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0	11972.json	true	Building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border will take literally years.	immigration	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	Radio interview	Meantime, engineering experts agree the wall would most likely take years to complete. Keep in mind, too, it took more than six years to build roughly 700 miles of fence and barriers along the roughly 2,000-mile U. S. -Mexico border.
1	11685.json	false	Wisconsin is on pace to double the number of layoffs this year.	jobs	katrina-shankland	State representative	Wisconsin	democrat	2	1	0	0	0	a news conference	She cited layoff notices received by the state. But those arent actual layoffs. In the time frame she cited the states added about 30,300 jobs.
2	11096.json	false	Says John McCain has done nothing to help the vets.	military,veterans,voting-record	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	comments on ABC's This Week.	"Trump said that McCain ""has done nothing to help the vets. ""While many veterans groups have had their differences with McCain over the years over specific legislation and his general approach to veterans issues, thats not the same as saying hes done ""nothing"" for veterans. In fact, just within the past two years, McCain has sponsored and helped enact several major provisions to help veterans. He also devotes a significant portion of his office staff to offer veterans on casework."
3	5209.json	half-true	Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors.	medicare,message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising	rob-cornilles	consultant	Oregon	republican	1	1	3	1	1	a radio show	But spending still goes up. In addition, many outside factors can affect the cost and range of benefits, making it impossible to know how Medicare Advantage might change. While the statement from Cornilles is partially accurate, it is taken out of context and ignores important details on a politically volatile subject.
4	9524.json	pants-fire	When asked by a reporter whether hes at the center of a criminal scheme to violate campaign laws, Gov. Scott Walker nodded yes.	campaign-finance,legal-issues,campaign-advertising	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a web video	"Our rating A Democratic Party web video making the rounds on social media shows a grim-faced Gov. Scott Walker appearing to bob his head yes to a reporters question about whether he was at the center of a ""criminal scheme"" to evade campaign finance laws. In real life, the governor answered an emphatic ""no"" -- not surprising given hes been denying any wrongdoing since new documents were released in the John Doe investigation."
5	5962.json	true	Over the past five years the federal government has paid out $601 million in retirement and disability benefits to deceased former federal employees.	federal-budget,pensions,retirement	brendan-doherty		Rhode Island	republican	1	2	1	1	0	a campaign website	"Rhode Islands former top cop is setting his bar of expectation pretty high if hes promising to curb this kind of ""rampant fraud and waste. ""Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter."
6	7070.json	true	Says that Tennessee law requires that schools receive half of proceeds -- $31 million per year -- from a half-cent increase in the Shelby County sales tax.	county-budget,county-government,education,taxes	stand-children-tennessee	Child and education advocacy organization.	Tennessee	none	0	0	0	0	0	in a post on Facebook.	Residents in those suburbs do not get a vote because they already have authorized sales tax increases for their towns. Another argument by proponents is that a vote against the half-cent sales tax increase is essentially a vote for a property-tax increase to fund the expected budget gap created because of schools consolidation. Our ruling    There is clearly much for voters to consider on the referendum to increase by a half-cent the county's sales tax rate, and the contentiousness related to the Shelby County's reorganization of public schools has created some confusion for voters.
7	1046.json	barely-true	"Says Vice President Joe Biden ""admits that the American people are being scammed"" with the economic stimulus package."	economy,stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a press release.	"Boehner may be technically correct that Biden mentioned people being scammed in the roundtable meeting. But Boehner incorrectly suggests the vice president called the stimulus a scam and he fails to note that Biden promised ""to expose abuses whenever they were detected,"" as the AP reported."
8	12849.json	true	Donald Trump is against marriage equality. He wants to go back.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	sean-patrick-maloney	Congressman for NY-18	New York	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention	"Speaking at the Democratic National Convention, Maloney said Trump is ""against marriage equality"" and ""wants to go back"" on the Supreme Courts same-sex marriage decision. Trump has consistently opposed same-sex marriage in interviews since 2000. He also said he would consider appointing justices to the Supreme Court who would favor reversing the decision and leave the issue of same-sex marriage to the states."
9	13270.json	barely-true	We know that more than half of Hillary Clintons meetings while she was secretary of state were given to major contributors to the Clinton Foundation.	foreign-policy	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	"comments on ""Meet the Press"""	"Pence said, ""We know that more than half of Hillary Clinton's meetings while she was secretary of state were given to major contributors of the Clinton Foundation. ""Pence inaccurately described an Associated Press report. The report found that of 154 meetings Clinton took with private individuals over about half of her time as secretary of state, 85 were with people who had donated to the foundation. But the analysis leaves out thousands of meetings Clinton took, including every time she met with employees of both U. S.  and foreign governments. It also only covers part of her time as secretary of state."
10	6649.json	barely-true	We know there are more Democrats in Georgia than Republicans. We know that for a fact.	elections	mike-berlon		Georgia	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an article	While more people voted Democrat in the 2008 primary, Republicans dominated in the 2010 statewide races, and more Georgians voted on the GOP ballot in July. The polling data says its close, but election results and the most recent makeup of the Georgia Legislature suggest there are more Georgians who consider themselves Republican.
11	2508.json	barely-true	PolitiFact Texas says Congressman Edwards attacks on Bill Flores are false.	ethics,message-machine	bill-flores	Businessman	Texas	republican	2	0	0	0	0	a TV ad.	We informed Mackowiak of the date conflict. He later told us that the campaign had fixed the date and sent new copies of the ad to the outlets running the ads.
12	11269.json	pants-fire	Denali is the Kenyan word for black power.	environment	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	an image shared on Facebook	"The word ""Denali"" doesnt show up in Swahili, one of Kenyas two national languages. Instead, its Koyukon Athabaskan for ""high"" or ""tall."
13	11200.json	false	Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.	federal-budget,military,poverty	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media	A social-media meme says that 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps. To get numbers that approximate this, the pie chart cherry-picks just discretionary spending. But that means the pie chart represents only about one-third of federal spending. Once you include the 60 percent of the budget that is mandatory spending, the military share plunges from 57 percent to 16 percent, and the categories that include Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid collectively account for a majority of federal spending. Spending on food and agriculture is still small, but it does quadruple from 1 percent to 4 percent. Due to its skewed methodology, the pie chart offers a deeply distorted picture of federal spending.
14	8047.json	half-true	On residency requirements for public workers	city-government,county-government,unions	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a letter	He clearly has some misgivings about residency rules for Milwaukee County government, so leaving the file unsigned is not a major reversal. Still, his actions and words have been inconsistent, to the point where both his political friends and his frequent foes on the County Board were taken aback by his withdrawal from the fight as the legislative battle drew to a close in June. Indeed, if Abele had the nuanced position he says he did, it was so closely held that even one of his top aides apparently was completely unaware of it.
15	4888.json	true	Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.	education,jobs	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a speech	In October, it was 4. 4 percent, according to the BLS. In this category, the numbers havent changed much in the past 12 months. Santorums numbers were on target for college-educated workers. The former senator apparently did his homework this time about the unemployment rate for noncollege-educated workers.
16	3331.json	pants-fire	Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building.	labor,state-budget	tom-niehaus	President of the Ohio Senate	Ohio	republican	0	0	0	0	1	interviews with reporters	As Senate president, Niehaus is one of the most influential people in the state government and when he speaks people listen.
17	9198.json	half-true	A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats say the biggest threat to our nations security is big government.	government-efficiency,government-regulation,polls	marsha-blackburn	U.S. Representative	Tennessee	republican	2	2	1	0	0	a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire	"Blackburn said a recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats ""say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government. ""She got the numbers right, but the specific poll only offered respondents three options: ""big government,"" ""big business"" or ""big labor. Other polls, including Gallups own, show that when respondents are asked an open-ended question, other issues such as the economy rise to the top of the list. So Blackburn is essentially cherry-picking among polls."
18	73.json	true	Each year, 18,000 people die in America because they don't have health care.	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.	"It was granted a charter by Congress in 1863 and has a mandate to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. The report found that people without health care coverage:     received less frequent or no use of cancer screening tests;     received inconsistent care for the management of chronic disease;     received fewer diagnostic and treatment services for trauma or heart attacks, and had an increased risk of death when in the hospital. The report concluded that ""excess deaths among uninsured adults ages 2564, based on a 25 percent higher mortality risk, can be estimated to be in the range of 18,000 each year. ""The report was independently reviewed."
19	1328.json	false	Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession than the current one.	economy,history	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	her book, Going Rogue	The misery index in the current recession has been lower -- 5. 7 in 2008 and 11. 8 so far in 2009. The barometers we examined aren't necessarily equal measurements of the magnitude, but collectively they paint a picture that the current recession -- so far -- is worse than the one under Reagan. Even if we had decided to include inflation as a factor, the measurements would still indicate the current recession is worse.
20	12169.json	mostly-true	There have not been any public safety issues in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.	crime,gays-and-lesbians,sexuality	chris-sgro	Executive Director, Equality NC	North Carolina	activist	0	1	0	1	0	a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact	"Chris Sgro, the executive director of Equality NC, said that ""There have not been any public safety issues in those other communities"" with ordinances allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. We havent found any instances of criminals convicted of using transgender protections as cover in the United States. Neither have any left-wing groups or right-wing groups. There was one incident in Canada, involving a rapist. In the U. S. , there have been a few yet-unproven allegations."
21	5244.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse Marco Rubio.	elections	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a prepared statement	"Rubio said that Romney was ""one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse me. ""Romney did endorse Rubio before Crist dropped out of the primary in 2010. But it was clear at the time that Rubio would have thumped Crist in a primary if Crist hadnt dropped out. But it bears noting that Romneys endorsement of Rubio was something less than a pioneering stand."
22	12996.json	pants-fire	The number of illegal immigrants could be 3 million. It could be 30 million.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.	"Trump said the number of illegal immigrants ""could be 3 million. It could be 30 million. ""Both figures are not within the range of possibility. Every credible estimate we found was in the 11 million range, with a margin of error of around 1 million. The figure has ""always"" been 11 million, in recent years, because of the flow of undocumented immigrants in and out of the United States."
23	8162.json	mostly-true	Marijuana is less toxic than alcohol.	drugs,health-care,marijuana	marijuana-policy-project			none	0	0	0	1	0	a TV ad	"Our job as fact-checkers in this case is not to decide whether marijuana is good or harmful. We're focused on whether the drug in its natural form is ""less toxic"" than alcohol. In that regard, science and statistics present a strong case:  Deaths or even trips to the hospital are much more likely due to alcohol; Scientists could not find any documented deaths from smoking marijuana; A study found the safety ratio for marijuana (the number of doses to cause death) is much greater than compared to alcohol. Put another way, marijuana is 100 times less toxic than alcohol."
24	10064.json	false	Says Charlie Crist is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme.	jobs,state-budget	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a TV ad	"The Republicans ad said, ""Crist is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme,"" referring to Digital Domain getting $20 million in state incentives and then going belly up. But a state report, ordered by Scott, concluded there were no violations of law or rules by Crist or any other politician. The report also showed Crist was one of many political players who helped the company get the state money. A civil court could find that Digital Domain committed fraud. However, the companys plan to pay off its debt in another state by getting money from Florida doesnt meet the definition of a classic Ponzi scheme. Also, while Crist is mentioned in the court filing, he's not a defendant in the case."
25	1084.json	true	Now, there was a time when someone like Scalia and Ginsburg got 95-plus votes.	sotomayor-nomination,supreme-court	lindsey-graham	U.S. senator	South Carolina	republican	2	2	4	2	0	a Senate hearing	Reagan appointee Robert Bork, for example, lost a 42-58 Senate confirmation vote amid much partisan rancor in 1987. Obama was then a community organizer in Chicago. Here, though, we're checking if Graham was right that Scalia and Ginsburg were confirmed by such large margins.
26	13231.json	barely-true	I was gone when there was a red line against Syria.	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	the second presidential debate	"Clinton said, ""I was gone"" when there was a red line against Syria. Clinton was secretary of state in August 2012 when Obama said if the Assad regime were to use chemical weapons, that would cross a ""red line"" after which Obama would consider using military force in Syria. In the months following that statement, Clinton reiterated Obamas position, using the phrase ""red line. ""A year later, August 2013, the White House confirmed Syria had crossed this ""red line. ""By this point, Clinton had left the State Department months earlier. However, in the days following that revelation, Clinton met with Obama and his staff several times and publicly endorsed the White Houses position on how to respond."
27	13089.json	half-true	Tim Kaine hiked tuition as governor, but now claims to champion affordability.	education,state-budget	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a blog post.	As the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Kaine clearly is taking on college affordability by advocating debt-free college for everyone and tuition-free education for in-state students from families making less than $125,000 a year. When Kaine was governor from 2006 to 2010, in-state tuition and instructional fees rose 31. 2 percent at four-year colleges and 24. 5 percent at community colleges. Colleges largely are autonomous in Virginia and allowed to set their own student costs. Tuition has been rising steadily in Virginia and across the nation for decades. While Kaine did not pull the lever for the tuition hikes, they did occur under his watch.
28	1051.json	true	Contends that President Obama literally said (if) his cap-and-trade proposals were to pass, that utility rates, his words now, would, necessarily skyrocket.	climate-change,energy	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	MSNBC interview.	Legislators have opted to give 85 percent of the polluting permits away for free instead of putting them up for sale, as Obama pledged to do on the campaign trail. In theory, this approach should reduce costs to consumers. Furthermore, revenue from auctioned permits will help consumers pay for increased energy prices, according to Obama's first budget. Despite those potential cost cuts, there's still little disagreement that consumers will pay for cap-and-trade, whether it's $3,100 a year or $340.
29	4161.json	mostly-true	Active duty males in the military are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than their civilian counterparts.	health-care,military	cliff-stearns	U.S. representative	Florida	republican	0	0	2	1	0	a press release	"However, that same research doesnt conclude that military members are twice as likely to ""develop"" prostate cancer as Stearns said. The study hypothesizes that one reason for the different diagnosis rate may be because military members are subject to more frequent health screenings. Getting to the bottom of the discrepancy is actually why Stearns requested the money. Thats a needed clarification when considering Stearns comment."
30	11966.json	false	Its been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee.	congress,supreme-court	cory-gardner	U.S. House of Representatives	Colorado	republican	4	1	0	0	0	a talk show	While hemay have intendedto invoke the example of Supreme Court nominations in the 1888 presidential election-year, he didn't say that.
31	9800.json	false	Under Rosemary Lehmberg, the Travis County D.A.s office convened the grand jury that indicted Rick Perry.	crime,criminal-justice	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a commentary	"Palin said that under Lehmberg, the ""Travis County D. A. s office"" convened the grand jury that indicted Perry. A special grand jury consisting of Travis County citizens indicted Perry in August 2014. But Lehmbergs office played no role in organizing the jurors. Early on, Lehmbergs office recused itself from handling the complaint that eventually resulted in the grand jury whose secret deliberations culminated in Perrys felony charges. A senior district judge from San Antonio, chosen by a judge based in Williamson County, impaneled the grand jury. The San Antonio judge picked a San Antonio lawyer to prosecute the case."
32	816.json	half-true	On which team hes rooting for in the World Series.	baseball,recreation	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9		
33	2646.json	half-true	Tom Ganley has two Fs from the Better Business Bureau and over 160 complaints in just three years.	message-machine,campaign-advertising	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	an election ad	But the ad fails to note that those two grades later changed. Recognizing that Ganley is Ohio's largest car dealer with 20 dealerships is information not in the ad that lends it some perspective. And that the average grade for all those dealerships is a B plus is an important detail that also is missing.
34	12381.json	true	The United States has a low voter turnout rate.	elections	mamie-locke	State senator	Virginia	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	an interview.	"Locke said ""The United States has a low voter turnout rate. ""She based her statement on a Pew study that shows the U. S.  ranks 31st among 34 OECD nations in the percentage of age-eligible people who cast ballots in recent national elections. Wider data, compiled by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, ranks the U. S.  73rd among 109 nations and territories."
35	8567.json	half-true	Says Thomas Jefferson said, You might be able to fool the people for awhile, and they may go astray, but sooner or later the American people are going to wake up and they will correct the course.	health-care,history	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	a video on Cain TV	"Cain said that Thomas Jefferson said, ""You might be able to fool the people for a while, and they may go astray, but sooner or later the American people are going to wake up and they will correct the course. ""Jefferson did write a line that resembles that in some important ways, but Cain put a fair number of words into Jeffersons mouth. At PunditFact, we believe quotations should be relatively word-for-word accurate. If someone went to the trouble to leave their thoughts for posterity, the least we should do is honor what they actually said."
36	9092.json	barely-true	Because of the federal health care law, 300,000 health plans canceled in Florida.	health-care	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a television ad from Let's Get to Work	"Scott's TV ad says, ""300,000 health plans canceled,"" attributing the number to news reports. Last fall, Florida Blue started sending letters to 300,000 members stating that their plans didnt comply with Obamacare and would be canceled. However, the ad omits key information here: Members were offered new plans that complied with the law. Obama later announced that people could keep their plans for another year and most of the Florida Blue members have kept their pre-Obamacare plans for now."
37	10055.json	mostly-true	In Massachusetts, Scott Brown pushed for a law to force women considering abortion -- force them -- to look at color photographs of developing fetuses.	abortion,legal-issues,women	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	an ad	"Shaheens ad says that ""in Massachusetts, Scott Brown pushed for a law to force women considering abortion -- force them -- to look at color photographs of developing fetuses. ""The measure backed by Brown nine years ago made sure that women were provided photos of developing fetuses, along with a lot more information. It certainly forced doctors and their representatives to provide this information to women seeking abortions -- except in cases of emergency -- and it ensured women received the information both through verbal questions and a signed consent form. Brown has a point that the bill wouldn't have ""forced"" them to look at color photographs -- but it did just about everything else it could possibly do up to that line."
38	4513.json	true	The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations.	economy,financial-regulation	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a television interview	"Two of the several foreign banks getting help were Royal Bank of Scotland Plc at $84. 5 billion and UBS AG of Switzerland at $77. 2 billion. The Federal Reserve treats foreign banks operating in the United States the same as U. S.  banks because they are all part of the same financial system. On a side note, even some companies, including General Electric, received emergency cash. So while Kucinichs comment that ""the Fed created $1. 2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks and some of them foreign banks so that they could stabilize their operations"" is a bit flip, maybe even pejorative, he was essentially correct in describing the unique money-creating capabilities of the Federal Reserve and how it was used."
39	10340.json	true	Texas families have kept more than $10 billion in their family budgets since we successfully fought to restore Texas sales tax deduction a decade ago.	states,taxes	kevin-brady	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a press release	"Brady said: ""Texas families have kept more than $10 billion in their family budgets since we successfully fought to restore Texas' sales tax deduction a decade ago. ""While thats a squishy figure -- an estimate that cant be pinned as a fact unless you somehow divine every Texans marginal tax rate for each of the 10 years, for starters -- it appears to be reasonable. Its also so that families that had these savings were mostly better off; lower-income taxpayers tend not to itemize deductions."
40	6849.json	barely-true	Pre-existing conditions are covered under my (health care) plan.	debates,health-care	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a presidential debate in Denver	Romney said his health care proposals include protections for pre-existing conditions What he didnt say at the debate -- but which his website states and advisers confirmed after the debate -- is that people would be protected from denial only if they have been continuously insured. The health care law, though, offers protections whether people have current coverage or not, so it offers more robust protection. The law also includes a requirement that everyone have insurance or pay a tax penalty. Romneys plan doesnt have that requirement. Romney did not mention the qualifier that people have to stay insured to get the protection.
41	10971.json	half-true	Greg Abbott activated the state guard to monitor Jade Helm 15 in case the troops try to impose martial law, disarm innocent Texans, and detain them in tunnels beneath closed Walmart stores.	military,states	doonesbury			none	0	0	2	4	0	the strip about Greg Abbott and the Jade Helm military exercise	"Bernie, a Doonesbury character, said Abbott ""activated the state guard to monitor"" Jade Helm 15 ""in case the troops try to impose martial law, disarm innocent Texans, and detain them in tunnels beneath closed Walmart stores. ""Abbott told the Guard to monitor the exercise though far as we can tell, no troops were dispatched or activated. Its also worth noting Abbott has said Texans safety and rights were not threatened by the federal maneuvers."
42	13251.json	pants-fire	Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton in a landslide in every poll.	debates,elections,polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet	For what theyre worth, those are landslide margins. But even in non-scientific surveys, Trump didnt win them all: In a non-scientific survey done online by the Fox television affiliate in Milwaukee, Clinton won by 52 percent to 48 percent among 325,000 votes cast. But four national, scientific surveys all showed that not only did Trump not win by a landslide margin, he didnt win any of the polls at all.
43	7545.json	barely-true	Says bag litter increased after San Francisco banned single-use shopping bags.	environment	drew-springer			republican	1	0	0	0	0	a press release	"Springer said San Franciscos ""litter from bags actually increased after enacting their ban"" on plastic bags. A litter audit conducted before the ban took full effect found two more retail plastic bags than the previous years sampling. However, the next audit, launched after the ban had been fully in place for nearly a year, saw a two-bag drop. Maybe this means that such litter is decreasing, though we would want more research to reach definitive conclusions."
44	4929.json	mostly-true	In 1993, Newt Gingrich first advocated for the individual mandate in health care. And as recently as May of this year, he was still advocating for it.	health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa	"In the 1993 interview, Gingrich advocated for individuals ""being required to have health insurance,"" though he expressed flexibility on the details. In the 2011 interview, Gingrich said ""we ought to have some requirement that you either have health insurance or you post a bond. ""Its an exaggeration to say that this equates to advocating for an individual mandate, since he posed it as one of two acceptable options."
45	6239.json	barely-true	Says as a result of the national health care reform, the Congressional Budget Office says we save $250 million over the first 10 years. Over the next 10 years, we save $1.2 trillion in savings in terms of health care.	health-care	robert-menendez	U.S. Senator	New Jersey	democrat	1	3	1	3	0	an interview on Richard French Live	"Over the next 10 years, we save $1. 2 trillion in savings in terms of health care. ""But Menendez fumbled by citing those specific figures. Over the first 10 years, the budget office is projecting a reduction of $210 billion, not the ""$250 million"" cited by Menendez. As for whether there will be ""$1. 2 trillion in savings"" in the second 10 years, the budget office has not projected any specific dollar figure for that period."
46	266.json	half-true	You said you would vote against the Patriot Act, then you came to the Senate, you voted for it.	terrorism	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Manchester, N.H.	"Clinton was also among those senators voting yes. Obama said the final deal was not ideal but was an improvement over earlier Republican proposals. ""This compromise does modestly improve the Patriot Act by strengthening civil liberties protections without sacrificing the tools that law enforcement needs to keep us safe,"" he said, adding, ""I urge my colleagues to continue working on ways to improve the civil liberties protections in the Patriot Act after it is reauthorized. ""So while Obama did vote to reauthorize the Patriot Act, he did so after working to improve the law by expanding civil rights guarantees."
47	8841.json	mostly-true	The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.	economy,history,income,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address	"Obama said, ""the federal minimum wage is worth about twenty percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan"" gave his first State of the Union address. Obama's not far off, but its actually closer to 16 percent less. And using Reagan to make a case to raise the minimum wage should be taken with a grain of salt since the former president never increased it during his two terms. And by Reagans last State of the Union, the minimum wage was $2 less than when he first took office, if you factor in inflation. We had written that Obama had said ""the federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan"" gave his first State of the Union address. As the reader pointed out, a new president's first address to a joint session of Congress -- the 1981 speech that Obama was referring to -- is not officially called a State of the Union address. So we have rewritten our paraphrase in the ruling statement above to remove the reference to the State of the Union."
48	6313.json	false	A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute.	transportation	steve-brown	Fayette County Commissioner	Georgia	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a forum hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	In sum:    Brown based his calculation on a transit cost estimate thats open to accusations of cherry-picking. Furthermore, even Brown and Ross think their own number falls short.
49	9550.json	barely-true	A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception is not going to get that service through her employers health care plan because her employer doesnt think she should be using contraception.	abortion,health-care,legal-issues,women	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival	"Clinton said that ""a salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception  is not going to get that service through her employers health care plan because her employer doesnt think she should be using contraception. ""Hobby Lobby doesnt shun contraception entirely for its employees; it pays for access to 16 out of the FDAs 20 approved methods. Where Clinton has a partial point is that an employee would be barred from having the company pay for four other types, even if one of those may be the best medical option for the employees needs. UPDATE, July 4, 2014: After this article was published, Hillary Clinton's camp got back to us. A spokesman pointed us to a line from Ginsberg's dissent that ""seems to be pretty in line with"" Clinton's comments. ""The exemption sought by Hobby Lobby and Conestoga (Wood Specialties, another plaintiff in the case) would override significant interests of the corporations employees and covered dependents. It would deny legions of women who do not hold their employers beliefs access to contraceptive coverage that the ACA would otherwise secure."
50	9612.json	half-true	Says Charlie Crist voted against raising the minimum wage.	economy,jobs	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign commercial	"The Republican Party of Florida said, ""Crist voted against raising the minimum wage. ""We should note that the vote in question was not the kind of vote people would usually think of when it comes to the minimum wage. Crist has never voted on legislation about the minimum wage in any official capacity. But Crist was at a 2004 meeting of a business advocacy group, and there was a unanimous voice vote expressing the organizations opinion against raising the minimum wage. Crist was at the meeting, but none of the votes were recorded."
51	13272.json	barely-true	Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation would be worth considering.	guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a flier.	"The NRA says that when Clinton was asked about gun confiscation, she said ""I think it would be worth doing it on a national level, if that can be arranged. ""Clinton made that statement last year at a New Hampshire campaign stop, when she was asked a vague question about an Australian program that gave gun owners one year to sell certain firearms to the government before those weapons became illegal. She left the NRA some room. But the NRA stretches her words to an almost unrecognizable form. Clinton focused her comments on voluntary buyback programs similar to those some U. S.  communities have instituted for guns and the federal ""cash-for-clunkers"" program. She was ambiguous about how a U. S.  guns buyback program might be structured, saying ""I dont know enough details to tell you how we would do it or how it would work. ""And her campaign since has said she opposes gun confiscation."
52	7562.json	mostly-true	Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident.	consumer-safety,public-safety,technology,transportation	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at CPAC	"During his CPAC speech, Bush talked about technological innovations underway and that will occur over the next 100 years. ""Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident,"" Bush said. We dont fault Bush for citing the 300,000 figure rather than the recent 500,000 figure, because that higher number only received publicity after the CPAC speech. ""We found two accidents, but they both had mitigating factors. One car was rear ended, which suggests another driver was at fault. In another accident, a human was operating the car, at least according to Google. Still, we couldnt find one incident where a driverless car operating under its own technology clearly caused an accident."
53	3121.json	half-true	Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states.	economy,immigration	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	his inaugural address.	"First, the census data for 2010 hasnt been released yet. And the most generous census estimate prior to last year indicates net migration from other states equaled 143,000 people from July 2008 to July 2009, accounting for less than a third of the states population increase in the period. However, looking at Texas population growth in terms of people moving here ""with their feet"" versus people born here, Dewhurst pegged the ratio correctly -- about half-and-half."
54	9578.json	false	When undocumented children are picked up at the border and told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up.	children,foreign-policy,immigration,legal-issues	jeff-flake	U.S. Senator	Arizona	republican	0	1	0	0	0	"an interview on the PBS ""News Hour"""	"Flake said that when undocumented children are picked up at the border and ""told to appear later in court . . . 90 percent do not then show up. ""Historically, the rate has ranged between 20 percent to 40 percent, settling in at about 30 percent in 2012, the most recent full year for which data is available. A more recent estimate for children specifically, made by the director of the office responsible for handling such cases, is that the current no-show rate for children is 46 percent. Thats still quite high, but its only half what Flake said."
55	4553.json	half-true	Says Gov. Chris Christie cut spending (by) $1 billion and provided $850 million in new education funding.	education,state-budget	committee-our-childrens-future	Political advocacy group	New Jersey	none	0	0	2	1	0	a television ad	Given the cuts made last year, education funding has gone up by a total of about $30 million since Christies first budget in office.
56	2356.json	mostly-true	Hes the only candidate whos balanced budgets and brought jobs to Providence.	candidates-biography,state-budget	steven-costantino	House Finance Chairman 	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a TV commercial 	He said he voted in favor of the tax benefits that lured the GTECH headquarters to the capital city. He also supported a variety of ordinances needed for development of the Rhode Island Convention Center. Finally, he told us he added a handful of jobs to the Providence City Council office.
57	3453.json	half-true	Studies have shown that in the absence of federal reproductive health funds, we are going to see the level of abortion in Georgia increase by about 44 percent.	abortion	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	an article published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	In fact, he cited a single study from a widely respected group. While scholars have found that in general, increases in the use of contraceptives lead to decreases in abortion, and one expert said Guttmacher may have underestimated its Georgia figures, we found no other study that confirms or refutes its conclusions about this state. Johnson would have been right if he said that studies show contraception decreases abortion, and that without Title X funds, abortions could rise.
58	1066.json	pants-fire	ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public.	census	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	an interview with the Washington Times.	So we have to set the meter on fire once again.
59	2092.json	pants-fire	Sixty percent of the Hispanics support the Arizona immigration law	immigration	russell-pearce		Arizona	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a CNN interview	On the national level, anywhere from 54 to 70 percent have either a strongly or somewhat unfavorable view of the legislation. On the state level, 70 percent strongly disagree with the law and 11 percent somewhat disagree.
60	7442.json	barely-true	If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to let criminals go.	crime,criminal-justice,federal-budget,legal-issues	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Washington, D.C. 	"Obama said that, if the sequester hits, ""federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go. ""Its clear that U. S.  Attorneys offices are looking at a potential cut of $101 million, and a reduction of that size would almost certainly cut back on prosecutions in some fashion. However, the impacts are not as clear-cut as Obamas bold language suggests. Officials will have a fair amount of discretion in prioritizing what types of cases prosecutors will pursue, possibly cutting back on civil cases rather than criminal ones. And the cuts taking place in U. S.  Attorney's offices wouldn't directly affect ""criminals"" at all, but rather suspects and targets of prosecution who haven't had their guilt determined yet."
61	9910.json	barely-true	Says Dick Cheney de-Baathisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS.	foreign-policy,iraq,terrorism	chris-matthews	Host of MSNBC's Hardball		none	1	2	2	1	0	a broadcast on MSNBC	Matthews said Cheney de-Baathisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS. We find that Cheney played a key role in de-Baathification and in creating the circumstances thatled to the formation of ISIS. Former Baathists provide important military ISIS leadership, as they did in the first few years after the invasion when they joined forces with the group that preceded ISIS, al-Qaida in Iraq. However, many of those same Baathists later turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. They shifted back into the orbit of what became ISIS due to the repressive policies under Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki. The causal link is too distant to say Cheney created ISIS. His decisions contributed to the groups formation, but not more than that.
62	11083.json	true	Says Bill and Hillary Clinton attended Donald Trumps last wedding.	candidates-biography	carlos-curbelo	Miami-Dade school board member	Florida	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a radio interview	Curbelo said Bill and Hillary Clinton were at Donald Trump's last wedding. Bill Clinton only made the reception, but Hillary Clinton did have a seat in the first row at the church in 2005. Both rubbed elbows with the stars at the reception.
63	11443.json	false	I did not play any role in bringing the company to RI as did others in government. I was tasked with handling the legislation affecting the company by my superiors.	bankruptcy,debt	steven-costantino	House Finance Chairman 	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a statement	"In his defense, Costantino issued a statement in which he said: ""I did not play any role in bringing the company to RI as did others in government. I was tasked with handling the legislation affecting the company by my superiors. ""In other words: Dont blame me, I was just doing my job. But the records and comments of people involved illustrate that Costantino played a key part in Rhode Island's courtship of 38 Studios. The legislation he helped pass, offering valuable loan guarantees, was his idea, according to one former EDC official. During the process, Costantino shielded his idea from the type of full political scrutiny that might have killed it. He did this by not naming 38 Studios on the House floor when he was asked who was pushing for the loan-guarantee program. When the deal was done, the CEO of Schilling's company thanked all members of the General Assembly and singled out five elected officials by name, including the former House Finance Committee chairman. Costantino played a pivotal role in creating the 38 Studios mess. In some ways, the record shows he bears as much responsibility as the other elected government officials who ""tasked"" him."
64	11539.json	half-true	Obamacare insurance cooperative failures should be expected because theyre like any business, and when you start businesses in America, at the fifth year, half of the businesses have closed.	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	"a discussion on MSNBC's ""Up with Steve Kornacki"""	Emanuel said the Obamacare insurance co-ops failed at a rate thats typical for American businesses over a five-year period. The underlying comparison is flawed. While the age of each co-op is subject to debate, we used the Census Bureaus definition to determine when they were born. Interviews with experts, government audits, and regulators actions point to three years as the typical lifespan of a failed co-op. About 50 percent of the co-ops shut down. Compared to the three-year failure rate in America, the co-ops have done much worse -- cratering at a rate that is about 40 percent faster than average. But Emanuel could turn out to be right. We wont know the five-year rate for the entire group until late in 2016 or early 2017. If the remaining co-ops are still running, then the groups failure rate will be close to the national average. Emanuels statement is accurate regarding the five-year-average but leaves out important details.
65	2966.json	false	The tax cut deal is giving $700 billion to millionaires and billionaires.	deficit,economy,taxes	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a CNN interview	Yet by the time Brown appeared on CNN (three days after the administration announced the compromise), the deal was for two years, and it was that very deal that Brown went on the air to criticize. Even if the deal had been for 10 years, Brown misapplied the cost figure by describing the whole $700 billion as going to millionaires and billionaires. Joint Committee projections from earlier this year estimated that cost would be more like $327 billion over 10 years. Those are two key points on which Browns statement simply is not accurate.
66	13367.json	mostly-true	Says Marco Rubio said Social Security and Medicare haveweakened us as a people.	medicare,social-security	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a Florida Senate debate	"Murphy said that Rubio ""said Social Security and Medicare have weakened us as a people,' "" he said. In a speech in 2011, Rubio talked about government programs intended to help people and said, ""These programs actually weakened us as a people. ""Rubio argued that people no longer had to worry about saving once they viewed it as the governments job and that the government supplanted the role of families and religious institutions to help people in need."
67	1087.json	mostly-true	Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days.	economy,federal-budget,stimulus	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a news release.	He said that $174 billion had been committed at the 130-day mark. Federal records show he was a little off. The administration's Recovery. gov site shows that $157. 8 billion had been committed.
68	267.json	true	"As secretary of the Department of Energy under former President Bill Clinton, ""I created reserves of home heating oil."""	energy	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a debate in Manchester, N.H.	"None came close to today's price. Did that reserve lower prices?That's unclear, since the reserve remains today, even though  as Richardson himself points out  heating oil prices in New Hampshire are ""the highest ever."
69	4272.json	true	Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas which is tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States.	job-accomplishments,jobs	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	an interview with ABC TV.	Washington, which has a state minimum wage rate higher than the federal rate, had the lowest share of hourly workers paid at or below minimum wage, 1. 1 percent. In sheer numbers, Texas had 268,000 hourly workers earning minimum wage and 282,000 paid below the minimum wage, the bureau says, the most of any state by a wide margin. Almost 13 percent of the nations hourly workers paid at or below the minimum wage were in Texas, the second most-populous state with more than 25 million residents, or about 8 percent of the nations population, according to the U. S.  Census Bureau. Mississippi, with almost 3 million residents, had 34,000 and 29,000 hourly workers, respectively, earning the minimum wage or less.
70	8849.json	half-true	Of the 20 bills [Rep. David] Cicilline has sponsored in his three years in office, not a single one has advanced past the embryonic committee stage.	bipartisanship,congress,congressional-rules,job-accomplishments,voting-record	ian-prior	Northeast regional spokesman, National Republican Congressional Committee	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a Providence Journal commentary	"Ian Prior said, ""of the 20 bills [Rep.  David] Cicilline has sponsored in his three years in office, not a single one has advanced past the embryonic committee stage. ""In addition, 4 of the 10 amendments Cicilline offered passed. Priors point is that legislators in a minority party have no influence."
71	12542.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, including with nukes.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,military	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	"an ad discussed on ""Meet the Press"""	"An ad by Priorities USA says Trump says he loves war, ""including with nukes. ""Trump did say the phrase ""I love war in a certain way. ""And Trump has said he wouldn't rule out using nuclear weapons. But that doesnt mean he is enthusiastic about them. He says they would be the weapon of last resort and that he believes nuclear proliferation to be the ""biggest problem, to me, in the world. ""It's worth noting that the Trump comment used in the ad wasnt about the United States using nuclear weapons, but about his belief that Japan might be better off if it had nuclear weapons. Readers can decide for themselves if Trumps positions are dangerous."
72	8372.json	barely-true	Any state tax law has to start in the House and the renewal of the state hospital bed tax this year started in the Senate, which is unconstitutional.	state-finances,taxes	david-pennington	Mayor of Dalton	Georgia	none	1	0	0	0	0	a public meeting	The mayor and gubernatorial candidate is correct that tax laws must begin in the House of Representatives. But because the bill called for a state agency -- and not lawmakers -- to levy the fee, a legislative law opinion deemed the approval process acceptable. Also, challenges to the bills constitutionality would be difficult because the Georgia Supreme Court has not overturned legislation that has been duly passed by both houses and signed into law. Pennington and others may not agree with the process, or how the hospital levy is classified, but the law appears not to be on their side.
73	3518.json	mostly-true	Every child born today inherits a $30,000 share in a national debt that stands at more than $13 trillion.	deficit	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	"his book, ""Courage to Stand: An American Story"""	"On Jan.  1, 2011, gross federal debt stood at just over $14 trillion, which works out to $45,433 for every American. So both of the figures Pawlenty used have a basis in reality, but they do not relate to each other the way he suggested. If Pawlenty wants to stick with the $30,000-per-person figure, he should have said that debt stands at more than $9 trillion. Alternately, if he prefers to stick with the ""more than $13 trillion"" debt figure, he should say that the amount of debt per person exceeds $45,000."
74	8340.json	false	A strong bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to defund Obamacare.	congressional-rules,federal-budget,health-care	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a news release	"Cruz said that ""a strong bipartisan majority"" in the House of Representatives ""voted to defund Obamacare. ""Even if you consider the overall 230-189 margin to be a ""strong"" victory for backers of the measure, it doesnt qualify as ""bipartisan"" except in the most hyper-technical sense. Two Democrats out of the 190 who voted -- barely more than 1 percent of the partys caucus -- joined Republicans in voting for the bill. In our book, that doesnt qualify as much of a bipartisan action."
75	10218.json	half-true	Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent.	energy,environment,housing,recreation	friends-india-point-park		Rhode Island	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a web site	"Riley says that language was chosen on purpose. (Theres also some question about what the group means by ""proximity) but we wont get into that here."
76	12698.json	false	What the facts say is ...the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad.	children,diversity	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	"comments on ""Meet the Press"""	"Priebus said, ""What the facts say"" is . . . ""the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad,"" as opposed to having same-sex parents. And overall, scholarly research shows that what matters to children is the quality and stability of the parenting, rather than the parents particular sex, gender or sexual orientation."
77	2357.json	false	Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi	federal-budget,infrastructure,message-machine,transportation,voting-record	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	campaign TV and radio ads	Using Walkers logic, Walker could have linked himself to Pelosi. After all, he supported a provision in the bill at the time. Walker wouldnt agree with that comparison. And we dont agree with the Neumann-Pelosi one.
78	7823.json	half-true	To hear Gov. Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey is going just fine. Well I see another New Jersey with 400,000 unemployed. One of the worst jobless rates in the country. Working and middle class families have seen costs soar, from property taxes to college tuition.	education,jobs,taxes	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	a gubernatorial campaign television ad	"Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey is going just fine. Well I see another New Jersey with 400,000 unemployed. One of the worst jobless rates in the country. Working and middle class families have seen costs soar, from property taxes to college tuition. ""Buono is right that nearly 400,000 New Jerseyans are out of work, but fewer people are unemployed now than when Christie became governor. Also, the state is faring better in job creation when employment gains are analyzed across the bulk of Christies time in office. Still, the governors aid cuts in 2010 to help close budget gaps resulted in higher tuition at two-year and four-year schools in the state."
79	12541.json	barely-true	Says delegates cant legally change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trumps nomination.	corrections-and-updates,elections,legal-issues	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	"an interview on ""Meet the Press"""	"Trump said delegates seeking to change the convention rules to prevent his nomination ""cant do it legally. ""Under current rules, the delegates are bound to vote for whomever won their states primary or caucus (in most cases, Trump). But if this years rules committee votes to change the rules to thwart Trump, its well within its authority to do so. And intervention by the courts would be unlikely. Because political parties are private organizations, courts have said they can set their own rules."
80	2854.json	pants-fire	Rebuilding three high schools will benefit 40 percent of Portland Public School students.	education	carole-smith	Portland schools superintendent	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	1	a press briefing	But we dont agree with the way Smith reached her number, by using clusters, and we dont think Lincoln should be included when none of Lincoln will be rebuilt by the proposed bond measure. The school districts own projections show enrollment at the three rebuilt high schools will make up only a quarter of all high school students.
81	4719.json	half-true	Proposition 2 on Novembers Texas ballot does not cost state taxpayers any money.	elections,water	H204TEXAS-PAC			none	0	0	1	0	0	an email blast.	"She added that the proposal ""does not encumber any state funds. ""And while the additional bond authority sought in the proposition would not cost state taxpayers--up front--state lawmakers could still exploit their standing authority, as before, to spend state revenue on related debt."
82	2072.json	true	Providence has the lowest crime rate in three decades.	crime,job-accomplishments	david-cicilline	mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	7	4	5	4	1	a debate	For example, Cicilline is talking about the crime rate when the number his administration is using is the total number of crime reports, which is different. But when we looked closely, we found that those issues didn't actually affect the conclusion. For a discussion of those factors, CLICK HERE.
83	2885.json	false	On banning earmarks.	federal-budget	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	Senate floor votes	"Going forward Sen.  Nelson will keep looking for ways to cut spending, while also fighting to make sure Florida gets its fair share of federal funding for things like ports, military bases and major projects that bring new jobs. ""Without a formal ban, Nelson -- who is up for reelection in 2012 -- is free to continue to pursue earmarks. But his Nov.  30 vote is an about-face from an earlier vote and his comments to reporters."
84	13334.json	half-true	Says hes taken an 8% pay decrease in each of the nine years he has been in office.	candidates-biography,county-budget,county-government	gerald-daugherty	Businessman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	0	0	his campaign website	"Daugherty says on his campaign site that hes ""taken an 8% pay decrease in each of the nine years he has been in office. ""As a commissioner, Daugherty took a pay cut once. In fiscal 2004, his salary went down 1. 55 percent to $66,523. Daugherty also hasconsistently taken steps to ensure hes paid 8 percent less than fellow commissioners each year, though in one year his pay ran about 6 percent behind."
85	4820.json	half-true	1 percent of Americans are millionaires. 47 percent of House Reps. are millionaires. 56 percent of Senators are millionaires.	occupy-wall-street	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	Facebook	"The Facebook posting from Occupy D. C.  said, ""1 percent of Americans are millionaires. 47 percent of House Reps.  are millionaires. 56 percent of Senators are millionaires. ""One recent study found that around 9 percent of all U. S.  households have net assets of more than $1 million. It's closer if you look only at income. The top 1 percent of Americans has an average income of $1. 5 million. But the relevant figure would be net worth. As for members of Congress, the most recent estimate shows that 42 percent of House members and 67 percent of senators are millionaires in net worth. That means the Facebook post is a bit high in its estimate of House millionaires and a bit low in its estimate of Senate millionaires. The numbers support the underlying point of the Facebook post -- that members of Congress are disproportionately wealthy. But not on the scale suggested."
86	12309.json	barely-true	The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran will directly subsidize Irans nuclear program.	energy,foreign-policy,nuclear	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a news release	Heavy water, which can be used to make a nuclear weapon, clearly is part of Irans nuclear program. And by reducing Irans heavy water stockpile, the purchase helps Iran comply with a nuclear agreement that is aimed at making it harder for the country to develop a nuclear weapon.
87	1420.json	mostly-true	The Texas Department of Transportation... misplaced a billion dollars.	transportation	debra-medina	Businesswoman	Texas	republican	0	1	3	1	0	a debate.	The money never existed in the first place. But she didn't miss the point.
88	8761.json	false	A judges order means theres a Constitution exemption zone if you live within 100 miles of the United States border.	civil-rights,immigration,privacy,technology	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook post	"A Facebook post said a judge's order means there's a ""Constitution exemption zone"" if you live ""within 100 miles of the United States border. ""There is a border search exception, which long predates the district court ruling, that allows officials at or near borders to search people and their possessions without obtaining warrants. Experts say thats not an exception to the whole Fourth Amendment. It's certainly not an exemption to the entire Constitution, which covers a wide range of rights, like freedom of the press and freedom of religion."
89	2491.json	true	Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry.	message-machine,taxes	dave-yost	Ohio auditor	ohio	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign video	The story did not mention Pepper or the city of Cincinnati. However, Peppers legislation, while beneficial to the city budget, did institute the tax collection in Cincinnati. And the experts we talked to said collecting the tax was the citys prerogative. Pepper cant duck responsibility for starting the tax in Cincinnati.
90	1075.json	barely-true	"Mitch McConnell opposed ""legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . . health care for Kentucky's children,"" and ""fair pay for women."""	economy,health-care,workers	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a television ad	Actually, McConnell said he supported all of those values, but he didn't agree with Democratic methods for achieving them.
91	9762.json	true	Under Mayor Tom Barrett, the number of Milwaukee police officers has not increased.	city-budget,crime,job-accomplishments	bob-donovan	Member of Milwaukee Common Council	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	1	1	an interview	"The mayor will propose his 2015 budget in September. Our rating Donovan said the number of Milwaukee police officers ""has not increased"" under Mayor Tom Barrett. And other measuring sticks offered by Barretts office show the same trend."
92	5935.json	barely-true	Taxpayers subsidize 80 percent of each MARTA trip	transportation	brett-bittner	Executive Director, Libertarian Party of Geo		libertarian	1	0	0	0	0	an interview	"I didnt use the ancillary figures in the budget,"" he said. ""Were still subsidizing over half as taxpayers, especially those of us who live and work in Fulton and DeKalb. ""In rebuttal, Harris points out every mode of transportation  including road building  is subsidized by taxes to some extent. That argument aside, Bittner was significantly off in assigning 80 percent of the costs of a MARTA trip to the taxpayer, even if he stands by the larger point."
93	2821.json	pants-fire	President Obama, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi passed a $1.2 trillion stimulus bill.	stimulus	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1		It roughly equals the total 13-year expenses of Virginias state government between 1999 and 2012. Allen is not only exaggerating the spending total by President Obama and the Democratic leaders of Congress, he is doing it by including billions of dollars passed under a Republican president. So we have to set the meter ablaze.
94	6370.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	his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston	San Antonio hasnt just been holding steady in the economic downturn; its been gaining ground, even compared to other Texas cities.
95	3706.json	pants-fire	Says people in Africa literally walk two and three hundred miles in order to vote.	elections	mike-bennett	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	0	0	0	1	comments made on the Senate floor.	None of the African elections officials we spoke with heard of any case of someone walking 200 to 300 miles to vote. In fact, they wanted to know where Bennett got his information from. We searched news accounts of the recent elections in Chad, Uganda, Nigeria and elsewhere and found no instance of people walking hundreds of miles in order to vote.
96	10163.json	true	Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance.	health-care,public-health	james-carr	manager of business operations at a community hospital	Virginia	libertarian	0	0	0	0	0	an interview	Carr said before World War II, very few people had health insurance. While Carr doesnt take into account the advances in medical care over the past 75 years, hes right. Only about 10 percent of the U. S.  population had private health insurance then, generally from an employer-based system.
97	2796.json	false	Half of children struck by cars near schools are hit by parents driving children to school.	transportation	safe-routes-schools	safety program	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	a mailer	Were not suggesting that proponents of safer roads have trumped up a figure to champion a cause.
98	6083.json	barely-true	Citizens Property Insurance has over $500 billion worth of risk, with less than $10 billion worth of surplus.	state-budget,weather	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	comments to the press	"Scott has said repeatedly that Citizens has more than $500 billion worth of risk, but about $6 billion in cash surplus. But the $500-billion number vastly overstates what Citizens might have to pay in even the most vicious storm season imaginable. So those numbers are not the appropriate figures to use when determining whether the insurer ""is going to be able to pay the bill"" after a storm. Scotts statement ignores critical facts that would give a different impression."
99	5913.json	barely-true	Tom Leppert pledged to make Dallas a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.	immigration	conservative-renewal-pac	Political action committee	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad.	"We were hampered by not being offered, or finding, the original described pledge. Still, Leppert''s camp confirmed that he at one time pledged respect for immigration enforcement being a federal issue. If so, our sense is that he acted in step with the police departments decade-old policy of leaving immigration-related inquiries to Uncle Sam -- which alone can be taken as sufficient to support the ""sanctuary city"" label. Then again, Leppert did not pledge to ""make"" Dallas into a sanctuary. His position was essentially status quo. Also, the county joined the Secure Communities program while he was mayor."
100	934.json	true	Putting three Republicans in my Cabinet...is unprecedented.	history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news conference	"It'd be one thing if Obama had appointed the Republican leader of the Senate to a high-level Cabinet position. That might move things toward some sort of reconciliation government, he said. ""But governing is way more sophisticated than these symbolic gestures. ""Whatever you make of the appointments, Obama is on solid ground when he said his three Republican Cabinet appointments were unprecedented."
101	2162.json	barely-true	When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner was interim head of the department, overall crime fell 14 percent and violent crime dropped 22.7 percent.	crime	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a press release	
102	3161.json	mostly-true	From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent while the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent.	economy,history,income,pundits,taxes	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	"HBO's ""Real Time with Bill Maher"""	The median wage in the country, expressed in constant 2009 dollars, does appear to be in the range Maddow cited (though with statistics broken out separately for men and women, we can't be precise). It's not unreasonable to cite those numbers, but the economists we spoke to preferred to use figures that included capital gains, which show the top 1 percent saw an increase of 55 percent. Either way, Maddow's point that the 1980s were much more of a boon for the very rich than everyone else is valid.
103	2679.json	true	I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran.	florida,foreign-policy	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”	Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a related bill, prohibiting the states pension funds from investing in companies doing business in Iran. He said Florida signed the first divestment act concerning companies doing business with Iran. Media reports and official pronouncements support Crists story.
104	8929.json	true	As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes.	climate-change,environment	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a speech	Not what is going to happen this year. Our rating Its been a longer and colder winter than in recent years. But that doesnt erase a trend thats been well-established. The number of days that the lakes have ice on them -- making them safe for ice fishing -- has declined.
105	10040.json	half-true	Muslim nations did not call out the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks.	islam,terrorism	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	"a broadcast of Fox News' ""The O'Reilly Factor"""	"OReilly said that Muslim nations did not ""call out"" the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks. So far as we can tell, there was no official condemnation of people celebrating the 9/11 attacks. However, Muslim governments, and religious leaders, condemned the attacks themselves, as did many average Muslims. OReillys statement is accurate as far as it goes, but it leaves out important information that might lead someone to reach a different conclusion."
106	12398.json	pants-fire	Says Donald Trump said of women, And you can tell them to go f--- themselves.	women	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	a television ad	"Priorities USA, in an anti-Trump ad, quotes the candidate as saying, ""And you can tell them to go (bleep) themselves. ""It comes after multiple comments critical of women. The super PAC says the sound clip wasn't meant to be taken as a reference to women. That, as Trump might say, is a huuuuuuuge stretch. The ad is all about women. It features seven women and two men, only one of whom has a speaking role. All of the mouthed phrases  except the one in question  clearly attack, criticize or make disturbing references to women. The ad offers no indication that the ""f--- themselves"" line refers to anything but women. In fact, it refers to businesses that left the United States."
107	2690.json	pants-fire	The Taliban has been there for years and years, I mean, hundreds of thousands of years.	afghanistan,terrorism	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a debate	"Meek clearly made a mid-debate stumble. He could have just stopped after saying that ""the Taliban has been there for years and years"" rather than adding ""I mean, hundreds of thousands of years."
