Were 16th today.	education	arne-duncan	U.S. Secretary of Education	Illinois	democrat	1	2	1	2	0	a town hall-style meeting
12506.json	true	The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s.	economy,jobs	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	Facebook post.
5167.json	mostly-true	Many types of fish and shellfish from waters across the state are labeled unsafe to eat.	environment,food-safety	james-florio	Former governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a guest column in The Star-Ledger
9311.json	false	The incandescent light bulb has no effect whatever on the planet.	energy,government-regulation,market-regulation	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
12232.json	mostly-true	Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the partys convention, and seven of those times somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party.	elections,history,states	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview
946.json	false	The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops.	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech on the Senate floor.
5225.json	mostly-true	Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	eddie-lucio-jr	Advertising executive	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview.
11228.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican.	candidates-biography	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a New Hampshire town hall discussion
5768.json	half-true	Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch.	state-budget	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a Republican U.S. Senate debate
8302.json	true	One out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the U.S. live in Texas.	economy,pundits,workers	stephanie-cutter	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Massachusetts	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	an episode of CNN's "Crossfire"
6961.json	mostly-true	Laurie Monnes Anderson voted to let violent criminals out of jail early.	crime,criminal-justice,voting-record	oregon-senate-republicans		Oregon	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign mailer
6631.json	half-true	Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits whats covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year.	health-care,medicare	kathleen-sebelius	U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary	Kansas	democrat	1	0	1	3	1	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
11786.json	pants-fire	Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans.	polls,pundits	mike-rogers	national security commentator for CNN	Michigan	republican	1	1	1	2	1	a roundtable discussion on CNN
4085.json	half-true	For people in the top 1 percent for income, your effective tax burden is in the low 20s, the lowest its been in decades and decades and decades -- lower than somebody who might make substantially less money.	new-hampshire-2012,taxes	timothy-geithner			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech at Dartmouth College
10183.json	true	Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time.	health-care	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a campaign debate
245.json	true	Former business partner Robert Gay says: The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney.	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	
2285.json	barely-true	The sales tax increase, if approved, will cost taxpayers up to $300 million per year, in perpetuity, to finance a rail system for the City of Tampa.	taxes,transportation	sam-rashid	CEO, HOLTEC USA	Florida	none	1	0	0	0	0	in a mailer.
10196.json	true	Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world.	economy,income,labor	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a fundraising letter
6741.json	false	Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles.	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	on NRA ILA's website
4434.json	mostly-true	Says that in his book, Rick Perry said that Social Security is unconstitutional.	legal-issues,social-security	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate
2523.json	false	More lives have been lost because of the war with the drug cartels in Juarez alone, just a few blocks from the United States of America, than have been lost in the war in Afghanistan.	afghanistan,crime,immigration	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an interview with Fox News
493.json	half-true	A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
1629.json	false	"Marco Rubio thinks that government shouldn't be in the health care business at all."	health-care	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	campaign website
12536.json	true	Swaziland has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world.	public-health	david-beckham			none	0	0	0	0	0	a UNICEF video
4011.json	mostly-true	Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a raid on public education to pay for roads.	education,state-budget,transportation	democratic-party-virginia		Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	3	0	a fundraising appeal.
7860.json	true	During the Civil War, more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army -- more per capita than any other state.	history	keith-faber	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	0	0	 remarks at a General Assembly session
1949.json	true	The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match."	federal-budget	vern-buchanan	U.S. Rep.	Florida	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a tweet
6656.json	half-true	Says that Mitt Romneys response to the crisis in the auto industry was, Let Detroit go bankrupt.	bankruptcy,jobs	jennifer-granholm	Former governor of Michigan	Michigan	democrat	1	0	3	2	0	a speech at the Democratic convention
1963.json	mostly-true	Ninety-six percent of the last session, (U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar) voted with Nancy Pelosi.	bipartisanship	bryan-underwood	Business owner	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a speech
3602.json	half-true	Multnomah County has faced 11 straight years of cuts	county-budget	jeff-cogen	Chair of Multnomah County Board of Commissioners	Oregon	none	0	0	1	0	0	a speech
6862.json	false	On sequestration	debt,federal-budget	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a debate.
12172.json	half-true	I have now put out all of my emails.	corrections-and-updates,transparency	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	comments on Meet the Press
5987.json	true	Says the city of Portland has one manager for every six front-line workers.	city-government,government-efficiency	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a questionnaire
10870.json	true	Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.	congress,diversity,elections,states,women	institute-womens-policy-research	research	Washington DC	none	0	0	0	0	0	a new report
10542.json	mostly-true	We live in the most incarcerated country in the world.	crime,criminal-justice	john-legend			none	0	0	0	1	0	a speech at the Oscars
12274.json	mostly-true	Studies have consistently failed to establish the existence of a link between the harshness of a countrys drug laws and its levels of drug use.	crime,drugs	kofi-annan			none	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed in the Huffington Post
12299.json	false	Says President Barack Obama neversaid, No boots on the ground in Syria.	foreign-policy,military	john-kirby	Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Department Spokesperson	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a State Department news briefing
7400.json	false	Wisconsins Supreme Court justices are deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to.	criminal-justice,legal-issues,supreme-court	ed-fallone			none	0	1	0	1	0	an interview
6259.json	pants-fire	President Obamas health care law says when you sell your house now you have to pay a 3.8 percent tax.	health-care,housing,income,taxes	vincent-buddy-cianci		Rhode Island	independent	0	2	1	2	1	a question to a candidate
12073.json	true	Six justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have been confirmed in presidential election years since 1912.	congress,legal-issues,supreme-court	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a tweet
783.json	true	"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Nashville, Tenn.
3549.json	false	Says President Obamas grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth.	obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a "Today Show" interview
6776.json	false	We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than weve ever had in our history.	economy,jobs,states	jennifer-beck			republican	0	2	0	0	0	an interview with NJToday
1977.json	mostly-true	"The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him."	candidates-biography	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate
10006.json	barely-true	Judithanne McLauchlan was part of a group that supports imposing a state income tax on Floridians.	florida,taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign commercial
8655.json	pants-fire	The Earth is not warming.	climate-change,corrections-and-updates,environment,weather	barry-smitherman	Member, Texas Railroad Commission	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	1	
4197.json	true	When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau.	diversity	charlie-hales	Senior vice president, HDR Engineering	Oregon	none	1	1	0	0	0	Posted at charliehales.com 
6226.json	half-true	Says the federal government is spending $765,828 to subsidize pancakes for yuppies in Washington.	federal-budget	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	a campaign mailer.
13353.json	barely-true	The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife.	criminal-justice,elections,ethics,history,legal-issues,technology,transparency	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
12173.json	mostly-true	Over 97 percent of the scientific community believe that humans are contributing to climate change.	climate-change,science	don-beyer	8th District congressional candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	3	0	a website post.
9889.json	half-true	The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history.	congress,polls	maria-cardona	Political strategist		democrat	0	0	1	0	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
11928.json	false	Nevada is still a state that is 80 percent white voters.	diversity,elections	brian-fallon	Spokesman for Hillary Clinton		democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a MSNBC interview
2190.json	half-true	There are currently delays of up to six months in the processing of DNA evidence at the state run crime lab.	crime,government-efficiency	mike-dewine	Ohio attorney general	Ohio	republican	2	0	3	1	0	a statement posted to his website
3353.json	true	We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview on CNN
10747.json	true	We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries.	education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech in New Hampshire
1614.json	true	The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year.	health-care	orrin-hatch	U.S. Senator	Utah	republican	2	0	1	0	0	an interview on CNN's State of the Union
1876.json	false	Says an estimate that Texas will face an $18 billion budget gap is a number that somebody just reached up in the air and grabbed."	state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview
6569.json	barely-true	The health care law imposes a federal mandate requiring middle-class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not.	health-care	artur-davis		Alabama	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
1667.json	mostly-true	"The most private question on this years form asks for an individuals race, and that question has been asked by every census since the 1790 census conducted under then-President George Washington."	census	patrick-mchenry	U.S. Congressman	North Carolina	republican	0	1	0	2	0	an op ed article
4694.json	false	On whether he would run for U.S. Senate in 2012.	elections	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	news reports
9205.json	half-true	Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers agenda.	congress,income,women	gary-peters	U.S. Representative	Michigan	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
4499.json	barely-true	Says he never said he wanted to move Social Security back to the states.	social-security	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican presidential debate in Orlando
833.json	mostly-true	McCain called for less regulation21 times just this year.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	North Carolina
4169.json	half-true	This past (legislative) session, we passed out of the Legislature a resolution requiring Congress to pass a balanced-budget amendment to the (U.S.) Constitution.	deficit,federal-budget	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a campaign video.
2432.json	mostly-true	Our tax rates are lower now than they were under Ronald Reagan. Theyre much lower than they were under Dwight Eisenhower.	history,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a televised town hall
4307.json	false	Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.	city-budget,city-government,disability,government-efficiency,labor,public-safety,retirement,unions	stephen-lisauskas	Consultant	Massachusetts	newsmaker	0	1	0	0	0	a public meeting
6132.json	true	In 2008, 33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic.	elections	corrine-brown	U.S. Representative	Florida	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
3815.json	half-true	Theres a 1.5 percent to 2 percent overhead in Medicare. The insurance companies have a 20 percent to 30 percent overhead.	health-care,medicare	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews
7883.json	true	47 - New provisions ObamaCare charges the IRS with implementing, according to the Government Accountability Office.	health-care,taxes	dave-joyce	Member of Congress	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a tweet
4292.json	half-true	Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now hes anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now hes [not].	abortion,gays-and-lesbians	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	an interview with Politico
11465.json	true	Brewpubs cant sell growlers of their beer to customers.	Alcohol,market-regulation,states	slice-pint-brewpub			none	0	0	0	0	0	the fall menu
7205.json	true	Did U know? Block Island Wind Farm would mean 40% est. drop in BI electric rates.	energy,infrastructure	deepwater-wind			none	0	0	0	0	0	a Tweet
8212.json	barely-true	Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over with the paperwork.	federal-budget,health-care	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Senate floor colloquy
3542.json	barely-true	Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work.	education,state-budget	donna-howard	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	remarks on the House floor
7474.json	true	We have over 300,000,000 weapons, firearms in this country. Thats almost as big as the population.	guns	james-florio	Former governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on Governors' Perspective
11725.json	barely-true	Both Cruz andRubio are missing the vast majority of their votes.	congress,voting-record	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
9397.json	mostly-true	The five Taliban detainees being released from Guantanamo in exchange for captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are the hardest of the hard-core. These are the highest high-risk people.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
10640.json	barely-true	Says Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didnt change his position on a two-state solution.	israel	ron-dermer	Israeli ambassador to the United States		none	2	0	0	0	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
3394.json	mostly-true	Says women who need a sonogram in the eighth to 10th week of pregnancy have to get a transvaginal sonogram.	abortion,health-care,women	carol-alvarado	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	remarks on the House floor
2210.json	false	Theres still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why dont we stop it.	federal-budget,stimulus,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
8515.json	barely-true	Says Alex Sink supported a $5.2 billion increase in Floridas debt.	debt,economy,state-finances	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a YouTube attack ad
3126.json	mostly-true	Of the topfive cities for staged automobile accidents, three are in Florida. We rank No. 1 in the country in staged auto accidents.	consumer-safety,crime	jeff-atwater	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee
6954.json	barely-true	Frank Guinta voted to make middle class taxpayers pay over a $1,000 more a year in taxes.	taxes	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	an ad, “Regular,” 
1602.json	half-true	For years now, we have spent more money than we have taken in.	economy	annise-parker	Mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper article
3445.json	barely-true	Senate Democrats who left the state for weeks to delay a vote on union bargaining power exercised a Wisconsin filibuster provided by the states constitution.	state-budget	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	a statement to a TV reporter
7896.json	true	The Pink Pony club in DeKalb County has never been cited for any violation of an ordinance or state law.	legal-issues	pink-pony			none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview
11673.json	true	Since 2008, Gwinnett Countys population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.	census,county-budget,county-government,economy,jobs,public-safety,public-service,workers	charlotte-nash		Georgia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a statement
8594.json	true	Harry Reid was against (the nuclear option) before he was for it. Mitch McConnell was for it before he was against it. President Obama was against it before he was for it.	congressional-rules	matthew-dowd	Commentator	Texas	independent	0	0	2	4	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
9611.json	pants-fire	North Korea is telling its people that their mens national team is in the World Cup final.	foreign-policy,sports	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway"
11107.json	true	Says David Jolly refused to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C.	federal-budget	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a statement
8363.json	half-true	Says David Dewhurst went out for drinks during Senate debate on abortion bill.	abortion,corrections-and-updates	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	an interview on a Lubbock radio station
8284.json	half-true	The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks dont work.	guns,health-care,public-safety,pundits	se-cupp	Co-host of CNN's Crossfire		republican	0	0	1	0	0	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
12059.json	true	The Walton family of Walmart ... This one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people.	economy,wealth	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a campaign rally.
8290.json	barely-true	Cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal, even in cases of rape and incest, even to protect a womans health.	abortion	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a TV ad.
2473.json	false	Says Rand Paul thinks drug-dealing, theft, burglary and prostitution should be decriminalized.	crime,message-machine	jack-conway	Kentucky Attorney General	Kentucky	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	a campaign video
12386.json	half-true	By the time you drink your coffee, an elephant is killed for its ivory tusks.	animals,environment,trade	minka-kelly			newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	a post on Instagram
12250.json	half-true	The overwhelming amount of the money that were raisingis not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ...Its going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress.	campaign-finance,corrections-and-updates	george-clooney	Actor	California	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
676.json	false	When Sarah Palin was in government, Barack Obama was a community organizer.	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Pittsburgh, Pa. 
4880.json	false	Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not regressive.	taxes	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	several public statements
9017.json	half-true	About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida can buy a health care plan for $30 a month on the federal health care exchange.	health-care,medicaid	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times"
11752.json	pants-fire	Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past.	china,history,job-accomplishments,nuclear	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	an interview on CNN
1195.json	false	Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, and he died because of it.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to a joint session of Congress
12753.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton supported North American Free Trade Agreement), and she supported Chinas entrance into the World Trade Organization. She supported the job-killing trade deal with South Korea. She supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership.	candidates-biography,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican national convention
3248.json	mostly-true	Says there are Ohio Turnpike workers getting paid $66,000 a year to collect tolls that machines might collect.	government-efficiency,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a newspaper column
11159.json	half-true	Fox changed around their poll eligibility criteria on the day they announced who is in and out of their debate.	debates	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a segment on her MSNBC show
2336.json	barely-true	Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan.	environment	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping
10821.json	true	An audit shows there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older,	social-security	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a news release.
16.json	half-true	"Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Detroit, Mich.
9706.json	pants-fire	This administration is slashing the Navy to pay for more Obamacare.	health-care,message-machine-2014,military	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a debate.
5730.json	half-true	Since President Obama took office, our federal spending has increased by nearly 30 percent and our national debt has increased by almost 50 percent.	deficit,federal-budget	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a campaign email
563.json	barely-true	"McCain will give more tax breaks to big oil."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	
5446.json	half-true	Since President Obama took full control of Washington, every day, 13,000 more people have been put on food stamps.	economy,message-machine-2012,poverty	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	an advertisement
7689.json	half-true	The election bill allows persons to correct an absentee ballot if they did not sign it and requires an extra two hours a day for early voting. Everything else in this bill is discretionary.	elections	christopher-l-smith	State Senator	Florida	democrat	0	0	2	1	0	a column in the South Florida Sun Sentinel
11632.json	true	Says President Barack Obama will not utter the words radical Islamic terrorism and as matter of policy, nobody in the administration will say the words radical Islamic terrorism.	islam,terrorism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a news conference.
7511.json	true	More than 64 percent of minimum-wage earners are women.	workers	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a news conference
3757.json	half-true	President Barack Obama deserves to be called the most successful food stamp president in American history because 47 million Americans are on food stamps.	economy,families,hunger	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
7020.json	barely-true	Says Maggie Hassan pays zero property taxes on her $500,000 home.	taxes	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	Republican Governor's Association says NH candidate for governor Maggie Hassan pays no taxes
950.json	false	Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government.	health-care	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	an interview on the Fox News Channel.
7621.json	mostly-true	Says Obama called Medicaid broken four years ago.	health-care,medicaid	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
10327.json	mostly-true	In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy.	foreign-policy,human-rights	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a press conference
9245.json	false	Ryan Sittons company accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars.	candidates-biography,small-business,stimulus	young-conservatives-texas	Political group	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
693.json	barely-true	"For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the words 'Islamic terrorism.'"	terrorism	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a speech at the Republican National Convention.
1115.json	half-true	A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, youre just going to extend joblessness even more.	economy,pundits,stimulus	michelle-malkin	Blogger and commentator	Colorado	none	0	1	1	0	0	on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
3303.json	half-true	In the past decade, K-12 funding has grown six times faster than the rate of enrollment.	education,state-budget	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	comments to the Richmond Times-Dispatch
2927.json	barely-true	Cities like Seattle have decided to ban food carts.	food-safety,market-regulation	randy-leonard	Portland city commissioner	Oregon	none	1	0	0	0	0	a city council meeting
3955.json	mostly-true	Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region.	economy,jobs	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a press release
12139.json	half-true	Will (HB2)threaten federal funding for public schools under Title IX? No, according to a federal court which has looked at a similar issue.	education,gays-and-lesbians,government-regulation,sexuality	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law
11179.json	false	Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didnt say.	women	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Meet the Press interview
4459.json	true	Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members.	afghanistan,iraq,legal-issues,voting-record	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a letter posted on a blog 
3804.json	true	Sometimes I was the only no vote on the entire board.	voting-record	jeff-brandes	Director of real estate at Tibbetts Holdings LLC, his family's business	Florida	republican	0	0	1	1	0	response to a question about his voting record.
8836.json	pants-fire	Monica Wehby and Jason Conger are causing devastating consequences for nearly 23,000 Oregonians looking for work.	workers	justin-barasky	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee press secretary	Washington D.C.	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a DSCC news release
3655.json	pants-fire	After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Husseins forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis never paid us.	foreign-policy,history,military	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a press conference
5537.json	half-true	The total (state) payroll has gone down. The total amount of the number of workers in the state has gone down. I like the fact that the bulk of that is just by retirements.	government-efficiency,state-budget,state-finances	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a session with reporters
9135.json	barely-true	Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.	agriculture,taxes	kentucky-opportunity-coalition		Kentucky	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign ad
13433.json	false	We can fix our roads without raising taxes.	taxes,transportation	citizens-protect-transportation-funding	Group pushing a safe roads constitutional amendment	Illinois	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad
9144.json	pants-fire	Says Michelle Obama waved red communist flags on her trip to China.	foreign-policy,pop-culture	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
5764.json	mostly-true	Only 14 percent of Catholics agree with the Vaticans position that abortion should be illegal.	abortion,polls,religion,women	jon-obrien	President, Catholics for Choice		activist	0	0	0	1	0	written testimony at a House hearing
12711.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump is against minimum wage.	economy,jobs,workers	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech.
9134.json	barely-true	Less than 1 percent of 1 percent of the American population has given an amount over $200 to a federal political campaign.	elections	heather-mcghee	President, Demos		none	1	0	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC
522.json	false	Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.	ethics	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	in a news release
84.json	true	"Obama Skips Out On Condemning Left-Wing Attacks On Gen. Petraeus Despite Casting Other 'Important Votes' Earlier And Later In The Day."	iraq	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	
10195.json	half-true	Americas least-trusted news sources are also its most popular.	polls,pundits	leonard-pitts-jr			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a column in the "Miami Herald"
8328.json	half-true	Among the nations 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the only one where the poverty rate is more than four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs.	city-budget,city-government,income,jobs,poverty	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	an interview
7591.json	barely-true	Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients.	federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,public-health,state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
1006.json	half-true	Obama's first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory.	foreign-policy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
131.json	false	"The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment."	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an e-mail message circulated by many people.
6504.json	false	Says an appointed board created under Obamacare will have the ability to come between you and your doctor in determining the best treatment options for you!	health-care	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a letter to constituents.
7081.json	barely-true	Says that over the past 20 years, Texas public school spending rose 142 percent and per-pupil spending more than tripled when adjusted for inflation.	education,state-budget	jason-isaac	Transportation consultant	Texas	republican	2	0	1	0	1	a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters
6710.json	false	David Cicilline is the 5th most liberal person in the House of Representatives.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments	bernard-jackvony	attorney	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an appearance on "A Lively Experiment."
5284.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Senate Democrats have gone without any budget at all for more than 1,000 days.	federal-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a news release
10859.json	barely-true	Saysthe State Department has had half a year to respond to a Benghazi document request, yet I have not gotten a single, solitary scrap of paper.	congress,terrorism	trey-gowdy	U.S. House of Representatives	South Carolina	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News
953.json	barely-true	Republican leaders said "no" to "tax cuts for 95% of working Americans."	stimulus,taxes	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a cable TV ad
6882.json	barely-true	We confer more PhDs each year than any other university in America except Berkeley.	education	bill-powers	president, University of Texas at Austin	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	his "State of the University" address.
1397.json	half-true	The Obama administration raised discretionary spending by 24 percent from President George W. Bushs last full-year budget and will run up more debt by October than Bush did in eight years.	federal-budget,stimulus	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	the Washington Post
10530.json	half-true	200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses.	education,guns,health-care,public-health	marjorie-sanfilippo	Eckerd College psychology professor	Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing
7483.json	mostly-true	For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services.	disability,medicaid,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a State of the State speech
11595.json	barely-true	Taking all the money of the top 1 percent wouldnt keep Medicare going for three years.	education,health-care,taxes	neil-cavuto			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a broadcast of "Cavuto Coast to Coast" on Fox Business Network
7408.json	mostly-true	The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House.	congress,elections	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	a media availability with reporters
4566.json	true	We have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Its 35 percent.	corporations,jobs,taxes	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	an interview
5039.json	half-true	Newt balanced the federal budget.	federal-budget,message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	a video ad
11329.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump was forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times.	candidates-biography	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	the CNN debate
2968.json	true	Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,health-care	george-w-bush	President	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	his book, "Decision Points."
11325.json	half-true	The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find.	city-budget,city-government,county-budget,county-government,public-safety	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	TV interview
223.json	barely-true	"Iranian mullahs took American hostages and they held the American hostages for 444 days. ...The one hour in which they released them was the one hour in which Ronald Reagan was taking the Oath of Office "	foreign-policy	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a TV ad
1495.json	barely-true	Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company.	economy,energy,environment,transparency	farouk-shami	Businessman	Texas	democrat	1	2	2	0	1	a press release
4015.json	barely-true	Rep. Jim Renaccis plan to end Medicare also puts nursing home care for 3,000 seniors in the district in immediate jeopardy.	health-care,medicaid,medicare	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
5607.json	true	When we passed (the stand your ground law), we said it portends horrific events when peoples lives were put into these situations.	crime,criminal-justice	arthenia-joyner	State senator	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
6227.json	mostly-true	The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google.	technology	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
5298.json	true	Weve seen more anti-womens choice bills introduced in the first half of this session than weve seen in the last three General Assemblies.	abortion	armond-budish	Minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	3	0	a news conference
6942.json	half-true	Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than its been in 40 years.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the second presidential debate
9023.json	barely-true	On Syria, alot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off.	foreign-policy	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation"
10576.json	true	Already this calendar year, since January 1, we have had more than 20,000 people come across the border, apprehended, unauthorized.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
6975.json	true	Jim Renacci tried to avoid paying taxes on nearly $14 million that he made.	message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising,taxes	betty-sutton	U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	1	2	1	a campaign commercial
442.json	true	"Barack Obama accepted $200,000 from executives and employees of oil companies."	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.
13031.json	false	In an interview with the Chicago TribunesEditorial Board, Comptroller Leslie Munger says that in order to balance a budget, the state would have to cut social services completely.	elections,state-budget	seiu-healthcare-illinois-indiana			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a YouTube video 
45.json	pants-fire	"Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary."	elections	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	
10752.json	true	The unemployment rate among blacks in Texas is 9.5% -- far more than double white unemployment -- and wages have fallen for black workers in Texas since 2000.	economy,education,jobs	texas-organizing-project	Membership-based group	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
5955.json	barely-true	Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage.	health-care,message-machine-2012	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	TV commercial
9592.json	barely-true	Children are crossing the border because President Barack Obama said if you come, youre going to be able to stay, because were not going to enforce the law.	immigration	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
4480.json	false	Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is backing President Barack Obamas plan to pass a $1.5 trillion tax increase.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a news release
3555.json	mostly-true	Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion.	corporations,energy,taxes	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a news release.
6034.json	half-true	When Mitt Romney was governor, the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500.	income	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a "Fox News Sunday" interview
12032.json	half-true	Twenty million Americans are out of work.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a television ad
11575.json	mostly-true	Net immigration from Mexico last year was zero. Fact-check me.	immigration	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	a Democratic debate in Des Moines
2878.json	mostly-true	The Republican plan for tax cuts is to give each millionaire -- the top 1 percent of income in this country -- $83,347 a year in tax cuts.	taxes	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a speech on the House floor.
3432.json	false	A proposed revenue smart cap gives Floridians a voice, requiring a 60 percent vote by citizens in order to impose a new tax, fee, license, fine, charge or assessment.	state-budget,taxes	andy-gardiner	Senate Majority Leader	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a press statement.
10775.json	barely-true	Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,human-rights	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a monologue on his radio show
7170.json	true	Fourteen million Americans mortgages are greater than the value of their homes.	economy,housing	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a speech on the House floor
8060.json	half-true	The U.S. Postal Service doesnt run on your tax dollars. Its funded solely by stamps and postage.	debt,federal-budget	american-postal-workers-union			none	0	0	1	0	0	television advertisement
1030.json	half-true	Cheney is disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo.	military	colin-powell			republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on CBS's Face the Nation
1003.json	half-true	"Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.	legal-issues,technology	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
2431.json	true	Weve created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined.	economy,message-machine	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a TV ad
7095.json	half-true	There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers.	county-budget,transportation	john-charles	President and CEO of Cascade Policy Institute	Oregon	libertarian	0	0	1	1	0	an online post
8145.json	pants-fire	A United Nations working group has adopted a proposed agenda to enable member nations to disarm civilians within their borders.	guns	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a document shared via email and social media
5711.json	barely-true	Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes.	message-machine-2012,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	elizabeth-ames-jones		Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a web video.
9759.json	false	If 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye.	guns,immigration,message-machine-2014	joe-miller		Alaska	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer
11397.json	false	Planned Parenthood has now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts.	abortion	john-stemberger		Florida	republican	1	2	0	0	0	a letter to Gov. Rick Scott
11790.json	true	Anyone can die of a toothache.	health-care,medicaid	john-cortes	District 43 state representative	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a House Health Innovation Subcommittee meeting
6303.json	true	Says Jim Frishe wanted to tax us for doing our taxes through an accountant.	message-machine-2012,taxes	accountability-government		Florida	none	0	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
9162.json	mostly-true	When Republicans last controlled the presidency and Congress, the number of people on food stamps (and) the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof.	bush-administration,housing,hunger,poverty,welfare	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a radio interview
10105.json	barely-true	This year, the Austin City Council granted a small homestead property tax exemption of $5,000... applied equally to everyone. And we also granted an exemption for the elderly and the disabled members of the community.	taxes	sheryl-cole	Attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a "Ballot Boxing" candidate forum
2511.json	false	Perry pushed for a law that lets insurance companies raise homeowners rates without having to justify the increase.	candidates-biography,consumer-safety,message-machine	back-basics		Texas	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	a TV ad
9792.json	true	Jason Carter backed three of Nathan Deals budgets but accuses the governor of underfunding education.	education	john-padgett	party chair	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	0	press release
1058.json	barely-true	Says President Obama was wrong about Muslims historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries.	pundits	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	a column.
6383.json	half-true	As a congressman, Mark Neumann voted four times to increase our debt.	debt,deficit,federal-budget,message-machine-2012	eric-hovde			republican	2	3	3	0	0	a television ad
8912.json	true	On oil drilling off Floridas coast	environment,oil-spill	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	newspaper articles
824.json	half-true	If parents "don't have health insurance that Senator Obama wants them to have (for their children), they will be fined."	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Waterloo, Iowa
10792.json	pants-fire	The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries.	economy,sports	jim-lampley	Boxing announcer		none	0	0	0	0	1	comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight
5407.json	false	Says sixty-two percent of small businesses over the last five years went under because they couldnt pay their health care bills.	health-care,small-business	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	a speech on the House floor
11991.json	mostly-true	Since (welfare reform) was signed into law, the number of families living in extreme poverty has more than doubled.	welfare	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a news conference
7457.json	barely-true	Theres a tax credit of $2,400 to bond [former inmates] that an employer would get for hiring a convicted felon. Theres a federal bonding program -- you can get $5,000 to $25,000 in federal money to hire a convicted felon. And theres federal grants for felons to set up their own small businesses.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,economy,poverty,public-safety,workers	carolyn-medeiros	Executive director, Alliance for Safe Communities	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
11267.json	false	Jesus was an undocumented immigrant.	immigration	ryan-eller			activist	0	1	0	0	0	a CNN interview
7931.json	false	On gay marriage	gays-and-lesbians,marriage,voting-record	mark-herring	State senator	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a debate
6691.json	false	Ann Kuster supports the government takeover of healthcare, which robs Medicare of over $700 billion.	health-care,message-machine-2012	charles-bass	U.S. Representative 	New Hampshire	republican	3	2	0	0	0	an August 27, 2012 advertisement, “Not Working,” aired in and around New Hampshire.”
4976.json	mostly-true	(The Opportunity Scholarship Act) would be funded directly from public school budgets. So it would absolutely take money out of the public school system to transfer to private and religious schools.	education	julia-sass-rubin	Education advocate	New Jersey	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
12453.json	half-true	While Rob Portman relies on his super PAC and a handful of billionaires to do his dirty work, we dont have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we dont want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions.	campaign-finance,wealth	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a fundraising email by campaign manager
10100.json	barely-true	This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARSwas in 2003.	ebola,health-care,public-health	tavis-smiley	television and radio host	California	none	1	0	1	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
11965.json	pants-fire	A couple of debates ago, (Donald Trump) said if you dont support socialized health care, youre heartless.	health-care	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	the Republican debate in Houston, Texas
13348.json	false	Its four or five states where the number of insurance options have narrowed under the Affordable Care Act.	health-care	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on CNN
4002.json	barely-true	Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent.	agriculture,energy	renewable-fuels-association	Trade association	Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	0	0	an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations
7421.json	mostly-true	The sequester wont consider whether were cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesnt make those distinctions.	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Washington, D.C.
13461.json	pants-fire	Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won the popular vote.	elections	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	web posts
7735.json	half-true	Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the districts debt load doubles with these new bonds.	debt,education,taxes	league-women-voters-austin-area		Texas	organization	0	0	2	0	0	a voters guide.
2543.json	pants-fire	Says campaign contributions to her rival for a state House seat was money intended for schoolchildren.	campaign-finance	jill-chambers	State House Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a recorded telephone message
5356.json	true	Says a 1915 referendum on womens right to vote went down in New Jersey. And it took the Legislature to pass it.	women	loretta-weinberg	State Senator		democrat	1	2	0	1	0	an interview on NJTV
9880.json	false	Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo supported ending the Medicare guarantee.	medicare	joe-garcia	lawyer	Florida	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a Web ad
1188.json	false	The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation."	economy,health-care,pundits	thomas-sowell	Columnist and fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University		none	0	1	0	0	0	a column in Investor's Business Daily.
797.json	false	In 1992, Barack Obama directed "Project Vote - an arm of ACORN that also encouraged voter registration."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a memo on campaign Web site
2304.json	half-true	In this country, we have a 25 percent dropout rate.	education,abc-news-week	arne-duncan	U.S. Secretary of Education	Illinois	democrat	1	2	1	2	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
10913.json	mostly-true	In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs.	corrections-and-updates,economy,jobs,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	his speech declaring his candidacy for president
7609.json	pants-fire	A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans.	environment	jeff-tittel	Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club		none	0	1	1	0	1	an opinion column for NJToday.net
9085.json	half-true	Every 20 seconds, a child dies because they lack access to clean water and sanitation.	water	matt-damon			none	0	0	1	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8221.json	true	Fleeing Syria, a million children are now refugees.	foreign-policy,military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview on "Face the Nation"
12594.json	half-true	Right now, our corrections department charges taxpayers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year per person we lock up, she said. Thats actually cheap when you compare us to the rest of the country.	criminal-justice	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	a radio interview
9041.json	barely-true	Says his Patient OPTION Act is the only Republican plan that completely repeals Obamacare and it takes the federal bureaucrat out of decisions for you.	health-care	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a candidate forum
5090.json	mostly-true	Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news release
8310.json	true	If the government shuts down, all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available.	federal-budget,military	cw-bill-young	U.S. Representative, Florida District 10	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	1	a House address
8496.json	true	Rand Pauls speech ... on Gattaca was totally ripped off of Wikipedia.	candidates-biography,health-care,pundits	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	comments on her TV show
10760.json	mostly-true	More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013.	taxes	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	his monologue on "Real Time"
6073.json	half-true	Portland, Ore., has never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership of its public transit system in the past 12 years.	transportation	steve-brown	Fayette County Commissioner	Georgia	republican	0	1	1	0	0	
4775.json	half-true	Solar and wind energy are both cheaper than nuclear right now.	energy,environment	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	an interview on The Daily Show
8723.json	half-true	Says New Jersey has the highest unemployment rate in the region and stagnant job growth.	jobs	marie-corfield		New Jersey	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a column on BlueJersey.com
11929.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton wonhealth care for 8 million children.	health-care,public-health	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad 
5361.json	pants-fire	Says abortion is the most common surgery in our country.	abortion	patrick-johnston	Director of Personhood Ohio	Ohio	none	0	0	0	0	1	a radio interview
11010.json	mostly-true	Income disparities in the United States are the worst since the 1920s.	income,wealth	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a news release.
3329.json	barely-true	The stimulus bill promised to keep unemployment under 8%.	economy,jobs,stimulus	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a press release.
8522.json	mostly-true	The University of Texas is starting the first medical school at a major Tier One university in the last 50 years.	education,health-care,public-health	steve-leslie	Assistant to University of Texas president	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School
12974.json	false	None of the polls being conducted right now have us on the top line. None of them. Its always Trump and Clinton and then second question, third question. ... If we were included in the top line, as Johnson/Trump/Clinton, wed be at 20 percent.	elections,polls	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	media appearances
5719.json	true	98 percent of American families make under $250,000 a year.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. 
13018.json	barely-true	The Clinton Foundation gives less than 10(percent in direct aid). In 2013, they raised 140 million bucks, gave $9 million to people in direct aid.	candidates-biography	alex-castellanos	GOP consultant		republican	1	0	0	0	0	a panel on Meet the Press
1832.json	false	Sen. Barbara Boxer passed only three bills in 18 years into law.	job-accomplishments,legal-issues,message-machine	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a Web ad
3290.json	mostly-true	State employees havent received a raise in five or six years.	state-budget	florida-department-corrections-worker		Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a question to Gov. Rick Scott.
4217.json	mostly-true	Says more than eight countries lead the United States in the percentage of college graduates.	education	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a round table discussion on Meet the Press
8157.json	half-true	Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years.	federal-budget,government-regulation,health-care	ron-kind	U.S. representative	Wisconsin 	democrat	0	0	2	0	0	a speech
12653.json	half-true	Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally.	immigration,terrorism	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	a statement
10603.json	mostly-true	Georgia is one of only five states where breweries cant sell you a pint of beer to drink on premise or sell you a six-pack to go.	Alcohol,government-regulation,legal-issues	georgia-craft-brewers-guild		Georgia 	none	0	0	0	1	0	a statement
7297.json	false	Under President Barack Obama, 8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago.	economy,jobs,pundits	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	his Fox News show
11333.json	mostly-true	Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats.	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention
9600.json	half-true	Teenage births cost Texas taxpayers $1.1 billion in health care, foster careand lost tax revenue in 2010 alone.	abortion,sexuality	michael-eric-dyson			none	1	0	1	0	0	comments on MSNBC's "Ed Show"
8999.json	half-true	Says she made an accurate prediction that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.	foreign-policy	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a post on Facebook
10655.json	barely-true	Today roughly half of born-again Christians arent voting. Theyre staying home.	corrections-and-updates,elections,religion	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	
13200.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, also said, And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote.	candidates-biography,diversity,immigration	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.
12036.json	half-true	Republican Bob Donovan has run as a Republican time and again.	candidates-biography,city-government,elections	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a radio ad
12224.json	false	Hedge fund managers and others in private equity pay much lower (tax) rates on their income than do truck drivers and teachers and nurses.	labor,taxes	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a television interview
8859.json	false	It still had not gotten terrible on the roads by 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday.	weather	charley-english	Georgia Emergency Management Agency director	Georgia	none	0	1	0	0	0	a press conference
6020.json	barely-true	We came out against Deepwater and everybody is now paying for [the project] in their electric bills.	energy,environment	lisa-blais	member, board of directors, Ocean State Tea Party in Action	Rhode Island	ocean-state-tea-party-action	1	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
1373.json	barely-true	Americans admire Glenn Beck more than they admire the pope.	pundits,religion	dana-milbank	Columnist for the Washington Post	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	0	1	0	a column in the Washington Post
10836.json	half-true	Due to over-incarceration in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, its one out of three black men are in the workforce.	criminal-justice,diversity,economy,jobs	thomas-perez	Secretary of Labor	Maryland	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
9413.json	true	Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.	city-government,history	mike-martinez	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	1	1	remarks at a gathering
11532.json	false	I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty. Every other person in this field wants to allow people who are here illegally to be able to stay here, in one form or another.	immigration	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech at the Republican Party of Iowa's Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines
11067.json	mostly-true	Says because of his actions, Wisconsin property taxes today are lower than they were four years ago.	candidates-biography,city-government,education,state-finances,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
2142.json	true	Democratic candidate Jeff Greene ran for Congress as a California Republican.	candidates-biography,elections,message-machine	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a television ad
3595.json	false	Says Gov. Rick Scotts approval ratings are up.	polls,pundits	brian-kilmeade	Fox and Friends co-host		none	0	2	0	0	1	comments on 'Fox and Friends'
8007.json	mostly-true	Says Obama administration delay of health care laws employer mandate affects about 1 percent of the American workforce.	health-care	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press”
10733.json	false	Says all my grandparents immigrated to America.	candidates-biography,immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a roundtable chat in Iowa
4152.json	barely-true	Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition.	candidates-biography,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall in New Hampshire
11011.json	mostly-true	Says Jeb Bush oversaw (an) average in-state tuition increase of 48.2 percent during his tenure.	education	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a press release
3462.json	true	The entire state of Florida led the nation last year with the most prison inmates committing tax fraud.	corrections-and-updates,crime,taxes	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman
12864.json	mostly-true	Mike Pence voted against expanding the Childrens Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start.	federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,medicare,poverty,public-health	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	in a speech at the Democratic National Convention
3193.json	true	Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average	health-care,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	the State of the State speech
3634.json	false	Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida).	elections	eric-eisnaugle	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	comments made on the House floor
3756.json	pants-fire	Very, very, very few people get a pat-down when they go through airport security.	homeland-security	janet-napolitano	Secretary of Homeland Security 		democrat	1	0	1	1	1	Atlanta Press Club speech
3140.json	barely-true	In September, the Department of Business and Consumer Services enacted a sudden 39% workers compensation premium assessment by rule with little notice to the public.	labor,workers	oregon-senate-republicans		Oregon	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a press release
6082.json	mostly-true	Giving the facts: 73,000 jobs created ... since 11. Do you know how many direct jobs in the auto industry? 1,800.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press."
12767.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam label police as racists.	public-safety	corey-stewart	Chairman, Prince William County board of supervisors	Virginia	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post.
1407.json	true	"Most Texans aren't millionaires."	economy,elections	linda-chavez-thompson	Labor organizer	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
8657.json	mostly-true	The town of Cumberland has its highest bond rating in history.	city-budget,debt,job-accomplishments	daniel-mckee	Mayor	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a campaign speech
2057.json	half-true	Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs.	economy,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an op-ed in the Detroit News
132.json	mostly-true	"I've seen (life) from the factory floor when I was working the graveyard shift ...and I'd be ankle-deep in water at the Murray Ohio bicycle plant where I was running a machine that was so loud I couldn't hear myself yell if I wanted to."	candidates-biography	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	Des Moines, Iowa
5786.json	barely-true	Says Dwight Holton has never set foot in an Oregon courtroom.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	ellen-rosenblum			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news story 
9115.json	half-true	State Medicaid expansion will save our treasury $1 billion over the next eight years.	medicaid,state-budget	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a radio interview.
10442.json	pants-fire	The U.S. unemployment rate has been massaged, its been doctored.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a breakfast talk in Iowa
3296.json	true	If you printed a $1 bill for the entirety of the $14.1 trillion national debt, the resulting pile of money would weigh more than 136 aircraft carriers.	deficit	michael-sullivan	president and ceo, Empower Texans	Texas	republican	1	0	3	1	0	an e-mail blast
6278.json	mostly-true	Eighty out of 82 counties in Ohio ... have an auto manufacturing facility.	economy,jobs	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
11227.json	false	Under Scott Walker, the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country.	economy,families,income	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a television show
3604.json	half-true	What we have done with the PATRIOT Act, weve given the government enormous powers. Weve given the government the right to reach deeply into peoples private lives, into their business affairs, without a court order.	criminal-justice,terrorism	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a speech in the House of Representatives
7705.json	mostly-true	One in five women in the military are receiving unwanted sexual contact, as are 3.3 percent of men.	crime,military,women	kirsten-gillibrand	U.S. Senator	New York	democrat	0	0	1	3	0	an interview with MSNBC
7274.json	true	Virginia spends less per student today than we did in 2008.	education,state-budget	david-toscano	House minority leader 	Virginia	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech.
2839.json	false	The economic impact of Atlantas 2000 Super Bowl was $292 million.	economy	atlanta-sports-council			none	0	1	0	0	0	a study
7711.json	half-true	Do you know those former Soviet Bloc countries have all moved to flat taxes?	taxes	rob-woodall	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a speech
2861.json	true	More people hunt and fish in Texas in a given year than attend the... games of the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Texans and the Houston Rockets combined.	environment,recreation	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	an interview.
3368.json	half-true	Georgia legislation on immigration is a copycat of an Arizona immigration bill.	immigration	georgia-association-latino-elected-officials			none	0	0	1	0	0	an email newsletter
2261.json	barely-true	A New York imam wants tohave a mosque at Ground Zero.	homeland-security,patriotism,religion	rick-lazio			republican	1	0	0	0	0	Fox News "Hannity" program.
2471.json	false	One of the other inaccuracies ...is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since Ive been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only.	job-accomplishments,taxes,voting-record	susan-latvala	Pinellas County Commissioner	Florida	none	0	1	0	0	0	a candidates forum in Dunedin
4911.json	barely-true	Some billionaires have a tax rate as low as 1 percent.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Osawatomie, Kan.
10930.json	false	The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state.	city-budget,city-government,civil-rights,crime,debt,history,legal-issues,public-safety,state-budget,state-finances	hillary-davis	Policy analyst ACLU	Rhode Island	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a hearing at the General Assembly 
10421.json	mostly-true	Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis.	economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
3102.json	barely-true	It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs.	economy,jobs,transportation	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	the State of the Commonwealth address
3707.json	mostly-true	We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now.	taxes	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	a Republican presidential debate
4.json	mostly-true	"I used tax cuts to help create over 80,000 jobs in New Mexico."	taxes	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a TV Ad.
2611.json	barely-true	Says Scott Walker tried to pass a law to allow pharmacists to block womens access to birth control.	health-care,message-machine,women	planned-parenthood			none	1	0	1	0	1	a direct mail campaign piece
8928.json	mostly-true	The only time over the last 25 years when the states unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary.	candidates-biography,economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,labor,state-budget	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a news release
3344.json	false	Were broke. We dont have any more money.	labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news conference and many other venues
439.json	true	"Again today (Ahmadinejad) made light of 9/11, and said that he's not even sure it happened and that people actually died."	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a television debate in Philadelphia.
4350.json	barely-true	Says direct shipment of wine makes underage drinking as simple as a mouse click.	Alcohol,government-regulation	joseph-cryan	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an op-ed piece published on CourierPostOnline.com
4013.json	barely-true	Under Barack Obama the last two years, the number of federal limousines for bureaucrats has increased 73 percent.	federal-budget,government-efficiency,new-hampshire-2012,transportation	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	CBS' Face the Nation
10651.json	barely-true	Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israelfor (the) election.	foreign-policy,israel	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a blog post
6052.json	false	When I was U.S. Attorney we wound up putting 10 percent of the state Legislature in jail during my seven years.	crime,job-accomplishments	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a town hall meeting
13105.json	mostly-true	Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana.	legal-issues,marijuana,polls,states	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	an interview
2532.json	true	Since being elected in 2002, Scott Walker has given back over $370,000 of his salary to the county.	county-budget,job-accomplishments	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement on campaign web site
1535.json	mostly-true	Florida "has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation."	economy,housing	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a statement on his Web site
10412.json	true	The religious liberty bill proposed in the Georgia House of Representatives does not specifically exclude corporations, which means they can legally claim a religious exemption.	gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,religion	jeff-graham			independent	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with WABE radio
13314.json	mostly-true	Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has paid to export throughout the world Wahhabism -- an extreme form of Islam that basically teaches Americans are the devil.	foreign-policy,islam,religion	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	an interview
7028.json	mostly-true	Bill Clinton presided over the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II.	economy,job-accomplishments	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a debate.
11964.json	barely-true	When they passed Obamacare, they put a bailout fund in Obamacare. We led the effort and wiped out that bailout fund.	health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments during the Houston GOP debate
5769.json	false	David Dewhurst has never once cut one penny from the state budget.	state-budget	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.
