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.
a web post