108	8667.json	true	Iran President Hassan Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities than members of Barack Obamas Cabinet.	education,foreign-policy	bob-schieffer	Host of CBS' Face the Nation	Washington, D.C.	journalist	0	1	0	0	0	comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies	Bob Schieffer referenced an Atlantic piece when he said Rouhanis cabinet has more members with Ph. D. s from American universities than Obamas. While we could not nail down the academic background of each member of Irans cabinet, we found enough members with verifiable degrees -- three -- to deem his statement accurate. Obama has two, including one official with Cabinet-rank. What it all means for international relations remains to be seen.
109	8941.json	true	The words subhuman mongrel, which Ted Nugent called President Barack Obama, were used by the Nazis to justify the genocide of the Jewish community.	history	wolf-blitzer	CNN host		none	0	0	0	0	0	comments on CNN	"Blitzer said the words ""subhuman mongrel"" were used by the Nazis to ""justify the genocide of the Jewish community."
110	6821.json	pants-fire	(Barack Obama) says hes going to reduce the long-term debt and deficit by $4 trillion, doesnt say how hes going to do it.	debt,deficit	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press”	But the president has outlined in extensive detail how he would achieve more than $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade.
111	10631.json	false	Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger wasan active participant in the Ku Klux Klan.	abortion	william-obrien	Speaker of the House of Representatives	New Hampshire	republican	1	2	1	0	0	a Facebook post	"Former New Hampshire Speaker of the House William OBrien wrote that Margaret Sanger was the founder of Planned Parenthood and ""an active participant in the Klu Klux Klan. ""Birth-control advocate Sanger did give a speech to a womens branch of the KKK and she was a believer in eugenics."
112	6579.json	half-true	Says President Obama and his National Labor Relations Board sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina.	economy,jobs,market-regulation	nikki-haley	Governor	South Carolina	republican	0	0	1	3	0	a speech at the Republican convention	Haley said Obama and his National Labor Relations Board sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina. This oversimplifies a complex set of practices and relationships. The practices of the NLRB keep it many steps away from the president. In keeping with that process, the board members themselves did not take any action regarding Boeing. Obamas greatest influence on the NLRB in this case can be found in his temporary appointment of the NLRB general counsel. The counsel decided to bring the case before an administrative judge. Haley refers to the government suing, whereas the process is best described as a hearing in which the NLRB represents the interests of the party making the complaint.
113	11400.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson led the fight to let polluters release unlimited amounts of carbon pollution and took nearly $225,000 from polluters.	environment,government-regulation	league-conservation-voters			organization	0	0	0	1	0	a television ad	Much of the ads content is recycled.
114	3228.json	true	Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a 1993 health care bill that had an individual mandate.	health-care,pundits	cenk-uygur			democrat	0	0	0	0	0	MSNBC Live	"Durenberger said that it was Republicans who had changed in the years since 1993, backing away from policies on health care they once supported. Uygur asked, ""Did you know that Hatch co-sponsored the 1993 bill that had an individual mandate? ""We didn't, but we checked the record. Hatch was the co-sponsor of a Republican-backed bill that included an individual mandate."
115	9746.json	half-true	More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who arent student-athletes.	education,sports	mark-emmert	NCAA president		none	0	0	1	0	0	"comments on ABC's ""This Week"""	"Emmert said, ""more (student-athletes) graduate than the students who arent student-athletes. ""Experts, the government and the NCAA dont agree on how this data should be calculated. But the best and most recent measurement we have for drawing a comparison shows that the graduation rate among Division I student-athletes is about the same as the general student body, though it is higher for Division II and Division II. But the graduation rates are not the same across all sports, divisions, schools or demographics, so a group with a particularly good or bad graduation rate could skew the overall results."
116	1915.json	false	U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the most liberal man in the United States Congress.	bipartisanship,candidates-biography	donna-campbell	Physician	Texas	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a speech	The  point I was making is that Mr.  Doggetts ideology is considerably more  liberal than mine, and considerably more liberal than what many, many  Central Texans are telling me they want to see in their U. S.   representative. So, how does the doctors convention  charge stick?Doggett is  liberal, but hes by no measure the most liberal member of Congress,  voting analyses show. Campbell owned up after  we followed up.
117	12456.json	barely-true	Its entirely possible that the Democratic nominee, [Hillary Clinton], earned more money giving a single speech on Wall Street than I made the six years that I was there back in the 1980s In fact, its quite likely.	income	pat-toomey	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Pennsylvania	republican	3	2	2	1	0	an interview with Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT	"Pat Toomey said that it was possible and even likely that Hillary Clinton earned more money giving a single speech to a Wall Street bank than he did in his six years there. Clinton earned $260,000 in her most profitable speech to a Wall Street bank, so Toomey would have had to have earned an average of about $43,000 per year on Wall Street. Its possible the entry-level salary for a trader was less than $43,000 in the 1980s, but Toomey was a trader at the forefront of the derivatives operation at Morgan Grenfell. So its likely he earned a significant bonus, which would put his earnings over that threshold. It gets less likely if we adjust Toomeys non-bonus-inflated potential salary for inflation. An annual salary of about $43,000 in 1985 would make significantly more than $260,000 over six years in 2016 dollars. And Toomey didnt just say it was ""possible"" he made less in six years on Wall Street than Clinton did in one speech. He said it was ""likely. ""Based on average salaries and bonuses from this era of Wall Street and input from experts, it does not seem likely. It gets less likely if we adjust Toomeys non-bonus-inflated potential salary for inflation. An annual salary of about $43,000 in 1985 would make significantly more than $260,000 over six years in 2016 dollars."
118	4856.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on an assault weapons ban.	guns,message-machine-2012	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a campaign advertisement	The DNC ad has some problems. It uses some deceptive editing, and it ignores the fact that Romney was pretty consistent in both of the comments to frame his support for an assault-weapons ban in the context of a compromise that also expanded other types of gun rights. The difficulty of analyzing this charge is that Romney's position on an assault-weapons ban in the 2008 debate was so muddled that it's hard to pin down whether he actually flip-flopped. It's more an example of an internal inconsistency than a flip-flop per se. In fact, the DNC might have made a more convincing argument simply by quoting the confilcting parts of Romneys 2008 debate comment. So the DNC made some procedural missteps, but it's on to something about Romney's delicate dance on gun control.
119	4698.json	false	Says state Senate President Stephen Sweeney gave us the nations highest income tax rates, driving out jobs.	income,jobs,message-machine-2012,taxes	americans-prosperity-new-jersey			none	0	1	0	0	0	a television ad posted on YouTube	"The New Jersey chapter of Americans for Prosperity launched an ad campaign targeting Democratic incumbents running for re-election. One television spot said, ""Sweeney gave us the nation's highest income tax rates, driving out jobs. ""During Sweeneys tenure the top income tax rate in New Jersey increased twice. Neither of those tax hikes bumped New Jersey into the top spot in the nation for income taxes -- and you cant solely blame Sweeney for either increase. And the ads larger point that high incomes tax rates decreased jobs is overstated."
120	2585.json	barely-true	Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons thought that a 911 call should be taxed.	message-machine,public-safety,taxes,technology	christine-odonnell	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Delaware	republican	1	0	0	1	2	a campaign commercial	Yes, he proposed a tax, but for a service on which other phones already were being taxed. And Coons most certainly did not propose taxing individual 911 calls.
121	6604.json	barely-true	When Tim Kaine was governor, spending soared, blowing holes in the budget every year.	job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,state-budget,state-finances	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a TV ad.	"Crossroads said, ""When Tim Kaine was governor, spending soared, blowing holes in the budget every year. ""Did spending soar under Kaine?The total state budget went up by $5. 9 billion during Kaines term, representing an 18. 4 percent increase increase in raw dollars and 9 percent rise adjusted for inflation. Kaine had little control over the growth, which was largely the result of increases in federal grants, college tuition and fees charged by state hospitals. Overall spending did increase under Kaine; whether it ""soared"" is a matter of opinion. The total budget under Kaine increased at half the average rate of the six governors who preceded him. Did spending growth cause the shortfalls?All of the budget growth occurred in the non-general fund and were largely the result of actions by the federal government and state universities. All of the shortfalls occurred in the general fund that depends on a separate set of revenues to pay for public education, public safety and health programs. Lower-than-expected receipts from Virginias sales and income taxes blew holes in the general fund -- a blight that afflicted all but a few states at the end of the recession. Virginias general fund decreased during Kaines term. But Crossroads fails to establish a critical link between the spending increase and the revenue deficits."
122	4495.json	pants-fire	President Obama has the lowest public approval ratings of any president in modern times.	history,polls	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a Republican presidential debate in Orlando	Here is a list of each presidents low point during that time frame:    John F.  Kennedy: 61 percent   Dwight Eisenhower: 57 percent   George H. W. Bush: 53 percent   George W.  Bush: 50 percent   Richard Nixon: 48 percent   Lyndon B.  Johnson: 46 percent Barack Obama: 40 percent   Bill Clinton: 37 percent   Gerald Ford: 37 percent   Ronald Reagan: 35 percent   Harry Truman: 33 percent   Jimmy Carter: 28 percent    By this measure, five presidents had lows that were worse than Obama at this point in their presidencies. So Bachmann is far off either way.
123	8406.json	barely-true	Neville Chamberlain told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Lets appease them. Why? Because it cant be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.	health-care,history	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	speech advocating repeal of Obamacare law	"Cruz said Chamberlain ""told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Because it can't be done. But he simultaneously committed to British rearmament and also made it clear, publicly, that his nation would not sit back should Germany invade Poland."
124	10147.json	false	On an income cap for recipients of the popular HOPE scholarship	education	jason-carter	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	forum	"But he dismissed the idea of an income cap, calling it ""too blunt an instrument,"" the magazine reported. Carter spokesman Bryan Thomas said Carter first discussed abandoning the idea of an income cap with students at the University of Georgia about a year ago. Brian Robinson, a spokesman for Deal, said Carter was late to the game. ""Its literally taken Jason Carter three and a half years to realize you cannot pay for everybody  a conclusion that responsible Republicans and Democrats reached when they took courageous votes to save HOPE from bankruptcy."
125	10623.json	mostly-true	Wisconsin is dead last in the Midwest for job creation.	government-regulation,job-accomplishments,jobs,labor,unions,workers	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	an interview	"Our rating Pocan said Wisconsin is ""dead last in the Midwest for job creation. ""Among 10 Midwestern states -- in terms of percentage growth in private-sector jobs -- the latest figures show Wisconsin is tied for ninth. So, not quite ""dead last."
126	2277.json	half-true	On running a civil and polite campaign.	message-machine,campaign-advertising	roy-barnes	Attorney	Georgia	democrat	0	0	3	3	1	a television interview	"""Newspapers Deal"" might be considered negative by Deal's camp, but it stuck to legitimate issues. ""That is verging on what I think most people would be calling a negative ad,"" Lau said. Barnes' ads are not nearly as nasty as those in the Republican gubernatorial runoff, but with each new TV commercial he has moved further from ""civil and polite"" territory."
127	8146.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obama has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in, compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.	bush-administration,pundits,recreation	al-sharpton		New York	democrat	2	1	1	1	0	"a segment of his MSNBC show, ""Politics Nation"""	"Sharpton said that Obama ""has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in,"" compared to 367 for President George W.  Bush at the same point in his presidency. While this discrepancy is explained by the fact that Bush often worked from a family home in Texas whereas Obama has no equivalent family retreat, Sharpton has correctly cited data from the leading authority, CBS News Mark Knoller."
128	6026.json	half-true	The federal government reviewed and verified his administrations numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a debate	Wisconsin, by contrast, put its numbers out -- and Walker immediately put them in campaign TV ads -- before BLS had verified them. But his statement leaves out the fact federal officials publicly will not verify the numbers, and the fact that the emails released do not contain any numbers, let alone the ones cited.
129	13056.json	true	Tom Suozzi raised taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars as Nassau County executive.	taxes	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a blog post on the NRCC website	"Two years after Suozzi lost the county executives office, the state took control of the countys finances again. Our ruling  The National Republican Congressional Committee said in an online post that former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi raised taxes by ""hundreds of millions of dollars. ""During his time in office, Suozzi raised taxes by more than $200 million by collecting more in property taxes and instituting an energy-use tax. The $40 million collected from the short-lived energy-use tax combined with the $160 million increasein property taxes brings the total above that threshold."
130	1103.json	pants-fire	John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has proposed forcing abortions and putting sterilants in the drinking water to control population.	abortion,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his TV program	But in seeking to score points for a political argument, Beck seriously mischaracterizes Holdren's positions. Holdren didn't advocate those ideas then. And, when asked at a Senate confirmation hearing, Holdren said he did not support them now. We think it's irresponsible to pluck a few lines from a 1,000-page, 30-year-old textbook, and then present them out of context to dismiss Holdren's long and distinguished career.
131	4444.json	mostly-true	Mitt Romney drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car.	animals,candidates-biography,pundits	gail-collins	Columnist for the New York Times	New York	journalist	2	1	1	3	0	a column	It's important to note that the dog was not literally strapped to the car, as in tied around its midsection. Rather, Seamus was in a carrier with a protective windscreen that Romney had built. The dog's diarrhea might indicate that something was amiss, but Romney's family didn't seem bothered by it.
132	9269.json	false	Many of the founding fathers were very actively involved in cockfighting.	animals,history	matt-bevin	Investment manager	Kentucky	republican	0	1	0	1	1	a radio interview	"Bevin said that ""many"" of the founding fathers were ""very actively involved"" in cockfighting. In looking at the most prominent founders, we found no indications that any of the founders were avid and frequent participants."
133	4105.json	pants-fire	Says state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf wants to eliminate Medicare as we know it.	medicare,retirement	shelly-moore	Teacher	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign flier	"We could find no backup at all in our own search of Harsdorfs position, and she said simply shes focused on state issues. Indeed, the campaign literature highlights a woman who wouldnt be affected -- and who herself disputes that she ""cant afford"" for Medicare to end."
134	8533.json	barely-true	The majority of people travelling to these destination resorts are not going for the primary purpose of gambling.	gambling	frank-fahrenkopf	Retired president and CEO of the American Gaming Association		republican	1	0	0	0	0	"an opinion piece in the ""Miami Herald"""	"Fahrenkopf said that ""the majority of people"" traveling to destination resorts are not going primarily to gamble. He said he based this on a study done by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, which showed that most visitors said they came to Las Vegas for vacation or pleasure. First, the survey applied only to Las Vegas. To say that its findings apply to all resorts, regardless of location, seems like a stretch. Second, people may have chosen to visit Las Vegas for vacation or pleasure primarily because it had gambling. The survey didn't press people for more details on their answers, so we can't know for sure. Meanwhile, a 2013 report from the American Gaming Association showed that most people -- 53 percent -- who frequent casinos across the country always, or almost always, gamble. Also, Florida casinos tend to draw from the local population. Whether Florida could draw visitors in the same way Las Vegas does remains to be seen. Fahrenkopf has a point that people who travel to destination resorts may have other things in mind besides gambling."
135	6950.json	mostly-true	Says Bill Nelson voted 98 percent of the time with Barack Obama.	voting-record	connie-mack	U.S. representative from Fort Myers	Florida	republican	3	3	1	3	1	a U.S. Senate debate	The campaign backs that figure up with Congressional Quarterly data from 2010 and 2011. The figure by itself, however, doesnt tell the entire story. The fact is, most Democrats and Republicans largely vote with their respective party.
136	13125.json	barely-true	I did not I did not I do not say that. I do not say that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.	candidates-biography,china,climate-change,economy,energy,environment,history,science	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a presidential debate	"Trump said, ""I did not  I did not  I do not say that. I do not say that"" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. He certainly did say it  in a tweet four years ago. While he has since described that remark as a ""joke,"" Trump has repeatedly called climate change a ""hoax"" in speeches, tweets and media appearances. And he has said as recently as Jan.  18, 2016, that action on climate change ""is done for the benefit of China."
137	8294.json	mostly-true	In Florida we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists for community care for the elderly.	children,education,state-budget	nan-rich	candidate for governor	Florida	democrat	1	0	1	3	0	"a ""Tampa Tribune"" blog"	"Rich said in Florida ""we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists"" for Community Care for the Elderly. Richs numbers on the waiting lists for child care and Community Care for the Elderly were about a year outdated. Her number overstated the child care waiting list by about 14,000 and understated the community care for the elderly waiting list by about 6,000, based on numbers from this summer. Still, her numbers track with recent averages. Both waiting lists require some further explanation: Everyone on the list may not be eligible for that particular program or could be moved into another program."
138	9908.json	mostly-true	Says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell interviewed domestic abuse victim Janay Rice with Ray Rice present and for every domestic violence agency, every law enforcement agency, thats a no-no.	criminal-justice,sports	mike-wise	Columnist, Washington Post		none	0	0	0	1	0	"comments on CNN's ""State of the Union"""	Wise has a problem with Goodell meeting with Ray and Janay Rice together as Goodell sought information about the February elevator incident and aftermath that would inform Rices discipline by the league. First, theres little debate that the meeting occurred, as it has been widely reported and not challenged by the NFL. Thats for the most part correct as well, though experts we spoke to questioned whether its the right parallel to draw. Questioning victims separately from suspects in domestic violence cases does appear to be a widespread practice both encouraged by domestic violence advocates and many police and state policies after an incident occurs. But Goodell was not conducting a criminal investigation -- that already had occurred, and he had access to that information. Also, there are occasions when couples involved in domestic violence cases are interviewed together later, allowing police and prosecutors to judge how they act with one another so they can assess credibility and potential prosecution, one expert told us.
139	12424.json	false	I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration specifically waterboarding work.	afghanistan,bush-administration,candidates-biography,ethics,foreign-policy,homeland-security,human-rights,iraq,public-safety,terrorism	todd-wilcox		Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a newspaper interview	"Wilcox said, ""I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration  specifically waterboarding  work. Experts said there are few historical accounts of success, and even those are suspect. Meanwhile, theres scientific proof that a technique like waterboarding would affect brain function enough to make any prisoners statements unreliable. They may say anything to make the waterboarding stop, and could actually be physically unable to provide any cogent intelligence. Wilcox didnt provide concrete proof and experts say virtually none exists."
140	4309.json	false	Virginia has made no progress on jobs since Bob McDonnell took office.	jobs,message-machine-2012	democratic-party-virginia		Virginia	democrat	2	1	1	3	0	a web video	"To sum up:    The state Democratic party said there has been ""no progress"" on creating jobs since McDonnell took office. While the Dems are correct that the percentage of the states working age population with a job was the same in June 2011 as it was when McDonnell took office, there is no getting around the fact that the state added 48,200 jobs. Or that the unemployment rate has dropped during his term. That it contradicts the Democrats blanket assertion that there has been no progress."
141	110.json	false	The Iraq Study Group reported that (Saddam Hussein) had designs on reviving his nuclear program.	iraq	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	a debate in Dearborn, Mich.	In December 2006, the group released its report,     The Way Forward: A New Approach,    which recommended a new U. S.  strategy. The 142-page report focused on the future of Iraq and did not address whether Saddam wanted to restart a nuclear program. It's possible that Thompson was referring to the Iraq Survey Group, a CIA panel that was formed to investigate whether there were weapons of mass destruction or the intent to produce WMDs in Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
142	7677.json	mostly-true	The sex-offender registry has been around for a long time, and the research thats out there says that it has no positive impact on the public safety.	crime	ohio-public-defenders-office		Ohio	none	0	0	0	1	0	a newspaper interview	What conclusion can we draw about Borrors statement for the Ohio Public Defenders Office, that research shows the sex offender registry has no positive impact?We found that research has been done generally on the effectiveness of sex offender registration and notification laws. We found that studies indicate the laws have no clear effect on recidivism, or repeat offenses, which is their intended target, and are ineffective in assessing and managing risk. Although there is some indication that registration and community notification may deter first-time adult offenders, the studies find that the deterrence doesnt extend to juveniles -- and that community notification likely increases repeat sex crimes and other crimes.
143	4780.json	true	Ronald Reagan raised the national debt 18 times.	deficit	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	a TV interview.	Kogan, a former senior adviser to the Office of Management and Budget, said its a semantic question as to whether the July, 1987 should be considered its own increase, but added he personally would consider it a second debt ceiling hike. Our ruling:    Webb said Reagan signed off 18 times on increasing the national debt. Figures from the Office of Management and Budget do show 18 laws were signed to increase the debt limit during Reagans eight years in office. A semantic argument can be made that the actual debt limit was raised only 17 times during the Reagan administration, but we dont think its worth the haggle.
144	715.json	false	On whether global warming is man-made.	climate-change,environment	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	Fairbanks, Alaska	"""'I'm not an Al Gore, doom-and-gloom environmentalist blaming the changes in our climate on human activity,' Palin said Monday, 'but I'm not going to put my head in the sand and pretend there aren't changes. '""Those are two clear statements that Palin didn't believe that human activity contributed to global warming. She agreed that global warming was real but implied that it had non-human causes. In her interview with Gibson, she said that ""man's activities certainly can be contributing."
145	3107.json	true	The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed.	crime,legal-issues	dean-cannon	state House speaker	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	comments to reporters.	"But here, we're focusing on Cannon's call for reforms based on death row inmate data. He said: ""The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed. ""Of the 55 death row inmates to die since Jan.  1, 2000, only 25 actually were executed."
146	7565.json	mostly-true	Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess.	bipartisanship,debt,deficit,federal-budget	steve-latourette	Former U.S. representative from Ohio's 11th District	Ohio	republican	0	0	3	1	0	an interview on “Fox News Sunday”	LaTourette is correct that the federal budget was balanced in the 1990s, at a time when a Democratic president was forced to find common ground with Republicans who controlled Congress. Hes also correct that the nations budget woes have escalated since then. Spending is no doubt a major factor, but there are a variety of reasons.
147	8606.json	half-true	Republicans have proposed dozens of (health care) solutions designed to help control costs and improve quality.	health-care	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	the weekly Republican address	"Johnson said, ""Republicans have proposed dozens of solutions designed to help control costs and improve quality"" of health care in the United States. Republicans have circulated quite a few bills and ideas over the years, but there is almost nothing in most of the GOP proposals that directly addresses quality of care. As far as costs, most of the proposals have winners and losers. Some of the bills would make health care more affordable for certain individuals, and tort reform and the expansion of health savings accounts could bend the cost curve down slightly."
148	3869.json	half-true	When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, thats not true.	education,state-budget,unions	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education	The only agreement is that Christies proposal eliminates tenure as it is now defined in New Jersey. Some said it's reasonable to call that a form of tenure, while others said the word doesn't apply any more. The governor said his plan doesn't eliminate tenure.
149	10948.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton has donated every cent shes ever earned from speaking fees to charity.	candidates-biography	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a post on Facebook	Thats a misreading of Clintons comments in 2014, when she said speaking fees at colleges and universities were donated to the Clinton Foundation. Clintons financial disclosure form includes 51 speeches in which Clinton was compensated directly.
150	12210.json	false	Charlottes anti-discrimination ordinance would have opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times if it hadnt been overturned.	city-government,gays-and-lesbians,government-regulation,public-safety	dan-forest	Lieutenant Governor	North Carolina	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet	"Forest, a vocal opponent of Charlottes anti-discrimination ordinance, said it would have ""opened all bathrooms to all sexes at all times. ""The ordinance would have applied only to public accommodations. And while theres disagreement on what might have happened with bathrooms in public accommodations, precedent is on Charlottes side."
151	4119.json	mostly-true	Eighty percent of the American people support an approach (to federal budget problems) that includes revenues and includes cuts.	federal-budget,polls,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference	"Getting back to Obama's statement, he said, ""You have 80 percent of the American people who support a balanced approach. Eighty percent of the American people support an approach that includes revenues and includes cuts. ""Even the best poll doesn't show support quite that high -- he would more accurately have accounted for the small numbers that support only tax increases or were unsure, putting the number at 70 percent. But his overall point is correct that polls show most Americans support a balanced approach when given a choice between cutting spending or raising taxes."
152	7272.json	barely-true	Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.	federal-budget,social-security	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	a twitter post	But the program has run a deficit each year since then and is taking money from its bonds to cover the gap. Federal officials are also worried about the long-term impact of future deficits on the program. Johnson has a reasonable argument since Social Security is taking money from its bond interest to pay to cover the current gap. But these gaps do have an impact on other parts of the federal budget, and the projections are that the problem is going to get worse.
153	12236.json	half-true	About 1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes.	crime,government-regulation,guns	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a forum	"(Tracing helped establish that a suburban Milwaukee gun store was a top seller of crime guns locally for more than a decade. )Our rating Clinton said about ""1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes. ""Its also worth noting that the traces go back to the original seller of a crime gun and dont take into account whether there were other transactions before a particular gun was used in a crime."
154	4016.json	false	On pay for fired Milwaukee police officers	state-budget	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	an interview	"""I told Robin that he needs to talk with Mr.  Tobin,"" Darling said. On June 26, 2011, Walker vetoed the provision when he signed the two-year budget. Darling acknowledged she sought a veto of an amendment she co-sponsored."
155	6765.json	true	Texas is the state that has now gone the longest without electing a Democrat statewide.	elections,history	joaquin-castro	attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival.	Texas voters have not elected a Democrat to statewide office for longer than voters in any other state.
156	11867.json	false	Says CNN reported Ben Carson was taking a break from campaigning and the Cruz campaign forwarded that news to our volunteers.	candidates-biography	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	the New Hampshire GOP debate	"Cruz said that it was CNN, not his campaign, that first reported that Carson ""taking a break from campaigning,"" and his campaign forwarded that news to his supporters. Cruz's campaign took a nugget of information from CNN and took it too far. CNN reported that Carson was ""to take a break after Iowa,"" while simultaneously noting that Carson would ultimately continue campaigning. The Cruz campaign sent messages on its app anyway, saying that Carson would ""stop"" his campaign. A key surrogate said that Carson was doing ""the equivalent of suspending. ""Thats more than simply ""forwarding"" news."
157	11777.json	true	Today, if you were raised poor, youre just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago.	families,income,poverty	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a column posted on Medium.com	"Ryan wrote that ""today, if you were raised poor, youre just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
158	9051.json	pants-fire	Says President Barack Obama told a room of students, Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence, and then a child told him he could solve the problem by not clapping any more.	guns	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email	"A chain email said President Obama told a room of students, ""Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence. ""A child then purportedly told Obama he could solve the problem by not clapping anymore."
159	4243.json	mostly-true	The United States has the longest surviving constitution.	foreign-policy,history,new-hampshire-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H. 	The U. S.  Constitution is the longest surviving constitution in the world. Still, there are other countries that have multiple governing documents that are older than the U. S.  Constitution. Update: After this item comparing the longevity of the U. S.  Constitution to others around the world appeared, two readers noted that the Massachusetts state constitution is even older.
160	7818.json	mostly-true	Says, In Oregon in 2010, 49 percent of all pregnancies were unintended.	children,families,health-care,women	carolyn-tomei			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a House floor speech	PolitiFact Oregon rates the accuracy of the statement, not the ins and outs of the survey from which the statement comes. In the colloquial sense, Tomei is off by a few points. In the survey sense, she is backed up by a national study, although for a different year. We find those two factors are enough to find her statement accurate, but needing both clarification and additional information.
161	10871.json	half-true	Austin school district teachers are the lowest paid of any urban Texas district and the lowest paid of any surrounding school district.	education,state-budget,state-finances	gina-hinojosa	President, Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees	Texas	none	0	0	1	1	0	an interview with Kiah Collier, Austin American-Statesman reporter	"Hinojosa said Austin school district ""teachers are the lowest paid of any urban"" Texas district and the ""lowest paid of any surrounding school district. ""Hinojosa relied on research not extending to all urban or all nearby districts nor did it roll in teachers with advanced degrees. Those gaps aside, the pay contrasts arent entirely clear-cut. Inexperienced and very experienced Austin teachers were paid more in 2014-15 than peers in some or most nearby districts and if you count Social Security contributions, Austin teachers in general were compensated better on average than teachers in nearby districts. On the other hand, all Austin district teachers were paid less than counterparts in comparable urban districts across the state--even after taking into account Social Security contributions."
162	4710.json	half-true	Says Clackamas County has more urban renewal debt than all the other Oregon counties combined.	county-government	john-lee	Chair of Clackamas County Republicans	Oregon	republican	0	1	1	0	0	in a press release 	But when we read the statement, we thought of Clackamas County as a geographic region, not as a government entity. We think most people would agree with our interpretation.
163	9507.json	pants-fire	NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming.	climate-change,environment	steve-doocy	"Co-host of Fox New Channel's ""Fox and Friends"""	New York	journalist	0	2	0	0	1	"a broadcast of ""Fox and Friends."""	Doocy with Fox News said NASA scientists fudged the numbers to overstate the extent of global warming. This exaggerated the thrust in the underlying blog post. It accused government scientists of altering the U. S.  temperature record, not the record for the entire earth. As for what the blog said, we found that experts across the spectrum found fundamental flaws in its analytic methods. By relying on raw data, it ignored that the number and location of weather stations and the methods of measuring temperatures across the United States have changed greatly over the past 80 years. The experts we reached or whose work we read generally agree that the corrections for flawed data produce valid results. The bare bones approach used in the blog post provides no solution to the issues of weaknesses in the raw data.
164	11324.json	mostly-true	The University of Wisconsin System is larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin.	state-budget	dale-kooyenga	State Representative	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	2	0	a radio interview	"Our rating Kooyenga said that the UW System is ""larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin. ""Hes right when you consider employment within Wisconsin, which is the most obvious way to make such a comparison. By other measurements, such as annual revenue, there are many Wisconsin-based companies that are larger than UW. But that creates more of an apples-and-oranges comparison."
165	6046.json	false	There is no record of congresswoman Betty Sutton ... ever holding a single in-person town hall meeting open to the general public.	job-accomplishments	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a news release	To Renaccis credit, he has held regular town hall meetings with constituents even as hostile videographers have doggedly recorded them. And his staff could have argued that they think he meets with constituents more often or that Sutton does not hold town hall meetings often enough.
166	8434.json	barely-true	Mark Herring voted to allow sex offenders, including rapists, to serve shorter sentences.	criminal-justice	mark-obenshain	State senator	Virginia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a campaign brochure.	"Obenshain said Herring voted to allow sex offenders to ""serve shorter sentences. ""Herring voted against a bill that ended the sentencing discretion judges had in rare cases when some sex offenders and a few other types of criminals were convicted on multiple counts. Herrings vote would not have shortened the prison time faced by sex offenders, it merely would have continued the the sentencing procedures in place. And Obenshain, in his broad reference to sex offenders, omits the fact that only a tiny percentage of them had circumstances in their cases that allowed for discretion in sentencing."
167	3637.json	mostly-true	Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia.	energy,foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News	"So where does this leave us?For the part of the comment in which Trump appeared to be talking about the eve of the Iraq War, hes correct that Iraq had ""the second-largest oilfields in the world  to Saudi Arabia. ""But where he flashes forward to a hypothetical, near-term takeover by Iran, Trumps statistic is off slightly, since Iraq -- while still high on the list -- has been passed by three additional countries."
168	7744.json	mostly-true	Says states mandated tests come from an English company.	education	george-lavender	State representative	Texas	republican	0	0	0	1	0	in Texas House of Representatives debate	Lavender said the states mandatory tests come from an English company. Pearson, the parent company of Texas testing contractor, is English. Then again, NCS Pearson is incorporated in Minnesota and was American-owned until 2000. Also, test items are generated by subcontractors including the San Antonio division of a global organization headquartered in New Jersey.
169	2897.json	barely-true	Says he got twice as much money from the sale of County Grounds land than Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was willing to accept.	job-accomplishments	lee-holloway	Chairman, Milwaukee County Boaerd of Supervisors	Wisconsin	none	1	2	0	1	1	an interview with a weekly newspaper	5 million lower. That wouldnt be much negotiating at all.
170	6060.json	barely-true	We spend in tax loopholes annually $1.1 trillion. Thats more than we spend on our defense budget in a year, on Medicare or Medicaid in a year.	taxes	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	an interview with the editorial board of 'The Telegraph.'	"""(Loophole) is a very common term used on both sides, but I think, when people look behind what those expenditures were, that's not what comes to mind,"" added Chuck Marr, director of federal tax policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Our ruling:    The official definition aside, we think loophole conjures images of a narrow tax break that gives a special -- and, in many cases, unfair -- advantage to a specific constituency. But we don't think the entire list of tax deductions, exemptions, credits fits that definition. She's right about the total cost of those ""expenditures,"" but her definition of loophole is a big stretch."
171	603.json	false	On the Bush tax cuts.	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	flip-o-meter	Wasteful earmark spending is a disgrace, and it caused us to alienate our Republican base. So these tax cuts need to be made permanent. Otherwise, they would have the effect of tax increases. But, look, if we had gotten spending under control, we'd be talking about more tax cuts today.
172	11545.json	mostly-true	Over half of the black workers in this country earn less than $15 an hour.	diversity,economy,jobs	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.	"Sanders said that ""over half of the black workers in this country earn less"" than $15 an hour. Depending on the time frame used, the data shows that roughly half of black workers earn less than $15. The most recent data shows that half earn less than $15. 60, which is a little higher than what Sanders said, but his number is not far off."
173	10448.json	half-true	Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured.	health-care,medicaid	florida-chamber-commerce		Florida	none	0	1	1	2	1	a report on health care costs	"The Florida Chamber of Commerce said, ""Insured Floridians pay about $2,000 for every hospital stay to cover the cost of the uninsured. ""That number is based on an estimate the chamber developed in-house, calculating an average based on an unspecified ""urban hospital"" using the most recent data. Theres no way to tell just how accurate that estimate is, since it makes plenty of assumptions on actual costs. It also doesnt take into account how much the Affordable Care Act will change the data, since the requirement for the uninsured to have policies didnt kick in until 2014. Experts we talked to said there are problems with the chambers number, but its a somewhat reasonable illustration to a real problem in Florida: People who are insured end up paying for those who arent. The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context."
174	5461.json	true	Sixteen million jobs were created under Ronald Reagans presidency.	jobs	newt-gingrich	"Co-host on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a speech	Some argue Reagans predecessor, Jimmy Carter, was responsible for some economic policies that helped during the Reagan years. Others contend the increase in employed Americans were largely a result of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates and expanding the money supply, policies used after the recent Great Recession. Reagans policies, many of which required the support of Congress, deserve some credit for the increase.
175	6684.json	pants-fire	This would be the largest casino in the United States.	gambling	its-still-bad-idea		Oregon	organization	0	0	0	1	1	a campaign press event	Especially when they have called a press conference to counter deceptive campaigning by the other side. Her revised statement that the proposed casino would be the second largest in the country isnt even close to accurate either. That shows a reckless disregard for accuracy.
176	450.json	barely-true	"Barack Obama's health care plan ""will cost taxpayers $1,700 more to cover each new person."""	health-care	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	in a television ad	So Clinton's ad is pushing the envelope quite a bit to say that her plan would save $1,700 per person.
177	769.json	true	Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line.	candidates-biography	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	St. Louis	By comparison, rival Sen.  John McCain has voted with his fellow Republicans at an 81 percent clip over the entire Bush presidency. But as PolitiFact has reported     before    , voting studies can be skewed depending on a lot of factors, such as attendance, the roll-call votes picked and the issues that arise during the course of the year. Some congressional sessions may have more head-to-head party line votes than others. Examining votes that matched the position of President Bush  the titular head of the GOP  shows McCain has supported him 90 percent of the time, while Obama has gone along 40 percent, CQ found.
178	6425.json	half-true	President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said Obamacare would save money because they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses.	health-care	eric-hovde			republican	2	3	3	0	0	a television interview	There are numerous parts of the bill that have already taken effect.
179	502.json	true	"John McCain ""has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate."""	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton	"In 1997, McCain was among 29 of 55 Republicans who joined with 45 Democrats to ratify the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention, which banned the development, production, sale, use or stockpiling of chemical weapons. And in 1992, he voted with the majority of the Senate in a 93-6 tally to ratify the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which provided for reduction of about one-third in the arsenals of long-range missiles and bombers of the United States and former Soviet Union. ""The majority of people following the issue would point out McCain has not taken a leadership role on nonproliferation during his career in the Senate,"" said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association. In spite of McCain's moves to the center, and his more fleshed-out positions on nonproliferation, we don't find much in McCain's Senate record to refute the charge of the Obama camp."
180	11711.json	true	Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has an 80 percent approval rating.	polls	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	"Trump said American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has ""an 80 percent approval rating. ""Multiple American polls have found Putins approval rating to hover around 80 percent among the Russian public, including a recent study that aimed to adjust for any possibility that respondents have been lying to pollsters out of fear or social expectations."
181	5470.json	true	Pasco County schools have graduation rates substantially higher than the state average and dropout rates below the state average.	education	heather-fiorentino	superintendent of Pasco County's public schools	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	1	a press release	Fiorentino accurately touts the districts improved dropout rate. State reports show the district dropout rate was 1. 0 percent for 2010-11, down from 3. 5 percent in 2006-07. The overall state rates were 3. 3 percent in 2006-07 and 1. 9 percent in 2010-11, so Pasco did show better improvement than the state.
182	8869.json	mostly-true	Eighty-five percent of the states in the United States that had electrocution have now abolished it.	criminal-justice,states	scott-surovell	State delegate	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a floor debate.	Academic research shows 26 states have allowed electrocutions since the 19th century. A review of laws today shows that six states may still use their electric chairs at a condemned prisoners request. That means 77 percent of the states that had electrocutions have ended the practice. Surovell is right that states are shutting down their electric chairs, but his percentage is slightly off.
183	8159.json	half-true	Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.	abortion,crime	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	an opinion article	"Davis said, ""Each year, about 25,000 American women . . . become pregnant through rape or incest. ""She offered no backup for the incest part of the statement, and we found none. Estimates of rape-related pregnancies per year vary from 3,200 to 50,000. Davis number, despite dating from 1998, fits inside that range, but there is too much disagreement for us -- or Davis -- to pin any one statistic as the definitive number of rape-related pregnancies per year."
184	6884.json	half-true	Bill Nelson leased land that he owned for six cows, taking advantage of an agricultural tax loophole to dodge $43,000 in taxes just last year.	agriculture,taxes	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a TV commercial	Its accurate to say that Nelson was shielded from paying about $43,000 in property taxes because of his land has a greenbelt designation. The group emphasizes that Nelson is leasing the land, though the Times story is clear he does not charge for the Melbourne farmer to graze cows there. Thats a derogatory phrase commonly used for someone who doesnt pay what they owe.
185	10250.json	false	In rural Virginia, Sen. Warner ran 8-10 points ahead of a traditional Democrat -- ahead of Senator Kaine, ahead of Governor McAuliffe.	elections	david-hallock	Aide	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a forum	"Hallock said Warner, in this falls Senate election, ran ""8-10 points ahead"" of past performances by fellow Democrats McAuliffe and Kaine in rural Virginia. McAuliffes portion of the rural vote, in his 2013 gubernatorial victory, was 3. 6 percentage points below Warners. Kaines slice of the rural vote, in his 2012 Senate win, was 2. 4 percentage points above Warners."
186	10757.json	false	I can tell you with certainty (capandtrade)would have a devastating impact on our economy.	cap-and-trade,climate-change	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview on CBS' Face the Nation	"Rubio said, ""I can tell you with certainty (capandtrade) would have a devastating impact on our economy. ""Existing cap-and-trade programs have not proven to be ""devastating"" in their economic impact. While estimates for proposed programs vary, most experts and analysts have found modest potential impact on the economy; some even show a positive impact."
187	8320.json	mostly-true	Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas.	education	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a Tampa Bay Times op-ed	Crist is echoing a legitimate concern of teachers, administrators, lawmakers and unions of the performance pay law. Until more assessments are prepared for more subjects, some teachers, particularly in non-core classes or in grades without assessments, will continue to be evaluated not based on the subjects they teach but on overall student scores in FCAT reading and math. Crists point is largely accurate given the first round of evaluations, but a new law aims to reduce the problem.
188	5472.json	false	Mitt Romney left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt.	deficit,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,state-budget,state-finances	red-white-and-blue-fund			none	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign ad	"The ad says Romney ""left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt. The Red, White and Blue fund cherry-picks the highest number from a range of estimates. Also, it was not a ""debt. ""It was just one projected shortfall for the upcoming year -- and one that ultimately didn't materialize. Like most states, Massachusetts must have a balanced budget every year. And in keeping with that requirement, Patrick, the incoming governor, submitted a balanced budget within a few months."
189	5505.json	true	Says Barack Obama promised he would cut the deficit in half but didnt.	federal-budget	lenny-curry	chairman of the Republican Party of Florida	Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	0	"an interview on ""Political Connections"""	"Back in 2009, shortly after he was inaugurated, Obama did promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. He has not been able to keep that promise, however. Obama said recently the reason for that is the economic downturn was much worse than expected, which in turn drove down tax revenues and drove up spending on things like unemployment and aid to the states. Curry, the head of the Republican Party of Florida, said that Obama ""promised he would cut the deficit in half. We know what's happened there. ""He prefaced it with a simple statement that Obama would have to run on his record."
190	12427.json	mostly-true	Old City in Philadelphiaused to have more than a dozen clubs and thats what we were known for and now were down to two.	nightlife	job-itkzkowitz	Old City District executive director	Pennsylvania	none	0	0	0	1	0	In the Philadelphia Business Journal	"HughE Dillon, Philly celebrity watcher, said Old City used to be ""an out of control, rumble in the street kinda late night area,"" but has lately been pleased with what he regards as a safer late night scene. ""Now,"" he said, ""people just seem to rush to get in line at Big Ass Slices 218 Market Street, when the bars let out. ""We found at least 10 clubby establishments that have closed in the last several years, and going by different interpretations of ""club"" Old City has somewhere between one and four clubs."
191	11464.json	barely-true	Says Denmarks suicide rate has been about twice as high as the United States over the past five decades.	economy,foreign-policy,public-health	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a shareable graphic on the Web	The numbers are accurate, but in the course of making a broader case against Denmark, the data is cherry-picked to make it seem as if Denmark has a much higher suicide rate than the United States. In reality, the rate today is about 50 percent higher in the United States, and in the United States the rate has been increasing somewhat in recent years.
192	11778.json	barely-true	China has total control, just about, of North Korea.	foreign-policy,nuclear	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.	"Trump said China has ""total control, just about, of North Korea. ""He has a point that China holds significant leverage over North Korea if it wishes to exercise it, since China provides the vast majority of North Koreas international trade, including food and fuel imports. But Trumps assertion, even slightly hedged as it is, overlooks some significant limits to that leverage, notably the North Korean governments willingness to follow its own drummer even if that means its people suffer. The fact that North Korea recently conducted a nuclear test over the strenuous objections of China suggests that Beijing lacks anything approaching ""total control"" over North Korea."
193	12961.json	false	The fact is the Clinton Foundation has got about 80 percent in overhead and 20 percent of the money is actually getting into the places it should.	candidates-biography	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	"comments on ""The Mike Gallagher Show"""	"Priebus said, ""The fact is"" the Clinton Foundation has ""got about 80 percent in overhead and 20 percent of the money is actually getting into the places it should. ""Priebus is incorrectly reading IRS documents. Only a small amount of the donations collected by the Clinton Foundation are awarded as grants to other nonprofit groups. But that doesnt mean that every other dollar is ""overhead. ""The Clinton Foundation spends between 80-90 percent on program services, which experts say is the standard in the industry to define charitable works. It spends the majority of its money directly on projects rather than through third-party grants. Conversely, only between 10-20 percent is spent on management of the foundation and fundraising activities, which is tagged as ""overhead."
194	10269.json	barely-true	The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes.	diversity,history	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme	"The Facebook meme said ""the U. S.  Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes. However, the meme overstates the consensus among historians. Major elements of the Iroquois system are altogether absent in the U. S.  government, including hereditary, clan-based governance, and the meme focuses on Iroquois influences to the exclusion of European precedents that are at least as important, and likely more so."
195	2833.json	half-true	Since the first of the year, 153 businesses at last count had moved out of California to Texas.	economy	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	on an episode of Fox & Friends	And if it surfaces, we'll consider revisiting this subject. Still, based on the limited information D&B; has shared, it looks like Texas netted 61 business sites from California from January through August, less than half the one-way total that Perry cites. Also, as D&B; advised us, not all of the 153 sites that came here from there necessarily reflect whole companies making the move east. Instead, the 153 moves could have involved individual offices or branches of firms that continue to do business in California.
196	6110.json	half-true	Barack Obama has provided guns to Mexican drug cartels.	drugs,guns,legal-issues	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.	Fast and Furious, intended to send guns to Mexican drug cartels toward building cases against key figures, took place on Obamas watch. However, unlike the other results bemoaned by Perry at the convention -- growth in the federal debt and the passage of Obamacare and the stimulus -- we see no indication Obama had an influential role in the border operation. That is, there is no sign that Obama either initiated or approved the deliberate flow of guns to cartels.
197	13400.json	barely-true	Says Chris Koster fell silentas attorney general in pursuing a case against a free classified service accused of promoting prostitution after accepting over $12,000 in campaign contributions from people affiliated with the service.	campaign-finance,legal-issues,women	eric-greitens	gubernatorial candidate	Missouri	republican	1	1	2	1	0	a press release	Kosters office didnt end its efforts to restrict Backpage after the donations were made. Greitens campaign says Kosters efforts were hollow. But thats up for interpretation.
198	1251.json	true	Health care premiums for consumers have doubled since 2001.	health-care	jay-rockefeller	U.S. Senator	West Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a column in the newspaper Roll Call	"However, if you read Rockefeller's language closely, he did say, ""premiums for consumers have doubled""  and if you use the data for the employee-paid portion of health benefits by itself, he's right. For individuals, the employee cost rose from $355 to $779 and for families it rose from $1,787 to $3,515. The former jump is easily double, while the latter is just shy of double. Using this calculation, Rockefeller is right."
199	6112.json	mostly-true	Says, Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans report employment discrimination and unemployment at much higher rates than the U.S. average.	civil-rights,diversity,gays-and-lesbians,jobs,workers	jeff-merkley	U.S. Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	6	0	a press release	Merkley is correct to say that in more than half the states in the country, there is no law against employers who discriminate based on sexual orientation although employers and government agencies may have their own prohibitions. The statement requires clarification on the scope of protections offered in private and public sector employment. It also requires clarification about what we do know and do not know about job discrimination faced by the general population and other groups.
200	6431.json	false	Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever.	welfare	jay-carney	White House press secretary	District of Columbia	none	2	2	1	2	0	a press White House press briefing	"Carney said that Romney ""supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever. ""But the bill itself and numerous discussions of it indicate that time limits were simply not an issue. Its a distortion that makes something out of nothing."
201	2615.json	false	Under Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Ohio is 44th in the country in terms of getting money actually into worker retraining.	economy,government-efficiency,jobs	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a debate	The organization that first used the figure clearly noted the age of the ranking and did not blame the then-incoming administration in Columbus. In fact, the group was not singling out any individual for blame. In using the figure to blast Fisher, then, you could say that Portman mixed apples and kumquats.
202	3709.json	false	Im well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition.	candidates-biography,crime,drugs,health-care,legal-issues,marijuana,public-health	robert-watson	lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech on the House floor	"""This is a visceral pain syndrome and most cannabis studies have focused on neuropathic pain. ""The personal reports you can find on the web ""have not been validated or evaluated. ""So as far as we could determine, it's neither recognized nor recommended by the medical community for this use. There are certainly no studies to support its use."
203	2652.json	pants-fire	Says Rick Perry recently said he wanted another (Texas) business tax.	state-budget,taxes	kathie-glass	lawyer	Texas	libertarian	0	0	0	0	2	a debate.	"He should have been there"" at the debate. She was referring to Perry's refusal to join any debate with White unless White released additional tax returns. Our conclusion is that Glass's statement greatly distorts the Chronicle story which--if Perry had called for a new tax--would have landed on the front page. In fact, we smell smoke."
204	9146.json	mostly-true	By a two-to-one margin, Rhode Islanders want to ban assault weapons and we have a very small percentage of gun owners in this state, less than 13 percent.	government-regulation,guns,legal-issues,public-health,public-safety,recreation,market-regulation,states	linda-finn	landscape designer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a speech during a rally at the Rhode Island state house	"Rep.  Linda Finn said, ""By a two-to-one margin, Rhode Islanders want to ban assault weapons and we have a very small percentage of gun owners in this state, less than 13 percent. ""Finn's statement about how Rhode Islanders feel about the issue comes from a recent robocall poll that has not been confirmed by any other Rhode Island polls. Her statement on the rate of gun ownership in Rhode Island is based on very outdated studies. But we have not been able to find any more recent data to suggest the number has changed."
205	184.json	false	Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Las Vegas	Based only on indictments, there was a 5. 1-in-303,000 chance an employer would be prosecuted to the point of indictment. That's based on a U. S.  Census count of nearly 26. 3-million businesses from 2004, the most recent year full data is available. It should be noted that the number of employers is tough to determine; officials with the IRS and the U. S.  Bureau of Labor Statistics said they had no data. The Census count is its largest available, with other surveys showing smaller numbers  and even higher chances of indictments against employers.
206	11764.json	pants-fire	Wisconsin dropped from second in the country to 41st among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.	children,education,state-budget,states	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a news release	"And when we shared that with Brandon Weathersby, spokesman for the Democratic Party, he acknowledged the party had ""flubbed"" the data. Our rating The state Democratic Party said Wisconsin dropped ""from second in the country to 41st"" among states where more than half the students took the ACT college preparation exam. The party admits it erred, by comparing scores of two different groups of students. In fact, Wisconsin ranked second in the 2014-15 ACT testing among states where more than half the students took the exam, not 41st."
207	7692.json	mostly-true	Says 315,000 mostly minority Texas students are enrolled in failing schools.	education	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a state Senate committee hearing April 9, 2013	"That matches an outdated figure -- the 2010-11 non-white population at such schools. For 2011-12, there were 304,139 students in ""unacceptable"" schools. In both cases, about 78 percent of the students in the faltering schools were ""minority,"" meaning non-white. In contrast, schools rated acceptable or better in 2011-12 had enrollments of nearly 69 percent non-white students."
208	7876.json	pants-fire	Says At age 76 when you most need it, you are not eligible for cancer treatment under Affordable Care Act.	health-care,medicare	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email	Again, this isnt related to the Affordable Care Act. Older patients diagnosed with cancer need not worry that treatment will be rationed or denied under the Affordable Care Act. We dont know where or how the specific age of 76 was added -- Kithil said he doesnt remember including a specific age in his letter.
209	5171.json	false	Says an Obama administration policy prohibits people who work with at-risk youth from promoting marriage as a way to avoid poverty.	marriage,poverty	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a debate in South Carolina	Santorum said the Obama administration is not allowing people who work with at-risk adolescents to promote the benefits of marriage. Santorum said he had heard this from Elayne Bennett of the Best Friends Foundation, but she told us he misspoke. The change under Obama, according to Bennett, was about what could be taught regarding abstinence -- not marriage. The Department of Health and Human Services said there was confusion in this area, so it clarified the policy, which does allow discussion of abstinence in other contexts but not as a stand-alone education program.
210	12950.json	barely-true	...Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted yes (on the Iran nuclear deal).	nuclear	independent-voice-illinois-pac		Illinois 	none	1	0	0	0	0	an attack video advertisement of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth	"In their anti-Duckworth campaign ad, the Independent Voice for Illinois PAC says "". . . Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted yes.  "" The advertisement indicates there are multiple documents. But according to the Associated Press story the ad references, there is only one secret document. The ad also says these ""secret documents"" would allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon sooner than we were told. The document explains the secret agreement would boost uranium enrichment capacity, but never says Iran would be able to obtain a weapon sooner. Finally, an expert told PolitiFact Illinois that there is actually no contradiction between the main agreement and the secret document, just a bit more detail. Together, these points show a manipulation of the facts. IVFI misinterpreted information from the Associated Press in their advertisement, potentially leading people to believe Iran will have access to a completed and usable weapon before the deal expires."
211	11185.json	barely-true	If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent.	polls	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	"an interview on CNN's ""State of the Union"""	"Fiorina said, ""If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent. ""Fiorina has raised a legitimate concern about the health care law, but the eye-popping statistic she cites is not supported either by official federal data or by a recent survey of members of the American College of Emergency Physicians."