3272.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers move to limit collective bargaining rights has led to riots at the Capitol -- Its like Cairo has moved to Madison these days.	labor,state-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an appearance on a TV interview program
3936.json	mostly-true	An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws.	animals,state-budget	wisconsin-humane-society	Outside Group 	Wisconsin	organization	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
2919.json	half-true	Its illegal for a state to say were simply going to cut off (union contract) negotiations. Theres a legal requirement that you are involved in good faith bargaining.	state-budget	jim-doyle	Lawyer	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a program at the Marquette University Law School
2296.json	true	In Rhode Island there are 150 different pension plans for public workers.	economy,public-service,retirement,state-budget,workers	kernan-kerry-king		Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers
9250.json	mostly-true	Dave Brat worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaines Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion.	candidates-biography,economy,state-budget,taxes	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a TV ad.
9901.json	half-true	Women still do not get paid as much as men, even for the same work, period.	economy,women	connie-stokes			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a fundraising email
13088.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton and millennials have the same positions on climate change, abortion rights, immigration reform, gay rights and college affordability. Donald Trump doesnt.	abortion,climate-change,education,gays-and-lesbians,immigration	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	an interview on "Meet the Press."
12904.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump has a long history of exporting jobs overseas.	jobs	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a speech
10483.json	half-true	Scott Walker to cut $300 million from universities, spend $500 million on a pro basketball stadium.	education,sports,state-budget,taxes	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	Twitter posts
2467.json	false	A defense bill includes language that would require military hospitals to provide abortions on demand.	abortion	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a statement
9174.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walkers repeal of a 2009 law has left Wisconsin as one of five states without an equal pay law protecting women from gender discrimination in their paycheck.	legal-issues,women,workers	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a campaign email
5933.json	true	Says New Jerseys prison system is 61 percent African-American even though our state is just 13 percent black.	criminal-justice	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a speech at an American Federation for Children event
11007.json	half-true	We are the only major country on Earth that doesnt guarantee health care to all people as a right.	health-care	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
7556.json	true	Do you know that, statistically, when you take the SAT a second time, one third of the people that take the SAT, even if theyve been studying, will get a lower score than they did the first time around?	children,education	larry-valencia	freelance 	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	radio interview
9066.json	barely-true	On HealthCare.Gov, Texan Mark Sullivan found a good health insurance plan that includes dental, for less than $80 a month.	corrections-and-updates,health-care	kathleen-sebelius	U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary	Kansas	democrat	1	0	1	3	1	an oped column in the Austin American-Statesman
495.json	true	"Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Chicago
8894.json	mostly-true	We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion.	city-budget,debt,labor,pensions,taxes,workers	daniel-harrop	Psychiatrist	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers
186.json	true	"I'm proud to have had a 100 percent pro-life voting record."	abortion	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	
8776.json	mostly-true	Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries.	guns	lisa-bloom	Attorney and author	California	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview with Piers Morgan
3111.json	pants-fire	Says a Canadian provincial prime minister came to Ohio for his medical treatment because of the delay in Canadian health care which would have endangered his life.	health-care	bill-batchelder	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	1	3	a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives
8838.json	true	There is more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world the first time thats happened in nearly 20 years.	economy,energy,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
11236.json	true	To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram.	elections,history,legal-issues	sid-miller	State agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	1	2	2	0	1	a meme posted on his Facebook page
2262.json	false	Theres a mosque inside of the Pentagon.	homeland-security,religion	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a televised debate in Miami.
47.json	barely-true	"I would love to see us have in this country what I helped lead in Arkansas...Amendment 65 (which) says that we believe life begins at conception, and that we ought to do everything in the world possible to protect it until its natural conclusion."	abortion	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Durham, N.H.
1152.json	false	"If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars."	health-care,medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a forum with supporters
8354.json	half-true	Domestic violence is seen as a pre-existing health condition and women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings, but under Obamacare, all of that is over.	crime,government-regulation,health-care,women	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	an interview
7406.json	false	Says Austin is the largest city in the U.S. without nonstop flights to Europe.	transportation	pete-winstead			none	0	1	0	0	0	a KUT-FM news story
10395.json	half-true	On Common Core education standards	children,education,government-regulation,state-budget,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
1573.json	mostly-true	We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care.	health-care	dianne-feinstein	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a New York Times article
8383.json	false	Says (t)his 12 year council Seat-warmer has never chaired, vice chaired, or led a single Council committee meeting.	candidates-biography	bill-powell	transportation consultant	Georgia	none	0	1	0	0	0	a flier
1709.json	half-true	On running for the U.S. Senate as an independent.	candidates-biography	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	comments to the press.
12142.json	true	Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration.	supreme-court	mark-herring	State senator	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a letter
2452.json	pants-fire	Candidate for governor Roy Barnes has been fighting hard to let illegal immigrants vote.	immigration	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a website
13266.json	barely-true	Workers in the United States are making less than they were almost 20 years ago, and yet they are working harder.	economy,workers	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in West Palm Beach, Fla.
2069.json	mostly-true	Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York.	state-budget,states,stimulus	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi
11851.json	mostly-true	90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States.	drugs	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
9069.json	mostly-true	Our state economic development agency under Walker, WEDC, actually isnt even using the funds that are appropriated to it.	jobs	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
3543.json	half-true	Says the Beaumont school districts superintendent is the highest-paid in the state.	education	stefani-carter	State representative	Texas	republican	0	0	2	0	0	
11730.json	mostly-true	A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked.	guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations
11803.json	false	Says Mexico can afford to build a wall because the countrys trade deficit with America is billions of dollars.	immigration,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa 
2173.json	half-true	The United States accounted for 26 percent of worldwide military spending during the Cold War, but now accounts for 41 percent.	afghanistan,federal-budget,iraq,military	barney-frank	U.S. Representative	Massachusetts	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	MSNBC's Morning Joe
1201.json	true	Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs.	baseball	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on Meet the Press
8213.json	half-true	Congress secured special Obamacare rules to prevent their healthcare costs from rising.	congress,health-care	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	an email
10425.json	half-true	Since Rick Perry became governor, poverty rates in Texas increased from 15.1% to 17.5% which is higher than the national average.	poverty	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	an email blast
6807.json	half-true	Since the time of the Civil War, weve made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote.	elections,military	mike-dewine	Ohio attorney general	Ohio	republican	2	0	3	1	0	a news conference
12188.json	false	Says his campaign has released his past tax returns.	candidates-biography,taxes,transparency	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper
13206.json	barely-true	As a result of Chris Sununus vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, nearly 3,000 fewer women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams.	abortion,health-care,voting-record	colin-van-ostern	Executive Councilor	New Hampshire	democrat	2	0	0	0	0	a speech in Manchester, N.H.
7465.json	mostly-true	Says a majority of Americans -- and Republicans -- support his approach for deficit reduction.	federal-budget,polls,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press briefing at the White House
9338.json	false	The media widely overlooked comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from.	candidates-biography	brit-hume	Fox News political analyst		none	1	2	0	0	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
7032.json	false	Says she voted against the Medicare Part D prescription drug program because it was unfunded.	candidates-biography,health-care,medicare	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	an interview
251.json	false	"I just talked about guns. I told you what my position was, and what I did as governor, the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA."	guns	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	"Meet the Press" interview
6090.json	barely-true	U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was the deciding vote for the health care law.	candidates-biography,health-care,message-machine-2012,voting-record	60-plus-association			none	2	0	0	0	1	a television ad
13393.json	barely-true	Says Morgan Carroll opposed requiring convicted sex offenders to register their online profiles, making it harder to track online sex offenders and child predators.	corrections-and-updates,criminal-justice	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a TV ad 
6815.json	barely-true	Says Adam Hasner said he will never accept a pay increase, but he voted to raise his pay four times.	candidates-biography	lois-frankel		Florida	democrat	2	0	0	0	1	a campaign ad
11197.json	barely-true	One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically.	federal-budget,jobs,social-security	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a Republican presidential debate
12209.json	false	For the votes that we got, I think we spent, on average, two bucks a pop. Compared to 42 bucks for incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.	campaign-finance	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	a press release
13529.json	half-true	More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but the federal government has still only committed $7 million to help Florida.	federal-budget,public-health	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press release
2235.json	mostly-true	Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent.	economy,education,abc-news-week	laura-tyson	Professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California (Berkeley)	California	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour''
9839.json	mostly-true	In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin ranked third in the Midwest.	jobs,message-machine-2014	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign television ad
2077.json	true	The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city.	baseball	yvette-mcgee-brown	Ohio Supreme Court justice	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	speech on urban issues
20.json	true	"I'm for a three-state political solution in Iraq. (Romney) is not."	iraq	sam-brownback	U.S. senator	Kansas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	
8209.json	true	Says that unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating.	economy,state-budget,state-finances,states	jay-nixon	Governor	Missouri	democrat	2	0	0	1	0	a radio advertisement
1780.json	mostly-true	The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."	afghanistan,human-rights,legal-issues,military,terrorism,abc-news-week	joe-lieberman	Senator	Connecticut	independent	1	1	0	2	0	a press conference
9805.json	half-true	More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice	michael-medved	Radio talk show host		none	0	0	1	0	0	a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show"
2249.json	barely-true	Some Republican leaders in Congress are pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall.	social-security	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his weekly address
7328.json	half-true	40 percent of U.S. gun sales are occurring outside of licensed gun dealers.	criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns,public-health	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	an interview
9591.json	false	The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads.	economy,jobs	monica-wehby	Pediatric neurosurgeon	Oregon	republican	0	3	0	0	0	an economic issues statement
2339.json	half-true	Proposed tax changes are a handout to BP.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,corporations,energy,environment,foreign-policy,message-machine,oil-spill	national-taxpayers-union	Conservative advocacy group	Virginia	none	0	1	1	0	0	a television commercial
8566.json	mostly-true	Medicare Part D was far more expensive than the Affordable Care Act and unlike the act, was never budgeted.	congress,federal-budget,health-care	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	an image shared on Facebook
2948.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism.	economy,state-budget,states,taxes	mark-brodeur	Director of Tourism	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	0	1	0	a Providence Journal story
8298.json	false	More than 400 car crashes occur each year on the current, congested Columbia River Bridge.	infrastructure,transportation	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a newsletter.
10694.json	pants-fire	Says President Ronald Reagan had a month of job creation of 1 million.	jobs	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	an appearance on Fox News Sunday
11354.json	barely-true	Weve had examples like in Yuma County, where weve been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish.	immigration	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
9497.json	half-true	For the cost of the Iraq War we couldve ended world hunger for 30 years.	hunger,iraq	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a post on Facebook
8767.json	mostly-true	If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes under the state income-tax cut, but it didnt show up in your paycheck.	state-budget,taxes	kathleen-vinehout			democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a speech
3398.json	barely-true	Says its a statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, cant get a job, and if it werent for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death.	children,economy,education,families,health-care,hunger,income,jobs,labor,marriage,poverty,women,workers	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a post on his PAC's website
44.json	mostly-true	"Bill Richardson passed the first law in the nation giving National Guard soldiers $400,000 in life insurance."	military	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a TV ad.
11763.json	true	Boston is just 60 minutes away and its offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline is completely dominated by the cranes.	state-budget,taxes	david-sweetser			none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview
9209.json	false	In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews.	corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy,religion	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	a speech
3012.json	mostly-true	We have the highest (corporate tax rates) in the world right now.	taxes	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
6367.json	true	The judicial system is the most underfunded in this state, able to only pay 52 percent of its obligations. Meanwhile, judges get some of the richest pensions of all public employees.	pensions	shirley-turner	State senator 	New Jersey	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech on the State Senate floor
987.json	false	You cant read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty.	pundits,religion	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a radio broadcast
6069.json	barely-true	Says Jeff Wentworth, bending the rules, has used $211,743.96 in campaign contributions to lease luxury cars.	candidates-biography,ethics,transportation	connservative-republicans-texas-pac	Political action committee	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a PAC website.
7415.json	false	Says If Oregons Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility.	debt,economy,environment,infrastructure,state-budget,transportation	bob-stacey	Metro councilor	Oregon	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	in a memo
9579.json	mostly-true	We cut property taxes for seniors and our middle class.	taxes	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	campaign commercial
8560.json	false	There were $2 billion in earmarks in fiscal year 2012.	congressional-rules	karl-king	Massage therapist	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	a website statement
6746.json	barely-true	Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent.	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a campaign ad
9331.json	false	Under David Dewhursts leadership, the Texas Senate passed an expansion of in-state tuition and free health care to illegal immigrants.	education,health-care,immigration,voting-record	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a TV ad
10109.json	false	Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership.	corrections-and-updates,florida,taxes,transportation	no-tax-tracks			organization	0	2	2	0	0	a debate about Greenlight Pinellas
4938.json	true	Rhode Island already gets more revenue per capita from gambling than any other state in the country.	gambling,state-budget	eugene-mckenna	President, Citizens Concerned About Casino Gambling	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a news story
7653.json	true	Says a pack-a-day smoker who quits because of the tax increase will save about $1,650 a year.	public-health,taxes	nancy-nathanson	Representative in the Oregon House	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a House floor speech.
6364.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has no problem with raising taxes.	federal-budget,message-machine-2012,taxes	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a television ad
5203.json	pants-fire	Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1,200 earmarks as governor of Texas.	congress,federal-budget	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	comment to reporters.
931.json	pants-fire	Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income.	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	Internet attack
11739.json	barely-true	We get practically nothing compared to the cost of keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea.	foreign-policy,military	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa
1473.json	half-true	When we go to vote, they ask for drivers license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas.	elections	farouk-shami	Businessman	Texas	democrat	1	2	2	0	1	a debate
3190.json	half-true	Before this law was passed, Americans were told they could keep their current health care plans. After it became law, the administration issued regulations stating nearly half of Americans would lose their current plan.	health-care	bill-posey	Congressman	Florida	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a letter to the editor
5158.json	false	U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher is the only working farmer currently serving in the House.	agriculture	corn-commentary	Blog of the National Corn Growers Association		organization	0	1	0	0	0	blog post about farm bill. 
4245.json	half-true	I built the last nuclear plant not only in the state, but in the country.	energy,nuclear	tom-kean-sr		New Jersey	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a question-and-answer column in The Star-Ledger
10045.json	false	Milwaukee police and firefighters are routinely getting 4 percent raises annually while everybody else is either getting zero or one percent raises.	workers	nik-kovac	Milwaukee Alderman	Wisconsin	none	0	1	0	0	0	a TV interview
10555.json	mostly-true	When you have 8,000 veterans a year committing suicide, then you have a serious problem.	public-health,veterans	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	an Associated Press news story
10363.json	false	When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike.	county-government,history,recreation	dennis-moss	Miami-Dade County Commissioner	Florida	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	in an interview with the "Miami Herald"
2378.json	true	I dont understand what Republicans are doing against this. It was their idea. John McCain introduced cap and trade legislation three times.	cap-and-trade,climate-change	john-boccieri	Former member of Congress	Ohio	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview
4697.json	false	Gov. Scott Walkers plan to freeze pay for state employees includes a 5.4 percent raise for himself.	state-finances	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts
10076.json	false	As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000 in a shady land deal from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution.	criminal-justice	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a campaign news release
13516.json	false	In Wisconsin, 300,000 voters were turned away by the states strict voter ID law in the 2016 presidential election.	civil-rights,elections,legal-issues,states	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	tweets
9543.json	true	Dan Patrick was the only state senator who voted against the Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, a program that assists veterans in successfully starting up their own businesses.	veterans	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention
9643.json	mostly-true	Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state.	economy,retirement,tourism	nan-rich	candidate for governor	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	3	0	a speech to the Florida Press Association
7832.json	half-true	Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.	elections	bryan-long	Executive Director, Better Georgia	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a panel discussion
5648.json	half-true	There is not one single federal housing program yet that has not needed a bailout to survive.	housing	lynn-westmoreland			republican	1	1	3	0	0	a congressional hearing 
10471.json	pants-fire	Sheriffs Call For Obamas Lynching While Leader Meets With GOP Senators	immigration	urban-intellectuals			democrat	0	0	0	0	1	an article posted on Urban Intellectuals
7672.json	false	Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants a taxpayer-funded cellular phone.	immigration,welfare	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts on the Internet
4739.json	barely-true	Youre paying for...(state Sen. Diane Allens) health care, and she took yours away.	candidates-biography,health-care,state-budget	carl-lewis	Olympic medalist	New Jersey	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a video posted on YouTube
11594.json	false	Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol.	economy,immigration,jobs	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook comment
9027.json	true	Once our Blueprint for Prosperity is signed into law, we will have delivered $2 billion in tax relief.	job-accomplishments,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement to reporters
8544.json	false	Under Obama, the national debt has been reduced every year for the last five years.	debt	al-sharpton		New York	democrat	2	1	1	1	0	a segment on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation"
6641.json	true	Since 1961 our private economy has produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So whats the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 (million).	economy,history,jobs	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
2847.json	true	The law, right now, permits companies that close down American factories and offices and move those jobs overseas to take a tax deduction for the costs associated with moving the jobs to China or India or wherever.	economy,jobs,taxes	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a speech on the Senate floor.
3582.json	barely-true	A DWI costs $17,000.	Alcohol,transportation	texas-department-transportation	State agency	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	a billboard message spotted in Austin.
12724.json	barely-true	In 2010, Clinton said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said shes always argued against it.	foreign-policy	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention
2021.json	barely-true	Says Rep. Ken Legler voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes.	housing,retirement	boyd-richie	Texas Democratic Party chair	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	1	an e-mail
8840.json	half-true	Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one.	economy,jobs	cathy-mcmorris-rodgers	U.S. House of Representatives	Washington state	republican	0	0	2	0	0	the Republican response to the State of the Union address
4505.json	true	We have 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day.	deficit,economy,social-security	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a television interview
2475.json	false	The Wisconsin Legislature raised taxes more than $5 billion in 2009.	taxes	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	a statement on campaign web site
6727.json	mostly-true	Fifty percent of kids coming out of school cant get a job.	education,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a private campaign fundraiser
11082.json	barely-true	In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury.	foreign-policy,nuclear	ron-dermer	Israeli ambassador to the United States		none	2	0	0	0	0	a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group
8223.json	true	Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code.	financial-regulation,government-regulation,taxes	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	Twitter posts
11353.json	barely-true	The tax policies of George W. Bush created a dynamic effect of high growth.	economy,taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
2490.json	half-true	When each faced a pension funding crisis, Tom Barrett made tough choices and smart cuts while Scott Walker passed $400 million in pension debt to the next generation.	job-accomplishments,message-machine	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a campaign TV ad
10049.json	false	The unemployment rate for young people is down from a 10.6 percent high in 2009 to 2.6 percent today.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,workers	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	a speech
4344.json	false	Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.	campaign-finance,elections,state-budget	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	a television interview
11695.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obamas homeland security budget had $16 million to fight climate change but didnt have a line item to fight violent extremism.	climate-change,federal-budget,homeland-security,terrorism	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview
7932.json	false	There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K., compared to 466 violent crimes per 100,000 in the United States.	crime,foreign-policy,guns	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a meme on social media
5415.json	barely-true	This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not.	foreign-policy,nuclear	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.
3444.json	mostly-true	Says the majority of Americans support gay marriage.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	anne-hathaway			none	0	0	0	1	0	a letter to President Barack Obama
11490.json	false	Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook.	economy,polls,pop-culture,technology	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	a public forum
5395.json	half-true	After prenatal diagnosis, 90 percent of Down syndrome children in America are aborted.	abortion,health-care	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
6766.json	mostly-true	Says Obama adviser David Plouffe took large piles of cash from a joint venture partner of a company owned by Irans Revolutionary Guard.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,message-machine-2012	secure-america-now			none	1	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
10321.json	pants-fire	Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said, I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.	states	wallace-hall	Businessman	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a speech
11234.json	false	Not one of the 17 GOP candidates has discussed how theyd address the rising cost of college.	education	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a tweet
3958.json	mostly-true	State Sen. Alberta Darling voted to add more than $1 billion in additional spending while cutting programs such as education and health care	education,health-care,state-budget	sandy-pasch	State Assembly member, 22nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	2	1	a news release
9056.json	half-true	Were at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ...this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States.	corrections-and-updates,homeland-security,immigration	janet-murguia	National Council of La Raza president	Washington, D.C.	activist	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto'
11961.json	false	If it werent for me (illegal immigration) wouldnt even be a big subject.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments during the CNN debate
2463.json	false	A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state.	job-accomplishments,stimulus	tom-nelson		Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a radio interview
1947.json	false	"Langevin has been the most reliable vote for Speaker Pelosi."	bipartisanship	mark-zaccaria		Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	0	0	a posting on his website
541.json	half-true	Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who'd been neglected."	military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad
6987.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney was clear that he would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies, even if they went through bankruptcy.	debates,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the final debate
12846.json	half-true	We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states.	economy,florida,jobs	gwen-graham		Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention
430.json	false	Obama "supports hate-crimes expansion ... potentially putting churches at risk if they preach the truth about homosexuality."	civil-rights,crime,gays-and-lesbians,religion	focus-family-action			none	1	2	0	0	0	an article written by Tom Minnery
974.json	mostly-true	The Employee Free Choice Act mandates the elimination of the secret ballot.	workers	arlen-specter	Senator	Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech on the Senate floor
7870.json	half-true	Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago.	job-accomplishments,jobs,small-business	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview
5694.json	half-true	Says his reform efforts improved performance at all 10 low-performing schools in Palm Beach, Florida.	city-budget,education,florida	jeffrey-hernandez	Chief Executive Officer, National Academic Educational Partners		newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	a letter to the Providence School District.
425.json	false	Democrats' budget resolution would raise America's tax bill by "$500-billion."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a poll on McCain's Web site
5334.json	mostly-true	The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit.	city-budget,economy,taxes	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a news show
595.json	false	Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
8092.json	half-true	Government subsidies for renewable energies such as wind and solar are 100 times greater than those given to gas and coal, and 50 times greater than what the nuclear industry enjoys.	energy	tom-fanning	CEO, Southern Co.		none	0	0	1	0	0	a hearing
10802.json	false	There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education.	census,criminal-justice,education	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	a speech
9299.json	mostly-true	A small majority of Americans dont think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans dont want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act.	health-care,polls	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a keynote speech
9070.json	false	The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a 300% tax increase.	taxes,transportation	no-tax-tracks			organization	0	2	2	0	0	on their website
10026.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Scott signed laws requiring mandatory ultrasounds and restricting access to abortion even in cases of rape or incest.	abortion,health-care,women	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV ad
3556.json	mostly-true	Says an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt every day.	federal-budget	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	an op-ed
12524.json	mostly-true	In America, radical speech is not a crime.	legal-issues,terrorism	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with Hugh Hewitt
11392.json	pants-fire	100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population.	corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,population	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard
5535.json	half-true	Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele eliminated sheriffs office funding for providing security for presidential and presidential campaign visits.	county-budget,county-government,crime,elections	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	a television interview
2939.json	mostly-true	The state has less employees this year than we did last year.	government-efficiency	bill-montford	State Senator	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	comments to a newspaper.
1522.json	half-true	Says one in three Texas children drop out of high school.	children,education	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a television ad
12671.json	half-true	In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer police officer-related shootings than any large city in America.	corrections-and-updates,crime,criminal-justice,guns	mike-rawlings	Mayor of Dallas, Texas	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a news conference
5514.json	half-true	PIP fraud is $1 billion in fraud.	states,transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	at a public event
3067.json	true	Some of the men serving in the (Afghan) armed forces have never driven a vehicle before.	afghanistan	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments to reporters.
7375.json	true	Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012.	economy,jobs	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the Republican response to the State of the Union Address
8997.json	mostly-true	Says 21 million people still suffer slavery today.	criminal-justice,foreign-policy,labor,workers	steve-mcqueen			none	0	0	0	1	0	an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards
1393.json	mostly-true	"Close to half of the folks in this country illegally entered legally (but) overstayed (their ) visas."	florida,immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with Glenn Beck
5348.json	false	Youre supposed to throw away your shoes ifmercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.	energy	bob-marshall	State delegate	Virginia	republican	0	2	0	0	1	a legislative hearing.
381.json	false	John McCain has "a consistent pattern of ducking important environmental votes."	environment	sierra-club			none	2	1	0	1	0	a letter from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope to supporters
10067.json	barely-true	Iowa has the fourth fastest-growing personal income in the United States, while nationally, the real wage has decreased over the past eight years that Congressman (Bruce) Braley has been there by 2.7 percent.	economy,workers	joni-ernst	U.S. senator	Iowa	republican	2	1	1	1	0	a debate
9893.json	half-true	In Tripoli, jihadists today swim in our embassy pool.	foreign-policy,islam,terrorism	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an op-ed for Time magazine
12161.json	false	SaysTed Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,elections,legal-issues,campaign-advertising,pop-culture	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on CNN
5399.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney supports a plan to slowly and gradually raise the retirement age of Social Security.	social-security	chris-redfern	Chairman of the  Ohio Democratic Party	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	4	0	a news release
13091.json	mostly-true	Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it.	education	libre-initiative			organization	0	0	1	1	0	a digital ad
13316.json	half-true	Says Sen. Rob Portman says Ted Strickland earned $400,000 a year as a lobbyist after leaving Ohio for Washington.	wealth,workers	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	at a debate in Columbus, Ohio
9981.json	false	Scott Walker was elected governor on a promise not to take campaign contributions from the date of his inauguration until the signing of the state budget, but broke it by taking nearly $5.6 million.	campaign-finance,elections,state-budget	one-wisconsin-now		Wisconsin	organization	0	2	2	1	1	a news release
2575.json	half-true	Houston suffered $1.7 billion in operating losses under Mayor Bill White.	economy,government-efficiency,message-machine,taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a television ad
4785.json	mostly-true	The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So youre not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it.	elections,redistricting	robert-hagan	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	1	0	an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac
2260.json	half-true	U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.) refuses to return $37,000 in dirty campaign contributions from U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.)	message-machine	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a recorded message
304.json	true	"If you are African-American in this country today, you are likely to have a net worth of about 10 percent of what white families have."	poverty	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
12344.json	true	Closing the tobacco loophole would save Missouri taxpayers $50,000,000	public-health,state-budget	chris-koster	Attorney general of Missouri	Missouri	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	a tweet
9011.json	mostly-true	Says Vladimir Putin once said, The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century.	foreign-policy,history	john-bolton			republican	0	0	0	1	0	comments on Fox News Channel
2770.json	barely-true	Says Washingtons reach extends to even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use.	legal-issues,market-regulation,technology	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a book.
9274.json	false	Health care premiums up 90 percent in New Hampshire.	health-care	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	an ad
2998.json	true	House Speaker Dean Cannon says that freshmen lawmakers account for one-third of the 120-member House, and that two-thirds of the chamber have two years or less experience.	elections	dean-cannon	state House speaker	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper interview
6205.json	half-true	The United States has the best health care delivery system in the world.	health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
1042.json	barely-true	There are billions of barrels of oil beneath our oceans and in Alaska, and there is ample oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West, but Democrats "say all this American energy is off limits."	energy	john-barrasso	Senator	Wyoming	republican	1	0	0	0	0	weekly Senate Republican radio address
11953.json	false	When Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, that was the end of Romneys chances to win.	candidates-biography,elections,medicare,social-security	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
8150.json	mostly-true	Says Mitch McConnell pushed the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate and called it the Senate at its finest.	financial-regulation	matt-bevin	Investment manager	Kentucky	republican	0	1	0	1	1	a campaign ad
5296.json	pants-fire	Congressman Scott DesJarlais is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January.	congress,congressional-rules,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a press release.
1605.json	pants-fire	The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."	health-care	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a news release
4794.json	mostly-true	41 cents out of every dollar (the U.S. spends) is borrowed from places like China.	economy,federal-budget,message-machine-2012	public-notice			none	0	0	0	1	0	a political ad
3315.json	false	Tim Kaine wants to thwart right-to-work reform measures in Midwest battleground states.	labor	christopher-peace	Delegate	Virginia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a post on his Facebook page.
7710.json	pants-fire	New Virginia regulations on abortion clinics provide the same sanitary environment we expect of dental offices.	abortion,public-health,market-regulation	susan-b-anthony-list			republican	0	1	0	0	1	a radio ad.
9203.json	mostly-true	On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make.	economy,women	michelle-nunn	Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation	Georgia	democrat	3	0	1	2	0	statements
9517.json	barely-true	Says Charlie Crist signed the nations harshest marijuana laws.	crime,marijuana	progressive-choice			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
3639.json	half-true	We are the most generous in New England and New England is known for its generosity toward its welfare recipients.	government-efficiency,poverty,state-budget,taxes	colleen-conley	President, Rhode Island Tea Party	Rhode Island	tea-party-member	0	0	1	0	0	a radio interview
6293.json	false	I used my line-item veto authority to veto $360 million dollars in special interest spending, so that our budget this year ... is still smaller than the fiscal year 2008 and 2009 budgets signed by my predecessor.	state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Brookings Institution
7528.json	half-true	Our debt is already bigger than our economy.	federal-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech at CPAC
12538.json	half-true	Were the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote.	elections,states	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	keynoting South by Southwest Interactive
8349.json	mostly-true	The shutdown is projected to result in $10 billion in costs to the economy per week.	economy,federal-budget	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a tweet
10684.json	true	Says he paid one dollar for a sweater at Kohls.	candidates-biography	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
6059.json	false	Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.	economy,history,jobs	wes-riddle	Theater owner, activist	Texas	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a speech.
9609.json	true	Black voter turnout in 2012 exceeded the rate of white voter turnout, even in the states with the strictest voter ID laws.	elections	jason-riley	Editorial board member, Wall Street Journal		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on Fox News' "The Kelly File'
4324.json	false	Says Texas schools have had massive increases in class sizes with Rick Perry as governor.	education	arne-duncan	U.S. Secretary of Education	Illinois	democrat	1	2	1	2	0	an interview.
2739.json	false	Paul Workman wants to raise the sales tax.	taxes	valinda-bolton	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a mailer
5999.json	false	Says Sen. Sherrod Brown cast the deciding vote on the government takeover of health care.	health-care,message-machine-2012,voting-record	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign commercial
7979.json	mostly-true	In New Hampshire, 93 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of gun owners and 60 percent of NRA households support background checks.	civil-rights,crime,guns	gabrielle-giffords	U.S. Representative	Arizona	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed in USA Today
12458.json	pants-fire	I wanted to keep it private, because I dont think its anybodys business if I want to send money to the vets.	candidates-biography,veterans	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a press conference in New York 
12970.json	barely-true	Prop 56 cheats schools out of at least $600 million.	education,public-health,taxes	no-56-campaign			organization	2	0	0	0	0	radio and online advertisements
8455.json	false	78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country.	housing,poverty,urban	daniel-llanes	Community activist	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an opinion column
807.json	mostly-true	Between 40 and 50 percent of tax filers do not owe any income tax.	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a television interview
12657.json	true	Says Donald Trump wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage.	economy,jobs,labor,poverty,states,workers	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Charlotte, N.C.
1498.json	mostly-true	Says she stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens.	disability	margaret-gomez	Precinct 4 Commissioner	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign flier.
2103.json	mostly-true	Marco Rubios economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit.	bush-administration,federal-budget,pundits,taxes	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	comments on her MSNBC show.
488.json	half-true	"If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years."	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Logan, W. Va.
1504.json	half-true	The stimulus includes "$219,000 to study the sex lives of female college freshmen."	stimulus	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a press release
12731.json	barely-true	A million Democrats deserted (Howard Deans) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year.	economy	hugh-hewitt			republican	1	0	1	0	0	an MSNBC panel
4824.json	barely-true	I have sent over $400 million to the border of Mexico in the form of Texas Ranger recon teams.	immigration,state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	remarks at a campaign stop October 1, 2011, in New Hampshire
12933.json	true	While introducing Donald Trump, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani omitted the September 11, 2001, strikes as a successful terrorist attack during the eight years before President Obamas 2008 election.	terrorism	john-burton	California Democratic Party Chairman	California	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	in a press release
8276.json	true	The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion.	history,pop-culture,religion,space	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
427.json	half-true	"He positions himself as pro environment, but he scored a zero yes, zero from the League of Conservation Voters last year."	environment	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail message
2177.json	half-true	Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. Hes done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now were at 14 percent. Hes done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. Hes done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation.	bankruptcy,economy,housing,message-machine	sharron-angle	Republican nominee for Nevada U.S. Senate seat	Nevada	republican	3	1	1	0	0	a campaign ad
6729.json	mostly-true	Since 2000, only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud have been proven nationally.	elections	naacp			organization	0	0	0	1	0	press release
6327.json	half-true	As we watch the news from Colorado with horror and sympathy for the families, we should remember that each day more than 80 Americans are killed by gunfire, unnecessary tragedies.	guns	rush-holt			democrat	0	1	2	1	0	an e-mail newsletter
8954.json	half-true	Worked with Ronald Reagan and helped re-elect him.	candidates-biography	dan-branch	Lawyer	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a video ad
4853.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on supporting the presidents Recovery Act.	message-machine-2012,stimulus	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a campaign ad
13193.json	true	Says Philando Castile had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident.	criminal-justice,diversity	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	the vice presidential debate
3077.json	true	On whether the state should privatize the Ohio Turnpike.	state-budget,transportation	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference
6441.json	half-true	(The Tax Policy Center) found that Romney would raise taxes on the average middle class family by $2,000 to pay for $5 trillion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.	taxes	new-jersey-democratic-state-committee		New Jersey	democrat	2	2	1	0	0	a news release
5315.json	half-true	Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities.	criminal-justice,state-budget	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	email to MoveOn.org members
9734.json	true	It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open.	congress,deficit,economy,federal-budget,government-efficiency	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a speech in Iowa
4186.json	mostly-true	Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive.	candidates-biography,government-efficiency	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a prepared statement
9772.json	true	Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water.	climate-change,elections	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign commercial
1311.json	false	"I signed the largest single tax cut in the history of Florida, a $25 billion tax cut over five years, directed at property tax cuts."	florida,taxes	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	speaking to a group of Michigan Republicans
7079.json	mostly-true	Revenues are 15 percent of GDP its still in the range of the lowest its ever been.	federal-budget	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	an interview
189.json	true	"So what sort of services does Romney's health care plan provide? Per the state Web site: $50 co-pay for abortions."	abortion	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	a press release
11901.json	half-true	Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama weak. Hes called him a disappointment.	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	comments during the PBS Democratic debate
11977.json	false	We (Trump University)have an A from the Better Business Bureau.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,education	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments on "Meet the Press"
11936.json	mostly-true	In New Hampshire, I spent $3 million. Jeb Bush spent $44 million. He came in five, and I came in number one.	campaign-finance,elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Republican debate
2242.json	half-true	The United States is number 14, number 15 in college graduation rates, and were leading the world in high school dropout rates.	education,abc-news-week	laura-tyson	Professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California (Berkeley)	California	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on ABC's ''This Week with Christiane Amanpour.''
1944.json	false	Social Security, like I told you, is out of money. This year it is borrowing from the general treasury.	social-security	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	
706.json	pants-fire	Says Obama called Sarah Palin a pig.	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a Web ad
11190.json	mostly-true	Wisconsins pension system is the only one fully funded in the country.	disability,pensions,retirement,state-finances,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
756.json	true	Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad.
3060.json	true	This kind of snowstorm happens every 10 or 15 years.	weather	john-eaves	Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman	Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper article
11531.json	false	The Koch Brothers are spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties in the 2016 elections.	campaign-finance,elections	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech.
10349.json	mostly-true	Says Jeb Bush not only opposes marriage equality, hes said he personally believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children.	children,corrections-and-updates,families,gays-and-lesbians	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a list of talking points
8490.json	barely-true	Natalyn Archibong skipped (Atlanta) City Council meetings or was late 90% of the time. Then she voted herself a pay raise.	candidates-biography	matt-rinker		Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	a flier
7941.json	pants-fire	Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsins school voucher program could cost nearly $2 billion annually	education,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	a fund-raising email
10107.json	half-true	Says abill he vetoed to give driver licenses to certain immigrants known as Dreamers would havechanged nothing.	corrections-and-updates,immigration	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Telemundo debate
6611.json	pants-fire	U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China.	china,economy,foreign-policy,homeland-security,military,small-business,trade	anthony-gemma	Owner Media Peel, former president and CEO of Gem Plumbing	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	0	2	1	an online debate
3663.json	true	The Bush tax cuts helped to create a substantial part of the deficit.	bush-administration,deficit,taxes	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a radio interview
9014.json	false	We have invested record funding in protecting our environment.	environment	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State speech
10139.json	mostly-true	$2.4 million of the NIH dollars was spent on origami condoms.	ebola,public-health	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a speech.
2888.json	barely-true	Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate.	jobs,taxes,voting-record	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a news release
12380.json	mostly-true	Half of illegal immigrants come on legal visas and then overstay.	immigration	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a radio interview.
8917.json	false	Girl Scouts USAs curriculum promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate.	abortion,children,sexuality	american-life-league	Nonproft organization		none	0	1	0	0	0	an email blast
8613.json	barely-true	Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times to reflect rising costs. But raised the minimum wage only three times.	congress,economy,history,income,jobs,labor,poverty,states,workers	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook posting
157.json	true	"The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes."	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Philadelphia
5290.json	pants-fire	AIDS was transmitted to humans because one guy had sex with a monkey and then started having sex with men.	education,gays-and-lesbians,health-care,history,public-health,sexuality	stacey-campfield	State Senator	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	1	1	an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”
2771.json	half-true	Says 6 percent more Republicans across the state voted than Democrats.	voting-record	bob-tiernan	Oregon Republican Party chair	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a radio show
10108.json	barely-true	Blocking travel from countries with Ebola should be possible because President Barack Obama has sealed off Israel in the past.	ebola,foreign-policy,israel,public-health,transportation	tim-murphy	U.S. House of Representatives	Pennsylvania	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News Sunday
4738.json	true	The average homeowner spends more than $2,000 each year on energy costs more than on either real estate taxes or homeowners insurance.	energy,housing	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a press release
8139.json	half-true	Ohioans can expect to pay up to 41 percent more for their insurance premiums when Obamacare takes effect next year.	government-regulation,health-care	mary-taylor	Lieutenant governor of Ohio	Ohio	republican	1	0	1	0	0	an email
10737.json	half-true	Georgia has had the nations busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more.	legal-issues,state-budget,states	charlie-bethel	senator	Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	Senate chamber
9983.json	barely-true	94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees.	education,federal-budget	joni-ernst	U.S. senator	Iowa	republican	2	1	1	1	0	a debate
4645.json	barely-true	With recent growth it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine.	economy,jobs	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a Senate floor speech
2741.json	pants-fire	North Dakotas economy is reeling.	economy,message-machine,states	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a campaign commerical
8082.json	half-true	Says residents of Texas and San Antonio can be fired or denied jobs because they are gay.	city-government,civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,jobs	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	an opinion article 
13312.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton is wrong to say he mocked a disabled reporter.	candidates-biography,disability	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third presidential debate in Las Vegas
3346.json	false	Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums.	health-care,labor,state-budget	jennifer-shilling	State Assembly member, 95th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a news release
26.json	mostly-true	"The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Oklahoma City.
9664.json	mostly-true	(Mary) Burkes company, Trek Bicycles, makes 99% of their bikes overseas.	labor,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
12736.json	half-true	Says as Indiana governor, he has made record investments in education.	education,state-budget	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention
6869.json	half-true	President Barack Obamas spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt.	debt,deficit,economy,federal-budget,message-machine-2012	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a campaign commercial
13446.json	barely-true	Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military ... When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?	military,religion	ohio-republican-party		Ohio	republican	2	2	2	1	0	a campaign mailer
4569.json	false	Today, the Social Security system is broke.	social-security	steve-lonegan	Conservative Activist	New Jersey	republican	1	2	2	0	0	an interview on News 12 New Jersey’s Power & Politics show
1376.json	barely-true	Says she has quadrupled agents to secure our border.	immigration	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a campaign video
2466.json	barely-true	Says Julie Parrish wants to add a sales tax to everything we need to buy including food, clothing, medicine and school supplies.	taxes	future-pac-oregon-house-democrats	campaign committee	Oregon	democrat	3	0	0	0	1	a campaign mailer
9276.json	pants-fire	Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell hasnt spent a dime on advertising.	campaign-finance,elections,polls	robert-walsh	Executive Director, NEARI	Rhode Island	labor-leader	0	0	0	0	1	an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
4468.json	mostly-true	Poverty among Americans 65 and over is statistically unchanged in recent years because of Social Security.	poverty,pundits,retirement,social-security	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	on "The Rachel Maddow Show"
11710.json	half-true	The Affordable Care Act is making families pay double-digit premium increases.	health-care	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	comments on 'Meet the Press'
3157.json	mostly-true	Says that over the last decade, the states population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system.	state-budget,taxes	mike-villarreal	Small business owner	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	an op-ed column.
8154.json	mostly-true	Many uninsured Americans are young.	health-care	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
7167.json	barely-true	More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students.	income,labor,workers	robert-singer	Sen. Bob Singer represents New Jersey's 30th Legislative District	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor
8581.json	barely-true	If you survey, most (North Carolina) Democrats also agree with our (election) laws and voter ID.	elections,legal-issues	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown"
2677.json	false	Says Tom Perriello voted to give tax breaks to foreign companies creating jobs in China.	china,energy,message-machine,stimulus	robert-hurt	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a TV ad
12105.json	false	Ted Cruz is in negotiations to be Donald Trumps running mate.	elections	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a post and story from Elect Leaders
1067.json	true	During a town hall meeting on health care, "ABC didn't even allow ads that opposed the president's health care plan to be aired."	health-care	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	an interview on Fox News
2047.json	true	Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.	energy,environment	jeff-weems	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
12917.json	half-true	The Obama administration has been raising taxes.	income,taxes	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a rally
13518.json	half-true	Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!	federal-budget,military	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
2504.json	pants-fire	Peter DeFazio will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions.	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	in a chain e-mail
4012.json	false	If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obamas policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent.	economy,new-hampshire-2012	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.
13152.json	half-true	Says Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis.	crime	senate-leadership-fund			republican	0	0	1	1	0	a television ad
11600.json	false	Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office.	bipartisanship	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.
6896.json	false	Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.	debates,foreign-policy,israel	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	in a debate
5424.json	false	A Dallas proof-of-insurance ordinance resulted in area tow lots mostly filling with the cars of illegal residents.	immigration	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email.
2848.json	half-true	The U.S. House rule barring members from wearing hats while in session dates back to the 1800s and can be waived by the speaker.	congressional-rules	frederica-wilson	U.S. Representative, Florida District 17	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an interview for a Miami Herald blog
6261.json	barely-true	America used to be the third easiest country to get established in a business. Its now number 17.	economy	charles-bass	U.S. Representative 	New Hampshire	republican	3	2	0	0	0	a speech after he filed to run for reelection at the New Hampshire Statehouse
11008.json	false	Public support for abortion is actually going down a little bit, polls show.	abortion,polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
10545.json	barely-true	Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs.	education,islam	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a headline on DownTrend.com
12108.json	false	SaysSenate Republicans are following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year.	congress,supreme-court	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	"Fox News Sunday"
3446.json	barely-true	When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves.	city-government	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	newspaper interview
3086.json	mostly-true	The impact of the 2010 federal health care legislation will be huge on Georgia.	health-care	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a newspaper interview
12480.json	true	The 2015 Legislature passed the fewest laws in 20 years.	states	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas
3450.json	half-true	The Congressional Budget Office has this economic model where they measure the economy going forward, and they are now telling us that the entire economy crashes in the year 2037 because their computer simulation cant conceive of any way in which the U.S. economy can continue.	economy	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a private briefing to Members of Congress
5426.json	false	There are more atheists in the country right now than Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists combined and doubled.	religion	david-silverman	President, American Atheists		activist	0	1	0	0	0	a story on TV website
7383.json	false	We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas.	energy,environment	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
10955.json	barely-true	When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Japan? It doesnt exist, folks.	economy,transportation	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	his presidential announcement speech
10441.json	pants-fire	Documents released from the Soviet Union show the Soviet Union started treating President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers.	foreign-policy,history,labor,transportation,unions	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
4724.json	barely-true	Says tanking Rick Perrys federal tax plan has huge tax cuts for rich people and big tax hikes for everyone else.	pundits,taxes	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a TV commentary.
2005.json	barely-true	"Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials."	bipartisanship	david-barton	President, Wallbuilders	Texas	republican	1	0	1	2	0	an open letter
6043.json	mostly-true	Says he cut the budget.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign commercial
10217.json	half-true	Georgia has the countrys second highest number of fraudulent tax refund claims.	crime,taxes	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	press release
12147.json	true	Big soda has a lot of money.They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that were trying to cure.	economy,taxes	jim-kenney	Philadelphia Mayor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	Pennsylvania
4392.json	mostly-true	Says that 500,000 federal workers -- one-fourth of the federal workforce -- make more than $100,000 a year.	government-efficiency,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a town hall in Litchfield, N.H.