212	2412.json	false	Loranne Ausley voted six times to tax your savings.	taxes	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	statements on the party's website.	"The statement we're checking in this item is that Ausley ""voted six times to tax your savings. ""Ronnie Whitaker, party executive director, called them ""job-killing tax hikes. ""First, saying ""savings"" is a bit broad. The tax didn't touch pensions, CDs, savings accounts and 401(k) plans; it applied to investments such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Second, the votes in question weren't for tax hikes. They were against cutting the state's intangible tax. And there weren't really six of them. The RPOF actually is talking about three bills, and really, four votes -- a vote to lower the intangible tax rate from 1 mill to . 75 mill, a vote to raise the exemption amounts, and then two votes to repeal the tax entirely. In each of those cases, Ausley voted ""No. ""Maybe we're sticklers for words -- no maybe about it, we are -- but if we use the RPOF logic that Ausley ""voted six times to tax your savings,"" we could say quite convincingly that Republican U. S.  Senate nominee Marco Rubio voted four times to tax your savings -- in one year. Yep, back in 2001, Rubio voted against an amendment offered by Democrats that would have increased the amount that could be exempted from the tax (but not as much as Republicans wanted). That same year he cast three other votes in favor of proposals that would have cut the intangible tax in some form or another, but not eliminate it altogether. By the RPOF logic, because the tax remained in place, Rubio cast four votes to tax your savings. Are we criticizing the Republicans in this case"
213	3215.json	pants-fire	Four state Assembly Democrats scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsins economy by killing hundreds of jobs at a potential Bass Pro Shops near Green Bay.	environment,jobs	scott-suder	state Assembly majority leader	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a news release	But there was no agreement between the developer and Bass Pro Shops and the wetlands objections had been raised by DNR staffers and environmentalists long before the Democratic lawmakers weighed in. Indeed, Walker and the Legislature were already moving to address the concerns about the wetlands issue slowing the project even before the letter. Whats more, the number of jobs in question -- welcome as they would be -- certainly doesnt rate as a death blow to an entire regions economy. Suders pen is filled with red, flame-colored ink.
214	948.json	true	The president campaigned against this type of legislation.	federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a speech on the House floor.	"The White House has argued that Obama should not be held responsible for the earmarking process in this legislative package  which is nine of the 12 spending bills for the current budget year rolled into one  because it is ""last year's business. ""These are bills that Congress was supposed to pass last year. But that doesn't nullify Boehner's point that the bill is  in featuring earmarks added by senior members of Congress in a process that lacked transparency andpushed earmark spending for the year well over $7. 8 billion  the ""type of legislation"" Obama campaigned against."
215	11766.json	half-true	One in every three women has an abortion during her lifetime.	abortion	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a legal brief	"Davis said: ""One in every three women has an abortion during her lifetime. Of late, the statistic is based on extrapolations of 2008 data analyzed by the Guttmacher Institute in an effort to estimate how many women will have an abortion during their reproductive years. Meantime, abortion rates have generally declined so its possible such estimates dont reflect reality."
216	592.json	barely-true	"Barack Obama ""is more to the left of the announced Socialist in the United States Senate."""	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an interview with the <i>Kansas City Star</i>	"If you look at a number of them, I think you have a pretty good picture,"" he told PolitiFact in June. So while McCain can make a case that Obama was more liberal than Sanders in 2007, that conclusion is more a matter of opinion than fact."
217	5732.json	barely-true	What president has the worst record on female labor force participation? Barack Obama.	history,labor,women,workers	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a graphic posted on his website	"Romney's website said, ""What president has the worst record on female labor force participation?According to federal statistics, every president since 1948 except for Obama and George W.  Bush has seen womens participation in the labor force rise on their watch, and Obamas decline was bigger than Bushs. The increases for presidents between 1948 and the late 1980s are largely due to broader social trends beyond the control of any president, so saying that Obama did worse than them is a red herring. Meanwhile, other cuts at the data paint a different picture. Under Obama, the decline in workforce participation for women was actually smaller than it was for men, and calculating the data using slightly different age groups shows that George W.  Bush had a slightly worse record."
218	12745.json	half-true	Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obamatook his oath of office less than eight years ago.	economy,immigration,poverty,welfare	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland	"Trump said, ""Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when the president took his oath of office less than eight years ago. ""Literally, about two million more Hispanic people are living in poverty than in the year leading up to Obamas inauguration. However, this statistic isnt very meaningful because the Hispanic population overall has also grown. The rate of poverty, a much more useful statistic, has been fairly stable throughout Obamas presidency, hovering just above 23 percent. Trump is cherry-picking the rising overall number without mentioning the rate is stable."
219	5017.json	barely-true	The Social Security trust fund is already facing imminent bankruptcy.	social-security,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news conference	The program is not out of money or unable to pay benefits. At the current pace, according to federal projections, scheduled benefits should continue to be paid in full for about 25 years. The sky may be darkening, but it is not falling.
220	12331.json	barely-true	Seven hundred thousand. Thats how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage.Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them.	jobs,labor,states	enterprise-florida	The public-private economic development agency 	Florida	organization	1	0	0	0	0	Enterprise Florida radio ads in California	"A radio ad by Enterprise Florida said, ""Seven hundred thousand. Thats how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage. Now Florida is adding 1 million jobs, not losing them. ""The 700,000 figure refers to the number of jobs California could have added by 2026 if it didnt increase the minimum wage, not a decline in net employment. Based on projections, California will still gain more jobs with the minimum wage increase than Florida during the same time frame. While experts agreed that a $15 wage will reduce employment in California, they said its near impossible to pin a number on the impact given how unprecedented the hike is."
221	10424.json	mostly-true	America is No. 1 in wind power.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address	"Obama said ""America is No. China is actuallythe leader in the overall capacity for generating wind power. But the United States has overtaken China in terms of the actual amount of electricity wind power it generates. Both countries plan to continue to expand wind capacity -- China more than the United States -- but they also both face challenges to expanding capacity and generation."
222	9091.json	false	The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnsons Great Society.	children,families,marriage,poverty	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on the Internet	A meme circulating on social media said the percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnsons Great Society. In addition, the focus on Johnson and the Great Society is likely a red herring, since broader, societal factors are believed to have played a major role in rising rates of single-parenthood -- not just among blacks, but also among whites.
223	2547.json	true	I said no to these big bank bailouts.	economy,message-machine,voting-record	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a TV ad	"In the Texas delegation, nine Democrats and six Republicans voted yes, while four Democrats and 13 Republicans voted no. The Texas delegates who switched votes between versions of the bailout  going from ""no"" to ""yes""  were Al Green, D-Houston, Mike Conaway, R-Midland, Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo. Doggett was quoted in the Oct.  3 American-Statesman saying: ""When markets are poisoned, you demand the best antidote to that poison . . . not yield to President Bush's take-it-or-leave-it demand. ""So, Doggett twice voted against the TARP measure, the plan since widely called a ""bailout."
224	12571.json	mostly-true	People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles.	guns,legal-issues,supreme-court	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview	"Our rating Ryan said: ""People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles. ""The U. S.  Supreme Court decision has not explicitly declared that Americans have a constitutional right to semiautomatic rifles. And states can, within certain parameters, put restrictions on those guns. But generally speaking, experts told us, semiautomatic rifles are a legal weapon that fall under the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms."
225	7810.json	mostly-true	This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century.	jobs,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press release	"Scott said that the 2013-14 budget ""reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century. ""To get there, Scott's office examined budgeted positions and made certain adjustments including subtracting for vetoes. They also projected the state's population for 2013-14. We think their assessment is largely fair, with some small caveats. First, there are other ways to measure both the state workforce -- either by using federal labor statistics, or other state data. And second, the size of the state workforce per capita has been declining for years."
226	10935.json	mostly-true	The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia.	jobs	motion-picture-association-america			none	0	0	0	1	0	a press release	Federal data confirms nearly all of the job figures and payroll, many of which have been reduced from the official headcount. The MPAA overreaches in deciding movie theater workers such as ushers are industry workers, versus retail employees. But those jobs would likely be outweighed by freelance workers on production sets, which the MPAA did not count in its tally.
227	8433.json	mostly-true	Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie.	taxes	milly-silva	Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor; executive vice president of 1199 SEIU	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a speech to an American Legion in Little Ferry	"Silva said, ""Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie. ""The state DCA points to Christies property tax cap as reining in taxes during his tenure, without mentioning the impact of tax relief programs that have been reduced greatly in the past few years. But reduced or eliminated tax rebates means taxpayers generally have to pony up more money to pay their tax burdens. But a number of organizations have pointed to previous DCA figures showing a net property tax increase of nearly 20 percent. An Associated Press report said the actual increase for the first three years of Christies gubernatorial tenure has been 13 percent, considering a variety of factors -- including estimates, rather than final numbers, for 2012. Given the disparity between NJ Spotlights and the APs figures, and factoring in past Truth-O-Meter fact-checks on this topic, its clear the increase isnt as high as 20 percent, but it doesnt appear to be as low as 13 percent. Silva is right that property taxes have increased under Christie, but its not as much as she said. To comment on this story, go to NJ. com. Editor's Note: This story has been updated to clarify that NJ Spotlight is an online news site and is not considered liberal-leaning."
228	7087.json	mostly-true	When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is one of the best places in the country to be poor but top 4 or 5 worst for middle-income earners.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	an interview	"The ITEP study also shows the rankings falling as income rises. Our rating    Vos said that when it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is ""one of the best places in the country to be poor"" but ""top 4 or 5 worst"" for middle-income earners. Not all the middle-income earners face a top-5 tax burden, though: Its top-10 for some in the middle-class as he defined it."
229	1025.json	false	ACORN could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states.	federal-budget	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a press release	"An affiliate like ACORN Housing could conceivably apply for a grant to build an affordable housing project, or to buy, fix and sell abandoned homes, but that's exactly what the money would have to be used for. Suggestions that one of the affiliates might funnel money to ACORN for political activity is, so far, unsubstantiated conjecture. And then there's the matter of trying to make a splash by throwing out the massive $8. 5 billion number, suggesting ACORN ""could get"" it, as in all of it."
230	6386.json	barely-true	Says Congressman Jon Runyan does not want to cut taxes for the middle class, but only for millionaires.	taxes	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a video posted on YouTube	In an online ad campaign, the DCCC suggests Runyan and other House Republicans support a bill that cuts taxes for millionaires, but not the middle class.
231	2844.json	half-true	On his half pay pledge.	job-accomplishments	jeff-scrima	Mayor of Waukesha	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	0	a series of public statements and actions	He has more say over how it is spent than if it went back to the city to hold down taxes. Creating the fund may be noble -- and clever, after all it is named after his campaign slogan. But it is not what voters could have expected based on his slogan. Scrimas latest effort, to leverage aldermen into his pledge, underlines the half-pay is doing nothing to help the citys bottom line.
232	2392.json	barely-true	Over 10 years, (extending tax cuts for the wealthy) would add less to the deficit than Obama added with the stimulus in one year.	federal-budget,pundits,taxes,abc-news-week	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	"a roundtable discussion on ABC's ""This Week with Christiane Amanpour''"	But he overplayed his hand by suggesting that Obama obligated more in one year than the tax-cut extensions would cost over 10. Hearing Will's formulation, we think a listener would be led to believe that the stimulus is vastly more expensive than the Bush tax cuts, when in fact it is not.
233	4708.json	true	The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values.	economy,housing	nina-turner	State senator	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an opinion column	And since 2007, net worth -- assets minus liabilities -- dropped from $64. 2 trillion to $58. 7 trillion, or about $5. 5 trillion. The table also confirms the significant drop in home values -- as the Christian Science Monitor reported, about $4. 7 trillion -- that accounts for the drastic decrease in net worth. It is important to note that while Turners column did not bookend the $5. 5 trillion figure with exact dates, it generally addressed the effects of the recent recession -- the same post-2007 period covered by Scherer. So her use of the Fed numbers from 2007 and after made sense.
234	8676.json	barely-true	Gov. Rick Scott backed the federal shutdown.	federal-budget	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	an online video	"The Florida Democratic Party said that Scott ""backed the federal shutdown. ""Scott used the October shutdown as an opportunity to tout the states fiscal management and wag his finger at Obama. But a review of Scotts statements about the shutdown shows that he dodged taking a clear stand favoring or opposing the shutdown itself."
235	8809.json	true	The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in.	economy,income	jason-carter	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	a speech	Carter said that an average Georgia family in effect makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago. PolitiFact Georgias research shows Carter didnt exaggerate the problem with median household income. If anything, he underestimated it.
236	4095.json	mostly-true	As weve seen that federal support for states diminish, youve seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs.	economy,jobs,stimulus,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference	"Here, we're checking Obama's statement, ""As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs. ""The data tends to support that, but it's more of a correlation than a causation. Other factors, including continuing weakness in the economy and shrinking state and local revenue are at work as well."
237	13102.json	half-true	Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a treaty cutting Russias nuclear arms.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy,nuclear	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a television ad	"Clinton said New START, passed while she was secretary of state, was a ""treaty cutting Russias nuclear arms. ""The treaty hasnt cut Russias nuclear arms yet. New START has a limited impact in that it focuses on one portion of Russias nuclear program: deployed strategic weapons. The treaty does place tighter limits on these weapons than any past treaty. But Russia was actually already meeting the treatys limits, for the most part, when treaty implementation began. Also, the treaty does not restrict either country from stockpiling weapons, nor does it require them to destroy any existing weapons."
238	12167.json	barely-true	Says his free public university tuition program is paid for by a tax on Wall Streets speculation.	education	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a CNN interview	"Sanders said his free public university tuition program ""is paid for by a tax on Wall Street's speculation. ""Sanders $75 billion proposal is a federal matching program, meaning the Wall Street speculation tax would cover two-thirds of the costs. States would be required to pick up the tab for the remaining one-third. There is some questionif some states would participate in the program. Recently, states have refused to be part of Medicaid expansion under a more generous style of cost-sharing. Sanders has a point that his proposed Wall Street tax would cover part of the plan, but he left out the significant state contribution. And its not a sure thing that every state would join in."
239	2876.json	mostly-true	Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom.	education,government-efficiency	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference	With no recent national data available for comparison, the national ranking that the policy center bestowed on Ohio appears unchallenged. Even the Ohio Education Department admitted that the policy center reports figures for Ohio appear to be close to accurate, though it cant say for sure or measure the figures against other states. It would, however, be useful for Kasich to acknowledge that the figures used for the ranking that he has repeatedly cited are more than two years old. Thats a key piece of information needed for context.
240	4769.json	half-true	Under a Wisconsin bill, minor offenses such as violating pet leash laws, seat belt laws, parking infractions, etc., would now be arrestable offenses.	civil-rights,guns,legal-issues	john-birch-society			organization	0	0	1	0	0	an article on the group's website	Dog at large violations are already arrest-able in communities that have such ordinances and seat belt and parking violations are arrest-able statewide -- though the arrest typically does not involve handcuffs or jail, but rather a person being detained or perhaps ending up with a fine. But that would simply give legal authority for something officers already doing -- detaining and sometimes referring to prosecutors people suspected of violating non-criminal state laws. The John Birch Society statement is partially accurate but leaves out important information.
241	1760.json	barely-true	Says in 2003 Texas cut $10 billion out of the entire budget, yet we put $1.8 billion more into public education. We put $800 million more into health and human services.	state-budget	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek	Federal funds fueled the increases, enabling lawmakers to appropriate $1 billion less in state money to public education and $6. 8 million less to health and human services.
242	12943.json	half-true	Under Hillary Clintons plan illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay.	immigration	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a TV ad	"Trump says ""In Hillary Clintons America . . . illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay. ""The tone of the ad is to scare voters into thinking that Clinton would welcome convicted criminals to remain in the country illegally, and thats an exaggeration. Clinton has said that she will deport ""violent criminals"" as well as anyone who threatens our safety. She hasnt been more specific about the types of crimes that would or would not lead to deportation."
243	6513.json	false	The Obama administration leaked information, deliberately or otherwise, that led to the identification of the Pakistani doctor that helped us in achieving our goals and killing bin Laden.	foreign-policy,message-machine-2012,military,terrorism	special-operations-opsec-education-fund			none	1	1	1	0	0	a web video	"The Special Operations - OPSEC Education Fund said, ""This administration leaked information, deliberately or otherwise, that led to the identification of the Pakistani doctor that helped us in achieving our goals and killing bin Laden. ""The bin Laden raid triggered the ISI investigation, not anything said by U. S.  officials. In fact, the CIA had urged the doctor to leave the country and when Pakistan provided the name of the doctor, US officials tried to prevent it being published."
244	7780.json	barely-true	Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of the Benghazi incident.	foreign-policy,terrorism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press availability	"Obama said, ""Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of"" the Benghazi incident. The definition of what constitutes ""Benghazi"" is a highly politicized bone of contention between the administration and its critics. Obamas apparent decision to define the Benghazi incident as the security concerns before and during the attack is understandable, given that Obama said at the same briefing that ""the whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow. ""But this isnt the only definition, nor is it an unassailable one. While the board did investigate numerous angles of the security issues, it didnt look at who perpetrated the attack, nor did it probe the administrations public communications afterward."
245	7418.json	mostly-true	Says, when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement deficit.	debt,deficit,state-budget	jon-bramnick	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	1	0	"a panel discussion for ""On The Record with Michael Aron"""	"Bramnick said during a roundtable discussion on NJTVs ""On The Record"" with Michael Aron"" that ""when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar -- I call it mismanagement -- deficit. ""The OLS projected a nearly $11 billion structural deficit for the fiscal year 2011 budget created under Corzine, but its the type of deficit that measures how much money the state would need to maintain funding for services, if all required spending was fully funded and revenues stayed the same. Bramnicks right that a deficit existed when Christie came into office, but it was a theoretical one that resulted because administrations prior to Christies didnt spend all of the money needed to fully fund required expenses -- a move Christie repeated for his first budget as governor."
246	2777.json	mostly-true	Georgia and other states with weak gun laws have more crime.	guns	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	an interview	So where does this leave us?The CDC numbers do show states with weaker gun laws tend to have more firearm deaths. The FBI data shows some of those states had more violent crime, but others were in the middle of the pack nationally. There are many types of crime, and not all are committed with firearms.
247	8853.json	false	Says President Barack Obama spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs.	economy,federal-budget,jobs,stimulus	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a response to the State of the Union address	"Paul said Obama ""spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs. ""Its plausible that through the stimulus, Obama spent nearly $1 trillion of taxpayer dollars in hopes it would create jobs. ""Two-thirds of the stimulus was spent on tax cuts and entitlements, and of the remaining one-third, much was paid to private contractors. Only a modest fraction of the $1 trillion was spent on government jobs, much less on jobs spent doing nothing."
248	7758.json	mostly-true	Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.	immigration	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a web interview with ABC News	"The polls that surveyed enough Hispanic voters to be reliable showed strong and consistent majority support for a variety of policies that might be characterized as ""immigration reform. ""In some cases, the level of support reached 90 percent. However, saying, as Richardson did, that ""almost every Hispanic in the country wants to see immigration reform,"" overlooks the 8 percent to 25 percent of Hispanics who, depending on how the question is asked, expressed reservations about or opposition to those policies. The level of dissent among Hispanics is small, but it's not as infinitesimal as Richardsons comment suggests."
249	11796.json	half-true	Says a Ted Cruz ad has got me bull-dozing down a house.I never bulldozed it down. Its false advertising.	housing	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	"Trump says Cruz's ad has ""got me bull-dozing down a house. I never bulldozed it down. If you read the ad as Trump does, he is right: The womans home was never destroyed as a result of eminent domain. He never got rich off of this deal because the case for eminent domain didnt pan out. But that reading ignores another interpretation of Cruzs point: Trump certainly tried to take over the property before the state Superior Court stepped in and ruled in the womans favor. Trump didnt mention the years-long legal battle on Meet the Press."
250	11573.json	half-true	Wages adjusted for inflation havent risen since the turn of the last century.	economy,jobs,workers	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa	"Clinton said that ""wages adjusted for inflation havent risen since the turn of the last century. ""They didnt rise by much -- roughly half a percentage point per year above inflation over the past decade and a half -- but they did rise."
251	9521.json	half-true	Says 95 percent of people caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border said in a survey we are coming because weve been promised amnesty.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a press conference 	"Cruz said a survey indicates 95 percent of people caught crossing the U. S. -Mexico border said ""we are coming because weve been promised amnesty. ""This statement accurately recaps a statistic in a document made public by another senator: 95 percent of 230 adults and unaccompanied children interviewed recently by the Border Patrol gave as the main reason for their journeys the U. S.  government issuing permisos, which the document defines as notices to appear in immigration court enabling recipients to stay in the country at least until then. But thats not ""amnesty,"" as in an absolution enabling people to stay indefinitely without risk of penalty, and indeed ""amnesty"" goes unmentioned in the survey summary. Also, as unsaid by Cruz, the immigrants listed other reasons for coming, including crime and violence in home countries. The document, with its anonymous origins, doesnt specify how many individuals singled out these other factors. Another study, in which the United Nations earlier surveyed twice as many immigrants, pointed to gang violence as the vital factor."
252	10208.json	barely-true	There would be tens of thousands of jobs created if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline.	environment,jobs	anna-kooiman	Fox News host		none	1	0	0	0	0	"a segment on ""Fox & Friends"""	"Kooiman said the Keystone XL pipeline would create ""tens of thousands of jobs. ""A State Department review found the project could support -- not create -- 42,100 jobs. But that number needs considerable explanation and does not amount to tens of thousands of full-time jobs in the most common sense of employment. The figure represents the projects estimated direct, indirect and induced jobs over two years of construction, and all but 50 are temporary. The State Department and TransCanada have different ways of accounting for jobs needed for the building phase, but neither estimate is in the tens of thousands. And some of the remaining indirect and induced jobs supported by subcontractors and employee spending may already exist, so thats not exactly jobs creation as much as jobs enhancement."
253	5756.json	half-true	Weve brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration.	bush-administration,china,job-accomplishments,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Port of Tampa	"Obama said his administration has ""brought trade cases against China at nearly twice the rate as the last administration. ""Though the statistic takes into account the fact that China didnt join the WTO until nearly a year into Bushs term, it fails to acknowledge time for China after it joined to adjust to new WTO regulation. By contrast, Obama's administration could hit the ground running. Also, there are several external factors that affect an administration's decision to pursue trade cases. Those are important details and context."
254	1569.json	mostly-true	When we started this health care debate a year ago, 85 percent of the American people had health insurance, and 95 percent of the 85 percent were happy with it.	health-care,pundits	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week	Many people feel more warmly toward their doctors than they do toward their insurers. So, while one poll with unique wording pegged satisfaction at 95 percent, the average of all relevant polls over a two-year period was eight points lower than what Will cited. However, Will is correct that the levels of satisfaction with one's own health insurance are consistently high. Indeed, they're extraordinarily high, when one considers how rarely surveys find such high levels of agreement among Americans.
255	11805.json	true	Since John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, more Americans have died by gunfire within our own country than American servicemen and women who were killed in all our wars.	guns	virginia-center-public-safety		Virginia	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a rally flier	The Virginia Center for Public Safety says that since 1963, more Americans have been killed by gunfire than have been killed in all U. S.  wars. Figures going back to 1968 show about 1. 5 million firearms deaths have occurred since then. That doesnt include data from gun deaths from 1963 to 1967, years for which figures arent available, so this is a conservative estimate on firearms deaths since Kennedy was assassinated. In contrast, a high-side figure for U. S.  war deaths shows that about 1. 4 million service members have been killed in conflicts.
256	805.json	mostly-true	Obama said he would unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.	foreign-policy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Hempstead, N.Y.	"There's little indication      Canada      wants to renegotiate the agreement, so it's not clear how Obama would do so without initiating the negotiation ""unilaterally. But only a bit  the fact is, Obama has often spoken of NAFTA in such a way that a fair listener would conclude he would press to renegotiate it regardless of how the other parties feel. Characterizing that as a ""unilateral"" renegotiation, though not the clearest language in the world, was a pretty fair shorthand for McCain to use."
257	8030.json	barely-true	In the 513 days between Trayvon dying, and todays verdict, 11,106 African-Americans have been murdered by other African-Americans.	crime	tweets			none	2	3	1	2	3	tweets	Some who are citing this statistic are using it to portray race as an overemphasized point in the Zimmerman trial. Were not evaluating that opinion; were fact-checking the math based on the available data. The number sounds extremely precise, but it's actually something of a rough guess based on back-of-the envelope math. No one actually knows how many African-Americans were murdered by other African-Americans in that time frame, and the numbers cited are actually an extrapolation of murder statistics for 2005. More current figures from 2011 show fewer deaths. So the specific numbers are not literally accurate. And in both cases, this race statistic is not available for all murders, but only ones where the race of both perpetrator and victim can be determined.
258	7678.json	false	Says If you compare the Portland Metro area to the CDCs statewide cavity rates ... the Portland Metro area would actually rank as having the 15th lowest cavity rate in the U.S.	public-health,water	clean-water-portland			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign flier	"However, fluoride opponents went further, and said the Portland-metro area ""would actually rank as having the 15th lowest cavity rate in the U. S. ""    The numbers relied on by fluoride opponents do not show that New York has the 15th lowest cavity rate in the country. There is no national ranking of state cavity statistics because not all states have reported numbers, states may differ on sampling, and states report numbers for different years. Oregons numbers for Multnomah County include three grades, compared with one grade for the aged New York statistic cited. Public health experts we interviewed say it is not appropriate to compare a county percentage to the percentage of another state."
259	139.json	mostly-true	"He received ""A"" ratings from ""every conservative organization that gives ratings."""	job-accomplishments	tom-tancredo	U.S. representative	Colorado	republican	2	4	1	1	0	a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.	"Omitted from that list, however, is the powerful, fiscally conservative group, The Club for Growth. The Club for Growth, known for mounting serious primary challenges against Republican incumbents it feel aren't conservative enough, has been keeping tabs on Members of Congress since 2005, said Club for Growth spokesperson Nachama Soloveichik. Tancredo's score, on a scale of 0-100, was an 88 in 2005 and an 80 in 2006. Soloveichik tells PolitiFact that although they haven't translated the numerical scores into letter grades, members must score a 90 or above to earn their ""Defender of Economic Freedom Award,"" and Tancredo fell short of that."
260	7271.json	true	It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison.	crime,education,public-safety,state-budget	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	in State of the State speech	Kitzhaber, in his State of the State speech, implored lawmakers to work with him to boost spending for children and families, including more money into classrooms. As part of that initiative, he proposed lowering costs in health care and in prisons, as well as taking a hard look at tax expenditures and public pension reform. He asked lawmakers to keep two numbers in mind: $10,000 to keep a child in school, versus $30,000 to keep an inmate in prison. The average operational cost of educating a child is even lower, on statewide average, further underscoring his point.
261	11409.json	false	Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference for voting our conscience.	congress,congressional-rules,corrections-and-updates	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	"comments on ""Meet the Press"""	"Brat said, Republicans like Dent want to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference ""for voting our conscience. Brat may have been getting his moderate Republicans mixed up. It was Rep.  Devin Nunes who suggested on the record that dissatisfied hardliners form their own party. Editors note: Shortly after we published the story, we received additional information from Brats spokesperson that we have added to the story. Brat's office also challenged our hearing of part of his back-and-forth with Dent. As such, we've removed a portion of Brat's quote in this fact-check. The changes do not affect our ruling. Here is a statement sent from Brat's office: ""In Congressman Brats exchange with Congressman Dent, he clearly did not use the foul language that PolitiFact insisted but said, 'Ive got quote for days. '""PolitiFact has engaged in the fabrication of a quote that Brat did not say. It is dishonest, disgraceful and shameful."
262	688.json	false	He was offered medical care for his injuries if he would give up military information in return. John McCain said, 'No.' 	candidates-biography	fred-thompson	Actor	Tennessee	republican	1	4	3	3	0	a speech at the Republican National Convention	"I didn't intend  to keep my word, reasoning that after my injuries had been treated, I would be strong enough to deal with the consequences of not holding up my end of the bargain,'' McCain wrote. As for never cooperating with Vietnamese, McCain also admits he eventually gave up information about his ship and Navy squadron. ""I regret very much having done so,'' he wrote. Thompson needs to get his story straight."
263	3726.json	mostly-true	Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations dont pay state income taxes.	corporations,income,taxes	one-wisconsin-now		Wisconsin	organization	0	2	2	1	1	a news release and report	The two-thirds number is solid, the trend is long-term and it is reflected by federal tax data as well. For some corporations, tax breaks reduce the bottom line to zero in tax liability. But the group failed to note that some share of those non-paying businesses simply dont make enough to pay taxes. We cant say how significant that detail is because the data doesnt exist.
264	7461.json	barely-true	There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips because of sequestration.	education,federal-budget	arne-duncan	U.S. Secretary of Education	Illinois	democrat	1	2	1	2	0	"an appearance on ""Face the Nation."""	"Duncan said that because of the threat of sequestration ""there are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips. ""That conjures images of hundreds or even thousands of teachers who have already been fired. But the lone example of actual pink slips is the West Virginia district. And officials there provide a contradictory explanation for why 104 teachers are being notified their jobs might be transferred, and eventually eliminated. The other districts held up by education officials havent fired a single teacher because of sequestration. Ritsch, Duncans spokesman, said that distinction hardly matters: ""Whether theyve got a pink slip in hand or one is coming in two weeks, the basic point is the same -- their jobs are at risk. ""But thats not what Duncan said, which is that teachers right now are being shown the door."
265	5363.json	false	Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America.	health-care,jobs,message-machine-2012	us-chamber-commerce			none	6	3	3	1	1	a television ad	"The ad said that ""Obamacare  will kill jobs across America. ""The chamber of Commerce has failed to prove that it will, and the best projections weve seen, based on how the law is actually written, do not suggest that the law will ""kill"" jobs."
266	9942.json	true	Last weeks three most-viewed television programs wereSunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football.	sports	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	"a panel on ""Fox News Sunday"""	"Will said, ""Last weeks three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football. ""Football games and related programming accounted for eight of the top 10 most-viewed TV programs between Sept.  8-14, 2014. Even though Monday Night Football came in fifth, not third, Will was right to say that football dominated the rankings. Experts say it will continue to do just that."
267	3575.json	true	On federal stimulus money for expanding rail service.	federal-budget,state-budget,stimulus,transportation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an announcement of an application for federal stimulus money for rail	So, while Walker took a stance broadly against the stimulus program -- and scored some political points for doing so -- he also left himself some wiggle room, specifically when it came to the $810 million high-speed rail grant that started this whole debate. That may be shrewd politics. But that doesnt make it inconsistent. Indeed, he had not ruled out any use of stimulus money and was on the record as supporting using it for the Chicago-to-Milwaukee link before the new application was announced.
268	2205.json	true	About 106,000 soldiers had a prescription of three weeks or more for pain, depression or anxiety medication.	health-care,military,abc-news-week	gen-peter-chiarelli	Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army		none	0	0	0	0	0	"an interview on ""This Week."""	"Unannounced health and welfare checks and inspections ""have been lost"" as part of that transition. ""There are instances where a leaders lack of Soldier accountability resulted in suicide victims not being found until they had been dead for three or four weeks,"" the report noted. While the report raises a host of issues, we're only ruling on what the general said about the rate of medication among soldiers. The Army report and other testimony that we found support Chiarelli's statement that approximately 106,000 soldiers had ""a prescription of three weeks or more"" for pain, depression or anxiety medication."
269	7552.json	mostly-true	Georgia loses millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks.	economy,states	jeff-mullis	State Senator	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a meeting	Its probable, but there is no specific research to support his argument. We do know some Georgians go outside the state to buy fireworks, and it does seem like people spend millions of dollars on fireworks in other states. But based on the specific numbers we have from other states and our own estimates, he seems to be in the ballpark.
270	7135.json	pants-fire	If you and I fail to defund ObamaCare now, some 16,000 new IRS agents will be begin prying into our private medical records, eyeing each and every one of our treatments and prescriptions for violations.	health-care,retirement	association-mature-american-citizens		Washington, D.C. 	organization	0	0	0	0	1	a direct mail letter	"""There are not going to be any discussions about health coverage with an IRS employee. """"The role of the IRS is going to be, again, the tax portions of this,"" he said, ""not the health portions of this. ""Our Ruling    Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens, said in a widely circulated letter that under the federal health overhaul, 16,000 new IRS agents will be ""prying into our private medical records. ""Webers letter recycled arguments that have been repeatedly found to be untrue -- and added a new and equally untrue element."
271	384.json	true	John McCain says it's okay with him if the U.S. spends the next thousand years in Iraq.	iraq	votevetsorg			none	0	1	1	0	0	a television ad.	"VoteVets has joined a coalition of liberal-leaning groups such as MoveOn. org that will be running ads against McCain. It says, ""John McCain says it's okay with him if the U. S.  spends the next thousand years in Iraq. ""That careful wording might     imply    the war might drag on that long, but it does not say it explicitly and we find the words are a fair summary of McCain's remarks."
272	13007.json	true	Says that in 2015, illegal immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump	"Hannity's slide states that in fiscal 2015, ""illegal immigrants"" represented 5 percent to 75 percent of U. S.  residents convicted of five federal crimes ranging from murder to simple drug possession. Those figures accurately reflect federal data though a comprehensive picture would arguably fold in individuals convicted on similar state and local charges."
273	12994.json	mostly-true	The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it.	candidates-biography,ethics	hilary-rosen			democrat	0	0	0	2	0	The Diane Rehm Show	"Rosen said, ""The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it. ""The Clintons do not take any sort of paycheck, bonus or fees from the Clinton Foundation. It is possible the foundation has boosted the Clintons public image since Bill Clinton left office, and this has helped them command hefty speaker fees and book advances, and its also given them extra opportunities to mingle with the global elite. But they may have gotten these benefits even without the Clinton Foundation. Their celebrity primarily comes from their track record in politics."
274	3436.json	false	Says his bill, HB 97, would prevent the use of taxpayer dollars on abortions.	abortion,health-care	matt-gaetz	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	1	1	0	comments before a House subcommittee	Abortion foes like Gaetz argue the federal rules are little more than an accounting trick, that if federal subsidies go to someone who chooses a plan that covers abortion, it's the same as taxpayer-funded abortion.
275	5810.json	mostly-true	The average Atlanta resident spends an extra $924 each year in additional gasoline and wasted time.	transportation	citizens-transportation-mobility		Georgia	none	1	0	2	1	0	a flier	"""The difference between Georgia and these more competitive states: less transit, more highways, and more sprawl,"" Garrick, who was in Switzerland, told us via email. Theres no criticism about the $924 estimate, but there are critiques about how the Texas Transportation Institute reached its conclusion. The TTI research is thorough. But it is based, in part, on estimates."
276	6141.json	pants-fire	Federal health care reforms amounted to the government takeover of health care.	health-care	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	a television ad	"Our conclusion    Thompson says in a TV ad that federal health reforms amount to ""the government takeover of health care. ""Its not a government takeover. Weve said numerous times that characterizing the law in this way is a distortion of the facts -- and the 2010 Lie of the Year."
277	6.json	half-true	Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have changed their positions (on the Iraq war withdrawal) to follow Chris Dodd.	iraq	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a TV ad.	And it's likely that they felt some pressure from liberal Democrats -- including Dodd --  who strongly favor withdrawal. He is just one of nine co-sponsors of the amendment widely called the Feingold-Reid amendment, usually without Dodd's name attached. And both Clinton and Obama have advocated other troop withdrawl proposals before endorsing this one.
278	9891.json	half-true	Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician.	campaign-finance,legal-issues	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Senate floor speech	"Cruz said that ""Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician. ""Most experts we talked to agreed that the proposed amendments language left open the door to that possibility. But many of those same experts emphasized that prosecuting, much less imprisoning, a comedian for purely political speech would run counter to centuries of American tradition, and would face many obstacles at a variety of government levels and run headlong into popular sentiment. Still, his SNL scenario is far-fetched."
279	1971.json	false	"When he worked for ATT, he ""was responsible for large parts in a $5 billion organization."""	job-accomplishments	john-albers			republican	0	1	0	1	0		Only this final description squared with Lucent employment records. In response, Albers said PolitiFact Georgia focused too closely on one wordlargeand re-asserted that he played a significant role at AT&T. ; He added that we were giving too much credence to attacks made by his opponents and their backers.
280	7008.json	mostly-true	6,400 Ohioans ... lost manufacturing jobs in the month of September.	economy,jobs	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a news release	So was the Romney campaign cherry picking its figure, given these broader trends?You might argue that, but as The Plain Dealer reported, the latest monthly jobs report troubled economists, too. It was just one monthly report and more information will be required to know if there is a trend, but it suggested a weaker recovery. And, combined with the latest unemployment number, it raised questions about the trade-offs of self-employment, perhaps at lower wages.
281	8963.json	pants-fire	Mitch McConnell voted with Harry Reid to infringe on our gun rights.	congress,guns	matt-bevin	Investment manager	Kentucky	republican	0	1	0	1	1	a television ad	"Bevins ad says ""Mitch McConnell voted with Harry Reid to infringe on our gun rights. ""The ad focuses on a vote McConnell took more than 22 years ago on a massive crime bill that included dozens of votes and amendments and didnt even pass Congress. The law failed, with McConnell voting against it, and Reid voting for it. On amendments, McConnell sided with firearm lobbyists when a closely watched provision came up for a vote. So overall, Bevins add goes back to 1991 to cherry-pick votes and make it seem like McConnell and Reid were on the same side. Actually, McConnell repeatedly voted against the 1991 bill, on both its gun restrictions and the overall measure."
282	13040.json	half-true	Says Ron Johnson gave himself a $10 million sweetheart corporate payout	small-business	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	in a campaign ad	The amount is accurate, and Johnson did essentially give it to himself since he acknowledged he was the one to approve it. An industry trade publication said the amount is reasonable given Johnsons role and longevity.
283	8151.json	false	Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who dont have health insurance, half of them made more than $50,000 a year.	health-care,income	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"""	"Paul said that of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who dont have health insurance, ""half of them made more than $50,000 a year. ""In reality, if you measure what individuals make, Census data shows that 28 percent of uninsured Americans earn $50,000. By another measure, using household income, almost 38 percent of uninsured Americans earn at least $50,000. Both of these figures are pretty far from the 50 percent Paul cited in the interview."
284	6236.json	barely-true	The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia.	climate-change,energy,environment,foreign-policy,gas-prices	eric-hovde			republican	2	3	3	0	0	a news release	"Our rating   Hovde suggested that we immediately tap into Americas natural resources, which he said are ""more than 1. 5 trillion barrels of oil (six times more than Saudi Arabia). 5 trillion barrels are contained there. But Hovde omits a critical fact: Hes comparing that uncertain oil shale resource with Saudi oil reserves that have been discovered and defined and can be extracted economically. Its unknown what the western formation will yield, and it certainly wont come immediately."
285	6974.json	false	Says House Democrats voted to use your tax dollars for abortions by voting against bill defunding Planned Parenthood.	abortion,health-care,public-health	tennessee-republican-party		Tennessee	republican	1	2	0	0	0	a mailer sent for a state legislative campaign.	That goes further than even current mainstream Republican dogma that allowing any funding of Planned Parenthoods family-planning and womens health initiatives helps indirectly fund abortions.
286	6879.json	barely-true	We need a Senator who shows up to work. Sherrod Brown missed over 350 official votes.	job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012,campaign-advertising,voting-record	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a campaign commercial	Browns voting attendance record throughout his congressional career - including time missed because of car crash injuries - is actually 96. 5 percent. Senator, his attendance record is nearly 99 percent. Knowing those facts, and that Brown missed 351 out of 10,074 votes since January of 1993, would give a listener a different impression.
287	11639.json	mostly-true	It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion.	foreign-policy,religion,terrorism	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	"an interview on ""Face the Nation"""	Bush said that there is a legal requirement to screen for religion. U. S.  immigration law does state that American officials must dig into a persons religion if their refugee status is based on a fear of religious persecution. In practice, questions about religion are common even if they are not required. His statement is accurate but needsclarification.
288	9343.json	barely-true	At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic.	foreign-policy	dick-cheney			republican	5	4	2	2	1	"an interview on ""Fox News Sunday"""	"Cheney said Obama dropped a missile defense plan based in Poland and the Czech Republic on the ""mere request"" of Putin. While Putin strenuously objected to the plan, a Pentagon reassessment of the nature of Irans capabilities was the actual reason for the change. The Pentagon saw a greater danger from Iranian short-and-medium-range missiles than the long range missiles that were targeted in the original plan. NATO allies and Israel also favored the new approach, which included steps to install a missile defense system in Poland in 2018. So, Obama did forgo the Bush-era plan, but he didnt do it at the ""mere request"" of Putin."
289	422.json	half-true	I did very well with young people in Ohio, Massachusetts, California.	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a news conference in Greensburg, Pa.	Exit poll patterns show her performing best among older voters, he added. Lenski noted that Clinton won even more youth votes in Oklahoma and Arkansas  60 percent and 56 percent under 30, respectively, he said  but may have passed over those examples because they're not big, core Democratic states like California and Massachusetts.
290	1448.json	half-true	"Health care reform ""would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades."""	federal-budget,health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a State of the Union speech	"""So Obama is relying on some very shaky estimates here. He would have been on firmer ground if he had simply said that during the second 20 years, the CBO found that health care would continue to improve the deficit. He gave himself some leeway was by saying it could be ""as much as"" $1 trillion, but that's an estimate that the CBO itself didn't produce. In fact, the CBO said the uncertainties involved are too great to create detailed projections."
291	737.json	false	"McCain ""has opposed stem cell research."""	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a radio ad	And McCain has backed up his words with his vote twice in recent years, even when it meant challenging President Bush and a majority of his fellow Senate Republicans. Thats not standing in the way of, or opposing, stem cell research.
292	10516.json	mostly-true	Austin has more lobbyists working for it than any other municipality in Texas.	city-government,ethics	dave-claunch	Businessman	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	a meeting of the West Lake Hills City Council	"Claunch said: ""Austin has more lobbyists working for it than any other municipality in Texas. ""In 2014, indeed, Austin had more lobbyists (22) representing its interests before state government than any other Texas city and also was expected to spend more on such lobbyists than a few other cities identified as clients by multiple lobbyists. But lobbyist filings with the state dont reveal how much time any lobbyist puts in for a particular client. It's possible, for instance, that some lobbyists who registered for Austin worked for firms hired by the city but didnt personally put in time on its behalf."
293	4750.json	false	The EPA wants to hire 230,000 new government regulators that will cost the taxpayer $21 billion.	environment,federal-budget,market-regulation	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a TV interview	"West is suggesting that the federal government is bloated and will bloat even more since the EPA ""wants"" to hire 230,000 new employees at a cost of $21 billion. But the EPA made it clear in its brief that it doesn't want to hire all those folks. It's unclear how the EPA and the states would handle implementation if the courts rule that the EPA can't tailor. But it is clear that the EPA, and the states, wouldn't have the budgets to hire 230,000 more people."
294	8604.json	false	If the Trans-Pacific Partnership is fast-tracked through the Senate, it wont receive a committee assignment and the consideration will include no debate.	congressional-rules,trade	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email	"The chain email said that ""if the treaty (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) is fast-tracked through the Senate, it won't receive a committee assignment"" and the agreement will have ""no debate. ""The procedures laid out in the Trade Act of 1974 are designed to streamline the process of enacting trade agreements, but the process does in fact include committee consideration and floor debate."
295	729.json	half-true	On whether the government should bail out insurance giant AIG.	corporations,economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8		And McCain in his statement added that the intervention should not apply to the management and speculators who created this mess. Yet its debatable whether the government really was forced to take action. It could have allowed another giant corporate bankruptcy that would have accelerated a repricing of credit thats hitting corporations and individuals alike. Moreover, the governments action sets a precedent for more costly government bailouts, particularly if some large regional banks or the giant thrift Washington Mutual get sucked down by the crisis.
296	12702.json	pants-fire	The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers.	public-safety	mike-cernovich	blogger	California	none	0	0	0	0	1	his blog	"But many higher ups . . . took the primary too personally. ""The scene on the ground shows plenty of law enforcement doing their jobs."
297	8901.json	true	The Keystone pipeline creates 35 permanent jobs after construction, according to a government report.	energy,environment	van-jones	"Co-host of CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	2	2	0	"a segment on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Jones said the Keystone pipeline will only result in 35 permanent jobs after construction. The numbers, as reported by the State Department, back him up, though thats the nature of any big construction project, be it a highway or monument.
298	11546.json	half-true	We already pay the highest electricity prices in the country here in New England.	energy	richard-paglia	vice president Spectra Energy		none	0	0	1	0	0	a TV interview	New England had the priciest electricity in the continental United States according to a government report that compares New England to other regions of the country. The same report shows that Californias electricity was more expensive than electricity in four of six New England states. Meanwhile, Hawaii and Alaska are U. S.  states and electricity within both of those states was more expensive than the New England regions average. The average for the region that both states are grouped in was more expensive, too. The statement is partially accurate, but leaves out important details.
299	1353.json	barely-true	We're going to have more troops (in Afghanistan) . . . than the Russians had.	afghanistan	john-murtha			democrat	1	0	0	0	0	the show 'Hardball With Chris Matthews'	"Murtha did not make this clear on     Hardball;    we believe most viewers would interpret his ""we"" to mean the United States. But since the United States is directing the effort, it's conceivable that some might include the total force with NATO allies, in which case Murtha would be correct."
300	5938.json	false	Victory! Republicans by 2 to 1 vote to endorse Mark Neumann on first ballot at GOP convention.	elections	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	a website alert	But thats like declaring victory at the first turn and not the finish line. Neumann was runner-up on the final vote.
301	12158.json	barely-true	Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention.	public-health,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a Tampa Bay Times interview	"Scott said, ""Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention. ""There is more money than ever being provided for HIV/AIDS prevention programs, but its not becausethe state has been focused on appropriating millions. The funding to which he is referring is almost entirely coming from the CDC. The state kicks in a little cash, but its less than 5 percent of what the federal government supplies. Scott also neglects to mention that the primary reason the amount has increased is because HIV infection rates have gone up in Florida."
302	656.json	mostly-true	There's only four senators senior to me ... there's still 44 older than me.	candidates-biography	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	Springfield, Ill.	(69), Tom Harkin, D-Iowa (68), Harry Reid, D-Nev.  (68), Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.  (68), Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.  (68), Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.  (67), Ben Nelson, D-Neb. (67), Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.  (66), Max Baucus, D-Mont. (66), Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.  (66), Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.  (66), Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.  (66), Byron Dorgan, D-N. D.  (66) and Bill Nelson, D-Fla.  (66 as of Sept.  29, 2008). But this is all relative, since according to the Congressional Research Service, 2008's cadre of senators is among the oldest in history with an average age of 61. 7 (just younger than Biden's 65).
303	10085.json	false	All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career.	elections,history	larry-pressler	Candidate for U.S. Senate	South Dakota	independent	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign forum	"Pressler, an independent, said, ""All four on Mount Rushmore, they were independents at one point in their career. ""It would be an effective campaign pitch, particularly in the home state of the iconic monument, but alas, its rubble. Of the four, Washington is probably the one with the most independent bona fides. You can perhaps make the case Jefferson was an independent ""at one point"" very early when parties were less common, but he went on to prominently serve as a Democratic-Republican  a party he helped found  as both vice president and president. However, there is no gray area when it comes to Lincoln and Roosevelt. Both switched parties, but were always affiliated with one and spoke of their importance. They never ran nor served as independents."
304	5824.json	false	We didnt go out asking people to join the stand your ground task force.	crime,public-safety	jennifer-carroll	Lieutenant governor	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	1	Capitol news conference	"Carroll said ""we didnt go out asking people"" to join the task force charged with examining Floridas ""stand your ground"" law. ""They came to us,"" she said. This was accurate for several members, including Baxley, Siplin and Caimano (there could be more, but we cant know that without Scotts office fulfilling our records request). But we found several instances of the panels organizers inviting people to join, including a state attorney and crime prevention coordinator personally recruited by Carrolls top aide. That's not how Carroll put it at the news conference, when she spoke of an application process."
305	5753.json	true	Rhode Islands exports have increased by 53 percent in the last two years.	economy,states,trade	lisa-tomasso	State Representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news release.	Tomasso said that exports from Rhode Island have increased by 53 percent over the past two years. According to federal trade statistics, shes correct. That improvement doesnt mean the states economy is set to turn around anytime soon, but it may be a sign of hope. (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter.
306	5512.json	false	Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law	corporations,economy,jobs,labor,unions	stephen-laffey	farmer	Colorado	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a radio interview	Laffey said big companies such as Toyota dont locate in states without right-to-work laws. A quick web search showed that four of the nine states where Toyota has manufacturing plants do not have right-to-work laws. And a spokesman for Toyota said such laws are not a significant factor in the companys deciding where to build plants.
307	125.json	mostly-true	"Mitt Romney boasts that he is ""proud to be the only major candidate for president to sign the tax pledge. The others have not."""	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a radio ad.	Every Republican candidate since 1988 has signed the pledge, according to the group. But so far in the 2008 contest, other top GOP presidential contenders have not, including Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and John McCain. Romney has opposed a pledge in the past. In 2002, while running for governor of Massachusetts, he said he opposed all tax increases in principle but was not willing to put that in writing.
308	6010.json	half-true	More than 250 (voter registration) groups, ranging across the entire political spectrum, have filed with the state and are registering voters right now.	elections	lenny-curry	chairman of the Republican Party of Florida	Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	0	"an ""Orlando Sentinel"" opinion piece"	"Lenny Curry argued that more than 250 groups are actively registering voters from across the political spectrum, and ""are registering voters right now. ""Curry underestimated the number of groups that signed up with the state to register voters and continue to file monthly paperwork to stay active. Less than half of those groups have registered a single voter since the law took effect, and six groups have registered nearly 90 percent of all voters so far. Furthermore, the statements intent was to illustrate the ease of complying with the law, a measure that wont be clear until election season is in full swing. PolitiFact Florida is partnering with 10 News for the 2012 election season."
309	727.json	mostly-true	"Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ""than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them."""	ethics	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Green Bay, Wis.	That analysis found Fannie and Freddie-related contributors gave $169,000 to John McCain and his related committees, compared with $16,000 to Obama and his related committees. Nevertheless, the center's information does reflect which candidates are getting the most money from Fannie and Freddie employees. There are other ways to parse the campaign finance numbers, but McCain is correct when he says Obama got the second-most money on a list compiled by a respected, nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog. He would have been more accurate if he would have noted that he was talking about Fannie and Freddie employees.
310	42.json	barely-true	I brought down crime more than anyone in this country -- maybe in the history of this country -- while I was mayor of New York City. -	crime	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a debate in Orlando, Fla.	His numbers do look good, and the decline in crime rates sure picked up speed when he was in charge: After falling about 12 percent from 1990 to 1993, violent crime dropped 56 percent over the next eight years. But most big cities, and the nation as a whole, followed a similar pattern: A slow fall beginning around 1990 or 1991, followed by a sharp drop over the next decade.
311	8511.json	half-true	A planning group said that to meet anticipated traffic demands by 2035, Interstate 35 between Austin and Round Rock will need a dozen additional lanes going north and 14 additional southbound lanes.	transportation	sid-covington	Chairman, Lone Star Rail District	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	an opinion column by Sid Covington, the district's chairman of the board	Covington said that a presentation indicated that to meet anticipated traffic demands by 2035, I-35 between Austin and Round Rock will need a dozen additional lanes going north and 14 additional southbound lanes. Those tallies reflect what a working group was told in May 2012, but the presentation by a Capital Metro official (using a CAMPO modeling system) projected 26 additional lanes on I-35 as well as MoPac; Covingtons column did not mention the second highway and also flipped the predicted number of northbound and southbound lanes. Perhaps more significantly, these lane counts were rooted in the assumption that both highways would have unlimited capacity, presumably including space enough to be widened dramatically despite the existence of major facilities along I-35 and hundreds of homes near both highways.
312	6262.json	pants-fire	Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Sean Duffys Republican Majority.	campaign-finance	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release	That holds no matter what name is inserted into the cut-and-paste news release.