10344.json	barely-true	Weve caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal.	foreign-policy,nuclear	stephen-hayes	Senior writer for the Weekly Standard		none	2	0	1	1	0	a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
3211.json	true	Im the only candidate for Milwaukee County executive that has voted against increasing government pensions.	candidates-biography,county-budget,state-budget	jeff-stone	Member of State Assembly, 82nd District	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign radio ad
9399.json	mostly-true	Were fifth in the world (in executions), behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.	criminal-justice	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher"
423.json	true	"McCain opposes a woman's right to choose."	abortion	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail message
2352.json	barely-true	By the year 2015 (Medicaid will) take up half our budget.	health-care	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	a debate
12282.json	mostly-true	Texas has 600,000 registered voters who dont have the kind of photo ID needed to vote.	elections,history,states	tom-smitty-smith	director, Texas office, Public Citizen	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman
10047.json	barely-true	Says Scott Brown co-sponsored legislationto let employers deny women coverage formammograms.	health-care,legal-issues,women	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	a news release
9544.json	half-true	Light rail does not reduce congestion.	transportation	no-tax-tracks			organization	0	2	2	0	0	a website post
9810.json	false	Nazi imagery [was used] by the Block for Governor campaign to describe supporters of Allan Fung for Governor.	elections,history,human-rights,campaign-advertising	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	 a news release
1802.json	half-true	Elena Kagan has published five scholarly review articles, mostly on administrative law and the First Amendment. These articles were mostly on technical and procedural issues.	job-accomplishments,kagan-nomination,legal-issues,pundits,supreme-court	david-brooks			none	0	0	2	0	0	a column
6217.json	barely-true	Says the Congressional Budget Office said if youre going to buy your own policy with these (health care) exchanges youll be paying 10 percent more ... about $2,100 more for a family.	health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Fox News interview
9064.json	mostly-true	Russian annexation of Crimea removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election.	elections,foreign-policy	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
8359.json	pants-fire	Says a man opted out of Obamacare after the marketplace launched on Oct. 1, 2013, and was informed he owed a $4,000 fine.	health-care	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	viral posts on the Internet
3986.json	pants-fire	Multnomah Countys food action plan clearly plans to disrupt the free market system in terms of food choices making it harder and more expensive for many residents to eat their food of choice.	county-government,government-regulation	roxanne-ross	blogger	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	1	an online posting
5168.json	false	Says that according to a study, under Obamas health care initiative, nearly 90 percent of people in Wisconsin with health insurance will have their costs go up by more than 30 percent.	health-care	frank-lasee			republican	0	1	0	0	0	an opinion column
8083.json	true	Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years.	climate-change,environment	rush-holt			democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a campaign ad
11088.json	barely-true	Four times, I said, he (John McCain)is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces.	elections,military	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments on ABC's "This Week"
3509.json	pants-fire	PolitiFact Wisconsin concluded that the charge that Justice Prosser prejudges matters that come before the court is True.	candidates-biography,legal-issues	joanne-kloppenburg	State Appeals Court judge	Wisconsin	none	2	1	0	2	1	a statement at a candidate forum
4817.json	false	Says unemployment in Ohio is significantly higher than the unemployment rate in states which are not forced union states and its always been that way.	economy,labor,unions	maurice-thompson	Executive director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law	Ohio	none	0	1	0	0	0	a news conference
10746.json	mostly-true	The United States invented the community college. Nobody else had ever done anything like it.	education,history	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a roundtable at a community college
9735.json	pants-fire	Austin mayoral candidate Mike Martinez takes corporate money.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,city-government,corporations	eugene-sepulveda	Philanthropist	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a Facebook post
7910.json	half-true	Corporate tax holidays pushed by Presidents John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush brought billions of dollars back into the United States.	taxes	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	an interview
3068.json	mostly-true	Says that before health care reform, one of every three health care dollars spent -- more than $800 billion a year -- didnt go for health care.	health-care	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a CNN interview
5511.json	barely-true	Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job.	civil-rights,income,jobs,legal-issues,women,workers	cory-mason	State Assembly member, 62nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	2	0	0	0	0	a news release
1112.json	half-true	As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they dont have health insurance.	health-care	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	a speech on the House floor
3600.json	mostly-true	Milwaukee is the most segregated city in America.	civil-rights,labor,state-budget	jesse-jackson	Civil rights leader	Illinois	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a TV interview, as well as other venues
10987.json	false	On Common Core.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on CBS' Face the Nation
4559.json	half-true	The Christian Coalition gave (Adam) Hasner an F.	gambling,religion,voting-record	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a video on a website
4857.json	pants-fire	Eighty-five percent . . . of Rhode Island tax returns that were filed for the year 2010 . . . were from individuals who earned $30,000 or less.	economy,pensions,poverty,state-budget	lisa-baldelli-hunt	commercial real estate investor/facilitator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a General Assembly debate on pension overhaul
3772.json	true	Says state lawmakers have voted to spend virtually all of the Rainy Day Fund four times since the funds creation.	state-budget,state-finances	rodney-ellis	state senator	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	Texas Senate floor debate.
8652.json	false	The Denver Post has actually hired an editor to promote pot.	after-the-fact,Alcohol,drugs,marijuana	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	a broadcast of the "O'Reilly Factor"
3506.json	false	Says the Southwest Florida Water Management District has $850 million in reserves, enough money in savings to run without levying taxes for more than two years.	taxes,water	jd-alexander	State senator	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	comments to reporters
2000.json	half-true	John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate."	candidates-biography,ethics	jd-hayworth		Arizona	republican	0	1	1	1	2	a campaign commerical
2942.json	barely-true	Eliminating the state tax on health savings accounts will make it easier for small business owners to provide health insurance to their employees.	health-care,small-business,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement on campaign web site
11606.json	mostly-true	Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, we have never raised bus fares and this year therell be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago.	job-accomplishments,transportation	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a TV interview
4372.json	true	The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression.	corporations,economy,jobs,labor,workers	robert-reich	Economics professor at the University of California (Berkeley)	California	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an opinion column
3999.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama promised he would cut the deficit in half, but instead will at least double it.	deficit,federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	an interview WKXL-AM.
13416.json	half-true	Says Russ Feingold formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	republican-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	republican	4	3	2	3	0	a radio ad
13204.json	barely-true	Says Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed.	energy,environment	clearpath-action-fund			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign ad
3528.json	true	Says some [states] with the largest reductions in crime have also lowered their prison population.	crime,criminal-justice,state-budget	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an op-ed
8774.json	mostly-true	Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a State of the State address
1618.json	true	Says she was the the only Democrat who voted against the Wall Street bailout."	candidates-biography	kathy-castor	Member, U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview with the Tampa Tribune
12426.json	mostly-true	California has the same water infrastructure from when we were 16 million people.	infrastructure,water	dianne-feinstein	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a newspaper Q&A
11141.json	half-true	97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health.	abortion,public-health	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	a New Hampshire interview
9840.json	true	Al Sharpton went to Ferguson, Mo., and is declaring as a matter of fact that ...Michael Brown didnt use any deadly force or posed no deadly threat to the officer.	criminal-justice,public-safety	megyn-kelly	Host of "The Kelly File"		talk-show-host	0	1	2	0	0	a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor"
11933.json	mostly-true	Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people.	foreign-policy,iraq,military,terrorism	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	an essay in The Hollywood Reporter
7597.json	true	Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters.	animals,crime	kirk-watson	lawyer	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a news article.
6093.json	false	Says Joe Kyrillos voted to raid the states pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money.	deficit,message-machine-2012,pensions,state-finances	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”
768.json	barely-true	John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now."	foreign-policy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	St. Louis
746.json	true	John McCain wants to "give oil companies another $4-billion" in tax breaks.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Oxford, Miss.
9264.json	barely-true	Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests.	children,corrections-and-updates,education	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	an online post
11277.json	half-true	I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field).	candidates-biography,state-budget	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	comments on Twitter.
8418.json	false	Since Mr. Fosters been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg.	economy,small-business	rick-kriseman	State Representative	Florida	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	in a mayoral forum
11897.json	mostly-true	In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.	economy,health-care	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a PBS Democratic debate
10354.json	pants-fire	Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015.	federal-budget,hunger,welfare	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	social media postings
13074.json	mostly-true	Mark Kirks claim of national security expertise is based on his military record which he lied about at least 10 times.	military	tammy-duckworth	U.S. Representative 	Illinois	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	in a speech
1009.json	mostly-true	The Republican Party has 21 percent party ID and shrinking.	elections	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web ad.
12306.json	false	I was totally against the war in Iraq, saying for many years that it would destabilize the Middle East.	foreign-policy,iraq	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a major foreign policy speech
2144.json	false	Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are inaccurate.	voting-record	sanford-bishop	Congressman	Georgia	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a statement
8920.json	half-true	Large parts of Florida have experienced years of below average rainfall.	environment	associated-industries-florida		Florida	organization	0	0	1	0	1	a press release
8989.json	true	Crimea was part of Russia until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine.	corrections-and-updates,history,military	mike-rogers	national security commentator for CNN	Michigan	republican	1	1	1	2	1	in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
4379.json	pants-fire	President Barack Obama has virtually no one in his cabinet with private-sector experience.	corporations,economy	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a campaign event
1453.json	half-true	"Florida still averages more students in its classrooms than any other state in the Southeast."	education,florida	franklin-sands	Florida Democratic House Leader	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
10874.json	false	Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA in its bond rating.	state-finances	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	 a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.
1502.json	half-true	The stimulus includes "$7 million to build a bridge in Thedford, Nebraska, to help 168 residents avoid a 30-second wait at a local train crossing. Not one full-time job will be created."	stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press release
11558.json	pants-fire	Obamacare isnt helping anyone.	health-care	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee
77.json	mostly-true	"Sixty-one percent of our active military are currently listed as overweight."	military	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a television interview.
13447.json	mostly-true	Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working.	economy,jobs,workers	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Atkinson, N.H.
3317.json	mostly-true	Under former President George W. Bushs administration while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent.	bush-administration,economy,jobs,labor	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
5497.json	mostly-true	A little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them.	children,families,federal-budget,medicaid,medicare,social-security,veterans	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio
11463.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton couldnt bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall.	financial-regulation	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	comments on the Daily Show
1118.json	true	A loophole still exists which allows members of Congress and high-powered executive branch appointees to exploit 'insider' knowledge of the financial industry in order to turn personal profit.	crime	public-citizen			none	0	0	0	0	0	an email to supporters
1057.json	false	Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? Were the only country in the world that has it.	immigration,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his Fox News program
9626.json	true	There are approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island.	crime,guns	brett-smiley		Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign brochure
12969.json	barely-true	The Hollywood celebrities endorsing Hillary Clinton are in many cases celebrities that arent very hot anymore.	candidates-biography	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	at a rally in Tampa, Fla.
9168.json	false	Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests.	candidates-biography,corporations,health-care	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a TV ad
10445.json	false	It will cost $50,000 per enrollee in Obamacare over the next 10 years.	health-care,taxes	stuart-varney			republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News' "America's Newsroom"
10307.json	false	According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood.	city-government,civil-rights,diversity,government-regulation,housing,poverty,market-regulation,urban,wealth	mike-stenhouse	chief executive officer, R.I. Center for Freedom and ProsperityState Policy Research Institute	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	1	1	0	1	a radio interview
5899.json	true	Says when he was governor,we expanded participation in Virginia in early childhood programs by nearly 40 percent.	children,education	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a policy paper.
7239.json	pants-fire	Members of Congress can retire with the same pay after only one term in office	congress,retirement	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email message
10112.json	false	The next state budget will begin with a surplus of over half a billion dollars -- $535 million to be exact.	job-accomplishments,state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a debate
7789.json	mostly-true	A 0.05 standard for drunken driving means having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk.	Alcohol,crime,criminal-justice,public-safety,transportation	tavern-league-wisconsin			organization	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
7825.json	half-true	Says that since he took office, there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
6332.json	true	Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.	candidates-biography,voting-record	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times
6959.json	half-true	Says the University of Texas can afford to build a medical school because it has a $7 billion endowment and its football program had a $50 million profit last year.	education,health-care,taxes	rob-moshein	Wine writer and consultant	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a letter to the editor.
9508.json	barely-true	Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off.	economy,education,jobs,stimulus	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV ad
9799.json	true	Texas prosecutor Rosemary Lehmberg purchased 72 bottles of vodka in just one store alone, in just over a year.	Alcohol,candidates-biography	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a commentary
6589.json	barely-true	President Obama funneled $716 billion out of Medicare at the expense of the elderly.	federal-budget,medicare	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech at the Republican National Convention
6958.json	mostly-true	George Bush never suggested that we eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood.	abortion,corrections-and-updates,debates	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a town hall debate
9408.json	pants-fire	SaysMichele Bachmann said on Fox News, This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again.	history	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	posts on Facebook
11093.json	half-true	By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does.	space	other-space			none	0	0	1	0	0	in a Change.org petition
3944.json	barely-true	The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times.	elections,job-accomplishments	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview on Fox News
11176.json	barely-true	I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001.	debates,job-accomplishments,public-safety,terrorism	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland
13465.json	half-true	Says there are probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million criminal immigrants in the country illegally.	homeland-security,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a 60 Minutes interview
9822.json	true	Says President Barack Obama released a statement on the death of brother Robin Williams before ... a statement on brother Michael Brown.	criminal-justice	cornel-west			none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on Salon
4389.json	true	I became a Republican sooner in my life than Ronald Reagan did in his.	history	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a radio interview
1688.json	half-true	(Pete) Sessions has held at least two fundraisers at adult-themed clubs and made no apologies.	ethics	lone-star-project		Washington	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a press release 
8642.json	barely-true	The most popular name is no longer John or Steven. Its Jose, Camilo and Maria.	diversity,families,immigration	jorge-ramos	News anchor for Univision	Florida	journalist	1	0	2	1	0	a broadcast of the "Daily Show"
5538.json	half-true	Says the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent.	state-budget,taxes	john-mckeon	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”
39.json	false	English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language."	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	New Hampshire.
11809.json	true	When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, When they get to the question on, Would you vote for a socialist, it is even less popular than voting for atheists.	candidates-biography,gays-and-lesbians,history,campaign-advertising,polls,pundits,abc-news-week,women	jennifer-granholm	Former governor of Michigan	Michigan	democrat	1	0	3	2	0	an appearance on ABC's 'This Week'
7618.json	true	Says in Chicago, we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A.	crime,guns	rahm-emanuel	Mayor of Chicago	Illinois	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	a CNN interview
3992.json	barely-true	Under Randi Shade, Austin has had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city.	economy	better-austin-today-political-action-committee			none	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
7096.json	half-true	Says that under the new healthcare law, full- and part-time workers will be required to buy insurance costing $375 to $1,000 a month, starting in 2014.	health-care	county-line			none	0	0	1	0	0	an open letter to employees.
4926.json	true	Newt Gingrich has suggested building a mirror system in space could improve the Earths habitability.	history,science,space	david-brooks			none	0	0	2	0	0	a column in the New York Times
10680.json	false	By allowing brewpubs to sell beer, Georgia could become like Mexico with only a couple of manufacturers controlling all aspects of market.	Alcohol,state-finances	martin-smith	lobbyist	Georgia	none	0	1	0	0	0	subcommittee hearing
7773.json	barely-true	Says Did you know that if you accepted the Districts proposal today you would have NO pay increase for 4 years? Seven years of frozen wages = Disrespect.	education,unions	portland-association-teachers			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a newsletter
11589.json	barely-true	Says a car driving former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe ran through the students, hit one of them at the MU Homecoming Parade.	pundits	juan-williams	Pundit, Fox News		none	2	0	2	1	0	episode of Fox News' "The Five"
4247.json	half-true	Today we stand as the highest-performing urban school district in America.	education	alberto-carvalho	Miami-Dade schools superintendent	Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	comments to the Miami-Dade legislative delegation
1521.json	mostly-true	The CBO found that the House Republican health care plan would lower premiums by "up to about 10 percent" and, for purchasers in the individual market, "those cost savings could even be higher."	health-care	charles-boustany		Louisiana	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a comment at the president's health care reform summit
1134.json	half-true	I just want to assure [you] were not talking about cutting Medicare benefits.	health-care,medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall meeting.
11408.json	mostly-true	When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month.	economy,jobs	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	comments on "State of the Union"
6480.json	mostly-true	After one year, Tennessees students made their biggest single-year jump in achievement ever recorded in the state.	education	arne-duncan	U.S. Secretary of Education	Illinois	democrat	1	2	1	2	0	column in the Huffington Post
2070.json	barely-true	Bill McCollum diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources.	ethics,legal-issues,state-budget,transparency	lets-get-work		Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	in a TV ad.
1714.json	true	"No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power a record unmatched by other fuels."	energy,nuclear	lamar-alexander			republican	1	2	2	0	0	an op-ed article
12218.json	barely-true	Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary.	polls	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on CNN
4591.json	true	The people in Massachusetts like (the state health care plan) by about a 3-1 margin.	health-care,polls,states	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
4793.json	barely-true	Says 23 percent of ninth graders in Newark will graduate with a high school diploma in four years and we spend $100,000 on their education in those four years, more than is spent on any other set of students in the United States.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview at Facebook headquarters
7859.json	false	Says President Barack Obama is trying to pack the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.	legal-issues	chuck-grassley	U.S. senator	Iowa	republican	0	1	2	0	0	a news release
13452.json	half-true	Anyone who knows you can just look it up to see if you voted.	elections,government-regulation,legal-issues,states	amy-schumer			none	0	0	2	0	0	a video
7890.json	false	Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw a benefit from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.	pensions	doug-miller	Businessman	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a Texas House floor debate.
5070.json	barely-true	Bob Menendez just voted to increase the governments debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt.	deficit,federal-budget	anna-little	Immigration Attorney	New Jersey	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a message on her campaign website
9726.json	pants-fire	I havent really proposed (phasing out aid to Israel) in the past.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,israel	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	comments to reporters
12738.json	false	Says Rep. Tammy Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS.	taxes	mark-kirk	U.S. Senator	Illinois	republican	2	1	2	0	0	a website press release
13387.json	pants-fire	One of George Soros companies has provided some of the (voting) machines for some states.	elections	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview on CNN
5685.json	half-true	Says the Obama administration will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	vern-buchanan	U.S. Rep.	Florida	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a mailer
5544.json	barely-true	And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginias coast? $40 million over 10 years.	energy,state-finances	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	s speech.
6556.json	true	Mitt Romney gave away his fathers inheritance.	candidates-biography,wealth	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	a TV interview
8181.json	half-true	There are only four countries in the world that ... legalize abortion after five months -- China, North Korea, Canada and the U.S.	abortion	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
622.json	half-true	"First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge."	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in Las Vegas
9042.json	barely-true	Says Cathy Jordan was arrested and dragged out of her home by a SWAT team of hooligans for using medical marijuana.	crime,drugs,health-care,marijuana	john-morgan	Attorney	Florida	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa
4783.json	false	Under energy efficiency legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, federal bureaucrats could take over the local building code enforcement in your city if so-called green mandates are not complied with quickly enough.	energy,government-regulation,new-hampshire-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	remarks at the Cornerstone Action Dinner in Manchester, N.H.
10398.json	mostly-true	Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business.	energy	floridians-solar-choice		Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a statement on a website
11265.json	false	The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causingclimate change has been debunked by the head of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. That number was pulled out of thin air.	climate-change,corrections-and-updates,polls,science	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an interview with Bill Maher
8570.json	mostly-true	Says Tom Cotton voted to turn Medicare into a voucher system.	medicare	mark-pryor	U.S. Senator	Arkansas	democrat	2	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad
6702.json	barely-true	The significant drop in Floridas unemployment rate is a good economic sign.	economy	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an Enterprise Florida meeting
3428.json	true	Federal spending is all discretionary, other than interest on the national debt. Social Security is discretionary. We have the discretion to change the law. Same is true with Medicare and Medicaid.	federal-budget,pundits,abc-news-week	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
10741.json	mostly-true	By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap.	jobs,women,workers	mark-herring	State senator	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a Facebook post.
13054.json	half-true	Says crime is rising in Manchester and has gone up 19 percent under Mayor Ted Gatsas.	crime	chris-sununu	Executive Councilor	New Hampshire	republican	0	1	1	0	1	an ad
11848.json	true	I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, Ive got Bernies back.	elections	john-fetterman	Mayor of Braddock	PA - Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	in a Reddit AMA
703.json	mostly-true	John McCain "took on the drug industry."	health-care	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad
1620.json	barely-true	War for the soul of the TxDems: 57% of Dem incumbents for Tx House LOST their primary.	elections	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	a Twitter post
4850.json	true	Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.	abortion,message-machine-2012	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a campaign ad
7580.json	true	On recusing herself from cases after receiving a campaign contribution	campaign-finance,legal-issues	patience-roggensack	Wisconsin Supreme Court justice	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	0	a radio interview
4220.json	mostly-true	Almost 88,000 United States service members are still missing and unaccounted for, dating back to World War II.	military	jack-conners			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion column in the Times of Trenton
3687.json	false	Says judges are using Shariah law in Dearborn, Mich.	religion	leo-berman	State representative	Texas	republican	0	2	0	0	1	a House committee hearing
270.json	false	"John doesn't have a record in the Senate. John's only passed four bills. They're all about post offices."	job-accomplishments	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a campaign event in Ames, Iowa
8864.json	true	Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union.	medicaid,state-budget	raphael-warnock	Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
319.json	true	Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife."	abortion	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an ad on the Internet
10981.json	half-true	Two weeks ago, a man entered the worlds busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine.	guns,public-safety	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	a House floor speech
7423.json	true	Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island.	corporations,debt,deficit,economy,small-business,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	gary-sasse		Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	0	0	an appearance on 10 News Conference
4040.json	false	Two years ago we had the largest structural deficit ever in Wisconsin.	state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an appearance on national TV
7586.json	half-true	A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaids tragically bad outcomes, including increased risk of adjusted mortality.	health-care,medicaid	pete-snyder	Fox News contributor	Virginia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a website post.
7745.json	false	Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent.	education,state-budget	allison-tant	Florida Democratic Party chairwoman	Florida	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	a Florida Voices column
11983.json	false	Says the New York Times can write a story that they know is false yet they cant basically be sued.	legal-issues	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
2665.json	true	More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth.	economy,jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an ad
3356.json	half-true	Says Oregon recyclers cant recycle plastic bags	environment	mark-hass	state representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a legislative hearing
10020.json	mostly-true	Says Mark Warner has supported restrictions on veterans second amendment rights.	guns,voting-record	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a mailer.
9714.json	false	Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.	corporations,taxes	next-generation-climate-action-committee			democrat	0	1	0	0	1	a television ad
2610.json	true	His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.	candidates-biography	john-robitaille		Rhode Island	republican	0	1	2	0	0	a biography on Robitaille's campaign website
6304.json	barely-true	Says he could be the first president in modern history to be outspent.	campaign-finance,history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a fundraising email
7808.json	mostly-true	The IRS doesnt have to prove something against you ... youve got the burden of proof.	legal-issues,taxes	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	an interview with Fox News
10523.json	false	Florida students take an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year.	education	florida-badass-teachers-association		Florida	none	0	1	0	0	0	a statement to the Miami Herald
11441.json	barely-true	From 2014 to 2015, Austins murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent.	city-government,crime,criminal-justice	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	a commentary
7980.json	true	It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so.	privacy,terrorism	lynn-westmoreland			republican	1	1	3	0	0	an article
28.json	half-true	Hillary Clinton was against setting a deadline for withdrawal, but now she wants a "precipitous withdrawal" regardless of "conditions on the ground" or "consequences of a defeat for the United States," an RNC radio ad.	iraq	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a radio ad.
2145.json	mostly-true	In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutors) office before he got there.	job-accomplishments	progressohio	A liberal-oriented advocacy organization	Ohio	none	0	0	0	1	0	a video posted online in a blog article
3612.json	half-true	In this bill that Ive just signed, we dont cut anybodys salary. We dont take away their pension. And we dont destroy their health care.	government-efficiency,labor,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview on Fox News
438.json	true	The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Democratic debate in Philadephia
2127.json	mostly-true	My 7-step plan creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years.	economy,government-efficiency,state-budget,taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	campaign materials.
8644.json	barely-true	(U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston) voted to fund (Obamacare).	health-care	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a video
8339.json	barely-true	The United States Senate Democrats and Republicans (voted) to keep our government open.	congressional-rules,federal-budget,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at the White House
9783.json	mostly-true	In Ferguson, Mo.,youve got threeblack officers and 50 white officers with a town that is 67 percent African-American.	crime,public-safety	andrea-mitchell			none	0	0	1	1	0	an episode of NBC's "Meet the Press"
8546.json	half-true	The $3.6 billion deficit we inherited has turned into more than a half-billion-dollar surplus.	state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a book
13285.json	half-true	Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list.	guns	brad-schneider		Illinois	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign tweet
4712.json	mostly-true	Says some Wisconsin state employee contracts gave some employees $4 for bringing in their own lunch.	labor,state-finances	maciver-institute	Think tank	Wisconsin	independent	1	0	0	1	1	a video
9607.json	mostly-true	More than 50 percent of immigrants from (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) use at least one major welfare program once they get here.	immigration,welfare	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	comments on Fox News
5806.json	half-true	In the Obama economy ... the youth unemployment rate is double the unemployment rate for all Americans.	economy,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a graphic posted on his website
5435.json	false	Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion.	abortion,health-care,public-health	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
1096.json	half-true	The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with government-certified stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	house-republicans			republican	0	3	4	0	1	the House Republicans' Web site
904.json	barely-true	"Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest."	gays-and-lesbians,religion	barney-frank	U.S. Representative	Massachusetts	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	TV interview
12048.json	mostly-true	Says Ted Cruzswife Heidi will be the very first pro-life first lady.	abortion	james-dobson			republican	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
5610.json	barely-true	Says we got a chance to pass what I think is Oregons first human trafficking bill which has increased by 66 percent the calls to the human trafficking hotline.	human-rights	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	an interview.
496.json	false	Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Chicago
1735.json	half-true	GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."	bankruptcy,economy,financial-regulation,transportation	ed-whitacre			none	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad
8925.json	true	Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family.	economy,jobs	mike-stenhouse	chief executive officer, R.I. Center for Freedom and ProsperityState Policy Research Institute	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	1	1	0	1	a news release
9384.json	mostly-true	From the Do As I Say Not As I Do department: federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes.	taxes	michael-sullivan	president and ceo, Empower Texans	Texas	republican	1	0	3	1	0	a tweet
2386.json	false	John Boehner has called for repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people.	stimulus,taxes,abc-news-week	austan-goolsbee	chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Illinois	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	ABC's "This Week"
10324.json	mostly-true	Two-thirds of the federal budget is permanent law ... its permanently appropriated.	debt,federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,medicare,social-security	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an interview
11394.json	mostly-true	States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths.	corrections-and-updates,guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks following a school shooting in Oregon
5982.json	mostly-true	Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.	economy,housing,message-machine-2012	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad
5309.json	mostly-true	Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception.	families,health-care,religion	cecilia-munoz	Director of the Domestic Policy Council		newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a post to the White House Blog
7270.json	false	The average age of first marijuana use is 12.	drugs,government-regulation,health-care,legal-issues,marijuana,market-regulation,states	protect-families-first		Rhode Island	organization	0	1	0	0	0	 a news release
10804.json	half-true	The United States is 65th out of 142 nations and other territories on equal pay.	jobs,women	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Women in the World conference
6221.json	false	Ive never supported a payroll tax.	taxes	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a Republican US Senate debate at KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas.
8800.json	mostly-true	Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent.	income	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
578.json	mostly-true	"Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a television ad
4345.json	false	On serving out his gubernatorial term	elections	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	
151.json	false	"More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency."	bush-administration	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
2287.json	pants-fire	President Obama is a Muslim.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate,religion	18-percent-american-public			none	0	0	0	0	1	a Pew Research Center poll
8283.json	barely-true	Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose more than 133,000 jobs.	jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
13225.json	half-true	You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails.	history,homeland-security,legal-issues,transparency	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second 2016 presidential debate
6215.json	mostly-true	The Supreme Court said the individual mandate is a tax. So its a tax.	health-care,legal-issues,taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview with CBS News
6113.json	pants-fire	More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals.	immigration	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	on the Internet
11054.json	mostly-true	The United States ranks second worst in income inequality across developed countries, after taxes and transfers.	economy,income,wealth	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a written statement.
13256.json	true	Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors	campaign-finance	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a series of blog posts, ending on Sept. 21, 2016
12556.json	true	Says Hillary Clinton said she was under attack (in Bosnia) but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers.	ethics	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in New York City
5664.json	pants-fire	Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel first claimed bank fraud in June 2010 but did nothing for more than a year while raising money for his (Republican) Senate campaign.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a news release
4343.json	false	The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money	children,drugs,economy,families,florida,government-regulation,hunger,marijuana,poverty,state-budget,state-finances	doreen-costa	State Representative	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview
4863.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney has said different things about whether global warming is caused by humans	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment,message-machine-2012	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Web ad
12539.json	mostly-true	@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN.	civil-rights,elections,immigration	joaquin-castro	attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a tweet
7902.json	barely-true	This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning.	climate-change,federal-budget,science,weather	jim-bridenstine	U.S. House of Representatives	Oklahoma	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a House floor speech
12247.json	true	Says New Hampshires second congressional district includes two counties where almost 5 percent if not more of residents are enrolled in the states expanded Medicaid program.	bipartisanship,health-care,medicaid	jack-falanagan	State representative	New Hampshire	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a speech 
71.json	false	"Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."	legal-issues	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a statement on his campaign Web site.
4244.json	mostly-true	The deal to raise the federal debt limit created the largest debt ceiling increase in Americas history.	federal-budget	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	a press release
5370.json	half-true	Obamacare (hit) Americans with over $500 billion in new taxes.	candidates-biography,federal-budget,health-care,message-machine-2012,taxes	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	an ad against Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.
1887.json	true	Georgia has "a dropout rate thats higher" than Alabama's.	education,message-machine	john-oxendine		Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a campaign video on his website
567.json	true	Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping.	terrorism	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a news release from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds 
6203.json	pants-fire	A company with 20 employees could go out of business because of health care law requirements to buy insurance.	health-care,small-business	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV interview with Greta Van Susteren
4369.json	true	A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference.	education	james-parisi	Lobbyst for the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals	Rhode Island	labor-leader	0	0	0	0	0	a TV news show
10083.json	barely-true	3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor.	economy,education,stimulus	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a debate at Broward College
271.json	false	"Barack Obama hasn't passed any (bills)."	job-accomplishments	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a campaign event in Ames, Iowa
12120.json	true	Bernie Sanders passed more roll call amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member.	candidates-biography	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an a television ad
8650.json	mostly-true	60 percent of people on food assistance are working.	economy,welfare	barbara-lee	Congresswoman from California's 13th district	California	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	an episode of CNN's "Crossfire"
1001.json	false	On switching parties.	elections	arlen-specter	Senator	Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	interviews.
12997.json	half-true	Says Gov. Pat McCrory tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years.	candidates-biography,education,campaign-advertising,state-budget,states	roy-cooper	Attorney General	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	3	1	0	a TV ad
4723.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on gun control.	guns,message-machine-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a web advertisement
3395.json	barely-true	Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.	corporations,education,small-business,workers	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a Texas Tribune article.
9935.json	barely-true	Says Rick Scott cut education by over a billion dollars, meaning thousands of teachers lost their jobs and class sizes went up.	children,education,message-machine-2014,state-budget	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV ad
68.json	half-true	"Joe Biden is the only candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq and keep us out."	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a television ad.
3937.json	barely-true	Protesters attacked the groups headquarters with graffiti on the sidewalk and stenciled images smeared on the building and statue.	labor,state-budget	wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce		Wisconsin	organization	3	0	2	2	0	a news release
3642.json	mostly-true	Says Paul Ryan voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasnt paid for.	afghanistan,deficit,federal-budget,health-care,iraq,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at a campaign fundraiser
11571.json	mostly-true	Women fill two-thirds of minimum wage jobs.	workers	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a roundtable event on women's economic security
2567.json	barely-true	Amendment 4 will reduce Floridas economic output by $34 billion annually.	economy,elections,florida-amendments	citizens-lower-taxes-and-stronger-economy		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	1	the "No on 4!" website
5700.json	mostly-true	Its the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasnt a court order.	elections,redistricting	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	remarks to the press
3527.json	true	We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined.	economy,jobs,labor,abc-news-week	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
3940.json	pants-fire	Its just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs.	energy,environment	mike-stenhouse	chief executive officer, R.I. Center for Freedom and ProsperityState Policy Research Institute	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	1	1	0	1	an appearance on a talk show
2798.json	false	Mequon and Milwaukee have the highest disparity of income in the country.	income	michael-murphy	Member of Milwaukee Common Council	Wisconsin	none	0	1	0	0	0	comments made during adoption of Milwaukee's 2011 city budget
6477.json	barely-true	Says Barack Obama robbed Medicare (of) $716 billion to pay for ... Obamacare.	federal-budget,history,medicare,retirement	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview on "60 Minutes"
11357.json	barely-true	The largest low-wage employer is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government.	corporations,federal-budget,jobs	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a tweet
2251.json	barely-true	Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die.	message-machine,taxes	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	a television commercial
7091.json	true	Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would take us into a recession and kill jobs.	deficit,economy,federal-budget,jobs	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a newspaper interview
9074.json	mostly-true	Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten.	children,education	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a tweet
952.json	half-true	The average CEO makes $10,000 more every day ... than what the average worker makes every year.	economy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in Miami Beach, Fla.
224.json	true	"When Pakistan erupted in crisis, I spoke to Musharraf before Bush did."	foreign-policy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a TV ad
11646.json	half-true	You go down to Miami and when its flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets.	climate-change	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
2795.json	mostly-true	Republican plan to extend Bush tax cuts would double deficit projections going forward for the next couple of decades.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a TV interview.
2009.json	false	"In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,history,states	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a speech
1371.json	barely-true	In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state.	florida,health-care,medicare	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	an interview with Fox News
3456.json	barely-true	Says taxpayer resources are being used to facilitate private political agendas through automatic payroll deduction of union dues.	labor,state-budget	john-thrasher	Republican Party of Florida Chairman	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	1	comments before a Senate committee.
355.json	pants-fire	RNC version of a Hillary Clinton valentine: "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll raise your taxes and there is nothing you can do."	taxes	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	an RNC Web site feature where you can send a GOP valentine from your favorite Democrat
2081.json	mostly-true	Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from Big Oil.	elections	lee-fisher	Former Lieutenant governor	Ohio	democrat	2	1	1	2	0	a news release
12968.json	mostly-true	Chicago Public Schools lead the country in high school graduation of an urban school system, match the United States of America in kids graduating high school going on to a four-year college, and are producing eighth-grade leaders in the country in math gains, fourth-grade leaders in reading gains.	education	rahm-emanuel	Mayor of Chicago	Illinois	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	a press event
9645.json	half-true	The states that are doing better are the ones that have no state income tax.	taxes	jamie-weinstein	Senior editor, Daily Caller		none	0	0	1	0	0	comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
8506.json	half-true	The Legislature passed Gov. Walkers so-called property tax relief bill, but the Republicans are still raising your property taxes.	city-government,county-government,education,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	janet-bewley			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech
9054.json	half-true	Says 50 percent of millennials dont associate with any political party.	elections,polls	rock-vote			none	0	0	1	0	0	a tweet
2417.json	half-true	Says Ron Johnsons company got government loans and a grant to help expand his business	message-machine	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a campaign TV ad
11706.json	half-true	Says the Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 would not pause the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.	immigration	ann-mclane-kuster	Attorney	New Hampshire	democrat	2	1	3	0	0	an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio
3224.json	pants-fire	Says Travis County, home to Austin, is the most liberal county in the United States.	polls	tom-delay	Former U.S. House member	Texas	republican	1	0	1	1	1	an interview.
10462.json	barely-true	Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?	health-care	barbara-comstock	State delegate	Virginia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a tweet.
7936.json	mostly-true	Says the 2014-15 Texas budget increases spending by less than the rate of inflation and population growth.	state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a bill-signing ceremony
10743.json	half-true	Medicaid expansion isnt necessarily a very popular issue on the street.	medicaid	steve-crisafulli			republican	0	0	1	1	0	a radio interview
577.json	half-true	Obama "voted against funding our troops."	military	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a television ad
1680.json	mostly-true	"Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.	florida,health-care,legal-issues	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a news release
13356.json	half-true	In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an $850,000 penalty.	ethics,legal-issues	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly
8964.json	barely-true	Says Alex Sink supported higher property taxes.	taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	in a campaign mailer
11484.json	half-true	The top 1 percent pay 45 percent of all taxes in the country.	taxes	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	in a town hall in Concord, New Hampshire
2666.json	pants-fire	Says John Kitzhaber wants a sales tax so people without jobs pay taxes.	jobs,message-machine,taxes	chris-dudley	Financial adviser	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	1	1	a television ad
1072.json	half-true	If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, were going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent.	climate-change,energy,environment	chuck-grassley	U.S. senator	Iowa	republican	0	1	2	0	0	interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
13430.json	true	Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year.	candidates-biography,government-regulation,health-care	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	an ad
6355.json	pants-fire	Says his patents in ultrasound have revolutionized modern medicine.	health-care	george-flinn	Radiologist and radio station owner	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	0	1	in a campaign TV commercial.
7539.json	false	Says Houston is home to more doctors, more nurses, more researchers than any other place in the world.	health-care,medicaid,public-health	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	remarks at a Washington, D.C. event.
8681.json	half-true	Every dollar spent in the new Obamacare system ... goes to private-sector insurance companies.	health-care	chris-matthews	Host of MSNBC's Hardball		none	1	2	2	1	0	a broadcast of "Hardball"
9924.json	pants-fire	Three of five detainees swapped (for Bowe Bergdahl) are now ISIS leaders.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	Internet posts
6909.json	half-true	Under Maggie Hassans leadership, we increased state spending in the middle of the great recession by 24 percent leading up to and following it.	state-budget	ovide-lamontagne	Attorney	New Hampshire	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a debate at Rivier University
12415.json	pants-fire	The first tweet was sent from Austin.	city-government,corporations,history,technology	steve-adler	Mayor of Austin	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	2	1	a panel discussion in Austin
11791.json	mostly-true	Texas has the sixth-highest property taxes in the nation.	taxes	jeff-judson	Business and policy consultant	Texas	tea-party-member	0	0	0	1	0	Conservatives in Action blog post
6388.json	half-true	Says the largest tax increase in American history is set to occur on January 1st unless President Obama and Congress can come to an agreement.	history,taxes	francisco-quico-canseco	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an email blast
2425.json	false	Says Bill White didnt pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy.	taxes,transparency	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
3960.json	mostly-true	The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world.	corporations,economy,jobs,taxes	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a speech.
3882.json	mostly-true	For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved.	government-efficiency	tom-rooney	Congressman	Florida	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a press release
5027.json	false	Our tax code is . . . 80,000 pages.	economy,government-efficiency,government-regulation,taxes	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
2030.json	pants-fire	Blue Cross headquarters has "a $30,000 granite table."	corporations,economy,health-care	steve-archambault	Lawyer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	1	1	a speech at the state Democratic convention
5542.json	pants-fire	President Barack Obama is ending Medicare as we know it.	health-care,medicare	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign memo
4158.json	mostly-true	We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly.	economy	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview on Fox News
9930.json	true	Says Fox News gave Republicansenators twice the air time as Democrats during a hearing about theIslamic State.	foreign-policy	media-matters			none	0	0	0	0	0	a post on the Media Matters blog
12989.json	false	Hillary Clinton wants to shut down family farms using radical regulation, by raising business tax rates as high as nearly 50 percent and by taxing family farms again at death by as much as 45 percent.	agriculture,economy,government-regulation,taxes,wealth	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
2751.json	half-true	Rigells car dealership made over $400,000 off the Cash for Clunkers bailout.	stimulus	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a TV ad
8539.json	pants-fire	Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting	corrections-and-updates,education,guns,military,veterans	mr-conservative	Conservative website	None	none	0	1	0	0	1	a Web post
12773.json	true	Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS.	terrorism	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	an email to reporters
6782.json	pants-fire	Barack Hussein Obama will ... force local authorities to allow Occupy protesters to live in parks.	occupy-wall-street	government-not-god-pac			none	1	2	0	0	3	a newspaper ad
10007.json	false	Ive been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS.	crime,criminal-justice,foreign-policy,terrorism	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.
5513.json	mostly-true	It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets.	poverty	shaun-donovan	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	New York	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on "The Daily Show"
8260.json	false	The amount of interest paid on the federal debt exceeds total tax revenue.	corporations,debt,federal-budget,taxes	chris-kapanga			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a newsletter
3888.json	pants-fire	I did not say that I would not have them [Muslims] in my Cabinet.	islam,religion	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	an interview on the Glenn Beck Program radio show
2935.json	true	The national debt grew an estimated$15 billion last weekend.	deficit,economy	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a floor speech.
8317.json	true	The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education.	education,immigration	david-watts	Candidate	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an email blast
8478.json	pants-fire	If I have affordable coverage in my workplace, Im not eligible to go into the marketplace. ... Its illegal.	health-care	kathleen-sebelius	U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary	Kansas	democrat	1	0	1	3	1	testimony before Congress
11112.json	true	Says Donald Trump has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system.	elections	erick-erickson			republican	1	2	0	0	0	a column on Redstate.com
7558.json	false	Says, The Democrats proposed budget is also balanced by using more in new tax revenue than in total PERS reform or savings.	pensions,state-budget,taxes,unions	bruce-hanna	Co-Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives	Oregon	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a floor speech
6157.json	pants-fire	Says a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, All this for a damn flag.	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message forwarded to many people
6822.json	half-true	Says Austin voters can approve seven bond propositions without raising taxes.	elections,taxes	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	a UNITY PAC press release.
8729.json	mostly-true	US: Change in Income, 2009-13. Top 1%: +31.4%. Bottom 99%: +0.4%.	economy	ian-bremmer	President and founder of the Eurasia Group	New York	none	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet
323.json	true	Hillary Clinton "agreed with (John McCain) on voting for the war in Iraq."	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Denver
12314.json	mostly-true	Says Ann Kirkpatrick votes with her party nearly 90 percent of the time.	voting-record	arizona-grassroots-action-pac			none	1	0	0	1	0	an online advertisement
501.json	mostly-true	"I had an uncle ... who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps."	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Las Cruces, N.M.
11240.json	half-true	Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now.	foreign-policy,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on CNN.
2192.json	barely-true	Allowing all Bush income tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31 will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of America.	taxes	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a guest column in The Atlanta Journal Constitution
12616.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clintons State Department approved the transfer of 20 percent of Americas uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation.	corrections-and-updates,ethics,foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton
3468.json	true	Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant.	energy,nuclear,public-safety,pundits	lawrence-odonnell			none	2	2	0	3	0	MSNBC's "Last Word"
10247.json	barely-true	In the past four or five presidential elections, people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees.	elections,job-accomplishments,polls	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
3735.json	false	Under President Barack Obama, the United States has doubled our exports.	economy,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Austin, Texas
2883.json	half-true	A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch.	federal-budget	dave-obey	U.S. House member -- 7th District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
3722.json	false	Says President Barack Obamas debt commission recommended converting Medicare to a system where Medicare participants are given a voucher to purchase insurance in the private market.	deficit,federal-budget,medicare	tom-petri	U.S. House member -- 6th District	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a constituent newsletter
10016.json	false	The last time there was a sustained surge of confidence in governments competence was under Ronald Reagan.	history,polls	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
791.json	half-true	On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Nashville, Tenn.
351.json	true	"Senator Obama has, in fact, never had a serious Republican challenger."	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a conference call to reporters led by Cilnton pollster Mark Penn
11341.json	false	The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!	obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
10235.json	pants-fire	The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline.	energy,environment	thom-hartmann	Radio/TV host		none	0	0	0	1	1	a segment on his RT show
11702.json	true	Here in Wisconsin, weve put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years.	health-care,public-health,state-budget,terrorism	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
10328.json	half-true	Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol.	children,crime,drugs,education,marijuana,polls,public-health,pundits	james-crowley	physician	Rhode Island	columnist	0	0	1	0	0	a commentary in The Providence Journal
12564.json	mostly-true	For every extra year that a girl stays in secondary school, her chance of getting infected with HIV/AIDS decreases by half.	education,foreign-policy,public-health,women	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a senate hearing
12909.json	barely-true	In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market.	social-security	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a television ad
5247.json	false	The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country.	infrastructure,transportation	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a news conference
6315.json	barely-true	Says Texas proved in court that more than 200 dead people voted in the latest Texas election.	elections	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an interview with Fox News.
2528.json	pants-fire	Says Sal Esquivel wants a 5 percent state sales tax on groceries.	taxes	lynn-howe	Retired nurse	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign mailer
12335.json	mostly-true	This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nations military installations.	children,immigration,military	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader
12346.json	false	In the United States alone we lose more than 3,000 people a day to cancer.	health-care,public-health,science	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech at the Vatican
2853.json	half-true	Regulations are an endemic weakness in government -- so old that Thomas Jefferson listed this problem among his charges against the King of England in the Declaration of Independence.	government-efficiency,history	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech to the Council of 100
12742.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that theres no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,human-rights,immigration,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican convention
3884.json	half-true	Gov. Chris Christie caused a 4.1 percent increase in property taxes in 2010, marking the highest increase since 2007.	taxes	new-jersey-assembly-democrats		New Jersey	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
12765.json	pants-fire	Unemployment numbers are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, its a total disaster.	economy,elections,history,jobs,labor,workers	donald-trump-jr			republican	0	1	0	0	1	an interview on CNN
3921.json	mostly-true	An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity.	jobs	wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce		Wisconsin	organization	3	0	2	2	0	a radio ad
2799.json	pants-fire	Says over 25 percent of the Texas budget funds services to non-U.S. citizens.	economy,immigration	kathie-glass	lawyer	Texas	libertarian	0	0	0	0	2	a debate.
12297.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars.	corrections-and-updates,campaign-advertising,pundits,taxes	new-day-america		Ohio	organization	0	1	1	0	0	a robocall
2188.json	half-true	People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. Its called drop and leave.	health-care,immigration,legal-issues	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren"
10636.json	barely-true	According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit.	animals,corrections-and-updates,crime,guns	florida-students-concealed-carry		Florida	organization	1	0	0	0	0	Florida Senate higher education committee hearing
3297.json	false	The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd.	education,labor,workers	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	in a Facebook post
3770.json	mostly-true	The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel.	foreign-policy,israel	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a presidential debate
11610.json	mostly-true	@Jorge_Elorza still think your plan is safe? Rescue Captain Kenyon just worked 96 hours straight. 96 hours.	public-safety,unions	paul-doughty	President, International Association of Firefighters Local 799	Rhode Island	labor-leader	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet
6180.json	half-true	If youre one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the White House
4253.json	barely-true	Says state Sen. Alberta Darling is allowing mercury to harm our children because she voted against an electronics recycling bill.	environment	wisconsin-sierra-club		Wisconsin	organization	1	0	0	0	0	in campaign fliers
8661.json	mostly-true	The vast, overwhelming majority of [crimes that occur with a firearm] are committed by people who dont legally possess that firearm in the first place.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	michael-chippendale	State Representative	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a radio interview
12263.json	false	The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is rigged.	elections,ethics,campaign-advertising	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a TV interview
3002.json	mostly-true	Over 80 percent of the people want the shot to vote on whether to approve same-sex marriage, according to polls.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	vincent-buddy-cianci		Rhode Island	independent	0	2	1	2	1	an ABC-6 interview program
6312.json	half-true	USA is #1 in gun violence.	guns	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a post on the Internet
5592.json	mostly-true	This bill allows Virginia to join about 23 other states that have an ultrasound procedure before an abortion.	abortion	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview.