313	9502.json	mostly-true	The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave.	jobs,women,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an op-ed for Huffington Post	"Obama said, ""The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave. ""The United States does not mandate cash benefits for workers on maternity leave at the federal level, and just a small fraction of its citizens live in states that require it or work for companies that provide it. In that regard, the United States is very different than the rest of the developed world, where at least some paid benefits exist in every country. It's worth noting, however, that paid maternity leave is far from a universal benefit in many developed countries. In some, as many as one-third of workers aren't actually covered for cash benefits, and six countries don't meet all of the International Labor Organizations guidelines for providing benefits."
314	11351.json	mostly-true	A voucher school that closed after 9 days this year collected $5.4 million in taxpayer subsidies since first opening.	state-budget	jennifer-shilling	State Assembly member, 95th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	0	2	0	a tweet	"Our rating Shilling tweeted that the Daughters of the Father Christian Academy ""closed after 9 days this year collected $5. 4 million in taxpayer subsidies since first opening. ""The school did not just open its doors, receive $5. 4 million and quickly close. The school had operated for eight years. The money represents the amount received since it opened."
315	8558.json	false	Rhode Islands unemployment insurance system is the most expensive such system in the country.	economy,government-efficiency,government-regulation,small-business,state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes,workers	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio	"Ken Block said Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system ""is the most expensive such system in the country. ""If he had said we were AMONG the most expensive, he would be on solid ground. But he has repeatedly insisted that Rhode Island's program is THE most expensive. And other measures, from the foundation itself and U. S.  Department of Labor, say it's not the most expensive. Because Block was unequivocal, we will be as well."
316	12084.json	true	Says a YouTube video shows Thomas DiMassimo, the man who rushed Trump at an Ohio rally, dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	"Donald Trump on Sunday, March 13th, 2016, in an interview on ""Meet the Press"""	"Trump said Thomas DiMassimo had desecrated a U. S.  flag by ""dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage. ""A YouTube video posted by DiMassimo shows him dragging a flag on the ground and later standing on it. This is offensive to many, but legal under the First Amendment."
317	568.json	true	"Obama worked with ""Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."""	military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad	"The Lugar-Obama initiative is modeled after a 1991 bill authored by Lugar and former Democratic Sen.  Sam Nunn. The Nunn-Lugar program provided U. S.  funding and expertise to the former Soviet Union to dismantle stockpiles of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. We'll note here that the legislation Obama and Lugar sponsored did not deal solely with nuclear weapons, but rather with all weapons of mass destruction, and that a good bit of their legislation focused on conventional weapons. But it does seem like part of the legislation's intent is to ""help lock down loose nuclear weapons."
318	7537.json	half-true	The United States spends $2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes and pays for the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama.	agriculture,federal-budget,foreign-policy,poverty	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview	"Alabama got $401,366 for 13 projects, including one to ""partner with the Alabama Watermelon Association to promote the consumption of Alabamas watermelon through appearances of the Alabama Watermelon Queen at various events and locations. ""The Coburn book said $25,000 in federal money went toward the queens travel expenses. Our rating  Duffy said the federal government spends ""$2. 2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes"" and pays for ""the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."
319	9708.json	pants-fire	The United States is at historic record highs of individuals being apprehended on the border from countries with terrorist ties such as Pakistan or Afghanistan or Syria.	afghanistan,immigration,terrorism	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	"comments on CNN's ""State of the Union"""	"Perry said the United States is at ""historic record highs"" of individuals being apprehended on the border from countries with terrorist ties such as ""Pakistan or Afghanistan or Syria. ""The most recent data does not show record apprehensions of individuals from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria or any other designated terrorist countries, nor does it show an upward trend in apprehensions of individuals from those areas. Even if it did, many apprehensions of people from these areas happen at airports rather than land borders."
320	7524.json	half-true	The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the largest tax increase in Virginias history.	taxes	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	a website post.	Radtke said that the transportation package approved by the General Assembly this year amounts to the largest tax increase in Virginia history. Using raw dollars, shes correct. But thats not the whole story. The value of a dollar changes over time. When inflation is factored, the value of legislation approved in 1966 that created the states sales tax would be $1. 67 billion annually today. That exceeds the $1. 25 billion-a-year potential of this years bill. Radtkes statement is partially accurate but leaves out important information.
321	4537.json	mostly-true	My home state since June of 2009 created 40 percent of the new jobs in America.	jobs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech	Our friends at PolitiFact Texas tackled a similar topic when Perry boasted about the states job creation during a GOP presidential debate. It noted that moderator Brian Williams pointed out that Texas has the highest-in-the-nation share of minimum-wage workers. Perrys numbers are on target, but there is some context to consider here. Some of the growth may be attributable to Texas regulations, but there are other factors, such as the states major population growth and the large number of minimum-wage workers.
322	8549.json	barely-true	Onion Creeks highest flow rate on a recent night of flooding was 120,000 cubic feet per second, which is nearly double the average flow rate of Niagara Falls.	corrections-and-updates,water	city-austin		Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	a press release	"The city said Onion Creeks highest flow rate of 120,000 cubic feet per second during a recent flood nearly doubled the average flow of Niagara Falls. We didnt find a time-stamped, ribbon-wrapped figure for the average flow rate of Niagara Falls. But the citys declared ""highest"" flow rate of the creek was 20 percent greater--not nearly double--the average flow rate of the falls as estimated by a federal expert who based his assessment on the flow rate in tourist season. The creeks actual highest flow rate that day, of 134,000 cubic feet per second, was 34 percent greater. But the press release understated the creeks highest flow and also gave an unsourced figure for the average flow of the falls. CLARIFICATION, 1:30 p. m. , Nov.  18, 2013: We amended this article to clarify that an official's estimate of the flow rate of Niagara Falls was based on the flow when tourists are typically there. We also added information collected after we published this article indicating that there is an equation supporting the idea that the falls' minimum average flow rate is about 66,000 cubic feet per second. Our rating did not change."
323	11736.json	half-true	As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent.	drugs,health-care,public-health	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a column posted on Medium	"Bush said that ""as governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent. ""The only statistics that directly address his statement offer numeric support. However, the report in question cautions against drawing broad conclusions for such low-frequency events as youth heroin addiction, and experts thought it curious that the drop essentially happened in the first year, with little change after that. Experts praise Bush for his drug policies, but its important to note that broader demographic and social factors -- reflected in falling youth heroin use nationally during that period -- likely made a difference as well."
324	8062.json	half-true	Says last year 13 million (health insurance) rebates went out, in all 50 states. Another 8.5 (million) rebates are being sent out this summer, averaging around 100 bucks each.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the White House	"Obama said ""millions of Americans opened letters from their insurance companies"" and got rebates from companies that failed to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on care. Then he talked about 13 million rebates going out last year and about 8. 5 million this year. Those numbers are generally accurate. In fact, more than half of the rebates went to the employers that run health plans for their workers. Federal law says the employers have to use the money on health care, but they can also use it shore up the health plans. So not all of these policy holders are getting $100 directly."
325	3158.json	mostly-true	Says his state budget will provide an increase in state funding for the 2011-12 school year.	education,state-budget	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	an e-mail	Kitzhaber is right, it does. That said, its important to recognize that even with the increase in state funds, the school system will have to make do with less sooner or later. Kitzhaber seems to have chosen later.
326	10794.json	false	Says the estate tax, in many cases, forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.	agriculture,families,small-business,taxes	robert-hurt	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a statement.	"In arguing for the repeal of the federal estate tax, Hurt says the levy ""in many cases"" forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings instead of passing them down. He presents no statistics -- or specific examples -- on liquidations under the federal estate tax structure that went into effect in 2011. The estate tax kicks in on individual assets worth at least $5. 43 million and joint holdings of $10. 86 million. Hurt ignores a body of research showing a tiny portion of deceased people -- only two tenths of 1 percent, according to a Congressional report -- leave estates that are subject to the tax. The U. S.  Department of Agriculture estimates only 6 tenths of 1 percent of estates with farms qualified for the tax in 2013. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that there were 20 small, closely held farms and businesses that were subject to the tax that year. Its unknown how many of them, if any at all, were sold to pay the levy. So Hurts statement comes up empty."
327	12461.json	true	Sayvideo shows massive alligator strolling across Florida golf course.	animals	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	Internet posts	Bloggers went crazy over a viral video of a massive alligator on a Manatee County golf course, with many expressing skepticism about the videos authenticity. After speaking with the courses regional manager and a University of Florida gator expert (and seeing additional video of the gator), we can say this video holds up.
328	8609.json	half-true	On whether people can keep their insurance under the Affordable Care Act.	health-care	kurt-schrader	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	0	0	a TV interview.	To be sure, a look around the Internet did not reveal any high-profile examples of Schrader making this promise several times -- though neither did it reveal examples of him explaining the complicated nuances around this promise. What matters is Schrader is clearly on the record suggesting people could keep their plans if they wanted to. The qualifiers mentioned in the documents on his website would be unlikely to disabuse a casual reader of this notion.
329	63.json	mostly-true	We're spending $1.6 billion for all of Latin America in terms of aid and assistance, a fraction of what we're spending in Iraq, the $500 billion we've spent there	foreign-policy	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a debate in Miami, Fla.	The amount he refers to is what has been requested by the administration for the upcoming fiscal year, subject to adjustments by Congress. Estimates vary on the precise amount spent since the 2003 invasion, but two of the most credible sources, the Congressional Research Service and the Congressional Budget Office, give the total as approximately $450 billion and $413 billion, respectively. Thus, Dodd's assertion that U. S.  spending in Iraq has already passed the half trillion dollar mark is slightly exaggerated, but that's a quibble.
330	6560.json	true	If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. Its been that way now for almost two years.	immigration	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	an interview on 'Meet the Press.'	"Our ruling    Bush said ""If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years. ""It is difficult to get a precise figure on the population of illegal immigrants."
331	3546.json	half-true	Weve introduced a bill that includes $12 billion in cuts over the next week.	federal-budget	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a public statement	"Boehners statement -- ""weve introduced a bill that includes $12 billion in cuts over the next week and funds our troops through the year"" -- is carefully worded. The bill does include $12 billion in cuts to discretionary spending, and it does fund the Defense Department, as he indicated. But we also think Boehners artful wording suggests a much larger cut than the bill actually delivers when the additional defense spending is included. Using the net figure for spending reductions would have been a more accurate description."
332	3036.json	false	Wisconsins lawsuit rules are so anti-business that the states system is one of the most promiscuous in America.	legal-issues,small-business	national-federation-independent-business-wiscons		Wisconsin	none	0	1	0	0	0	a news release	But the larger study he cites undercuts his own main point. It shows that Wisconsin -- based on 42 separate measures -- is actually among the best for business, not the worst when it comes to outcomes. The only other study cited in the debate, by the obviously pro-business U. S.  Chamber of Commerce, had Wisconsin squarely in the middle of the pack.
333	11910.json	pants-fire	Says Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality.	foreign-policy	ben-carson			republican	7	12	3	2	4	a GOP debate on CBS	"Carson quoted Stalin as saying, ""If you want to bring America down, you have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality."
334	4101.json	mostly-true	From now on, we have to pay the Russians $50 million an astronaut to send Americans to the space station	space	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	an interview with CBS	In an op-ed piece a few days later he noted that the contract had risen to $63 million -- which is the current figure. That's a lot of money per astronaut -- but there are two caveats worth mentioning. First, NASA has had a contract to pay the Russians to send someone to the International Space Station for more than a decade. And second, the overall space operations part of NASA's budget is dramatically declining so while $50 million or $63 million sounds outrageous -- it's something of a bargain.
335	10175.json	mostly-true	The gender gap in his support is not unique to me and theres not a huge gap from where Republicans have been in presidential, gubernatorial and US Senate elections in recent years.	elections,women	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview	"Burke has been winning 48 percent of female registered voters and 40 percent of male registered voters. Our rating Walker said the gender gap in his support is ""not unique to me"" and ""theres not a huge gap from where Republicans have been in presidential, gubernatorial and US Senate elections"" in recent years. Walker is correct when he suggests the gender gap in his race is not dramatically different from that seen for other Republican candidates in other comparable races in Wisconsin in recent history."
336	4593.json	false	Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China.	china,jobs,message-machine-2012	edd-houck		Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a TV ad.	"But Houck says the tie is that Reeves in 2009 chaired the Fredericksburg chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative national organization that Koch co-founded. Secondly, Houck offers no proof that the jobs went directly to China. Houck uses a flimsylogic to conclude Reeves ""is OK"" with shipping Virginia jobs to China."
337	5985.json	false	In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed legislation allowing non-citizens who are legal residents to vote in state and local elections.	elections,legal-issues	anastasia-williams	State representative in Rhode Island	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a House Judiciary Committee hearing	"Rep.  Anastasia Williams, advocating for her proposal to extend state and local voting rights to non-citizens who are permanent legal residents, told a House Judiciary Committee hearing, ""In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed this legislation. ""Williams said, and House spokesman Larry Berman confirmed, that she was relying on information from the General Assembly's Legislative Council, which should be a reliable source. Neither state took such action. ""This statement was not made intentionally. "". (Get updates from PolitiFactRI on Twitter."
338	1881.json	barely-true	Across the country, more than half of the U.S. attorney seats remain without a prosecutor chosen by Obama.	legal-issues	thomas-melsheimer	Attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed article	Yet it's not off by much. Obama still  doesn't have appointees in place in nearly half the posts.
339	204.json	false	The Red Sox waited 87 long years to win the World Series.	baseball,recreation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a debate in St. Petersburg	It wasn't exactly the magnitude of Bill Buckner's blunder in Game 6 of the '86 World Series (there's that number again! ), when the ball rolled through his legs, letting the winning run score.
340	10091.json	true	Almost every state has offered an insurance plan on its health exchange that does not cover abortion.	abortion,health-care,women	Rhode_Island_Catholic		Rhode Island	none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper editorial	The Rhode Island Catholic newspaper said that Rhode Island is one of the few states that does not offer an insurance option that excludes most abortion coverage. According to a federal report, only Rhode Island and four other states fall into that category.
341	1409.json	false	The largest tax increase that we have ever had in our state is yours it is the business margins tax that you signed, governor.	corporations,economy,small-business,taxes	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	in a Republican gubernatorial debate	After the Legislature revamped the franchise tax in 1991, revenue grew 92 percent over the next two years. Hutchison's campaign took the dollar approach to the franchise tax instead of percentages. Second, it appears that previous revisions of the sales tax have resulted in larger revenue increases. Third, examined on a percentage basis, the new franchise tax didn't set a revenue record. Hutchison bit off more than she could chew with her campaign rhetoric.
342	2769.json	true	Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States.	children	childrens-healthcare-atlanta			none	0	0	0	0	0	a press release	"And by one widely respected measure, Georgia's kids are the second-most obese in the nation. Now, that's not to say you need to throw out your kid's stash of Halloween candy. ""Halloween is fun,"" Davis said. ""The problem is we're having Halloween every day."
343	2600.json	mostly-true	Says Tom Ganley has been sued over 400 times, for fraud, discrimination and more, and a judge called Tom Ganleys business practices deceptive and unconscionable.	job-accomplishments,message-machine	betty-sutton	U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	1	2	1	a television campaign ad	We repeat: We are not rating the ads statement about Ganleys honesty. Recognizing that he has been in business more than four decades and is Ohios largest car dealer are additional pieces of information not in the ad that help put the numbers into perspective.
344	4822.json	half-true	A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost $7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids.	education,elections,health-care,state-budget	rebecca-kleefisch	Candidate for lieutenant governor	Wisconsin	republican	1	3	4	0	1	a video	Kleefischs cost figure is stated as fact, when the actual figure is not known, but it appears to be in the ballpark and might be conservative. But her broader point -- that money for the election might come from funds that are at least designated for other programs, is correct.
345	5536.json	half-true	Says my plan is a property tax cut.	state-budget,taxes	stephen-sweeney	State Senator		democrat	1	2	3	1	0	an interview on NJToday	"The senators proposal would provide a tax credit of up to $1,000 for households earning less than $250,000 a year. The credit would be based on the amount of property taxes paid, but the credit would be ""against their income taxes,"" as the Senate Democrats website states."
346	2911.json	false	We are giving almost $2 billion of taxpayer money to the junk food and fast food industries every year to make the (childhood obesity) epidemic worse.	consumer-safety,food-safety,health-care,taxes	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a news release	Its not tax revenue thats being spent. Rather, its an estimate of money the fast food industry didnt have to pay in taxes as a result of deductions for business expenses that every business can take. Childhood obesity is a serious topic and the congressman may be nobly intentioned.
347	12787.json	half-true	Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic.	patriotism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet	"Trump said on Twitter, ""Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining-then a small one. A huge video board prominently displayed the American flag during the first day. The proof is in the photos. And a physical flag made an appearance during the National Anthem. But Trump has a point that physical flags (plural) appear to have been added to the stage for the second day of the Democratic National Convention, after some stories reported the lack of flags. Update: After we published, and thanks to a reader, we came across photos from the day before the convention, July 24, that showed flags on the wings of the stage. Here is a photo of the flags from Josh Haner of theNew York Times:  So the flags were in place before the convention started and removed for the first day . . . but reappeared on July 26."
348	2442.json	pants-fire	A bill by Earl Blumenauer would mandate GPS tracking devices on all our vehicles.	privacy,transportation	delia-lopez	Real estate investor	Oregon	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a statement on campaign website	"They dont want to admit that this is exactly what they want to do. ""Squirmy verbiage or not, a $154 million pilot program with no specific mandates for GPS and a clause that keeps an eye out for personal privacy is miles away from Lopezs description of a bill that would mandate tracking devices in ""all our vehicles. ""Lopez is significantly distorting what Blumenauer's bill would do and ignoring the fact that GPS isn't even mentioned in it."
349	3489.json	barely-true	As a prosecutor, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser did not investigate or file charges in a case involving 30-year pedophile priest, then participated in cover-up.	legal-issues	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a TV ad	And it wasnt until 24 years later that one of the brothers made the most serious allegation against the priest.
350	12006.json	false	There is a precedent for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election.	congress,history,legal-issues,supreme-court	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview	"A February 2016 article in the Cook Political Report by University of Georgia political scientist John Anthony Maltese notes there were also presidential election-year nominations made to the Supreme Court in the 1800s. Our rating Ryan said: ""There is a precedent"" for not nominating someone to the U. S.  Supreme Court ""in the middle of a presidential election. Its rare for a Supreme Court vacancy to occur during a presidential election year -- the last time was in 1940, although there were also two election-year nominations in 1968. But we could find no instances in which a president faced with a Supreme Court vacancy during a presidential election year did not make a nomination. It occurred five times between 1912 and 1940, and each time the nominee was confirmed."
351	9109.json	barely-true	Health insurance and medical costs are going down because of Obamacare.	elections,health-care	ed-schultz	MSNBC television host		none	3	1	4	1	2	"a broadcast of ""The Ed Show"""	Schultz said health care costs are going down due to Obamacare. Government data show decreases in January for the price of health insurance and health services. However, those measures can bounce around and if Schultz had looked a few months further back, he would have seen even steeper declines, followed by later increases. Plus, a drop in a price index doesnt always translate into a lower price for the customer. Most analysts judge health care costs not by prices but overall spending. By that measure, costs continue to rise, albeit slowly. The impact of the Affordable Care Act on containing the cost of health care remains largely unproven. Schultz had some accurate numbers on prices but he was too quick to treat those as changes in costs and the role of the Affordable Care Act is sketchy for the time being.
352	12661.json	mostly-true	The war on drugs led to a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities.	crime	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	"an interview on ""Meet the Press"""	"Booker said the 40-year war on drugs led to ""a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities. ""Booker has his numbers right, looking at incarcerated population growth over the past 40 years. Its hard to conclusively attribute the rapid rise to the war on drugs, but many experts believe that it is a major factor, if not the primary factor. Minorities are disproportionately represented in the prison population, and some slightly dated research indicates poor people are, as well. Evidence seems to show that black people are more likely to be arrested for drug crime than white people, despite being equally likely to use and less likely to sell drugs."
353	6447.json	half-true	Says Texas GOP platform calls for end to teaching critical thinking in public schools.	education	gail-collins	Columnist for the New York Times	New York	journalist	2	1	1	3	0	in her New York Times column	"As Collins says, the Texas GOP platform does state that the party opposes ""critical thinking. ""But Collins leaves out some important context. The platform makes it clear that its opposition is centered on one type of education model: outcome-based education."
354	2983.json	true	Four out of 10 homicides are committed by gun in this city.	crime,guns	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	a city council meeting	We also asked Jeff Bock, the Oregon Uniform Crime Reporting manager with the Oregon State Police, to check homicide causes in other cities in the state. Again, firearms led the way, with knives and other sharp tools trailing behind. Of 373 homicides 2006-2009 in Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Eugene and Salem, nearly half involved firearms and 25 percent involved knives or other sharp-edged instruments.
355	13467.json	pants-fire	A picture shows former President Bill Clinton naked with another woman.	fake-news	political-insider			none	0	0	0	0	1	a post on their website	The image was actually created by a contemporary artist who depicts celebrities and politicians in compromising positions. It is not a real image.
356	921.json	false	There is no disagreement that we need action by our government, a recovery plan that will help to jump-start the economy.	economy,stimulus	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news conference	So where does that leave us for our ruling?We can't tell you which side is right on the stimulus bill.
357	9141.json	barely-true	If you want out of the individual mandate... all you have to do now is tick off the box that says hardshipand youre out.	health-care	charles-krauthammer			none	1	0	1	0	0	"an interview on ""The O'Reilly Factor"""	"Krauthammer said people who dont want to comply with the individual mandate should just ""tick off the box that says hardship and you're out. ""He is over-simplifying the process. Included in the hardship exemption application -- because theres an application, you dont just check a box on your tax form -- is a 14th category that reads kind of like ""other. ""Its meant to catch examples of hardship not delineated in the form. Documentation is requested if possible. And just because you ask does not mean you will receive."
358	12648.json	barely-true	Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town.	transportation	freedom-partners-action-fund			organization	1	1	1	0	0	a television ad	Freedom Partners got a couple of the details right in the amount of taxi industry donations and Cortez Mastos aggressive legal actions against Uber. But theres a convincing argument that Uber at the very least bent the rules, and its clear that Cortez Masto didnt have some sort of individual vendetta against the ride-hailing company  her office was working with state regulators who specifically requested the attorney general take action. The ad also neglects to mention how Uber only temporarily left town. The ridesharing service is very much up and running through Nevada a year after its initial skirmish with the state.
359	3674.json	pants-fire	Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.	elections,energy	troy-fraser	Businessman, investor	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a Texas Senate committee hearing.	"Of 10 candidates who responded to our inquiry, only one said he spent more than $4,000; others said they spent from nothing to $3,000. We circled back to Fraser, who said his original ""offhand remark"" reflected what it would cost a typical resident to beat a foe backed by PEC4U and Clean Water Action, which along with Public Citizen he called ""the machine. ""Noting that only the well-prepared Fischer has bested such a candidate since the groups started influencing co-op elections, Fraser said: ""Im not sure if its $300,000 or $50,000 or $1. 2 million. . . Under any scenario, if youre going to contact 210,000 people, its expensive. ""Our final analysis of Frasers cost declaration: Get out. We see no reason for using any Texas House race as a guide to estimating the costs of seeking a board seat. And the responses we got from most of last years candidates suggests theres no basis for pegging the costs of such campaigns anywhere near $300,000, which is more than 60 times--60!--the most that anyone told us they spent."
360	6577.json	half-true	Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate.	economy,jobs,states	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa	"Walkers statement that ""last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate"" is accurate, but it lacks some important context. In only 18 states, not 44, was the increase statistically significant."
361	8240.json	false	Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy.	economy,energy,environment,science,technology	james-oneil	attorney	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	"an appearance on ""10 News Conference."""	In terms of energy, dependability can mean different things to different people, and both solar and wind have their strengths and weaknesses. And the actual dependability of each technology is going to rely -- to quote the old real estate joke -- on three things: location, location and location. The only national ranking we found was done by the U. S.  Energy Information Administration, which takes various dependability measures into account. In that ranking, wind is less dependable than hydro, geothermal or biomass but more dependable than solar cells and solar-thermal. O'Neil made an unequivocal and over-arching assertion, but provided no useful support for it.
362	9405.json	mostly-true	Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year.	education,state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a campaign commercial	"Scott for Floridas new ad about education costs said, ""Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year. ""Tuition did go up 15 percent in 2009 and 2010. But the ad downplays the fact that tuition increased 5 and 6 percent the two years prior to that. (It also neglects to mention it went up 15 percent under Gov. Scott one year, as well. )We should also note that Crist wasnt the only actor here. Still, tuition did go up each year, and as high as 15 percent for two years."
363	1892.json	true	The House has never failed to pass a budget in the modern era.	federal-budget,abc-news-week	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	"an interview on ABC's ""This Week''"	For fiscal year 2003, the Senate, then under Democratic control,failed to pass a budget resolution of any kind, and on three other occasions (fiscal years 1999, 2005 and 2007) the House and Senate failed to reconcile their different bills and pass a compromise measure. Because Congress always works on the budget resolution for the coming fiscal year, the Republican Congressional majority failed to pass a finished budget in three years: 1998,2004 and 2006. So Boehner is correct that the House has always passed a budget resolution, even though on three occasions, it later failed to work out differences with the Senate and pass a final, identical version, and once the Senate, under Democratic control,had no budget resolution. We'll note that caveat, but we don't think his failure to mention that point undermines the accuracy of his statement.
364	2754.json	half-true	Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government.	campaign-advertising,trade	john-boccieri	Former member of Congress	Ohio	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a debate	So yes, Renacci is registered as a lobbyist, and his fledgling firm said on its registration form that it intended to lobby on trade. But it ended up not lobbying at all, and had that not been the case, it also might have lobbied on all manner of benign-sounding matters, not a one of which Boccieri singled as horrific.
365	31.json	true	Tommy Thompson created the first school choice program in the nation, giving thousands of Milwaukee students the choice of where they go to school no matter where they live or how much money their parents make.	education	tommy-thompson		Wisconsin	republican	6	8	2	5	3	his campaign Web site.	"The program allowed low income families to use state funds to send their children, at no cost to them, to the public or private school of their choice. David Boaz, executive vice president of the Cato Institution, gives Thompson and a Milwaukee state legislator, Polly Williams, ""most of the credit"" for creating school choice. ""The (Milwaukee) school choice reform was pivotal in putting choice on the national agenda. ""In an editorial praising Thompson as ""America's No."
366	4711.json	mostly-true	Says the main Central Texas food bank is delivering 50 percent more food to the poor than three years ago.	economy,poverty	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	a speech delivered to U.S. House of Representatives.	"Our conclusion: Changes in the amount of food distributed over several years, which Doggett cited, might not be the best way to gauge changes in residents needs. That said, the number of Central Texas requestors for food aid over those years outpaced regional population growth. The 63 percent increase in requestors also exceeded the 50-percent increase in food distributed that he stressed, though, contrary to his statement, not all those pounds of food went to ""the poor."
367	664.json	false	"McCain ""still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work."""	legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech at the Democratic National Convention.	"Here's what McCain said then: ""I don't believe that this would do anything to help the rights of women except maybe help trial lawyers and others in that profession. ""It's a stretch for Clinton to argue that McCain thinks it's acceptable for women not to get equal pay for equal work, when McCain has said the exact opposite. He doesn't support a specific piece of legislation that could make wage-discrimination suits more painful to employers. It's an important bill, it's the most significant equal-pay issue under consideration right now and there's probably a fair way to phrase this attack and make it stick."
368	1199.json	true	"The Baucus bill ""contains provisions that would send massive federal subsidies directly to both private insurance plans and government-chartered cooperatives that pay for elective abortion."""	abortion,health-care	national-right-life-committee			none	1	2	1	0	0	a press release	"And as we said, words are chosen carefully. One could argue whether or not this is a departure from making the bill ""abortion neutral""  each side has its take on that  but the fact is the plan would allow insurers to offer abortion. And the plan includes federal subsidies to some who might choose to join such a plan."
369	11865.json	barely-true	Gene Green is the NRAs favorite Democrat in Congress. ... Its no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA.	guns	adrian-garcia	29th Congressional District candidate	Texas	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign news release	"Adrian Garcia said that his competitor in the Democratic race for Texas 29th district, Rep.  Gene Green, has a ""lifetime A rating"" from the NRA and is the NRAs ""favorite Democrat in Congress. ""Green has certainly been a strong supporter of gun rights over his 23 years in the House. The gun control measures Greens campaign pointed out that he supported were part of packages like the 1994 crime bill, in which Green voted with his party. However, the votes Garcia cites seem to have been cherry-picked from Greens long career in Congress. While Green has voted against child safety locks, as Garcia said, he also later voted for them. In recent years, Green has inched away from NRA interests, supporting bipartisan gun legislation and President Obamas executive action on gun safety. As for the NRAs ""favorite Democrat,"" Green is not the only Democrat to support gun rights, or to be supported by the NRA. Hes not even the organizations strongest Democratic supporter, based on its most recent ratings. He is part of a shrinking group of pro-gun Democrats."
370	87.json	true	"Obama ""won health care for 150,000 people."""	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9		Adult enrollment increased by 100,458 between 2003 and 2006. That comes to a total of 155,879. Of course, it bears noting that expansion of health insurance was a big goal of the Democratic governor who signed the bill, and Obama's legislation had a co-sponsor, a Republican, in the Illinois House.
371	9312.json	mostly-true	The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, half a million people would lose their jobs.	economy,jobs	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	"comments on CNN's ""State of the Union."""	"Santorum said if the United States raises the minimum wage to $10. 10 an hour, ""half a million people would lose their jobs. ""Santorum said ""would""but really the 500,000-job figure wasthe CBOs best guess. Analysts say job losses could be anywhere from just a few workers to as many as 1 million. Santorum's statement is accurate but needs clarification."
372	10638.json	half-true	State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.	economy,poverty,sports,state-budget,state-finances,transparency	tyrone-brooks	State representative	Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a statement	And that debate will likely continue. But Brooks questioned whether a parking deck should be a state priority when there are state employees on food stamps and working two jobs.
373	3021.json	true	State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.	economy	david-wyss			none	0	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article	"He said tax cuts could bring a ""marginal"" improvement in the short term and are worth trying, but they can't bring a big boost. ""There is no magic wand,"" Riedl said. We found that experts placed the state's ability to create jobs for the short term between limited and marginal. None argued that state government could cause an immediate, major gain."
374	379.json	true	He (Obama) chairs the subcommittee on Europe. ... He's held not one substantive hearing to do oversight.	foreign-policy	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a debate in Cleveland	"He's held not one substantive hearing to do oversight, to figure out what we can do to actually have a stronger presence with NATO in Afghanistan. ""Some may argue that the issue of NATO's role in Afghanistan typically and more appropriately would come before the full Foreign Relations Committee. But Clinton is right when she says Obama's subcommittee has been largely dormant while Obama has campaigned for president."
375	5272.json	half-true	Says the U.S. federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913.	history,taxes	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina	Pauls statement that the federal income tax rate was zero until 1913 reflects the timing of the constitutional change enabling the current tax.
376	683.json	true	"Sarah Palin ""already has more executive experience"" than Barack Obama and Joe Biden ""combined."""	candidates-biography	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	St. Paul, Minn.	"""We've got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe 12-million dollars a year  we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. ""But we think elected executive experience is what Giuliani had in mind here. And even given Obama's point, Palin's years of elected executive experience beat out the rest of both tickets, even her own running mate."
377	1781.json	true	Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation.	workers	linda-chavez-thompson	Labor organizer	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum	From 1998 to 2006, as the minimum wage held steady at $5. 15 an hour, the number of workers making at or below that amount declined slightly in Texas, except for a small uptick in 2003. After Congress provided for increases in the federal minimum wage in 2007, 2008 and 2009, more Texans started falling below the wage floor. Workers in 14 other states and the District of Columbia didn't fall to the minimum-wage level or below because their mandatory minimum wage exceeds the federal level. Per the bureau's latest data, Chavez-Thompson gets it right: Texas has the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation.
378	11687.json	mostly-true	Two months ago, Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight.	foreign-policy,terrorism	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a GOP debate on CNN	"Bush said, ""Two months ago, Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight"" -- something Trump immediately denied. Trump didn't use those words two months ago -- even though he did five months ago -- but in the comments from two months ago, Trump said something close to what Bush indicated."
379	2975.json	half-true	Says that on average, Democratic congressional districts received 81 percent more stimulus funds than Republican districts.	stimulus	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	an op-ed piece.	However, after an analyst suggested that stimulus data from districts with state capitals tended to skew the results, the researcher re-ran her analysis while excluding those districts. Using that methodology, Democratic districts on average received 29 percent more stimulus funds than GOP districts  not 81 percent. Hutchison also fails to note that the $170 billion being scrutinized is about one-fifth of total stimulus spending, not the whole package.
380	771.json	barely-true	You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race.	iraq	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	St. Louis	He voted to authorize the war, but his reluctance stood in stark contrast to McCain's zeal. And he and McCain were utterly at odds on the surge.
381	3991.json	half-true	Says critics who say he cut Medicaid are wrong; his budget added $1.2 billion to the program	medicaid,state-budget,state-finances	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview	Media accounts have portrayed past moves as cuts, as well. Whats more, when Walker introduced his budget, he also described the changes as cuts. So, Walker made a generally accurate statement about the increase, but by dismissing the talk of cuts he left out a lot of context and important details on his budget move.
382	11923.json	half-true	Says she will work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level its ever been $12 an hour in todays dollars.	economy,jobs,workers	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a column posted on Medium.com	"Clinton said she will ""work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level its ever been$12 an hour in todays dollars. ""The minimum wage has never previously been ""$12 an hour in todays dollars"" -- its gone as high as $10. 69 an hour. However, Clinton has a point using other economic data. The data suggests that a $12 minimum wage would be similar to the 1968 wage when compared to median wages at the time."
383	10749.json	barely-true	$29 is what families on SNAP (i.e. food stamps) have to live on for a week.	federal-budget,hunger	gwyneth-paltrow	Actress	California	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a tweet	"Paltrow pointed to $29 worth of groceries as what ""families on SNAP (i. e. food stamps) have to live on for a week. ""Its clear Paltrow is trying to do a good thing. SNAP is not intended to feed families by itself. It is designed to help people with low incomes meet a government-approved budget for food by providing a benefit that helps them get there, sometimes in conjunction with other sources of meals, such as school food programs, and financial support. The government expects SNAP beneficiaries to spend 30 percent of their own income on food. That expectation is what makes the $29 a week figure look so low. A single person with no income could receive about $48 a week in SNAP benefits (65 percent more than Paltrow stated) and would not factor in other types of government support."
384	3946.json	half-true	The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.	environment,government-regulation,water	doug-whitsett	state senator	Oregon	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a legislative hearing	We understand why he would, since he disputes Lone Pine Creek is a stream. On the other hand, as DEQ points out, people cant just dump chlorinated drinking water into storm drains either. As for whether the agency is justified in assessing such a large fine, well, we leave that question to you.
385	7834.json	true	Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote.	elections,legal-issues,supreme-court	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a speech	"""It is correct that there is not an explicit provision in the Constitution guaranteeing the right to vote,"" he said, ""but several amendments guarantee the right to vote at age 18, free of racial discrimination, and protected by the Equal Protection doctrine. ""Our rating    Acknowledging that the right to vote is inherent in the Constitution, Pocan nevertheless called for amending the document and declared: ""Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote. ""Whether adding such a guarantee would have much impact is debatable."
386	6290.json	half-true	Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million to defeat Josh Mandel.	campaign-finance,elections	ohio-republican-party		Ohio	republican	2	2	2	1	0	an emailed statement	(To keep Redfern honest, we asked the Ohio Democratic Party for the funding sources Redfern was talking about. The list included the U. S.  Chamber of Commerce, American Crossroads and other groups. Neither Mandels campaign nor the National Republican Senatorial Committee  the GOP equivalent of the DSCC  were on the list.
387	1477.json	false	"On the new dollar coins, ""'In God We Trust' is gone!"""	patriotism	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a message circulated to many people.	"""In God We Trust"" also appears on the front of the Native American and Sacagawea dollars. Since 2009, all of the coins in the presidential series have had ""In God We Trust"" inscribed on the front. You can see ""In God We Trust"" on the presidential, Sacagawea and American Indian dollars."
388	10881.json	mostly-true	Says Gov. Scott Walkers proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- and millions of dollars worth of mistakes that were corrected with a follow-up document.	state-budget	chris-taylor			democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a press release	"The memo also created a new policy, and proposed capping UW System undergraduate tuition increases at no more than the annual increase in the consumer price index. Our rating Taylor said that Walkers proposed budget ""contained 110 pages and millions of dollars worth of mistakes"" that were corrected with a follow-up document. Taylor is right on the number of the tweaks made in the budget and that they affected millions of dollars in the state budget. But such clean-up memos are a routine part of the budget process -- though there were a bit more this time than in the three previous state budgets."
389	4396.json	mostly-true	Takes credit for substantially reducing the size of the state workforce.	job-accomplishments,jobs	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	campaign literature.	It is important to note that as the number of state employees fell under Allen, Virginias reliance on private contractors rose. We cant say how many of the departed bureaucrats went back to work for the state government -- albeit indirectly -- as private consultants. So we struggle to call Allens reduction substantial.
390	6206.json	true	If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president.	elections,polls	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	an interview on CNBC	"Christie said that ""if you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president. ""PolitiFact New Jersey reviewed 13 recent polls from different organizations, nearly all of which put Obama ahead of Romney. Only two of those polls showed the president with a lead outside of the margin of error."
391	9970.json	true	In the last 10 years, Georgias middle class income has dropped $6,500.	census,income	jason-carter	State Senator	Georgia	democrat	1	0	2	1	0	television ad	"""We havent really seen that much growth since we hit that floor. ""In summary, Carters ad says middle-class income has dropped $6,500 in 10 years. He bases this on historical data from the U. S.  Census Bureau. That shows Georgias median household income, in inflation-adjusted dollars, fell by $6,682, from $54,803 in 2002 to $48,121 to 2012."
392	4353.json	true	Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies.	baseball	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	an appearance on MSNBC	3 -- gives it about the same relative position in baseball that drug companies occupy in industry. Brown checked his facts, but not his swing. And while Red Sox fans may protest, we call them as we see them.
393	1394.json	false	Says Rick Perrys Pay to Play politics led him to send $899 million to an offshore call center in Bermuda, driving down enrollment in childrens health insurance	health-care	texas-democratic-party	Political party	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	news release	True, privatizing oversight of CHIP may not have delivered hoped-for savings, and enrollment may have been reduced. If they'd been more careful  even saying that the call centers were part of a troubled privatized model  our analysis may have been different. But the party misstated the facts, undermining what could have been a meaningful critique.
394	7695.json	true	On allowing a vote on universal gun background checks in the U.S. Senate.	guns	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0		"""As far as I know, (Isakson) said he would not support a filibuster. ""To sum up, Isakson voted against a filibuster on the background check amendment, backing up his talk of desiring an up-or-down vote on the measure. Isakson did eventually vote against the legislation."
395	4770.json	barely-true	President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid support Rick Perrys decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.	education,immigration	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign video.	"Most DREAM Act versions, including those pending before the U. S.  House and Senate, would repeal a 1996 federal provision that some people interpret as a ban on states allowing illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state college tuition rates unless everyone legally in the U. S.  can get the same benefit. The provision says: ""An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a state (or a political subdivision) for any post-secondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident."
396	1052.json	true	Obama has more czars than the Romanovs.	pop-culture	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a Twitter message	"According to the     World Book Encyclopedia    , there were, as McCain said, 18 Romanov czars, starting with Michael Romanov in 1613 and ending with Nicholas II, who was killed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. As for Obama's czars, we've got 28 who have been referred to as a czar . . . somewhere. Undoubtedly some will take issue with some of the ""czars"" on our list, but we think McCain is on solid ground."
397	5249.json	false	Gov. McDonnells proposed budget is cutting public education.	city-budget,county-budget,education,pensions,state-budget	donald-mceachin	State senator	Virginia	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech.	Democrats, speaking for McEachin, say the only realistic option for cities and counties would be to cut other education programs and many may go in that direction. But there are options: some municipalities could decide to raise taxes; others might opt to increase their school budgets by reducing spending for non-education services. No doubt, McDonnells budget would force most localities to adjust priorities. But it does not cut the overall state appropriation to public education nor the revenues localities use to pay their share for schools.
398	3700.json	false	A [bank] surveillance camera capturing a criminals face and other identifiable traits would certainly discourage robbery attempts and serve as a deterrent to robbers.	crime,criminal-justice	stephen-ucci	Rhode Island legislator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a news release	And the experts we consulted doubt its deterrence value. Update: The initial version of this item incorrectly reported the amount of money stolen in the 2010 robbery outside a bank.
399	8683.json	true	Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare	peter-orszag	Director of the Office of Management and Budget		democrat	0	1	0	0	0	"an interview on CNN's ""State of the Union"""	"Orszag said, ""Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year. ""Hes right about the nominal decline in total Medicare expenditures over the past year, and hes right that per-beneficiary spending declined broadly between 2000 and 2010. Determining the reasons why its happening remains a work in progress, but that doesnt detract from the statements factual accuracy."
400	12798.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market.	retirement,social-security	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a speech at the DNC	"Reid said Pence and Trump""want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market. ""Pence may have a record of supporting Republican proposals to change Social Security to allow for more investment into private funds, but Trump has clearly and repeatedly said this campaign cycle he has no plans to modify Social Security or introduce elements similar to the Bushs failed 2005 attempt to restructure the entitlement program."
401	4838.json	half-true	U.S. Rep. Connie Mack voted to raise his own pay several times.	congressional-rules,federal-budget,income	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a press release	The is an interesting case because Congress essentially created a system in 1989 that -- whether by design or not -- gives members like Mack some cover. Instead, Mack cast procedural votes that effectively allowed automatic pay raises to stand in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The practical effect of those votes meant Mack saw raises. On the flip side, LeMieux omitted that in 2009 and 2010 Mack took some votes against pay raises.
402	7680.json	mostly-true	No poll done this year ... shows less than a majority to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons.	guns,polls	dianne-feinstein	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	1	1	0	4	0	a speech on the Senate floor	"She's largely accurate, though the ""majority"" in two national polls wasnt statistically significant, and a poll by a libertarian foundation showed less than majority support for prohibiting assault weapon ownership. Meanwhile, limiting her statement to ""this year"" excluded a USA Today/Gallup poll from December that undermined her point. Still, the libertarian poll went beyond Feinsteins proposal, which didnt prohibit ownership of assault weapons by those who already own them."
403	1999.json	true	I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle.	oil-spill	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference	But we think that's at least 10 news conferences, 19 briefings, 8 beach tours, 4 aerial tours, 5 national networks, and gobs of quality time with Buffett, Obama, Cousteau and Geraldo -- all since Memorial Day. To break it down another way, Crist's Panhandle visits come to six weekend days and eight weekdays. He spent another eight days on oil-related meetings and events. That's more days than many people get to spend with their mother each year.
404	12873.json	pants-fire	In the 2012 election, there were more votes cast than registered voters in St. Lucie County, and Palm Beach County had 141 percent turnout.	elections	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a viral image	The figures cited about St.  Lucie County mix up the number of votes cast with the number of cards cast.
405	9683.json	pants-fire	Im not a conspiracy theorist and I never allow conspiracy theorists on my program.	pundits	peter-lavelle	Crosstalk host on RT		journalist	0	0	0	0	1	"a segment on RT's ""CrossTalk"""	Well agree there is a somewhat subjective definition of what constitutes a conspiracy theory. But we think of the four we quickly found -- Ukraine downed MH 17 to drum up sympathy, AIDS drugs are what are killings AIDS patients, 9/11 was an inside job, and an assistant secretary of state devised a plan to break-up Ukraine -- at least one would fit most peoples definition of a conspiracy theory. Lavelles hypothesis about MH 17, we should note, was uttered in the breaths after saying he doesnt allow conspiracy theories on his show.
406	6660.json	mostly-true	Says Romney called Russia our No. 1 enemy.	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a convention speech	"Romney didnt use those exact words, but he did refer to Russia as ""without question our No. He said the Russians ""fight for every cause for the world's worst actors"" in a CNN interview. In a later interview, however, Romney softened his language, this time calling Russia our ""No. 1 adversary"" in terms of UN votes and emphasized its not an enemy of the kind launching missiles at American shores. Thats an important clarification, but its worth noting that five months passed before Romney walked back his earlier remarks. Obamas statement lacked that context but was still largely accurate about Romneys original description of Russia."
407	13527.json	false	Theres been no conclusive or specific report to say Russia was trying to muddy the election.	elections,foreign-policy	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	"comments on ""Meet the Press"""	"Priebus said that ""there's been no conclusive or specific report to say"" Russia was trying to muddy the election. In fact, in early October, the director of national intelligence, representing 17 intelligence agencies, and the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said they were confident that the Russian government had directed the email hacks of the Democratic National Committee and a top Clinton adviser. And that the intent was to ""interfere with the U. S.  election process. ""Thats unambiguous language, and Priebus denied its existence twice during his NBC interview."
408	2626.json	false	Says Christopher Little has a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters	candidates-biography,elections,environment,legal-issues	edwin-pacheco	Democratic party chairman	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party	But Littles representation of the company had nothing to do with that case. He was correct when he said a Little client had been fined for a spill in Massachusetts. But again, Littles representation of the company had nothing to do with that spill. Bottom line: None of the cases Pacheco cites supports his attack on Little.
409	2814.json	half-true	John Kasich says he won, despite 12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else.	elections	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a speech to lobbyists	One former president, Bill Clinton, and one first lady, Michelle Obama, made trips to Ohio, as did Vice President Joe Biden. But he overstates some key facts and presents some other details out of context. So while Politifact Ohio cant tell Kasich to take a deep breath and savor his victory, we can evaluate the accuracy of his statement.
410	7598.json	half-true	Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review.	elections,supreme-court	john-lewis	Congressman	Georgia	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	newspaper column	But that option can be expensive. And there is also another more costly option for states that involves taking the case through the court system, which is likely to require significant amounts of money in legal fees.
411	2746.json	barely-true	Says Nick Kahl made it harder for many families to cover basic health care expenses.	health-care,taxes	matt-wand	Attorney	Oregon	republican	2	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer	Whats more, the 1 percent is small compared with average premium increases, and theres an argument to be made that insuring these children will eventually lower the cost for everybody.
412	12448.json	barely-true	In California, the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles.	energy,environment	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech on energy policy	Trump said that in California, windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles. The best estimate is that about 100 golden eagles die each year from collisions with wind turbine blades. The data are not perfect, but the people most concerned about the welfare of the eagles do not go along with Trumps figure. While the data are sketchy, the information at hand tells us that windmills were more deadly in the past, but today, fewer turbines, new designs and better siting have reduced fatalities. Trump is correct that California wind farms are a threat to eagles but not on the magnitude he suggested.
413	3232.json	true	There is nothing in the current state public records law that prohibits sensitive or confidential business information from being just that, confidential.	government-efficiency,jobs	matt-lundy	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news release	(The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate is still reviewing the plan. )For example, if communication between JobsOhio and a sought-after company was public record, another states could use that information to trump Ohios offer. PolitiFact Ohio is not rating whether JobsOhio should be exempted from public records laws. Regardless of the advantages or disadvantages, Lundys statement that Ohios public records law includes exceptions that protect sensitive and confidential business information is correct.
414	11226.json	mostly-true	We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913.	history,taxes	jim-webb	writer	Virginia	democrat	1	0	1	5	0	a web post.	"Webb said ""we did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913. ""But in the interest of history, it should be noted that Lincoln ushered in an income tax in 1862 and it lasted 10 years."
415	487.json	barely-true	The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states.	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Charleston, W.Va.	"So to recap the score:    Clinton 6, Obama 6 (plus Oregon if he wins as expected). That doesn't sound like she's ""winning"" the swing states."
416	6858.json	mostly-true	Says opponent U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore is Wisconsins most absent member of Congress, missing nearly 17 percent of the House votes in the second quarter of 2012.	voting-record	dan-sebring	Auto repair shop owner	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a radio ad	"Our rating    Sebring says Moore is the states ""most absent"" member of Congress and that she missed 17 percent of the House votes in the second quarter of 2012. Indeed, Moore missed nearly 17 percent of the votes in the second quarter. That is Moores worst quarter, but it also amounts to Sebring doing some cherry-picking of data. A longer period shows a lower percentage, but even that places Moore at the top of the states eight-member delegation."
417	8701.json	false	Says Gov. Scott Walker dropped out or was kicked out of college short of a degree not long after he was kicked out of student elections at Marquette University.	candidates-biography,education	state-democratic-party-wisconsin		Wisconsin	democrat	5	7	2	2	7	a web posting	"Our rating The Democratic Party website said that ""Scott Walker was kicked out of student elections at Marquette University after masterminding a scheme that destroyed newspapers critical of him. ""It added that ""Walker either dropped out or was forced out not long after. ""And statements by Marquette go a long way to contradicting the partys statements."
418	10606.json	barely-true	Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system than before.	education	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a CPAC appearance	"Bush said that eliminating affirmative action in admissions led to ""more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system"" universities than before. The raw numbers of black and Hispanic students are up, but the percentage of black students in the State University System is down slightly since Bushs 1999 executive order. The number of Hispanic students has gone up considerably, but that is partly because of a recent change in how students report ethnicity during the admissions process. Experts say demographics, graduation rates and state-sponsored scholarship money have had more influence."
419	9016.json	half-true	When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government.	taxes,transportation	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	a speech	And studies show he has an interesting argument. Do these regulations result in Georgia getting a net result of less money back than it collects from gas taxes?It could be, but theres no definitive data that show what the specific impact is in Georgia.
420	2371.json	barely-true	Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will apparently involve the professor jamming with world-renowned musicians to hopefully also create satisfying works of art.	stimulus	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a report	McCain and Coburn a little leeway.
421	12065.json	true	The U.S. doesnt make television sets anymore.	technology,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign speech	"Trump said the U. S.  ""doesnt make television sets anymore. ""An expert told us its ""impossible"" to build a TV in the United States without relying heavily on imported components. Evidence suggests about 99 percent of sets sold in the United States are fully made and assembled overseas, mainly in Asia. Trumps statement ignores three companies that are, to varying degrees, assembling TVs in the United States. Two of them manufacture expensive niche products such as outdoor televisions. A spokesman for one of the companies told us it makes its specialty screens in the U. S.  and imports most of its components. The third company, Element Electronics, essentially imports sets, inserts Chinese-made memory boards in them, and then ships them to large retailers. The back of some of the sets say ""Made in China."
422	2362.json	mostly-true	When these same Republicans - including Mr. Boehner - were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down.	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Cleveland, Ohio.	"And in 2006, the year Boehner was majority leader, earmarks declined from the 2005 high, they said. Getting back to our rating, Obama said that ""When these same Republicans  including Mr.  Boehner  were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down. ""Earmarks increased dramatically between 1995 and 2006, so we find Obama's statement that earmarks went up, not down, to be correct. But he also singles out Boehner by name, when Boehner didn't take any earmarks and wasn't in leadership for most of those years."
423	2868.json	false	Wisconsins projected state budget shortfall is now as low as $1.5 billion	state-budget	jim-doyle	Lawyer	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a statutorially required report on the state budget deficit	Jim Doyles administration department released a report showing a $1. 5 billion deficit for the next two-year budget cycle. Although that number is official, the agencys chief -- noting caveats included in the report -- almost immediately began portraying the actual deficit as closer to $2. 2 billion. In constructing the official number, the report makes an $800 million assumption -- it counts as continued savings cuts that are really decisions for the new governor. It also counts on an iffy $500 million in federal cash and skates over $200 million the courts say the state owes to one of its funds.
424	13305.json	true	Heroin .. pours across our southern borders.	drugs	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the third presidential debate	"Trump said heroin ""pours across our southern borders. ""The vast majority of heroin in the United States comes from Mexico and South America."
425	8503.json	true	Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage.	elections	jonathan-karl	ABC News chief White House correspondent		journalist	0	0	0	0	0	"a conversation on ABC's ""This Week"""	Karl used polling from before the 1994 and 2010 elections to emphasize that people shouldnt read too much into the fact that Democrats currently hold a 48-40 lead among voters who are asked generically if theyd vote for a Democrat or Republican for Congress. Karl is accurately citing ABC polling leading up to the 1994 and 2010 elections. Other polling we found does not contradict Karls statement.
426	2428.json	half-true	Roy Barnes made Georgia dead last in education and Georgia led the nation in job losses.	economy,education,message-machine	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a television ad	They were correct about the job losses. The RGA ad needs more context, such as the College Board's warning, to understand the importance of the SAT rankings. The ACT must also be considered when looking at Georgia's education standing.
427	636.json	true	Sen. McCain was already turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, and he became a leading supporter of an invasion and occupation of (Iraq).	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Orlando, Fla.	"""Saddam Hussein has the ability to make a far worse day of infamy by turning Iraq into a weapons assembly line for al-Qaida's network. . . . Saddam is an international felon who has repeatedly violated the terms of his parole and is planning further crimes with his terrorist accomplices. He must be brought to justice once and for all. ""The record clearly supports the contention that McCain ""was already turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11""  indeed he singled out Iraq on     Letterman     and became a ""leading supporter"" of the war, as Obama said."
428	5758.json	barely-true	In labor negotiations with city employees, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett demanded concessions that went beyond those mandated by Gov. Scott Walkers collective bargaining law	city-budget,labor	afscme			none	3	1	2	3	0	a letter to members	"Our conclusion    AFSCME said that in labor negotiations, Barrett ""demanded concessions that went beyond those mandated"" by Walkers bill severely curtailing collective bargaining."
429	2793.json	mostly-true	Says hes arrested more criminals, including thousands of child predators and sex offenders, than any previous Texas attorney general.	crime,criminal-justice,job-accomplishments,public-safety	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a campaign television ad	"Abbott's campaign ad stated that he had made ""thousands"" of arrests. Abbott hasn't personally arrested anyone, but he has put into place criminal investigation units that had taken into custody more than 2,000 ""child predators and sex offenders"" through mid-October. By the same token, most earlier attorneys general didn't have the same manpower or authority to make arrests."
430	9426.json	true	Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that is only going to be used for four World Cup games, and theres no team that can fill it afterwards.	sports	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	"a segment on ""Last Week Tonight"""	"Oliver said Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that ""is only going to be used for four World Cup games,"" and theres no team ""that can fill it afterwards. ""There are hopes and dreams for the stadiums life when the World Cup is over, and locals hope it spurs more interest in local soccer teams in Manaus and can be used for big-ticket concerts and conferences. But the stadium, based on what we know, largely will sit unused."
431	5898.json	barely-true	Sources show (Connie) Mack as a resident of California, living with his wife in Palm Springs.	candidates-biography	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a Web ad	They also owned their own homes and had professional careers in their respective states before they married. Given that context, we dont think the deed to a vacation home in Colorado is definitive proof that Mack is living in California. One of our principles at PolitiFact is that campaigns have the burden to offer proof for what they say. In this case, the LeMieux campaign doesnt have much.
432	11218.json	mostly-true	We have an Army that just cut 40,000 spots.	military	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a speech at the Iowa State Fair	"Rubio said, ""We have an Army that just cut 40,000 spots. ""Rubio was referring to an announcement by the Army in July that it will cut 40,000 spots by fiscal year 2018. Those cuts had been talked about for several months, but the specifics were released in July. The cuts will start this fall but are expected to continue under the next president. Since the end date is under a new president and Congress, its difficult to guess if they will all happen, but thats the plan for now."
433	12703.json	mostly-true	In South Sudan, more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school.	education,foreign-policy,poverty,public-health,women	unicef			none	0	0	0	1	0	an article on Medium	"UNICEF wrote that in South Sudan, ""more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school. ""But there is no single data source that can verify the comparison."
434	5462.json	false	Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur actually lives in a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C. suburbs.	congress,elections,job-accomplishments,message-machine-2012	campaign-primary-accountability	Political action committee	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign commercial	Kaptur does spend at least part of her year, when Congress is in session, in a condo in suburban Washington. Following that rationale, she would be ineligible to run for her seat from Ohio. And the same argument could be applied to virtually every other member of Congress.
435	1955.json	pants-fire	"U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin didn't want a border fence to block illegal immigration ""because he is afraid that someone will get hurt trying to go around the fence."""	homeland-security,human-rights,immigration	michael-j-gardiner	Lawyer	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	1	a posting on his website	Spokeswoman Joy Fox responded with an email saying that  Langevin is not convinced that the border fence is an answer to the  problem of border security. He had serious concerns that the costs of  the bill would not result in significant improvements to our border  security. And these concerns, unfortunately, have been borne out.
436	11647.json	mostly-true	Despite attention on global warming, fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980 and SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country.	climate-change,environment,transportation	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	a TV talk show	"In 2014, traditional SUVs and crossovers accounted for 34 percent of new-vehicle sales, as high as any year going back to 1995. Our rating Will said that despite attention on global warming, ""fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980"" and ""SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country. ""Will is correct on carpooling to work and essentially correct on SUVs, when taking into account both traditional SUVs and the smaller crossover vehicles. But its worth noting that the market share for the traditional SUVs is down from its peak in 2002."
437	11139.json	mostly-true	Says in 2002, he won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state.	candidates-biography,diversity,elections	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a Telemundo News interview	"Bush said in 2002, he ""won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state. ""While Bush historically had enjoyed a strong Hispanic voter base, we found there actually arent the usual exit poll results from his 2002 re-election to support this conclusion. However, most media analyses from the election do suggest Bush carried about 60 percent of the Hispanic vote, as he did in 1998. Experts we consulted said that was most likely the case. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information."
438	1648.json	mostly-true	A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation.	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview on NBC's Today show	"""We agree with Heritage that the differences between its original vision and the version enacted into law are not trivial, and are enough to undercut the president's effort to secure a Heritage Foundation seal of approval for his bill. But the president helped his case by wording his statement with extreme care. Intentionally or not, he gave himself subtle linguistic running room by saying that ""a lot of the ideas"" for the exchange came from Heritage, including the concept of ""just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market. ""Even if not all of the ideas in the two plans are identical, we feel that it was fair of him to say that ""a lot of the ideas"" are in common, including the notion of pooling."
439	5371.json	false	Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,corrections-and-updates,message-machine-2012	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a video ad airing in Michigan	"Santorums ad says a machine-gun wielding Romney is firing mud to hide his own support of ""job-killing cap and trade. ""While Romney appears to have favored cap and trade in the past, his actions as governor better prove his skepticism of the policy than his support for it. When he could have signed it into law, he declined. And more recently, Romney has repeatedly said hes opposed to it. UPDATE, Feb.  22, 2012 After we published this story, a reader pointed us to an air pollution plan Romney proposed that was specific to Massachusetts power plants. It was separate from the regional compact that we noted in the original item. The state proposal set emissions limits on power plants and included a ""safety valve"" feature which allowed the companies to buy emission offsets from environmental programs rather than make the reductions in their own facilities. ""You could reduce your emissions or pay into some alternative compliance fund,"" said Billy Pizer, a Duke University professor who helped develop the plan. ""He (Romney) was looking for mechanisms that would still serve the goals of the program but would limit the financial exposure of the regulated firms. ""To Pizer, these carbon limits dont fit the definition of cap and trade. ""Maybe youd call it the same family, but its different because youre telling each source, heres what your limit is, but you can buy reductions from these other programs. This idea of trying to limit businesses exposure from compliance costs is not a feature of cap and trade. ""We also talked to Fred Bayles, a former reporter for the Associated Press and USA Today who covered Romneys administration. He now teaches at Boston University. In Bayles opinion, the Massachusetts pollution regulations ""fit the broad definition of cap and trade. ""But he added, ""its in the eye of the beholder. ""We think the emission limits Romney put in place might still raise the hackles of Santorum and other critics of cap and trade. But his program lacked the feature most commonly associated with cap and trade -- namely, an allowance for companies that come in below their emission caps to sell credits to other polluters. The new information adds some helpful details about Romney's position in the past. It is consistent with what we said in our original story, above, that Romney had expressed some support for cap and trade but backed away from it when he declined to sign on to a regional cap and trade pact."
440	4425.json	barely-true	Since the beginning of the year weve created a net increase of 45,000 jobs.	economy,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a television interview	There hasnt been enough time for them to kick in, they say. Standard & Poors cited Ohios balanced budget as having a positive impact, but that didnt happen until the end of June. Ohio has registered job growth since early last year, well before Kasich was elected. And while his efforts have received some positive reviews, there are many factors beyond the governors office that impact job growth.
441	2498.json	mostly-true	Texas has a higher unemployment rate than neighboring states.	economy	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	an e-mail	Arkansas had a higher unemployment rate than Texas in 2006 to 2008. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 9. 6 percent in August. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia had higher unemployment rates than Texas. Upshot: In August, Texas had a higher unemployment rate than Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, but not New Mexico.
442	4131.json	true	The State Election Board has issued nearly $275,000 in fines to violators of absentee ballot laws.	elections	brian-kemp	Secretary of State	Georgia	republican	0	2	0	0	0		Another case involved a woman who faxed previously used absentee ballots for members of a church to election officials in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. The woman said she was unaware her efforts violated Georgia election law. There were several cases of people who voted in elections in one county, although they lived in another county. These cases and others we found put the total over the $275,000 mark that Kemp mentioned.
443	2341.json	mostly-true	My supporters arent special interest groups in Madison and Milwaukee.	campaign-finance	mark-neumann	Developer and homebuilder	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	2	1	a campaign radio ad	"So, lets look at the bottom line. Neumanns statement says his supporters ""arent special interest groups in Milwaukee and Madison. ""When it comes to measuring that support in dollars, Neumann has received some cash from such groups -- but so little its negligible, and his major opponents received far more. He may have wanted more himself, but it did not come his way."
444	5551.json	half-true	While 9,000 state employees were added to the states payroll, Oregons revenue forecasts dropped by more than $4 billion.	state-budget,state-finances	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a newsletter	Weve asked the retirement system to explain, and they cannot find an answer. Also, if some of the increase can be attributed to increased demand at state universities -- where students in large part pay for the new hires -- it seems unfair to blame it all on Democrats inability to save. At the very least, thats an important detail readers should know. For those reasons, we find his statement that the state added 9,000 employees while revenue dropped $4 billion to be partially accurate, but missing important details.
445	757.json	half-true	John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms.	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	an advertisement	Did Democrats block the reforms?They preferred a pared-down bill, and so did not support Hagel's. McCain overstates his role in pushing for Fannie and Freddie reform, and slightly oversimplifies the dynamic at work in the Senate.
446	11519.json	true	Dark money spending in the 2016 election cycle is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle, when it topped $308 million.	campaign-finance,congress,elections	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	a campaign email	"Scott Walker's views on abortion are more restrictive ""than any Republican president in recent times. ""Middle-class Americans ""pay a higher tax rate than millionaires and billionaires."
447	5785.json	pants-fire	Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled.	elections,taxes	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.	The next statewide elections are the Republican and Democratic primaries on May 29, 2012. Proposed constitutional amendments do not appear on primary ballots. Finally: Its not uncommon for chain emails to say Texans are voting on an issue not on the ballot. We pointed out a flaming example in 2010, adding that if voters want to check into anything on the ballot, the state recommends an online visit or a telephone call to the secretary of state at 1-800-252-8683.
448	2284.json	pants-fire	The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings.	civil-rights,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	comments on his radio program	"""We remain content neutral to whatever 'message' the permit applicant brings with them. ""To review, Beck warned ""the government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings"" and that his rally ""may be the last large gathering ever to assemble at the Lincoln Memorial. ""It is possible that gatherings as large as Beck's event may be limited during renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and grounds -- though no applications have been denied to date."
449	12650.json	barely-true	You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists.	foreign-policy,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Raleigh, N.C.	"Trump said Saddam Hussein ""did well. Trump has a point in saying that Hussein'sIraq was free of the widespread Islamic terrorism that flourishes there now. On the other hand, Hussein'sopposition to terrorism sprung largely from a desire to eliminate opponents to his rule; by contrast, he was willing to support terrorism as long as it advanced his interests beyond Iraqs borders. And its not as if Hussein'smethods offer a helpful model for a democracy like the United States."
450	9480.json	barely-true	The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old.	corporations,economy,government-regulation,income,labor,poverty,states,wealth,workers	erin-lynch	Rhode Island state senator, lawyer	Rhode Island	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate	Clearly a lot of people earning the minimum wage are not teenagers.
451	643.json	half-true	"Says McCain ""supported George Bush's policies 95 percent of the time."""	bush-administration	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a rally in Springfield, Ill.	He supported Bush as infrequently as 77 percent of the time in 2005, and backed the president's position an average of 89 percent of the time since 2001. By congressional standards, that's solidly partisan, but hardly marching in lockstep. Biden would have been right if, like Obama, he mentioned the year.
452	11242.json	true	More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history.	guns,military	nicholas-kristof			none	0	1	0	2	0	his column in the New York Times	"Kristof wrote, ""More Americans have died from guns in the United States since 1968 than on battlefields of all the wars in American history. ""The number of gun deaths since 1968  including, as Kristof was careful to note, both homicides and suicides  was higher than war fatalities by roughly 120,000 deaths, or almost four years worth of gun deaths in the United States."
453	7038.json	true	There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs.	economy,energy,environment,jobs	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a debate	Coal industry analysts generally attribute the jump in coal production to an increase in exports to overseas markets such as China and India, which need coal for cheap energy and to use in the steel-making process. So after mining for facts what are we left with?In defending the Democratic record on coal during a debate, Sherrod Brown said coal production and coal jobs in Ohio are up compared to five years ago. After consulting with state and federal statistics, it appears that jobs and coal production in Ohio have increased compared to 2007 levels by every measurement we could find.
454	6772.json	pants-fire	Says One of the states largest governments made charging this tax one of their top priorities just this year.	message-machine-2012,taxes	Yes-on-79		Oregon	none	0	0	1	0	1	a state voters' pamphlet argument	"How does that translate into making ""charging this tax one of their top priorities just this year?"
455	7952.json	false	The immigration bill has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to.	immigration	jeff-sessions		Alabama	republican	2	2	2	1	0	an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”	"Sessions said the immigration bill ""has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to. ""His press secretary pointed to an ""opt-out"" provision in the bill. But it would take a dramatic leap of legal interpretation to argue that provision allows Napolitano to skip fence-building altogether. Legal experts we spoke to said, instead, it gives her discretion about where to build border fencing."
456	13134.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans (emails).	civil-rights,crime,foreign-policy,homeland-security,technology	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Presidential debate	"Clinton says Trump ""publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans (emails). ""Trump said at a press conference in South Florida that he hoped Russia was able to find ""the 30,000 emails that are missing. ""That was a reference to Clintons emails, not Americans emails more broadly."
457	2181.json	half-true	The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy.	economy,federal-budget,stimulus,taxes	james-langevin	Congressman	Rhode Island	democrat	1	1	2	1	0	an online forum on ProJo.com	"""    She also cited other studies where economists have offered very specific numbers that are closer to the $1. 90 CBO estimate. For example, Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics and a former adviser to John McCain during his 2008 presidential run, puts the benefit at $1. 61. We're always wary of numbers that sound very precise when a lot of estimates and assumptions go into generating them. Langevin should be too, which is why, for the sake of full disclosure, we wish he had given voters a better sense that $1. 90 was just the highest estimated benefit for every $1 that is being spent on their behalf."
458	9629.json	mostly-true	In Syria, we struck a deal where we got 100 percent of the chemical weapons out.	foreign-policy	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	"comments on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	Kerry said all of Syrias chemical weapons had been removed. The UN body in charge said that the last of Syrias declared chemical weapons left the country in late June. There remain, however, some discrepancies in the details of the weapons the Syrians had acknowledged possessing, and some additional work is needed.
459	3668.json	false	On redistricting.	redistricting	richard-saslaw	State Senate Minority Leader	Virginia	democrat	2	3	0	0	1	an interview.	Well, that makes our life easy. In the heat of battle, the ever-fiery Saslaw was obstinate and braced for tough negotiations. But in the end, cooler heads prevailed and he acknowledged that his remarks had been bombast. Still, it represents a 180-degree reversal.
460	11327.json	mostly-true	We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy.	debates,elections	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	"an interview on ""This Week."""	"Rubio said, ""We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy. ""Hes right there was very little mention of the economy, but the national debt was brought up by some of the 11 candidates, usually while addressing an opponent. We should note that even then, no one gave any specifics about what to do beyond some broad talking points."
461	3818.json	mostly-true	Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression.	economy,jobs	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a tweet	"Wordsmatter to us, and we thinkmost readers understand ""post-recession"" to mean after the recession is over. When counting after the recession, the 2001 recession had a slower job recovery. Still, Hasner's off by only one recession out of 12."
462	2218.json	half-true	Says Democrat Hank Gilbert has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record.	candidates-biography,crime	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.	Gilbert wasnt arrested on the charge, though he certainly faced justice and could have mentioned the conviction on the questionnaire. Footnote: Wed be happy not to sort multi-part charges again.
463	11562.json	pants-fire	The Trans-Pacific Partnership was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone.	china,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	the fourth GOP primary debate.	Not only is China not a part of the TPP, but the experts we talked to all agreed: The TPP isnt exciting news for China. Theres a chance that China could join the TPP down the line, but not without robust changes to its economy. Until then, China doesnt stand to gain much from having trade diverted to other countries. Trump cant blame everything on China.
464	9622.json	true	More women are graduating from college now than men.	education,women	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	remarks to voters in Kentucky	"McConnell said that ""more women are graduating college now than men. ""We found that since the early 1990s, women have earned more postsecondary degrees than men -- and in the 2011-12 academic year, women earned more degrees of all types -- bachelors, masters and doctoral -- than men did."
465	9995.json	mostly-true	We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities, most of them for tech schools.	education,state-budget	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview	"Conversely, the UW list -- which includes only students who actually enrolled in a UW school -- likely understates it because it doesnt include applicants who may have enrolled there if they had received a UW grant, So for all those reasons, the 41,000 waitlist figure is the best we have, but not rock solid. Our rating Burke said: ""We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities,"" most of them for tech schools. There is a large waiting list, and Burke cites a credible source on its size. But some variations in how the lists are defined by the different institutions mean the number should be treated with some caution."
466	7344.json	barely-true	Were taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations.	corporations,small-business,taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	an interview	But a credible study suggests that many, or even most, small-businesses have income that the new top tax rate wont touch. And the system allows them to file under the corporate tax system if they so desire.
467	5840.json	false	Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland.	corporations,energy,environment,message-machine-2012,stimulus	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a TV ad	"An ad from Americans for Prosperity starts with an image of Obama and says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as ""half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland. ""The reality: Half a billion in loans from a Bush-era program were approved for Fisker Automotive. But they werent tax credits, werent part of the stimulus bill, and didnt go to Finland. And so far, the company has only gotten $190 million in those loans, far less than the half a billion. Instead, the U. S.  company spent a third of the money on U. S.  engineering of a new electric vehicle. It chose to manufacture the car in Finland, without U. S.  help. Another two-thirds of the loan, which it may or may not get, will go toward retooling a shuttered GM plant in Delaware. The ad strings together disparate statements to tell a concocted story."
468	1576.json	true	Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending.	health-care	americas-health-insurance-plans	Trade group representing the health insurance industry	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	2	0	0	an advertisement	Insurers, after all, sign the checks and could presumably use greater leverage to keep costs down. However, our conclusion here doesn't argue one way or another on the question of whether private health insurance could be run more efficiently, whether private insurers should take on a bigger or a smaller role in the health care system, or whether more money should be spent for, say, doctors instead of insurance costs. We are merely checking whether AHIP provided accurate figures to answer the question it raised. And as far as we can tell, the group did.
469	13127.json	mostly-true	Says Donald Trump once suggested that he would try to negotiate down the national debt.	candidates-biography,debt,deficit,economy,federal-budget	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Presidential debate	"Clinton said Trump one time suggested that he ""would try to negotiate down the national debt. ""In two separate interviews in May, Trump suggested that he could do something to negotiate federal debt through ""discounting"" and that he would ""refinance debt"" and ""buy back debt on  at a discount. ""He backtracked after criticism, saying his words had been misinterpreted."
470	12098.json	mostly-true	Says DonaldTrump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none.	elections	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	"Kasich said, ""Trump got, you know, $1. 8 billion worth of free media. The Ohio governor was referring to an analysis by mediaQuant, which measured so-called earned media coverage of presidential candidates and assigned a dollar value to them. Trump has gotten almost $1. 9 billion in the past 12 months, while Kasich has only $37. 7 million, according to mediaQuant. That's a ratio of 50 to 1. No other media firms seem to perform this analytical function, but experts told us it does look like Trump is far and away getting more coverage than his GOP rivals. Kasich is exaggerating that he doesnt get any coverage, but his approximation stands, especially when compared withTrump."
471	12272.json	mostly-true	When I withdrew in June of 2008, polls were showing that at least 40 percent of my supporters said, oh, they werent going to support Sen. Obama.	polls	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a town hall on ABC's 'Good Morning America'	"Clinton said, ""When I withdrew in June of 2008, polls were showing that at least 40 percent of my supporters said, oh, they weren't going to support Sen. The wording of polls makes exact comparisons a bit tricky, but in general, Clinton is right about the scale of Obamas 2008 problem with dissident Democrats -- and correct that Obama had a harder road then than she seems to have now."
472	5993.json	pants-fire	Says Larry Taylor gave in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.	education,immigration	conservative-voters-texas-pac			none	0	0	0	0	1	whylarrywhy.com	The PAC says Taylor voted to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. However, Texas lawmakers granted illegal immigrants the chance to pay in-state college tuition rates in 2001. Its correct that the cited 2005 action revised the 2001 law, partly to benefit legal U. S.  residents. But these changes did not give or create the tuition benefit. If lawmakers had simply rejected the 2005 proposal, for instance, the tuition benefit would have stayed in place.
473	9285.json	false	After the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi,Libya,the ambassadors body was dragged through the street.	foreign-policy,terrorism	laura-ingraham	Political commentator and radio talk show host		none	2	5	1	0	1	"a broadcast of ABC's ""This Week"""	Ingraham said that the body of Ambassador Stevens was dragged through the street. We reached out to Ingraham but did not hear back. After reading three government reports and independent press accounts, we find that Stevens, overcome by smoke from the fire, was brought to a Libyan hospital where efforts to revive him failed. To be dragged through the streets implies disrespect. There are no reports of public abuse of his body.
474	7165.json	half-true	The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia.	state-budget	libertarian-party-georgia			libertarian	0	1	1	0	0	a press release	Their numbers are accurate, but per capita state spending is actually less than it was a decade ago and has been flat since the recession. Meanwhile, Georgia has had a record number of college students and has other areas where it must spend more.
475	11025.json	false	Six thousand people have sought addiction treatment through expanded Medicaid.	bipartisanship,drugs,medicaid	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	her State of the State speech in Nashua	"Our ruling  In her state of the state address, Hassan said that ""6,000 people have already accessed services for substance misuse"" through the states Medicaid program. There is no question that substance abuse in the state is a real and pressing problem, and the statistics show that thousands have sought help as a result of the states expanded Medicaid program. But Hassan offered (and later corrected) a number that simply wasnt accurate. The real total is closer to 2,000 -- about one-third the amount she cited."
476	7577.json	mostly-true	When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math.	children,education	deborah-gist	Commissioner of education	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	0	1	0	"an appearance on ""A Lively Experiment."""	"Education Commissioner Deborah Gist said, ""When [students] leave our high schools and they go to the community college . 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial [math] courses. ""The actual rate this past fall at CCRI was 65. 7 percent."
477	2719.json	barely-true	Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs.	economy,jobs	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	an interview	White's campaign presented raw numbers suggesting that about two-thirds of the jobs added on Perry's watch were either government-sector or minimum-wage. But that methodology lacks critical information that could easily lead to a different conclusion.
478	3631.json	barely-true	It is a fact that it costs more to run the schools in August.	education	kathleen-angelucci	Cobb County School Board member	Georgia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a newspaper article	Area school officials who have used a balanced calendar for years say theres not much financial difference either way.
479	7211.json	false	The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners.	deficit,federal-budget,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news conference	They are not the folks operating small manufacturing plants or neighborhood pizza parlors. In fact, only 0. 5 percent of small businesses make that kind of money. More often, small businesses are small in every sense -- most have incomes of less than $50,000 and almost all have profits of less than $1 million -- and they wouldnt be affected by the millionaires tax. Boehners statement is not accurate.
480	1480.json	barely-true	Franklin Roosevelt never allocated more than 12 percent of GDP to federal spending, while the percentage for Barack Obama is not projected to drop below 22.8 percent.	federal-budget,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a commentary on Fox News Channel's 'Glenn Beck Program'	Instead, he pulled a fast one on viewers. Beck's end date excluded rates of federal spending that were twice as high as what Obama is on pace to spend.
481	1512.json	half-true	Fifty-seven of Rubios 100 ideas ultimately became law.	candidates-biography,florida	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	his campaign Web site	"Based on our analysis, he has fallen short. Using the most generous accounting, Rubio might be able to say that he got 34 ideas into state lawbooks (adding together those ideas that we marked ""law"" or ""kind of"" law). Rubio's campaign had almost two weeks to review our findings, and responded Feb.  26, 2010, with five pages of explanations. In two cases, their information changed our decisions. We also offered Rubio the chance to address our findings. He chose, through a spokesman, not to. Based on our findings, 24 of Rubio's 100 ideas became law. Another 10 were partially enacted. But 23 of the ideas either aren't law or could not be law. Totals     Rating  Count         Total       57         Law       24         Not law       18         Kind of       10         Goal, not law       5       Details     No. Idea  Passed by  Is it law?1       Enhance the value of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. SB 1908 (2008)       Kind of. 2       Replace the Sunshine State Standards with a new, world-class curriculum. Curriculum changes required as part of 2008 reforms. 3       Develop statewide end-of-course examinations. SB 1908 (2008)       Kind of. End-of-course exams suggested, not mandated. 4       Push the administration of the FCAT as late in the school year as possible. Though schools have complained new dates interfere with holidays. 5       Voluntary prekindergarten program becomes a global model. No reference provided       Broad goal; cannot be achieved in law. 7       Provide strong incentives to identify gifted elementary school children. No incentives could be identified. 10       Create career academies and career training programs. One per district required starting 2008-09 school year. 12       Expand programs that ease student movement from two- to four-year colleges. HB 7147 (2007)       Kind of. Study was required, but no specific action. 14       To avoid duplication between colleges and universities, develop fiscal policies that address the scope of each program for which state universities and community colleges will receive state support. No specific fiscal policies created. 15       Florida should commit to having a Top 10 public unversity. SB 2800 (2007)       Broad goal; cannot be achieved in law. STAR plan should be made permanent, with increased funding. New system got no extra money. 18       Encourage collaboration to provide excellent principal preparation programs. SB 2800 (2007)       Broad goal; cannot be achieved in law. 19       Create statewide competency tests for both new and veteran teachers. No new teacher tests passed in 2007 or 2008. 24       Add options for student and parent choice in education. Remove limits on the number of students who can participate and the requirement that students must have been in the public school system the prior year. No reference provided       Kind of. More students can participate, but public school requirement remains. 26       Identify professions in high demand. Provide incentives for students to enter these professions. Student incentives werent created, but community colleges can propose four-year degrees in high-need, high-demand majors. 32       Provide incentives to create public-private partnerships that expand after-school programs. 34       Create the Legislative Sunset Advisory Committee. Group created to review government efficiency. 35       Combine House fiscal and substantive committees into a single committee. 36       Design an e-budget Web site that will display a detailed, issue-level budget. House budget Web site created, but not by law. Went dark after Rubio left office. 37       Move Florida's presidential primary. 2008 primary was moved up to Jan.  29. 39       All second-time sex offenders subject to a minimum 20-year sentence. HB 85 (2008)       Kind of. Law that passed was more narrowly focused, harsher. 40       Expand DNA collection to include all those convicted of felony offenses and specified misdemeanor offenses. Covers an estimated additional 300 DNA samples a year. 41       Deny registered sex offenders access to popular Internet networking sites. Install tracking equipment on their computers. HB 573/SB 1004 (2007)       No. State doesnt deny access or track computer use. 44       Increase funding to combat gang activities. Penalties increased for gang offenders, not resources for law enforcement. 45       Increase the number of specialized prosecutors and gang-related law enforcement officers. Penalties increased for gang offenders, not resources for law enforcement. 47       Partner with private companies to build a model transportation system. HB 985 (2007)         Broad goal; cannot be achieved in law. 48       Lease existing toll roads to private companies. State can lease toll roads for up to 75 years. 50       Offer multiple-year vehicle registrations. Multi-year registrations became available in 2008. 54       Increase funding of home inspections to better withstand hurricanes by creating a recurring source of revenue. HB 7057 (2007)   Kind of. Funding increased, but no recurring revenue source. 55       Ensure all insurance companies provide easily understood credits or discounts. As part of 2007 special session insurance legislation. 56       Consider adopting a uniform grading system for evaluating the hurricane strength of homes. As part of 2007 special session insurance legislation. 57       Adopt a uniform statewide building code. As part of 2007 special session insurance legislation. 58       Allow the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to give companies the option to buy more reinsurance. As part of 2007 special session insurance legislation. 59       Allow insurers to offer all homeowners policies with higher hurricane deductibles. As part of 2007 special session insurance legislation. 60       Permit policyholders to reduce their hurricane deductible. As part of 2007 special session insurance legislation. As part of 2007 special session insurance legislation. 62       Ensure insurance companies expedite payments for damages and consider expanding a bridge loan program. Not included as part of special session insurance legislation passed in 2007. 63       Advocate for the federal government to establish a Federal Natural Catastrophe Reinsurance Fund. 64       Increase incentives for developers to provide land and construct affordable housing. One specific program saw increased funding from 2006 to 2007. But it wasnt funded in 2008. 66       Require social networking sites to provide parental notification and consent for minors to use these sites. HB 573/SB 1004 (2007)       No. Minors can use sites like Facebook without consent. 69       Create ""Childrens Zones,"" inner cities programs that focus on serving children. Pilot projects launched in Miami and Jacksonville. 70       Implement a voluntary statewide incentive program for energy efficiency. Not part of 2008 omnibus energy legislation. 71       Create an Energy Efficiency Fund to offer loans to public schools, public hospitals , cities, counties, special districts, and public care institutions. 2008 energy legislation created Florida Green Government Grants. 72       Provide tax incentives to encourage homeowners and businesses to purchase energy-efficient products. Eliminated a 10-year cap on a property tax exemption for purchasing a renewable energy source device. 73       Build energy-efficient buildings that meet environmental standards and save taxpayers money. All new government buildings must meet environmental building standards. 75       Strive to lead the nation in the development and use of alternative energy sources. HB 7135 (2008)       Broad goal; cannot be achieved in law. 76       Incentives for alternative-fueled cars, including discounted parking and free or reduced tolls. No parking or toll discounts for hybrid drivers. 77       Require at least 75 percent of state government vehicles be alternative fuel vehicles. State has a less stringent standard. 79       Accountability for quality and costs from hospitals receiving tax support. Agency for Health Care Administration unaware of any provision. 81       Implement Florida Senior Care. Pilot program approved in 2007. Abandoned after Rubio left office. 82       Reward health care providers and plans that demonstrate better outcomes at lower cost. Agency for Health Care Administration not aware of any such provision. 84       Reward physicians who use technology like e-prescribing to reduce errors. SB 1155 (2007)   Kind of. State created a Web site with links to incentives and rewards, but did not create any new incentives. 87       Launch a marketplace of affordable health insurance. State launched www. floridahealthfinder. gov in late 2007. 90       Create a tax incentive aimed at attracting more film production and TV series to the state, with priority to productions that are family-friendly. HB 1325 (2007)  Kind of. Family-friendly language was inserted but funding has fluctuated. 91       Establish a business investment program to encourage the creation of more high-wage jobs. The state created the Florida Opportunity Fund in 2007 to help launch Florida businesses. 93       Adopt a constitutional amendment prohibiting governments from growing faster than the incomes of their taxpaying citizens."
482	10517.json	half-true	Ninety-six percent of failing schools are spending above $8,400, the average annual per student expenditure, and 26 percent spend considerably more than that.	education	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	an interview	His statement doesnt point out that the failing schools are likely spending more money because they are receiving more money as a result of having high concentrations of students from low-income families. It could be argued that the money they receive and spend isnt working -- afterall, they are failing schools by the states current measure of success, the CCRPI index. Or it could be said that they need more money or a different kind of help, or both. Thats important context in a discussion of what those closest to the ground -- the educators -- say is a very complex problem.
483	5723.json	pants-fire	About 78 to 81 House Democrats are members of the Communist Party. ... Its called the Congressional Progressive Caucus.	candidates-biography	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.	"West said, ""I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party. ""West said he was referring to the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and that the Communist Party has publicly referred to the Progressive Caucus as its ally. But just because the Communist Party has spoken positively about the Progressive Caucus doesnt mean that the Democrats in that Caucus are communists. Heck, West has often pointed out that he and U. S.  Rep. Dennis Kucinich-- a liberal Democrat from Ohio -- agreed on a resolution calling for withdrawing from Libya. That doesnt make West a Democrat. West is using guilty by association here, and has failed to prove that any member of Congress is a communist."
484	7378.json	half-true	Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obamas idea.	federal-budget,military	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	the Republican response to the State of the Union	"Rubio said the defense cuts known that are part of sequestration were Obamas ""idea in the first place. ""That doesnt tell the whole story -- particularly the fact that Obama does not favor these cuts. The White House proposed them as a means of driving the two sides to a compromise over the deficit, not as a real-world spending plan. Still, the idea did originate with Obamas team."
485	531.json	mostly-true	George Bush, and a Republican Congress, have presided over a 55 percent increase in the size of domestic government spending in the last seven years.	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	"a comment by McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina on MSNBC's ""Morning Joe"""	Bush's budget request estimates nondefense domestic spending will total $2. 32-trillion in 2008. That's precisely a 55 percent increase from the $1. 49-trillion it totaled in 2000. Either way, Fiorina's point is generally backed up by the numbers. Domestic spending did surge during the Bush years, along with every other broad category of government outlays.
486	474.json	barely-true	Clinton aides admit it (a gas tax holiday) won't do much for you but would help her politically.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a television ad	We find the aides say that it's a plan that has political benefits, whether it works or not. There's a gap between those two statements.
487	2250.json	false	Bill McCollum backed Jim Greers effort to hide financial irregularities.	ethics,message-machine,transparency	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV ad.	"You can also argue that McCollum was too easily satisfied by the legal opinion of one person. But that is not what is being alleged in the Scott ad. It says that McCollum ""backed Jim Greer's effort to hide financial irregularities."
488	126.json	mostly-true	First, he was in favor of my plan, now he's attacking it.	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4		"The parties will not even sit down in a meaningful way until we get all the forces out. Using U. S.  peacekeepers in Iraq would turn the guarantors into targets, thus plunging any settlement back into war. ""Richardson's early support for the Biden plan was not unequivocal  it included qualifications, such as saying the plan had ""potential"" and needed more study. But he also voluntarily praised the plan by name, and now he's singling it out for criticism."
489	10646.json	pants-fire	Creflo Dollar needed a $65 million Gulfstream G650 to carry thousands of pounds of food and other supplies -- as well as the Word of God -- worldwide.	religion,transparency	juda-engelmayer	New York publicist	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	1	interviews	Its an airplane generally reserved for world leaders, the top crop of business executives and billionaires. One rationale given for buying the aircraft was that the church needed to be able to carry thousands of pounds of food and other goods -- as well as ministers bringing the Word of God -- to other parts of the world. That argument never got off the runway.
490	1823.json	true	Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.	candidates-biography,corporations,energy,environment,oil-spill,pundits	chris-matthews	Host of MSNBC's Hardball		none	1	2	2	1	0	an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show	By November 30, 2000, the stock had fallen to $33 a share. If he'd waited until then to sell, his payday would have been one-third lower, or roughly $14 million rather than $22 million. But Cheney does appear to have had timing on his side, so we find Matthews' statement -- that Cheney had a payday of $34 million -- to be accurate. If anything, it may have been a bit low.
491	9731.json	barely-true	All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved.	state-budget,transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV interview	"Scott said in a TV interview that ""All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved. ""While All Aboard Florida is a private venture, it has applied for a $1. 6 billion federal loan. Also, the state is kicking in money for infrastructure, particularly for a new intermodal center at the Orlando International Airport. The funding for that infrastructure doesnt go directly to All Aboard, but All Aboard does derive some benefit from the spending."
492	9594.json	pants-fire	Fox News is banned in Canada because it violatesa law thatprevents news channels from lying to their viewers.	ethics,foreign-policy	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	posts on Facebook	Fox was denied broadcast in 2003, but not because Canadians found it to be untruthful. And Fox News got its approval to broadcast via satellite in 2004 and certainly has a dish presence up north today.
493	12026.json	half-true	On ending stop and frisk	public-safety	jim-kenney	Philadelphia Mayor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney clarified his stance on stop and frisk to the Al Día editorial board.	The legal considerations for quelling a policy like stop-and-frisk werent lost on Kenney during the campaign. His written campaign materials appear consistent with his stance now. Multiple statements given to reporters along the trail, though, spoke to ceasing the practice absolutely, without the stipulations that Kenney had clarified elsewhere.
494	5971.json	false	Says under President Barack Obama theres been the lowest discretionary spending weve had in decades in the United States.	federal-budget	cory-booker	U.S. senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	4	2	8	0	a roundtable discussion on NBC’s “Meet The Press”	"In his May 20 appearance on NBCs ""Meet The Press,"" Booker cited a couple of Obamas accomplishments, including ""the lowest discretionary spending weve had in decades in the United States. ""But during Obamas tenure, discretionary spending hit 9 percent of GDP for the first time in about two decades. Discretionary spending is projected to drop significantly in the years ahead, but Booker made it sound like that had already occurred."
495	6857.json	false	In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1.	candidates-biography,corporations,debates,energy,environment,stimulus	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the first presidential debate in Denver	That $90 billion, as described in a report provided by the Romney campaign, wasnt provided in one year, wasnt distributed primarily via tax breaks, wasnt primarily provided directly to companies, wasnt primarily spent on solar and wind, and wasnt spent at all on Fisker or Tesla. In reality, more than 60 percent of it was directed to state and local governments and utility companies for energy efficiency, transportation and electrical infrastructure .
496	3112.json	half-true	Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary drivers licenses lacking their photos.	crime,elections,legal-issues	mario-gallegos	Retired firefighter	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a Texas Senate committee meeting.	"And if one is affected, then its one too many. ""Our sense: Gallegos statement incorrectly assumes everyone arrested for DWI during 2010 not only received a temporary license when arrested but is currently driving with such a license. DPS did not pinpoint the number of current drivers with temporary permits. Also, affected individuals can get other state-issued photo IDs."
497	11832.json	pants-fire	Youve been tremendously deceived by people who say the Earth is not flat.	corrections-and-updates,science,space	bob	Hip hop artist		none	0	0	0	0	1	in a Jan. 25 tweet	"said, ""You've been tremendously deceived"" by people who say the Earth is not flat. The worlds scientists have gathered proof that the Earth is round for centuries. Now that were in an age where we can view the Earth from space, we can say with certainty that our planet is spherical. Even without a spaceship, we can see the effects of a round Earth by watching a ship on the horizon or looking out of an airplane window on a clear day. Correction: Ferdinand Magellan wasPortuguese, not Spanish."
498	2337.json	half-true	Jennifer Carrolls an outsider.	candidates-biography,elections	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press conference.	But after retiring from the Navy in 1999, Carroll has very much made politics a key part of her life. She twice ran for Congress, said she was in talks for a job with Vice President Cheney, ran the state's Department of Veterans Affairs, was elected to the Florida House and was considered for Crist's lieutenant governor choice in 2006. So Carroll has some outsider, and some insider.
499	10853.json	false	Hedge fund managers pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers.	economy,income,jobs,taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an appearance in Mason City, Iowa	"Clinton said that hedge fund managers ""pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers. If she meant to say tax rates, that's more complicated,and the data doesn't clearly back up the point. UPDATE, May 20, 2015, 2:30 p. m. : This article has been updated to reflect a comment from Clinton's campaign staff."
500	9050.json	mostly-true	Says President Barack Obamas approval rating gained 3 points in the last couple months.	polls	dan-pfeiffer	Adviser to President Barack Obama		democrat	0	0	0	1	0	"an interview on ""Meet the Press"""	"When asked about Obamas approval rating, Pfeiffer said, ""Weve gained 3 points in the last couple months. ""Hes right that the aggregate of polling data suggests that Obamas low point was December, not early March, as the new WSJ/NBC poll said. But theres some variation in how big of a rebound Obamas approval rating has seen. While Real Clear Politics says its 3 percent (buoyed by two outliers), Huffington Post put it at less than a percentage point. Franklin said it was somewhere in between those two. Pfeiffers correct that the presidents poll numbers are up slightly over the past few months. But they remain low (and underwater), and the gains depend on how you run the numbers. Correction: Charles Franklin said President Barack Obama's aggregate approval rating bottomed out at 41. 98 percent in December 2013."
501	9427.json	mostly-true	In the city of Milwaukee, weve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city.	city-budget,crime	robin-vos	Wisconsin Assembly speaker	Wisconsin	republican	0	3	2	5	1	a radio interview	Crivello also said furloughs also hurt morale. Our rating Vos said the mayor and police chief were furloughing police officers. But Vos places the blame for them solely on Barrett and Flynn, when the responsibility is shared by the council and Fire and Police Commission. Whats more, its a longstanding practice to deal with budget issues and steps have been taken to mitigate the impact on public safety.
502	2830.json	half-true	A proposal to reduce the deficit involved large tax cuts for the top bracket.	federal-budget,taxes,abc-news-week	paul-krugman	New York Times columnist		none	0	2	3	4	0	" ""This Week with Christiane Amanpour"""	It gets rid of exemptions that have diverse effects. Overall, would taxes go down for the higher incomes?It's very difficult to say; even the analysis from the Tax Policy Center can't account for all the effects of such dramatic change. Krugman's comments on the plan on This Week left out a good bit of context.
503	9756.json	half-true	Says Mitch McConnell voted two times against the Violence Against Women Act.	crime,criminal-justice,message-machine-2014,women	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a campaign ad	McConnell supported the act repeatedly when it was first introduced and when it first passed the Senate in the early 1990s, and twice voted to reauthorize it. While he voted against the Democratic versions of the bill in 2012 and 2013 that included new provisions for sexual orientation, immigration status and tribal lands (and eventually became law), he voted for Republican measures that largely maintained the status quo. The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details and context.
504	6532.json	mostly-true	His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire	Romney hasnt released his tax returns before 2010, and his 2011 documents arent finalized yet. But, looking at the snapshot of his 2010 return, its safe to say his tax rate would have taken a nose dive. More than $20 million of Romney's $21. 6 million income that year came from interest, dividends and capital gains -- items that would no longer be taxed under Ryans plan. Factor in a reduction in the top marginal tax rate and the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax, and Romneys tax rate would have fallen dramatically, almost surely reaching below 1 percent, according to media reports and tax analyses.
505	4805.json	false	Wisconsin law says all recall petition signers must sign in the presence of another person.	elections	kurt-schuller	State treasurer	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a tweet	"Schuller said on Twitter that its a ""violation of election law"" to print out and sign your own recall petition. He said he was responding to a tweet he felt was incomplete. But its not a violation of election law. The same person can be both the signer and the circulator."
506	3648.json	false	In early voting in Miami-Dade County, there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open.	elections,florida	miguel-diaz-de-la-portilla	State Senator District 36	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a Senate Rules Committee meeting	''I think we'll go to Aventura,'' voter Craig Hooten, 41, told a Miami Herald reporter on that date, after noting an hour and 45-minute line at the Aventura City Hall early voting site. While there have been cases of early voter turnout falling below the double-digit mark, those instances were related to inclement weather. Overall, early voting in Miami-Dade County has experienced steady growth each election cycle, with some sites processing more than 3,000 voters.
507	4994.json	half-true	I never lobbied under any circumstance for Freddie Mac.	campaign-finance,ethics	newt-gingrich	"Co-host on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a debate in Iowa	Gingrich is technically correct that he was not a registered lobbyist for Freddie Mac. But it appears he took pains to avoid being subject to the rules. Giving strategic advice is widely considered a way of using political influence without having to register.
508	4715.json	half-true	Says Mitt Romneys housing policy is, Dont try and stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom.	housing,message-machine-2012	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a campaign ad	"The DNCs ad says that Mitt Romneys housing policy is, ""Dont try and stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom. ""That is part of his policy, but they edited out his remarks that say the housing market should then turn around and come back up as investors buy properties and rent them out. Romney also said he was open to ideas for encouraging refinancing. Romney does seem to favor letting foreclosures run their course, but he also suggests that doing so will enable investors to buy low-priced homes and revive the market."
509	526.json	barely-true	In just a few years in office, Sen. Obama has accumulated the most liberal voting record in the Senate.	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a speech in New Orleans	1 liberal  in some cases, far from No.
510	8673.json	true	Whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense.	criminal-justice,drugs,health-care,marijuana,states	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court	"There are a lot of talking points about medical marijuana being passed around in Florida, but one immutable fact underlies the pro- and anti-marijuana lobbies: The federal government considers cannabis an illegal drug by law. Whether thats the way it should be depends on your point of view. Proponents point to current federal administrative guidelines that deprioritize marijuana prosecution, saying that state preferences equal de facto law. The state attorney general says that even if the U. S.  Attorney Generals Office says its not focusing on medical marijuana laws, that doesnt change the Controlled Substances Act. Only Congress could do that. Even with the caveats implied by the U. S.  governments recent guidance, Bondis office declared ""whether the Amendment passes or not, the medical use of marijuana is a federal criminal offense. ""Whether youre a supporter of states rights or not, shes correct."
511	9273.json	pants-fire	Jules Bailey was instrumental in creating the Business Energy Tax Credit that let companies like Wal-Mart profit by $11 million while costing the Oregon general fund $33 million.	state-finances,taxes	brian-wilson	Self-employed financial consultant	Oregon	none	0	0	0	0	1	a campaign email	"A senior state economist who worked extensively on the program characterized Baileys work as ""clamping down"" on the amount of breaks given away. Further, a bill Bailey helped sponsor in his first session, along with a committee he co-chaired in 2011, effectively led to the programs demise."
512	9973.json	half-true	Based on current trends, 15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as children.	women	emma-watson			none	0	0	2	0	0	a speech at the UN	Watson said that at current rates, 15. 5 million girls would be married as children in the next 16 years. Watson probably meant to say that 16 years from now, 15. 5 million girls per year would be married as children. However, the estimate we found from the source cited by UN Women is a bit less than Watson said -- 15. 1 rather than 15. 5 million by 2030. The annual number masks two underlying trends. First, in some developing countries, the age of marriage is rising even if it remains below the threshold age of 18. Second and more important, the incidence of child marriage is falling. It just isnt falling as quickly as the population of young girls is increasing. Watsonseverely undercounts the sheer number of young marriages that will take place between now and 2030. Based on current trends, there would be not just another 15 million, butanother 125 million on top of that, a figure that would have bolstered her case. But either way,the statisticignores that theincidence of child marriage is falling.
513	3.json	mostly-true	New Mexico was 46th in teacher pay (when he was elected), now we're 29th.	education	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	a TV ad.	Richardson led a successful effort to raise teacher pay, but we cannot give him a fully truthful ruling because he neglects to mention that he is mixing rankings from two sources. The ranking of 46th is from the 2002-03 National Education Association survey of teacher pay. The newest NEA ranking, with 2004-05 statistics, only shows New Mexico has climbed to 40th.
514	9197.json	false	The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations give many times more political donations to Democrats than Republicans.	campaign-finance,corporations,elections	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	an interview	"Our rating DeMint said that the ""big Wall Street banks, the big corporations"" give ""many times more"" political donations to Democrats than Republicans and he referred to his time in the U. S.  Senate from 2005 to 2013. Democrats raised nearly three times more than Republicans in one financial sector in one election cycle. But for the most part, when they led their margins were much smaller. And in recent cycles, Republicans have led in money from Wall Street and business."
515	9610.json	false	David Perdue has never voted in a Republican primary until his name was on the ballot.	voting-record	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	Friends of Jack Kingston flyer	"To sum up, the Kingston camp, trying to convince voters that Perdue isnt a real Republican, has sent out a flier that states: David Perdue ""has never voted in a Republican primary until his name was on the ballot. ""Public records show Perdue didnt vote in a general election primary until this year, when hes a candidate for U. S.  Senate. But those same records show Perdue voted Republican in the presidential primaries in 2008 and 2012."
516	1150.json	half-true	If you don't count illegal aliens, people who qualify for other insurance, and people who make more than $75,000 a year, it leaves about 15 million people who are uninsured.	health-care	orrin-hatch	U.S. Senator	Utah	republican	2	0	1	0	0	an interview on Fox News	So we find that the individual numbers that Hatch uses are accurate or in the ballpark. Our concerns are with the methodology used to come up with his bottom line. It relies on a hodgepodge of different years and sources and leaves open the possibility that some people are double- or triple-counted. It would not pass muster in an undergraduate statistics class.
517	2087.json	true	The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure.	afghanistan,history,military	dennis-kucinich	U.S. representative	Ohio	democrat	1	3	4	6	0	a statement posted to his website	Fighting began less than one month later on Oct.  7. Last month, on June 7, the war completed 8 years and 9 months. There's no fighting the numbers.
518	7051.json	half-true	Says JimRenacci has consistently voted for loopholes that encourage outsourcing of our jobs.	financial-regulation,taxes,trade,voting-record	betty-sutton	U.S. representative from Ohio's 13th District	Ohio	democrat	0	2	1	2	1	a debate	Yes, Renacci supports territorial taxation. But researchers are divided on the net effect this would have on U. S.  jobs. And Renacci has demonstrated an interest in incentivizing repatriation, introducing legislation of his own legislation toward that end in 2011. This clashes with Suttons characterization that he consistently encourages outsourcing.
519	8035.json	false	Says in Texas its legal to shoot someone whos committing a public nuisance under the cover of dark.	guns,legal-issues	robert-reich	Economics professor at the University of California (Berkeley)	California	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a blog post	"The verdict hinged on theft; prostitution is not a ""public nuisance"" in Texas; and state law doesnt say deadly force can be used on people creating nuisances. Notably, too, the law includes many other restrictions on deadly force, not just what type of crime is being committed."
520	1329.json	barely-true	"A small business receiving a federal tax credit ""to provide health care for its employees ... would be barred under the Stupak Amendment from allowing their employees to use ... the health care that they offer them for abortion."""	abortion,health-care	ed-rendell	Governor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	0	1	the 'Rachel Maddow Show'	This may be cold comfort to abortion-rights advocates, who are generally skeptical of the value of riders, saying that companies may not offer them and that individuals may not purchase them.
521	1574.json	mostly-true	Individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent.	health-care	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a recorded phone message	Unless the state of California deems Anthem's rate hikes unjustified, thousands of individual policyholders will face premium increases as high as 39 percent. Folks in other states  including Texas  also are experiencing hikes in the double-digits. Meantime, the CBO projects that most Americans' premiums would decrease under the Senate's health care plan. A tiny minority of individuals who buy their own insurance would pay 10 to 13 percent more, while receiving better coverage. Of course, all these numbers are just projections and the outcome of the debate over health care reform is uncertain.
522	6745.json	mostly-true	Says Barack Obamas comments indicate he believes in redistribution of wealth.	government-efficiency,message-machine-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a speech	Obama was even critical of some government agencies in Chicago in the clip. Obama also spoke about ways to foster competition and innovation. Obama spoke of redistribution in a way that government can create an even playing field for everyone and encourage competition. The clip of the 1998 audio that Romney referenced to criticize Obama doesnt tell the complete story.
523	4289.json	half-true	Says of the 2,000 Portland households in the year-long (composting) pilot, 87 percent of participants reported being satisfied with the overall system.	polls	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	an article on his website	"But ""if I were the client looking at this, I would look at the positive number I got back with squinty eyes. So where does all this leave us?Well, were not sold that the satisfaction rate is as high as 87 percent, given the survey design and the way the sample was collected. But, it does seem obvious that, among the pilot homes, the program is relatively popular."