9825.json	false	Every 28 hours an unarmed black person is shot by a cop.	crime,diversity,public-safety	marc-lamont-hill			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a CNN segment
159.json	barely-true	"Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that."	crime	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	Philadelphia
1064.json	pants-fire	Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census how many people are in our home.	census	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Washington Times interview
4240.json	false	You might be surprised to know that 137 billion gallons flows (into Lake Erie) every day. You might be surprised to know that only 86.3 billion gallons flow out. ... Leaving us a net surplus of approximately 50 billion gallons a day.	environment,water	tim-grendell	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech in the Ohio Senate
11651.json	barely-true	From 2010-2014, median household income in Wisconsin has actually gone up 7.4 percent.	census,economy,families,income	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
10528.json	half-true	Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of glow in the dark human-jellyfish hybrids.	science,states	raw-story			none	0	0	1	0	0	headline over an article on the Raw Story website
11613.json	pants-fire	This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact.	crime,diversity,education	peter-kinder	Lieutenant governor	Missouri	republican	0	0	0	1	1	in comments on Breitbart
8784.json	false	San Antonio has seen 67% growth in water customers in the last 25 years, 0% more water used.	city-budget,city-government,water	robert-puente	CEO, San Antonio Water System	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion
5147.json	mostly-true	Says up to a quarter of African Americans dont have government photo ID.	elections	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	an opinion column.
8229.json	barely-true	Says Obamaexempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law.	health-care	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	a news release
4644.json	half-true	President Obamas uncle and aunt are illegal aliens ... whove been allowed to stay in this country.	immigration	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential primary debate
11065.json	true	Despite what Donald Trump claims, there werent 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix to see Trump speak.	elections,pundits	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a segment on her show
3557.json	false	Abortion services are well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does.	abortion,federal-budget	jon-kyl	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	2	4	3	0	a Senate floor speech
12170.json	barely-true	North Carolina spent almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year to convene a special session for HB2.	criminal-justice,gays-and-lesbians,state-budget,women	lgbt-progress		Washington, D.C.	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a tweet
2202.json	barely-true	[U]nlike every other major transit system in the nation, MARTA has never received any significant, dedicated funding from the state of Georgia.	transportation	michael-tyler	Chariman, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's Board of Directors	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
59.json	half-true	"John Kerry was at 4 percent in the polls in December of 2003...and he ended up becoming the nominee of the party."	elections	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	an interview on CNN's <i>The Situation Room</i>
10582.json	mostly-true	A federal judge said President Barack Obamas executive action on immigration is unconstitutional.	homeland-security,immigration	david-jolly		Florida	republican	4	0	1	1	0	a speech on the U.S. House floor
12939.json	mostly-true	At $587 apiece, USA would need to bring home about 33.1 BILLION gold medals to pay off our national debt.	debt	scott-rigell	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	2	0	1	0	a Facebook post
13202.json	mostly-true	In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get drivers licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down.	economy,immigration,public-safety,market-regulation	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a television interview
364.json	half-true	"I want to freeze interest rates for five years."	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Los Angeles, Calif.
4265.json	pants-fire	Two elections in a row (Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus) has screwed up counting the vote	elections	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a television interview
6927.json	half-true	The Georgia Department of Economic Development assisted with the creation of 28,776 jobs, an increase of 29 percent from last fiscal year, and $5.97 billion in investments, a 32 percent increase.	economy,jobs	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	news release
1282.json	false	For the last decade the climate has been cooling.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,environment,pundits	mary-matalin			republican	1	1	0	0	0	CNN's Situation Room program
10842.json	true	Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee.	public-safety,state-budget,transportation	wisconsin-transportation-builders-association		Wisconsin	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
547.json	pants-fire	Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a Web ad
5793.json	false	Says $57,000 is the mean [income] in our state for a family.	families,income	sheila-oliver	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	3	0	an interview on WOR-AM
11918.json	barely-true	Says the one person (Donald Trump)has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge.	abortion,supreme-court	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	on ABC's "This Week"
11419.json	mostly-true	Today in America, we have more people in jail than any other country on Earth.	criminal-justice	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	the first Democratic debate
3234.json	false	The Muslim Brotherhood has openly stated they want to declare war on Israel.	foreign-policy,israel,pundits,terrorism	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a comment on his television show
1662.json	mostly-true	On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this."	corporations,ethics,market-regulation,abc-news-week	lawrence-summers			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on "This Week."
1799.json	barely-true	Elena Kagan "violated the law of the United States at various points" with her opposition to military recruiters.	kagan-nomination,military,supreme-court,abc-news-week	jeff-sessions		Alabama	republican	2	2	2	1	0	ABC's "This Week"
10904.json	mostly-true	Sixty million Americans depend on Social Security, and one-third of all the seniors in America depend on Social Security for 90 percent of their income.	income,retirement,social-security	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando
993.json	barely-true	"Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Georgetown University
9157.json	false	Says the Medicaid fraud rate in Virginia was fact-checked and found to be 0.47 percent.	health-care,medicaid	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a radio interview.
12476.json	false	The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution.	science	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	the Rush Limbaugh Show
3715.json	true	Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to participate in union activities such as collective bargaining.	county-government,state-budget,unions	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news release
10311.json	true	The U.S. has 5 percent of the worlds population, 25 percent of the worlds known prison population.	criminal-justice	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	a conference.
3108.json	true	There have been at least four incidents where bullets from Mexico have crossed the border.	crime,immigration,public-safety	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a press release
1647.json	true	On oil drilling	energy,environment	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an announcement at Andrews Air Force Base 
12310.json	pants-fire	Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May.	history,religion	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a multitude of Facebook posts
1078.json	barely-true	"We were promised. The president said we would keep unemployment under 8.5 percent (if the stimulus passed)."	economy,stimulus	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a PBS interview.
3594.json	true	George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator.	deficit,education,federal-budget	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	a blog post.
6994.json	barely-true	Elizabeth Townsend runs the elections office that omitted a school board race on a ballot and gave a School Board candidate faulty advice.	candidates-biography	shirley-anderson		Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign flyer
2757.json	half-true	Says John Raese said he wants 1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now.	foreign-policy,message-machine,military,technology	joe-manchin	Senator from West Virginia	West Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a campaign Web ad
9758.json	mostly-true	The Islamic State, or ISIS, was cast off by al-Qaida because it was considered too extreme.	iraq,terrorism	david-gregory	Host of NBC's Meet the Press	Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	1	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
8744.json	barely-true	The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a Koch brothers affiliated group.	drugs,florida	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	comments on her show
8073.json	true	The Senate immigration bill is filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos.	federal-budget,immigration	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	a Twitter post
4636.json	half-true	Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens.	economy,immigration,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
5976.json	mostly-true	For every one mile of light-rail track that will be built, 16 miles of new road capacity will be built.	transportation	colleen-kiernan		Georgia	none	0	0	0	2	0	an interview
1750.json	half-true	"The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."	energy,environment,oil-spill	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	an interview on CNN.
4363.json	half-true	The United States is the No. 1 country in the world for energy resources. We are the king daddy dogs when it comes to energy.	energy,environment	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a campaign event
6053.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama is a socialist.	candidates-biography	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	an Austin appearance with Wes Riddle, fellow GOP hopeful for US House.
8176.json	half-true	Under a new law regulating abortions, Even if youre raped, if you dont report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound.	abortion,health-care,women	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	an interview
7611.json	false	Assertions that it makes no difference whether children are raised by heterosexual or homosexual parents have been shattered by the latest and best social science and research.	children,diversity,families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	susan-yoshihara	Director of research, Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	1	0	0	0	testimony before a R.I. Senate committee
2193.json	half-true	In my attorney generals office, weve cut the budget 18 percent.	state-budget	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	a debate.
10042.json	half-true	In North Carolina, now were near the national average for unemployment.	economy,states,workers	thom-tillis	House Speaker and U.S. Senate candidate	North Carolina	republican	2	0	1	1	0	a debate
8923.json	half-true	Obamacare includes a $700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors.	elections,health-care,medicare	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a television ad
12064.json	half-true	The rate of U.S. female homicide victimsoutnumbers 24 other developed countries by more than 2 to 1.	crime,guns,history,public-safety	everytown-gun-safety	Advocacy group	New York	none	3	0	1	0	0	a Facebook meme
3720.json	mostly-true	Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994.	city-budget,city-government,energy	kathie-tovo	Mother	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	2	0	“Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.
11342.json	mostly-true	Says Ronald Reagan reversed his worlds largest tax cut and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations.	taxes	stephen-colbert			none	1	0	0	2	0	an interview with Ted Cruz
8452.json	barely-true	Wendy Davis is threatening to raise taxes up to $35 billion.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a Facebook page
8786.json	half-true	Alex Sink used a taxpayer-funded plane so she could get to a vacation in the Bahamas.	ethics,florida	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	in a Web campaign ad
13441.json	barely-true	Roy Blunt voted to raise his own pay 12 times while in Congress.	candidates-biography,voting-record	jason-kander	Secretary of State	Missouri	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad
318.json	barely-true	Mitt Romney wants "to set a date for withdrawal" from Iraq.	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Fort Myers, Fla.
12823.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump claimed our armed forces are a disaster.	foreign-policy,military	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Democratic convention
6492.json	true	Says under Wisconsin law, he cannot remove his name from the ballot for re-election to Congress.	elections	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a television interview
3421.json	barely-true	In fighting collective bargaining changes, Democrats are trying to protect a system that pays unionized government workers 42 percent more than non-union workers.	labor,state-budget	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad
6836.json	false	Under Gov. Romneys definition ... Donald Trump is a small business.	debates,small-business,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the first presidential debate in Denver
10550.json	true	The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program.	foreign-policy,nuclear	michael-morell			none	0	0	0	1	0	a broadcast of "Charlie Rose"
12836.json	barely-true	In Liberia, a girl is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read.	children,education,women	tina-rosenberg			columnist	1	0	0	0	0	an article
443.json	half-true	"Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil."	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.
9461.json	mostly-true	It would be illegal for the Fulton County Commission to raise the county tax rate.	county-government	john-albers			republican	0	1	0	1	0	In an emai to constituents
10776.json	barely-true	SaidPresident Barack Obama said he was going to stop (signature strikes).	afghanistan,terrorism	richard-clarke			none	1	0	0	0	0	a panel on ABC "This Week"
4355.json	half-true	Says the national debt and President Barack Obamas refusal to control spending led to our nations credit rating being downgraded for the first time in history.	deficit,economy,federal-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a campaign video on his website
3620.json	half-true	An Internet sweepstakes cafe is a legitimate business that has been vetted and found to be completely legal in the state.	gambling	peter-nehr	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	comments published in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
6537.json	true	In 2008, candidate Barack Obama attacked John McCain for proposing cuts to Medicare.	medicare,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
2718.json	mostly-true	Donna Campbell has called for ending all federal funding for education	education,federal-budget,taxes	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a campaign mailer
740.json	true	"Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf."	environment	defenders-wildlife-action-fund-defenders-wildlife-			none	0	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
4224.json	false	One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.	environment	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a discussion at a town hall meeting
12501.json	barely-true	Says the United States has treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress.	congress,foreign-policy	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	an appearance on Meet the Press
93.json	true	"Social Security ... is solid through about 2040 without any changes whatsoever."	federal-budget	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	Hanover, N.H.
7679.json	mostly-true	Says under his utility rate plan, An estimated 50 percent of our residential households will see a decrease in their water and wastewater bills.	city-budget,water	dwight-jones	Mayor, City of Richmond	Virginia	democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a statement.
6894.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would eliminate the guarantee of Medicare.	health-care,medicare	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.
10078.json	mostly-true	Weeks after accepting a quarter-million-dollar campaign contribution from a hospital board chairman, Greg Abbott went to court against victims of a drug-taking neurosurgeon.	campaign-finance,health-care,legal-issues	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a TV ad
12852.json	pants-fire	We have a fire marshal that said, Oh we cant allow more people ... And the reason they wont let them in is because they dont know what the hell theyre doing.	public-safety	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally speech
9106.json	barely-true	We have been teaching these (Common Core) standards in Florida schools since 2010.	education	janet-adkins	state representative	Florida	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a Florida House subcommittee meeting
6403.json	half-true	Says Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed the Quiones Plan because it was taxation without representation on a large scale.	taxes	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a campaign mailer
11618.json	pants-fire	Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.	crime	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet
4176.json	false	If youre from Guatemala and you are found illegally in Mexico, you are automatically jailed.	immigration	sam-olens		Georgia	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a radio news story
7852.json	false	On oil drilling off Virginias coast.	energy,environment	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a campaign statement.
7173.json	true	Says Texas has the 15th largest economy in the world.	economy,states	texas-petition			none	0	0	0	0	0	the White House's "We the People" petition web site
6886.json	barely-true	When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no.	congressional-rules,foreign-policy,human-rights,islam,israel,religion	emergency-committee-israel	Advocacy group for U.S. policy toward Israel	Washington, D.C.	none	2	0	0	0	0	a campaign ad
770.json	half-true	"As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes."	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a debate in St. Louis
7058.json	half-true	Says Mark Hass raised your taxes by $1 billion in a single day.	taxes	taxpayer-association-oregon	political action committee	Oregon	none	0	1	2	0	0	a campaign mailer.
3128.json	false	Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital.	economy,financial-regulation	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	an MSNBC interview
12886.json	mostly-true	Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. Its documented. Its available.	elections	michael-madigan	Speaker of the House 	Illinois	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1. 
2454.json	barely-true	State pension fund staffers lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses.	economy,florida,message-machine,retirement	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a television ad
5726.json	barely-true	The Austin school district calendar lists 64 different dates for either a state-mandated test or make-up test.	education	sara-stevenson	Librarian	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed column.
2716.json	mostly-true	Most of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama.	elections,pundits	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a debate
3015.json	half-true	Were worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage.	environment,infrastructure	mike-polensek	Cleveland city councilman	Ohio	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a public meeting
784.json	mostly-true	John McCain "is proposing tax cuts that would give the average Fortune 500 CEO an additional $700,000 in tax cuts."	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
6079.json	false	Says President Barack Obama wants to raise the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent.	federal-budget,income,taxes	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview
2599.json	mostly-true	Says Scott Walker eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession.	jobs,message-machine	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a campaign TV ad
5901.json	barely-true	Says Schaufler was the only Democrat who voted to stop the states health care reform plan.	voting-record	oregon-league-conservation-voters			none	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer
9212.json	barely-true	Typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families.	jobs,workers	wisconsin-manufacturers-and-commerce		Wisconsin	organization	3	0	2	2	0	an opinion piece
5419.json	true	All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport.	homeland-security	john-axford	Relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	0	a Tweet
11882.json	true	Says she is 6th in hard dollars raised and has more cash on hand than Governors (John) Kasich and (Chris) Christie combined.	campaign-finance	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a column posted on Medium.com
3633.json	true	Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP].	deficit,economy,federal-budget,taxes	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a TV appearance.
3926.json	barely-true	Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs.	health-care,jobs	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a press statement
8227.json	true	According to a recent poll, there are more young Republicans enrolled in their parents (health insurance) plans than young Democrats.	health-care	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech in Little Rock, Ark.
3138.json	true	[Tailpipe emissions rules], if fully implemented with all the regulations that go with it, they will keep the temperature from rising nearly five one-hundredths of a degree Fahrenheit. By 2050.	climate-change,environment,transportation	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a speech to Tea Party activists.
353.json	half-true	"On issue after issue that really were hard to explain or understand, you voted present . . . And anytime anyone raises that, there's always some kind of explanation."	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Myrtle Beach, S.C.
8695.json	half-true	Federal law for Obamacare navigators does not bar or even require screening for convicted felons, including individuals convicted of identity theft or fraud.	crime,criminal-justice,health-care	pete-sessions	U.S. House representative	Texas	republican	1	0	1	0	0	an oped column
2301.json	true	Michael Thurmond authored major legislation that has provided more than $250 million in tax relief to Georgias senior citizens and working families.	taxes	michael-thurmond	Labor Commissioner	Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	his campaign website
4223.json	mostly-true	[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior.	animals	elaine-boyer			republican	0	0	1	1	0	an interview
13110.json	mostly-true	Says Marco Rubio would take away a womans right to choose for victims of rape or incest.	abortion,voting-record	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a campaign ad
10488.json	mostly-true	DeKalb County has graduated five police academies and three fire academies to help reach its ambitious hiring goals in both departments.	county-budget,public-safety	lee-may		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	the 2015 State of the County address
5809.json	false	Says President Barack Obamas parents were communists.	elections	samuel-wurzelbacher	Republican candidate for Congress	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	1	1	a letter published by the Christian Broadcasting Network
7623.json	half-true	Harvard Study Finds States With Most Gun Laws Have Fewest Gun Deaths.	crime,criminal-justice,guns,public-safety	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
10123.json	false	None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways.	corrections-and-updates,transportation	citizens-against-rail-taxes	Political action committee	Tex	none	0	1	0	0	0	a radio ad
4211.json	barely-true	(Rep. Bob Goodlattes) balanced budgetamendment does not require a balanced budget.	deficit,federal-budget	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a letter.
9449.json	half-true	It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions about where they can hunt and fish.	congress,elections,environment,government-regulation,campaign-advertising	put-alaska-first-pac	political action committee	Alaska	none	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
10681.json	half-true	A school uniform policy helps with school safety, helps with truancy.	education	janet-adkins	state representative	Florida	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a discussion about school uniforms
5048.json	half-true	Says constitutional amendment would help to stop unfair, double taxation on real estate.	taxes	Yes-on-79		Oregon	none	0	0	1	0	1	an ad and on their website
764.json	false	John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die."	abortion	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
7026.json	false	Sherrod Brown voted six times to raise his own pay.	congress,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,voting-record	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign commercial
2423.json	barely-true	The size of our federal government has more than doubled since the year 2000.	federal-budget	scott-bruun	State representative	Oregon	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a statement on his website
5042.json	false	The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job.	economy,jobs	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a press release
5624.json	true	The changes to Georgias tax and fee structure is an overall tax cut.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	brian-robinson		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	2	0	an interview
823.json	pants-fire	Says Obama wants to redesign the American flag "to better offer our enemies hope and love."	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a widely circulated e-mail
9458.json	false	Gun homicide is down 49 percent in the past 12 years.	guns	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
9569.json	half-true	Says he voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA.	candidates-biography,congress,federal-budget,homeland-security,voting-record,weather	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a television ad
8411.json	mostly-true	Thirteen hundred applicants in Rhode Island signed up for insurance through Obamacare.	health-care,public-health,states	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	an appearance on CNN's "Crossfire."
4229.json	false	Theres no money in Social Security.	economy,federal-budget,social-security,taxes	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	an appearance on Channel 6
5005.json	false	Says it cost Massachusetts taxpayers $100,000 when Mitt Romney and his staff purchased computer hard drives.	message-machine-2012,new-hampshire-2012	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a Democratic Natonal Committee advertisement
7761.json	false	On support for gay marriage	marriage	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a Facebook post
4804.json	true	A Republican-led softening of firearms training rules means that untrained individuals would be allowed to carry guns with a state permit.	guns,market-regulation	donna-seidel	State Assembly, District 85	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
6912.json	barely-true	Says Julie Parrish voted to divert $160 million from public schools to private for-profit schools.	education,voting-record	carl-hosticka	Metro councilor		democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a guest column
8286.json	mostly-true	The employer mandate affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country.	health-care,small-business	chris-van-hollen		Maryland	democrat	0	0	0	4	0	an interview with Fox News
3717.json	false	The study that states that more than 70 percent of the traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is to/from Clackamas County has been thoroughly debunked by The Oregonian.	transportation	john-lee	Chair of Clackamas County Republicans	Oregon	republican	0	1	1	0	0	May 17 election voters pamphlet
4188.json	half-true	Recently we have seen our government debt grow by $3.4 trillion during the first 29 months of the Obama administration -- the equivalent of about $4 billion per day.	deficit	leonard-lance			republican	0	0	1	2	0	a column
152.json	mostly-true	Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."	ethics	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
2768.json	false	If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	bobby-scott	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	5	0	a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide
9267.json	half-true	Says Scott Browns carrying some big oil baggage because he collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions.	campaign-finance,energy	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a TV ad
11722.json	mostly-true	More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress.	abortion,congress	cecile-richards	president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America	New York	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	an interview by actress Lena Dunham
1295.json	barely-true	There is majority support for the Democrats' health care plans.	health-care	valerie-jarrett	senior adviser to President Barack Obama	Illinois	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos'
10063.json	false	We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad.	civil-rights,diversity,families,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	tony-perkins			republican	0	1	1	0	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
3550.json	true	From 05 to 09, weve had 1,100 soldiers commit suicide, one every 36 hours.	military	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a House committee hearing
2488.json	half-true	Says $30 million gap in stadium funding forced the Portland Beavers to leave.	baseball	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	John Canzano's radio show
194.json	half-true	"Murder went up" when Romney was governor. "Robbery went up. Violent crimes went up."	crime	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a newspaper interview.
9463.json	mostly-true	All 28 members of NATO have pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us.	economy,foreign-policy,iraq,military	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech
11735.json	barely-true	Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt.	education	scot-ross			activist	1	0	0	0	0	a television interview
8752.json	mostly-true	Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states.	corrections-and-updates,economy,elections,income,poverty,wealth	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a Facebook post
3947.json	half-true	The Public Employee Retirement System is making more millionaires than the Oregon state lottery.	public-service,retirement,state-finances,workers	ted-ferrioli	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an opinion column
7776.json	half-true	Says we have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his weekly radio address.
10238.json	mostly-true	In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give unlimited contributions to political parties, but business cant give any.	campaign-finance,corporations,elections,small-business,unions	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	an interview
9906.json	false	I sponsored the new Buy American law	elections,job-accomplishments	shemia-fagan	Business attorney	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an Oregon Voters' Pamphlet statement
12240.json	barely-true	Says Bernie Sanders has been largely a very reliable supporter of the NRA.	candidates-biography,guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the Democratic debate in New York
6256.json	false	Funding the federal health care law without a tax hike will require the state to cut nearly a quarter of its annual budget.	health-care,medicaid,state-budget	brian-robinson		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	2	0	an article
12862.json	pants-fire	Hillary Clinton says she wants to, raise taxes on the middle class.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign video 
1004.json	pants-fire	When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft.	health-care,transportation	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	an interview on "The Today Show"
3099.json	mostly-true	A test last month at the MAX station at 162nd Avenue and East Burnside saw crime down 41 percent compared with December 2009	crime,transportation	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	an article in The Oregonian
7857.json	barely-true	Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real.	foreign-policy,terrorism	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	an email to supporters
4094.json	false	Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools.	education,state-budget	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	a newspaper column and other statements
1733.json	mostly-true	Gov. Lawton Chiles said "if I were to become ... become speaker of the House it would be (his) worst nightmare."	candidates-biography	daniel-webster	U.S. Representative, Florida District 8	Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	announcing his campaign for the U.S. House.
4748.json	pants-fire	If [Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed] wants to be like Bull Connor, then so be it.	occupy-wall-street	vincent-fort	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	1	a newspaper column
1466.json	half-true	The governors not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, weve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas.	economy,government-efficiency,state-budget	debra-medina	Businesswoman	Texas	republican	0	1	3	1	0	a Republican gubernatorial debate
3035.json	true	Following the 2009 session, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus was acknowledged and thanked for his tireless efforts by Planned Parenthood, the nations premier abortion provider.	abortion	heidi-group	Nonprofit group	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	0	a letter.
9381.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walker has made Wisconsin 2nd in the nation in losing jobs.	jobs	brett-hulsey			democrat	1	3	0	0	0	a news release
9486.json	half-true	Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that gives Floridas public officials an easy way to avoid disclosing their personal finances.	elections,transparency	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	his campaign website
2343.json	true	Ohio today has the fewest number of state employees since the Reagan administration.	government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,state-budget	yvette-mcgee-brown	Ohio Supreme Court justice	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech at a candidates forum
4506.json	false	This is the worst jobs recovery since the Great Depression.	economy	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	an op-ed 
3753.json	barely-true	If the Sellwood Bridge is not replaced, it will have to be shut down within eight years.	transportation	charlotte-lehan	Chair of the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners	Oregon	none	1	0	1	0	0	an opinion column
2951.json	half-true	Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers.	campaign-finance,elections	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
1210.json	false	On whether the governor of Massachusetts should be able to appoint an interim U.S. senator	elections	massachusetts-legislature	Making laws	Massachusetts	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	votes in 2004 and 2009
6199.json	barely-true	In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker.	corporations,income,occupy-wall-street,taxes	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	on the Internet
8532.json	barely-true	In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year.	economy	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
7019.json	mostly-true	Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government.	federal-budget,government-efficiency,government-regulation,health-care,medicaid,poverty	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate
2409.json	barely-true	Harry Reid has voted to give illegals Social Security benefits even for the time they were here illegally.	immigration,message-machine,social-security	sharron-angle	Republican nominee for Nevada U.S. Senate seat	Nevada	republican	3	1	1	0	0	a campaign commercial
4051.json	pants-fire	Says that President Obama said, Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?	military,veterans	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
4621.json	mostly-true	Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be. A planned nuclear plant repair will only increase that percentage.	energy,nuclear	mike-fasano	state Senator 	Florida 	republican	0	0	0	2	0	a news article
13298.json	half-true	What the District of Columbia was trying to do(with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns.	criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns,history,supreme-court	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the third 2016 presidential debate
2156.json	false	Theres nothing in the voting instructions that weve been getting in the last several elections that lets you know about the limitations of the master lever.	elections	catherine-taylor	business owner	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an appearance on the Helen Glover Show
7493.json	false	On raising taxes.	taxes,transportation	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	
5944.json	false	An Obamacare slush fund paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an anti-obesity campaign.	animals,corrections-and-updates,health-care,stimulus	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a newsletter
13414.json	half-true	Thousands of Americans have been killed by illegal immigrants.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio
11597.json	barely-true	There is currently no ability to vet these people, referring to Syrian refugees.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,immigration,terrorism	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	an official statement posted on Facebook.
2492.json	pants-fire	A bill to save teacher jobs is completely paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.	poverty,voting-record	zack-space	Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 18th District	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a letter
7063.json	false	Says during George W. Bushs administration we were losing millions of jobs per month, while under Barack Obama we have three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month.	economy,history,jobs	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	a tweet
3476.json	pants-fire	A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008.	abortion,federal-budget	worldnetdaily			none	0	1	0	0	1	a news report
10080.json	barely-true	Under the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, northern Wisconsins mining economy is moving forward and more people are getting good, high-paying jobs.	jobs	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a direct mail flier
9795.json	pants-fire	Obamacare prevents (Florida) from regulating insurance.	florida,health-care,market-regulation	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a Facebook Q&A with Charlie Crist
5295.json	half-true	We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and were getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers other than the fact that it produces the jobs.	economy,gambling,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	joseph-trillo	minority whip, Rhode Island House of Representatives	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	1	0	1	a debate
9931.json	pants-fire	Super Bowl Sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence.	crime,sports	mika-brzezinski	Host, "Morning Joe"		none	0	0	0	0	1	a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
475.json	mostly-true	"More people without health care since George Bush took office; more children in poverty since George Bush took office."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign speech in Williamsport, Pa.
11258.json	true	Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED.	education,states	melissa-johnson			none	0	0	0	0	0	a report
48.json	mostly-true	"We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed."	iraq	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a debate in Durham, N.H.
1090.json	false	On mandating health care coverage.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television interview
6736.json	half-true	Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs.	debt,deficit,economy,federal-budget,stimulus	americans-tax-reform			none	4	0	1	1	1	an election flier 
12960.json	false	Says Ron Johnson voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas.	jobs,taxes	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a TV ad
3026.json	false	Says he led the effort to build a new (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) engineering campus in Wauwatosa.	job-accomplishments	jim-sullivan	Former State Senator, 5th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	0	0	a campaign mailer
11406.json	mostly-true	There have been seven investigations (of Benghazi) led mostly by Republicans in the Congress that concluded nobody did anything wrong, but there were changes we could make.	congress,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	on NBC's Today Show
4587.json	half-true	I created a flat tax in the state of Utah. It took that state to the number-one position in terms of job creation.	economy,new-hampshire-2012,states,taxes	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
4799.json	half-true	On using embryonic stem cells for medical research.	health-care	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	remarks at a Vatican conference
1476.json	mostly-true	One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.	economy,pundits,stimulus,taxes	jon-stewart			none	0	2	1	1	1	an interview with Bill O'Reilly
2393.json	true	Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosis district office in downtown San Francisco.	economy,federal-budget,message-machine,taxes	john-dennis		California	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign commercial
5680.json	barely-true	Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, despite acknowledging that the EPAs cap-and-trade regulations are burdensome and could harm economic growth in Ohio.	economy,environment,government-regulation,jobs	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a news release
4789.json	barely-true	(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy.	campaign-finance,corporations,energy,ethics,jobs,stimulus	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a TV ad
231.json	false	"If we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Johnston, Iowa
12171.json	pants-fire	Im the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against.	elections,financial-regulation,campaign-advertising	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	comments on Meet the Press
5951.json	half-true	Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago.	campaign-finance,legal-issues,campaign-advertising	john-matson		Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on State of the State
1644.json	false	"The average student will be spending $1,700 to $1,800 more during the life of their loan because of this surcharge."	economy,education,health-care	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	an appearance on the Fox News show "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren
4359.json	barely-true	In Afghanistan, it is very, very rare that someone who is killed in action is not killed by an improvised explosive device, or IED.	military,veterans	bob-casey	U.S. Senator	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a conference call with reporters
7227.json	false	Says a federal plan to expand Medicaid would cost Florida taxpayers $26 billion over 10 years.	health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press conference
5860.json	mostly-true	Says I dont agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics.	city-government,government-regulation,housing,infrastructure,message-machine-2012	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a debate 
11259.json	barely-true	The Obama administration is proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obamas Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030.	climate-change,environment	credo-action			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a YouTube video
3337.json	pants-fire	Says Wendys founder Dave Thomas left the state literally on his deathbed to avoid the estate tax.	taxes	jay-hottinger	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	1	a radio interview
392.json	half-true	I helped to bring peace to Northern Ireland.	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on CNN's "American Morning."
11960.json	true	African-Americans are more likely to be arrested by police and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do.	crime	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad
7191.json	half-true	Over $1 trillion was spent on anti-poverty programs in 2011, enough to give every single poor American a check for $22,000.	federal-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech
11677.json	mostly-true	I have always opposed drivers licenses for illegal aliens.	immigration,transportation,voting-record	david-simpson	Texas House Representative	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign press release
11040.json	half-true	Theres now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.	candidates-biography	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
2583.json	half-true	Says David Wu has presided over 137 months in which Oregons unemployment rate has been above the national average.	economy,job-accomplishments	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	The Oregonian's Voter Guide
13406.json	true	Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think youve made a mistake.	city-government,elections,states	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
2619.json	false	Says Kurt Schrader cast the deciding vote that failed to extend tax cuts for Oregons middle-class families and small businesses.	taxes	scott-bruun	State representative	Oregon	republican	2	1	0	0	0	an e-mail
6990.json	mostly-true	Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and theyre rushing to build a lot more. Theyll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future.	foreign-policy,nuclear	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
12357.json	barely-true	Under a new federal regulation, it will cost Pinellas County $31 million to fix a single ditch.	environment,government-regulation	david-jolly		Florida	republican	4	0	1	1	0	an Orlando debate
5418.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walker is openly backing a move to abolish the state retirement system and convert it to a 401(k)-style plan that will reduce pensions by at least a third for current and retired public employees	pensions,state-budget	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
3184.json	half-true	Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.	foreign-policy,history,pundits,religion,terrorism	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his radio program
8066.json	half-true	Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected.	crime,pundits	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
6104.json	barely-true	The latest evidence of Republican success is that since the beginning of the current legislative term, state unemployment has gone down almost 20% to 5% adjusted.	jobs	william-obrien	Speaker of the House of Representatives	New Hampshire	republican	1	2	1	0	0	a letter to The Telegraph
13144.json	barely-true	Republican Mark Kirk is outsourcing his campaign to a Super PAC funded almost exclusively by a bunch of hedge fund billionaires. ...I dont have a Super PAC.	campaign-finance	tammy-duckworth	U.S. Representative 	Illinois	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	an email fundraising letter
7643.json	barely-true	Wisconsin education agency urged white students to wear white wristbands as a reminder about your (white) privilege.	children,diversity,education	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a column
11268.json	false	Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states.	foreign-policy,nuclear	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
9369.json	barely-true	Surface temperatures on Earth have stabilized.	climate-change,corrections-and-updates,environment	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
9780.json	false	Sen. Jeff Merkley voted six times for more debt.	congress,debt,economy	freedom-partners	Advocacy group	Virginia	none	0	1	0	0	1	a television ad
11530.json	mostly-true	How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years.	debt	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a Facebook post
9354.json	false	Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans benefits over these last years.	federal-budget,health-care,veterans	katrina-vanden-heuvel			none	0	2	1	0	0	a discussion on CBS' "Face the Nation"
6585.json	half-true	Says the United States has the worlds greatest health care system.	health-care	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	the keynote address at the Republican National Convention
9533.json	mostly-true	U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston requested more earmarks than any other GA Congressman and all GA GOP members combined.	federal-budget	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	In a Twitter post
5267.json	false	Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.	economy,education,jobs	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	his State of the State address
8730.json	false	Fifty-three percent of graduates from liberal arts colleges these days cant find jobs.	education	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a speech
7951.json	true	Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio	environment,water	kris-jordan	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a speech on the Senate floor 
10231.json	barely-true	Says he has never received any contributions from the Koch brothers.	campaign-finance	john-thrasher	Republican Party of Florida Chairman	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	1	forum with Florida State students
774.json	barely-true	John McCain's health care plan "leaves you on your own to pay McCains health insurance tax."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a television ad
10207.json	true	Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.	education,public-safety	sloan-roach	Spokeswoman for Gwinnett County Schools		none	0	0	0	0	0	a television interview
9062.json	pants-fire	Says President AbrahamLincoln tried to arm the slaves.	history	andrew-napolitano	judge		republican	3	0	2	0	3	a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
5088.json	half-true	I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,new-hampshire-2012,state-finances,states,taxes	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
3875.json	barely-true	Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, Hey, youre not going to succeed.	history,pundits	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview on Fox
109.json	half-true	"I cut taxes 23 times when I was mayor of New York City."	taxes	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a debate in Dearborn, Mich.
9663.json	false	Governing magazine has estimated that in the states that dont expand Medicaid, a minimum, they said of 40 percent of rural hospitals will close in those states...	health-care	richard-saslaw	State Senate Minority Leader	Virginia	democrat	2	3	0	0	1	a TV interview.
8346.json	pants-fire	In a sweetheart deal members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges.	health-care	jeb-hensarling	U.S. Congressman	Texas	republican	0	2	1	0	1	a House floor speech
1785.json	barely-true	Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care.	economy,financial-regulation,health-care,pundits	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week
7783.json	mostly-true	Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires.	education,state-finances,taxes,transportation	one-new-jersey			democrat	0	0	1	2	0	A radio ad
8311.json	half-true	Some 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions as a result of political favoritism and backroom deals.	corporations,economy,financial-regulation,pensions,unions	michael-turner	Representative from Ohio's 3rd Congressional District	Ohio	republican	1	0	2	0	0	a news release
4160.json	true	Florida Democrats put my Social Security number and my wifes Employment Identification Number in a mail piece.	campaign-advertising	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a Fox News interview
3495.json	mostly-true	Says new EPA water regulations would force the state to make drainage canals every bit as clean as pristine Florida river systems.	environment,water	free-market-florida		Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a web video.
1952.json	half-true	Sharron Angle supported "a Scientology plan to give massages to prisoners."	crime,message-machine,religion	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a political ad
11850.json	barely-true	During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000.	corrections-and-updates,economy	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a town hall in Henniker, N.H.
8811.json	half-true	The largest enterprise in the world is the federal government of the United States of America	china,corporations,federal-budget,public-service,workers	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	an interview.
2838.json	true	Says Oregon ranks 30th in the nation with regard to its incarceration rate.	crime,criminal-justice	crime-victims-united-oregon	political action committee	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	0	a website
6661.json	half-true	After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas.	energy,environment	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
10629.json	false	Says Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails.	transparency	james-carville	political consultant	Louisiana	democrat	2	1	0	1	0	a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
2685.json	half-true	More private-sector jobs were created in the first eight months of 2010 than in the eight years of the Bush administration.	economy,history,job-accomplishments	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	an interview on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann"
4041.json	true	Creeping defense commitments in (the Middle East) and globally now consume over half the U.S. discretionary budget annually.	federal-budget,military	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a speech in the House of Representatives
2118.json	pants-fire	Karen Handel would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort Sarah Palins son Trig, who has Down syndrome.	abortion	melanie-crozier			none	0	0	0	0	1	a Politico article
5357.json	pants-fire	The U.S. Census believes that by 2030 the majority of Americans will use Spanish as their first language.	census,immigration,pop-culture	glee			none	0	0	0	0	1	an episode on TV
2413.json	mostly-true	As the CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina laid off 30,000 workers.	candidates-biography,corporations,job-accomplishments,message-machine,workers	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	a political ad
3578.json	false	Politicians and their corporate lobbyists are trying to take away my right to spend my paycheck how I want.	unions	florida-education-association		Florida	none	0	2	0	0	0	a campaign-style ad.
5328.json	true	91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college, but Marco Rubio opposes it.	education,immigration,message-machine-2012	presente			none	0	1	0	0	0	a television ad
411.json	pants-fire	I remember landing under sniper fire.	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Washington, D.C.
4837.json	false	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.	foreign-policy,israel,nuclear	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.
1827.json	false	Bill McCollum on the Arizona immigration law.	immigration	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	interviews with Florida media.
983.json	false	There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea.	foreign-policy,pundits	lawrence-odonnell			none	2	2	0	3	0	an appearance on MSNBC.
3812.json	barely-true	Says Rick Perry is the guy that tracked down Democratic legislators who fled Texas in 2003.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography,elections,pundits,redistricting	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio program.
7984.json	false	Rhode Islands graduated driving license has saved hundreds of lives.	children,crime,public-safety,market-regulation	joseph-mcnamara	House member	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	1	0	0	a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
7518.json	barely-true	Eighty-five percent of Floridians who will benefit from expanding Medicaid are single, childless adults.	health-care,medicaid	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	an interview
9535.json	false	The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary.	candidates-biography,economy,jobs,states	joe-zepecki			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
3042.json	true	Georgia lawmakers fuel up for the session by feasting on wild hogs.	agriculture	new-georgia-encyclopedia		Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	New Georgia Encyclopedia entry on hogs in Georgia history
7218.json	pants-fire	Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!	crime,government-regulation,guns,military,market-regulation	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook posting
2694.json	true	Says Will Rasmussen falsely claimed he had lived in the West Linn district for about a year.	candidates-biography,ethics	promote-oregon-leadership-pac-oregon-house-republi	Political action committee	Oregon	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a campaign mailer
8299.json	mostly-true	Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage.	economy,workers	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview on CNN's "Crossfire"
11059.json	false	We dont have a (military) reserve force if something happens.	immigration,military	joe-theismann		Virginia	none	0	1	0	0	0	a discussion on "Outnumbered"
4118.json	half-true	Georgias illegal-immigration legislation simply follows existing federal law.	immigration	jack-murphy	State Senator	Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
11223.json	barely-true	Saystheres 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.	immigration	corey-lewandowski	Campaign manager for Donald Trump		republican	1	2	0	0	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
3383.json	false	Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers budget okays disposing of unclaimed pound dogs to university research facilities.	state-budget	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	various blog postings critical of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
5823.json	barely-true	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.	education	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
1390.json	true	"No Democratic campaign for (Fla.) governor has ever had these kinds of resources this early on in an election cycle."	florida	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	response to questions about fundraising totals
12470.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton has spoken such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to get nuclear weapons. Give me a break.	foreign-policy,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Sacramento, Calif.
7117.json	false	The error rates for the Fulton County elections department are well below the average.	elections	emma-darnell	Fulton County Commissioner	Georgia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a meeting
3480.json	mostly-true	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.	guns,privacy	kim-thatcher	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a House floor session
1935.json	mostly-true	"When I become the nominee, the Democratic nominee, I will be the only pro-choice candidate on the ballot."	abortion	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate
11628.json	mostly-true	While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.	public-health	atlanta-mayor-kasim-reeds-office	spokesperson 	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	press release
11405.json	mostly-true	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.	guns,market-regulation	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	her gun policy platform.
666.json	half-true	John McCain's tax plan will give no reduction "for 100-million American families."	taxes	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	Denver
2937.json	true	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.	criminal-justice,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a gathering with reporters
2134.json	barely-true	Rob Portmans plan to tax, slash and privatize Social Security would devastate Ohioans.	bush-administration,economy,trade	lee-fisher	Former Lieutenant governor	Ohio	democrat	2	1	1	2	0	a campaign statement
138.json	mostly-true	"The founders advised non-interventionism."	foreign-policy	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	Orlando
5324.json	false	The state constitution clearly says theres not to be a state income tax in Tennessee.	legal-issues,taxes	gerald-mccormick	House Majority Leader	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	0	0	House floor debate over amending the state constitution to prohibit an income tax.
1484.json	barely-true	The Bush administration prosecuted 190 suspected terrorists in federal courts.	homeland-security,legal-issues,military,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on CBS
8843.json	true	Quarterbacks won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time.	sports	marshall-faulk	NFL Network analyst		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on the NFL Network
3950.json	false	This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover.	economy,history,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop
4720.json	true	Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.	abortion,message-machine-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a web advertisement
3160.json	false	In the past, President Obama has refused to meet with representatives from Cuban exile organizations.	foreign-policy	david-rivera	U.S. Representative, Florida District 25	Florida	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a statement
4642.json	half-true	We buy 35 percent of all Chinese exports.	trade	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a news conference
1111.json	half-true	53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs.	health-care	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	a speech on the House floor
7237.json	true	Says his transportation plan would make Virginia the first state in the nation to eliminate the state tax on gasoline.	taxes,transportation	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a news conference. 
9110.json	barely-true	Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration.	economy,jobs,population	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a report
7105.json	mostly-true	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.	pop-culture,sports	paul-levesque	Executive vice president, Talent Relations and Live Events	Connecticut	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on NYPost.com
5830.json	false	Wisconsin women are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job.	economy,labor,legal-issues,women	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	a newspaper interview
4273.json	half-true	Says the states pension and health benefits reform includes the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights.	health-care,retirement,state-budget	nj-can	Political group	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a petition
5975.json	half-true	Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.	immigration	ryan-downton	Attorney, businessman	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an open letter to voters.
12269.json	false	Steve Santarsiero wrote PAs Gun Safety Law.	guns	steve-santarsiero	State representative	Pennsylvania	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer.
9658.json	false	Says Common Core is a federal mandate.	children,education,federal-budget,states	joe-leibham			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
3951.json	false	Milwaukees police chief can fire officers for basically no cause.	city-government,state-budget	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	a statement at a committee meeting
8166.json	mostly-true	60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math.	education	george-p-bush	Vice president, Charter Holdings real estate investment partnership	Texas	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a Twitter post
3177.json	half-true	Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary.	elections	leticia-van-de-putte	Pharmacist	Texas	democrat	2	2	4	1	1	remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate
8679.json	half-true	Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour.	disability,income,jobs,workers	national-federation-blind		Maryland	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
1900.json	mostly-true	John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."	candidates-biography,message-machine,taxes	jd-hayworth		Arizona	republican	0	1	1	1	2	a campaign commercial
11874.json	mostly-true	In Virginia, people are going and getting marriage licenses who are 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 years old.	children,marriage	jill-vogel	State senator	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	legislative hearing.
8605.json	mostly-true	Republican ideas on health care dont give people an option to even enroll in something that they can afford.	health-care	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	a broadcast of CNN's Situation Room
10706.json	true	You cant build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia.	islam,religion	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show
1342.json	false	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.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a widely circulated e-mail
4502.json	true	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.	federal-budget	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	a television interview
9411.json	false	The Pentagon made up the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq.	iraq,military	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show"
330.json	half-true	"(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
9442.json	true	The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent.	foreign-policy,military	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	her book, "Hard Choices."
2468.json	half-true	On campaign donations from Texas Capitol lobbyists.	campaign-finance	brian-birdwell	Retired Army veteran	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a Capitol-area fundraiser.
5305.json	true	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.	federal-budget,medicaid,medicare,social-security	kurt-schrader	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	0	0	congressional website 
9754.json	mostly-true	There are only about 10 people in the United States Senate who have any real business experience.	congress,job-accomplishments	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	during an appearance in Middle Georgia
2376.json	barely-true	Senator Jeff Plale saved my job -- and some 300 others at Bucyrus International.	job-accomplishments,message-machine,trade	american-federation-children			none	1	0	0	0	1	campaign literature distributed by an outside group
12693.json	half-true	95 percent of the worlds customers are beyond our shores.	economy,trade	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in San Diego
6962.json	barely-true	Says he is the reason we do not pay a toll every time we pass over the bridge at MoPac and William Cannon.	transportation	gerald-daugherty	Businessman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a mailed campaign flier
5990.json	half-true	Says he restored prayer and the pledge in our schools.	education,job-accomplishments,religion	jeff-wentworth	State Senator	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	2	a TV ad.
444.json	mostly-true	Barack Obama is "the only candidate who doesn't take a dime from oil company PACs or lobbyists."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a television ad
13086.json	barely-true	SaysPatrick Murphys Pay More energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!	energy,environment	americans-prosperity-florida	advocacy group	Florida	none	2	0	0	0	1	a campaign mailer
11426.json	barely-true	Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress.	corporations,economy,federal-budget,financial-regulation,housing,transportation	erick-erickson			republican	1	2	0	0	0	a blog post
6854.json	barely-true	Says 50 million people would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed.	debates,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a presidential debate
9879.json	half-true	Virginia Democrats recently enforced voter ID rules that were considerably more stringent than those contained in the state law they denounce.	elections	mark-obenshain	State senator	Virginia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a newsletter.
12395.json	true	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.	income,taxes,wealth	jennifer-shilling	State Assembly member, 95th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a teleconference
9186.json	barely-true	Federal money for Medicaid expansion is guaranteed for a few years and then goes away.	federal-budget,medicaid	thomas-garrett-jr	State senator	Virginia	republican	2	1	0	0	0	an op-ed.
819.json	half-true	Barack Obama will "raise Social Security taxes."	social-security	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	campaign direct mail
3827.json	pants-fire	Obesity kills 34 children per hour.	children,health-care,public-health	rob-eissler	Texas House Representative	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	1	remarks on the House floor
6434.json	pants-fire	Sherrod Brown sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries.	congress,federal-budget,foreign-policy,message-machine-2012,stimulus	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a television ad
6040.json	false	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.	candidates-biography	loretta-weinberg	State Senator		democrat	1	2	0	1	0	a column on Blue Jersey
2391.json	false	On whether President Obamas speeches to school children spread socialist ideology.	education	jim-greer		Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a statement to the press
9633.json	false	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.	economy,history,jobs,poverty	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show"
2971.json	pants-fire	Already, the mayor of Green Bay is having ribbon-cutting after ribbon-cutting for economic development around the new VA center.	job-accomplishments,veterans	steve-kagen	U.S. House member -- 8th District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	2	a newspaper article
2168.json	true	(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs.	disability	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a press release
7934.json	mostly-true	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.	gays-and-lesbians,health-care,marriage,state-budget,state-finances,women,workers	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program
4151.json	pants-fire	Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus spending -- Part II.	economy,federal-budget,government-efficiency,state-finances,stimulus	ocean-state-policy-research-institute		Rhode Island	organization	0	2	0	0	1	a report
3994.json	pants-fire	Phil Puckett voted no on sending the EPA a message that theyve gone too far not once, but twice.	energy,environment,government-regulation	republican-party-virginia		Virginia	republican	2	0	0	0	1	a blog post.
4091.json	half-true	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.	retirement,state-budget,state-finances	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an e-mail to state employees
614.json	barely-true	"Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	in a television ad.
7208.json	mostly-true	AIG has fully repaid the federal government plus a profit of more than $22 billion.	corporations,federal-budget,financial-regulation	american-international-group			none	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
3084.json	barely-true	The financial regulatory bill will kill jobs.	economy,financial-regulation,market-regulation	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	a press release
642.json	true	Says McCain once said that on "the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush."	bush-administration	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in Springfield, Ill.
6963.json	true	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.	deficit,federal-budget	leonard-lance			republican	0	0	1	2	0	a debate
5355.json	true	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.	education	ben-cannon	Education Adviser	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a Portland Monthly article.
12166.json	pants-fire	The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz. 
6793.json	half-true	Says Measures 82 and 83 authorize just one more casino.	gambling,message-machine-2012	yes-82-and-83-campaign			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign ad
5333.json	barely-true	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.	jobs	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	a column
2577.json	barely-true	John Kitzhaber is the only pro-choice candidate in the race for governor.	abortion	planned-parenthood-pac	political action committee	Oregon	none	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer
1287.json	half-true	When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage."	foreign-policy,pop-culture	bono			none	0	0	1	1	0	an interview with the Associated Press
8732.json	mostly-true	You dont see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical.	taxes	jonathan-harris	University professor	Rhode Island	activist	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper commentary
13199.json	half-true	Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students has not increased since legalization.	marijuana	campaign-regulate-marijuana-alcohol		Arizona	none	0	0	1	0	0	a political advertisement
9565.json	half-true	Expanding Medicaid would create 63k jobs.	health-care,medicaid,poverty	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a tweet
9116.json	mostly-true	Manufacturing wages today in America on a per-hour basis are actually a bit lower than average wages in the economy as a whole.	economy,jobs,poverty	steven-rattner			democrat	0	0	0	2	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
5034.json	half-true	Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation.	gambling	ellyn-bogdanoff	state representative	Florida 	republican	1	1	1	0	0	a newspaper article
3490.json	barely-true	Georgia public sector employees do not have a say in the conditions of their employment, do not have bargaining rights or a say in their working conditions.	unions,workers	calvine-rollins	president, Georgia Association of Educators	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed
7583.json	half-true	Says that Secretary of State Jon Husted and former secretary Jennifer Brunner both have supported a provision in Senate Bill 47 that would limit the days organizers have to collect signatures for initiative and referendum petitions.	elections	bill-seitz	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	1	0	testimony before a House committee
8350.json	pants-fire	Ken Cuccinelli tried to shut down state government.	bipartisanship,state-budget	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a debate.
6087.json	half-true	When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country.	deficit,history,state-finances,states	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
6518.json	mostly-true	Says that as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney condemned coal-fired plants, saying they kill people.	economy,energy,environment	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news release
10446.json	mostly-true	College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003.	education,state-budget,state-finances	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	an email blast
13376.json	true	Several elected state officials have opened their homes to children in need of loving families.	children	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a press release titled “Lt. Governor Unveils Faith-Based Initiative on Foster Care Children,”
2843.json	false	Rhode Island is one of only six states to use E-Verify.	immigration	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	comments to reporters following a news conference
11061.json	barely-true	We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border.	immigration	jan-brewer		Arizona	republican	3	1	1	0	1	comments on CNN
566.json	barely-true	John McCain has given erratic and inconsistent answers on when troops should return from Iraq.	iraq	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	in an ad on the Internet
5340.json	barely-true	Says he signed legislation leading to 12 Texas abortion clinics being closed.	abortion,state-budget,state-finances	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a South Carolina forum.
12434.json	pants-fire	It is Hillary Clintons agenda to release the violent criminals from jail. She wants them all released.	crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech to the National Rifle Association
3692.json	true	Youve got each day 10,000 new seniors, baby boomers, becoming eligible for the entitlement programs.	medicare,social-security	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a TV appearance.
6877.json	barely-true	Says economists Harvey Rosen and Martin Feldstein have said that paying for (Mitt) Romneys tax cuts would require large tax increases on families making between $100,000 and $200,000.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an email to supporters
5153.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board.	abortion,message-machine-2012	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a video campaign ad
3535.json	true	Three courts have found the new health care law constitutional and two have found it unconstitutional.	health-care,legal-issues	james-roosevelt	CEO, Tufts Health Plan	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	0	0	a segment of WPRI's Newsmakers program
4058.json	half-true	Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, and they have stabilized, theyve been about flat since the president came in.	economy,housing	shaun-donovan	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	New York	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley"
7432.json	mostly-true	You cant bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of whats going on, but you can bring a gun up there.	guns,states,technology,transparency	peter-barca	State Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	2	3	1	an interview
1703.json	half-true	Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America."	economy,federal-budget,history,taxes,abc-news-week	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	an interview on ABC's This Week
12004.json	mostly-true	Says he tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods.	criminal-justice,urban	tim-mcginty	Cuyahoga County prosecutor	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	his campaign website
3796.json	half-true	Compact fluorescent light bulbs are toxic and not environmentally friendly.	consumer-safety,energy,market-regulation	ameripac			none	1	0	1	0	1	a fundraising letter
10197.json	false	The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would be built without any government oversight, and will be nine miles long.	economy,environment,jobs	bob-seger	Rock singer, songwriter	Michigan	none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
4063.json	true	Says car insurance rates have decreased since about a decade ago because of market-based solutions that attracted more auto insurers to New Jersey.	transportation	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an "On the Line" interview with Steve Adubato
1755.json	true	At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on RD.	corporations,energy,oil-spill,pundits,science,technology	katrina-vanden-heuvel			none	0	2	1	0	0	a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week'
12410.json	half-true	Ohio is probably top five in the country, sadly, in terms of heroin overdoses. Its now exceeded car accidents as the No. 1 cause of death in Ohio.	drugs,health-care	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a radio interview
4443.json	mostly-true	The U.S. military is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,military	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
9006.json	mostly-true	The Russians didnt wear uniforms when they came in to Ukraine.	foreign-policy,military	chris-matthews	Host of MSNBC's Hardball		none	1	2	2	1	0	a segment on "Hardball"
4514.json	mostly-true	Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years.	education,state-budget,state-finances	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.
9385.json	true	Rick Perry doesnt think there should be a federal minimum wage.	economy,federal-budget,state-budget	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	an email blast
9918.json	true	Since I took office, Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary.	economy,job-accomplishments,small-business	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign news release
9925.json	barely-true	It is truethat we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)	homeland-security,immigration,iraq,terrorism	trent-franks	U.S. Representative	Arizona	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a phone conference
10319.json	half-true	The home-mortgage deduction is widely thought to be a middle-class benefit. Its not -- 73 percent of it goes to people making a quarter-million dollars or more a year.	housing,income,taxes	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	an interview with CNN
9057.json	barely-true	A real result of his term is Georgia having the lowest taxes per capita of any state.	taxes	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	campaign flyer
11675.json	half-true	Most of the black scientists in this country dont come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools.	education	antonin-scalia	Supreme Court Associate Justice		none	0	0	1	0	0	a Supreme Court hearing
1995.json	true	Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive	taxes	democratic-governors-association			democrat	1	0	0	0	2	Democratic Governors Association website
1060.json	mostly-true	Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts.	economy,health-care,pundits,taxes	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	a column
1517.json	half-true	Bill McCollum "cost the rest of us billions" as a member of Congress, including a national debt that "skyrocketed" to $4.7 trillion.	candidates-biography	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	an advertisement by the Florida Democratic Party
8402.json	pants-fire	The White House had a live video feed of the Benghazi attacks as they occurred.	crime,criminal-justice,foreign-policy,terrorism	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an interview with the Texas Observer
2400.json	pants-fire	Says a Pro-Stimulus economist admits it is not working	economy,stimulus	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a posting on Facebook
13352.json	true	Says Donald Trump was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first hed want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,military	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Florida
7140.json	true	In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey.	jobs,tourism	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
2307.json	true	Florida is 49th in per capita spending on mental health care.	health-care	bud-chiles		Florida	independent	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign website
12074.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama has been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years.	economy,foreign-policy,jobs,trade	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press"
8049.json	mostly-true	The oceans have become 30 percent more acidic.	animals,climate-change,economy,energy,environment,history,public-health,science,weather	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
8195.json	barely-true	The book Little Red Riding Hood is something thats been banned in America, but not assault weapons.	education,guns	moms-demand-action-gun-sense-america	advocacy group	Indiana	none	1	0	0	1	0	an ad shared on social media
1457.json	half-true	Thomas Jefferson created the Marines for the Islamic pirates that were happening.	military,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his Fox News program
3073.json	barely-true	The nations food supply is 99.99 percent safe.	food-safety	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	a newspaper article
2928.json	true	150,000 (oil spill) claims have been filed by Floridians, but only 40 percent of them have been paid.	oil-spill	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a meeting of the Florida Cabinet
9211.json	true	In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either dont have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and theyre still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on.	debt,economy,families,financial-regulation,income,poverty,wealth,workers	seth-magaziner	investment advisor	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an appearance on “10 News Conference”
64.json	half-true	"Our whole food system in this country...most of it is genetically engineered. And (there is) no testing for the health consequences of this food."	consumer-safety	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a forum on cancer organized by Lance Armstrong.
3270.json	false	Despite what you may have heard about Wisconsins finances, Wisconsin is on track to have a budget surplus this year.	labor,pundits,state-budget	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a segment on her television talk show
3100.json	mostly-true	Weve saved over $100 million of (health care) costs in Milwaukee County. I did that.	health-care,job-accomplishments	lee-holloway	Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors	Wisconsin	none	1	2	0	1	1	a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors
6008.json	true	Says that from 1992 through 2010, every statewide candidate drawing over 43 percent of the vote in a Republican Texas primary won the resulting runoff.	history	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a memo from campaign pollster Mike Baselice.
4163.json	true	Says members of the military have sent him more campaign contributions than theyve sent President Barack Obama and more than twice what theyve sent other Republican presidential candidates.	campaign-finance	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	an interview.
3183.json	pants-fire	Congressman Robert Hurt has a plan to cut education by 40 percent.	education,federal-budget,state-budget	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a radio ad.
2038.json	half-true	"To say a family has to buy a product from a private company is clearly beyond the delegated powers of the U.S. Constitution."	health-care	john-oxendine		Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a televised debate on Fox 5
8502.json	mostly-true	The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.	health-care,medicare,taxes	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
1837.json	true	"The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that."	afghanistan,foreign-policy,military,abc-news-week	colin-powell			republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on ABC News' "This Week"
1518.json	half-true	I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nations five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending.	economy,housing,job-accomplishments,state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a TV advertisement.
6296.json	false	Says President Barack Obama has not raised taxes.	taxes	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
12577.json	true	SaysDonald Trump called pregnant employees an inconvenience.	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a rally in Columbus, Ohio
8341.json	barely-true	Every month, we get the reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say even more people have given up looking for work.	economy,health-care,jobs	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	Senate floor speech on the Obamacare law
249.json	mostly-true	"McCain opposes repeal of the death tax."	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a TV ad
3327.json	half-true	Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost 20 or 40 million dollars.	deficit,federal-budget,stimulus	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a radio interview 
9620.json	pants-fire	Amid the crisis at our southern border, there are reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as Ebola virus.	ebola,health-care,immigration,public-health	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3448.json	mostly-true	Says for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure.	transportation	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	a video online
4221.json	half-true	If the debt ceiling is surpassed, our nation will not go into default as some suggest.	economy,federal-budget	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an e-mail
4840.json	false	While (Chris Christie) talks about job creation, we dont see jobs being created in this state.	jobs	john-wisniewski	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	2	2	0	1	0	an NJToday interview
2574.json	half-true	Taking the Fifth Amendment in a deposition about the Columbia/HCA hospital chain he founded means a truthful answer to the questions that (Rick Scott) was asked would incriminate him.	health-care,legal-issues,message-machine	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a TV ad.
6633.json	true	We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world.	economy,jobs,science,workers	choose-new-jersey		New Jersey	none	0	0	0	0	0	an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal
1219.json	mostly-true	"The Defense Department received only one-half of 1 percent of the nearly trillion-dollar stimulus package funding."	military,stimulus	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech to investors in Hong Kong
3292.json	mostly-true	The (Wisconsin) governor has proposed tax giveaways to corporations.	corporations,pundits,taxes,abc-news-week	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
12828.json	barely-true	Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austins streets.	city-government,corrections-and-updates,transportation	bike-austin	Advocacy group	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	a press release
10596.json	false	Every illegal immigrant can be eligible for up to $36,000 to $38,000 in earned income tax credits without paying a dime in.	immigration,taxes	john-fredericks	Talks show host	Virginia	talk-show-host	0	1	0	0	0	a radio show.
4942.json	barely-true	You look at defense were spending more than the rest of the world combined.	federal-budget,military,new-hampshire-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
11153.json	false	The Navy is bringing charges against a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property.	guns,military,terrorism	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a blog on his website
6718.json	half-true	Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation	jobs	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	an interview on The Daily Rundown
7390.json	true	The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years.	environment	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union Address
6796.json	barely-true	Says Daniel Webster used taxpayer funds to build a lobbyist lounge.	message-machine-2012,taxes	val-demings		Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign commercial
6125.json	pants-fire	Says 97 cents of every dollar played represents over $500 million dollars that is returned to Oregonians every year to help support job creation, schools, state parks and watersheds.	lottery,state-budget,state-finances	oregon-lottery			organization	0	0	1	0	1	an advertisement
12194.json	mostly-true	We got a million jobs.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks
3479.json	barely-true	Says Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has prejudged matters that are likely to come before the court.	legal-issues	joanne-kloppenburg	State Appeals Court judge	Wisconsin	none	2	1	0	2	1	a newspaper interview
10601.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton sent a memo to all State Department staff that said you should not do State Department business on personal email.	ethics,transparency	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
1428.json	pants-fire	Bill White has presided over the construction of what may be the worlds largest abortion clinic.	abortion	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	an e-mail.
5165.json	pants-fire	PolitiFact Oregon gave Rob Cornilles a Pants on Fire for a claim about taxes and fees.	message-machine-2012,taxes,voting-record	suzanne-bonamici	State Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a press release
6997.json	mostly-true	As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending.	job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,state-budget,state-finances	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a TV ad.
12419.json	half-true	One in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches the age of 45.	abortion	naral-pro-choice-america			organization	1	0	1	0	0	a website post.
8398.json	barely-true	Ann Kuster turned a blind eye to those in need of funding by voting against funding for our nations veterans, low-income women and children, the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.	children,federal-budget,health-care,public-health,science,veterans,women	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	an advertisement
10863.json	barely-true	One person has been fired at the Veterans Administration for withholding services.	veterans	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner
10964.json	mostly-true	Currently, almost 40 percent of people with HIV are not diagnosed until they already have developed AIDS. And that can be up to 10 years after they first are infected with HIV.	public-health	fulton-county-health-and-wellness	none	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
1570.json	barely-true	"Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"	military,workers	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a Facebook status update message
12038.json	barely-true	Trump refuses to denounce the KKK.	candidates-biography	conservative-solutions-pac		Florida	organization	3	0	1	0	0	a Conservative Solutions PAC ad, first aired on Feb. 29
9394.json	barely-true	Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of not negotiating with terrorists.	foreign-policy,iraq,terrorism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	comments on ABC's "This Week"
3502.json	half-true	From 1960, the year I was born, until the time I became Governor in 2003, the average two-year increase in Minnesota state spending was 21 percent. we brought that down dramatically, to about 1.7 percent per year.	state-budget	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story"
3526.json	mostly-true	Corporate taxes will soon be the highest in the industrialized world.	corporations,taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a “Wall Street Journal” op-ed
11003.json	false	Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination.	diversity,history	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	posts on the Internet
7255.json	false	Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield.	crime,criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns,military,public-health,recreation,market-regulation	providence-city-council			none	0	1	0	0	0	a council resolution
4674.json	false	Herman Cain is a pro-choice candidate.	abortion,message-machine-2012	iowans-some-semblance-christian-decency		Iowa	none	0	1	0	0	0	parking lot fliers outside an Iowa candidate event
2025.json	false	Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year.	energy,federal-budget,oil-spill,pundits,taxes	keith-olbermann	Political commentator		none	0	2	3	2	0	a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann'
4745.json	true	Says if elected, he would be the first Mayor who lives east of 82nd.	elections	jefferson-smith	state representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a press release
4071.json	mostly-true	Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation.	candidates-biography,elections,new-hampshire-2012	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters
1500.json	true	In the stimulus, "$15 million dollars went to 'build a bigger, better airport' for the town of Ouzinkie, Alaska, population 165."	stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press release
13221.json	half-true	You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class at the University of Texas.	education,guns,market-regulation	cocks-not-glocks	protest organized by University of Texas students in August 2016	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook
11041.json	mostly-true	For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, the real unemployment rate is 51 percent.	diversity,economy,jobs	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a rally in Portland, Maine
12533.json	half-true	Weve seen more manufacturing jobs created since Ive been president than anytime since the 1990s. Thats a fact.	economy,labor	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a town hall
1374.json	true	"President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)."	florida,health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a written statement
2066.json	false	The Obama administration will give Pennsylvania $160 million to pay for health insurance plans that cover any legal abortion.	abortion,health-care,states	national-right-life-committee			none	1	2	1	0	0	a prepared statement
7978.json	pants-fire	Abortion is the second-most conducted surgical procedure in this country.	abortion,health-care	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a radio interview.
11072.json	true	In New Orleans, nearly100 percent of our kids are in charter schools.	education,natural-disasters	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
12642.json	false	The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. Its just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to.	economy,jobs,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks in Ottawa, Canada
2614.json	mostly-true	If you want to see the jobs that Ive saved and created in this storm he helped create, go anywhere in Ohio.	job-accomplishments	lee-fisher	Former Lieutenant governor	Ohio	democrat	2	1	1	2	0	a debate 
6488.json	true	Austin is the largest city in the U.S. or Texas with no geographic representation on its city council.	elections	austinites-geographic-representation			none	0	0	0	0	0	a handout.
115.json	mostly-true	"She stood by our National Guard and Reserve and kept standing till they received health care they deserved."	military	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
13443.json	true	Under Donald Trumps tax plan, 51 percent of single parents would see their taxes go up.	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign rally
11479.json	barely-true	In 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated.	environment,public-health	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a news conference
312.json	true	"We have more coal reserves in the United States than they have oil reserves in Saudi Arabia."	energy	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	Boca Raton.
4760.json	false	Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople.	taxes,abc-news-week	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an ABC interview with Christiane Amanpour
8571.json	half-true	Says Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked the Senate over 400 times.	congressional-rules	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad
8312.json	true	Mental health provisions related to mass shootings got over 90 votes in the Senate.	guns,health-care	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	an interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper"
9167.json	mostly-true	Young women today in metropolitan areaswho are childless and single are out-earning childless, single young males.	income,jobs,women	genevieve-wood	Senior contributor to The Foundry		republican	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CNN
8144.json	half-true	Says Virginia saved $300 million by rebidding a Metrorail construction project to exclude guaranteed union contracts.	transportation,unions	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a radio interview.
2649.json	half-true	You worked hard for your money and you paid your taxes when you earned it. Now, (Indiana Republican congressional candidate) Todd Young wants to tax it again when you spend it.	message-machine,retirement,taxes	service-employees-international-union-committee-po		Washington, D.C.	newsmaker	1	1	2	0	0	a campaign commercial
4441.json	mostly-true	In terms of the wealthiest Americans, were at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s.	taxes	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa
3848.json	false	No one thought we could get a bipartisan bill (Medicaid) passed. We did in the Florida Senate.	health-care,medicare,state-budget	mike-haridopolos	Florida Senate President	Florida	republican	0	3	1	1	0	TV interview
4274.json	pants-fire	Were inches away from no longer having a free economy.	economy,market-regulation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa
6037.json	half-true	Florida election officials requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a backdoor poll tax.	elections,immigration,poverty	alcee-hastings	U.S. Representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	2	a press conference
6102.json	barely-true	Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not.	abortion,health-care,immigration	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
10810.json	barely-true	Not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one.	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an appearance at a high school in Las Vegas, Nev.
8126.json	mostly-true	Obamacare carries on even under a government shutdown.	federal-budget,government-efficiency,health-care	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
4235.json	false	Atlanta Public Schools 2011 CRCT tests were given under the strictest security possible.	education	beverly-hall			none	0	2	0	0	1	a mailer
5504.json	false	Says Barack Obama promised gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.	energy,gas-prices,transportation	lenny-curry	chairman of the Republican Party of Florida	Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	0	an interview on "Political Connections"
11468.json	half-true	Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a reformer.	foreign-policy	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an op-ed in Breitbart
8749.json	barely-true	When I was Mayor of South Pasadena, we actually reduced the property taxes we collected.	taxes	kathleen-peters	District 69 state representative	Florida	republican	1	1	0	1	0	a campaign mailer
6646.json	true	Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan attacked the president for the same amount of Medicare savings that (Ryan) had in his own budget.	federal-budget,medicare	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
4079.json	true	Were losing almost 6,000 state jobs.	jobs,state-budget	eddie-rodriguez	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum
8234.json	mostly-true	About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home.	immigration	john-carter	U.S. House of Representatives	Texas	republican	0	3	1	2	2	a news article
1578.json	barely-true	The Obama administration "spent more money on the Cash for Clunkers program than the space program."	space	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a news account of a speech
13349.json	pants-fire	Wikileaks also shows how John Podesta rigged the polls by oversampling Democrats, a voter suppression technique.	polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Florida
6471.json	true	Florida has more concealed weapons permits than any other state.	guns	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Fox News interview
11556.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton told her daughter and a government official that Benghazi was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video.	foreign-policy,terrorism	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	the Fox Business Network debate
12630.json	barely-true	Google search spike suggests many people dont know why they voted for Brexit.	technology	daily-mail			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a headline
1795.json	mostly-true	"I got a letter from 20 people who said they wanted their money back, 14 never gave me a penny."	campaign-finance	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.
8768.json	pants-fire	Scott Walkers income tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state.	income,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview
9760.json	barely-true	Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest.	immigration	protect-oregon-driver-licenses	Advocacy	Oregon	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign website statement
292.json	false	"So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it."	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	debate in Las Vegas
8256.json	half-true	There are 500 registered Republicans moving to Texas every day.	population	steve-munisteri	Attorney	Texas	republican	0	0	2	0	0	an interview on Austin's YNN
6972.json	half-true	Says an arts tax would provide funding for certified arts and music teachers for every elementary school serving Portland residents.	taxes	creative-advocacy-network		Oregon	none	0	0	1	1	0	a radio interview
10052.json	half-true	Every year the average woman loses around $11,000 to the wage gap, which amounts to a $500,000 vagina tax over her working career.	income,women	sarah-silverman	Comedian		democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a video for the National Women's Law Center
7368.json	true	Says abortions are decreasing.	abortion	donna-howard	Texas House Representative	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a Texas Tribune interview.
3814.json	true	Abraham Lincoln (once) jumped out of a window in the Illinois Legislature in order to deny a quorum.	history,labor,state-budget	mark-miller	State Senator, District 16	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	remarks to reporters
2984.json	pants-fire	Those who fail to buy health insurance under Obamacare face the threat of jail time.	health-care	bob-marshall	State delegate	Virginia	republican	0	2	0	0	1	a news release.
9128.json	mostly-true	Since December 2010 Florida has created 540,000 new jobs.	jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an online ad
6183.json	pants-fire	People who wash cars at home will use approximately 80 percent more water than they do in a car wash.	environment,state-budget,taxes,water	helio-melo	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	1	a House floor debate
9651.json	mostly-true	The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit compared the health care law to buying a pepperoni and ham pizza from Dominos or Pizza Hut.	health-care	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview with a Las Vegas news network
3032.json	false	On choosing a Texas House speaker	elections,states	warren-chisum	State representative	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
357.json	true	"She flunked the D.C. bar exam."	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
5548.json	mostly-true	Because of the new health care law, 2.5 million young adults now have coverage.	health-care,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the campaign film "The Road We've Traveled"
12277.json	mostly-true	Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001 and Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001.	jobs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign rally speech
1649.json	true	Farouk is on fire.	job-accomplishments	j-xavier	musician	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a song for Farouk Shami's gubernatorial campaign
13042.json	barely-true	Says Patrick Murphy was named one of Americas least effective congressmen.	congress	american-future-fund			organization	3	2	0	0	0	a TV ad
6175.json	false	Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt.	federal-budget,health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a press conference
12326.json	pants-fire	Frankly, (Hillary Clinton) doesnt do very well with women.	polls,women	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on CNN's "New Day"
13351.json	false	Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold voted over 250 times to raise taxes.	taxes	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a web ad
11431.json	false	The gun industry isthe only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability.	guns,legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a town hall-style campaign event in Iowa
2702.json	true	Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones.	candidates-biography,ethics,financial-regulation,legal-issues	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.
2691.json	half-true	Says Peter DeFazio votes with Nancy Pelosi 86 percent of the time.	message-machine,voting-record	concerned-taxpayers-america	Political group	Oregon	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
3702.json	barely-true	The only people in this town that have voted to cut Medicare spending are the people who voted in favor of Obamacare. Thats a fact.	medicare	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
185.json	half-true	"America never made up for the gutting of the intelligence services that Bill Clinton did. I think those are (former CIA director George) Tenet's words ... that Bill Clinton gutted American intelligence."	terrorism	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a television interview.
2256.json	true	Says Barack Obama didnt keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year.	immigration	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	a speech
4585.json	barely-true	In the early 1960s, all levels of government were consuming about 27 percent of the U.S. economy, a number that has risen to 37 percent today. With that trendline, we cease at some point to be a free economy.	economy,federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012,market-regulation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.
329.json	true	Hillary Clinton "actually differed with (John McCain) by arguing for exceptions for torture before changing positions."	terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Denver
7546.json	true	The hole in the earth thats going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district.	environment	evan-goyke	State Assembly, 18th District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
1098.json	false	Health insurance companies are making record profits, right now.	corporations,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
3990.json	mostly-true	Every 10th dollar spent by the Social Security Administration on its program for the poor is waste, or fraud, they cant validate that the people should have gotten it, totaling about $8 billion a year.	federal-budget,social-security	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	in an interview on the “The Neal Boortz Radio Show” on Atlanta’s AM 750 and 95.5 FM 
10944.json	barely-true	Says Bill Clinton gave a speech in 1996 about Iraq having WMDs and said we needed a regime change, even though everyone blamed those things on George W. Bush.	foreign-policy,history,military	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a social media post
8708.json	half-true	This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	david-rible	Assembly Conference Leader	New Jersey	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program
6335.json	false	President Obama was saying success is the result of government, not hard-working people, when he said, If youve got a business, you didnt build that. Somebody else made that happen.	economy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an introduction to a web video
10028.json	mostly-true	Says Thom Tillis refuses to say what we should do to combat ISIS.	military,terrorism	kay-hagan	Former U.S. Senator	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a news release
9882.json	false	Fox admits they lie and, under the First Amendment, have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves.	civil-rights,corporations,ethics,food-safety,pundits,transparency	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	posts on Facebook
9335.json	false	Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.	health-care	russ-fulcher	State Senator	Idaho	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a gubernatorial debate
9875.json	mostly-true	Federal investigators found a company that (David Perdue) ran discriminated against women -- paid them less than men for the same work.	women,workers	emilys-list			organization	1	0	3	2	0	television attack ad
5152.json	half-true	Says weve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. Weve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. Weve made government smaller.	job-accomplishments,jobs,state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a video 
8715.json	mostly-true	(The farm bill) has aprovision that would in many ways reduce the deficit.	agriculture,deficit	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
2150.json	pants-fire	Nobodys invited us to the Obama events in Atlanta.	elections	chris-carpenter	Campaign Manager for Roy Barnes	Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	radio news story
11829.json	false	A (state) trooper with 10 years on the force is getting $500 a year more than a trooper with 10 minutes on the force.	public-safety	thomas-garrett-jr	State senator	Virginia	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a radio interview.
2039.json	true	Only about a third of Texans who enroll in college graduate.	education	scott-hochberg	state representative 	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention
8332.json	mostly-true	For the last decade, Floridians salaries have shrunk substantially when adjusted for inflation.	economy,jobs	dan-gelber		Florida	democrat	2	2	1	3	0	an op-ed
986.json	true	Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets.	economy,pundits	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.
6875.json	barely-true	Says Bill Nelson cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here.	health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a television ad
5030.json	true	Christmas trees are grown in all 50 States.	agriculture,states	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	in a press release 
6778.json	barely-true	Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions.	abortion,message-machine-2012	government-not-god-pac			none	1	2	0	0	3	a newspaper ad
6384.json	true	Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning as little as $17,000.	state-budget,taxes	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a debate.
11734.json	barely-true	When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity.	china,crime,criminal-justice,foreign-policy,infrastructure	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	a column posted on Medium
4109.json	half-true	Says the U.S. borrows 42 cents of every dollar Washington spends today and about half of that comes from countries like China.	deficit,federal-budget	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a radio interview
6779.json	false	Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers.	legal-issues,religion	government-not-god-pac			none	1	2	0	0	3	a newspaper advertisement
616.json	barely-true	Obama "promises more taxes on small business, seniors, your life savings, your family."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a television ad
7762.json	false	On an early date for Floridas presidential primary	elections	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a position on legislation
1901.json	barely-true	Alex Sink was "the first official who said that BP should pay $25 million for an ad campaign to promote Florida tourism."	oil-spill	james-carville	political consultant	Louisiana	democrat	2	1	0	1	0	a fundraising letter
13373.json	false	Says drug dealers have overdosed on purpose to avoid prosecution.	crime,drugs,legal-issues	chris-sununu	Executive Councilor	New Hampshire	republican	0	1	1	0	1	a No Labels forum
8771.json	mostly-true	Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country, adding more than 1,000 people a day.	energy,population	texans-reliable-power			none	0	0	0	1	0	an advertisement
3855.json	pants-fire	A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America.	foreign-policy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech announcing his presidential campaign
1637.json	false	"The average cost for health insurance in Florida went from about $600 a month for an individual to about $150 a month."	health-care	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
75.json	half-true	Her health care plan will cost $110-billion in the first year, which can be paid for with savings.	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.
8540.json	half-true	Georgia has lost 14 percent of its jobs paying more than $50,000 a year and added 15 percent to its Medicaid rolls during the recovery.	economy,medicaid	michael-mule		Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an interview
12618.json	half-true	The Orlando shooter used a weapon of war.	guns	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a radio interview
5255.json	true	Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview with The Plain Dealer
11104.json	false	The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are right now back on the battlefield.	terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign rally in South Carolina
374.json	true	Clinton said great things about NAFTA until she started running for president.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Lorain, Ohio
8748.json	true	Members of the military dont contribute toward their pension.	deficit,federal-budget,military,pensions,retirement	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview
13233.json	barely-true	These are radical Islamic terrorists, and (Hillary Clinton) wont even mention the word.	terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the second presidential debate
191.json	barely-true	"Gov. Romney's own health care plan in Massachusetts ... requires by law that a representative from Planned Parenthood sit on the MassHealth advisory board."	abortion	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	an email press release
4397.json	half-true	We [the city of Atlanta] are overbuilt on housing.	housing	yolanda-adrean	Atlanta City Councilwoman	Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	Website
924.json	false	"There are no earmarks" in the stimulus bill.	economy,stimulus	robert-gibbs	Former White House Press Secretary		democrat	1	1	0	1	0	a comment at the daily White House press briefing.
12923.json	false	Under those eight years before (Barack)Obama came along, we didnt have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.	terrorism	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a speech in Youngstown, Ohio
7021.json	half-true	Says New Jersey lost private-sector jobs between 2000 and 2009 because Democrats increased taxes, fees, regulations and state spending.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a campaign event in New Hampshire
2306.json	mostly-true	Forty-five percent of those whove been unemployed, theyve been unemployed for six months or longer.	economy,pundits,abc-news-week,workers	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
9677.json	half-true	The Obama administrations policies have reduced minority dropout rate by 25 percent.	education	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech to the NAACP in Las Vegas
4531.json	half-true	Says his administration balanced two budgets with over $13 billion in deficits without raising taxes.	deficit,state-budget	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
11975.json	barely-true	The Every Student Succeeds Act did away basically with Common Core.	education	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a newspaper interview
13177.json	true	Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty made thousands from companies she previously regulated.	transparency	freedom-partners-action-fund			organization	1	1	1	0	0	In a political ad
2310.json	barely-true	Congress and President Obama have accumulated more debt since he took office than the total amount of debt accumulated during the first 200 years of the United States existence.	federal-budget	chip-rogers	State Senator	Georgia	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a campaign flyer
12876.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money.	foreign-policy,public-health	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	a post on Medium
2390.json	true	Florida ranks last in the ratio of employees to residents...And Florida is dead last in the nation in state employee payroll expenditures per resident.	state-budget	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a campaign website
7181.json	barely-true	President Barack Obamas Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal couldnt get support from either party in the House or the Senate.	federal-budget	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.
8295.json	false	Every engine manufacturer in the United States is now in the state of Texas.	jobs,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
3466.json	barely-true	Wisconsin was embroiled in a constitutional crisis brought on by the Democratic senators fleeing the state for Illinois to block Gov. Scott Walkers budget-repair bill.	labor,legal-issues,state-budget	scott-fitzgerald	State Senator, 13th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	2	1	0	0	a statement at a news conference
9941.json	false	In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox.	terrorism	peter-king	U.S. House of Representatives	New York	republican	0	1	1	2	1	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
6005.json	half-true	Thanks to our policies, for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years.	state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a blog post on campaign website
6798.json	half-true	Says Lois Frankel took a 40 percent pay raise as mayor while West Palm Beach lost jobs.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012	yg-action-fund			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a television ad
13169.json	true	Undocumented immigrants pay $12 billion of taxes every single year.	immigration,social-security,taxes	maria-teresa-kumar			none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
7858.json	false	The average student comes out of college hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.	debt,economy,education	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	an interview with WJAR-TV
13178.json	half-true	Says GOP Congressional candidate Scott Jones wants to build a wall. He wants to round people up and deport folks.	immigration	ami-bera	U.S. House of Representatives	California	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an interview.
13371.json	barely-true	Says Austin Mayor Steve Adlers transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove 27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city, replacing them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles and buses.	city-budget,city-government,corrections-and-updates,elections,transportation	sensible-transportation-solutions-austin-pac	Advocacy group	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	an ad in the Austin American-Statesman
5918.json	pants-fire	20 million people could lose their current coverage including our senior citizens who are on Medicare.	health-care,medicare,message-machine-2012,10-news-tampa-bay	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a TV ad
615.json	false	Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall in Berea, Ohio.
7012.json	pants-fire	If Buehler were elected, our vote-by-mail system would be at risk.	elections,message-machine-2012	bill-bradbury		Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign fundraising letter
2350.json	pants-fire	Lindsey Graham endorsed Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate.	elections	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	postings on Twitter
8865.json	half-true	Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	his state of state speech
6708.json	mostly-true	Tennessees appeals court judges were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville before the system of merit selection was put into effect.	legal-issues	paul-summers	retired	Tennessee	none	0	0	0	1	0	in an op-ed article written for Tennessee newspapers.
9886.json	false	Over the next two years, this $1.8 billion deficit will cost individual Wisconsinites $300 each, or $1,200 for families of four.	deficit,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	a news release
5969.json	false	Says new figures he released showing Wisconsin job gains for 2011 are the final job numbers.	job-accomplishments,jobs,message-machine-2012,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a TV ad
9417.json	half-true	Sen. McConnell says its not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky.	economy,jobs,states	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a radio ad
9086.json	mostly-true	Says he forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling.	energy,environment	mark-begich	Senator	Alaska	democrat	0	0	0	2	1	a TV ad
2886.json	pants-fire	New food safety legislation will regulate backyard gardening.	agriculture,food-safety,market-regulation	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	postings to the Internet
4398.json	mostly-true	A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket this year.	economy,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Labor Day speech in Detroit
12104.json	true	According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms.	drugs,guns,health-care,public-health	joe-pitts	Congressman	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a Medium post
8263.json	mostly-true	The United Nations has conducted 172 successful peacekeeping missions and negotiations.	foreign-policy,military,pundits	van-jones	Co-host of CNN's "Crossfire"	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	2	2	0	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
9188.json	barely-true	The insurance risk corridors arent going broke like Republicans predicted.	health-care	james-carville	political consultant	Louisiana	democrat	2	1	0	1	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
7875.json	mostly-true	RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country.	economy,energy,environment,infrastructure,state-budget,transportation	abel-collins	Program manager, Sierra Club of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	independent	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference."
6316.json	barely-true	Says Michael Cargill was arrested and incarcerated in Bell County.	candidates-biography	Ballesteros	Constable, Travis County, Precinct 2	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a political flier
1344.json	barely-true	"Although Democrats represent only 10 of Florida's 25 districts, their districts received 60 percent of the stimulus funds."	economy,stimulus,workers	jeff-miller	U.S. Congressman	Florida	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a newsletter
9195.json	barely-true	Every one of more than 30 federal judges who have considered the issue of gay and lesbian rights since last June ruled that marriage is a constitutional right and you cannot deprive individual citizens of that right based on their sexual orientation.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,marriage	david-boies	Chairman, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP	New York	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
3925.json	mostly-true	The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times.	health-care,small-business,stimulus,taxes	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
5457.json	half-true	One out of four of our young people say they are victims of this (dating) violence.	criminal-justice,human-rights,women	beatrice-lanzi	State Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	"an appearance on A Lively Experiment."
11994.json	false	Every Republican Senate candidate has now announced whether or not they support the Senate taking up the Supreme Court vacancyexcept for Congressman Heck.	supreme-court	nevada-state-democratic-party		Nevada	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
2043.json	barely-true	Says Democratic opponent is too Republican to stand up for us.	elections	vincent-fort	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	1	mailer
4196.json	barely-true	Says that when he was governor of Utah, he worked with the state Legislature to create a flat tax that cut income taxes by 30 percent.	new-hampshire-2012,taxes	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a house party in Belmont, N.H. 
1130.json	true	The health care plan for members of Congress "is no better than the janitor who cleans their offices."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall meeting.
5703.json	false	On most things except witch trials, Virginia will always have been first.	history,states	morgan-griffith	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	3	2	1	0	0	an interview.
2119.json	half-true	Because of union rules, cooks helpers moved into DMV jobs they were not trained for	government-efficiency	john-robitaille		Rhode Island	republican	0	1	2	0	0	a comment on Newsmakers
13501.json	pants-fire	Lady Gaga announced she would cover her face until Trump gets fired from office.	fake-news	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	posts on the Internet
2544.json	mostly-true	Dan Webster would force victims of rape and incest to bear their attackers child.	abortion,message-machine,women	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a campaign commercial
2312.json	mostly-true	The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less.	environment	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a video posted online
13463.json	barely-true	Americas tax code hasnt been updated in 30 years.	taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a tweet
11811.json	half-true	Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, into the area where ISIS is.	foreign-policy,iraq,military,terrorism	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	an interview
2710.json	half-true	Rick Boucher helped write the cap-and-trade bill	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	morgan-griffith	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	3	2	1	0	0	a TV ad
8543.json	false	In July 2010 the government said small businesses -- 60 percent -- will lose their health care, 45 percent of big business and a large percentage of individual health.	health-care	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	comments on Fox News Channel
4528.json	mostly-true	If our recovery were more typical of the postwar era . . . we would have 14 million more jobs today.	economy,jobs	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	an op-ed
1725.json	mostly-true	The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement."	financial-regulation,abc-news-week	bob-corker			republican	1	0	0	2	0	an interview on ABC's This Week
10583.json	false	A majority of our students are trapped in underperforming schools.	education,state-budget,state-finances	george-p-bush	Vice president, Charter Holdings real estate investment partnership	Texas	republican	1	1	0	1	0	remarks at a "school choice" rally outside the Texas Capitol
3271.json	barely-true	Road construction bids are coming in at the lowest in the modern era.	infrastructure,transportation	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a speech.
11281.json	pants-fire	Says Scott Walker said Labor unions dont deserve to have a national holiday due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11.	labor	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
2327.json	false	Alex Sink wants to cut Medicare.	health-care,medicare	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a statement.
6475.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan want to turn Medicare into a voucher system.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks at a campaign event
467.json	true	Every family health insurance policy has "a $900 hidden tax" to subsidize health care costs of the uninsured.	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	South Bend, Ind.
327.json	half-true	"Let's not blame President Bush for all of this. We've got a Congress who sat around on their hands and done nothing but spend a lot of money ... leaving us $9-trillion in debt that we're passing on to our grandchildren."	federal-budget	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Simi Valley, Calif.
7002.json	barely-true	Says Tammy Baldwin had the opportunity to vote to honor the victims of 9/11 and she voted against it.	patriotism,terrorism	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a television ad
13195.json	false	In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds.	campaign-finance,corporations,wealth	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
588.json	false	Says Obama flip-flopped on withdrawing troops from Iraq.	iraq	let-freedom-ring			none	0	2	1	0	0	a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV.
6607.json	true	Federal law adopted under Tommy Thompsons watch prohibits the government from negotiating for better prices on prescription drugs for senior citizens	drugs,health-care,medicare	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	an interview
1936.json	barely-true	Jeff Greene "is the king of the undercover Credit Default Swap that brought about the destruction of our economy that we have right now."	candidates-biography,financial-regulation,housing	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a Democratic U.S. Senate debate
5038.json	true	After filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island, we reached an agreement with state agencies that resulted in more voters being registered in the first full month after our lawsuit than in the entire previous two-year reporting period.	civil-rights,elections,legal-issues	eric-holder	Attorney General	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech
3187.json	pants-fire	Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here.	foreign-policy,trade	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
3912.json	false	Non-defense discretionary spending has increased by over 80 percent in the last two years.	deficit,federal-budget,stimulus	robert-hurt	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	4	1	0	0	an e-mail newsletter.
5980.json	pants-fire	Claims credit for food tax reductions that previous Democrat regimes refused to make.	taxes	ron-ramsey	Speaker of the Tennessee Senate	Tennessee	republican	0	2	0	0	1	a newsletter.
11795.json	true	Two million new jobs have been created, in California since 2011.	economy,jobs	jerry-brown		California	democrat	0	0	3	2	0	a State of the State address
2321.json	half-true	The states that actually have lots of teachers in teacher unions tend to be the states that have done the best in terms of academic success in this country.	education,abc-news-week	randi-weingarten			none	1	0	1	0	0	ABC's "This Week"
11028.json	true	Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.	environment,water	metropolitan-north-georgia-water-planning-district			none	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
2875.json	false	[Georgia] Republicans have mismanaged unemployment benefits.	jobs	democratic-party-georgia-georgia			democrat	1	1	1	0	0	a Facebook post
3347.json	half-true	Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2010 did not even create enough jobs to keep pace with population growth in Virginia.	jobs	brian-moran	State Democratic chairman	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a news release.
13513.json	barely-true	We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it.	gays-and-lesbians,religion,sexuality	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a radio interview.
1840.json	mostly-true	"The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived."	energy,environment,oil-spill	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference at the White House
7114.json	barely-true	Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be.	tourism,weather	frank-lautenberg	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	2	0	2	1	0	a speech on the Senate floor
7708.json	false	Says the fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas,had not been inspected by the state of Texas since 2006.	crime,economy,public-safety,public-service	jack-ohman	Editorial cartoonist	California	none	0	1	0	0	0	a column on an editorial cartoon.
10979.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton was completely exonerated, when I was in the White House by an officialinquiryon Whitewater.	candidates-biography,history	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	comments on CNN's State of the Union
10923.json	mostly-true	Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters.	civil-rights,corrections-and-updates,elections,legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech
6268.json	true	Federal regulations required the changes to Georgias drivers license renewal process.	homeland-security,market-regulation	david-ralston		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	1	0	an article
12726.json	false	Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS.	foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on 60 Minutes
1941.json	false	"Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant."	children,economy,education,families,health-care,women	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	a candidate forum
6937.json	false	Says Mitt Romney called the Arizona law a model for the nation.	immigration,legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the second presidential debate
11278.json	half-true	Contrary to media reports, Georgias gas tax change led to no price increase at the pump.	gas-prices,taxes	e-frank-stephenson			none	0	0	1	0	0	a Georgia Public Policy Foundation blog post
3569.json	false	There was some sort of informal commitment to build a (psychiatric) building in downtown Cleveland.	state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	his State of the State speech
1658.json	true	"Snitker has been virtually ignored by the major media."	elections	alexander-snitker	Salesman	Florida	libertarian	0	0	0	0	0	Alexander Snitker in a campaign press release
5226.json	true	There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.	diversity,education,immigration	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a debate
13216.json	barely-true	Chris Jacobs has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New Yorks largest public corruption schemes	campaign-finance	matt-tighe	Campaign manager for Amber Small	New York	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a story in The Buffalo News
1345.json	barely-true	Ninety-eight percent of the American people will not see their taxes go up due to the House health care bill.	health-care,pundits,taxes	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	MSNBC's the 'Ed Show'
4577.json	half-true	More than 25 million Americans are unemployed. More than 50 million live without health insurance. Perhaps 100 million live in poverty.	economy,health-care,jobs,occupy-wall-street,poverty,workers	occupied-wall-street-journal	Newspaper	New York	none	0	0	1	0	0	an article
910.json	true	The Capitol was built by slaves.	history	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a speech.