524	4383.json	false	Says Oregon state employees received a catch-up pay raise in 1981 -- just two years after they agreed not to take a raise in exchange for a retirement benefit.	labor,retirement,unions	dennis-richardson	state representative	Oregon	republican	0	4	1	2	0	a press briefing	"Readers can decide for themselves whether they did, and whether they should continue to get their retirement contributions paid. What we can say for sure is that even with the 6 percent retirement pickup added back to paychecks, the 15. 3 percent so-called ""catch up"" raise was not out of line given inflation. And two, state workers didnt get most of that 15. 3 percent increase until the next biennium, at which point COLA cost-of-living increases were frozen for another two years. State workers may have done better economically than private sector employees, but thats not what Richardson said in his original statement."
525	12089.json	mostly-true	Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition.	children,families,poverty	katie-mcginty		Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	1	1		"McGinty said, ""Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition. ""Average infant childcare costs in Pennsylvania do surpass rent prices, as McGinty accurately states. Average college tuition for public colleges in the Keystone state is 20 percent higher -- not the largest difference, but still significant, especially to lower-income families."
526	12976.json	false	All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin.	polls,states	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin	"Hannity said: ""All of Texas is conservative except a little bit of Austin. ""If Hannity had solely singled out the state's many rural and suburban counties, he'd have a point. However, the states border counties and biggest cities (not just Austin) lean Democratic while the UT poll showed the majority of all voters self-identify as something other than conservative."
527	5170.json	true	Under this tax cut, middle-class families dont save enough for a weeks worth of groceries, while millionaires save enough to go on an exotic vacation.	income,taxes	lou-greenwald	State Assemblyman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	2	2	a press release	After the governor announced his proposal to cut income tax rates by 10 percent, Greenwald said in a press release that the cut wouldnt be enough to pay for one week of groceries for a middle-class family, but millionaires would save enough to take an exotic vacation. Greenwald is right: those who make more in New Jersey will save more from an across-the-board income tax cut. And federal data and vacation package deals listed on travel websites back up the assemblymans comparisons.
528	6976.json	true	The poverty rate amongst women is the worst its been in 17 years and the extreme poverty rate is the worst its ever been.	poverty,women	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a debate.	"Allen said, ""The poverty rate amongst women is the worst its been in 17 years and the extreme poverty rate is the worst its ever been. ""The numbers back him up."
529	7838.json	pants-fire	Says the word Dhimmitude is on page 107 of the health care law and means Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance.	health-care,religion	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email	"Members of Congress did not want the penalties for going without insurance to be too strict, so the law specifically states that people who fail to pay the penalty ""shall not not be subject to any criminal prosecution or penalty"" nor may government officials ""file notice of lien with respect to any property"" (page 131). Muslims are not specifically exempted. And if anyone is exempted, its a small number of Christian groups."
530	2643.json	false	Scientists have shown us (that) the greater possibilities, the real science movement, has been with adult stem cell research. It has not been with embryonic.	health-care	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a news conference with reporters	In supporting his views, Walker said scientists agree the most promising research is focused on adult stem cells, not embryonic stem cells.
531	1810.json	half-true	On the National Animal Identification System.	agriculture,candidates-biography	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	a Tea Party rally in El Paso	As a senator, Staples voted for a proposal authorizing the state to develop an animal ID program in conjunction with a federal effort that seemed headed toward mandating tags. Significantly, the new law didn't require anyone to tag animals, though it empowered the animal health commission to issue a mandate. But save Staples' 2005 vote, which was in step with nearly every other legislator, he appears to have consistently opposed mandatory identification and tracking  which surely counts for something. Yet Staples' Senate vote counts as well.
532	10097.json	pants-fire	Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the non-existence of God.	candidates-biography,education,government-regulation,legal-issues,campaign-advertising,pop-culture,religion,science,unions	Local-799-international-assoc-fire-fighters		Rhode Island	none	0	0	0	0	1	in a mailer	The Providence firefighters union says that Jorge Elorza is an extremist who wants public schools to teach that God does not exist. Nowhere in the 54-page article does Elorza say he wants public schools to teach that there is no God. Elorza has said repeatedly thats not his view and we could find no public statements by him that suggest otherwise.
533	13236.json	barely-true	Donald Trump says that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO...	foreign-policy,military	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a debate.	"Kaine said Trump has said ""that NATO is obsolete, and that we need to get rid of NATO. ""The record is full of instances when Trump called the alliance ""obsolete,"" but that doesnt means hes called for its end. To the contrary, Trump has spoken of a future for NATO as long as other nations shoulder more of NATOs costs and make other changes. If they wont do so, then Trump has voiced ambivalence about the alliances future."
534	2568.json	false	On implementing a sales tax.	message-machine,taxes	doug-ainge	high school teacher	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a television ad	"Were not so sure that an entire opinion piece in the states largest newspaper on the merits of a sales tax is cherry-picking, but thats really neither here nor there. Ainge has gone from arguing for a sales tax (Disneyland doesnt suffer) to saying hed vote against one (""No sales tax."
535	12833.json	false	A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding whats going to be in your local salad bar.	congress,education,food-safety,market-regulation	dave-brat	College professor	Virginia	republican	2	5	0	2	0	a podcast.	The bill largely would reauthorize free-meals legislation passed in 2010 that prioritized serving healthy food to students. In the aftermath, the USDA established copious regulations that include minimum weekly servings of green and red-orange vegetables and legumes. Many schools have salad bars, and it can be argued that Congress has allowed the USDA to regulate their contents. But its hard to imagine any salad bar worth its salt not offering a mixture of vegetables.
536	1894.json	half-true	Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton.	elections,abc-news-week	donna-brazile	Political commentator	Washington, D.C.	democrat	0	1	4	7	0	a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.'	But for Democratic primary voters, Brazile is on solid ground. She sent  us a poll from Lake Research Partners of likely Democratic primary  voters in Arkansas that found 86 percent had a favorable approval rating  of Clinton. So Brazile was very close with her number, but she left out an important  detail -- that it applied only to Democratic primary voters. Still, it was made in the context of a discussion about the Democratic primary.
537	7881.json	mostly-true	The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military is not just a womans issue. More than half of the victims are men.	military	kirsten-gillibrand	U.S. Senator	New York	democrat	0	0	1	3	0	an interview on Face the Nation	Gillibrand said more than half the victims of sexual crimes in the military are men.
538	5603.json	true	Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parents boyfriend or girlfriend have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused.	children,crime,families,marriage	glenn-grothman	State Senator, 20th District	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	1	0	an interview	"It was highest for children living with one parent who had an unmarried partner in the household -- 57. 2 per 1,000 children. Thats more than eight times higher than the rate in households with married biological parents. Our rating    Grothman said a federal study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend ""have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused. ""Grothman accurately quotes the study, which found that the rate of sexual abuse among children who live with a biological parent and the parent's partner is 20 times higher than the rate for children who live with their married biological parents."
539	5759.json	false	A proposed regional transportation tax will last a minimum of 10 years, and has been approved to last longer.	transportation	anonymous-flier			none	0	1	0	0	0		"""Theyll be back with their hands out in 10 years,"" she said. Still, the flier needs to be revised to say that voters will decide whether to renew the tax, Dooley said. T-SPLOST may indeed survive its 10-year life span, but a zombie tax would be a creature of voters own making."
540	6207.json	half-true	Says our 12 month job increase was the sixth highest in the nation.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech before the state Legislature	The percentage increase of nearly 1. 6 percent leaves the state in 13th place.
541	2149.json	false	Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greenes scheme financial weapons of mass destruction.	candidates-biography,financial-regulation,message-machine	kendrick-meek		Florida	democrat	2	6	1	4	1	a television ad	Still, there's no doubt Greene was heavily involved in buying credit default swaps, which are a type of derivative. And Buffett was exceptionally critical of derivatives. The problem with Meek's ad is that it gives the impression that Buffett criticized Greene personally, which he didn't do. By saying Buffett called Greene's scheme a bad idea, Meek personalizes a comment that had nothing to do with Greene.
542	2445.json	false	Its not true that since hes been the president, executions in Iran have increased by four times.	crime,human-rights,abc-news-week	mahmoud-ahmadinejad			none	0	2	0	0	0	"ABC's ""This Week"""	The reports are meticulously documented, and are mostly sourced to government websites and government news agencies within Iran that have reported specific cases. And, while even the human rights groups acknowledge their numbers are imprecise (and likely under-reported), the same method for gathering the data has been used for years. That seems the best way, under the circumstances, to establish a trend.
543	5910.json	half-true	Says I am happy to decline PERS so that the County can save over $68,000 over a four year term that would have been paid on my behalf.	county-budget,county-government,message-machine-2012,retirement	john-ludlow	Businessman		republican	1	0	1	0	0	a Facebook post	(Ludlow as a new member will not cost taxpayers as much as employees who have been in the system for a long time. )The Public Employees Retirement System estimates money that would have gone to him is closer to $10,000 a year.
544	2596.json	half-true	Says Chris Dudley thinks Oregons minimum wage is too high.	jobs,message-machine	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a television ad	But if Dudley is ducking, Kitzhaber is stretching. Nevertheless, any reasonable person watching the original exchange would believe that Dudley agrees the minimum wage is too high or, at the least, problematic -- despite what his camp says now.
545	10399.json	false	Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts.	disability	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a speech in New Hampshire	"Paul said, ""Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts. ""The numbers dont add up. The two broader disability categories that include back pain (""diseases of the musculoskeletal system"")and anxiety disorders (""mental disorders - other"") dont even equal close to 50 percent, let alone those two ailments by themselves. Pauls quip might make for a good soundbite, but its not rooted in reality."
546	792.json	half-true	The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change.	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Nashville, Tenn.	Sofirst, when McCain talks about this legislation, it's not the cure-all he suggests it may have been; the focus then was on corruption in Fannie and Freddie, which isn't really what the financial crisis is about. Democrats may have opposed it, but it didn't appear to have all that many champions in a Republican-controlled Senate, either. And last,if you look back in time, Democrats and Republicans supported an easing of lending standards in the late 1990s. So for McCain to lay Fannie and Freddie woes entirely at the feet of the Democrats is unfair.
547	12929.json	true	Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas.	economy,jobs,states	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	comments at Texas Democratic Party convention	"Castro said that ""today,"" California is ""creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas. ""These fightin words hold up based on recent jobs growth and relative changes in GDP and personal income. Still (just a tad whiney here) would it hurt to acknowledge that Texas continues to enjoy a lower unemployment rate"
548	12791.json	barely-true	Says Gov. Mike Pence and Rep. Mike Coffman take the same positions on a number of things... Coffman and Pence oppose equal rights for LGBT Americans.	gays-and-lesbians	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	a news release	"A DCCC news release said, ""Coffman and Pence oppose equal rights for LGBT Americans. ""The release stated that Coffman and Pence ""take the same positions on a number of things,"" including on gay rights. DCCC and other critics have a point in saying Coffman opposed same-sex marriage, repealing the militarys ""Dont Ask, Dont Tell"" policy and he supported the Defense of Marriage Act. But he has backed legislation to protect gay Americans from discrimination in the workplace, in securing credit, in federal transportation and housing programs and in military benefits. Advocacy groups have praised Coffmans support on some protections and said he is not as steadfast an opponent as Pence. We found several examples where the pair do not align."
549	9003.json	barely-true	All of Floridas four-year state colleges now offer bachelors degrees for only $10,000.	education	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State speech	"Scott said, ""All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000. ""The schools that make up the state college system have accepted a challenge from Scott to offer $10,000 degrees, but only about half currently do. Also, there are several other caveats as to who can get a cheap degree and in what major. Lastly, the $10,000 degree doesn't cover books, housing, meals, fees and other expenses. Scott left out important context in his remarks at the State of the State address."
550	3811.json	false	One of every two Wisconsin residents are on some kind of government handout.	federal-budget,medicare,social-security	scott-fitzgerald	State Senator, 13th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	2	1	0	0	a speech at the state GOP convention	"Many people would not consider those programs handouts. Heres the bottom line:    Fitzgerald made a bold statement at the state GOP convention -- that one out of every two Wisconsin residents ""is on some kind of government handout. ""The Senate leader later provided a different number, but the data he relied on is not specific to Wisconsin."
551	3399.json	false	A new ruling by the EPA would force dairy farmers to comply with the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Program when dealing with spilt milk -- the same regulations oil and natural gas producers must follow.	environment	morgan-griffith	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	3	2	1	0	0	a newsletter.	But a congressman who is railing against a federal agency has the means to get his facts right. Griffith is dishing udder cow chips.
552	11229.json	true	Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi.	economy	glen-sturtevant			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a candidates' forum.	Sturtevant said that Virginia had zero percent economic growth last year, the third worst result in the nation.
553	3800.json	false	In the U.S. Constitution, theres a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.	history	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	in a speech announcing his presidential run	"""No court makes a legal decision based on the Declaration of Independence,"" Wilkes said. With his first speech as a bona fide candidate, Cain joins a long, bipartisan line of presidential hopefuls who have succumbed to foot-in-mouth disease. They include Cains foe, President Barack Obama, who accidentally said there were 57 states during the 2008 campaign and U. S.  Sen.  John McCain, who said in an interview he was unsure how many houses he owned. Welcome to the 2012 presidential election season, folks."
554	10283.json	mostly-true	In 1990, the U.S. led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with college degrees. Today we are in 12th place.	education	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a meme on social media	"Sanders said that ""in 1990, the U. S.  led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with college degrees. Today we are in 12th place. ""There are some quirks in the data, but experts agree that the general trend line is roughly as Sanders says it is."
555	352.json	mostly-true	I have something in common with my husband. He never carried caucuses either. He lost all of the ones that I've lost.	elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an ABC/Politico interview	It's hard to read too much into comparisons like the one Hillary Clinton cites because the political complexions of some states  particularly in the West  have changed markedly over the past 16 years. Safe to say, both Clintons do better in big states that hold primaries.
556	4134.json	false	Your tax dollars are not being used to sue you, the people.	redistricting	alan-hays	state senator	Florida	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a public hearing about redistricting	"The Secretary of State is the defendant because the office is charged with implementing the amendment. (Brown and Diaz-Balart are using legal defense funds -- not tax dollars -- to pay for the lawsuits, said David Simon, spokesman for Brown. )Hays told a group of residents concerned about redistricting, ""Your tax dollars are not being used to sue you the people who voted the 63 percent. ""But tax dollars are being used by the House to try to strike down Amendment 6, as well as by the Secretary of State to defend the amendment in court."
557	5278.json	half-true	Federal, state and local governments have subsidized the production of the Volt to the tune of estimates between $50,000 and $250,000 per vehicle sold.	corporations,energy,technology	jim-jordan	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	1	0	3	3	0	a congressional hearing	Mackinacs numbers seem inexact and fluid and designed to make headlines at the expense of accuracy. They include money that went to a company that doesnt supply the Volt. And the per-vehicle tally considers all aid awarded at a time when Volt sales are just beginning. That figure will fall dramatically -- a point the studys author concedes -- as more Volts and cars that use its technology are sold, with one analysis citing a figure of $25 per car if projected out over the next 25 years.
558	2165.json	half-true	In Cobb County, every meeting opened with a prayer. The ACLU objected. Sued ... [Sam] Olens took on the ACLU and won!	legal-issues,religion	sam-olens		Georgia	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a campaign ad	The plaintiffs objected in their complaint to the types of prayer at the beginning of the meeting.
559	7448.json	true	Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.	crime	kasim-reed			democrat	1	0	5	7	1	a speech	Indeed, the number of reported felony crimes is at its lowest since 1969. Its possible the felony crime rate was slightly lower in 1970 or 1971. Its possible, though, that the felony crime rate was lower in 2012. Since it is possible the felony crime rate was lower in 2012, were not going to quibble about 1970 or 1971.
560	12987.json	true	Both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president in 2016 are quite unpopular.	elections	jimmy-carter		Georgia	democrat	3	0	2	2	0	interview with an AP reporter in Memphis	"Former President Jimmy Carter said both major candidates for president in 2016 are ""quite unpopular. ""Carters view is backed up by poll after poll, including one in Georgia that reflected much the same disatisfaction as the national polls."
561	5132.json	half-true	Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgias Presidential Ballot in 2012.	elections	georgia-democrats		Georgia	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an online fundraising bid	Nevertheless, these challenges are dyed bright red. A GOP state representative does represent two of the challengers, and two unsuccessful Republican candidates from Tennessee and California represent the rest. One challenger is chairman of his county GOP. Three of the four challengers consider themselves Republicans, and all of them have voted Republican.
562	13329.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton takes tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings.	foreign-policy,terrorism	kellyanne-conway			republican	1	1	0	0	0	"comments on ""Meet the Press"""	"Conway said Clinton ""takes tens of millions of dollars from countries that hate women, that disrespect women, that throw gays off of buildings. ""Conway is talking about donations the Clinton Foundation has taken from U. S.  allies is the Middle East for humanitarian project. Herstatement is exaggerated and muddles a few facts. Clinton, as a political candidate, cannot take donations from foreign countries. The Clinton Foundation has accepted $18 million to $40 million from countries that have treated women and gays harshly. The latest gifts came in 2014 and are not current as Conway implies. Conway may have been thinking of ISIS, which has not and cannot donate to the Clinton Foundation."
563	4588.json	true	Says he came to the Republican Party sooner in age than Ronald Reagan.	candidates-biography,new-hampshire-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	Republican presidential primary debate	The librarys website says Reagan made the switch and registered Republican in the fall of 1962, when he was 51. As for Perry, born March 4, 1950, he won his first three political races for a Texas House seat as a Democrat, then switched parties in 1989 to challenge a Democratic agricultural commissioner. A Texas Tribune storysays Perry announced he was changing parties on Sept.  29 of that year in a press conference outside the Texas Capitol. On the day of the press conference, Perry was 39 years old, 12 years younger than Reaganwhen he made his switch.
564	6455.json	mostly-true	Voter turnout for some groups in the 2008 presidential general election in Georgia was far greater than it should have been demographically.	elections	warren-kampf	State Representative	Pennsylvania	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a town hall meeting	"We couldnt find any data that examined whether low-income or lesser-educated black Georgians voted at a lesser clip between the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. Its correct that black voter turnout in Georgia did increase between the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections, but the increase wasnt, as Kampf said, ""far greater. ""Also, the 2008 election was, as Boone said, a ""special case. ""Kampfs statement is accurate, but it needs some clarification and context."
565	10282.json	pants-fire	Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!	corrections-and-updates,history,public-health,science,water	jesse-ventura	Author	Minnesota	independent	0	0	0	1	1	an interview with Salon.com	"Ventura said, ""Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis! A leading anti-fluoridation activist repudiates the story. The most commonly cited Web source for the story was a 16-year-old extract in a fringe Australian publication. And a Holocaust historian we contacted knew of no such project. Editor's note: This report initially referred to Ventura as a Navy SEAL, something he includes on hisora. tv biography. Readers later pointed out that theres been a long-running debate on whether Ventura is justified in calling himself a SEAL."
566	211.json	true	He was a member of the Iraq Study Group and was either fired or quit from a very important commission that was trying to figure out the way forward in Iraq.	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Interview on Fox News	"Hamilton says that after Giuliani told Baker he couldn't attend the second meeting in a row, ""(Baker) said, 'I'm going to have to go to another person. '"" On May 31, 2006, the group announced former U. S.  Attorney General Edwin Meese III would replace Giuliani. At the time, Giuliani said: ""My previous time commitments do not permit me the full and active participation that the Iraq Study Group deserves. ""It's unclear whether he was fired or forced to quit, but consider this: During his two-month tenure on the panel, between March 15, 2006, and May 24, 2006, Giuliani made 30 paid appearances for a net revenue of $2. 25-million, according to his financial disclosure forms."
567	7676.json	barely-true	If an individual is determined to commit suicide, the availability of a gun is not a factor because they will find a way.	guns,public-health	michael-chippendale	State Representative	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	1	0	"a debate on WPRI's ""Newsmakers program"""	"State Rep.  Michael Chippendale said, ""If an individual is under enough emotional or psychological distress where theyre going to commit suicide, the availability of a gun is not a factor. Most experts told us the real issue is impulsiveness. Some people determined to kill themselves are locked into that decision and will find another method if a gun isn't handy. But research suggests that most suicide attempts are not the result of such premeditation. Thus, the presence or absence of a firearm can play a big role in whether the person is successful."
568	1873.json	false	Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens.	history,immigration,legal-issues	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail	The official total from 1930 to 1960 is 477,000 formal removals and 5. 4 million who left voluntarily. That 30-year period includes the entirety of Roosevelt's terms, not just the three presidents cited in the e-mail. It would be too generous to call the e-mail Barely True.
569	2443.json	half-true	The total number of dollars that passes through the Department of Development is like $900 million and like $650 (million) of it has nothing to do with development, which is breathtaking when you think about it.	government-efficiency,state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a statement to reporters	To Kasichs point, it is hard to believe that a state agency charged with bringing and retaining jobs for Ohio could spend only a small fraction of its state funds on its primary duty. Give him credit for the over-arching point. Take some credit away for that.
570	3841.json	half-true	Medicare only has about 50 percent of it paid for by either premiums or payroll taxes, and the rest is deficit spending ... or debt spending.	medicare,abc-news-week	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	"ABC's ""This Week"""	"In 2008, the Government Accountability Office concluded the exploding cost of Medicare and other entitlement programs such as Medicaid and Social Security had put the federal budget on an ""unsustainable fiscal path. ""One could argue that added Medicare costs to a budget that is already running a deficit is simply adding on more deficit spending."
571	12284.json	mostly-true	In the 2014 election, 80 percentofpoor people did not vote.	income,voting-record	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	"Sanders said, ""In 2014, 80 percent of poor people did not vote. ""The figure is a bit high if we look at turnout by income. In 2014, about 75 percent of people who made under $10,000 and about 69 percent of those who made under $30,000 didnt vote. If we look at financial insecurity, however, Sanders is right on the money."
572	7197.json	mostly-true	Says the Nike bill is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future.	state-budget,taxes	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	legislative testimony.	But its been clear all along that the governor would use the legislation to ensure the continuance of a sizable tax giveaway for Nike. That is an important clarification.
573	12858.json	half-true	Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time.	labor,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference at the White House	"Obama said ""Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms"" and is ""changing their constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time. ""Experts said actual changes to the law have not happened yet but acknowledged the drafting process might be underway. They did agree, however, that the changes proposed would qualify as ""unprecedented. ""More critically, they said its hard to enforce the changes being described and the United States has a particularly poor track record of doing so."
574	2633.json	half-true	As state treasurer, Alexi Giannoulias lost $73 million in our kids college savings.	economy,education,message-machine	mark-kirk	U.S. Senator	Illinois	republican	2	1	2	0	0	a TV ad	Yes, the Tribune story suggests Giannoulias had concerns early on about the aggressive investment strategy in the fund -- but that he opted to stick with the firm's strategy on the advice of Oppenheimer managers and an outside consultant. But analysts also credited Illinois with reacting more quickly to the issues than other states, and Giannoulias helped get a settlement with Oppenheimer to recoup half the losses. There's a lot of context to consider here on both sides of the equation.
575	6041.json	half-true	District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010.	redistricting	jack-latvala	State Senator	Florida	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a newsletter	Basically, he knew that District 20 included only 20 percent of the population of his old District 16, which is correct. But he wrongly assumed that the remaining 80 percent of his old district would be moved into new District 22. (We're talking about people here, not land area.
576	3414.json	false	We now work the longest hours of any people around the world.	labor	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a C-SPAN interview	"In other words, in addition to those countries listed earlier, there are many more developing countries where people work more hours than Americans. Sanders said ""We now work the longest hours of any people around the world."
577	4323.json	mostly-true	When lenders foreclose on homes, they typically suffer losses that exceed 30 percent of the value of the home.	housing	thaddeus-mccotter	Congressman	Michigan	republican	0	0	0	1	0	"an op-ed in the ""National Review"""	". . . (It) is clear that lenders share the interest of homeowners and their communities to avoid foreclosure. ""In ruling on McCotter's statement, we want to be clear that we found no definitive national studies on what lenders lose when they foreclose on homes. Industry estimates also put the number at 30 percent or higher."
578	1679.json	half-true	The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities.	foreign-policy,military,abc-news-week	robert-gates	Secretary of Defense		none	0	0	1	2	0	"ABC's ""This Week"""	"Congress then passed the Stockpile Management Plan, which seeks to extend the  life of the nuclear arsenal without building wholly new warheads. Gates makes a valid  point that the Bush policy in the later years of his presidency -- while it  called for the development of new nuclear warheads -- did not call for new  nuclear capabilities. That's where Bush's policy ended up. But early on, the  Bush administration did call for modifications to existing weapons to create a  nuclear ""bunker buster"" that very much would have added to the United States'  nuclear capabilities."
579	275.json	barely-true	We haven't built a refinery, I think, in 30 years.	energy	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	a debate in Manchester, N.H.	UPDATE:    The last new refinery of significant size built in the United States was a Marathon Oil refinery in Garyville, La.
580	13208.json	mostly-true	In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights.	guns	jason-kander	Secretary of State	Missouri	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad	As a state representative, Kander voted in favor of two bills, which are now law, that would lower the age for someone to conceal and carry a weapon. On the other hand, he also voted against several bills that would reduce regulations on guns. In short, his gun record is nuanced. Further, experts cautioned us not to draw a straight line between votes and gun legislation and support for the Second Amendment. It is possible to support the Second Amendment and favor some regulation on guns. Even though he sometimes voted against bills to expand access to guns, it is fair for Kander to say he supported the Second Amendment as a legislator. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information.
581	5911.json	half-true	Says the health care reform bill was paid for, in part, by taking money from students and the student loan system.	education,health-care	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a conference call with reporters	"It actually expanded the amount of money available for student aid. What it reduced is the banks share. ""The money that was saved wasn't money that was going into education -- it was money that was subsidizing private banks,"" Sessions, of the education committee, said in an email."
582	4277.json	false	The Republican National Convention is a Super Bowl times four.	economy,elections,tourism	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	comments made to reporters while in Tampa	"Added Matheson: ""By any reasonable estimate the Super Bowl generates roughly the same amount of outside expenditure, so he is way off. ""We see no reason to disagree. Though you can debate about the overall economic impact of mega-events like the Super Bowl or a national political convention, there's no debate about the relative size of one compared to the other."
583	752.json	half-true	"John McCain ""has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."""	foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Oxford, Miss.	But given that it was one remark from 14 years ago, we question its relevancy to today's campaign. Because Obama omits the context of the remark and North Korea is still in the headlines, voters would likely think McCain said it recently, which was not the case. In the end, Obama is right that McCain said both things.
584	2601.json	false	Says more Republicans than Democrats voted for the Wall Street bailouts.	economy,financial-regulation	kurt-schrader	U.S. representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	3	0	0	a radio show	Schraders right on this: The Wall Street bailout -- one of this election years go-to boogeymen -- was, at least in part, the product of the Bush administration. A spokesman for the campaign now says Schrader simply misspoke.
585	1450.json	half-true	Says a prank phone call caused 400 children to be taken from their parents... without warrant.	civil-rights	debra-medina	Businesswoman	Texas	republican	0	1	3	1	0	an e-mail.	And the detention of the children happened after state authorities were called by the shelter that fielded a call from Colorado that may have been a hoax  though no authority has proved the call was a prank. Significantly, the removal of children didnt solely occur because of the call, as Crimmins said. The children were taken temporarily based on what investigators saw upon the raid.
586	5653.json	pants-fire	A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama in secret.	congressional-rules,legal-issues,transparency	andrew-napolitano	judge		republican	3	0	2	0	3	an interview on Fox News	"Napolitano said the law was signed ""in secret. ""But the path of H. R. 347 to the president's desk was very public. It was introduced in public, discussed in public, voted on in public, and then signed the same way as most bills. The White House says it posted the bill on its web page for legislation awaiting the presidents signature. That fact was announced by the White House the same day in a statement sent to thousands of journalists. There may be legitimate reasons to question whether the law infringes on constitutional rights. But there were many occasions during its public consideration when critics could have questioned lawmakers and the White House about the law."
587	13046.json	barely-true	Californias Prop 55 prevents $4 billion in new cuts to our schools.	education,state-finances	yes-55		California	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a television advertisement	There would certainly be less money for schools if the tax extension fails. But the advertisements say nothing about the fact that Prop 30 was a temporary measure, and that its revenue was not promised forever. Nor do they mention that school budgets will continue to go up for several years until the Prop 30 revenue runs out after 2018. Supporters of 55 point to an estimated $4 billion school funding deficit by the 2019-2020 fiscal year, if the measure fails. They also cite a separate $4 billion operating shortfall for all its services by the same year. Another respected financial outlook, however, projects a $2 billion operating surplus for California that same year. That estimate paints a very different picture. If the ads had said Prop 55s failure could lead to eventual school funding hardships, years from now, they would have been more accurate. But they leave the impression that the measures failure will lead to deep school cuts much sooner. And thats not the case.
588	3103.json	true	George Allen voted for budgets that increased the national debt by $16,400 for every second he served in the U.S. Senate.	federal-budget	jamie-radtke		Virginia	republican	1	1	1	2	0	a news release	Only problem is it gets 14 miles a gallon, so it will cost us down the road. Lets review    Radtke said the Allen voted for budgets that increased the debt by $16,400 every second he was in the Senate. Her formula was a bit flawed; the actual figure is $16,896. 68 a second.
589	2894.json	pants-fire	This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasnt taken any money from the government. They dont want any money from the government.	economy,families,jobs,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	his radio broadcast	"My job is to get whatever assistance I can get for the citizens here and to help create jobs for them. ""So where does all this leave Becks premise that Wilmington is a place that shuns government help?Beck took enough literary license in his holiday tale to make Frank Capra blush."
590	1012.json	false	We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used.	terrorism	nancy-pelosi	House Minority Leader	California	democrat	3	7	11	2	3	a news conference.	It's also important to note that the timeline that contradicts Pelosi was put together at the behest of an administration controlled by her own party. Rep.  Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich. , the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has asked director of national intelligence Dennis Blair and CIA director Leon Panetta to release the CIA briefing notes that the timeline is based on.
591	9112.json	false	22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years.	foreign-policy,military,terrorism	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	viral posts on the Internet	"The Facebook meme said that the United States has ""invaded"" 22 countries in the past 20 years. Using the clearest standard -- ground troops seizing foreign territory without the backing of international law -- then the actual number of U. S.  invasions in the past 30 years is three. An additional seven military actions that were supported by international law might perhaps be called ""invasions"" in a technical sense, even though they had official justification. The remaining examples cited by the meme arent even close to any conventional definition of ""invasion."
592	2945.json	mostly-true	Sixteen [federal] programs exist to fight homelessness and some of them are duplicative.	federal-budget	jack-kingston	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	3	1	4	3	0	a presentation	"""There are reasons why each [program] exists,"" Berg said. In summary, we found more federal programs aimed at helping the homeless than Kingston did. Some of the programs do share the same goals, although Berg noted there are some differences in who gets the funding and how they get used. We believe Kingston's statement is accurate, but more information shows there are some differences in about all of these programs."
593	9944.json	true	The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written constitution still in use today among nations.	history	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a video.	"Goodlatte says the U. S.  constitution is the ""oldest written constitution still in use today. ""He was referring to national constitutions. Some scholars note that the United Kingdom and San Marino have some written governing documents still in effect that predate the 1789 enactment of the U. S.  Constitution. But as a single document laying out an overall framework for governing a country -- a common way many people would define a constitution -- the U. S.  truly has the oldest one still working."
594	6839.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson favors raising taxes on small businesses.	health-care,taxes	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	debate comments	Her campaign cited Thompsons call to repeal the federal health law, which would end a new small-business tax credit in that law. But Baldwin ignores the tax increases that would also be eliminated by a repeal, as well as the fact Thompson would create a different version of the same tax credit. More importantly, she skates past Thompsons emphasis on tax cuts -- in particular his broader support for dramatically lowering income tax rates for business -- to create an opposite impression among voters.
595	3673.json	barely-true	Republicans offered Wisconsin bar patrons free shots (of alcohol) to sign recall petitions against Democrats.	elections,labor,state-budget	chris-larson	Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader	Wisconsin	democrat	6	5	0	1	1	a tweet	And the shots were offered for signatures against only one Democrat.
596	13058.json	true	Says Donald Trumpsfoundation took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself.	candidates-biography	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Philadelphia	"Obama said that Trumps ""foundation took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself. ""Fahrenthold verified the anecdote about the painting with the painter, and his reporting found that, at the time the painting was auctioned, the vast majority of funds in the foundations coffers were from other people, not Trump. Based on the information available, the story seems solid."
597	3941.json	half-true	The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities.	federal-budget,government-efficiency	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a news release	While the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Portman have correctly stated the number of days since a budget passed the Senate, their statements are loaded with a certain amount of hyperbole. It also fails to note that since 1983, the GOP was in control of both houses of Congress in three of the four years that a budget resolution wasnt approved. Those are important details to know.
598	10917.json	false	On Common Core.	education	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	"an op-ed in ""USA Today."""	"Because of Jindal, the state has made almost a complete U-turn on the standards,"" said James Shuls, a professor of education and policy at the University of Missouri in St.  Louis. Jindals change of position has also been noted byCNN, theHuffington Post, theWashington Times, theWashington Posts editorial boardandtheTimes-Picayune. Our rating Jindal was once an ardent supporter of Common Core (and one of the first adopters of the initiative) but has since become one of its staunchest critics, mounting lawsuits and legislation against the initiative. Despite his endorsement of a compromise in his state, Jindal remains an opponent to the core."
599	13155.json	false	Says Ron Johnson helped companies ship jobs overseas.	foreign-policy,jobs,trade	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	a TV ad	"Our rating Citing Johnsons votes for free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, Feingold says Ron Johnson ""helped companies ship jobs overseas. ""There are estimates that the largest of the three deals, with South Korea, resulted in a loss of jobs in the United States. But those estimates are disputed, largely because of how difficult it is to isolate one cause for changes in employment. Moreover, the job-loss estimates do not state that any U. S.  jobs were shipped overseas."
600	9301.json	pants-fire	Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women.	islam,legal-issues,religion	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	in various social media posts	Senate Democrats did vote against a bill that prohibits judges from applying foreign law in family-law cases if it contradicts United States public policy. In reality, though, the bill would have essentially codified existing practice. The bill didnt single out Sharia law, and the United States Constiution still applies.
601	5486.json	half-true	Says opponent Beto ORourke wants to legalize drugs.	drugs,marijuana,message-machine-2012	silvestre-reyes	U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	a video advertisement.	ORourke favors ending laws against marijuana and has urged a national conversation about legalizing other illegal drugs.
602	4579.json	false	Says Bill Clinton opposes President Barack Obamas plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans.	message-machine,taxes	american-crossroads			republican	5	5	4	0	0	a television ad airing in Orlando	At the least, American Crossroads is guilty of cherry-picking parts of Clinton's statement to best fit into the narrative of its ad. Clinton's voice and image were no doubt selected specifically because it'd be a stinging rebuke of Obama's policies -- from a fellow Democrat.
603	10943.json	true	Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.	congress,government-regulation,guns,public-health,states	austin-scott		Georgia	republican	1	1	0	0	0	press conference	"We are concerned with 100 percent of Americans and with lowering health insurance premiums for 100 percent of Americans. ""The GOP-controlled Congress has repeatedly expressed interest in passing legislation to fully repeal and replace ObamaCare, and Scotts bill is one of several options that is available. . Our ruling U. S.  Rep.  Austin Scott said 97 percent of Americans dont receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act."
604	12728.json	false	Our economy is not growing.	economy	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a speech at the Republican convention	"Scott said, ""Our economy is not growing. ""The GDP has grown between 1. 5 and 2. 5 percent each year since 2010."
605	92.json	half-true	It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be.	energy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	Florida.	"Experts call this ""energy  interdependence. ""T.  Boone Pickens Jr. , the Oklahoma oil tycoon, offered this  solution in an interview in September 2007 with the     Pittsburgh Tribune Review    :  ""You can't become energy independent. That's out of the question  because you're importing 60 percent of the oil that you use every  day."
606	11230.json	half-true	Says Scott Walkers plan to replace Obamacare is a new entitlement program for every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare.	federal-budget,health-care,taxes,welfare	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	a statement	"Our rating Jindal said Walker's plan to replace Obamacare ""is a new entitlement"" program for ""every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare. ""Walkers proposal includes tax credits to help people buy coverage in the private market. The credits would be available to everyone up to age 65 -- without regard to income or other requirements -- but only if they dont get health insurance from their employer. The credits aren't entirely new, however, as they are similar to those provided under Obamacare."
607	2720.json	pants-fire	Says state Senate candidate Monk Elmer voted to exceed the (school district property tax) spending caps.	education,message-machine,taxes	american-federation-children			none	1	0	0	0	1	a direct mail campaign piece 	1,637 out of 2,000, and 27th of the 32 state schools on the list. )Lets conclude with an obvious geography lesson:    In a key state Senate race, the American Federation for Children reached for a great headline and issue to use against Democratic candidate Monk Elmer.
608	582.json	true	For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three.	military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Afghanistan	"As president, I would deploy at least two additional brigades to Afghanistan to re-enforce our counterterrorism operations and support NATO's efforts against the Taliban. ""That speech was the first time we could find of Obama specifically advocating for more brigades to Afghanistan. Technically speaking, the time from his speech on Aug.  1, 2007, to his more recent statement is 10 days short of a year. But it's pretty darn close, and it's likely that speech reflected policy crafted over a longer period than 10 days."
609	13227.json	false	Says Hillary Clinton wants to go to a single-payer plan for health care	health-care	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a presidential debate	"Trump says Clinton ""wants to go to a single-payer plan"" for health care. She has consistently said she would fight efforts to repeal Obamacare and would try to improve it. She said she wants a public option to be ""possible"" but she has not called for moving to a system of only single payer. Clinton has not called for a single-payer plan. At times, she has praised the health care systems of other countries that have a single-payer plan, but she has not advocated that plan for the United States."
610	12052.json	true	Foreign aid is less than 1 percent of our federal budget.	corrections-and-updates,federal-budget,foreign-policy	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a GOP debate at the University of Miami	"Rubio said foreign aid ""is less than 1 percent of our federal budget. ""Several reports put the amount of foreign aid in the ballpark of what Rubio said at the GOP debate -- and it has been consistently in the single digits or less. Editors note: We updated this story on March 14, 2016, with additional information from the U. S.  Overseas Loans & Grants database."
611	1010.json	half-true	Pay-as-you-go is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s.	federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the White House.	"He said the PAYGO ""is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s. ""He is correct that it is a basic principle behind the effort to balance the budget, but his statement leaves the impression that it was the biggest factor. Yes, PAYGO rules provided some discipline that might have restrained Congress from adding more spending or new tax cuts, but the economy and the defense cuts were the biggest factors that led to the balanced budget."
612	1333.json	true	"Obama has ""visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."""	foreign-policy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a widely circulated e-mail	"No sitting U. S.  president left the country until Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. He made a single foreign outing: a three-day visit to Panama in November of that year to inspect construction of the Panama Canal. ""Including his most recent Asia trip, Knoller notes that Obama has taken eight foreign trips to 20 countries. Make what you will of Obama's globe-trotting, Watson's e-mail is correct that Obama has visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
613	2603.json	false	Says Texas has so few gas-pump inspectors in the field, the HEBs of this state, the Brookshires of this state, theyre calibrating their own gas pumps. The (Texas Department of Agriculture) just sends them the stickers and they calibrate them.	consumer-safety,energy,job-accomplishments	hank-gilbert	Cattle raiser	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	0	0	a speech.	Also, as Gilbert's campaign acknowledged to us, his statement that the state sends stickers to stores simply isn't so. Gilbert may have only said this to a single audience.
614	2731.json	mostly-true	We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent.	children,health-care,job-accomplishments	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	"an interview on Comedy Central's ""Daily Show with Jon Stewart"""	The North Carolina Department of Insurance noted it was the lowest Blue Advantage rate increase in four years. So Obama was close to the mark with the example he cited in North Carolina. The law did not expressly empower every state to regulate rate hikes, but it provided resources to states to do more meaningful reviews of proposed rate increases, and it provided money for 15 states to seek regulatory power.
615	3434.json	mostly-true	Says a rather extraordinary amount of non-classroom employees were added by Texas school districts over the last decade.	state-budget,taxes	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a comment to reporters.	"""If youre trying to maintain student performance while youre trying to go through these financially tight times, youre going to see a lot of different patterns depending on how the district is organized and how the district is doing,"" Moak said. ""If the district is needing a lot of help from these other (non-classroom) staff, the district may choose to keep these other staff rather than keep teachers. ""Upshot: Over the decade, the increase in non-classroom employees -- especially in support and administrative staff -- outpaced growth in student enrollment and teachers. But whether this addition of non-classroom staff qualifies as ""extraordinary"" is open to debate."
616	788.json	mostly-true	"A mortgage buyback plan is ""my proposal, it's not Sen. Obama's proposal, it's not President Bush's proposal."""	economy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	Nashville, Tenn.	The method McCain proposes buying mortgages at their original valueand renegotiatingat the current market value (with taxpayers picking up the difference) is indeed new. But while McCain can rightly take credit for the details of his proposal, he is by no means alone with the idea of having the federal government buy mortgages directly.
617	1691.json	half-true	The permission to engage was given before the word RPG was ever used.	ethics,human-rights,military	julian-assange			none	0	0	1	0	0	"an interview on Comedy Central's ""The Colbert Report"""	"Still, the soldiers in the Apache reported, ""Five to six individuals  with AK-47s. ""That's what the permission to engage appears to have been based  upon. RPG's were not specifically referred to by that point, but other ""weapons""  were. And so while Assange's statement is technically accurate, we think it  leaves out critical context."
618	605.json	false	Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts.	taxes	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News	But 94 still is awfully far away. But by using such a precise number, the McCain campaign's charge carries a greater level of authority and credibility, which it really doesn't deserve.
619	6195.json	false	Lorain is the poorest urban school district in the state of Ohio.	education,poverty,state-budget	dan-ramos	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a speech in the Ohio House	Ramos may have a point. And he is correct to say students in Lorain are needy. The poorest urban school district in Ohio, in the eyes of the Ohio Department of Education, is Cleveland.
620	1350.json	true	The Senate health care bill does not contain limits on medical malpractice lawsuits.	health-care	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a floor speech	"The Senate bill includes nonbinding ""sense of the Senate"" language on page 1,858 that ""states should be encouraged to develop and test alternatives to the existing civil litigation system as a way of improving patient safety, reducing medical errors, encouraging the efficient resolution of disputes . . . while preserving an individual's right to seek redress in court. ""The House bill establishes an incentive for states to adopt alternatives to traditional malpractice lawsuits, but those proposals cannot include provisions to limit attorney fees or impose caps on damages. He said that the Senate bill does not include limits on medical malpractice litigation, and he is clearly correct."
621	7706.json	half-true	Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s.	climate-change,environment,history,science	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	a Senate speech published on YouTube	The latest data for December, January and February -- the months used in the URI study -- extending through 2010 reveal that the increase since the '60s is less extreme. The closest we saw was a 3-degree rise in the deeper waters off Fox Island. It is, to pardon the pun, a matter of degree.
622	12037.json	half-true	Says Barack Obama has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country.	federal-budget,foreign-policy,immigration,terrorism	ron-johnson		Wisconsin	republican	14	6	10	10	1	a public forum	Federal law requires the president each year to set a ceiling on the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States in the next 12 months and to set priorities on which countries they come from. But the president does not have unilateral authority. The president must set the framework in consultation with Congress. And both the president and Congress determine funding for the federal agencies involved in the resettlement process.
623	8710.json	mostly-true	Of all cities in the United States with more than 100,000 people, Providence is the 183rd safest.	crime	brett-smiley		Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a campaign speech	"Mayoral candidate Brett Smiley said, ""Of all cities in the United States with more than 100,000 people, Providence is the 183rd safest. ""He accurately quoted the citys ranking. But the FBI, the source of the raw data, warns that such rankings can produce out-of-context impressions."
624	960.json	half-true	In Japan, executives of failing companies say 'I'm sorry' and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide.	ethics	chuck-grassley	U.S. senator	Iowa	republican	0	1	2	0	0	a radio interview	None of the reports we reviewed singled out shamed executives, however. In fact, the most commonly cited groups of special concern were  laid-off workers, the elderly and the young. In conclusion, we find that Grassley gets the apologies and resignations right, but overstates the regularity of suicides. Apologies appear to be much more common than suicides.
625	10544.json	false	Says President Barack Obama said that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country.	foreign-policy,patriotism	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal'	"In a response in which he repeatedly praised American exceptionalism and what it has offered the world, Obama also said, ""I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism. ""That is a pretty obvious and benign statement, and its hardly the same as Obama putting his opinion of American exceptionalism on the same level as Greek exceptionalism, as his full remarks show."
626	4391.json	barely-true	Says Barack Obamas favorability rating in Israel once clocked in at 4 percent.	israel,polls	kinky-friedman	Author	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	0	0	an opinion column.	There was a 4-percent result in a poll, but that question covered the Obama administrations support for Israel--not Obamas popularity. Meantime, Obama has been viewed favorably by a greater share of Israelis. The statement misrepresents his standing.
627	13186.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship.	children,homeland-security,human-rights,immigration	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	the 2016 vice presidential debate	"Kaine said, ""Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people. 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship. ""Trump has talked about the entire undocumented population of about 11 million people having to leave the country at some point in order to come back and reside legally. But Kaine assumes Trump would try to deport 4. 5 million people who have citizenship because they were born in the country to undocumented parents. Trump has said birthright citizenship underthe 14th Amendment is questionable but has not proposedretroactively stripping itaway and deportingthis group. Trump did callfor an end to birthright citizenship during the primary. His most-recent immigration plan does not mention the idea, though he has not renounced it altogether. As forPence, heco-sponsored a bill seven years ago to amend birthright citizenship eligibility to children who have at leastone parent with legal or military status. Clarification: The fact-checkwasupdated shortly after publication to account for more ofTrump's comments on birthright citizenship."
628	9692.json	barely-true	Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo opposes the repeal of Obamacare.	health-care	ed-macdougall	Cutler Bay mayor	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a radio ad	"MacDougall said that Curbelo ""opposes the repeal of Obamacare. ""MacDougall points to an interview Curbelo gave in December in which he said he was against total repeal but wanted to replace the law. In subsequent interviews, Curbelo called for a substantial overhaul of the law. Curbelo supports at least a couple of policy goals in the law -- such as providing coverage to those with pre-existing conditions -- but overall he is very critical of the law."
629	7401.json	mostly-true	Says, Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness.	health-care,public-health,state-budget	peter-courtney	Senate President in Oregon Legislature		democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a press release	With children, we find that the one-in-eight statement is slightly more alarming than the average would indicate. The average in Oregon is one in 9. 1 with a high of one in 8. 3. Its also important to understand that the statistic applies to a narrower subset of children, and that the statistic covers children who show sporadic difficulties in several but not all social areas. . Still, all in all, its hard to argue with a nationally accepted standard, so we find these details to be additional information missing from an otherwise accurate statement.
630	13405.json	half-true	One in five American households have nobody under the same roof thats got a job.	economy,families,jobs,workers	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.	"Pence said, ""One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job. ""Pence has a point that, according to federal data, about one of every five families, and about one of every four households, does not include a worker. However, this glosses over the fact that a big majority of these households have no worker because they consist of senior citizens who have retired -- an entirely different policy concern than a weak labor market, and one whose demographic roots make it beyond the reach of the Obama administration."
631	230.json	true	George Bush ... used a signing statement (on a FEMA bill) to say, 'I don't have to follow that, unless I choose to.' 	legal-issues	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	debate in Johnston, Iowa	"""The president has the authority to determine what the relationship is between them. ""We're not going to try resolving the constitutional dispute that's raised here. Bush may very well be right. But just because he is, doesn't mean Clinton isn't."
632	3037.json	half-true	Obamas mid-term approval ratings are similar to other presidents who went on to re-election.	polls	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a TV interview.	But the presidents mid-term approval rating -- gauged by the first poll completely conducted in the new mid-term year -- is 8 percentage points below the average of re-elected presidents since 1939. His disapproval rating is 10 percentage points above the average. We know those numbers can change in an instant. But when a politician is down by 8 or 10 percentage points, we say hes behind but within striking distance.
633	207.json	true	I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail.	federal-budget	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	St. Petersburg, Fla.	"""It was probably the best example of oversight in the 108th Congress. ""Boeing paid a record $615-million to settle the civil and criminal allegations that arose in the scandal. Since the tanker deal never went through, it's hard to say McCain saved taxpayers $2-billion. It might be more accurate to say he kept the government from entering into a deal that would have caused it to overspend by as much as $2-billion."
634	3608.json	false	Says the fluoride Austin is putting in its drinking water is toxic waste.	public-health	mike-ford	Retiree	Texas	none	0	1	0	0	0	a letter.	"Staff toxicologist Janet Pichette said the key issue for any substance is concentration. Even too much water ""could kill you,"" she said. Last gulp: Fords statement accurately notes that the water utility buys the acid that fluoridates Austins drinking water from a fertilizer maker. Yet theres no reasonable support for calling the the same acid toxic waste; its not poisonous at its concentration in the water."
635	3789.json	barely-true	The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use.	energy,market-regulation	ameripac			none	1	0	1	0	1	a fundraising letter	But when you factor in the cost of electricity needed to power the light bulb, they will end up costing significantly less.
636	7775.json	half-true	Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work.	jobs,workers	ron-meyer	Press secretary	Virginia	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a TV interview.	Meyer said that 30 percent of the Americans younger than 30 had full-time jobs, but he misinterpreted data in a report. The study actually indicates that 43 percent of the age group had full time jobs. While Meyers number is off, his point holds up: a smaller portion of 18-29 year olds hold full time jobs today that before the recession.
637	12160.json	barely-true	Emory University students were provided counseling after someone wrote Trump 2016 in chalk on campus.	education	viral-media-reports	none	Georgia	none	1	1	0	0	0	Newspaper, television and social media	Various media outlets reported that counseling was specifically offered to Emory students upset over the fact that someone chalked pro-Trump messages on campus. But no funds were provided for any kind of emergency counseling due to the incident. Counseling is routinely provided to Emory students upon request. But there was no organized effort to counsel students due to this specific incident. The university cannot confirm whether any individual students sought routine counseling as a result of the chalkings. And that does create a bit of uncertainty in the dust-up over the Trump chalkings and their aftermath.
638	12870.json	barely-true	Through the Clinton Foundation, the Clintons are now worth in excess of $100 million.	candidates-biography	america-rising-now	pro-Trump super PAC		organization	2	0	0	0	0	"an ad played on ""Meet the Press"""	The super PAC Rebuilding America Now, a pro-Trump entity, said that the Clintons built a net worth of over $100 million after creating the Clinton Foundation. While some unsourced articles have used that number, official documents and the assessments of other, more rigorous reports show a net worth between $11 million and about $53 million. Even after accounting for the value of their two homes, the highest figure we found was $62 million. The Clintons have become wealthy since its creation,but the ad hints darkly at shady dealings withoutproof. Editor's note:After we published, the Super PAC Rebuildng America Now sent us their supporting material on wealthy donors to the Clinton Foundation, speaking fees, and a corrected link to an article citing the Clintons' net worth. That article stated the amount as an estimate without any source provided.
639	10069.json	false	The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsins photo ID election law	elections	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	a news release	Indeed, the federal appeals court overturned the lower-court decision and sent it back to a Wisconsin court, where an earlier action halting it remains under appeal. Our rating Wasserman Schultz said the Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law. The high court temporarily halted the law from going into effect but did not take any action on the viability of the law itself. The ultimate fate of the law is yet to be determined.
640	3366.json	true	A telephone company will no longer have to provide landline service to customers if there is an alternative provider, including wireless.	market-regulation	ward-armstrong	Minority leader, House of Delegates	Virginia	democrat	0	3	0	0	1	a House floor speech.	"The new law requires that the alternative service be available at ""prevailing market rates. ""But Irby said those comparisons occur only in the same group of technology, meaning wireless prices are compared to other wireless services, not landline prices. Armstrong said a bill approved by the General Assembly would allow phone companies to refuse to run landlines to new customers if alternative services, including cell phones, are available."