4206.json	false	On applying prosecutorial discretion to immigration cases.	immigration	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	a legislative proposal.
13008.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget.	children,debt,deficit,economy,families,federal-budget,health-care,history,homeland-security,immigration,jobs,legal-issues,medicaid,medicare,retirement,social-security	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech
6785.json	half-true	Says Ronald Reagan was behind in the polls in 1980 going into the debate with Jimmy Carter and then turned around 10 days later and won 40 states.	elections,polls	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference
12145.json	mostly-true	Its actually easier for the United States to get flight manifests from E.U. nations than it is for E.U. nations to get them from their own neighbors, thanks to an agreement the U.S. negotiated when I was secretary of state.	foreign-policy,terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	remarks at Stanford University
5012.json	mostly-true	Says Oregon canned blueberries will be cheaper in South Korea thanks to a trade agreement.	trade	ron-wyden	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	a speech
9456.json	half-true	Says Hillary Clintons approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.	candidates-biography,polls	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	interview on "Face the Nation."
8899.json	pants-fire	John Cornyn voted twice in 2013 to back Obamas amnesty plan.	immigration,voting-record	steve-stockman	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	1	3	0	0	1	a campaign email blast
11789.json	false	Under Barack Obama, the fewest number of adults are working since Jimmy Carters presidency.	economy,jobs	roger-williams	Businessman	Texas	republican	3	2	2	0	1	response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address
287.json	true	"I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	debate in Las Vegas
9302.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.	taxes	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	a press release
4270.json	pants-fire	Says he helped bring Uline company to Kenosha area, creating 800 local jobs.	jobs,workers	bob-wirch	State Senator, 22nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	campaign mail piece
8435.json	mostly-true	Half of all CEOs say that the shutdown and the threat of shutdown set back their plans to hire over the next six months.	economy,small-business	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a public address
6930.json	true	Sherrod Brown failed to pay his own taxes three separate times.	message-machine-2012,taxes	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign commercial
4349.json	mostly-true	The Central Falls fire department is one of the lowest, if not the lowest, paid fire departments in the state and entire region.	city-budget,labor,unions	joseph-andriole	vice president, Rhode Island State Association of Firefighters	Rhode Island	labor-leader	0	0	0	1	0	a TV story
5682.json	mostly-true	Says Ronald Reagan understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases.	history,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks to the Newspaper Association of America
4460.json	barely-true	Two-thirds of Granite Staters oppose the Tea Party and its agenda on labor unions.	labor,new-hampshire-2012,polls	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a news release
10671.json	barely-true	Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations.	market-regulation	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a news release.
10677.json	half-true	People buy more items during Georgias sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.	state-budget,taxes	rick-mcallister	President, Georgia Retailers Association	Georgia	none	0	0	1	0	0	a news report
11856.json	half-true	Americans are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent.	economy,income,workers	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic debate on MSNBC
8579.json	mostly-true	No one in the country has ever built a brand new sports facility and created this kind of development at the same time.	economy,sports	mike-plant	Atlanta Braves executive vice president Mike Plant	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
5994.json	barely-true	A government analysis shows under a proposed transportation tax, metro Atlanta will create or support an additional 200,000 new jobs, including jobs that are maintained year over year.	transportation	citizens-transportation-mobility		Georgia	none	1	0	2	1	0	in an advertisement
7052.json	mostly-true	Says Connie Mack was the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA.	space,voting-record	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a debate
5258.json	mostly-true	The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations.	crime,guns	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a newspaper column.
8006.json	false	Miami-Dade has the nations highest-rated tap water.	county-budget,environment,water	miami-dade-county		Florida	none	0	1	0	0	0	a county budget document
5678.json	false	Says Barack Obama is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare.	candidates-biography,health-care,medicare	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech to the Newspaper Association of America
416.json	half-true	McCain's "plan for the economy is to extend George Bush's tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100-billion additional corporate tax cut."	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Philadelphia.
12937.json	barely-true	Medical-grade marijuana alonewill not get that patient high, no matter what level of THC, CBD or any other compound is found in the plant.	marijuana,public-health	united-care			organization	1	0	0	1	0	a newspaper op-ed
12632.json	true	The United States is the oldest democracy in the world.	history	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a TV interview
1568.json	false	In the Senate version of the health reform bill, "Every enrollee in the Office of Personnel Management enrolled plan, every enrollee has to pay a minimum of $1 per month towards reproductive rights, which includes abortion."	abortion,health-care	bart-stupak	member of Congress	Michigan	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a Good Morning America interview
6880.json	mostly-true	Says she oversaw an audit that won the city $2 million in franchise fees.	city-budget,city-government	amanda-fritz	Portland city commissioner		democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a campaign mailer.
5739.json	half-true	Together we added more jobs than any other area while I was Dane County executive.	county-budget,county-government,economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	a television ad
13010.json	mostly-true	Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years.	voting-record	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a statement
236.json	barely-true	"I can't sign money. That's illegal."	legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a comment to a shopper at a supermarket in Des Moines, Iowa.
1972.json	pants-fire	Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whetherBarack Obama is eligible to be President.	candidates-biography,obama-birth-certificate,supreme-court	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
5291.json	mostly-true	United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world.	education	jim-whelan			democrat	0	0	2	1	0	a speech on the state Senate floor
3922.json	true	The average person will pay $6,000 more a year under Rep. Paul Ryans Medicare proposal.	deficit,federal-budget,health-care,medicare	tim-ryan	U.S. representative 	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	5	1	a speech in the House of Representatives
12421.json	mostly-true	The University of Wisconsin System budget is the biggest it has ever been.	education,state-budget,taxes	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
8318.json	true	There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate.	afghanistan,families,government-efficiency,homeland-security,iraq,military,veterans	john-scocos			state-official	0	0	0	0	0	a statement
7454.json	mostly-true	Property taxes had increased 70 percent in the previous 10 years.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a budget speech to the state Legislature
281.json	pants-fire	Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim.	religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
596.json	true	"Wild Bill Hickok had his first duel in the town square here. And the family legend is that he is a distant cousin of mine."	history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Springfield, Mo.
1847.json	pants-fire	Under the new health care law, the elderly will be denied care when they have "passed the age limit for treatment."	health-care,medicare,message-machine	dan-fanelli		Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a video on his campaign website
11266.json	half-true	The nuclear agreement with Iran never sunsets. Theres no sunset in this agreement.	foreign-policy,nuclear	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
11674.json	false	Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISISoil fields is theyre concerned about global warming.	climate-change,energy,foreign-policy,terrorism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview with NPR
7391.json	true	Ohio companies export more goods and services globally than 41 other states.	health-care,income,labor,public-health,workers	keith-faber	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a news conference
12403.json	barely-true	Says aWHO proposal portrays milk and dairy products as an obstacle to a healthy start in life.	agriculture,children,public-health,trade	us-dairy-export-council			none	1	0	0	0	0	a press release
5959.json	false	Says Jon Runyan voted to end programs to aid homeless veterans.	veterans,voting-record	shelley-adler			democrat	1	2	0	0	0	an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”
2429.json	half-true	Julie Lassa willingly took a hefty pay raise at a time when people throughout her district and the state were losing their jobs.	state-budget	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	a campaign news release
632.json	false	Barack Obama "openly supported (opposition leader) Raila Odinga during his visit to Africa in 2006."	foreign-policy	jerome-corsi	author	New Jersey	constitution-party	0	2	0	0	1	his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. 
4922.json	mostly-true	More Hispanics have been elected statewide (in Texas) on the Republican ticket than on the Democratic ticket.	history,redistricting	republican-party-texas		Texas	republican	3	1	1	3	1	an email blast.
13189.json	true	Richard Nixon released tax returns when he was under audit.	taxes,transparency	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a debate
7641.json	mostly-true	Says Texas lawmakers in 2011 ordered school districts to test every student on their respiratory system and weight.	children,education,public-health,recreation	mike-villarreal	Small business owner	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	Texas House debate on state budget.
7996.json	false	Im the only candidate for governor whos rolled out any policies so far.	elections	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a news conference.
1430.json	false	On a government spending freeze.	federal-budget,government-efficiency	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a State of the Union speech
13413.json	half-true	Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people.	corporations,economy,taxes,workers	deborah-ross	Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate	North Carolina	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a TV ad
3924.json	half-true	Workers who pick produce in Georgias fields can make $12 to $18 an hour.	immigration	gary-black	Commissioner of Agriculture	Georgia 	republican	0	0	1	1	0	Interview
3467.json	mostly-true	The HOPE scholarship has helped turn our University System into one of the best in the Southeast, with two institutions ranked in the top 20 of public universities in the country.	education	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
12579.json	barely-true	Barack Obama issued a decree demanding that every public school now allow grown men and boys into the little girls bathroom.	children,education,legal-issues,sexuality	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	his speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention
11508.json	half-true	There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year more than any other country in the world.	guns,public-safety	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a speech
5380.json	mostly-true	Says in his years as a Texas legislator, we passed three pay increases for teachers and provided them with health insurance.	education	paul-sadler	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	1	a post on his campaign's Facebook page
5488.json	pants-fire	Ronald Reagans philosophy of peace through strength is why the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in.	foreign-policy,history	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee
3154.json	false	Says gun ownership information could be recorded and collected by the federal government and insurance companies as part of the federal health care law.	guns,health-care,privacy	jason-brodeur	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	comments published in the Fort Myers News-Press.
7322.json	mostly-true	Says since Australia passed tough gun laws, homicides by firearm have declined almost 60 percent.	crime,government-regulation,guns,public-safety	stephen-king			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a Kindle Single essay, 'Guns'
6728.json	half-true	Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income.	economy,income,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
2497.json	true	Exit polls indicate that Democrats get over 70 percent of LGBT votes in federal elections.	bipartisanship,elections,gays-and-lesbians	mark-hinkle	Businessman	California	libertarian	0	0	0	0	0	a press release.
12785.json	mostly-true	As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Irans nuclear program and got Russia and China to support them.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,nuclear	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
1478.json	barely-true	Taxpayers even footed the bill for Perrys trip to a bachelor party in Las Vegas.	ethics,taxes,transparency,transportation	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a video
13182.json	barely-true	Says Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement.	foreign-policy,iraq,military,terrorism	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
3690.json	mostly-true	The federal government borrows $4 billion every day.	deficit,federal-budget	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	an automated political phone call
7207.json	true	Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapons ban that bans 35 different weapons.	guns	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	
5854.json	false	Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double.	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a graphical tool on the campaign website
5468.json	false	Says we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years.	deficit,state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”
1402.json	mostly-true	Obamas job approval rating is up.	job-accomplishments,pundits	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	on ABC's This Week
7917.json	pants-fire	Rhode Island didnt ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to pay federal income taxes. So Rhode Island doesnt even have to pay federal income taxes.	history,taxes	charlene-lima	educator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
11013.json	half-true	Says Amazon has removed aneducational game about Gettysburg.	diversity	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5525.json	pants-fire	President Barack Obamas policies have forced many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts.	energy	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a op-ed posted on his website
13243.json	barely-true	Says Ive been proven right about Hillary Clintons radical call for open borders, meaning anyone in the world can enter the United States without any limit at all.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Ambridge, Pa.
7359.json	false	When the Affordable Care Act was signed, 17 million American children had a pre-existing condition and were uninsurable.	children,families,health-care	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a speech
5453.json	true	Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties.	congress,drugs,economy,jobs	becky-moeller	president, Texas AFL-CIO	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a press statement.
5346.json	false	Preventive care saves money, for families, for businesses, for government, for everybody.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a briefing at the White House
13290.json	half-true	Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what its for? House Bill 2.	gays-and-lesbians,natural-disasters,sexuality,state-budget,state-finances,states,weather	roy-cooper	Attorney General	North Carolina	democrat	1	0	3	1	0	a debate
3552.json	true	In Florida, its not illegal for an immediate family member of state officials to prosper from legislation supported by a spouse.	ethics,florida,health-care,legal-issues	broward-county-medical-association		Florida	organization	0	0	0	0	0	an e-mail regarding Gov. Rick Scott
4763.json	half-true	The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. Its 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college degrees.	jobs,workers	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a Republican presidential debate in Michigan
4099.json	false	Says scientists are in dispute over whether being gay is a choice.	gays-and-lesbians,science	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
10841.json	false	The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years.	consumer-safety,crime,criminal-justice,drugs,economy,government-regulation,history,marijuana,public-health,public-safety,recreation,market-regulation,small-business,state-finances,taxes	kathleen-sullivan	substance abuse coordinator in Warren, R.I.	Rhode Island	activist	0	1	0	0	0	testimony before the House Judiciary Committee
9178.json	false	Says the Koch brothers want to protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas.	congress,economy,jobs,taxes	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a campaign ad
11302.json	barely-true	Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidateJason Kander is attending fancy dinners all over the country.	elections	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	
11643.json	mostly-true	15 years ago, cancer drugs cost an average of $10,000 a year. Now its $10,000 a month.	health-care	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
2781.json	false	Anybody who is familiar with the historical data from the IRS knows that raising income tax rates will likely actually reduce federal revenues.	taxes,abc-news-week	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
7409.json	true	There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country.	jobs	dave-joyce	Member of Congress	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
2129.json	half-true	For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60.	economy,stimulus	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	an MSNBC interview
3530.json	mostly-true	Since 1990, in inflation-adjusted dollars, per-student funding of the (Florida) state university system from general revenue has dropped by about $4,000.	education,state-budget	bob-graham		Florida	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a op-ed in the 'St. Petersburg Times'
11894.json	false	Kasichs budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder.	state-budget,taxes	american-future-fund			organization	3	2	0	0	0	a campaign ad
320.json	true	Romney used to favor gun control, and said he didn't want to go back to Reagan-Bush.	guns	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an ad on the Internet
1626.json	false	"Joe, I keep hearing you every morning talking about the biggest tax increase in history, but you don't mention it's also the biggest tax cut in history.''	health-care,taxes	richard-durbin	Senator	Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	0	1	a comment on the "Morning Joe'' show on MSNBC.
8617.json	barely-true	The administration was kicking and screaming all the way with these sanctions being put in place (on Iran).	foreign-policy,nuclear	bob-corker			republican	1	0	0	2	0	an interview on Fox News Sunday
7078.json	mostly-true	Texas population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now.	population,water	kirk-watson	lawyer	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.
696.json	false	Palin had "executive experience" in the PTA.	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	
6292.json	true	Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.	campaign-finance,economy,jobs,message-machine-2012,sports	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a web video
4648.json	false	The newly created state Immigration Enforcement Review Board can actually prosecute, and get them [violators] into jail, if we bring in the attorney general.	immigration	phil-kent		Georgia	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech before the North Fulton and Friends Tea Party
4701.json	mostly-true	Wisconsins concealed-carry permit rules demand more proof than other states that safety training requirements are met, rendering all existing (training) certificates insufficient as part of the permit application	government-regulation,guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a website alert
3011.json	mostly-true	The city of Atlanta has $56 million in its reserves.	job-accomplishments	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a speech
13517.json	true	Even though men comprise 49% of the population, they hold 80% of the lawmaking power in the Legislature (144 of 181 seats).	history,states,women	annies-list	Political Action Committee	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a press release
11585.json	mostly-true	The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees.	foreign-policy,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a joint statement with the president of Turkey.
10120.json	half-true	95 percent of job creators say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction.	corporations,job-accomplishments,jobs,small-business	republican-state-leadership-committee			republican	0	0	1	0	0	a radio ad
9380.json	pants-fire	Solar panels drain the suns energy.	energy,environment	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	messages on the Internet
4797.json	half-true	Solyndrahad robots that whistled Disney songs. Im not kidding.	corporations,energy,environment,jobs,stimulus	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech
8127.json	pants-fire	Says some Austin school district classrooms lack electrical outlets.	education,technology	ramey-ko	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	an Austin meeting.
4561.json	mostly-true	Not a single banker, a CEO from Wall Street, anyone from corporate America nobody, (there was) not one arrest of any of these people who brought down the economy in 2008.	crime,financial-regulation,occupy-wall-street	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	an interview on "Democracy Now"
10736.json	false	The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding.	climate-change,energy	mike-huebsch	Secretary, Department of Administration	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	0	0	1	testimony before a state Senate committee
508.json	barely-true	"We are winning the popular vote."	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	San Juan, Puerto Rico
11660.json	true	Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions from Virginia public schools.	education,jobs,state-budget	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a news conference.
3286.json	false	The presidents proposed budget will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president.	deficit,federal-budget,history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Cleveland, Ohio
9177.json	barely-true	Says Mark Udall decided Obamacare. ... He passed Obamacare with his vote.	health-care,voting-record	cory-gardner	U.S. House of Representatives	Colorado	republican	4	1	0	0	0	an interview on Fox News
11729.json	false	The 90 percent statistic ofsupporting background checks, thats been debunked.	guns,polls	laura-ingraham	Political commentator and radio talk show host		none	2	5	1	0	1	on "Fox News Sunday"
7972.json	true	Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years.	marriage	ed-lindsey	State Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	2	0	a news release
12857.json	false	Youth unemployment is through the roof.	economy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Reddit Ask Me Anything
7007.json	mostly-true	Says 55 percent of council members have come from area where only 10 percent of Austinites live.	city-government	gonzalo-barrientos			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion article in the Austin American-Statesman
6294.json	mostly-true	The transportation sales tax would cost the average consumer an estimated $112 a year.	transportation	john-watson		Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	an op-ed
12349.json	half-true	Twenty million Americans are out of work.	jobs	tom-marino	U.S. representative	Pennsylvania	republican	1	1	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC.
7048.json	false	Says that Sherrod Brown is an Obama rubber stamp for supporting the job-killing cap and trade plan.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,environment,voting-record	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a radio ad
11671.json	pants-fire	Says Marco Rubio said we should be considering internment of Muslims, and maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party.	diversity,homeland-security,religion,terrorism	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an interview on CNN
8664.json	barely-true	Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city.	poverty	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	comments on ABC's "This Week"
1.json	pants-fire	The attorney general requires that rape victims pay for the rape kit.	crime,women	barbara-ann-radnofsky			democrat	0	0	0	0	1	in a Web site video
5921.json	pants-fire	Says President Barack Obamas finance team is recommending a 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution.	social-security,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
8135.json	mostly-true	Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.	education,state-finances	dubose-porter		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a meeting
1389.json	pants-fire	A recent Obama executive order could lead to a number of investigations by Interpol in the United States, potentially aimed at American officials.	foreign-policy,homeland-security	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	an interview on 'The O'Reilly Factor'
470.json	false	"If you are driving on average in America this summer, you'll save according to Department of Energy figures about $70."	energy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Indianapolis
4469.json	false	Says We do about 300 investigations a year into housing discrimination and in recent years have put about $150,000 of damages into the pockets of individuals who have been treated unfairly.	civil-rights,housing	brad-avakian			state-official	0	1	0	1	0	a radio interview
6993.json	false	Says Jim Renacci opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops.	federal-budget,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,military	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a television ad
10983.json	true	46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact in Japan.	sexuality	aziz-ansari	Actor		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on "The Daily Show"
9494.json	half-true	Theres $30 billion in expansion funds that weve paid its our money and Nathan Deal wants Washington to keep it.	medicaid	jason-carter	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	In an AJC article
9233.json	false	The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.s International Criminal Court.	foreign-policy,legal-issues	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
13508.json	barely-true	Obamacare was invented by liberal academic theorists.	health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an op-ed in USA Today
8556.json	barely-true	Florida sheriffs unequivocally support the stand your groundlaw.	crime,guns,legal-issues	larry-ashley	Okaloosa Sheriff	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing
10735.json	barely-true	American families work hard to earn $4,250 a month. Obama is spending $18,972 a month on each illegal immigrant child.	federal-budget,immigration	america			none	1	1	0	0	0	a meme on social media
141.json	mostly-true	"Mitt Romney opposed the gun lobby, even Ronald Reagan."	guns	log-cabin-republicans			none	0	0	0	2	0	
1635.json	true	"Just this week we received the news that for the first time Social Security is now paying out more in benefits than it's taking in. That was something that was supposed to happen in 2016."	social-security	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday
10762.json	mostly-true	Theres no statistical evidence that a waiting period for handgun purchases reduces violence whatsoever.	crime,guns,public-health	van-wanggaard			republican	0	0	1	1	0	a legislative floor debate
8421.json	true	The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls.	elections	league-women-voters-florida		Florida	none	0	0	0	0	0	a statement
8914.json	pants-fire	Says Michele Bachmann said English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible.	patriotism,religion	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a photo-quotation posted to Facebook
8484.json	barely-true	Ken Cuccinelli would take money away from public schools to fund private schools.	education,state-budget,taxes	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a TV ad.
4696.json	barely-true	A recent Department of Labor study guessed Wall Street fees cost a worker 28 percent of the value of your plan over the span of your career.	economy,pundits,retirement	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	a segment on The Rachel Maddow Show
10779.json	false	The United States is not modernizing its nuclear weapons.	nuclear	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa
265.json	pants-fire	"I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty."	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate in Manchester, N.H.
8700.json	half-true	This is the first time in Texas history -- and only the fourth time in United States history -- that two women are running for the top spots.	elections,women	gilberto-hinojosa	Chairman, Texas Democratic Party	Texas	democrat	0	4	1	2	1	an email blast
215.json	true	"The oddest thing is he doesn't want to do for America what he did for Massachusetts. He did mandate health care for Massachusetts, which is HillaryCare, and he doesn't want to do that for America."	job-accomplishments	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a Washington Post interview.
4031.json	pants-fire	What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is Ive said to each agency ... look at regulations that are already on the books and if they dont make sense, lets get rid of them.	government-regulation,market-regulation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
2366.json	pants-fire	When the mayor of Providences brother wrote over 100 grand in bad checks to the city, Joe Fernandez didnt have the guts to prosecute him. He let him off the hook.	crime,ethics,message-machine	peter-kilmartin	state representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	a campaign commercial
5641.json	pants-fire	Says the Wisconsin Republican Party tweeted Happy International Womens Day! You ladies should get paid less and not be able to make health care decisions.	women	graeme-zielinski	spokesman, Democratic Party of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	2	a tweet
8269.json	false	Soy ... el nico official estatal quin es un hombre de negocios.	candidates-biography	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	an interview on “Conexión Texas”
7029.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China at the cost of American jobs.	china,jobs,message-machine-2012,workers	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a television ad
3897.json	false	Says Rick Perry said theres an administrator for every teacher in Texas public schools.	education,state-budget,state-finances	doug-otto	Superintendent, Plano Independent School District	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview.
8896.json	true	Its been 14 years since a president or a vice president or a member of their family has not gone and attended at least an event at the Olympics.	sports	candy-crowley	CNN host		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
7291.json	barely-true	A Republican-sponsored Wisconsin mining bill will take at least seven years to create jobs.	environment,government-regulation,jobs	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	a speech
2479.json	barely-true	As Milwaukee County executive, Scott Walker eliminated the waiting list for long-term care for older adults through the Family Care program.	job-accomplishments	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement on campaign web site
1113.json	false	The Congressional Budget Office most recently came out and analyzed the current (health care) plan and said that it was not only deficit-neutral, but also that over 10 years it would create a $6 billion surplus.	health-care	russ-carnahan	U.S. Representative	Missouri	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a town hall meeting in Missouri.
1622.json	false	The health care reform bill is the largest tax increase in U.S. history.	health-care,taxes	joe-scarborough	Host of a morning show on MSNBC		none	1	4	3	3	0	a comment on his "Morning Joe'' program on MSNBC
1577.json	half-true	"Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself."	candidates-biography,government-efficiency,trade	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a press release
10734.json	true	More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid.	debt,disability,economy,families,government-efficiency,health-care,medicaid,poverty,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	elizabeth-roberts	Lieutenant Governor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group
5280.json	barely-true	The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance.	abortion,health-care,religion,states	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.
7664.json	half-true	Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men.	economy,income,poverty,wealth,women,workers	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day
9237.json	true	My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program.	crime,criminal-justice,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments,state-finances	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a website statement
4135.json	mostly-true	We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression.	economy,jobs	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	interview on CBS's "Face the Nation"
1828.json	pants-fire	Says Gov. Rick Perry is spending Texans hard-earned money to live like Louie XIV.	candidates-biography,ethics,state-budget	boyd-richie	Texas Democratic Party chair	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	1	an e-mail blast.
9447.json	false	Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes.	veterans	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release
9888.json	false	There were fewer civilian casualties in Cambodia than there have been from American drone attacks.	foreign-policy	henry-kissinger			republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on NPR
12845.json	mostly-true	Trade deals threaten Indias role as the pharmacy of the developing world for new HIV medicines.	public-health,trade	doctors-without-borders			none	0	0	1	1	0	a press release
8669.json	pants-fire	By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity.	corrections-and-updates,history,religion	bryan-fischer	Radio host		none	0	0	0	0	2	a broadcast of "Focal Point"
8866.json	mostly-true	NFL players are living, on average, longer than the average male.	sports	roger-goodell	NFL commissioner		none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on "Fox News Sunday"
2133.json	false	Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal explicitly voted to fund abortions ...	abortion,women	erick-erickson			republican	1	2	0	0	0	a blog post
311.json	false	"I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina."	elections	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a debate in Boca Raton.
9077.json	false	Says Ralph Hall is the oldest member in Congress ever.	candidates-biography,history	now-or-never-pac	Political Action Committee	Missouri	none	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
11427.json	mostly-true	Fifteen out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India and China.	climate-change,environment,foreign-policy	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas
8054.json	pants-fire	Says an investigative report concluded Ken Cuccinelli should have been prosecuted for disclosure violations, but Virginias law was too weak.	ethics	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a debate.
2735.json	barely-true	The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators.	jobs,stimulus	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a debate
4761.json	half-true	Under President Barack Obama, more Americans are in poverty ... than at any time since the Census Bureau began keeping records on it over 50 years ago.	history,poverty	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a written opening statement for a debate
477.json	mostly-true	"It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama."	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a media availability in Little Rock, Ark.
12947.json	barely-true	Who would sign up to speak for a (Haitian) dictator? Rob Portman.	candidates-biography	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	an online ad campaign, "The Portman Files"
11502.json	false	Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733.	economy,jobs,women	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
12144.json	mostly-true	Austins the fastest-growing city in the country the last five years.	population	tim-finchem	Commissioner, PGA Tour	Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a sports column by Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman
7722.json	half-true	Every Florida teacher gets a pay raise.	corrections-and-updates,education,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Facebook post
4816.json	barely-true	Obama has (a) new Christmas tree tax.	taxes	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a tweet
11110.json	barely-true	Says under his leadership Wisconsin median household income is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama.	economy,income,job-accomplishments	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
3688.json	pants-fire	Says that had E-Verify been in place in Florida when 9/11 terrorists lived here, we might have saved the lives of 3,000 Americans.	immigration,terrorism	john-thrasher	Republican Party of Florida Chairman	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	1	comments on the Senate floor
472.json	mostly-true	"For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year."	health-care	florida-consumer-action-network		Florida	none	0	0	0	1	0	a press conference in Tampa
10834.json	half-true	Austin is the only city in an arid landscape in the western United States dependent on a single source of water.	city-budget,city-government,water	sharlene-leurig	Director, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Program, Ceres	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	an Austin City Council workshop
12879.json	mostly-true	U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!	debt	allen-buckley		Georgia 	libertarian	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign statement
4919.json	false	Our kids cant openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.	education,message-machine-2012,religion	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an Iowa TV ad.
1530.json	true	Her opponent: zero times a judge, zero rulings, zero experience on the bench.	job-accomplishments	jan-patterson	Justice of the Third Court of Appeals 	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
7749.json	half-true	In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay.	gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,states,workers	martina-navratilova	Retired tennis player	Florida	none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
648.json	true	"Less than four cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention and public health."	health-care	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	the Democratic Party platform
6169.json	mostly-true	Over the last few decades, the income of the top 1 percent grew by more than 275 percent -- to an average of $1.3 million a year.	economy,income,wealth	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign speech
5417.json	half-true	When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted no.	afghanistan,economy,iraq,jobs,message-machine-2012	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	a campaign commercial
7889.json	true	Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas.	state-budget,state-finances	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
13339.json	half-true	400 bills have my name on them either as a sponsor or a co-sponsor. You dont get that done unless you work with folks on the other side.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography,history,job-accomplishments	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a press conference
8190.json	mostly-true	New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big citys.	crime,criminal-justice,urban	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
13246.json	false	Says Pete Gallego went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress.	candidates-biography,ethics	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a TV ad
732.json	false	"But if my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."	medicare	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	
9446.json	false	Americans invented the automobile.	history,technology	laura-ingraham	Political commentator and radio talk show host		none	2	5	1	0	1	a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show"
2049.json	true	Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms.	guns	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010
2737.json	half-true	Says Steve Spinnett has court judgments against him for trespass and harassment.	ethics	livable-damascus	political group	Oregon	none	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign mailer
12827.json	half-true	Barack Obama ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections.	elections,polls	cecile-richards	president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America	New York	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun
12624.json	barely-true	During the (Benghazi) attack, a stand-down order was given, and our troops were told to change their clothes four times.	foreign-policy,history,military,pundits,terrorism	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	comments on his Fox News program
2662.json	pants-fire	The new health care law will force seniors into Barack Obamas government-run health care program.	medicare,message-machine,retirement	dan-coats		Indiana	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign ad
10915.json	half-true	Says Ronald Reagan talked about converting the United States to the metric system.	government-regulation,market-regulation	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
433.json	mostly-true	"I'm the product of a mixed marriage that would have been illegal in 12 states when I was born."	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with theadvocate.com
8388.json	true	Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies.	agriculture,environment	rick-north		Oregon	columnist	0	0	0	0	0	an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.
1135.json	true	Health care reform will not affect veterans' benefits.	health-care,veterans	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	in a chain e-mail
4729.json	half-true	Says the giant African land snail carries human meningitis.	agriculture,animals,public-health	adam-putnam	Florida Commissioner of Agriculture	Florida	republican	0	1	1	2	1	an interview on the CBS News show "Sunday Morning"
3260.json	pants-fire	Welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima	economy,poverty,urban	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
1898.json	mostly-true	"BP is setting up claims offices throughout the state."	elections	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley.
7330.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got paid for a whole year.	government-efficiency,state-budget,states	leon-young			democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a news article
13034.json	false	Says Patrick Murphy advocated for cuts to Social Security and Medicare.	candidates-biography,medicare,social-security	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a campaign website
3254.json	false	Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security.	economy,federal-budget	mitch-daniels	governor	Indiana	republican	0	3	0	0	1	a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference
10017.json	half-true	Under sequestration, the military was cut down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915.	federal-budget,military	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
2840.json	barely-true	The Florida Supreme Court has no express authority in the Florida Constitution to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.	florida-amendments,supreme-court	dean-cannon	state House speaker	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
9341.json	mostly-true	David Beckhams soccer stadium would get a special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years.	sports,state-budget,taxes	miami-seaport-alliance		Florida	none	0	1	0	1	0	a TV ad
1893.json	half-true	"The Republicans didn't have a budget in '02, '04, '06."	federal-budget,abc-news-week	steny-hoyer	House Majority Leader	Maryland	democrat	0	1	3	4	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week''
12376.json	false	Says Ted Strickland admits his record on jobs and taxes is mixed and spotty.	job-accomplishments,state-finances,voting-record	fighting-ohio-pac		Ohio	republican	0	1	0	0	0	Fighting for Ohio PAC ad
3682.json	true	China now owns $1.1 trillion of our debt, our trade deficit last year with them was a quarter of a trillion dollars.	china,deficit,trade	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.
2458.json	false	On the success of Cash for Clunkers	economy	tom-ganley	Businessman	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	1	0	an interview with The Plain Dealer
4205.json	true	Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia.	health-care	la-raza			none	0	0	0	0	0	newscast
3670.json	barely-true	We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it.	medicare	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a television interview
7715.json	mostly-true	The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news.	taxes	leonard-lance			republican	0	0	1	2	0	a press release
9469.json	true	A record number of immigrants not from Mexico are being apprehended at the border.	crime,immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview on Fox & Friends
9956.json	false	Social Security and Medicare are a Ponzi scheme.	medicare,social-security	carlos-curbelo	Miami-Dade school board member	Florida	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a speech to a college GOP group
1871.json	pants-fire	My opponent in November of 2008 sent a missive to the White House, to President Obama-elect, and said, Heres how you need to sell cap-and-trade to the American people.	cap-and-trade,climate-change	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech
8580.json	barely-true	Florida remains the top travel destination across the world.	tourism	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a news release about Florida's tourism statistics
1223.json	false	"The majority actually want single-payer health care."	health-care	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	an appearance on Larry King Live
10892.json	pants-fire	America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexicos entire population.	immigration	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos"
5645.json	false	Right now we have sufficient reserves to take care of Tennessees lottery scholarship students for a few years more.	deficit,lottery,state-finances	dolores-gresham	State senator	Tennessee	republican	0	2	0	0	0	an interview with reporters following presentation of improved lottery revenues.
373.json	false	"Hillary Clinton believed NAFTA was a 'boon' to our economy."	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a flier sent to voters in Ohio
1917.json	false	Thurbert Baker kept a teen in jail "who didn't even commit a felony."	legal-issues	concernedcitizen4u			none	0	1	0	0	0	a video
10500.json	pants-fire	A Texas law says that you cant shoot bears out of the second floor of a window.	animals,government-regulation,guns	alcee-hastings	U.S. Representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	2	a telephone interview with CNN
8194.json	barely-true	Three years after getting the $100 million (from Mark Zuckerberg), less than two-thirds of students in Cory Bookers Newark graduate.	education	bookerfail			none	1	0	1	0	0	a YouTube video
12964.json	half-true	Milwaukee has the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country.	crime,criminal-justice,urban	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	an interview
803.json	false	Under John McCain's health care plan, people get a $5,000 tax credit to buy a $12,000 health care policy, and "that's a loss for you."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.
3971.json	false	Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? Fox viewers, consistently, every poll.	polls,pundits	jon-stewart			none	0	2	1	1	1	an interview on Fox News Sunday
3758.json	barely-true	The (border) fence is now basically complete.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in El Paso
3361.json	mostly-true	Under Gov. Scott Walkers proposals, Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations.	corporations,message-machine,state-budget,taxes,workers	progressive-change-campaign-committee			none	0	1	1	1	1	a television ad
6376.json	true	There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now.	economy,military,veterans	sanford-bishop	Congressman	Georgia	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	an online video of an earlier speech
10688.json	false	Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools.	children,education,gays-and-lesbians,sexuality	susan-stimpson		Virginia	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a Facebook post.
2226.json	half-true	Republicans are now taking credit for provisions of the health care bill that they had tried to derail.	health-care	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	an op ed article
8926.json	half-true	300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.	health-care	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a television ad
5118.json	barely-true	Rob Cornilles is a Tea Party candidate.	abortion,message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising	democratic-party-oregon	political party	Oregon	democrat	1	1	2	0	0	campaign material
2224.json	barely-true	Lincoln Chafee voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography,voting-record	democratic-governors-association			democrat	1	0	0	0	2	a statement on a DGA-created website
9632.json	mostly-true	There are fewerwars, there are fewerpeople dying in wars now than there have been in quite some time.	foreign-policy,history,military	stu-burguiere	Writer, Glenn Beck Program		none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on The Glenn Beck Radio Program
9739.json	barely-true	So far, the war in Gaza has left more than 1,800 Palestinians dead -- the population equivalent to 100 9/11s.	israel,terrorism	joy-reid	Host, The Reid Report		none	1	0	0	0	0	comments on her MSNBC show
13473.json	false	Says Scott Walker left college under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix the election for student body president.	candidates-biography,education,elections,ethics	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	an interview
8614.json	false	Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Islands sales tax.	economy,state-finances,taxes	joseph-henchman	policy analyst, The Tax Foundation		newsmaker	0	1	0	0	0	hearing testimony
8548.json	true	Says the Affordable Care Act has already reduced the number of uninsured in Oregon by 10 percent.	health-care,public-health	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a newspaper article.
1359.json	mostly-true	The post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim.	climate-change,environment,pundits	eugene-robinson			none	0	0	0	2	0	a Washington Post column
8431.json	false	Says 74 percent of small-business people believe that Obamacare is a bad idea.	health-care	larry-elder	Radio talk show host		talk-show-host	1	3	0	0	0	an interview
7660.json	half-true	The immigration proposal from the Gang of Eight is not amnesty.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
1554.json	true	Texas has installed more wind power than any other state, and all but four countries.	energy	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release
3387.json	barely-true	Says Florida Gov. Rick Scotts cuts to education are the same as his proposedcorporate income tax rate reduction.	education,state-budget,taxes	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	comments on MSNBC.
4943.json	half-true	The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated.	environment,transportation	curtis-foltz	Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority		none	0	0	1	0	0	an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
6721.json	barely-true	We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil.	energy,environment,transportation	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a speech
8180.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama could basically legalize all immigrants here illegally by the sign of a pen.	immigration	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a radio interview
5502.json	false	After President Barack Obamas health care law takes full effect, 100 percent of Americans will depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them.	children,families,health-care,medicaid,medicare	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio
6846.json	mostly-true	Says Texas lawmakers last year expanded public educations share of state spending.	education,state-budget,state-finances	joe-straus	Texas House speaker	Texas	republican	0	0	2	1	0	a breakfast at the Texas Tribune Festival.
11198.json	half-true	There has been a 100 percentincrease in student debt under this Democratic White House.	debt,education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a Twitter exchange
4705.json	pants-fire	Under Barack Obamas watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives.	federal-budget,iraq,military	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer
5794.json	barely-true	Says she made a cold call and persuaded an Illinois company to relocate to Wisconsin.	corrections-and-updates,jobs	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	a radio interview
8099.json	false	The sequester has already lost 1.6 million jobs.	deficit,federal-budget,jobs	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a media availability with reporters
1036.json	barely-true	Sotomayor ruled against the white firefighter Ricci and other white firefighters just on the basis that she thought women and minorities should be given a preference because of their skin color and because of the history of discrimination in the past. The law was totally disregarded.	pundits,sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	his radio program
3788.json	mostly-true	A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400.	afghanistan,energy	marcy-kaptur	Representative from Ohio's Ninth Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	4	4	0	an article in Politico
2530.json	false	Arkansas Democratic congressional candidate Chad Causey was a Washington, D.C. bureaucrat.	candidates-biography,message-machine	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign commercial
6622.json	true	Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nations top-performing local economy.	economy	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	keynote address at Democratic National Convention.
10378.json	true	A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies.	energy,government-regulation	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	his book ‘American Dreams’
7564.json	half-true	Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says we can only have three bullets and the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them.	candidates-biography,civil-rights,guns	wayne-lapierre			none	3	1	3	1	0	an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press
1723.json	barely-true	Everyone in this country has access to health care.	health-care	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek
9222.json	false	Social science is irrefutable that children are better off being raised by a mom and a dad.	children,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	ralph-reed			republican	0	2	1	0	0	an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
3323.json	mostly-true	Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags.	environment	mark-hass	state representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a legislative hearing
13163.json	half-true	If you look at any real analysis, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable.	trade	kasim-reed	Atlanta Mayor 	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a White House press conference
10529.json	false	Say George Washington said that when government takes away citizens right to bear arms it becomes citizens duty to take away governments right to govern.	guns,history	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media
4518.json	half-true	It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees.	criminal-justice,new-hampshire-2012	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	a meeting with the Nashua "Telegraph" editorial board
6592.json	false	Says Gov. Chris Christie has embarked on a tour to demand that New Jerseys Democratic legislature approve an immediate tax cut that would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest.	taxes	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	an op-ed in Politico
6253.json	mostly-true	Sherrod Browns approval rating has plummeted to 38 percent among Ohio voters in a poll by a Democratic pollster.	elections,job-accomplishments,campaign-advertising	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a fundraising email
3858.json	mostly-true	Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago.	energy,gas-prices	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a speech on the Senate floor
51.json	true	"Currently, we're at 36 percent of our children born out of wedlock."	families	sam-brownback	U.S. senator	Kansas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a debate in Durham, N.H.
692.json	half-true	Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes."	taxes	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech in St. Paul, Minn.
5527.json	false	Says over 1 million signatures were submitted in attempt to recall Gov. Scott Walker.	elections	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a video and multiple other instances
8702.json	true	60 percent of the jobs lost in the 2008 recession were living-wage jobs. Of the jobs weve gotten back, only 40 percent are living-wage.	jobs	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a talk to the Human Services Coalition of Oregon
9240.json	half-true	Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic in Florida.	elections	annette-taddeo-goldstein	Miami-Dade County Democratic chair	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC
657.json	mostly-true	As a state senator in Illinois, Obama made sure women got equal pay for equal work.	workers	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	her address at the Democratic National Convention.
6618.json	half-true	Says MittRomneys tax plans would give an additional $250,000 tax cut to millionaires and billionaires while raising taxes on the middle class.	taxes	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a campaign speech
8593.json	false	TheAffordable Care Actalters the sensible doctor-patient-relationship-centered health care program ... we see today.	health-care	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
8475.json	mostly-true	Says Mike Enzi is getting about 84 percent of his campaign funds from Washington-based PACs. Thats more than any senator of either party.	campaign-finance	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	an interview on "This Week"
9525.json	barely-true	An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds.	guns,public-safety	brady-campaign-prevent-gun-violence			none	1	1	0	0	0	a gun-control rally claim
12374.json	true	Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents.	city-government,economy,small-business,technology	steve-adler	Mayor of Austin	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	2	1	speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot
5454.json	mostly-true	In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage its $1,500 a year.	states,transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview with WTSP
13160.json	half-true	SaysGary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system.	candidates-biography,children,education,families,government-regulation,history	chelsea-clinton			democrat	1	0	1	0	0	an interview with Cosmo
5386.json	mostly-true	Theyre saying that 40 percent of the traffic that goes over [the Sakonnet River Bridge is from] out of state.	state-budget,transportation	john-g-edwards	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a radio interview
4818.json	true	(Stimulus money) went to critically important projects like studying ants in Africa.	message-machine-2012,stimulus	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a TV ad
3568.json	true	There used to be 16 workers for every one person on Social Security. ... Now its three.	deficit,federal-budget	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a meeting with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board
12388.json	half-true	There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States.	abortion,families,government-regulation,health-care,public-health,public-safety,religion,science,state-budget,women	vicki-saporta	President, National Abortion Federation		activist	0	0	1	0	0	an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee"
12264.json	barely-true	Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches.	campaign-finance,congress,congressional-rules,ethics,financial-regulation	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a television ad
4271.json	true	Certainly were going to be the most restrictive state in the land in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace.	drugs,government-regulation,marijuana,public-health	nicholas-scutari	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	in a NJToday interview
1751.json	false	"Klein did not hold a single town hall meeting (on health care) where the general public was invited to ask questions or present their views."	health-care	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	press release
11052.json	false	Wisconsins economy has tanked under Gov. Scott Walker andso far in 2015 over 6,685 people have been laid off, already more than in all of 2014.	economy,jobs	american-bridge-21st-century			democrat	2	1	0	3	0	a website posting
9083.json	barely-true	In Virginias Medicaid program, approximately 30 percent, or $2.7 billion a year, is lost to waste, fraud and inefficiencies.	health-care,medicaid	jimmy-massie	State delegate	Virginia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a Facebook post.
10320.json	mostly-true	Says 3,000 Americans died of gunfire between the time of the Ebola scare in Dallas and the midterm elections.	guns,public-health	doonesbury			none	0	0	2	4	0	the Sunday comics
11653.json	barely-true	Last year, I stopped an Obamacare bailout and saved taxpayers $2.5 billion.	federal-budget,health-care,taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a tweet
722.json	false	Holding up a BlackBerry, McCain campaign adviser says, "youre looking at the miracle John McCain helped create."	candidates-biography,technology	douglas-holtz-eakin			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a conversation with reporters.
776.json	mostly-true	"Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's home. And they've worked together on various projects in Chicago."	candidates-biography	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	Clearwater, Fla.
13150.json	half-true	Says most illegal immigrants draw welfare benefits, theyre sending their kids to school, theyre using the public services.	education,immigration,welfare	tom-delay	Former U.S. House member	Texas	republican	1	0	1	1	1	an interview on MSNBC
6042.json	mostly-true	Says TriMet now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages.	transportation	john-charles	President and CEO of Cascade Policy Institute	Oregon	libertarian	0	0	1	1	0	a blog post.
10306.json	half-true	When Colorado eased its medical marijuana laws, fatal accidents involving pot-using drivers soared while overall traffic fatalities decreased.	marijuana,public-safety	charles-chuck-spahos			none	0	0	1	0	0	a joint legislative hearing
11804.json	false	A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government.	debt,education,federal-budget,financial-regulation	dale-kooyenga	State Representative	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	2	0	a radio interview
1749.json	mostly-true	Were making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but its no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s.	children,education,energy	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	a newspaper column
3793.json	half-true	Says that several times in the last 15 years, Austin City Council candidates have won seats after trailing by more than 4,000 votes in the election prompting the runoff.	city-government,elections,history	randi-shade	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a statement.
5598.json	false	Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?	health-care	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a tweet.
4037.json	barely-true	Says $6 billion projected to accumulate in the states rainy day fund is already used.	state-budget,state-finances	charles-perry	CPA	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a Texas Tribune interview.
2668.json	barely-true	Says Julie Parrish is one of Sarah Palins mama grizzlies.	elections	future-pac-oregon-house-democrats	campaign committee	Oregon	democrat	3	0	0	0	1	a campaign mailer
12030.json	mostly-true	Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump and, thats true nationally.	polls	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.
9262.json	barely-true	Greenlight Pinellas wont take existing lanes from other vehicles.	transportation	friends-greenlight			none	1	0	0	0	0	an email to voters
4097.json	pants-fire	There are 30,000 people that have been killed with seat belts.	government-regulation,public-safety,market-regulation	joseph-trillo	minority whip, Rhode Island House of Representatives	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	1	0	1	a House debate over mandatory seat belt use
10346.json	barely-true	Regarding sexual assault against women, Its actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college.	crime,education	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	an interview.
9601.json	barely-true	Perdue mismanaged Pillowtex, and nearly 8,000 people got laid off.	economy	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	an ad
6725.json	half-true	Seven times Obama could have stopped Chinas cheating. Seven times, he refused.	china,foreign-policy,job-accomplishments,jobs,message-machine-2012,trade	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	in a TV ad
11294.json	true	Im the only governor in America ... who signed a law that says there needs to be an independent investigation any time theres a death of someone in police custody.	criminal-justice	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
12503.json	barely-true	Austin ISD has the highest graduation rate of every major city in Texas.	children,education	austin-independent-school-district	School district	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	an advertisement spotted at the site of high school graduation ceremonies
11570.json	barely-true	We now know these firms areunwilling to put up any private money, for Californias high-speed rail project.	state-finances,transportation	jim-patterson	state assemblyman	California	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news article
3142.json	barely-true	The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited.	economy	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	an online posting
11214.json	true	Says Ron Johnson opposes entirely a federal minimum wage, except perhaps for guest workers.	agriculture,economy,government-regulation,jobs,labor,unions,workers	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a speech
11481.json	mostly-true	Says Marco Rubio opposes abortioneven in the case of rape and incest.	abortion,candidates-biography	jennifer-granholm	Former governor of Michigan	Michigan	democrat	1	0	3	2	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
12663.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump has bankrupt four separate businesses.	bankruptcy,candidates-biography,gambling	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	a TV interview.
532.json	false	"We must deal with the here and now and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production."	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Houston, Texas
8810.json	false	For the past year, I was censored and muzzled.	congress,congressional-rules,ethics	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	an email blast
9088.json	half-true	For educational testing, Florida has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old.	education,gays-and-lesbians	florida-stop-common-core-coalition		Florida	none	0	0	1	0	1	a letter to supporters
1365.json	half-true	When Charlie Crist was elected governor, Florida ranked 31st in K-12 education. "Last year ... we went from 31st to 14. And this year, the top 10 in America."	education,florida	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a meeting of Florida Republicans
8495.json	mostly-true	Due to Obamacare, Arkansas has covered almost 14 percent of its uninsured already.	health-care,states	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Boston
2682.json	false	Middle-class families throughout America (would) have to pay $6,000 per year to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.	federal-budget,taxes	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a debate
5842.json	barely-true	Says Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley reduces 36 percent of felonies to misdemeanors and hands them off to her.	crime	jana-duty	Williamson County attorney	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	 as quoted in Austin American-Statesman news article.
12878.json	barely-true	Says Rep.Mike Coffman istheone who said he would support Trump.	campaign-advertising	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	an ad 
8315.json	mostly-true	According to the Congressional Budget Office, repealing Obamacare would increase the budget deficit.	deficit,federal-budget,health-care	carol-shea-porter	Retired social worker	New Hampshire	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a press release
91.json	mostly-true	"Today New Mexico (has) the sixth-fastest growing economy."	economy	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
10432.json	false	The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year its been up and running.	energy,jobs	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a post on his U.S. Senate website
11816.json	barely-true	A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines.	city-budget,civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice,public-safety,urban	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a Republican debate
3163.json	half-true	Says 25 percent of Austins public school buildings are underutilized.	education	janet-mitchell	Volunteer task force co-chair	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	an interview.
2199.json	false	McCain opposed the border fence.	immigration,message-machine	jd-hayworth		Arizona	republican	0	1	1	1	2	a TV ad against John McCain
10742.json	mostly-true	SaysLoretta Lynchs nomination has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined.	congressional-rules,criminal-justice	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
12916.json	false	I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio
2273.json	mostly-true	Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa.	stimulus	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a press release
13267.json	true	Says over 90 percent of Travis Countys eligible residents have registered to vote.	elections	bruce-elfant	Constable, Travis County, Precinct 5	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press conference
6109.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney has said we dont need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.	economy,education,jobs	tennessee-democratic-party		Tennessee	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a press release.
200.json	true	"In the African-American community today, 68 percent of kids born are born out of wedlock."	families	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	St. Petersburg, Fla.
3374.json	pants-fire	Says union bosses bused protesters to aCentral Florida education protest.	education,labor,state-budget	florida-chamber-commerce		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	1	a radio ad.
13442.json	pants-fire	Says that at a campaign rally President Barack Obama spent so much time screaming at a protester, and frankly it was a disgrace.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Hershey, Pa. 
1756.json	false	On transparency in dealing with the Republican Party of Florida's financial issues.	transparency	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	interviews with Florida media.
5136.json	mostly-true	Says a drug test can be performed for just $4 or $5.	drugs,welfare	stacey-campfield	State Senator	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	1	1	interview with Knoxville News Sentinel's Tom Humphrey.
5347.json	mostly-true	Oregon House Republicans jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.	jobs	kevin-cameron		Oregon 	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
4303.json	half-true	Says that before Rick Perry became governor, only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has more than doubled (to) 9.5 percent.	economy,jobs	mike-villarreal	Small business owner	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a Texas Capitol rally.
13309.json	pants-fire	When Hillary Clinton ran the State Department, $6 billion was missing. How do you miss $6 billion? You ran the State Department, $6 billion was either stolen they dont know.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third presidential debate
10099.json	pants-fire	Prayer rugs have recently been found on the Texas side of the border in the brush.	immigration,religion,terrorism	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a speech in Washington, D.C.
7504.json	true	More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks.	guns	nan-orrock		Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech
6179.json	half-true	The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself.	transportation	georgia-green-party			none	0	0	1	0	0	Georgia Green Party flier
11746.json	mostly-true	We have cut our deficits by almost three-quarters.	deficit,economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
4047.json	half-true	Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman said that the Recovery Act wasnt large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now hes saying that he never supported it.	economy,new-hampshire-2012,stimulus	richard-swett	Former U.S. Representative	New Hampshire	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a conference call with reporters.
8589.json	false	On changing the rules for filibusters on presidential nominees	congressional-rules	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	speeches
5668.json	true	More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry.	children,labor	rashad-taylor		Georgia	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech
11106.json	half-true	The United States isfighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen were fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis.	iraq,military	jon-stewart			none	0	2	1	1	1	an interview on "The Daily Show"
5289.json	barely-true	Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day.	medicaid,religion,retirement	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a speech in Tampa, Fla.
2275.json	half-true	Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers.	economy,government-efficiency,stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a speech at the City Club of Cleveland
5086.json	half-true	Oregons per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state thats actually getting poorer.	economy,income,jobs,poverty,workers	matt-wingard	State representative	Oregon	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a news story online
1383.json	half-true	"Most of the people that work in finance make $70,000, $80,000 a year."	corporations	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	an interview on 'Meet the Press.'
9184.json	barely-true	A grant for $5,000 [from the Governors Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter.	economy,federal-budget,government-efficiency,small-business,state-budget,state-finances,taxes,workers	mike-stenhouse	chief executive officer, R.I. Center for Freedom and ProsperityState Policy Research Institute	Rhode Island	newsmaker	1	1	1	0	1	a commentary in The Providence Journal
7602.json	false	Says rabid animals from other states carry different strains of rabies that Florida vaccines and serums dont affect.	animals	marion-hammer	Executive director, Unified Sportsmen of Florida	Florida	none	0	1	0	2	0	a committee hearing
3891.json	mostly-true	Assaults on Wisconsin law enforcement officers are up 224 percent statewide since 2005	crime,state-budget	wisconsin-professional-police-association		Wisconsin	none	1	0	0	1	0	a press release
7987.json	half-true	Were already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail.	gays-and-lesbians	tony-perkins			republican	0	1	1	0	0	a TV interview
117.json	false	"We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in Nashua, N.H.
3475.json	pants-fire	Withheld union dues fund half of Dem (Democratic) campaigns in Florida.	labor	grover-norquist	President, Americans for Tax Reform		republican	0	3	0	2	1	a post on Twitter.
10331.json	true	My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas.	candidates-biography,history,women	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	an interview on Meet the Press
2841.json	mostly-true	Eliminating earmarks does not reduce spending.	federal-budget	richard-lugar	U.S. Senator	Indiana	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a prepared statement
12884.json	mostly-true	Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering.	elections,legal-issues,redistricting,states	common-cause			organization	0	0	0	1	0	an online video ad
6237.json	false	The health care law is the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country	health-care,taxes	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a radio interview
7920.json	false	A study ranked Florida No. 1 in government corruption under Gov. Rick Scott.	ethics	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a Web video
7560.json	half-true	Rhode Island is the last state still using the Optech III P voting machines and they dont meet suggested federal standards.	elections	robert-kando	Executive director of the Rhode Island Board of Elections.	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	1	0	0	testimony before the R.I. House Oversight Committee
3909.json	half-true	Obamacare cuts $500 billion in future Medicare funding in order to fund the new constitutionally questionable government mandate, even going so far as to scuttle Medicares most popular (and successful) part, Medicare Advantage.	health-care,medicare	mike-haridopolos	Florida Senate President	Florida	republican	0	3	1	1	0	an 'Orlando Sentinel' op-ed
7729.json	barely-true	Broward County was one of three counties in the nation pivotal to an Obama victory in 2012.	elections	broward-democratic-executive-committee		Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a press release
13360.json	half-true	Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she was afraid it would help Democrats, showing outrageous partisan bias.	bipartisanship,city-government,education,elections	our-democracy-2020			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
1263.json	half-true	The Baucus health care bill "would drastically restrict the use of flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in order to help pay for health care reform."	taxes	save-flexible-spending-plans			none	0	0	1	0	0	a news release
3166.json	false	Nevada will be energy independent within the immediate future.	energy,environment	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	an interview on "Face to Face with Jon Ralston"
5049.json	false	Says there were only about eight or 10 inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.	candidates-biography	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a radio interview
10074.json	mostly-true	Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour will destroy between half a million and one million jobs.	income,jobs,message-machine-2014	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a debate
499.json	true	"Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists."	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Tampa, Fla.
11216.json	half-true	Zero Planned Parenthood facilities are licensed to do mammograms. Planned Parenthood, women dont need you!	abortion	alliance-defending-freedom			none	0	0	1	0	0	a Twitter post
6375.json	half-true	Under the Obama administrations bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close.	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign commercial
6696.json	true	Says if current trends continue, by 2040, one out of three Texas workers will not have a high school diploma.	education,population	bill-hammond	CEO, president, Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce	Texas	republican	1	0	0	1	0	an opinion article in the Houston Chronicle.
6216.json	true	Says tenure still exists but its been overhauled for teachers in New Jersey.	education	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
8313.json	half-true	Says President Barack Obama has amended, delayed, or repealed 19 components of his very own (health care) law.	health-care	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
7897.json	false	On the coal industry	energy	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	an interview.
4987.json	half-true	If Congress does not pass the renewal of the payroll tax cut before the end of the year, nearly 160 million working families will see their taxes go up by roughly $1,000.	jobs,taxes	charlie-gonzalez	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	a press release.
3378.json	barely-true	Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation.	federal-budget,health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5003.json	mostly-true	Says 77 percent of Portlands students finish elementary school without taking even one art class.	education	creative-advocacy-network		Oregon	none	0	0	1	1	0	a tweet
4246.json	half-true	The governments twice the size it was 10 years ago. Its 30 percent bigger than it was when (Barack) Obama became president.	deficit,federal-budget,government-efficiency	tom-coburn	U.S. Senator	Oklahoma	republican	2	3	3	2	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5073.json	half-true	President Barack Obama put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil.	energy,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an Obama for America video
5398.json	true	Florida ranks 45th in the nation for tuition.	education,state-budget	denise-grimsley	state representative	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a statement
9126.json	half-true	Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians.	education,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an email from his campaign
11843.json	false	The debt comes up all the time in town meetings ... but its never asked in the debates. Its really weird. It hasnt been brought up.	debt,federal-budget	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	 an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.
7568.json	false	An annual income of $500,000 in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class.	economy	sal-albanese	New York City mayoral candidate	New York	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC
6723.json	half-true	Says Romney and Ryan both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest.	abortion,corrections-and-updates,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
7955.json	half-true	Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote.	elections,history,polls	raymond-gallison	lawyer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a House floor debate
5220.json	false	When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets.	federal-budget,history,job-accomplishments	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
3935.json	true	Then-Sen. Barack Obama refused to raise the debt ceiling because he said President Bush had failed in leadership.	candidates-biography,federal-budget	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a debate in New Hampshire
940.json	false	"The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019."	federal-budget,stimulus	mark-sanford	Governor	South Carolina	republican	0	2	0	0	0	an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
5534.json	barely-true	Says David Rivera allowed House Republican leaders to strip key provisions from the STOCK Act that would crack down on insider trading by members of Congress.	candidates-biography,ethics	luis-garcia	state representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign press release
8887.json	false	Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically.	elections	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a "Washington Post" column
7637.json	true	In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year.	crime,criminal-justice,economy,government-regulation,jobs,legal-issues,privacy,public-safety	ban-the-box-ri		Rhode Island	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a video posted on YouTube
12035.json	mostly-true	When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now theres a $2 billion surplus.	economy,state-finances	arnold-schwarzenegger	actor	California	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.
1277.json	true	A request for "an increase in troops sat on desks in this White House (during the presidency of George W. Bush), including the vice president's, for more than eight months, a resource request filled by President Obama in March."	afghanistan,foreign-policy,military	robert-gibbs	Former White House Press Secretary		democrat	1	1	0	1	0	the daily White House press conference
2745.json	false	Democratic U.S. House candidate Julie Lassa pushed for a Canadian-style government takeover of health care.	health-care,message-machine	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign TV ad
8951.json	half-true	The medical marijuana ballot initiative doesnt require a physician writing a prescription and can be for conditions like having a back that needs to be scratched.	florida-amendments,health-care,marijuana	don-gaetz	State Senator	Florida	republican	1	0	3	1	0	a "Florida Face to Face" interview
11880.json	false	Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele once proposed a plan to end county funding to homeless shelters.	county-budget	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	a Facebook post
3894.json	mostly-true	We have the highest per-pupil cost in the country.	education,taxes	steve-oroho	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a story in The Star-Ledger
5508.json	mostly-true	In Texas, there are 668 Democratic Hispanic elected officials to the 60 in the Republican Party.	candidates-biography,diversity,elections,history	texas-democratic-party	Political party	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	a quoted comment.
9581.json	false	Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management.	corrections-and-updates,environment,sports	kendall-jones			none	0	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post
3382.json	true	Hitler didnt want unions. Stalin didnt want unions. Mubarak didnt want independent unions. These autocrats in history dont want independent unions.	jobs,labor,message-machine	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a speech in the Senate
1300.json	false	Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."	health-care	house-republicans			republican	0	3	4	0	1	a news release
10949.json	half-true	The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations.	economy,infrastructure,technology	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a speech at the state Democratic Party convention
8939.json	half-true	When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages.	income,unions	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a broadcast of "The Ed Show"
1717.json	barely-true	"Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling."	economy,energy,environment,florida,transportation	house-natural-resources-committee-republicans			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news release posted on his website.
1844.json	half-true	"The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year."	economy,job-accomplishments,taxes	mark-critz	U.S. Representative	Pennsylvania	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech on the House floor
2054.json	half-true	Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program	candidates-biography,small-business	leonidas-raptakis	State Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	 announcing his campaign for secretary of state
1865.json	half-true	"Our school test scores are right at the bottom."	education	thurbert-baker	Attorney General	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a speech
174.json	half-true	"There was a report that came out from the FBI a warning, not a report ... saying that, in fact, al-Qaida was planning to attack malls during the Christmas holidays."	terrorism	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	an interview on CNN.
4755.json	true	The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isnt ballast water.	environment,jobs,transportation	steve-latourette	Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 11th District	Ohio	republican	0	0	3	1	0	a speech in the House of Representatives
9332.json	false	Dan Branch once lobbied for the AFL-CIO.	candidates-biography,economy,labor	ken-paxton	Attorney general-elect	Texas	republican	0	2	0	1	0	a news story
11537.json	mostly-true	Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower.	energy,nuclear,water	tim-echols	Public Service Commissioner	Georgia	republican	0	0	1	1	0	an opinion piece in a trade magazine
9583.json	barely-true	SaysCongressman Jack Kingston voted to raise his pay seven times.	congress	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	radio and television ad
10186.json	true	Kansas has not elected somebody other than a Republican (to the U.S. Senate) since before The Wizard of Oz hit the movie theaters.	elections	jonathan-karl	ABC News chief White House correspondent		journalist	0	0	0	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
8422.json	barely-true	Common Core means there are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you.	education	tim-curtis	9-12 member in Tampa	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a meeting about Common Core in Tampa
1081.json	false	Obamas Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters) lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of talk to the hand.	legal-issues,pundits,sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	ann-coulter	Columnist and author	New York	republican	2	3	3	0	4	a column in Human Events.
9488.json	pants-fire	Says of flood of non-Mexicans being apprehended at the border: These are people that are coming from states like Syria that have substantial connections back to terrorist regimes and terrorist operations.	immigration,terrorism	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview on Fox & Friends
11619.json	half-true	29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting.	guns	gun-free-ut-gun-free-ut		Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	web site blog post
10889.json	true	For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses dying than we do starting.	economy,small-business	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech in Orlando, Fla.
7841.json	mostly-true	The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S.	crime,criminal-justice,education,guns,public-safety	peter-nightingale	Physicist	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a web commentary
8512.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama knew half of the population of the United States would lose their health insurance.	health-care	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a broadcast of the Glenn Beck Show
5859.json	true	Say that under state law, systems development charges can only be spent on capital investment.	infrastructure,message-machine-2012	charlie-hales	Senior vice president, HDR Engineering	Oregon	none	1	1	0	0	0	a debate
6429.json	false	Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a womans premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.	economy,message-machine-2012	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	campaign ad
3498.json	barely-true	Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement.	labor,polls,unions,workers	george-nee	President of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO	Rhode Island	labor-leader	2	0	1	0	0	a television interview
9570.json	half-true	Another great endorsement! Barrow Journal explains the difference between me and Jody Hice.	elections	mike-collins	co-owner, Collins Industries	Georgia	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a Twitter post
1534.json	half-true	"Charlie Crist was the only prominent Republican in the country to campaign with Barack Obama before the stimulus passed, on behalf of the stimulus."	stimulus	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with Fox News
5376.json	false	On resigning from the Texas Railroad Commission.	elections	elizabeth-ames-jones		Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a statement announcing her departure from the commission
1127.json	half-true	"If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a town hall meeting
7757.json	half-true	Says The idea of one casino per tribe is a false one.	gambling	ken-tanner			none	0	0	1	0	0	a radio news interview
11849.json	false	The 2013 immigration bill expanded President Obamas ability to bring Syrian refugees to this country without mandating any meaningful background checks.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a town hall event in Windham, N.H.
5141.json	true	Suzanne Bonamici was the only no vote on a 2009 bill cracking down on drunk drivers.	crime,criminal-justice,message-machine-2012,voting-record	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	a debate
12039.json	barely-true	Regarding her State Department email practices, my predecessors did the same thing.	technology	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Univision/Washington Post Democratic debate
1505.json	false	"We were promised (the stimulus) would provide 'green jobs' for Americans, but 80% of the $2 billion they spent on alternative energy went to purchase wind turbines built in China!"	energy,stimulus	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a Facebook post
8078.json	barely-true	Says the reasoning behind Portlands high water and sewer rates is all kinds of pet projects unrelated to the core function of the water and sewer bureaus	city-government,government-efficiency,water	portlanders-water-reform		Oregon	none	1	0	0	0	0	a fundraising letter.
13070.json	half-true	Says Marco Rubio wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare because he said theyre bankrupting our country.	medicare,social-security	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a TV ad
8059.json	half-true	The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%.	afghanistan,federal-budget,iraq,military	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a tweet
1455.json	false	"Federal employees are making twice as much as their private counterparts."	economy	scott-brown		New Hampshire	republican	2	2	1	3	1	an interview with Barbara Walters
9616.json	false	Latinos now make up the majority population in Texas.	education,legal-issues,population,states	roberto-alonzo	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a press release
4713.json	true	Under a law proposed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, businesses that move into Wisconsin dont have to pay any taxes on their income for two years.	jobs,taxes	mahlon-mitchell			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	remarks
3847.json	pants-fire	We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy.	economy,market-regulation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech announcing his presidential campaign
6970.json	mostly-true	I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance.	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.
9572.json	mostly-true	As Jim Doyles Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin and had laid off 800 workers.	jobs,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a campaign TV ad
11951.json	mostly-true	There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools.	education,state-budget,taxes	janet-adkins	state representative	Florida	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a House Appropriations Committee meeting
2292.json	true	(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare.	candidates-biography,economy,families,federal-budget,government-efficiency,poverty	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	a TV and Internet commercial
1958.json	half-true	"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."	economy,housing	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a public debate in West Palm Beach
11552.json	true	There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible.	taxes	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
5021.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney raised business taxes 20 percent in Massachusetts.	message-machine-2012,taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an Iowa TV ad.
2478.json	mostly-true	Says with the ongoing economic downturn, child abuse is on the rise.	children,economy,families	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a press release
8477.json	true	Most voters prefer zombies to the current U.S. Congress.	congress	ed-lindsey	State Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	2	0	a press release
7751.json	half-true	The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those whove stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate actually went up last month to 13.5 percent.	jobs,pundits,workers	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
5822.json	barely-true	Some 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions as a result of political favoritism and backroom deals.	corporations,economy	michael-turner	Representative from Ohio's 3rd Congressional District	Ohio	republican	1	0	2	0	0	a statement supporting Mitt Romney
10563.json	true	Six of the nations 10 wealthiest counties, according to median income, are in and around the Washington, D.C. area.	economy,federal-budget,income,population,wealth	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech
3305.json	barely-true	If theres a government shutdown, people dont get their Social Security checks.	federal-budget,social-security	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference
2578.json	half-true	Just like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO receives dues from foreign entities associated with it.	campaign-finance,corporations,abc-news-week,transparency	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	ABC's "This Week"
556.json	half-true	Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis.	energy	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a TV ad.
5923.json	true	Obama promised to cut the deficit by half by the end of his first term but he hasnt even come close.	deficit,message-machine-2012	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a TV ad.
12181.json	half-true	Says Bernie Sanders fundamentally changed the lives of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better.	agriculture,human-rights,poverty,workers	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a TV ad 
8888.json	false	Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012.	elections	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a "Washington Post" column
8436.json	barely-true	According to a federal report, Obamacare will increase the long-term federal deficit by $6.2 trillion.	deficit,federal-budget,health-care	paul-broun	Congressman	Georgia	republican	4	8	3	2	1	a newspaper op-ed
8459.json	barely-true	In Florida, 300,000 people are going to lose their individual coverage because of Obamacare. Now those people next year, they dont have health insurance.	health-care	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor."
1526.json	half-true	Says he never donates to Democrats while Paul Workman contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans.	elections	david-sewell	Lawyer	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a campaign flier
6629.json	barely-true	Says House Republicans tried to change the definition of rape.	abortion,crime,criminal-justice	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a speech at the Democratic National Convention
10077.json	barely-true	Republicans made it easier to buy a gun in states they won in 2010.	guns	mark-shields	Columnist and commentator	Washington, D.C.	none	1	0	0	0	0	a broadcast of PBS' "Newshour"
9990.json	barely-true	We have a goal of 10 percent of [City of Providence] contracts going to women and minority businesses. In reality, less than 1 percent of contracts go to women and minority businesses.	city-government,debates,jobs,women	jorge-elorza	Law professor	Rhode Island	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a radio debate
3767.json	pants-fire	The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we dont have a repayment mechanism.	state-budget,state-finances,transportation	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a speech.
10019.json	half-true	Hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction on Medicaid expansion.	health-care,medicaid,state-budget	democratic-party-virginia		Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	3	0	a news release.
2950.json	mostly-true	The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000.	jobs,taxes	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a news release.
10848.json	half-true	On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.	foreign-policy,iraq	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on Fox News
6250.json	false	We are not producing jobs. We created 80,000 jobs last month. We dont talk about the jobs that we lost. The net of it all is that we lost jobs.	economy,jobs,taxes	joseph-kyrillos	State Senator	New Jersey	republican	3	3	2	2	1	an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
2401.json	barely-true	Says he created more than 500 American jobs.	candidates-biography,economy,message-machine	bill-flores	Businessman	Texas	republican	2	0	0	0	0	a TV ad
3131.json	true	Were borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend.	federal-budget,abc-news-week	kent-conrad	U.S. Senator	North Dakota	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
7119.json	true	Says Delta Air Lines has once again broken a promise they made to me and to the people of Memphis.	government-regulation,market-regulation	steve-cohen	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a press release.
2334.json	half-true	On hearings about automatic citizenship provision in U.S. Constitution.	immigration	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a border stop.
7247.json	true	Seven of Americas 10 wealthiest counties are in the Washington, D.C., area.	deficit,federal-budget	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	an interview on Fox News Sunday
6681.json	barely-true	Voter identification laws make it complicated and expensive to get an ID, essentially instituting a modern-day poll tax.	elections	american-civil-liberties-union		the United States	organization	1	0	0	0	0	Newsletter
5404.json	pants-fire	Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state to try to keep the deer population down.	agriculture,animals	frank-niceley	State House Representative	Tennessee	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting
4465.json	barely-true	Says that even if you have no children, under Obamacare, you would still have to carry insurance that covers pediatric, maternity and newborn care even though you do not need it.	health-care	mary-taylor	Lieutenant governor of Ohio	Ohio	republican	1	0	1	0	0	an opinion column
13254.json	true	Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,immigration,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees
5989.json	true	Water transportation is the most fuel efficient, least polluting, safest, and least expensive means of moving cargo.	economy,transportation	bob-gibbs	Representative from Ohio's 18th Congressional District	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	1	1	a committee hearing in the House of Representatives
12525.json	half-true	Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	House floor remarks
2766.json	false	In fact, 85 percent of Oregonians voted in 2008.	voting-record	democratic-party-oregon	political party	Oregon	democrat	1	1	2	0	0	a doorknob flier
4684.json	mostly-true	Says adding toll lanes on I-95 in Broward County improved rush-hour traffic for non-toll lanes from 25 mph to 45 mph.	transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a radio show interview
4360.json	half-true	Says potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supported Obamacare	bipartisanship,health-care,public-health	club-growth			none	4	5	4	2	0	a TV ad
4903.json	pants-fire	Sen. Sherrod Brown has chosen to side with Washington bureaucrats and fringe extremists in the attacks on our natural resources.	energy,environment	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a newspaper column
7817.json	mostly-true	Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies they couldnt inform their policyholders of what they thought the impact of Obamacare would be on them.	corrections-and-updates,medicare	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	an interview on "Meet the Press"
4618.json	barely-true	Says There are now Occupy Wall Street camps in hundreds of cities across the United States.	city-government,occupy-wall-street	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	in a press conference
8646.json	half-true	The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work wont have any money to spend.	economy,jobs	david-madland	Director, American Worker Project		none	0	0	1	0	0	a broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire"
694.json	pants-fire	Sarah Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."	elections	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a speech at the Republican National Convention
7353.json	mostly-true	When total Sandy spending is added up, its more than the annual budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And its more than twice the annual budget of the U.S. Energy Department.	government-efficiency	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	a guest commentary
10103.json	mostly-true	In 1968 the average corporate CEO made 20 times the average workers pay. Today that multiple is about 350.	corporations,workers	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	a speech.
6395.json	true	Says About 7 in 10 of Oregons inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses.	crime,criminal-justice,public-safety,state-budget	steve-doell	Executive Diretor of the Truth in Sentencing Project	Oregon	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	a press release
695.json	true	Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "said, quote, 'I can't stand John McCain.' "	candidates-biography	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech at the Republican National Convention
11001.json	pants-fire	The Civil War wasnt about slavery.	history	gavin-mcinnes			none	0	1	0	0	1	a tweet
2215.json	half-true	Hank Johnson voted against legislation to help first responders, teachers, vets and troops.	voting-record	liz-carter		Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
3686.json	false	Says he has exposed plans by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to push legislation that would allow the state to declare financial martial law and take over municipal governments.	city-government,government-efficiency,labor,state-budget	ed-garvey	Attorney, blogger	Wisconsin	democrat	0	2	0	0	0	a blog posting
202.json	barely-true	"No, I did not (have illegal immigrants working at his mansion)."	immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	St. Petersburg, Fla.
11662.json	half-true	In Texas, weve had three ISIS-related incidents already.	criminal-justice,immigration,islam	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	Network TV interview
295.json	false	"When the Fair Tax becomes law, it will be like waving a magic wand releasing us from pain and unfairness."	taxes	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	
730.json	half-true	John McCain would "reduce oversight of health insurance."	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad.
10835.json	half-true	Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules.	financial-regulation,foreign-policy,trade	elizabeth-warren	U.S. senator	Massachusetts 	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking
10129.json	true	Governor Carcieri has not been campaigning with me.	candidates-biography,debates,campaign-advertising	allan-fung	mayor, city of Cranston, R.I.	Rhode Island	republican	2	2	0	2	1	a Providence Journal-WPRI-12 debate
8395.json	false	Says U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., opposes a vote on his own legislation that he proposed just a few months ago.	federal-budget	democratic-senatorial-campaign-committee			democrat	1	2	3	1	0	a press release
4200.json	half-true	Our government has spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly.	federal-budget,government-efficiency	judson-phillips			none	0	0	1	0	0	a "Washington Post" opinion piece
1694.json	true	Crist sent his "top policy staffer to the House Committee to testify in support of the proposal," then vetoed the bill.	education	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a press release.
1205.json	false	"Recent census data shows that the average American family spends over $13,000 a year for health care coverage."	health-care	bruce-braley	U.S. House of Representatives	Iowa	democrat	0	2	0	1	0	a speech on the House floor
268.json	false	"I supported the surge when you didn't."	iraq	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	a debate in Manchester, N.H.
205.json	false	"I spend a lot of time in Iowa, and believe it or not, in Ottumwa, Iowa, this is the heartland, the newspaper, the regular newspaper for Ottumwa, Iowa, is (a) bilingual newspaper."	immigration	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	Fox News interview
5977.json	barely-true	Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin.	job-accomplishments,jobs,message-machine-2012	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television ad
12748.json	true	Forty-three million Americans are on food stamps.	welfare	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the 2016 Republican National Convention
7795.json	true	Buono voted 154 times to raise our taxes -- like the sales tax, the income tax, health care taxes, even small business taxes.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a gubernatorial campaign television ad
5067.json	half-true	We havent had any legislation which took away one gun in the past 20 years from anybody in this country--not one.	guns	bill-pascrell	U.S. House of Representatives	New Jersey	democrat	0	3	4	4	0	a speech on the House floor
2220.json	pants-fire	Phoenix, Ariz., is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world.	immigration	courtney-combs	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	0	1	an appearance at the Cleveland City Club
12799.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages.	immigration	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	a speech at the Democratic convention
9477.json	barely-true	The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was fully paid for.	congress,congressional-rules,debt,deficit,economy,federal-budget,income,jobs,labor,taxes,workers	jack-reed	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	Senate floor speeches and during a news conference
9189.json	true	From 1972 until 2011, the number of EPA employees increased by 107 percent while the number of total federal personnel decreased by 15 percent.	environment,jobs	morgan-griffith	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	3	2	1	0	0	congressional testimony.
7010.json	mostly-true	We got back every dime used to rescue the banks.	financial-regulation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign speech in Manchester, N.H.
9797.json	barely-true	While Arkansas seniors depend on Social Security and Medicare, Sen. Mark Pryor supports an overhaul so they couldnt get Social Security until they turn 68 or 69.	medicare,message-machine-2014,retirement,social-security	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a campaign ad
1256.json	true	A report by the health insurance industry "ignores some of the key policies that are part of the Senate Finance Committee bill."	health-care	nancy-ann-deparle	White House Office of Health Reform Director		democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on "The NewsHour"
6671.json	true	Wayne Powell has a stated position of having no objection to taking `In God We Trust off of U.S. currency.	religion	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	an email.
7805.json	half-true	There are about 120,000 solar energy jobs in the United States, but only 1,700 of them are in Georgia.	energy	tim-echols	Public Service Commissioner	Georgia	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a twitter post
12576.json	pants-fire	We dont know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, shes been in the public eye for years and years, and yet theres no theres nothing out there.	religion	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a meeting with Christian leaders
2198.json	true	Police officers in this state have that right, to check the immigration status of people they arrest.	civil-rights,homeland-security,immigration	bill-mccollum		Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	1	televised candidates' debate
5622.json	barely-true	Says only seven percent of 2009s stimulus bill went toward transportation projects, yet they created over one-third of the bills total jobs.	stimulus,transportation	peter-defazio	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	1	1	1	2	0	an online blog
2748.json	false	Says Russ Feingold voted to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants	immigration,message-machine	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	an automated phone message, as well as a radio ad, news releases and debates
11634.json	true	Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs.	children,drugs,poverty	vicky-hartzler	U.S. Representative	Missouri	republican	1	0	1	0	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week"
2267.json	false	Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally.	children,families,health-care,immigration,terrorism	debbie-riddle	State representative	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a television interview
7017.json	pants-fire	Under President Obama: $4,000 tax hike on middle-class families.	message-machine-2012,taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign ad
5954.json	barely-true	Betty Sutton gutted Medicare by $500 billion with her vote for the presidents health care bill.	health-care,medicare,voting-record	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a campaign website posting
11728.json	pants-fire	A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over our southern border.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a television ad
919.json	mostly-true	In Chicago, school is never canceled because of winter weather.	education	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a meeting with business leaders
12071.json	mostly-true	California cut about $1.3 billion in child care (during the recession). Weve only reinvested about $300 million.	children,state-finances	anthony-rendon	Assembly Speaker	California	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a news conference
6300.json	true	Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses of smallpox vaccine and I created enough to vaccinate every man, woman and child against smallpox in America.	federal-budget,homeland-security,public-health,terrorism	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a speech
9039.json	false	President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency into a Muslim outreach department.	islam,space	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show'
5748.json	barely-true	This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . .	agriculture,children,labor	lamar-alexander			republican	1	2	2	0	0	a press release.
2959.json	true	Under the compromise tax agreement, 99.7% of American families will not pay 1 nickel in an estate tax.	taxes	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Twitter message
11076.json	half-true	Its commercial vehicles, 18 wheelers and above that cause 90 plus percent of the damages on our highways and bridges.	infrastructure,transportation	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	news conference
5389.json	pants-fire	Says he was exonerated in every single case in 1990s ethics violations charges.	ethics	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a radio interview
4682.json	half-true	After every major conflict ... what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep, across-the-board cuts.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,history,military	leon-panetta	Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	California	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	congressional testimony
9029.json	false	Millennials are more pro-life than baby boomers and older Americans.	abortion	ralph-reed			republican	0	2	1	0	0	a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press"
2045.json	mostly-true	Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush when he asked to extend unemployment insurance.	abc-news-week,workers	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview on "This Week."
2782.json	mostly-true	The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent.	stimulus,transportation	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	an Orlando rail conference.
3497.json	mostly-true	Ultimately, after an exhaustive investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007 because of an original design flaw dating back to the 1960s.	transportation	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story"
7031.json	true	The truth is David Cicilline voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers and abusers of the elderly.	children,crime,message-machine-2012,voting-record	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a TV ad
155.json	false	"I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine."	health-care	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	
6507.json	barely-true	Your Congressman, Charlie Bass, took over $166,000 from Big Oil.	campaign-finance	friends-democracy			none	1	0	0	0	0	an advertisement aired in and around New Hampshire
2829.json	mostly-true	Weve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs in Virginia since February.	jobs	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a TV interview
561.json	false	"If you have an investment for your child's education or own a mutual fund or a stock in a retirement plan, (Obama) is going to raise your taxes."	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Denver, Co.
7.json	true	"Corporate profits are up, CEO pay is up, but average wages of Americans are flat."	economy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Washington, DC
362.json	mostly-true	"I have 35 years' experience making change."	candidates-biography	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
5812.json	false	Personal income is growing faster in Tennessee on average than any other state in the country.	economy,income	bill-haslam	Governor	Tennessee	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a speech to Carter County Republican Party
6057.json	true	Says Barack Obama has played nearly 100 rounds of golf as president.	recreation	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
639.json	pants-fire	Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a radio ad called "Millions"
1582.json	pants-fire	Bill White ... supports the ObamaCare socialized medicine plan, as well as Cap and Trade legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,health-care	cathie-adams	Chair, Republican Party of Texas	Texas	republican	1	1	1	0	1	a fund-raising letter
3341.json	true	Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.	federal-budget,military	betty-mccollum	U.S. Representative	Minnesota	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	press release, Rep. Betty McCollum
513.json	true	"Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years."	bush-administration	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign e-mail
11194.json	half-true	F: The grade given to Florida for college affordability under Jeb Bushs leadership.	education,state-budget	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Twitter exchange
1023.json	false	The Democrats propose a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage.	health-care	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	an e-mail
8880.json	false	Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is responsible for the roughly $7,800 I pay in property taxes per year.	city-budget,city-government,county-budget,county-government,taxes	david-clarke-jr	Milwaukee County Sheriff	Wisconsin	democrat	3	5	2	1	0	an interview
1492.json	false	As Houstons mayor, I helped our area lead the nation in job growth.	economy,job-accomplishments	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a questionnaire 
9228.json	half-true	Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined.	taxes	tax-foundation			none	0	0	2	1	0	a Facebook post
3658.json	pants-fire	President Obama was raised Muslim.	religion	gordon-robertson	Chief executive officer, Christian Broadcast Network	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a TV interview.
5304.json	half-true	Says Gov. Scott Walker made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsins) technical colleges.	education,jobs,state-budget	fred-clark	State Assembly member, 42nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	a Democratic Party radio address
11814.json	false	Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it.	terrorism	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa
2333.json	barely-true	Ron Johnson is willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies.	energy,environment,message-machine	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a campaign ad
11872.json	mostly-true	There really isnt any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders.	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	comments on Meet the Press
7069.json	barely-true	Says Ovide Lamontagne wants to eliminate kindergarten.	education	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a campaign mailer to New Hampshire residents 
9785.json	false	Heroin and prescription opioids are the number one cause of accidental or preventable death in Wisconsin.	crime,drugs,health-care,public-health	brad-schimel			republican	0	2	1	0	0	an interview
747.json	mostly-true	"You know, we spent $3-million to study the DNA of bears in Montana."	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	in debate in Oxford, Miss.
1697.json	false	"When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience."	candidates-biography,legal-issues	rick-green			republican	0	1	1	0	0	a YouTube video
3873.json	mostly-true	Over the last 15 months, weve added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. Thats far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession.	economy,history,abc-news-week	austan-goolsbee	chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Illinois	democrat	0	1	0	3	0	an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
7527.json	false	The incidents of threats against (President Barack Obama) are greater than for any other president in modern times.	public-safety	julian-bond	American University adjunct professor		none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview
12685.json	half-true	John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline.	congress,environment	zephyr-teachout	Candidate for Congress	New York	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.
1166.json	barely-true	It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog, but he's cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time.	health-care	haley-barbour	Governor	Mississippi	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an op-ed in the Washington Examiner
165.json	mostly-true	"Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto."	federal-budget	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	
6494.json	mostly-true	While (Barack) Obama preaches we are our brothers keeper, his brother and aunt live in real poverty in Kenya.	candidates-biography,poverty,religion	bill-zedler	state representative	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a Twitter post.
2303.json	half-true	1 in 4 Rhode Islanders under the age of 65 does not have health insurance.	health-care	frank-caprio	R.I. General Treasurer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	4	0	0	his campaign website
12640.json	barely-true	During my administration, for example, we boosted U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by about 50 percent. That supports about 2.8 million American jobs.	trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference at the North American Leaders Summit
5819.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romneys comments indicated he would not have pursued Osama bin Laden.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Web ad
3214.json	barely-true	If you shut down Amtraks Northeast Corridor, its estimated youd have to add seven new lanes to I-95 to accommodate the increased traffic.	census,transportation	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech in Philadelphia
1442.json	true	"President Obama's proposed 'spending freeze' will only reduce the $42 trillion in government spending proposed between 2011 and 2020 by little more than one-half of 1 percent."	economy,federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a blog post
10995.json	half-true	As governor, Maggie Hassan first proposed a $1 billion spending increase.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	impact-america			organization	0	0	1	0	0	an ad
5818.json	false	Just on Jan. 1 of this year, there were 40,000 new laws put on the books in one day.	legal-issues,states	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a speech at Texas A&M University.
3680.json	mostly-true	One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive.	health-care	kathleen-sebelius	U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary	Kansas	democrat	1	0	1	3	1	a speech
12540.json	half-true	There are 500 failing schools in North Carolina	children,education,poverty	americans-prosperity-north-carolina-chapter			organization	0	0	1	0	0	an official statement
9450.json	true	At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugals.	history,military	ken-paxton	Attorney general-elect	Texas	republican	0	2	0	1	0	a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention
12956.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton wantsillegal immigrants collectingSocial Security benefits.	economy,immigration,retirement,social-security	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign ad
3561.json	pants-fire	Says JoAnne Kloppenburgs side had a 3-to-1 money advantage in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign.	campaign-finance	charlie-sykes	Talk show host for WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee	Wisconsin	talk-show-host	0	1	0	0	2	comments made during his radio show
12320.json	half-true	Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community.	immigration	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	Hillary Clinton campaign news release
9545.json	half-true	Since the governor took office, Oregons unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years.	economy,jobs	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a website statement
10136.json	barely-true	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter votes with Nancy Pelosis Democrats 95 percent of the time, but Frank Guinta will take on both parties and has independent New Hampshire values.	voting-record	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	an ad
3742.json	true	Were within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. Were in a perfect location.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce
12764.json	mostly-true	Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups.	environment	tim-canova	Nova Southeastern University law professor	Florida	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a post on Medium
4833.json	false	State budget cuts for local schools resulted in nearly 4,000 educator layoffs	education,state-budget	wisconsin-education-association-council		Wisconsin	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
7651.json	false	Says a gun bill before the Senate is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners.	civil-rights,guns	Arizona-Citizens-Defense-League			organization	0	1	1	0	0	an email to supporters
6644.json	mostly-true	Says Charlie Crist was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax.	abortion,candidates-biography,guns,taxes	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times
5686.json	true	We were the No. 1 job creator in America in February and we are now the No. 4 job creator in the last year.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview with Fox News
8330.json	mostly-true	Up to half of all Americans have a pre-existing condition.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech about the Affordable Care Act
10928.json	half-true	A Republican budget proposal would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country.	children,education,government-regulation,state-budget,states	mike-tate			democrat	1	2	2	1	0	a speech
8645.json	half-true	Defensive medicine costs Georgia up to $14 billion a year.	health-care,legal-issues	doctors-healthy-georgia			none	0	0	1	0	0	its website
4686.json	barely-true	You are prohibited from walking into the Capitol with a gun, but you can go after the County Commission or the School Board.	government-regulation,guns	jim-waldman	state representative	Florida	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news blog
2100.json	barely-true	Of all the illegals in America, more than half come through Arizona.	immigration,message-machine	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign ad
9104.json	true	Georgia has recovered more than $60 million that was lost to Medicaid fraud	medicaid	ed-lindsey	State Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	2	0	press release
11969.json	false	This is a test of the fact-checking widget.	candidates-biography	my-city-bikes			none	0	1	0	0	1	a test of the fact-checking widget
7953.json	barely-true	Says unsuccessful Texas abortion legislation was supported by a majority of Texans.	abortion,polls	jerry-patterson	state land commissioner	Texas	republican	1	1	1	3	0	an email blast.
7451.json	barely-true	Says Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?	climate-change,energy,environment,jobs,workers	greg-walden	U.S. representative	Oregon	republican	3	0	1	0	0	a Tweet
158.json	false	"In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."	crime	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	statement on Web site
2548.json	barely-true	Says that 93 percent of the time John Boccieri voted with Nancy Pelosi.	message-machine,voting-record	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a television election ad
11222.json	half-true	Rhode Island will become just the second state to mandate the vaccine and the only state to do so by regulatory fiat, without public debate, and without consideration from the elected representatives of the people.	government-regulation,health-care	rhode-island-center-freedom-and-prosperity		Rhode Island	organization	1	0	1	0	0	news release
12586.json	barely-true	Says Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in.	government-regulation,guns,history,public-safety,pundits	stephen-colbert			none	1	0	0	2	0	a comedy sketch
10433.json	mostly-true	The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship.	diversity,elections,history,immigration,legal-issues	ron-hayduk	professor of political science, Queens College	New York	activist	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper commentary
4936.json	false	Only one president has ever cut Medicare for seniors in this country . . . Barack Obama.	medicare	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential primary debate
4754.json	half-true	In Georgia, hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families.	education	rainbowpush-coalition			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
9752.json	false	Having a baby is aleading cause of poverty spells in the United States.	jobs,poverty,women	moms-rising			democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a tweet
12614.json	barely-true	David Jolly has used money and power to try to drill off our beaches.	candidates-biography	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a fundraising email
8296.json	true	You have to get a license to fish on our beaches.	government-regulation,recreation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a conversation with workers
12597.json	mostly-true	Says Gov. Doug Ducey wants to use taxpayer dollars to increase the salaries of private prison guards.	criminal-justice	arizona-house-democrats		Arizona	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a blog post
9022.json	mostly-true	The president won the youth vote 3 to1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth.	elections,polls	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a 'Fox News Sunday' interview
10772.json	false	Minnesotas advantage in economic growth has been having Republicans in charge of at least one part of government for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats for many years before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship.	economy,history	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview
2612.json	pants-fire	Says Tom Barrett supports a government takeover of our health care	health-care,message-machine	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	a campaign TV ad
2031.json	false	Rhode Island voters are moving away from the Democratic party to non-affiliation	elections,history	anthony-gemma	Owner Media Peel, former president and CEO of Gem Plumbing	Rhode Island	democrat	0	2	0	2	1	a speech at the state Democratic convention
8444.json	half-true	Gov. Lincoln Chafee has imposed a mandatory abortion fee on all Rhode Islanders who buy health insurance through the states Obamacare exchange.	abortion,government-regulation,health-care,public-health,religion	barth-bracy	executive director, Rhode Island Right to Life	Rhode Island	activist	1	0	1	0	0	a news release
1946.json	true	In the last 6 years, there have been 420 elections for State Senator and State Representative. Only three incumbents have been defeated!	elections,florida-amendments,redistricting	fair-districts-florida		Florida	organization	0	0	0	0	0	on the Fair Districts Florida website
5638.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney said we are going to have to live with high gas prices, its a good thing because it will reduce consumption, we dont want to produce any more gasoline.	gas-prices	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a campaign appearance in Wisconsin
6672.json	mostly-true	Were seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created.	economy,jobs	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	an interview on "Meet the Press."