641	10806.json	true	The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state.	economy,gambling,history,polls,recreation,tourism	john-taylor-2	chairman of the board, Twin River	Rhode Island	business-leader	0	0	0	0	0	"an interview on WPRI-TV's ""Newsmakers."""	Taylor's meeting Monday night with the Town Council didn't offer many clues, but the casino plans aren't going to be firmed up until November. But if Twin River is looking to set up a facility in a community that is receptive to a casino, it looks like Tiverton is a good bet.
642	9681.json	pants-fire	We know how to stop AIDS: persuade men not to have sex with men.	gays-and-lesbians,health-care	bryan-fischer	Radio host		none	0	0	0	0	2	"his ""Focal Point"" radio show"	"Fischer said, ""We know how to stop AIDS: persuade men not to have sex with men. ""Though men who have sex with men are at the highest risk of contracting HIV/AIDS in America, this is not a serious solution to ending a pandemic disease. Not in the United States, and certainly not worldwide. Women, children, and men who dont have sex with men are also at risk, and women make up about half of people worldwide who have HIV/AIDS."
643	1015.json	barely-true	Democrats in Congress had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law.	human-rights,legal-issues,terrorism	newt-gingrich	"Co-host on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a television interview	The Democrats certainly tried to pass a law that would have had the effect of outlawing waterboarding.
644	13486.json	half-true	Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk.	history,immigration	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	The Rush Limbaugh Show	"Limbaugh said, ""Alexander Hamilton was an immigration hawk. ""Limbaugh has a point that Hamilton did have some skepticism about immigrants. But earlier in his political career, he supported policies that would encourage immigration to the United States."
645	8798.json	false	And weve constantly been the lowest unemployed county in the state.	job-accomplishments	bob-terry	Washington County commissioner	Oregon	none	0	1	0	0	0	an Oregon Public Broadcasting interview	"The county has led or tied for the lead in that category only three times in the past 23 years, though it has often had the third- or fourth-lowest rate. By saying ""constantly,"" ""lowest"" and ""in the state,"" Terry left himself no wiggle room."
646	2514.json	false	The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles.	bankruptcy,financial-regulation	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a CNN interview	"""It's easy to overstate how overinterventionist the government is being,"" Zaring said. There's no written language in the GM contract with the federal government that states Uncle Sam has any control over vehicle pricing. The board has not gotten involved in such matters, according to GM and others who have paid attention."
647	10633.json	false	A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list.	foreign-policy,israel,nuclear,terrorism	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a Facebook post	"Beck said, ""A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list. ""Beck made a few clear mistakes here. First, it appears he mistook Hamas for Hezbollah. Second, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah remain on the official, and legally binding, State Department terror lists, as they have for decades. Obama did nothing to change that ""a few weeks ago."
648	10883.json	false	Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years.	children,crime,public-health,public-safety,recreation,sexuality,women,workers	rebecca-quigley	"host, ""State of the State."""	Rhode Island	none	0	1	0	0	0	"a comment on a ""State of the State"" TV program."	"Rebecca Quigley said, ""Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years. ""She  like many others on the Internet  are incorrectly quoting a FBI budget report that only deals with child prostitution and offers no documentation. And the FBI is now trying to set the record straight. Theres little doubt that prostitution can be one of the most dangerous endeavors undertaken by a woman."
649	13213.json	half-true	Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office.	elections	kamala-harris	Attorney General	California	democrat	0	0	2	2	0	a U.S. Senate campaign debate.	But it ignores the fact that relatively few standalone bills introduced by members of Congress are passed on their own. Many are added as amendments to larger bills. Long-time Democratic House membersMaxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi have sponsored a combined 10 bills that became law during their careers. Sanchez has co-sponsored nearly 180 bills. And shes been praised for successfully introducing policy bills that were later included in the nations military budget.
650	5698.json	half-true	Under the House Republican budget, if these cuts were to be spread out evenly the year after next, nearly 10 million college students would see their financial aid cut by an average of more than $1,000 each.	education,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	remarks to a meeting of the Newspaper Association of America	"Obama declared in his speech to news media that in the absence of information about cuts in the Ryan plan, he would extrapolate what might happen if those cuts were applied evenly across programs. He included such a detail about Pell Grants, saying ""the year after next, nearly 10 million college students would see their financial aid cut by an average of more than $1,000 each. ""To his credit, Obama clarified that Republicans didnt specify those cuts themselves and that they might apply cuts in ways other than the president assumed. Budget experts tell us that applying cuts evenly in the absence of other information is fair, assuming hes clear about what hes doing. But Obama's figure was based on the assumption that savings would be achieved by, among other things, reducing the maximum grant level in 2013 and beyond. The problem is, House Republicans say that their report expresses a preference to maintain a maximum award of $5,550. But that preference isnt in the budget resolution passed by the House. The president's statement is accurate using his set of assumptions, but his assumptions ignore a preference that House Republicans say was reflected in the report accompanying the Ryan budget  that Pell grant maximums not be reduced beyond 2013. And, if other means were used to reduce spending on Pell Grants, such as lowering income eligibility, the impact could be different."
651	11701.json	false	The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administrations Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year.	corrections-and-updates,energy,environment	lamar-smith	Congressman	Texas	republican	2	5	1	3	0	Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News	The ERCOT analysis and a news release point to an increase in energy costs of 16 percent by 2030. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. EDITORS NOTE 3:30 p. m. , 12/18/15: After publication, Trip Doggett, ERCOT president and chief executive officer, emailed a statement saying Smiths statement of 16 percent per year was based an erroneous information provided by ERCOT.
652	2315.json	barely-true	John Boozman supports privatizing Social Security	message-machine,social-security	blanche-lincoln	U.S. Senator for Arkansas	Arkansas	democrat	1	0	1	0	0	a TV ad	We are not entirely sure what that would have entailed, but when we asked him whether he supports the government putting money into the stock market, he told us that that decision lies solely with the individual workers. In short, Lincoln's ad makes it seem as though Boozman has consistently advocated handing the entire program over to Wall Street bankers, which is a significant stretch.
653	4626.json	mostly-true	Slot machines in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have generated 20 percent of the promised $500 million per year for schools.	education,gambling	no-casinos		Florida	none	0	0	0	3	0	a statement on their website	"The ads that we saw stated that slot machines ""could"" generate $500 million a year. But at times Jim Horne, a key slots proponent, said it more strongly: ""we're talking roughly $500 million a year for our schools"" and ""Amendment 4 will inject public education with $438 million after the first year alone. This funding will increase to $2. 3 billion over the next five years. ""The amount of revenue generated is about 20 percent a year of the $500 million."
654	11307.json	barely-true	Jebs policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse.	economy,florida	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a tweet	"Trump said, ""Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse. ""Economists told us the Great Recession was precipitated by a housing bubble that grew out of multiple factors, including policies on all levels of government. While Bushs actions as governor may not have done anything to prevent the financial crisis  some experts said he could have worked to throttle down the overbuilding  all agreed he did not cause the recession."
655	11925.json	true	We are almost halfway to our goal of 1,000 rapes prosecuted!	crime	tim-mcginty	Cuyahoga County prosecutor	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	his campaign website	"Witnesses have to be tracked down, she continued, and oftentimes, the victim has to be found again, too, when years have passed since the crime occurred. Its up to the prosecutors and police departments in each jurisdiction to re-boot these investigations. Our rating McGinty said his office is ""almost halfway"" to his goal of prosecuting 1,000 rapes as a result of testing a cache of thousands of previously untested rape kits. As of Feb.  9, 444 defendants had been indicted, which is nearing the halfway point of 500."
656	4259.json	true	One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we dont care.	health-care,state-budget	richard-codey	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a speech on the Senate floor	Various reports from at least three organizations cite that statistic, but NAMI cites 1-in-4. Another national organization cites both. Even with the slight disparity, the overall point of Codeys statement is that mental illness is very common.
657	5061.json	pants-fire	Says kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years.	education	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a radio interview	"Christie said ""that the kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years. ""About 55 percent of Newark freshmen graduate in four years, not 23 percent."
658	4141.json	half-true	Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011	federal-budget,foreign-policy,government-efficiency	ann-marie-buerkle	Candidate for U.S. House	New York	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a news release	Libya is a dictatorship, not a well-established constitutional democracy. Libyas budget is much less complicated than the U. S.  budget, since Libyas gross domestic product is less than one-half of 1 percent of the GDP of United States. And the passage of the budget in June is seen as demonstrating less about Libyas normal functioning of government and more about the Gadhafi regimes need to show the world that its withstanding the offensives of the NATO-backed rebels. We give Buerkle credit for her facts, but demerits for her interpretation.
659	4175.json	half-true	The nonpartisan CBO, Congressional Budget Office, has said that the No. 1 policy decision that brought us to the need to prevent the nation from defaulting on our debt for the first time in history were the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003.	deficit,federal-budget	debbie-wasserman-schultz	U.S. Representative, Florida District 23	Florida	democrat	7	9	8	15	3	debate on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives	"1 policy decision that brought us to the need to prevent the nation from defaulting on our debt for the first time in history were the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. ""The CBO never actually said that, but data from a May 2011 CBO report can reasonably support Wasserman Schultz's position. The CBO found that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts resulted in the biggest revenue drop since 2001. Experts say the cuts were hefty enough they likely outweighed individual spending decisions."
660	9462.json	mostly-true	When Rick Scott was deposed in lawsuits about his company, he took the Fifth 75 times.	candidates-biography,legal-issues	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a TV ad	"The Florida Democratic Partys TV ad states that when Rick Scott ""was deposed in lawsuits about his company, he took the Fifth 75 times. ""We have two quibbles with the ad: the Democrats don't specify that the deposition was from a civil business case -- not the federal governments criminal fraud investigation into Columbia/HCA. However, Scott used the Fifth Amendment due to that federal investigation. Also, the ad refers to multiple lawsuits -- Scott was deposed in separate lawsuits, but he took the Fifth Amendment 75 times in only one of them."
661	3987.json	mostly-true	Vern Buchanan. His old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election.	campaign-finance	democratic-congressional-campaign-committee			democrat	11	8	5	1	9	in a radio ad	What is contested is Buchanan's role in the scheme. The FEC has said it will take no further action against him, closing his file. Meanwhile, his former business partner still says Buchanan put him up to it, and says he plans another lawsuit to prove it.
662	293.json	pants-fire	"Says McCain was a ""Hanoi Hilton songbird"" who collaborated with the enemy."	candidates-biography	vietnam-veterans-against-john-mccain			none	0	0	0	0	1	a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina	"Timberg said he was perplexed by the allegations. ""Why do they hate him?There can be lots of issues you disagree with him about. But why try to destroy him?"
663	7728.json	mostly-true	Were spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008.	state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	"an interview on NJ101.5 FM's ""Ask the Governor"" program"	Christie is correct that the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget of $32. 9 billion is less than the level of state spending under Corzine in fiscal year 2008, at $33. 6 billion. First, state spending has increased every year that Christie has been governor. Second, he ties the higher-spending budgets in part to Buono, but she did not chair the Senate budget panel that crafted the fiscal year 2008 budget. Overall, Christies statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information.
664	2117.json	half-true	In New Mexico, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish spent federal stimulus funds on campaign Christmas cards.	ethics,message-machine	susana-martinez	Candidate for governor of New Mexico	New Mexico	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a campaign commercial	"We should remind readers that there were many allegations in the original Watchdog report that came with bigger pricetags, but we aren't ruling on them in this item. All told, we think the documentation makes clear that Denish spent federal stimulus funds to prepare Christmas cards, and the canceled campaign check justifies the ad calling them ""campaign Christmas cards. ""Even so, our experts agreed that these actions would have produced a monetary loss so small that they would be unlikely to trigger anything beyond a warning and a request for repayment, if that."
665	4825.json	half-true	House Republicans are ramming through legislation ... to classify pizza as a vegetable for the purpose of school lunches.	education,public-health	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	an e-mail message	"They did fight for the classification for the sauce on the pizza and blocked a move by the Obama administration to boost the amount of tomato paste needed to count as a serving of vegetables. But they didn't try to classify ""pizza"" as a vegetable. And even the amount of tomato paste required, just two tablespoons, packs nearly the nutritional punch of a half-cup of other foods we consider healthy. That's a pretty important detail to omit."
666	9516.json	barely-true	Wendy Davis legal work is currently under FBI investigation.	candidates-biography,crime,criminal-justice,ethics	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a billboard message	"Abbotts billboard said: ""Wendy Davis legal work is currently under FBI investigation. ""According to news reports, the FBI has looked into an agency thats also relied on Davis for legal work--and her work may or may not be an element of the inquiry. But the FBI has been silent about the inquiry and any Davis element and we see no official confirmation otherwise of a focus on the senator."
667	12834.json	false	On whether hes had a relationship with Vladimir Putin.	candidates-biography,foreign-policy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	various interviews and speeches	"Trump has changed what hes said about whether hes had a relationship with Putin. In 2013, he said, ""I do have a relationship. ""In 2014 he said, ""I spoke, indirectly and directly, with President Putin"" and said the Russian leader had sent him a present. In 2015, he said, ""I got to know him very well"" due to their joint appearance on 60 Minutes. More recently, though, Trump has said, ""I never met Putin -- I don't know who Putin is"" and ""I have no relationship with him."
668	3980.json	false	Says Gov. Chris Christies poll ratings have been going up.	polls	piers-morgan	"Host of ""Piers Morgan Tonight"""		talk-show-host	0	1	0	0	0	"an interview with Gov. Chris Christie on ""Piers Morgan Tonight"""	"Morgan said Christies poll ratings ""have been going up. ""Polls measuring the governors job approval and favorability ratings all show a dip in the numbers among the most recent surveys."
669	3231.json	half-true	The United States is the only developed country in the world that has not cut its corporate tax rate.	corporations,taxes	herman-cain		Georgia	republican	4	11	5	3	3	an interview	He argues they should be lowered here in order for America to be competitive with the rest of the world. We find Cains statement, and the larger point he is trying to make, is on-point. But he omits important details in the quest to make that point.
670	386.json	mostly-true	I committed to public financing; (Obama) committed to public financing.	ethics	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a news conference in Columbus, Ohio	"It's also clear that Obama has committed to ""aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election. ""And in answering the question, ""Will you participate in the presidential public financing system"" on the Midwest Democracy Network questionnaire, Obama said, ""Yes. ""But every comment Obama makes is in the context of reaching an agreement with the Republican nominee. It is not a blanket commitment to public financing."
671	11288.json	half-true	Says Donald Trump wants to replace Obamacare with a single-payer system.	health-care,public-health	reid-ribble	Candidate for 8th District U.S. House seat	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	1	0	1	an interview	"Our rating Ribble said Trump ""wants to replace"" Obamacare ""with a single-payer system. ""Trump continues to praise single payer -- a health care system in which the government pays for care for all citizens -- at least as it used in other countries. But he has spoken a number of times, if vaguely, about a private system and at one point said he does not support single payer in the United States. Since then, his responses have been less clear."
672	660.json	half-true	"The U.S. energy policy is to ""borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us."""	energy	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	Denver	Warner is right in some of the larger themes he's expressing. The United States does borrow more than it saves, and we import large quantities of oil to satisfy our energy needs. But the two phenomena aren't causally related. And you could just as easily say that we're borrowing from a number of other countries to pay for oil.
673	1106.json	true	All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange.	health-care,market-regulation	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail	"We spotted an earlier reference on page 15, Section 101. That doesn't change the fact that the assertion is correct. The e-mail said, ""All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange."
674	2105.json	false	On debating.	elections	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a press release	In 2002, Perry pushed Sanchez to release his complete income tax returns for the years he was on the UT board of regents and on the Parks and Wildlife Commission, but never made it a condition to debate. Indeed, Perry not only debated him twice, but goaded him to participate in 12 debates. To date, Perry has refused to debate White until he releases all of his income tax returns for the years he served the Clinton administration in Washington and the state Democratic party chairman. We didn't hear back from the Perry campaign when we asked whether he has ever set a precondition on a debate before.
675	446.json	barely-true	"Obama supports ""teaching schoolchildren in 2nd grade, no less about homosexual relationships."""	education,gays-and-lesbians	focus-family-action			none	1	2	0	0	0	a Web article	Obama said he would be okay with it. Focus on the Family's statement is a stretch at best.
676	10271.json	mostly-true	Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed became a city resident in the last annexation, opening the door to his candidacy.	elections	keisha-lance-bottoms			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story	The mayors office said, though, that the move did push him to a different house in the same neighborhood so he could be a city resident. To that end, her point is correct. There is some additional context needed to make sense of it all.
677	4866.json	half-true	In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obamas policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,message-machine-2012,poverty,states	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a Web video	"This may not offer much solace for the Obama camp -- its hard to crow, ""The Pennsylvania manufacturing sector eroded more slowly on our watch than it did under our predecessor!"" -- but we do think its important context to point out. Our rating    The ad gets all of its numbers right, but it overreaches by holding Obama fully accountable for these trends. In particular, the RNCs manufacturing jobs statistic ignores both a decades-long national and state decline in manufacturing jobs and the fact that the rate of manufacturing job losses in Pennsylvania during Obamas presidency was slower than the rate of job losses under his predecessor, George W.  Bush."
678	8419.json	false	Virtually every person across this country has seen premiums going up and up and up due to Obamacare.	health-care	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a conversation with reporters	"Cruz said Obamacare has led to premiums going up and up and up for virtually every person. The fact is, the majority of Americans already have insurance and Obamacare has had little impact on their premiums. The people first in line to see the laws effects are in the individual market. ""One final point: Cruz's comments don't take into account the many people who will get subsidies as they shop on the health care marketplaces. People making less than 400 percent of the poverty level will be eligible for subsidies. If these people have been able to afford to buy their own insurance before the law, then they shouldsee substantial decreases in their premiums thanks to the new regulations and subsidies. Cruz is using inflated rhetoric."
679	3136.json	half-true	Secure Communities has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security.	crime,immigration	peter-kilmartin	state representative	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	2	1	1	a news release	"Kempe, after checking back with ICE officials, said the attorney general believes people convicted of even relatively minor crimes -- selling marijuana, painting graffiti or vandalizing a neighborhood -- are threats to the community. But we believe that, in the light of the ICE data, Kilmartin went too far when he said Secure Communities ""has a proven record"" of focusing on ""violent offenders"" and ""threats to communities and our national security. ""That may be the intent, but the numbers show a mixed result."
680	12093.json	barely-true	Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing.	supreme-court	mark-herring	State senator	Virginia	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a letter	"Herring and fellow attorneys general wrote that ""every (U. S.  Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a confirmation hearing. ""But going even further back, from the 1870s to mid-1910s, theres no record of three dozen Supreme Court prospects getting any formal hearing before the Judiciary Committee. Instead, the panel met behind closed doors to discuss and vote on nominees. In the context of modern-day nomination hearings, which nowadays entail dissecting a potential high court jurists background and qualifications in formal appearances in public, that process didnt start in earnest until the 1950s."
681	317.json	true	The 1990s were a time of prosperity. We created more than 22-million new jobs, moved 8-million people out of poverty, and turned our economy around.	economy	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3		"It's tough to get around that. """"To the degree that a president can effect economic progress,"" Burtless said, ""most would say Bill Clinton did well above average. ""Let the partisan folks argue about whether Bill Clinton deserves credit for the numbers, or whether Hillary Clinton can recreate them."
682	6295.json	pants-fire	The Affordable Care Act will likely go down as the biggest tax increase in history.	financial-regulation,health-care,taxes	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a news release	"It would have to grow more than 10 fold to match the wartime tax increase from 1942. It would have to nearly double just to match the 1982 increase under Reagan. And that still wouldnt crack the top 5 since 1940. They are so far from the largest that it is not now possible, much less ""likely,"" that they will ""go down as the biggest tax increase in history."
683	6610.json	mostly-true	The unemployment rate is declining faster in Tampa than almost anywhere else.	economy,jobs	bob-buckhorn		Florida	none	2	1	2	1	0	a speech at the RNC	"Buckhorn said that the unemployment rate is declining faster in Tampa ""than almost anywhere else. ""We have a few quibbles with that. Buckhorn could have more clear that he was referring to a part of the Tampa Bay area and that the statistic only measures metropolitan areas. Also, the real story behind a declining rate isnt always so cheery. It doesnt account for discouraged workers, which are the biggest drivers behind Floridas falling rate. On the flip side, he gives himself some cover with use of the word ""almost,"" and the metro area has seen a significant dip in the unemployment rate. PolitiFact Florida is partnering with 10 News for the election."
684	5597.json	true	New Jersey loses net, that is minus those who come into the state, 30,000 students a year.	education	susan-cole	Montclair State University President		none	0	0	0	0	0	an interview on NJTV	"The president of Montclair State University said: ""New Jersey loses net, that is minus those who come into the state, 30,000 students a year. ""According to the most recent federal education statistics, 36,135 first-time freshmen students left New Jersey and 5,268 came to the state. Thats a net loss of 30,867. And when narrowing the data to freshmen who graduated in the past 12 months or students attending four-year institutions, the net loss is still more than 27,000 students. Coles on the mark with this statement."
685	1234.json	false	All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.	economy	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	the movie Capitalism: A Love Story	"He said that the Web reference will be changed. But while that item may be corrected on the Web site, the statement in the movie still says that ""by Election Day,"" socialism was more popular with young people than it used to be. There does not appear to be much, if any, poll data to support that. So Moore has not convincingly shown that young people are reacting to the U. S.  economic system by moving toward socialism."
686	4995.json	true	Ive done more impeachments than anybody else in the history of the country.	congressional-rules,criminal-justice,history,job-accomplishments	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a House Judiciary Committee hearing	So we checked Sensenbrenners sources and consulted others, including House and Senate documents. Our verdict     Many House members have served as a manager in one or two impeachments. Texas Democrat Hatton Sumners managed three during his 34-year House career, which ended in 1947. But only Sensenbrenner has managed four impeachments.
687	9095.json	pants-fire	Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs to make space for humans.	religion,science	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a post from Being Liberal	As for the senators views on the fate of the dinosaurs, well take a page from Rubios playbook and call it one of the worlds great mysteries, because it doesnt appear either has said anything in public regarding the issue.
688	10451.json	half-true	The Affordable Care Act basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create.	economy,health-care,jobs,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	"an interview on CBS' ""60 Minutes"""	"Boehner said the health care law ""basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create. ""The law does impose penalties and regulations that could increase costs for some companies, though the impact depends heavily on the individual employers situation (and could actually result in lower costs for some companies). However, the law will force only a tiny fraction of employers -- less than 1 percent of companies by our estimate -- to start offering coverage when they did not do so before. Thats something that wouldnt be clear to someone who heard Boehners comment."
689	4679.json	half-true	In Texas, we created over 1 million new jobs while the rest of the nation lost over 2 million.	job-accomplishments,jobs,message-machine-2012	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a television ad	In this vein, for instance, Arizona could boast that it created 144,800 jobs while the rest of America lost 1. 5 million. Left out of this formulation is that 20-plus other states also had job gains. Also, the Texas economy was rocking before Perry became governor. And most of each states economic circumstances  in Texas' case, no state personal income tax and vast natural resources, for starters  aren't controlled by the governor.
690	6011.json	mostly-true	Women have come through the recession worse off than men the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now.	economy,jobs	caroline-casagrande	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	republican	0	0	0	2	0	"an interview on My9TV.com's ""New Jersey Now"" program"	"Casagrande said, ""women have come through the recession worse off than men  the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he was elected to an 8. 1 percent now. ""Labor statistics show and some experts told us that while men took the brunt of job loss during the recession, the industries they dominate  construction and manufacturing  tend to bounce back first during economic recovery. Women often are affected much later than men during a recession, meaning they are more likely to have a slower rate of gaining employment. Casagrandes timeframe is off slightly for the statistic she cited, and Obama cant be held completely responsible for the slow recovery among women."
691	255.json	mostly-true	The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her.	elections	chris-dodd	U.S. senator	Connecticut	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	a debate in Philadelphia	"In 2007, Clinton's favorability went from 48 percent in August to 51 percent in December, noted Jeffrey Jones, managing editor of the Gallup Poll. ""I would say with her favorability ratings now she could be electable,"" Jones said. ""It would definitely be to her advantage if the Republican Party would nominate a candidate with high unfavorability. ""So Dodd is accurate when he cites polls that show 50 percent of the American public won't vote for Clinton."
692	3664.json	false	A $250 fine if youre caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?	environment	victoria-taft	radio talk show host	Oregon	none	0	2	0	0	1	a tweet	"A shopper who is ""caught with a plastic bag"" does not merit a fine, and indeed, it may not even merit the retailer a fine since shoppers are allowed to bring in their own bags. DEQ officials will not be prowling supermarket exits to pounce on single-use plastic bag users. The statement is not accurate."
693	11262.json	false	In countries where there are higher, more strict gun laws, there is more gun violence.	guns	eric-bolling	"Co-host on Fox News Channel's ""The Five"""		none	2	1	1	1	0	"a broadcast of ""The Five"" on Fox News"	Bolling said that countries with tougher gun laws have more gun violence. The data show that among countries more like America economically, nations with stricter regulation have much lower rates of gun-related homicides. South Africa has tougher laws but is much poorer, and it is the only exception. Bolling described a pattern that does not exist.
694	9388.json	barely-true	Says he never wanted to raise the debt ceiling.	debt,federal-budget	mike-collins	co-owner, Collins Industries	Georgia	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a flier	He might not have meant what he said, but his opponents have a point. Our team had a lot of debate about this one.
695	12596.json	barely-true	Thanks to (North Carolinas) governor and the legislature, the average teachersalary can barely support a family.	education,families,state-budget,workers	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Raleigh, NC	"Pat McCrory and Republican legislators. The average teacher salary of just less than $48,000 is higher than what most households around the state make per year. Yet its also right around whats considered the bare minimum ""living wage"" for a couple with two kids. Clinton, however, muddles the political blame. Average teacher pay did hit its lowest point when Republicans controlled both the governors office and General Assembly. Yet the only actual salary cuts happened under Democratic control. And more recently, Republicans have raised teacher pay almost back to pre-recession levels."
696	8689.json	half-true	There never really was a Hastert Rule.	congressional-rules	dennis-hastert			republican	0	0	1	0	0	"a broadcast of MSNBC's ""The Cycle"""	Hastert said there never was a Hastert Rule. As a formal rule, adopted by the Republican Conference or the House Rules Committee, that is accurate. Boehner himself broke the Hastert rule at least twice in 2013 and suffered no consequences. Yet, the Hastert Rule has become shorthand for a belief popular among Republicans that has no-doubt shaped GOP policy in the past and present. And Boehner could face consequences from his Republican caucus if he continued to violate the rule -- namely losing his speakership. In that sense, the Hastert Rule has become a little akin to common law among the GOP. Hastert has a technical point but glosses over some important caveats.
697	13420.json	true	Says Donald Trump wants to undo marriage equality.	gays-and-lesbians,marriage	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a campaign speech	"Clinton said Trump ""wants to undo marriage equality. ""While hes waffled slightly at times, Trump has said repeatedly that he supported ""traditional marriage. ""He also has said he would consider appointing Supreme Court justices that would reverse the 2015 ruling allowing same-sex marriage. He has not said much on the subject in recent months, other than to reiterate he felt it should have been a state-level decision. But he has not recanted his earlier views, either."
698	11911.json	barely-true	It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice.	supreme-court	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a debate in Greenville, S.C.	"Rubio said, ""It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice. ""Kennedy was nominated in November 1987 and confirmed during Reagans final year of office in February 1988. Reagans timeline doesnt exactly line up with what Obama faces; Reagan had more time between his nomination and the end of his presidency. But its hard for us to see how Obama can be considered a lame duck but not Reagan. Both were second-term presidents who knew they would not serve again but did not yet know who their successor would be."
699	5450.json	half-true	Says Rick Santorum opposes right-to-work	labor,workers	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a campaign commercial	"Santorum clearly has a zig-zagging history with his positions on a national right-to-work law. If wed rated this on the PolitiFact Flip-O-Meter, it would likely qualify as a Full Flop. However, the Paul ad states that Santorum ""opposes right-to-work"" -- which means today. Despite his past history, Santorum has stated on several occasions that he would work on behalf of (and if he became president, sign) a national right-to-work law."
700	2993.json	mostly-true	In 1981, Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties all opted out of the Social Security program for their employees. Today, their program is very, very well-funded and there is no question about whether its going to be funded in years to come.	social-security	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview.	And how does Perry's statement fare?Far as we can tell, the alternate plans are healthy and should remain so. But the Texas plans serve employees also eligible, depending on years of service, for the Austin-based pension plan. Perry's larger point, that Americans stand to benefit from swapping out Social Security for alternate plans, doesn't acknowledge this pre-existing safety net in the Texas counties.
701	3740.json	half-true	Virginia ranked near the bottom of the nation 50 years ago in per capita income but is in the top 10 today. It had a very low rate of higher education attainment but is now above the national average.	education	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a TV interview.	"Its a bit of stretch for Kaine to say Virginia was ""near the bottom. ,"" Virginia was closer to the middle than the bottom. On higher education attainment, Virginia 50 years ago outpaced the national average and most other states in the percentage of its residents earning a bachelors degree or higher. So Kaines statement that the state had a ""very low"" rate of higher education attainment 50 years doesnt pan out."
702	12720.json	half-true	Says (Clinton) called President Assad a reformer. She called Assad a different kind of leader.	foreign-policy	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Republican National Convention	"Christie attacked Clinton for calling Assad a ""reformer"" and a ""different kind of leader. ""She did use those words, mostly, but there is more to the story. When she used the word ""reformer,"" Clinton was referencing the opinions of members of Congress who had interacted with the Syrian president and hoped he represented change for the country. And she said, ""There is a different leader in Syria now,"" and not ""a different kind of leader. ""Christie is taking quotes by Clinton out of context, and ignoring historical events that followed, when Clinton denounced Assad and called for his exit."
703	1653.json	half-true	"As a state rep, I was considered the fourth-most conservative in the Legislature.	states	rick-green			republican	0	1	1	0	0	a speech
2552.json	mostly-true	Rand Paul wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare.	health-care,medicare,message-machine	jack-conway	Kentucky Attorney General	Kentucky	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	a campaign commercial
9353.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton opposed an individual mandate and favored an employer mandate back in 1993.	health-care,public-health	bobby-jindal	Governor of Louisiana	Louisiana	republican	0	1	4	4	0	an op-ed for Politico Magazine
9577.json	mostly-true	There are more than 46 million Americans living in poverty today -- the largest number in 54 years.	medicaid,poverty	kirk-cox	House majority leader	Virginia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a speech.
4318.json	half-true	Since I introduced my budget -- first budget -- in March of 2010, weve created 50,000 new private-sector jobs for the people of this state.	jobs,state-budget	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference in Belmar 
9864.json	mostly-true	Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America.	children,education,message-machine-2014,state-budget,states,taxes	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a TV ad
8243.json	true	Says he would be first CPA to serve as Texas comptroller.	state-finances	raul-torres	Accountant, politician	Texas	republican	0	0	0	0	0	a campaign video
13500.json	mostly-true	On Donald Trumps plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no presidents in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand.	city-budget,county-budget,federal-budget,homeland-security,immigration,state-budget	bill-de-blasio	New York City Mayor	New York	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	a WNYC interview
9854.json	false	Thomas Jefferson said, That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.	elections	jody-hice			republican	0	1	0	0	0	a Facebook post
7737.json	barely-true	Proposed gun control legislation will outlaw practically every firearm, make you pay $100 per firearm, put you into a police database and make it nearly impossible to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon.	crime,criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns,market-regulation	ed-doyle	administrator, Rhode Island chapter, Gun Rights Across America.	Rhode Island	activist	1	0	0	0	0	a news release and Facebook post
12293.json	barely-true	Says Donald Trump thinks a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the womens restroom.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,gays-and-lesbians,campaign-advertising	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	an attack ad
457.json	half-true	McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators."""	foreign-policy	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a news release.	Green accurately recaps his conservative ranking  albeit by a single group, the Free Enterprise PAC, during his first of two terms. He omits the fact that he was not considered fourth-most conservative in his second term, according to the group.
704	3731.json	true	The Border Patrol has 20,000 agents more than twice as many as there were in 2004.	immigration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in El Paso	"We think that the general impression Conway's ad gives -- and in particular the line where the man says, ""Rand Paul wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare?"" -- is that what Paul wants to do is slap seniors with a $2,000 deductible, even though his plan is much more comprehensive. That said, we see it as a relatively minor exaggeration."
705	8103.json	half-true	The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents.	public-safety	rick-kriseman	State Representative	Florida	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire	Jindal said that in supporting an employer health insurance mandate in 1993, Clinton opposed an individual mandate. We think readers would be wise to review the red flags we raised surrounding Jindals characterization of Clintons comments and how they apply to the current state of affairs. But when it comes to reciting history, Jindal is largely accurate. Clinton had serious misgivings about an individual mandate to buy health insurance, and strongly preferred an employer-based model.
706	1439.json	half-true	Under (Rick Perrys) watch as governor, over six million Texans have no health care coverage, including one million children, homeowners suffer from the highest insurance rates in the country, and college tuition has skyrocketed 136 percent.	children,economy,education,health-care	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a press release	In arguing the Great Society programs have failed, Cox said more than 46. 5 million Americans are living in poverty, more than at any time since 1960. What he fails to note is that the U. S.  population has grown by 73 percent over that span -- or by about 131 million people. Analysts say a fuller measure is offered by poverty rate, which takes into account population growth. It shows that poverty has decreased, from 22. 2 percent in 1960 to 15 percent in 2012 -- the latest year available. So Coxs statement is accurate but, in its context of evaluating a half-century poverty trend line, needs additional information.
707	5779.json	half-true	Georgias HOPE scholarship is still the richest scholarship program in America.	education	michael-adams	President of the University of Georgia		none	0	0	1	0	0	a newspaper article	His statistic is mostly correct. But his underlying point that the introduction of his budget spurred that job growth, according to most of the experts we spoke with, is a stretch. We couldnt fully blame Christies budget if the state lost private-sector jobs, and we cant fully credit Christies budget when the state gains private-sector jobs.
708	10567.json	false	Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood.	abortion,health-care,human-rights,religion,women	thomas-tobin	Bishop of the Diocese of Providence		none	0	2	0	0	0	a newspaper column	"As for comparing states on school funding for the entirety of Walkers term, those figures simply arent available yet. Our rating The Greater Wisconsin Committee said: ""Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America. ""Based on the latest census figures, for 2011-12, the Wisconsin cuts were the largest based on two measures -- state revenue provided to local schools and overall spending by schools of state, federal and local money. But more recent figures indicate that Wisconsins school spending cuts are no longer the largest, at least for a more recent period."
709	10111.json	false	While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average.	debates,energy,message-machine-2014	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a debate	"Torres said hed be ""the very first CPA to serve"" as state comptroller. Were not judging here whether the comptroller needs to be a CPA."
710	11256.json	mostly-true	Bernie Sanders opposesthe Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supportsit.	trade	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a viral Internet chart	"In a discussion about Trumps plans to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, de Blasio said, ""because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand. ""Its not as settled by law as de Blasio makes it sound, but experts say generally that the mayor is correct. The Supreme Court, in South Dakota vs.  Dole, concluded that Congress could not coerce local governments to act based on the threat of withholding federal funds. Also, any funds that are withheld must be germane to the reason they are being withheld. The court ruling dealt with Congress, however, and not the executive, and there is ambiguity about both what tactic Trump might pursue and the legal precedence behind it. De Blasio's statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information."
711	10543.json	false	On supporting right to work legislation in 2015	corporations,economy,labor,small-business,unions,workers	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement	"Coates argues the quote does not represent Jefferson because of its vague, abstract use of ""best"" and ""least. Correcting the record would surely square with Jefferson, who once said, ""If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed. ""OK, he didnt say that, either."
712	7904.json	barely-true	Says the success of his economic agenda is supported by the fact we went from unemployment at 9.2 percent when I decided to run for governor four years ago to two points lower.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a television interview	"Firearms rights supporter Ed Doyle said the wording of the gun control measures being debated at the State House ""will outlaw practically every firearm, make you pay $100 per firearm, put you into a police database, [and make a permit to carry a concealed weapon] nearly impossible to get. ""None of the proposed bills would inherently make it ""nearly impossible"" to get a concealed weapon permit. And we found that the definition of ""assault weapons"" in the legislation would not ""outlaw practically every firearm. ""Consumers would have plenty of rifles, shotguns and pistols to choose from. Finally, none of the Rhode Island bills would eliminate any part of the Second Amendment to the U. S.  Constitution, despite Doyles triple-exclamation point assertion."
713	4709.json	barely-true	In the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it was the Democrats who cut $500 billion from Medicare. And they also put in place the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 15 unelected bureaucrats, which will be making decisions about health care for our seniors and for all Americans.	health-care,medicare	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a Fox News interview	"A Cruz ad said Trump thinks ""a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom. ""Trump didsay he'd befinewith letting Caitlyn Jenner, a transgender women, use the bathroom of her choice in Trump Towerrather than the bathroom that corresponds to the sex on Jenner's birth certificate. But Trump did not say hesupports a man ""pretending to be a woman"" using a woman's restroom. Trump talked about how bathroom laws that allow people to use the bathroomof their choice are nota problem and bemoaned the business backlash that hit North Carolina with a state law thatsaid people have to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender at birth. The state would have been better off leaving it alone, he argued, but aspresident he would not want the federal government to be involved. Doing nothing about a local government's decision is not an endorsement. Editors note, April 27, 2016: After we published this item, we heard from readers and others who said our description of a transgender woman made it sound as if there is no public debate over transgender issues or how gender is defined. We did not mean to suggest that, and we have edited our report to more fully reflect that ongoing debate."
714	8854.json	half-true	Were trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011.	state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview	In the second of those votes, McCain was one of only 14 senators to oppose a less generous GOP alternative. And in the case of the 2003 votes cited by the DNC, Republicans said they preferred alternative legislation for a number of reasons, arguing that Democratic amendments didn't include language to encourage donations from other countries, would have exceeded budget restrictions, and might overwhelm the bureaucracy with so much money that it wouldn't be able to disburse it wisely. With the exception of the 2001 vote and one of the 2002 votes, the remaining four votes split mostly along party lines, with Democrats arguing that the GOP concerns were outweighed by the magnitude of the AIDS crisis in Africa. In the end, compromises were reached on funding measures that were somewhat less generous, which McCain supported.
715	4116.json	false	POTUS economists: Stimulus Has Cost $278,000 per job.	stimulus	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a tweet on Twitter	That year, the agency had 10,500 agents to patrol land borders. That number now stands at nearly 21,000. In other words, manpower has roughly doubled since 2004, as Obama said in his speech in El Paso. Again, that trend began under President Bush, whom Obama credited, but it continued under Obama.
716	5131.json	mostly-true	The education tax burden for Shelby County -- and Tennessee -- is one of the lowest in the country.	education,taxes	kriner-cash	Superintendent, Memphis City Schools		none	0	0	0	1	0	a presentation to Shelby County's schools merger Transition Planning Commission	"Krisemans point is not new: Many supporters of red light cameras tout, as he did, that benefits include changed motorist behavior and reducing the most dangerous kind of crashes. We found some studies that saycameras changedmotorist behavior -- byeither putting them on high alert or teaching them a lesson. But whether they truly ""cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents"" remains a matter of much debate."
717	11861.json	false	Says Donald Trumps conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Biebers, who said in the past that abortion was no big deal to him.	abortion	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	an interview on CNN	The average annual Texas premium in 2007 was $1,251--less than the $1,401 average premium in Louisiana and $1,560 in Florida (though the Florida average excludes policies written by the state's insurer of last resort). What about Ramirezs last punch, on college tuition?Ramirez cited a state overview stating that tuition set by public college and university boards increased 136 percent on average from fall 2003 to fall 2008. But the same analysis states that total tuition, meaning board-set tuition levels added to baseline amounts set by lawmakers, increased 69 percent on average. Separately, the Austin American-Statesmans Ralph K. M. Haurwitz, who covers higher education, has tapped state figures to conclude that average tuition and mandatory fees  every student faces such fees  at the states public universities climbed 86 percent, to $6,300 a year, by fall 2008. All in all, the Democratic spokesman landed his health-insurance blows.
718	9435.json	mostly-true	By the time I left the State Department, economic growth was up and opium production was down in Afghanistan, while infant mortality declined and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold.	drugs,economy,education,foreign-policy,health-care,public-health,women	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	"her book, ""Hard Choices"""	"Adams assertion that HOPE is ""still the richest scholarship program in America"" needs some context. Georgias program was the richest of its kind two school years ago, and it ranked high in other measures, although this states pot of money wasnt the biggest overall. HOPE is likely to remain near the top this school year. Even with the cuts, other states are probably too far behind to catch up, for now."
719	12805.json	mostly-true	We have the most productive workers in the world.	economy,workers	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a speech at the Democratic National Convention	"Bishop Thomas Tobin said that "". . . Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood. ""He cited as his source the Susan B.  Anthony List, which arrived at that percentage using numbers that dont represent all services provided to pregnant women by Planned Parenthood. Because Planned Parenthood says it doesnt track that number, we dont know what percentage of pregnant women seen by the agency receive abortions. But neither does the Susan B.  Anthony -- nor Bishop Tobin."
720	9801.json	true	Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs.	candidates-biography,economy,job-accomplishments,jobs,message-machine-2014	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a campaign ad	"Scott said that while Crist was governor, ""utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average. ""Scott is off in a lot of ways. First, his statistics dont parse out the base rate from the rest of anelectric bill, which is critical to understanding how bills go up. Doing so shows base rates for the four large investor-owned power companies have consistently gone up under Scotts watch. Perhaps more egregiously, Scotts campaign fumbled the data in a report to make it seem like rates were much lower when Crist took office and higher when he left. We found the right numbers, and it paints a completely different picture. On comparing the state to the rest of the country, data shows Floridas rates were higher than the national average well before Crist took office, but the gap narrowed during his time in office. Florida is now below the national average, but its not because prices dropped under Scott. By several measures overall rates are actually higher now than they were when he took office, despite a decrease in fuel costs."
721	2195.json	false	Says Bill White profiteered in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita.	ethics,infrastructure,transparency	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Perry website	Sanders has said on multiple occasions that he would oppose the trade deal. But she has taken a neutral stance on the deal during her campaign for the presidency, voicing some of Sanders same concerns yet refusing to explicitly criticize the proposal. Clinton spoke often in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership  until that backing irritated parts of her Democratic base.
722	11370.json	mostly-true	Alabamas Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturdays game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.	gambling,sports	espn	news	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	in an article	But on Feb.  20, 2015, with Republican lawmakers poised to send him such legislation, Walker said he would sign it. That is certainly a form of support. To comment on this item, go to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinels web page.
723	9771.json	half-true	Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that profited off pollution.	climate-change,energy,environment,message-machine-2014	nextgen-climate			organization	0	0	3	0	0	TV ad	His decision came at an earlier date, when the unemployment rate was either much lower (at the time of his official announcement) or even lower than that (when he was unofficially running).
724	3676.json	mostly-true	In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law.	florida,legal-issues,religion	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	a speech before conservative activists	"West used two common talking points in his Fox News interview. The first, which we've checked repeatedly, is that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ""cut $500 billion from Medicare. ""The statement leaves out important details. The second, that the health care law ""put in place the Independent Payment Advisory Board, 15 unelected bureaucrats, which will be making decisions about health care for our seniors and for all Americans,"" also ignores facts that would give a different impression."
725	4615.json	half-true	Says Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states.	economy,jobs,taxes	tom-kean-jr	New Jersey Senate Minority Leader		republican	0	2	1	0	0	a news release	"The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that the monthly and quarterly numbers are separate survey tools and are not designed to be used in combination to compare states. But viewed another way, three states in the Census Bureau-defined ""Midwest"" -- Ohio, Nebraska and Missouri -- show slower private job-growth rates than Wisconsin."
726	7742.json	false	Metro on whether it could use bond money for restoration.	taxes	metro			none	0	0	0	0	0	voters pamphlet	"The figure attributed to the presidents economists does not appear anywhere in the White House report. Rather, the Weekly Standard attributed the number to economists at the White House after it made its own calculations and conclusions. The methodology used to get that number was previously termed suspect because it lumps all costs associated with stimulus projects together as if they are wages, suggesting it would have been cheaper to just ""cut a $100,000 check"" to each person who found work as a result of the stimulus."
727	2394.json	half-true	Roy Barnes is like Barack Obama because theyre both doing a lot of apologizing.	message-machine	republican-governors-association		Washington, D.C.	republican	5	1	6	4	2	a TV commercial	So Cash is right about the state's ranking. The county is more in the middle of the pack nationally, but it accounts for a smaller share of education funding.
728	817.json	pants-fire	Barack Obama thinks terrorists just need a good talking to.	terrorism	republican-national-committee-republican			republican	6	6	11	5	2	a direct mail piece	"Palin said Bieber ""has made statements understanding the sanctity of life but in the past said (abortion) was no big deal to him. ""Palin didn't respond to our query. The only reasonable conclusion at this point is that Bieber hasnt changed his position on abortion like Trump."
729	13051.json	barely-true	The Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the (Iraq) war, all believed (Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction.	iraq	paul-wolfowitz	visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute	New York	none	1	0	0	0	0	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	"Mortality rates for children under 5 has indeed declined, at least according to the World Health Organization. Heres the WHOs data on infant mortality rate -- deaths from birth to age 1 per 1000 live births:      1990   1995   2000   2005   2010   2012       120   102   94   83   74   71      The decline between 2005 and 2012 -- the closest we could get to a ""before and after"" for Clinton -- is a 14 percent decrease, a bit smaller than the 22 percent. Is school enrollment up sevenfold?This is the statistic for which Clinton seems most on-target -- and the one about which Afghan officials can feel most proud, assuming the data are accurate."
730	11345.json	half-true	The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree on eliminating the carried-interest tax break.	financial-regulation,income,religion,taxes	tammy-baldwin	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	7	4	0	an interview	Biden said that America has the most productive workers in the world. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development tracks how much value comes out of each hour worked in the worlds higher income nations. According to its data, Luxembourg and Norway have more productive workers than America. That ranking has been in place since 2010. But to place in the top three out of the worlds 47 most wealthy nations is still an achievement.
731	7387.json	barely-true	Agriculture has always required a significant workforce from abroad.	agriculture,history,immigration,workers	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a blog post on RedState.com	The jobs numbers added to roughly 480 at those companies.
732	4400.json	half-true	Says Jon Huntsman supports changes in Medicare that would deny guaranteed benefits to 980,000 New Hampshire residents.	medicare,new-hampshire-2012	new-hampshire-democratic-party		New Hampshire	democrat	4	0	3	3	0	a statement on the state Democratic website.	Whether White improperly intervened on behalf of BTEC to settle the contract matter is another issue, which isn't the statement we're reviewing. Upshot: White had a prior relationship with BTEC when he played a role in the companys getting post-hurricane work and he later made what turned out to be a profitable investment in the company. Those decisions might open White to conflict-of-interest criticisms. However, Perrys characterization of White as a profiteer doesn't bear out.
733	3541.json	half-true	Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require.	elections	armond-budish	Minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives	Ohio	democrat	0	1	2	3	0		And that wasnt the case this week as bets started being placed for the game Saturday at Sanford Stadium. But since betting goes on down to the wire, theres at least a possibility that the underdog status could change up to game time. Thats why they call it gambling. And given the unknown, we have to hedge a bit ourselves at this stage of the game.
734	12187.json	half-true	Says Rick Scott stripped women of access to public health care.	abortion	rick-scotts-starbucks-heckler	Activist, stay-at-home mom	Florida	activist	0	0	2	0	0	a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks	"NextGens ad states that ""Rick Scott drank from a fountain of campaign cash from the company that profited off pollution"" and received $200,000 from oil interests. Scotts campaign received $50,000 from four different members of the Collier family. The Collier Resources Co.  leased mineral rights on its land to Hughes for drilling, so its fair to refer to those donations as being from ""oil interests. ""The ad doesnt name the company or campaign donor, so its possible for viewers who are knowledgeable about the controversy to mistakenly assume that the donations were by Hughes. The other problematic part is that there isnt proof that pollution occurred. The states preliminary tests indicated there was no contamination."
735	7340.json	true	A majority of Americans agree with a ban on assault weapons. And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan.	guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	in a speech	"So back to the Hasners statement: In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge ""announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law. ""The current case is still being played out in Hillsborough County District Court, and Judge Nielsens own written opinions show that Hasner is correct about the judge's reliance onIslamic Law in the case. However, the judge's point is that it's not simply a dispute between two private parties. The issueinvolves religious law, and the legal experts support Nielsen turning to thatbody of law to resolve it. Whether Nielsen's decision will stand up after review by Florida District Court of Appeal is still unknown."
736	10355.json	true	Only 42 percent of young Georgians have a college certificate or degree, but soon 60 percent of jobs will require some college credential.	education,jobs	hank-huckaby	University System chancellor	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	civic club speech	"Kean said Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, ""making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states. ""But Kean cant attribute a loss of jobs in New Jersey solely to those changes."
737	10467.json	half-true	Texas has the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968 because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature	Metro wants money for boat ramps and better playgrounds that should improve use of visitor areas. We dont fault the wishes. But we do fault Metro for saying one thing, then another, about whether restoration was part of the plan in 2006 and why more money is needed in 2013. This is a reversal of position by Oregons tri-county regional government.
738	8089.json	false	Says HJM 20 was the only bill not assigned to a House committee.	government-efficiency	oregon-catalyst			organization	0	1	0	0	0	a blog post.	Barnes is apologizing for his first term, and he's proud of it. But that doesn't make him like Obama, since the president has not apologized for America's actions.
739	12526.json	mostly-true	Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, it becomes worthless. The THC goes away.	drugs,government-regulation,marijuana,market-regulation,science	larry-yarborough	N.C. Representative	North Carolina	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations	"""We will kill bin Laden; we will crush al-Qaida. ""That's more than just a ""good talking to. ""Examples abound of Obama pledging to take on terrorists militarily."
740	10898.json	barely-true	The Texas Senate approved a bill to put a special label on the insurance cards of anyone who bought a plan through Obamacare that includes the letter S for subsidy.	health-care	al-sharpton		New York	democrat	2	1	1	1	0	"a broadcast of MSNBC's ""PoliticsNation"""	Wolfowitz said the French and Germans believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. The Germans, who had talked to an Iraqi defector, were the source of the suspicion that Iraq had developed mobile biological weapon factories. However, months before the war, the Germans had concluded that the defector was unreliable and passed that opinion on to the Americans. The German intelligence agency seemed equally unconvinced that Iraq had resumed its nuclear program. For the French, the American assertion that Iraq sought to buy uranium from Africa rang hollow. The alleged source was Niger, a country where the French had contacts in the mining industry. Anytime we deal with the activities of intelligence services, there are likely to be gaps in the public record. They might have had suspicions, but they were uncertain and said so publicly and, in all likelihood, privately as well. Wolfowitz went too far when he said that Germany and France believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. At best they were conflicted.
741	7541.json	half-true	Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them Corzine jobs losses of 2009.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group	Trump has called for ending the tax break for investment managers that Baldwin is seeking to repeal with a bill she introduced. But while Pope Francis has called for helping the poor and addressing economic inequality, we could not find that has spoken out on this particular tax break. And his practice is to make broad policy statements, not to comment on an individual piece of legislation.
742	7136.json	barely-true	Says the state is required pick up 70 percent of the cost of K-12 education.	education,state-budget	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a speech.	"Rubio said that ""agriculture has always required a significant workforce from abroad. ""There have been certain time periods and types of farms that did use many foreign workers. But Rubio overgeneralized when he suggested that throughout American history, all types of farms needed foreign workers. Farms have also been owner-operated, with little need of a foreign work force."
743	6325.json	half-true	Theres a loophole where you can sell guns without a background check 40 percent of guns are sold that way at gun shows and over the Internet.	criminal-justice,guns	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	"an interview on ""Face the Nation"""	But he ignores that there is the possibility that the current benefits could be trimmed and he is exaggerating the facts about the Ryan plan. Many details about the plan are still unclear, particularly what would be covered. It suggests that hard choices for somebody dont lie ahead and thats not very likely.