6850.json	false	Says President Obama has doubled the deficit.	debates,deficit,federal-budget	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the first presidential debate in Denver
581.json	true	McCain has switched to Obama's position on more troops to Afghanistan.	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an e-mail from Obama spokesman Bill Burton to reporters
4494.json	pants-fire	The federal government has not engaged in (border security) at all.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	 in the Fox News Google debate in Orlando
3824.json	false	Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals.	animals,children,crime,public-safety	ej-finocchio	President, Rhode Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	1	0	0	0	a television interview
11102.json	half-true	One of the reasons I believe were in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. Thats what stirred up the population. Thats what is happening in Yemen.	terrorism	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	Campaign speech 
6599.json	pants-fire	Barack Obama began his presidency with an apology tour.	foreign-policy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	 remarks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa
12708.json	pants-fire	Says President Barack Obama is absolutely a Muslim.	religion	antonio-sabato-jr			none	0	0	0	0	1	an interview with ABC News
13073.json	false	Says Ted Strickland supported giving $150 billion to Iranian regime that persecutes women, Christians and gays.	human-rights,islam,nuclear	american-unity-pac			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad
2963.json	false	On the question on the DREAM Act, no -- no to granting lower tuition to illegals.	education,immigration	john-mica	U.S. Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	1	an interview with MSNBC.
8806.json	half-true	Says David Jollys former firm lobbied for hundreds of millions (of dollars) for a dictator in Pakistan.	congress,foreign-policy	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a campaign commercial
3171.json	pants-fire	Says getting ex-cons to successfully return to society is important so we are not always faced constantly with recidivism, which is a big problem in the penitentiary today in the 70 to 80 percent range.	crime,criminal-justice,state-budget	bill-batchelder	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	1	3	an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM
2671.json	false	On possibly raising the Social Security retirement age.	social-security	bill-flores	Businessman	Texas	republican	2	0	0	0	0	in a TV interview
8072.json	false	The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year.	health-care,state-budget	dave-hansen	State Senator	Wisconsin	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
12607.json	half-true	As Bernie Sanders said, Hillary Clinton voted for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions, millions of jobs.	jobs,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Monessen, Penn.
2243.json	mostly-true	Most AGs dont go to court..	public-service	holly-benson		Florida	republican	0	0	0	2	0	a debate.
5465.json	barely-true	Says State Comptroller Matthew Boxer pointed out that many towns are artificially lowering the real estate values that they report to Trenton in order to get hundreds of millions of dollars of additional school aid. This is the kind of fraud that needs to be addressed immediately.	education,taxes	michael-doherty			republican	1	3	1	1	0	an interview on NJToday
10382.json	half-true	Milwaukee incarcerates 1.2% of white men and has incarcerated over 50% of black men in their 30s.	census,civil-rights,criminal-justice,occupy-wall-street,urban	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme circulated on Facebook
5588.json	half-true	We have $60 billion in 2010 in Medicare fraud.	health-care,medicare	brendan-doherty		Rhode Island	republican	1	2	1	1	0	a TV news show.
1449.json	false	On a bipartisan task force on ways to improve fiscal policy.	federal-budget	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a speech on the Senate floor
5778.json	true	In the past three years, weve added enough new oil and gas pipeline to circle the Earth and then some.	climate-change,energy,gas-prices	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Rose Garden speech
687.json	barely-true	Obama is the Senate's "most liberal."	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad
182.json	true	"Three out of the 18 benchmarks of the (GAO) have been fulfilled. Even among Republican math, that is a failing grade."	iraq	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	Las Vegas, Nev.
7238.json	half-true	The fiscal cliff deal ultimately raised taxes.	federal-budget,taxes	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a radio interview
11580.json	true	When President Barack Obama said ISIS, or ISIL, was contained, he was responding very specifically to the geographic expansion of ISIL in Iraq and Syria.	terrorism	ben-rhodes	Deputy national security adviser		democrat	0	0	0	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
6374.json	barely-true	U.S. Olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the IRS.	sports,taxes	americans-tax-reform			none	4	0	1	1	1	a blog post
3454.json	mostly-true	Eleven years ago, the city of Detroit lifted the residency requirement for police officers and today, 53 percent of officers live outside of the city. If we want the tax base of Milwaukee to resemble the tax base of Detroit, this is the way to go.	labor,state-budget,urban	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a newspaper interview
1559.json	half-true	Texas is the fastest growing state with the most Fortune 500 companies.	job-accomplishments	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Web ad
10862.json	pants-fire	There was a 57-percent decrease in fireworks-related injuries in 2000 [after Connecticut legalized sparklers] compared to the 14 years prior.	consumer-safety,government-regulation,history,legal-issues,public-safety	eric-turner	director of governmental affairs for American Promotional Events	Indiana	business-leader	0	0	0	0	1	testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
955.json	false	Look, the earmarks have come down significantly, 75 percent.	federal-budget	peter-orszag	Director of the Office of Management and Budget		democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a TV interview.
2151.json	half-true	Dave Aronberg was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation.	message-machine,oil-spill	dave-aronberg	state senator	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a mailer
3070.json	false	Says 2010 was the worst year ever for Americas doctors reimbursed by Medicare.	health-care	michael-burgess	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an interview.
12889.json	mostly-true	Says Carlos Beruff supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties.	candidates-biography	florida-first-project		Florida	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad
8981.json	mostly-true	We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else.	economy,population,poverty	maxey-scherr	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
11815.json	barely-true	I have not insulted Donald personally.	candidates-biography	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate
6955.json	false	Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president.	corrections-and-updates,market-regulation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	town hall presidential debate
11517.json	half-true	Under his tax plan, the greatest gains, percentage-wise, will be at the lower end of our plan.	taxes	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
5137.json	half-true	Mitt Romney is worth at least a quarter billion dollars and the bulk of his wealth remains in blind trusts and overseas bank accounts.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,message-machine-2012	winning-our-future			none	2	2	3	1	0	the online video "King of Bain"
9661.json	mostly-true	U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn earned as much as $300,000 running a nonprofit that had laid off 90 workers.	job-accomplishments	ending-spending-action-fund			independent	4	0	0	2	0	television attack ad
7863.json	mostly-true	Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms She taxed them all. Architect of Corzines budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards.	debt,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a gubernatorial campaign TV ad
7169.json	barely-true	In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent.	animals,economy,environment,market-regulation	pew-environment-group			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper advertisement
395.json	false	"You don't even have to go outside Obama's campaign to find advisers who are anti-Israel."	israel	tennessee-republican-party		Tennessee	republican	1	2	0	0	0	in a press release
3113.json	true	Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up.	corporations,economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
6196.json	barely-true	Tim Kaine made Virginia the best state for business four years in a row.	job-accomplishments	majority-pac			democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a TV ad.
13284.json	barely-true	During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. (He) promises to protect those rights, but thats not what his record shows.	guns	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a TV ad
2849.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Rick Perrys administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids.	children,health-care,state-budget	mike-villarreal	Small business owner	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a press release
1031.json	half-true	"Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed."	candidates-biography,sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the White House.
5475.json	false	[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers.	taxes	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech
12696.json	half-true	Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag.	history,military	frank-guinta	U.S. Congress, NH-First District	New Hampshire	republican	1	1	1	1	0	an email
11866.json	half-true	Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations.	campaign-finance,congress,financial-regulation,government-regulation	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a campaign event in Keene, N.H.
6498.json	barely-true	Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing that revealed intelligence sources and methods.	foreign-policy,message-machine-2012,military,terrorism	special-operations-opsec-education-fund			none	1	1	1	0	0	a Web video
6277.json	true	Says Mitt Romney had millions in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven.	message-machine-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV ad
3762.json	half-true	A large number of the uninsured earn $75,000 or more a year.	health-care	newt-gingrich	Co-host on CNN's "Crossfire"	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
2281.json	true	There is already a mosque four blocks away.	homeland-security,religion	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	a speech
7813.json	mostly-true	If you are black or brown, you are nine times more likely to be stopped and frisked in New York City.	civil-rights	lynn-derbyshire	faculty member, University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	newsmaker	0	0	0	1	0	The Providence Journal
9122.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Scott presided over cuts to the Bright Futures college scholarship program.	education	american-bridge-21st-century			democrat	2	1	0	3	0	an online video
10458.json	mostly-true	Today the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928.	income	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview with Fox News
297.json	false	"He reformed welfare before others tried."	job-accomplishments	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a TV ad
778.json	false	"1.3-million people in America make their living off eBay."	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Nashville, Tenn.
9131.json	mostly-true	Under Mary Burkes leadership, Commerce Department business-incentive programs had major shortcomings and 40 percent of jobs...didnt materialize.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a campaign TV ad
7193.json	true	Northern Virginia is the most heavily trafficked place in the country.	transportation	bob-mcdonnell	Governor	Virginia	republican	6	5	7	6	3	a news conference.
3621.json	false	Under a proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, people on Medicare will only have $15,000 from the federal government to spend on their health care.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,pundits	bill-maher	Host of Real Time with Bill Maher	California	independent	0	3	1	5	0	an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
1281.json	true	A fairly limited number of people, 25 million to 30 million, will be allowed to access a national health insurance exchange.	health-care	claire-mccaskill	U.S. Senator	Missouri	democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous."
9715.json	true	Its been 17 years that weve had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon.	economy,jobs	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a campaign debate
11160.json	half-true	Says Scott Walkers defunding of Planned Parenthood left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control.	abortion,families,health-care,public-health,sexuality,state-budget,women	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a video
3230.json	pants-fire	The people that went to school with (Barack Obama), they never saw him, they dont know who he is.	candidates-biography,education,obama-birth-certificate	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the CPAC conference
607.json	false	John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.	taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
6336.json	true	In 2010, Mr. [Anthony] Gemma described himself as a pro-life candidate. Now, he claims to be pro-choice.	abortion,candidates-biography,health-care,legal-issues,women	naral-pro-choice		Washington, D.C.	organization	2	1	0	0	1	a news release
7694.json	barely-true	In barely four years in office, five jihadists have reached their targets in the United States under Barack Obama, compared to zero in over seven years after 9/11 under George W. Bush.	terrorism	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a House floor speech
5056.json	half-true	Wisconsins monthly job reports have a margin of error of 75 percent and were way off in eight of first 10 months of 2011.	economy,jobs,labor	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	an interview
6105.json	barely-true	Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention.	candidates-biography	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	an online message to supporters.
9846.json	false	Says Rick Scott has teamed up with a felon convicted of running a Ponzi scheme to smear Charlie Crist.	campaign-finance,crime	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV ad
10759.json	mostly-true	The Castro regime violated international norms by secretly shipping weapons to North Korea in violation of a U.N. embargo.	congress,terrorism	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	press release
6907.json	true	Theres not one Democrat who endorses the Romney-Ryan Medicare plan.	bipartisanship,debates,medicare	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a debate in Danville, Ky.
4341.json	true	The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education.	education,health-care	regina-benjamin	U.S. Surgeon General		none	0	0	0	0	0	a radio interview
6550.json	pants-fire	Says that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has made it clear by his repeated actions that he will pursue a policy that promotes the interest of Islamist (sic) and their radical ideology as long as he is governor.	afghanistan,islam,religion,terrorism	billhislamcom		Tennessee	none	0	0	0	0	1	a Web posting
13341.json	half-true	Donald Trump says hed deport 16 million people.	immigration	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a tweet from her campaign
1536.json	mostly-true	"The Republicans have repeatedly said that they agree with 80 percent of what's in our bill."	health-care	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a roundtable segment on NBC's Meet the Press
4873.json	mostly-true	A part-time Congress with half the pay would still make $38,000 a year more than the average American family.	income	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a letter to Nancy Pelosi
8735.json	true	Nearly 40 percent of his McAllen-area constituents suffer from obesity.	poverty,public-health	eddie-lucio-jr	Advertising executive	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	remarks at Southern Obesity Summit
8216.json	half-true	Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph speed limits on rural interstates, and we see that theyve been able to do it safely.	transportation	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	an interview
12133.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama was happily photographed holding a T-shirt with revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevaras face on it.	terrorism	sid-miller	State agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	1	2	2	0	1	a Facebook post
1176.json	true	Switzerland and the Netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost.	health-care	matt-miller	Management consultant	California	none	0	0	0	1	0	a Washington Post op-ed
12978.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump himself contributed $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation.	candidates-biography	david-plouffe	Senior Adviser to the President		democrat	1	0	0	2	0	an interview on Meet the Press
13107.json	pants-fire	Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape theyve ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever.	diversity,economy,education,history,public-health	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Kenansville, N.C.
13358.json	half-true	Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster.	climate-change,florida,public-health,science	al-gore	cofounder of Generation Investment Management and Current TV, visiting professor and author	Tennessee	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a speech
2949.json	false	Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS.	corporations,taxes	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Senate floor speech
6918.json	false	Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting without consultation or input from the company to stop the sale of Buckyballs.	consumer-safety,government-regulation,public-safety,market-regulation	phil-roe	U.S. Rep. --- TN 1st Congressional District	Tennessee	republican	0	1	0	0	0	in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.
5353.json	true	We arent the only state cutting back on public television.	education,state-budget	richard-licht	state director of administration in Rhode Island	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a television interview
7864.json	barely-true	During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted by the IRS, similar to recent targeting.	bush-administration,taxes	jim-mcdermott	U.S. Representative	Washington state	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	a House Ways and Means hearing
10492.json	true	There are countries in Africa where they have higher vaccination rates than here in the United States.	health-care,public-health	katty-kay	BBC World News America anchor		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
12474.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese.	climate-change,foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a foreign policy speech 
7137.json	mostly-true	Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly actually received 200,000 more votes statewide than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election	elections	sandy-pasch	State Assembly member, 22nd District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	2	1	a radio address
680.json	false	On support for the Bridge to Nowhere.	federal-budget,transportation	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	
13158.json	half-true	Amendment 2 will bring kid-friendly pot candy to Florida.	marijuana	vote-no-2		Florida	none	1	0	2	0	0	a mailer
12700.json	true	For decades, the states gas tax has been among the highest in the nation.	taxes,transportation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a letter to Department of Transportation officials
990.json	half-true	More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States.	guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news conference.
10367.json	true	Colorado raked in $60 million in marijuana taxes and licensing fees in the past year.	drugs,legal-issues,marijuana,taxes	james-aubin		Rhode Island 	activist	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper commentary
10650.json	false	Small businesses (are) going out of business in record numbers.	economy,small-business	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a speech at Liberty University
1464.json	barely-true	"We're also cutting a Forest Service economic development program that strayed so far from any mission that it funded a music festival."	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks on the budget
7912.json	true	Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies but want to cut food stamps.	agriculture,federal-budget,poverty,welfare	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a conference call with reporters
7177.json	half-true	Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one.	corrections-and-updates,education,states	thomas-ratliff	Lobbyist	Texas	republican	0	0	1	0	0	an opinion column.
11956.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump wants to keep big government in charge of federally-owned land.	environment	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a campaign ad
4046.json	false	U.S. Reps. John Barrow and Sanford Bishop and their fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out.	federal-budget	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	press releases
62.json	mostly-true	"Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States.	immigration	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a debate in Miami, Fla.
322.json	barely-true	"Gasoline would rise in price by approximately 50 cents a gallon" if the McCain-Lieberman bill became law.	energy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	West Palm Beach, Fla.
10255.json	true	Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the 30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds.	agriculture,animals,food-safety,public-health,science	mother-jones			none	0	0	0	0	0	a Facebook post
6317.json	pants-fire	The health care law includes a 3.8% sales tax on all real estate transactions.	health-care,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email
10753.json	half-true	America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals.	jobs,trade	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
402.json	barely-true	"The board of a nonprofit organization on which Obama served as a paid director ... granted funding to a controversial Arab group."	israel	tennessee-republican-party		Tennessee	republican	1	2	0	0	0	a news release
11456.json	mostly-true	We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns.	crime,criminal-justice,guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in San Antonio
491.json	half-true	McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban."	foreign-policy	moveon			democrat	2	4	3	0	0	an e-mail
5207.json	half-true	Says 282 Texas school districts have requested emergency waivers to increase elementary school class sizes because of unprecedented fiscal challenges.	education,state-budget,state-finances	silvestre-reyes	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	a press release
11891.json	mostly-true	We bailed out Johnson Controls when we saved the auto industry and now they want to avoid paying taxes.	corporations,federal-budget,taxes,technology,transportation	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate
10803.json	false	Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008, showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal.	candidates-biography,nuclear,voting-record	peter-schweizer			none	0	1	0	0	0	an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell
7216.json	mostly-true	The so-called doc fix in the fiscal cliff deal will cut payments for treating illnesses disproportionately impacting minorities, including end stage renal disease and diabetes.	federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,medicare	marcia-fudge	Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	4	0	a news release
3777.json	pants-fire	The Democrats have already voted to ban our conventional light bulbs ... in favor of dangerous fluorescent light bulbs.	consumer-safety,energy,market-regulation	ameripac			none	1	0	1	0	1	a fundraising letter
6094.json	pants-fire	Says Barack Obama admits hes coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a mailer
7480.json	false	Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, only 10 percent was for disaster relief.	federal-budget	al-cardenas	Chair of the American Conservative Union		republican	0	1	0	0	0	an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
10342.json	true	The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didnt have the constitutional power to take.	immigration	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a news release.
7666.json	half-true	Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners.	abortion,civil-rights,history,human-rights	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech
606.json	false	On public financing of his campaign.	ethics	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	
4306.json	true	The mega-rich pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot.	taxes	warren-buffett		Nebraska	none	0	0	0	0	0	a "New York Times" op-ed
3322.json	false	Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers estimate of a $3.6 billion state budget deficit is manufactured and a bogus figure.	labor,state-budget	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a blog posting
1922.json	barely-true	"Rob Teilhet, Just another career politician."	public-service	ken-hodges	Dougherty County District Attorney	Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign flier
2450.json	true	Children born today will carry a $30,000 share of the national debt.	bankruptcy,economy,federal-budget,history,job-accomplishments,marriage,message-machine	citizens-republic	Conservative advocacy group	Virginia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign commercial
216.json	true	"A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration."	consumer-safety,market-regulation	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa
3412.json	mostly-true	Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices	energy	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a letter to President Barack Obama
11382.json	false	Among Syrian refugees, there arent that many women, there arent that many children.	foreign-policy,immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on ABC "This Week"
5787.json	true	The Buffett Rule will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one weeks interest on the national debt.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a column in Politico
4520.json	half-true	We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air.	environment,transportation	jennette-gayer			none	0	0	1	1	0	a meeting
2510.json	false	Says Will Rasmussen supported a sales tax as recently as last spring.	taxes	promote-oregon-leadership-pac-oregon-house-republi	Political action committee	Oregon	republican	1	1	1	0	0	an e-mail
5040.json	half-true	On instances when abortions should be allowed.	abortion	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	Iowa
1292.json	false	"One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies."	corporations,health-care	patrick-kennedy	Congressman	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	a speech on the House floor. 
11108.json	false	The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution.	history,states	christine-gilbert	Artist	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman
13429.json	barely-true	Says Mike Coffman said two different things: stop the deportationsin a Spanish-language debate and youre going to be deportedin an English-language TV interview.	immigration	morgan-carroll	Colorado State Senator 	Colorado	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news release
2331.json	half-true	Both the state and federal governments make more per gallon in gas taxes than the oil companies make themselves for doing all the work.	energy,taxes	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a speech at a tea party rally in Oshkosh
7364.json	mostly-true	Says Austin trains are full at rush hour and packed for special events.	transportation	lee-leffingwell	Austin mayor	Texas	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	
1126.json	pants-fire	Seniors and the disabled will have to stand in front of Obamas death panel so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their level of productivity in society, whether they are worthy of health care.	health-care	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a message posted on Facebook
9349.json	half-true	Governor Scott Cut Taxes 40 Times For Florida Families	taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a campaign tweet
1954.json	half-true	Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook.	climate-change,energy,environment,message-machine,oil-spill	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a TV commercial
2018.json	half-true	"Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."	education	bud-chiles		Florida	independent	0	0	1	0	0	a statement on his campaign website
3229.json	mostly-true	Since Sept. 11, 2001, 270,000 Americans were killed by gunfire at home.	guns,pundits	doonesbury			none	0	0	2	4	0	a comic strip
1808.json	false	On returning Republican campaign contributions.	campaign-finance,elections	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	statements to the press
6235.json	half-true	Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is the largest recipient of lobbyist money.	campaign-finance,message-machine-2012	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a campaign ad
9790.json	mostly-true	A regulatory thing means you cant show someone drinking beer on camera.	pop-culture	heineken			none	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad
5875.json	mostly-true	Says Mitt Romney has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.	candidates-biography,civil-rights,supreme-court,women	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a graphical tool on the campaign website
4039.json	pants-fire	Says Wisconsins 2011-13 state budget contains no fee increases	state-budget,state-finances	jeff-fitzgerald	Incoming speaker of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	2	0	1	2	2	an interview
11719.json	false	Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing on the Mexico border.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a radio interview.
7190.json	true	Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, 86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math.	city-government,education,poverty	don-pridemore			republican	0	0	0	0	0	a news conference
10430.json	mostly-true	Online voter registration is a more secure way of doing voter registration.	crime,elections,technology	jeff-clemens	state senator	Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing
8861.json	half-true	Says Alex Sink even supported a tax on homeowners insurance policies.	state-finances	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a campaign website
5111.json	barely-true	Whats clear is (Romney) likes firing people.	candidates-biography,economy,jobs	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	comments to reporters in Concord, N.H.
12440.json	half-true	Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college.	education,military,public-health	dale-kooyenga	State Representative	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	2	0	a constituent newsletter
13440.json	barely-true	Democrat Stephen Webber voted to allow sex offenders to be within 500 feet of childcare centers and playgrounds, and even voted to allow sex offenders to be coaches.	candidates-biography,children,crime	caleb-rowden	State representative	Missouri	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a YouTube video
1639.json	barely-true	According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the new taxes and mandates of the health care bill.	federal-budget,health-care,taxes	mark-kirk	U.S. Senator	Illinois	republican	2	1	2	0	0	a floor speech in the House
5669.json	mostly-true	Tim Kaine reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition...	education,state-budget	scott-lingamfelter	State delegate	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a news release.
4555.json	true	Today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United States of America.	financial-regulation,new-hampshire-2012,occupy-wall-street	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	an interview with MSNBC
5116.json	pants-fire	Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel and every other country to zero.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,israel,message-machine-2012	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a page on the Obama campaign website
5801.json	false	Says bus riders subsidize the expensive, romanticized Leander-to-Austin train.	corrections-and-updates,transportation	clay-dafoe			none	0	1	0	0	0	a mayoral candidate debate on KXAN-TV
9676.json	half-true	Having an active father makes children 98 percent more likely to graduate from college.	children,education,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at Catholic University
10659.json	half-true	Dallas African-American and Hispanic students pass AP exams at a higher rate than any other place in America.	education	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	his State of the State address
3384.json	true	We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised.	state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State speech.
10726.json	mostly-true	In Wisconsin, a second arrest for carrying pot is a felony, but a second or subsequent arrest for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs,guns,legal-issues	edward-flynn			none	1	0	3	2	0	a news conference
10239.json	barely-true	Keystone XL allows Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else.	energy,gas-prices	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference in Burma
3684.json	false	Drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf and in parts of Alaska will immediately reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil.	economy,energy	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	an online column
10130.json	true	A lawyer demanded several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons.	city-government,legal-issues,religion	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a letter to David Feldman, Houston's city attorney
4779.json	mostly-true	More than half of the people on food stamps today are children.	federal-budget,poverty	marcia-fudge	Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	4	0	an MSNBC interview with Al Sharpton
8071.json	true	Says our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years.	deficit	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Knox College in Illinois
8611.json	true	Just days ago, Irans Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a rabid dog and accusing the United States of war crimes.	foreign-policy,nuclear	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a press release
12866.json	barely-true	We know this now. The banks no longer loan (Donald Trump) money because hes a terrible risk. So he goes to these (Russian) oligarchs and borrows money.	corrections-and-updates,economy,history,income,job-accomplishments,transparency,wealth	anthony-weiner		New York	democrat	2	1	2	0	0	an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
12417.json	false	Let me say that I dont think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him.	corrections-and-updates,elections,campaign-advertising	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on "Meet the Press"
13425.json	pants-fire	FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network.	candidates-biography,children,congress,criminal-justice,history,human-rights,women	conservative-daily-post		Nevada	organization	0	0	0	0	1	a posting on the Internet
2041.json	true	Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party.	legal-issues	john-thrasher	Republican Party of Florida Chairman	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	1	a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida
7374.json	false	On his definition of takers and makers	federal-budget,medicare,social-security,welfare	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	interviews
6499.json	mostly-true	Thirty percent of [Sheldon Whitehouse campaign] money is coming from special interests.	campaign-finance	barry-hinckley		Rhode Island	republican	0	4	1	2	2	a news conference
2736.json	mostly-true	Lizbeth Benacquistos supporters would make (abortion) illegal in all cases, including rape, incest, even to save a womans life.	abortion,message-machine,women	kevin-rader		Florida	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign TV ad
8208.json	mostly-true	We are about halfway to the presidents goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector.	energy,environment	ernest-moniz	U.S. Secretary of Energy	Massachusetts	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a question and answer session at Columbia University
1821.json	half-true	The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did."	elections,abc-news-week	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	an interview on ABC's 'This Week.'
3962.json	mostly-true	Says 11 percent of the nations fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving.	public-safety	judith-zaffirini	Texas state senator	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	remarks on the Senate floor
8945.json	mostly-true	Most folks wages havent gone up in over a decade.	corporations,economy,income,jobs,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech
3519.json	half-true	Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didnt dissuade black voters from participating in voting. It hasnt, it doesnt, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, its been helpful.	elections	bill-batchelder	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	1	3	a news conference
3537.json	half-true	The ratio of people working for the government and working in manufacturing today is an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960.	economy,federal-budget,history,jobs,labor	steve-moore			none	1	1	1	0	0	a column in the "Wall Street Journal"
7973.json	false	Says Terry McAuliffe opposes Virginias right-to-work law.	labor,legal-issues,unions	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	a radio interview.
5902.json	mostly-true	Says since 2000, Austins tax burden rose more than 40 percent while family income rose more than 20 percent.	city-budget,city-government,taxes	dominic-chavez	Senior director, external relations, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign video
10434.json	true	The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.	bush-administration,elections	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	various social media postings
3799.json	pants-fire	Says his barehanded catch posted on YouTube is real.	baseball	evan-longoria	Third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays	Florida	none	0	0	0	0	1	comments to reporters.
7413.json	false	Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world.	crime	wayne-lapierre			none	3	1	3	1	0	an op-ed in the Daily Caller
1708.json	barely-true	The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act is the largest-ever investment in higher education.	education,federal-budget	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a press release.
9183.json	mostly-true	Seventy-two percent of Georgians did not have a chance to finish college.	education	karen-handel			republican	2	0	3	3	1	an email
4446.json	false	The majority last quarter of Sherrod Browns campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio.	campaign-finance,elections	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a television interview
10380.json	mostly-true	Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans for recent economic improvements even though they took control of the Senate only days ago.	congress,economy,elections,job-accomplishments,jobs	gwen-moore	U.S. House member -- 4th District	Wisconsin	democrat	3	4	4	3	1	a tweet
10789.json	mostly-true	A Penn State University study found that electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes.	children,consumer-safety,drugs,legal-issues,public-health,public-safety,recreation,market-regulation,science	dino-baccari	Founder, White Horse Vapor	Rhode Island	activist	0	0	0	1	0	testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.
8551.json	false	On (the federal minimum wage of) $7.75, you cant even make half the poverty level.	families,poverty,workers	jim-mcdermott	U.S. Representative	Washington state	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	an interview on MSNBC's "Politics Nation"
11042.json	true	Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case.	crime,criminal-justice,taxes	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	an opinion column
12714.json	false	The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave.	campaign-advertising	paul-manafort			republican	0	2	1	0	1	a press conference
4258.json	half-true	Says that voter identification laws keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting.	elections	marcia-fudge	Representative from Ohio's 11th Congressional District	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	4	0	a news conference on voting rights
7542.json	true	Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status.	immigration	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	in his book 'Immigration Wars'
4560.json	barely-true	Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5.	elections,jobs,labor,unions	we-are-ohio		Ohio	none	2	0	0	1	0	a campaign commercial
8627.json	half-true	Its a good sign for Obamacare that in California, the proportion of kids who are signing up is the proportion of kids in the population.	health-care	ezekiel-emanuel	Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy 		democrat	1	0	2	0	0	an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
7099.json	false	Wisconsin is the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old at bars and restaurants.	Alcohol,public-health	health-first-wisconsin		Wisconsin	organization	0	1	0	0	0	a news release
2700.json	half-true	Company may close, all because government essentially says if they dont hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they cant stay open.	economy,government-efficiency,jobs,legal-issues,message-machine,small-business	jeff-brandes	Director of real estate at Tibbetts Holdings LLC, his family's business	Florida	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a campaign video
9650.json	pants-fire	More than 3,000 homicides were committed by illegal aliens over the past six years.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview with Glenn Beck
9307.json	half-true	Explosive growth in Medicare is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview
7835.json	barely-true	Two weeks after signing a taxpayer protection pledge, (Charlie Crist) breaks it.	public-health,state-budget,taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a Web ad
6166.json	true	As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut millions of dollars for firefighting equipment, including firefighters coats, pants, helmets and boots.	candidates-biography,labor,public-safety,state-budget,unions,workers	mahlon-mitchell			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a news release
4549.json	false	On how he measures his promise to create 700,000 private-sector jobs in seven years.	jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an answer to reporters
9963.json	half-true	Says Rick Scott pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud.	corrections-and-updates,legal-issues	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a campaign commercial
2194.json	barely-true	Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added.	economy	pete-sessions	U.S. House representative	Texas	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a speech in the U.S. House
13141.json	barely-true	Brock Turners early release will be a regular occurrence if Prop. 57 passes.	crime,criminal-justice	stop-57-campaign		California	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign press release.
6797.json	mostly-true	Taxes are lower on families than theyve been probably in the last 50 years.	history,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes"
2705.json	barely-true	As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megans Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders.	children,criminal-justice,campaign-advertising,voting-record	americans-commonsense-solutions			none	1	0	0	0	0	a radio ad
220.json	true	"This guy didn't even support Ronald Reagan."	elections	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
9755.json	half-true	Says Rick Scott is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions despite troubled power plants.	energy,florida	nextgen-climate			organization	0	0	3	0	0	a campaign ad
6423.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney paid only 14 percent in taxes probably less than you.	candidates-biography,message-machine-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a campaign ad
13340.json	half-true	As executive director of the Democratic Party of Virginia there were 300 people on my payroll in 2008.	job-accomplishments	levar-stoney	Richmond mayoral candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	a debate.
3159.json	barely-true	The New START treaty was passed despite significant concerns among some people in the State and Defense Departments.	military,nuclear	bill-janis	lawyer	Virginia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a floor speech in the House of Delegates.
8076.json	pants-fire	U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told banks -- in writing -- it may inspect safe deposit boxes without warrant and seize any gold, silver, guns or other valuables it finds inside those boxes!	homeland-security	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	an email
12694.json	half-true	Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Womens soccer And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading.	health-care,sports,women	drew-brees	Quarterback	Louisiana	none	0	0	1	0	0	as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman
10236.json	pants-fire	Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall.	candidates-biography,city-government,crime,criminal-justice	mike-martinez	Member, Austin City Council	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	1	1	an interview for a news story
1167.json	mostly-true	We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up.	military	duncan-hunter	U.S. representative	California	republican	0	1	0	2	0	an interview on MSNBC
10343.json	half-true	Graduation rates of players at major football colleges are still twenty points below their male campus peers and worsened in the past three years.	education,sports	jim-moran	U. S. Congressman	Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	6	1	a Facebook post.
9761.json	pants-fire	The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson are feral and violent.	city-government,crime,criminal-justice,families,human-rights,urban	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	posts on Twitter
11432.json	barely-true	In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court on holding suspects, a stolen car gets zero points.	children,crime,criminal-justice,legal-issues,transportation,urban	edward-flynn			none	1	0	3	2	0	a forum
237.json	pants-fire	Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world.	obama-birth-certificate,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	
5677.json	true	To get out of the (teachers) union, you pay 85 percent of $731. Then youre out of the union, but youve got to pay it every year, also required by statute. Thats called a representation fee.	education,unions	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an appearance at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
2789.json	false	Were the only system of federalism in the world.	health-care,history,states	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	an interview with Fox News.
11129.json	mostly-true	The top one-tenth of 1 percent of Americans own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.	economy,income,retirement,social-security,wealth	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a speech
359.json	false	"Hillary's main extracurricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent."	candidates-biography	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
13504.json	mostly-true	Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation.	taxes	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a press release
6027.json	half-true	Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker are not commonly used to measure job creation.	jobs	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a debate
1164.json	pants-fire	Over the past few months, we've learned that "we just can't count on the media to debunk" lies about health insurance reform.	health-care,pundits	organizing-america			democrat	0	0	2	0	1	a fundraising e-mail
4411.json	true	The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon.	economy,energy,gas-prices	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library
3400.json	false	Says students who receive free or reduced lunch are performing just as well as students who do not.	education	thad-altman	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	comments while discussing merit pay for teachers
11818.json	false	I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed as a debate moderator.	candidates-biography,debates	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview on CNN
1094.json	half-true	The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"	economy,stimulus,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	his weekly radio address
8608.json	false	In Wisconsin, more than 300,000 people have some kind of addictive gambling problem, whether its pathological or what wed categorize as a problem gambler.	gambling	julaine-appling	Executive Director, Wisconsin Family Action	Wisconsin	none	0	2	0	0	0	a radio interview
5814.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romneys top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obamas top five are technology companies and universities.	campaign-finance	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post
10900.json	barely-true	You dont have to be as smart as a fifth-grader to know what causes the climate is the sun. The sun. I have people tell me, Carbon dioxide warms the Earth. No, it doesnt. The sun warms the Earth.	climate-change,weather	don-zimmerman	Computer systems	Texas	republican	2	0	0	1	0	an Austin City Council briefing
11347.json	mostly-true	Every general City of Milwaukee employee pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not.	city-budget,city-government,labor,pensions,public-safety,taxes,unions	tom-barrett	Mayor of Milwaukee	Wisconsin	democrat	2	5	8	5	3	a speech
6421.json	false	We actually made history in 2010. We came the closest in 24 years to defeating Frank Pallone.	elections	anna-little	Immigration Attorney	New Jersey	republican	1	1	0	0	0	an interview on NJToday
9646.json	barely-true	Says a new report shows the devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians.	health-care,taxes	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a press release
12744.json	mostly-true	While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican.	taxes	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland
4407.json	true	The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats in 2011.	bipartisanship	brett-hulsey			democrat	1	3	0	0	0	an opinion column
12574.json	mostly-true	Despite the rhetoric from Democrat politicians, more people are employed this year than at any point in the history of Wisconsin.	jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
13311.json	half-true	There was even a time when (Donald Trump) didnt get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged.	candidates-biography,elections,pop-culture	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the third 2016 presidential debate
10945.json	true	The top25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of Americas kindergarten teachers combined.	education,income,wealth	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign rally speech
10692.json	barely-true	Under Barack Obama, the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154.	children,families,government-regulation,health-care	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet
11381.json	half-true	We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check.	guns	mark-kelly			newsmaker	0	0	1	0	0	an interview on "State of the Union"
6897.json	half-true	On ending the war in Iraq, Gov. Romney said that was a tragic mistake, we should have left 30,000 troops there.	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	the vice presidential debate
6653.json	half-true	Weve got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, its actually over 10 percent.	economy,jobs	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a television interview
11919.json	mostly-true	Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was unarmed.	crime,criminal-justice,public-health,public-safety,urban	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate
1108.json	pants-fire	"All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services."	health-care,immigration	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail
12100.json	half-true	Requiring photo ID would keep about 200,000 Missourians from voting.	elections,legal-issues	kip-kendrick	State representative	Missouri	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a League of Women Voters Town Hall meeting
9751.json	barely-true	Kids coming from an affluent background are taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab.	education,federal-budget	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	statement at a town hall meeting
178.json	mostly-true	"I believe in tax cuts. I believe in being a supply-sider. I cut the income tax I think it was 24 percent. We got 42 percent more revenues."	taxes	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	Dearborn, Mich.
10564.json	half-true	At this particular point in time, looking at the field, theres only one individual thats ever had the uniform of his country onand thats me.	candidates-biography,military	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a web ad
12757.json	mostly-true	Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	in a speech at the Republican convention
625.json	barely-true	John McCain worries about nuclear waste in Arizona, but not in Nevada.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad
8396.json	false	Rather than prioritize and pass ethics reform measures to restore trust in state government, (Democrats) sat on their hands and did nothing when they were the majority.	ethics	GaGOP			republican	2	1	1	0	0	a press release
1468.json	false	Vice President Joe Biden's meeting "with the transparency and accountability board . . . was closed to the public."	economy,stimulus,transparency	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a speech to members of the Tea Party
5299.json	false	Says she wiped out the state Agriculture Departments inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores.	agriculture,market-regulation	susan-combs	State comptroller	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	1	an interview
10664.json	pants-fire	Says Ted Cruz just flip-flopped about the president needing to be U.S.-born.	candidates-biography	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	an online meme
13460.json	true	Texas spends more per day to house an inmate than we do on a student.	crime,criminal-justice,education,state-budget,state-finances,states	jennie-lou-leeder	Head swim coach	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with the Austin American-Statesman
7563.json	true	If you go back to 1999, Wayne LaPierre testified on behalf of the NRA that background checks were appropriate and should be done.	guns	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	an appearance on 'Meet the Press'
9348.json	mostly-true	The Wisconsin school voucher program has no research that shows that its going to improve student learning.	children,education,poverty,religion,state-budget	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a forum
8329.json	barely-true	With Obamacare, were fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen.	federal-budget,health-care	saxby-chambliss	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	1	1	3	4	1	a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
1991.json	false	Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadnt voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008.	voting-record	brian-kemp	Secretary of State	Georgia	republican	0	2	0	0	0	a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5
104.json	true	"I don't think that Rudy or Fred or John McCain support the marriage amendment."	gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview on MSNBC
612.json	false	John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news release
7347.json	mostly-true	Says Gov. John Kasich can remove the president of the State Board of Education.	education,guns	chris-redfern	Chairman of the  Ohio Democratic Party	Ohio	democrat	0	0	2	4	0	a press statement
9841.json	true	Wisconsins dead last in Midwest job growth.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,message-machine-2014	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	a campaign TV ad
3321.json	true	The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.	legal-issues,pensions,public-service,state-budget	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a radio interview
4387.json	mostly-true	Rail doesnt do a great job in lessening traffic.	transportation	chip-rogers	State Senator	Georgia	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a meeting
8112.json	barely-true	A judge took the Star Scientific tax case away from Ken Cuccinelli	ethics,legal-issues	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	debate
8451.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that states dairy industry, and lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland.	agriculture,jobs,states,water	amardeep-kaleka			democrat	0	0	0	0	1	an interview
10621.json	mostly-true	Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white nameresume.	corrections-and-updates,diversity,jobs	jalen-ross			none	0	0	0	1	0	comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
10825.json	true	During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country.	bush-administration,corrections-and-updates,terrorism	rich-lowry	Editor, National Review		none	1	0	0	0	0	comments on ABC's "This Week"
12290.json	mostly-true	Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes.	taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press release
11712.json	false	Says he faced a record budget deficit in Virginia in 2014.	state-budget	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a radio interview.
12504.json	pants-fire	Says Bernie Sanders wins California landslide, But ⅔ of his votes arent counted.	elections	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a headline in the Justice Gazette
7755.json	half-true	Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents.	labor	jim-marston	Environmental Defense Fund vice president of energy program, director of Texas regional office	Texas	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a Texas Tribune interview
133.json	true	Nearly half of Hispanic voters in Arizona's last election supported four measures that were "very tough on illegal immigration."	iraq	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	
7652.json	pants-fire	Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal.	jobs	maciver-institute	Think tank	Wisconsin	independent	1	0	0	1	1	a web posting
6178.json	false	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.	health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech in Washington, D.C. 
6339.json	half-true	Mike Dovillas big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like The Avengers to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	mike-dovilla	State representative	Ohio	republican	0	1	1	0	0	In a campaign mailer
1729.json	half-true	U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks."	candidates-biography,elections,message-machine	charlie-justice			democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a web ad.
8119.json	true	Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions.	economy,jobs,workers	alan-krueger	Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview with Bloomberg television
1550.json	true	Debt has almost doubled in Austin under Gov. Perry.	economy	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a speech
4077.json	half-true	Lets say (Republicans) take away half of our delegates. Theyre worth more than Iowas, New Hampshires and almost South Carolinas combined.	elections	will-weatherford	State Representative	Florida	republican	2	3	4	3	0	an interview with the "St. Petersburg Times" editorial board
11207.json	barely-true	Theres a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.	technology,transparency	howard-dean	Democratic National Committee chairman	Vermont	democrat	1	4	1	2	0	an interview on "Morning Joe"
4216.json	false	Under last years health care reform, a bunch of bureaucrats decide whether you get care, such as continuing on dialysis or cancer chemotherapy.	health-care	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a news conference
9365.json	barely-true	The Obama administration spent $205,075 in stimulus funds to relocate a shrub that sells for $16.	economy,stimulus	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a report
981.json	false	There has been no net global warming for over a decade now.	climate-change,environment	cato-institute			libertarian	0	1	0	0	0	a political advertisement.
11074.json	half-true	Thanks to the Obama administrations negotiations, Irans nuclear program will be under lock, key and camera 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.	foreign-policy,homeland-security,nuclear	don-beyer	8th District congressional candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	3	0	an op-ed
1674.json	false	This race will be the Democrats top target this November.	elections,states	debra-lehrmann			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a mailer
6032.json	half-true	Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating.	campaign-finance	pam-davidson		Georgia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a statement
7388.json	mostly-true	Says he and Mitt Romney agreed on tying minimum wage increases to inflation.	poverty,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address
10166.json	false	As a result of Obamacare, California seniors face benefit cuts of over $1,700.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,message-machine-2014	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a campaign ad
8371.json	true	For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row.	federal-budget	dennis-ross	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	0	an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times
3744.json	mostly-true	Says Rick Perry turned down our invitation to meet President Barack Obama in El Paso.	bipartisanship,immigration	jay-carney	White House press secretary	District of Columbia	none	2	2	1	2	0	a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.
8262.json	barely-true	In 2012, the state put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10.	elections	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a speech to Louisiana Democrats
1918.json	half-true	The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent.	bipartisanship,elections	libertarian-party-texas		Texas	libertarian	0	0	1	0	0	a press release
4614.json	mostly-true	The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest wed ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	christine-whitman	President, The Whitman Strategy Group	New Jersey	republican	0	0	0	2	0	an interview on NJTV
13344.json	pants-fire	Recently though, the media has reported on thousands of illegal voters here in the commonwealth.	elections	john-rafferty	State Senator	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a debate.
13239.json	barely-true	Stopped by Smiley Cookie to pick up some great cookies for the family, along with Rudy.	food	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Facebook post.
4423.json	mostly-true	Mike Trainor...still owes $250,000 to the state.	bankruptcy,economy,legal-issues	vincent-buddy-cianci		Rhode Island	independent	0	2	1	2	1	a talk show discussion
11018.json	barely-true	The Supreme Courts views are radically out of step with public opinion regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.	gays-and-lesbians,polls,supreme-court	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an interview on NPR
2930.json	half-true	When it comes to the state deficit, Wisconsin is proportionally in as much trouble as the State of California.	state-budget	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	a television interview
4886.json	half-true	Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born.	economy,jobs	david-frum	Senior editor, The Atlantic		none	0	0	1	1	0	a New York magazine article.
4388.json	pants-fire	Mayor Fung wants to punish our childrens education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year.	children,city-budget,deficit,education,state-budget,taxes	richard-tomlins		Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents
1592.json	half-true	"Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district."	corporations,elections	david-axelrod			democrat	2	1	6	7	0	an interview on ABC's This Week
5473.json	mostly-true	There are a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud.	animals,elections	aclu-florida		Florida	none	0	1	1	1	0	interview on "The Colbert Report"
3408.json	mostly-true	Democrats have now become the party of the [Atlanta] metro area and of blacks.	elections	alan-powell		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an interview
3959.json	half-true	Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will retire with a whole lot more money than under Social Security.	retirement,social-security	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a Republican presidential debate
2253.json	false	On lifting the U.S. Cuban embargo and allowing travel to Cuba.	florida,foreign-policy	jeff-greene		Florida	democrat	3	1	3	0	0	a televised debate on Miami's WPLG-10 against Kendrick Meek.
1155.json	pants-fire	The Department of Veterans Affairs has a manual out there telling our veterans stuff like, 'Are you really of value to your community?' You know, encouraging them to commit suicide.	health-care,veterans	michael-steele	chairman of the Republican National Committee	Maryland	republican	0	1	1	0	2	a Fox News interview