744	12855.json	true	Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity.	drugs	richard-durbin	Senator	Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	0	1	a press release 	Budish was using the national statistic to argue that the new law would disproportionately impact potential black voters in Ohio. Yet there has been no study of this issue in Ohio so there are no specific figures for the state population. ID rates in other states where studies were done differed greatly. So while Budishs statement is accurate, it leaves out those important details needed to understand it in full context.
745	10512.json	false	The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. Thats 31 percent.	economy,families,government-regulation,income,poverty,small-business,workers	leonidas-raptakis	State Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	testimony before the House Committee on Labor	"The Starbucks activist said Scott ""stripped women of access to public health care. ""Scott signed a law this year that cuts off state funding for any clinic that provides abortions, including Planned Parenthood. We heard estimates that it will cut anywhere from $114,000 to $500,000 for Planned Parenthood, which provides other health services to low-income women. Its possible to wrongly assume from Jennings statement that Scott slashed womens health care services broadly across the state. The cut targets abortion clinics, so it isnt a cut for health care offices that dont provide the procedure, such as county health departments."
746	12336.json	mostly-true	ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonalds.	elections,health-care	colorado-health-institute			none	0	0	0	1	0	an analysis report 	He did support an assault-weapons ban and even joined two other former presidents in a letter to a major newspaper urging congressional approval of a ban. Not only did Reagan support the ban, but so do most Americans, Obama said. Information from a Washington Post/ABC News poll supports the presidents statement.
747	11726.json	barely-true	Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. Theres a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent.	crime,guns	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	For instance, theyve simplified the enrollment process and now allow credit for 25 courses to transfer between the two systems. Online course offerings also expanded from 1,571 in 2009 to 5,000-plus last fall -- including a new Masters of Science in Computer Science at Georgia Tech enrolling 1,256 new students. Our conclusion: Georgias workforce is facing a skills gap that the University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia are working together to address by pushing for more graduates. The skills gap is significant, though measures of it have varied albeit slightly.
748	3904.json	half-true	Weve seen 115,000 jobs created in the American auto industry since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy.	economy,jobs	brian-deese	deputy director of the White House National Economic Council		democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a telephone news conference	Perry said Texas has its lowest crime rate since 1968 because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders. In 2013, an index combining Texas rates for property and violent crimes reached its lowest level since 1968. Legislated changes affecting drug offenders surely contributed. But in Texas and nationally, crime has been decreasing for a while, for multiple reasons.
749	6774.json	mostly-true	Bill Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, who signed a Supreme Court opinion saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms.	guns,supreme-court	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	an anti-Nelson mailer	The other two bills mentioned above similarly did not get their first reading until July 1 or later. We asked Dan Lucas, the man behind Oregon Catalyst, to weigh in but he declined to comment. In an online post, Oregon Catalyst lambasted Kotek for not advancing HJM 20, saying it was the only bill not assigned to a committee. In fact, it was one of the three; rare but not unique.
750	1324.json	barely-true	The Stupak Amendment doesnt just say you cant use your federal insurance subsidy to pay for an abortion, it says, if youre getting a federal subsidy of any kind, youre not allowed to buy an insurance plan that covers abortion even with your own money.	abortion,health-care,pundits	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	her show on MSNBC	"Yarborough said that if you try to hide a marijuana growing operation in a hemp field, ""it becomes worthless. Cross-pollination of hemp and marijuana will causemarijuana's buds to lose much of their high-inducing THC, but the THC wont go away entirely. Researchers agree that while the drug wont become completely impotent, it will lose much or all of its worth and would also likely damage the value of the hemp crop."
751	6813.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama already passed all these Obamacare taxes. About a dozen of them hit middle-income taxpayers.	health-care,taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	"an interview on ""Fox News Sunday"""	"Sharpton said that the Texas bill would add a label to insurance cards for coverage purchased through the federal exchanges and that people receiving a subsidy would see the letter ""S"" on their insurance card. That provision was dropped more than two weeks before Sharpton said it. The bill that passed the Legislature and has been sent to the governor would add the letters QHP to any insurance card tied to a health care plan on the federal exchange. But it wouldnt differentiate between those purchased with or without a federal tax credit."
752	9737.json	false	The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas.	ebola,economy,foreign-policy,pop-culture	dbanj	Musician		none	0	1	0	0	0	"comments on ABC's ""This Week"""	"Christie said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them ""Corzine jobs losses of 2009. ""Christie is off a bit, since data from the BLS and state Labor Department show that New Jersey lost 115,700 jobs from December 2008 to 2009  a period marked by the height of the recession, and something that economic experts have told us cannot be blamed solely on one person."
753	6366.json	barely-true	The presidents health care law raids Medicare by more than $500 billion and creates a Medicare rationing board a group of 15 unelected bureaucrats to slow the growth of Medicare spending.	health-care,medicare	scott-garrett	Congressman	New Jersey	republican	1	0	0	0	0	an op-ed on NorthJersey.com	"Thats really only the case if you dont include federal funds in the entire K-12 budget. Moreover, the state isnt ""required"" to fund to any level. Historically, the state has stepped up to fill that ""gap,"" as Cannon describes it, but theres no commitment that it must."
754	9316.json	mostly-true	Congress used earmarks for more than 200 years.	congress,corrections-and-updates,federal-budget	harry-reid	Senate Democratic Leader	Nevada	democrat	4	5	3	7	3	a news conference	Bloomberg said 40 percent of gun sales take place through gun shows or the Internet, without a background check. The best information on the informal gun market is based on a survey and is about 15 years old (the data used in the survey is almost 20 years old).
755	992.json	mostly-true	Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States.	military	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a news conference.	As for the other figures, the percent increase from 2010 is slightly more than 32 percent, and drug overdose deaths in 2014 that were associated with heroin is about 42 percent. But as IDPH notes, tracking overdose deaths involving heroin cannot be reliably determined as counties coroners did not specifically test for heroin prior to 2013. We dont see these discrepancies as an attempt to mislead in making his case for heroin and prescription opioid addiction treatment legislation he is advocating. If anything, it underscores the growing epidemic thats not only gripping Illinois, but the rest of the country.
756	699.json	half-true	Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power.	energy	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8		The actual increase Rhode Island businesses have been wrestling with over the past two years is significantly less, and he subsequently told us he was referring to what would happen if the $10. 10 minimum wage was approved. The correct answer is 16. 1 percent.
757	9033.json	true	The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago.	economy,families	rob-portman	U.S. senator from Ohio	Ohio	republican	3	5	11	11	1	a Republican weekly address	The Colorado Health Institute analysis said the Colorado universal health care system would have a projected $38 billion in revenues, larger than major corporations. The numbers seem to add up if everything with ColoradoCare goes according to its supporters plans. The revenues would be larger than some big companies. However, the health care planhas a make-or-break need to obtain federal waivers that would allow it to assume the roles of state Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs. No waivers means no deal. The statement is accurate but needs additional information.
758	5950.json	true	On the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)	financial-regulation	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	statements to the media	"Patrick said, ""There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent. Lotts study shows a 25 percent decrease in murder and violent crime across the country from 2007 to 2014, as well as a 178 percent rise in the number of concealed-carry permits. Further, gun laws may have little to nothing to do with rates of falling crime."
759	10041.json	half-true	Leticia Van de Putte opposed putting National Guard troops on the border, would send millions to Central American governments instead and wrote the law giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.	immigration	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a TV ad	"So we go back to Deeses words: ""since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy. ""GM had not yet climbed out of bankruptcy when Deese starts his count. And thats important to know because had he started after GM emerged from bankruptcy, the figure for total number of jobs created would have been more than 30,000 fewer."
760	5528.json	true	Says there are four super PACs on the Republican side of the Texas U.S. Senate race.	campaign-finance	paul-sadler	Lawyer	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	1	a Travis County Democratic Party candidate forum	"The NRA is correct in saying Nelson voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. And many experts see the groups assertion that she signed an opinion ""saying Americans do not have an individual right to own firearms"" as fair. We heard lots of agreement from experts about this characterization, though two advocates of gun control said it is over-simplified. Gun-control supporters in particular told us the opinion she signed is not as ""anti-gun"" as the mailer would have readers believe. What's missing from this attack is the context that Nelson voted to confirm Sotomayor before she signed the opinion inMcDonald. That context slightly dulls the connection between Nelson and Sotomayor's position."
761	8414.json	false	Unfortunately, since Mr. Fosters been mayor ... there are less people employed in the city of St. Petersburg than there were prior to his taking office.	jobs	rick-kriseman	State Representative	Florida	democrat	0	2	1	1	0	a Tampa Bay Times/mayoral debate	Ultimately, we'll give Maddow credit for linguistic care, but we continue to hold that the Stupak Amendment does not, as she suggests, prevent subsidized women on the exchange from buying abortion coverage. They can buy a rider that adds that coverage.
762	4189.json	false	Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kinds stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job.	jobs,stimulus,taxes	national-republican-congressional-committee			republican	18	9	8	5	8	a news release	"Ryan said Obama ""already passed all these Obamacare taxes. About a dozen of them hit middle-income taxpayers. ""We find that only eight of these measures are taxes, and in some cases the taxes are imposed on health insurance companies, drug makers and health device manufacturers, not on individual taxpayers. He can make a less-persuasive case for another three measures actually being tax increases. Finally, there will be a substantial variation in how many new taxes affect the middle class. The typical person will not be paying anywhere close to a dozen new taxes."
763	9333.json	half-true	When you read the Koran, it talks about dont take Christians and Jews as your friends.	islam	sean-hannity	Radio/TV host		none	3	5	3	2	1	"a segment on ""Hannity"""	"DBanj said, ""The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas. ""Africa has a good story to tell about its music, but that doesn't mean it's a major export. In fact, theentire entertainment sector comprised less than 0. 1 percent of Africas export revenue, far behind other sectors like agriculture and mineral products. Experts said the reported revenue may be less than the actual numbers though, due to the lack of a reporting and distribution infrastructure in Africa. But it wouldn't be enough to make a significant different."
764	9052.json	mostly-true	Dan Patrick called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5		"Garrett said that the ""presidents health care law raids Medicare by more than $500 billion and creates a Medicare rationing board  a group of 15 unelected bureaucrats  to slow the growth of Medicare spending. ""The national health care law does not cut funding for Medicare, though it does decrease projections for future spending growth. Spending on the program will continue to grow, but at a slower pace. The law does create a 15-member board to prevent Medicare spending from exceeding certain growth targets, but the board is specifically forbidden from proposing any plans to ration care."
765	12478.json	barely-true	Congressman Joe Heck has (voted) 62% of the time with Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats on a variety of important issues.	voting-record	sharron-angle	Republican nominee for Nevada U.S. Senate seat	Nevada	republican	3	1	1	0	0	in a television ad	"Reid said Congress has used earmarked spending for ""more than 200 years. ""A credible case can be made that Congress engaged in something like earmarking as long ago as 1789 and 1817. The tactic wasnt used extensively and consistently during that whole period, and it really exploded in the past 20 years, before being phased out more recently. Still, Reid has a point that legislators have long directed spending, and there are 200-year-old (and older) examples of things that are very much like earmarks. Correction: This report has been changed to remove a reference to an article that examined the history of the earmark. We incorrectly identified the source of article as Taxpayers for Common Sense, but their site only reproduced the article."
766	1405.json	barely-true	Chile ranks third internationally in economic freedom, while the U.S. ranks 17th.	economy,foreign-policy,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a video blog post	So, yes, Obama's numbers were a little off. We're not going to ding him too hard for that, though, as his overall point is correct. And Obama's use of the word     probably    1/600th suggests it is more of a guestimate than a hard statistic. The Venezuelan military is indeed a tiny fraction of the size of the U. S.  military.
767	3235.json	false	Under the White Houses budget proposal, we will not be adding more to the national debt by the middle of the decade.	deficit,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a press conference	"He's also said that he hopes developing technology will provide better answers to the problem of nuclear waste storage. ""Safe and Secure Nuclear Energy"" is also explicitly included on page 4 of Obama's energy plan, although the plan emphasizes the importance of securing nuclear fuel and finding safe places to store nuclear waste. Having concerns about safety, though, doesn't mean you're against nuclear energy. So McCain's statement about Obama is more accurate with respect to offshore drilling, but not accurate on nuclear energy."
768	1514.json	barely-true	Bill McCollum said tax cuts don't work.	taxes	alex-sink		Florida	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a comment on her Facebook page.	"Portman said ""the average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago. ""According to Census Bureau data, the decline is even greater, making Portmans overall point even stronger than the data he offered."
769	6919.json	barely-true	The tax burden on Virginia families was lower under Tim Kaine than under George Allen.	families,taxes	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a news release.	But the statements the DNC chose for the ad echo what Romney has said on the topic all along -- that a Wall Street bailout was necessary to prevent a financial calamity, but the way the money was administered was poor.
770	9774.json	false	Says CharlieCrist made it easier for Duke to take your money.	energy,florida	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign commercial	"Patrick said Van de Putte ""opposed putting National Guard troops on the border, would send millions to Central American governments instead and wrote the law giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. ""Van de Putte was the Senate sponsor of the House-originated 2001 proposal authorizing in-state tuition for immigrants not living here with legal permission. She also opposed this summer's National Guard deployment. However, she didnt say that instead of placing troops near the border, the state should aid countries in Central America. Rather, Van de Putte earlier and separately urged congressional approval of an Obama request that included federal aid to such countries."
771	5640.json	barely-true	Says a Barack Obama black imposter joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo.	polls	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email.	"So, yep: four supers, all linked to Republican candidates in the Texas U. S.  Senate race. Sadler told us via email that he did not know of any such PACs supporting him. How would he respond if such a group formed? ""Nothing I or anyone else can do -- I think that is the point, isn't it?,"" he wrote."
772	9444.json	barely-true	Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.	education,state-budget,state-finances,workers	mary-burke	Madison school board member	Wisconsin	democrat	5	5	11	8	3	an interview	"University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith agreed. ""At the city level, especially St.  Petersburg, little places like that are just slots in the overall economic cycle,"" Snaith said. ""Theyve just got to ride whats happening. Theyre not going to be able to buck global and national swings that are just incredibly dramatic as they were in this cycle."
773	12449.json	mostly-true	SaysMaggie Hassan was out of state on 30 days over the last three months.	job-accomplishments,public-service	kelly-ayotte	U.S. Senator	New Hampshire	republican	2	1	1	4	0	a press release	"Spokeswoman Andrea Bozek cited various reports critical of the stimulus, but nothing to establish that the $278,000 figure is correct. The NRCC called it ""Kinds stimulus"" because U. S.  Rep.  Ron Kind, D-Wis. , voted for it."
774	4432.json	mostly-true	Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state.	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	dan-ramos	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a newspaper column	"In a segment condemning Boko Haram, Hannity said the Koran contains a verse that ""talks about don't take Christians and Jews as your friends. ""While some English translations of the Koran do include a similar phrase, some experts say Hannity is isolating the phrase out of its proper context."
775	5749.json	half-true	Says his Texas election fraud investigations have resulted in 50 convictions.	crime,elections,legal-issues	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a press release	"Dewhurst said Patrick ""called for increasing the gas tax and the state sales tax. ""Patrick piped up once for regular gas tax increases, in a 2009 talk, also making it clear that related revenue should pay for transportation projects. Finally, Patrick has not made increasing either tax a theme of his campaign for lieutenant governor."
776	8192.json	barely-true	Miami-Dade County is the No. 1 donor county in the state.	state-budget,taxes	rene-garcia	state senator	Florida	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a Florida Cabinet meeting	"Under the narrow parameters of the Conservative Reviews ""Liberty Score,"" Heck and Pelosi do appear to share similar policy priorities. But that only takes into account 50 votes over a six-year period. Other conservative groups with legislative scorecards show a much wider gap between the two, and a review of their cumulative voting records shows a much larger gap in votes."
777	7886.json	mostly-true	We havent had a Republican senator in Washington for ... why, I think Clifford Case was our last Republican senator.	congress,history	christine-whitman	President, The Whitman Strategy Group	New Jersey	republican	0	0	0	2	0	an interview on The John Gambling radio show	By several measures, the United States ranks significantly higher than Chile; in one, Chile is slightly ahead.
778	9431.json	barely-true	Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz thinks its okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison.	crime,criminal-justice,drugs,marijuana	americans-safe-access		Washington D.C.	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad	We think the presidents statement is likely to mislead a lot of Americans about what his budget would do. UPDATE: Shortly after we posted this article, the White House responded to an earlier request for comment, arguing that Obama was not referring to actual dollars but to the fact that the budget will not increase the debt as a share of the economy. 7 percent to 66. 8 percent), that's not the explanation Obama gave in the news conference.
779	7721.json	half-true	Federal prosecutions for lying on background checks to buy guns are down 40 percent under President Barack Obama.	guns,legal-issues	bob-goodlatte	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	0	1	4	3	0	a TV appearance.	"By contrast, McCollum's campaign cited many other votes that McCollum took in favor of tax cuts, including votes to eliminate the marriage tax penalty and the estate tax. So based on the news articles and our examination of McCollum's voting record, it's clear that he has often supported tax cuts -- particularly Republican proposals. So Sink is cherry-picking here. Although McCollum did say he was opposed to ""targeted"" (read: Democratic) tax cuts, he has spoken and voted in favor of them many other times, particularly the across-the-board proposals favored by Republicans."
780	2616.json	pants-fire	We havent yet taken out a negative ad.	campaign-finance,elections,abc-news-week	christine-odonnell	Candidate for U.S. Senate	Delaware	republican	1	0	0	1	2	a debate	"Kaines campaign said the ""tax burden on Virginia families was lower under Tim Kaine than under George Allen. ""Raw numbers generally back Kaine, but paint a superficial picture. Kaine did not offer large-scale tax cuts during his term; to the contrary, he unsuccessfully proposed increasing taxes by $4 billion. The smaller burden was caused by shrinking tax revenues coming into the state because of the recession. Kaines statement tries to turn the states lost revenue -- caused by no effort of his own -- into an accomplishment."
781	2122.json	half-true	Jane Norton supported the largest tax hike in Colorado history.	message-machine,state-budget,states,taxes	americans-job-security			none	0	0	3	0	0	an issue advocacy ad	"The Republican Party of Florida said, ""Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money. ""The accusation is about a 2008 amendment to a law that allowed electric providers to charge an advance fee to customers to build or upgrade facilities. The change Crist signed added the planning of transmission lines to the list of approved uses to the fee. There are two big problems with the attack: Jeb Bush signed the original 2006 law, not Crist; and it doesnt appear Duke Energy ever collected advance fee money to plan transmission lines from its two nuclear projects. Crystal River was an existing plant that didnt need more, and the Levy County project never made it far enough to consider power lines. If anything, Scott is the one who has allowed a utility company to potentially profit off the change Crist allowed."
782	1280.json	barely-true	Here in Florida, Ive slashed government by 10 percent. That's $7 billion.	state-budget	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	radio advertisement for U.S. Senate campaign	Isley appears to have made a wisecrack about Obama impersonating a president. However, we found no confirmation that the joke included a racial reference or that the audience gave a standing ovation.
783	2477.json	false	Over the past year ... our 16 counties have hemorrhaged more than 6,000 jobs with no apparent end in sight.	economy,stimulus	steve-southerland	U.S. Representative, Florida District 2	Florida	republican	1	2	1	1	0	a press release.	But that correlation doesnt prove that Act 10 caused the drop. In fact, the Wisconsin trend predates Act 10 and coincides with a national drop in students in teacher training. And education-school leaders offer a host of other possible explanations for the fall-off.
784	6123.json	false	Since President Barack Obama took office, you have 1,700 employees just at the Department of Transportation earning over $170,000.	bush-administration,federal-budget,income,transportation	eric-hovde			republican	2	3	3	0	0	an interview	"U. S.  Sen.  Kelly Ayottes campaign said earlier this month that Gov. Maggie Hassan was ""out of state on 30 days over the last three months. ""Hassan was traveling out of state for political reasons on 30 days of the 90 in February, March and April, but spent a portion of those days in the state as well. If you exclude the days that she also had events in the state, she was absent only 18 percent of the time. There are a multitude of ways to interpret this data about Hassan, and Ayottes campaign is certainly taking the least charitable view possible. But its also a justifiable one, albeit needing clarification."
785	7814.json	mostly-true	New Jerseys governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade.	corporations,education,state-budget,state-finances	new-jersey-state-afl-cio		New Jersey	organization	0	0	0	1	0	a Facebook page post	"Ramos was accurate in writing that tax exemptions and credits amount to $7 billion a year in Ohio -- though referring to them as ""loopholes"" adds a negative connotation that is not uniformly justified. But we think it is important to note that even critics of the tax breaks don't recommend cutting all of them -- a point that helps provide clarification. Limiting tax breaks, in other words, is not an either-or option to increasing revenues or cutting spending in balancing the budget."
786	901.json	false	Even with recent changes, the average hourly wage at General Motors is still $75 an hour.	transportation	spencer-bachus	U.S. Representative	Alabama	republican	0	1	0	0	0		"Abbotts statement refers to 50 ""convictions,"" which he might better have termed ""satisfactory results. ""It looks to us like 60 percent of his cited ""convictions"" were not convictions. We recognize, though, that our analysis presumes that all the non-convicted defendants fulfilled or will fulfill all terms of the agreements they made to avoid going to trial. That may not be so."
787	6720.json	false	U.S. House opponent Paul Ryan supports cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent.	disability,federal-budget,health-care,housing,veterans	rob-zerban			democrat	0	1	0	0	1	an interview	"Garcia said that Miami-Dade County is the ""No. 1 donor county in the state. ""Garcia points to Miami-Dade contributing the most in sales taxes to the state. This isnt surprising, though, since it is the largest county and a big tourism market. But budget experts warned us that it is difficult to create a ledger with spending and revenues and assign all those dollars to particular counties. Also, some money received by the county is based on a population formula and some revenues sent to the state are from tourists, not resident taxpayers. So far, we have seen no proof that Miami-Dade earns that top donor label spot, nor can we name any other county. At PolitiFact we believe the burden of proof is on the person making the statement and Garcia hasnt done that here."
788	4628.json	mostly-true	Since 1970, the Clean Air Act has reduced toxic and health-threatening air pollution by 60 percent while our economy has grown more than 200 percent.	environment	hank-johnson	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	democrat	3	0	4	3	0	a web post	"Whitman said during a radio interview, ""We haven't had a Republican senator in Washington for . . . why, I think Clifford Case was our last Republican senator. ""Brady was the last Republican to serve in the Senate, for eight months in 1982, prior to Chiesas appointment. Before that, Case was the last Republican that New Jersey voters elected to the Senate. Since Whitman referred to the last Republican senator to represent New Jersey, that title goes to Brady."
789	11303.json	mostly-true	Missouri is #1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities.	federal-budget,state-budget	jay-nixon	Governor	Missouri	democrat	2	0	0	1	0	a post on Twitter	"The ad by Americans for Safe Access says that, judging by a recent vote, Rep.  Debbie Wasserman Schultz ""thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison""-- even the elderly ALS patient shown in the ad. We can't measure what Wasserman Schultz believes in her heart, but we are able to take a closer look at what her voting record shows. She did vote against an amendment to prevent the federal government from using money to keep certain states from decriminalizing medical marijuana. And laws that could theoretically send medical marijuana users to prison remain on the books. Still, its an exaggeration to say that Wasserman Schultzs vote means she wants to send ailing seniors to prison for smoking a joint. The reality is that today, even without the amendment in force, federal prosecutions of medical marijuana users are exceedingly rare. Most of the prosecutions we found involved users who were also accused of dealing marijuana. CORRECTION, June 11, 2014: An earlier version mischaracterized a summary of the medical marijuana amendment. The amendment bans the use federal money to prevent certain states from implementing their own medical marijuana laws."
790	2986.json	true	The Milwaukee business community did not speak about the facts -- and in support of train manufacturer Talgo -- as the Milwaukee-Madison rail link was being killed.	state-budget,transportation	talgo-inc	Spanish-owned manufacturer of trains		none	0	0	0	0	0	a statement from the company	"Goodlatte said enforcement of laws against lying on federal background checks for gun purchases ""is down 40 percent"" under Obama. The congressman had the percentage right, but he glossed over the laws history of lax enforcement. During the Bush and Obama administrations, only a tiny fraction of 1 percent of the violations was prosecuted. The Justice Department has seen little value in prosecuting cases in which background checks have already stopped prohibited people from buying guns. Goodlatte, in seeking to level partisan blame, offered a juicy statistic without context."
791	10783.json	mostly-true	The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry than the representatives who voted to stop it.	campaign-finance,corrections-and-updates,criminal-justice,federal-budget,military	representus	Activist group focusing on campaign finance, corruption	Massachusetts	none	0	0	0	1	0	a meme on social media	"And Friends of Christine O'Donnell was also the sponsor of her famous ""I'm You"" ad. We don't necessarily think negative ads are inherently bad; campaigns are about contrasting one candidate to another, so negative ads can play a valuable role, as long as they're accurate. We're not knocking O'Donnell's use of a negative ad here; we're knocking her decision to use a negative ad and then deny that she did."
792	13350.json	half-true	We have never done business with Donald Trump.	candidates-biography	patrick-murphy		Florida	democrat	2	1	4	5	0	a TV interview on WFLA	If the issue is just Referendum C, then yes, Norton supported it. Also, technically speaking, the measure didn't increase tax rates -- it ended rebates, though that does mean less money in people's pockets. Finally, Norton supported a ballot issue on which Colorado voters had the final say and ultimately approved.
793	258.json	true	Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent.	taxes	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a press release	While Crist didnt push for tax increases to make up the entire shortfall, he did approve fee and tax increases this year  on everything from fishing licenses to initial vehicle registrations to cigarettes  that total $2. 2 billion.
794	1248.json	mostly-true	"During the Reagan era, while productivity increased, ""wages for working people remained frozen."""	economy	michael-moore	Documentary filmmaker		none	2	5	1	6	0	"his movie ""Capitalism: A Love Story"""	"In the same time period, 1,807 less people are employed -- meaning that 1,807 jobs were lost. We ran the figures and Southerland's statement by Robert Barro, the Paul M.  Warburg Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He agreed that ""lost jobs"" should equal the change in the number employed, not the change in the number of unemployed."
795	10450.json	half-true	When you look at the earned income tax credit, it has about a 25 percent fraud rate. Were looking at $20 billion to $30 billion.	taxes,welfare	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a forum at the Freedom Partners 2015 California retreat	"She attributed the increase of 765 employees during Obamas tenure to the Bush-led across-the-board pay increases as well as a collective bargaining agreement for air traffic controllers, signed under Obama, that provided 3 percent raises in 2010, 2011 and 2012. When we pointed out the two fact checks and the OMBs information to Lansing, he said Hovdes main point is that the number of federal employees is ""exploding"" and their pay has gone up under Obama. Our rating    Hovde said that since Obama took office, ""you have 1,700 employees just at the Department of Transportation"" earning over $170,000. Actually, there were that many federal transportation workers earning over $170,000 a year when Obama took office, largely as the result of raises pushed by President Bush."
796	8758.json	half-true	Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012.	children,poverty,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Facebook post	Christie actually cut $1 billion in state aid from education, not $1. 6 billion. As for corporate tax breaks, Christie himself has said his administration is on target to deliver $2. 3 billion in benefits for business  and thats nearly double what was handed out in tax breaks in the decade before he took office.
797	4442.json	half-true	170,000 of the jobs created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry were government jobs.	economy,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,states,workers	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a Republican presidential debate in Tampa	According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (November 2008), the average hourly earnings (wage only) for automobile production workers was $30. 27 compared to $17. 91 for all manufacturing production workers. Auto workers are the kings of the industrial labor force, Dziczek said, and that surely breeds some resentment  particularly when it comes to talking about a taxpayer-funded bailout. That figure is a labor cost that includes the expense of health benefits for retirees.
798	7930.json	true	Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible.	agriculture,poverty	pete-gallego	Former legislator and U.S. House member	Texas	democrat	1	1	2	2	0	a U.S. House committee meeting.	"Our rating    Zerban said Ryan supports ""cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent. ""But Ryans short-term budgets provide for spending increases for veterans services. And even if his long-term plans lead to spending reductions, there isnt enough detail to know whether and how much programs for veterans would be trimmed."
799	12122.json	mostly-true	To this day, (the Cuban government) is a regime that provides safe harbor to terrorists and fugitives.	foreign-policy,terrorism	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a news conference	"The report by the widely cited think tank looked at 15 years of data and concluded that the regulations ""retard industrial activity. ""Johnson is correct in his statement about the Clean Air Acts impact on pollution. The numbers the congressman used seem to be on target, but theres some room for debate about the Clean Air Acts impact on the economy."
800	6678.json	true	The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget.	federal-budget	leonard-lance			republican	0	0	1	2	0	an interview on NJToday	"Nixon tweeted that Missouri is ""#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities. ""When looking at the period between 2008-09 and today, Nixon is accurate, College Board information shows. But that doesnt mean tuition is cheap in Missouri. The state ranks 22nd in its tuition rate. Nixons statement lacks that caveat."
801	9957.json	pants-fire	Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible creditand more.	congress,crime,ethics	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a Facebook meme	So where does that leave us?The state lost $810 million in federal funds, Talgos train manufacturing jobs and the areas leading business group and political leaders have a black eye for wooing and then freezing out an international business. Some of Talgos ire was directed toward the MMAC, for not speaking out on its behalf. The organization said its hands were tied by a split membership.
802	7111.json	barely-true	Says the initial Portland plastic bag ban represented only a modest share of total single-use checkout bag use.	city-government	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	a proposed ordinance.	"The group Represent. us created a meme that read, ""The U. S. Representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry"" than did the representatives who voted to stop it. The correct number is actually 70 percent, which is close to what the meme said. But its worth noting there's significant doubt about how meaningful this connection is. Several independent experts said its not obvious that the defense industry would have a strong self-interest in supporting the continued existence of the program, and if they dont, that would undercut the memes underlying message. Others say defense contractors do have a small but real interest in seeing that police get the equipment. Correction: This article has been changed to reflect that Maplight's data on campaign contributions automatically updates."
803	9235.json	pants-fire	The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid using federal violence to take peoples land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese.	china,environment,government-regulation	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	multiple blog and video posts	"Murphy said in an interview, ""We have never done business with Donald Trump. ""Murphys familys construction firm, Coastal Construction, built Trump condo projects in Hollywood and Sunny Isles Beach. The owners of the projects -- not Trump -- hired Coastal as the builder, and then separately the owners reached licensing agreements with Trump. So while Coastal built projects that carried Trumps name, even boasting about it at least once, they didnt directly strike a partnership together. But they did work on the same condo projects."
804	1243.json	false	There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed.	energy,environment	barney-bishop	president, Associated Industries of Florida	Florida	none	0	1	0	0	0	a press release	Romney's charges must be giving McCain an uneasy sense of deja vu. The veteran senator is eager to avoid a repeat of the 2000 presidential race, when conservative interest groups questioned his loyalty to their causes and barraged him with negative ads. McCain has frequently played up his fiscal conservative credentials, particularly his crusades against earmarks in spending bills and his opposition to the expensive Medicare prescription drug benefit. He has responded by calling Romney a flip-flopper on taxes and other issues, but the fact remains: McCain voted the way Romney says.
805	5693.json	false	Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination cant do something about it under bill passed by Republicans.	civil-rights,legal-issues,women,workers	kathleen-falk			democrat	1	3	3	1	0	a speech	We dock Moore some points, though, because the decline/stagnation of wages pre- and postdated the Reagan era; and total compensation (including payments for benefits) rose. Moore left out some important qualifiers.
806	2305.json	true	Under the new health care law, if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds.	health-care,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a speech at the City Club of Cleveland	"Paul said the earned income tax credit has a 25 percent ""fraud rate"" at a cost to taxpayers of $20 billion to $30 billion. There is a history of improper payments with the Earned Income Tax Credit that has not been resolved, for various reasons, since the IRS began reporting it in 2002. Its listed as the only IRS program deemed to have a high risk of improper payments. But Pauls characterization of the problem as ""fraud"" is way too specific. Not every improper payment constitutes fraud, and the exact percentage of fraud is not known. Also, the amount of improper payments is less than Paul said -- between $13. 3 billion and $15. 6 billion."
807	2040.json	barely-true	Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher.	pundits,stimulus,abc-news-week	george-will	Columnist	Maryland	columnist	7	6	3	5	1	"ABC's ""This Week"""	"Obamas Facebook post said that ""unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012. ""The number has some backing from an analysis of Census Bureau data published by the Democratic staff of Congress Joint Economic Committee. However, this analysis used an unofficial poverty measure rather than the traditional one, and the report Obamas team cites as support acknowledges that using the traditional poverty measure would have decreased the number of individuals lifted out of poverty by about one-third. A similar decrease among children would have meant the number of children would have been 427,914 rather than roughly 620,000."
808	9192.json	true	Says Charlie Crist implemented Jeb Bushs A+ Plan.	education	progressive-choice			organization	1	0	0	0	0	a campaign mailer	We cant find an exact match for Pauls 170,000 figure in the official statistics, and getting to that number requires not just state jobs, but also local government jobs that Perry would have had difficulty influencing. Even leaving out federal jobs, about one out of every four new jobs in Texas during Perrys tenure has been a new state or local government job.
809	11375.json	true	We have 650 people who move to Texas every day.	corrections-and-updates,economy,population,states	glenn-hegar	Farmer	Texas	republican	0	1	1	1	0	a speech in Georgetown, Texas	"Gallego said 97 percent of food stamp benefits ""are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible. ""Setting that aside, nearly 3 percent of such payments were overpayments in fiscal 2011, the latest year of available data, and nearly 1 percent were underpayments, according to the government. Thats a total of about 96 percent. Gallegos statement comes close enough."
810	9674.json	mostly-true	By some estimates, as few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home.	immigration	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	"an op-ed in the ""Wall Street Journal"""	"Ryan said, ""To this day, (the Cuban government) is a regime that provides safe harbor to terrorists and fugitives. ""There are some U. S.  fugitives and members of a Spanish separatist group living in Cuba with the Cuban governments permission. But Ryans statement misses an important nuance: In the past couple decades, Cuba has been more cooperative with the United States in terms of returning fugitives, and the country has cut ties with foreign organizations designated by the United States as terrorist groups. Significantly, the United States recently removed Cubas designation as a state sponsor of terrorism."
811	3369.json	half-true	Says city of Portland has a one-time $22 million surplus	government-efficiency	sam-adams	Mayor of Portland	Oregon	democrat	3	2	5	2	0	his blog	Congress has taken other steps to spend federal dollars and set certain budgetary guidelines, but that resolution represents a plan to guide future budgetary decisions.
812	8855.json	mostly-true	I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children.	candidates-biography,corrections-and-updates,families,marriage	wendy-davis	state senator	Texas	democrat	5	1	8	12	1	a speech	A Facebook meme says Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible creditand more. These accusations appear to be fabricated. The statistics come from an article written 15 years ago, and the original source, Capitol Hill Blue, has removed the original articlefrom its website. Congress record isnt blemish-free, by any means, but these statistics have no basis in fact.
813	1641.json	false	The New England Journal of Medicine released a survey the week that President Obama signed Obamacare stating that over 30 percent of American physicians would leave the profession if the government took over health care.	health-care	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	"on CBS's ""Face the Nation"""	"He said it was probably safe to say that the initial ordinance targeted ""a third of the volume --- but again, I caution the numbers. "")We understand that the mayors office may not have intended to mean plastic bag usage, but it read that way to us -- and likely many others."
814	9080.json	true	You can buy lobster with food stamps.	government-regulation,state-budget	greg-morris			republican	0	0	0	0	0	an article	The Republic Broadcasting Network said Sen.  Reid was behind the use of force to take away Bundys land and sell it to the Chinese. The dispute involved Bundys long use of federal land without a permit. The land gained protected status long before solar energy projects were on the table. The Chinese solar energy proposal no longer exists. The land where such projects might be developed are far from Bundys property.
815	4233.json	mostly-true	I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth.	deficit,economy,states	jennifer-granholm	Former governor of Michigan	Michigan	democrat	1	0	3	2	0	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	Another study said that while losses by beachfront businesses in Santa Barbara may have suffered, other businesses farther inland benefited. Using superlatives and absolutes might make for the best sound bite, but it also makes it more difficult to be right. Though infrequent, incidents of offshore drilling directly and adversely affecting an area's tourist economy do exist.
816	12952.json	barely-true	The Obama administration gave Iran $400 million in ransom payment cash.	foreign-policy,nuclear,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	remarks in Michigan	"But eliminating the state lawsuit option wouldn't affect the three other avenues of legal recourse available to workplace discrimination victims. Our rating    Falk said women facing pay discrimination can't ""do something about it"" under a bill passed by Wisconsin Republicans. But of the four legal options available under the current law, only one would be eliminated by the bill."
817	2135.json	false	I remember one of [Curt Schillings] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock.	baseball,economy,pop-culture	lincoln-chafee		Rhode Island	democrat	3	5	3	4	0	in a comment on the John DePetro Show	But as CQ reports, Senate Republicans have a different idea: Repeal the whole provision and soften the health care bills requirement that individuals buy insurance with, if needed, government subsidies. If the insurance bill were to cost less, it would reduce the need for this money, Republicans say. You may agree or disagree with any of these approaches, but the issue here is simply Boehners statement on the $600 reporting requirement.
818	7696.json	barely-true	Not one dime gets added to the deficit because of Social Security.	deficit,disability,retirement,social-security	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	an interview	In short, it was an economic projection with warnings of a high margin for error, not a take-it-to-the-bank pledge of an upper limit on unemployment.
819	11751.json	mostly-true	The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union address	"Progressive Choice Florida said Crist ""implemented Jeb Bushs A+ Plan. ""Since Crist was education commissioner after the plan was passed by the Legislature, thats to be expected. When we went back to see if Crist approved of the plans details, he said he did. He has been a supporter of the FCAT and how its been used to grade schools."
820	2187.json	false	Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside 6 percent.	immigration	michael-bloomberg		New York	independent	0	2	2	3	0	"an interview on ""Meet the Press."""	"Hegar said: ""We have 650 people who move to Texas every day. ""Different government estimates suggest the state has lately been netting 655 or even around 880 new residents a day, depending on the estimate. Its also worth noting Hegar could float a much bigger number by tallying solely people GTT, but that number would fail to account for people leaving the state. Click here for more on the six PolitiFact ratings and how we select facts to check. CLARIFICATION, 4:40 p. m. , Oct.  2, 2015: We added a clarifying sentence to this story after we recognized, post-publication, that Hegar's figure for people who move to Texas every day did not add up to about half a million new residents a year; we suspect he was referring in his speech to total annual population growth, taking into account Texas births outpacing deaths."
821	3196.json	false	The federal health care law is probably the biggest tax increase ever in the history of our country.	health-care,taxes	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	comments during a tour of a manufacturing plant.	"Bush wrote, ""As few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home. ""Its surprisingly difficult to track down exact numbers, but from what we can gather, that number appears accurate. That figure, though, is only useful as a snapshot of the current state of affairs; it is likely the number will rise as more and more of these children go through the legal process. Further, Bush said the low number was a result of Central American children skipping their court appearances. Actually, it has more to do with how long the legal proceedings take. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information."
822	6263.json	half-true	There are 60,000 fewer jobs today in this state than we had in 2008.	jobs	ovide-lamontagne	Attorney	New Hampshire	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a Republican gubernatorial debate at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.	"""We're too early in the budget process to know . . . how that all is going to shake out,"" Kaufmann added. ""I think that the point that the mayor was making was demonstrating to city residents how Portland was being fiscally responsible and fairly fiscally conservative since he was elected, even before he was sworn in."
823	2774.json	half-true	On toll roads.	state-budget,transportation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	an interview on toll roads as an option for state highways	"Davis said she ""never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children. ""Custody, it turns out, is an outdated term for what has evolved into ""managing conservatorship. ""And in the senators divorce, she and her ex-husband agreed to joint managing conservatorship, which means that neither parent sacrificed custody. That said, her ex-husbands home was designated as their daughter Drus primary residence in the divorce decree and Davis agreed to make child-support payments. Outside of the legal process, its not uncommon for the parent whos not the primary caregiver to be considered noncustodial, which may explain why the candidate described herself this way less than five months ago. CLARIFICATIONS, 5:50 p. m. , Jan.  30, 2014: This story was amended to clarify that Tilove obtained described letters in the public records of Davis' divorce and that the letters were addressed to the Tarrant County district clerk, not to a lawyer for Wendy Davis. These changes did not affect the rating."
824	6555.json	true	Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.	elections,government-regulation,voting-record	teresa-fedor	State representative	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	a news conference	"An NEJM spokesman said they are reviewing their policies to make sure this kind of confusion doesn't happen again. The survey language was that they would ""try to leave"" or ""try to retire early"" if it passed."
825	8961.json	half-true	Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt, a report shows.	economy,federal-budget,medicare,social-security	david-brooks			none	0	0	2	0	0	"comments on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	As the Fox News video showed, there is at least one person receiving those federal benefits who bought lobster. The man did say he does so if its on sale. From what weve seen, there are few people buying such high-end items. But it is possible, just as Morris said.
826	8011.json	true	Says Austin is the largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it.	redistricting	elliott-naishtat	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a Texas House floor debate.	"However, in the Meet the Press interview, Granholm was trying to use her experience as a governor to make a larger point about how cutting government ""did not result in economic growth. ""She's probably correct that government cuts hampered her state's recovery, at least in the short term, but Michigans experience over the last decade suggests that the reverse is an even bigger factor -- that is, poor economic growth hurts tax revenues and, in turn, forces government cuts."
827	1290.json	barely-true	"A president must ""obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize."""	foreign-policy,legal-issues	ginny-brown-waite	Congresswoman	Florida	republican	2	0	2	0	0	a letter to President Obama	"Trump said the Obama administration gave Iran ""$400 million in ransom payment cash. ""On the same day in January, the United States paid Iran $400 million dollars, and Iran released several American prisoners. Whilethere appears to be a quid pro quo  the United States would not give Iran the cash until the prisoners were on their way home  this does not equate to ransom, experts told us. Its unclear whether the prisoner and financial disputes were connected in just the final hours of the prisoner transfer or if there was more advance coordination."
828	9151.json	true	When people enter the service, theres not a mental health evaluation.	health-care,military	michael-mccaul	congressman	Texas	republican	1	0	1	4	0	"comments on ""Fox News Sunday"""	"We emailed Schilling Tuesday to get his reaction to the accusation, but we never heard back. In a follow-up phone call Tuesday night, a Chafee campaign spokesman said it best: ""Some candidates shoot themselves in the foot. We shot ourselves in the sock."
829	11625.json	mostly-true	Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, its even more -- almost $1,500 a year.	transportation	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	op-ed in Austin American-Statesman	"Two days after Pocan made his statement, Baldwin said on C-SPAN: ""Social Security has not contributed one penny to our current deficit or debt. ""But unlike Pocan, she noted the government has used ""other taxpayer funds"" when payroll taxes werent enough to pay Social Security benefits."
830	7426.json	pants-fire	Theres more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s.	guns	bill-jackson	State Senator	Georgia	republican	0	0	0	0	1	a meeting	"Obama said that ""the United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."
831	1462.json	mostly-true	Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.	ethics	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	A TV advertisement	"While Bloomberg correctly noted an interesting disparity between Canadian and U. S.  immigration policies, his facts are off. First, he says that the U. S.  and Canada both set aside certain percentages of their visas. And there is no ""set aside"" as Bloomberg says."
832	1777.json	true	Ms. Kagan has spent her entire professional career in Harvard Square, Hyde Park and the D.C. Beltway.	kagan-nomination,supreme-court	john-cornyn	Senator	Texas	republican	5	3	6	2	1	a press release	The health care-related tax increases are smaller than thetax increase signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and a temporary tax signed into law in 1968 by President Lyndon B.  Johnson. And they are significantly smaller than two tax increases passed during World War II and a tax increase passed in 1961. The tax increases in the health care legislation do reverse a trend of federal tax cuts and represents the first significant tax increases since 1993.
833	12982.json	half-true	Her campaign and her supporters in her campaign were the ones that borne out the birther movement.	obama-birth-certificate	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview on NBC's Meet the Press	Our ruling:    To Lamontagnes point, New Hampshire, like the rest of the country, has lost many jobs since the recession started. The report he cites compares the current jobs count to the number the state could have reached if the recession had never hit, which isnt the same thing. Lamontagnes number of 60,000 jobs lost was twice as high as the actual number of jobs lost.
834	6015.json	false	Because of voter fraud, Republican candidates need to do a point or two better to win statewide elections in Wisconsin.	city-government,crime,elections	reince-priebus	Chairman, Republican National Committee	Wisconsin	republican	2	12	8	3	1	an interview	So, where has this historical drive taken us?Walker has consistently opposed traditional toll roads, but as toll lanes emerged as an option, he embraced them in concept and finally endorsed them.
835	12520.json	true	Nine million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine because of the work of the Clinton Foundation and my husband.	foreign-policy,public-health	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on CNN	That contention is backed by records from the secretary of state's office and legislative voting records. Votes in the House and Senate were cast along party lines with Republicans supporting the measure. Democrats were in opposition, citing what they said were concerns over the timing of the measure.
836	8944.json	mostly-true	Chris Christie helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage.	housing,weather	lawrence-odonnell			none	2	2	0	3	0	"a segment on MSNBC's ""The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell"""	Brooks said that using the chained CPI would reduce U. S.  debt by $1 trillion in the period of 11 to 20 years from now. That number did not come from the Congressional Budget Office, the one government body that members of both parties count on for impartial long-term projections. Also, the chained CPI estimate Brooks cited goes beyond what Obama proposed last year. In 2013, the president exempted programs for low-income people and offered extra payments for Social Security recipients who had been on the rolls a long time. Those caveats would bring down the savings, no matter what the real number is.
837	6035.json	half-true	Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, we were in the middle of the pack.	economy,history,jobs,states	eric-fehrnstrom	Senior adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign	Massachusetts	republican	0	0	1	0	0	"an interview on ABC's ""This Week with George Stephanopoulos"""	"Naishtat said Austin is the ""largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it. ""Austin has portions of six districts and Austinites dont come close to comprising the majority of residents in any of them. In contrast, the nations 10 more populous cities have at least one such district."
838	10309.json	mostly-true	The federal budget bill reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey.	federal-budget	michael-needham	CEO, Heritage Action		republican	1	0	0	1	0	"comments on ""Fox News Sunday"""	The Nobel Foundation is not part of  the Norwegian government; it's a private Swedish foundation.
839	7336.json	barely-true	Says that 9 million to 50 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States.	immigration,population	texas-federation-republican-women			republican	1	0	0	0	0	an approved resolution.	"McCaul said ""there's not a mental health evaluation when people enter the service. ""Compared to the physical medical examination potential enlistees go through, there is no separate, specific examination of a recruits mental health. While the armed services review past medical records for a history of mental health issues and allow for the applicant to offer any additional information, it has not prevented a sizable number of individuals with mental health problems from acceptance. Lawmakers and military officials can debate what steps should or should not be taken, but we cant find any flaw in McCauls characterization of the current procedures."
840	7726.json	false	Ohioans want an end to pay-to-play politics.	crime,criminal-justice,ethics	ed-fitzgerald	Cuyahoga County executive	Ohio	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	an email announcing his gubernatorial campaign kickoff	"Greg Abbott said ""Road congestion costs rush hour drivers in Austin and Dallas more than $1,000 a year. And in Houston, its even more -- almost $1,500 a year. ""While his figures match those in the report, critics have raised significant questions about how the numbers are calculated, as well as the premise that normal traffic conditions result in a congestion cost to motorists. They also point to the institutes sponsors, most of which are transportation agencies that can be expected to use the report to advocate for additional funding for road projects."
841	12768.json	mostly-true	We are the only industrialized nation that doesnt guarantee workers paid family leave.	families,jobs,women	kirsten-gillibrand	U.S. Senator	New York	democrat	0	0	1	3	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention	There were actually 12 times as many people killed with handguns in 2011 than with blunt objects like hammers. Mark Twain once said the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - its the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning. And where theres lightning, things are bound to get hot -- we said that.
842	12012.json	mostly-true	A single mother of two cant qualify for basic healthcare through Medicaid if she makes more than $3,504 dollars a year.	health-care	chris-koster	Attorney general of Missouri	Missouri	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	a tweet	Its not unusual for campaign ads to present excerpts from newspaper stories as a stream of headlines. Its also not rare for a candidate to quote an editorial as news reportage, even though editorials are opinion pieces. Still, a voter could conclude that Hutchisons ad consists entirely of genuine clear-cut news headlines.
843	5710.json	false	General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again.	corporations,economy	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a “Face the Nation” interview	"And White House officials argue Kagan's roots as the granddaughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, the daughter of a public school teacher and a tenant lawyer, and her career as an accomplished lawyer and well-regarded teacher solidify her ""ordinary people"" cred. Asked about this issue, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs cited Kagan's ""diversity of experience"" and noted that as solicitor general, Kagan ""represents the American people before the Supreme Court. ""But it's fair to say that Kagan has spent the bulk of her professional career in academia at the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School, and at various positions inside the Beltway. Again, whether that puts Kagan out of touch with ""how ordinary people live,"" is a political discussion."
844	376.json	half-true	"A mailer from the Obama campaign ""accurately indicates"" that Hillary Clinton would ""force uninsured people to buy insurance, even if they can't afford it."""	health-care	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Cleveland, Ohio	Our ruling  Priebus said Clintons campaign and her supporters started the birther movement. It has been reported by several news outlets that Clinton supporters sent emails accusing Obama of being born outside the United States.
845	4198.json	pants-fire	Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel supports allowing the United States to default on its obligations.	deficit,federal-budget	ohio-democratic-party		Ohio	democrat	4	1	2	2	2	a news release	Past reports have highlighted flaws in the city of Milwaukee, including cases of fraudulent votes.
846	4901.json	barely-true	Says Mitt Romney belittled middle-class tax cuts as nothing more than little Band-Aids.	taxes	florida-democratic-party		Florida	democrat	5	4	4	5	3	a news release	Clinton said 9 million people have lower-cost HIV/AIDS medicine thanks to the efforts of the Clinton Foundation and her husband. Bill Clinton started the foundation and its first big project was the Clinton Health Access Initiative. The program focused on using market mechanisms to reduce treatment costs. Costs have fallen dramatically and the initiative remains a key global player in maintaining a steady supply of affordable drugs. If anything, Clinton understated the number of people who have benefited from the program.
847	7806.json	false	A referendum gives the people the chance to decide on cutting the Milwaukee County Board budget by two-thirds	county-budget,county-government	leah-vukmir	Member of state Assembly	Wisconsin	republican	0	2	0	1	0	a news release	"ODonnell said Chris Christie ""helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N. J. , a place that suffered no damage. ""ODonnell is right that Christie helped steer $6 million in Sandy money to a senior center. And hes right that Bellevillefared much better than other places in New Jersey, though to say ""no damage"" is an exaggeration."
848	12537.json	false	Even among second and third generation Muslims in the United States, theres no real assimilation.	diversity,immigration,religion	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity	However, in 2008 he provided advice on aspects of labor policy to the presidential campaign of Sen.  John McCain, R-Ariz. , and he has worked as a government economist and served on federal advisory panels under presidents of both parties. )Our rating    The Romney camps year-by-year numbers are correct: Job growth was sluggish early in Romneys gubernatorial term, and then less so by the time he was ready to leave office. However, Romney -- like the Obama campaign before it -- is exaggerating Romneys influence on the state job market. Governors simply don't have that much impact.
849	3593.json	mostly-true	Hackers broke into Virginias prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions.	drugs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	testimony before Congress.	"Needham said OPIC ""provides taxpayer-backed loans so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey. ""The Ritz-Carlton, not the Four Seasons, receiveda $50 million OPIC loan to build a hotel in Istanbul in 2000."
850	9779.json	pants-fire	Says Ted Cruz was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies Americas national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,crime,environment	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a Facebook photo post	The federation said there are 9 million to 50 million illegal U. S.  residents. At a glance, thats almost certainly right, though one could similarly say there are zero to 100 million. Its also fair to concede that no one knows the precise number of illegal residents. However, accepted estimates, tied to household surveys and other research, suggest that the likely range tops out at 12 million or so, only one quarter of the federations unsupported top-end 50 million figure.
851	8990.json	mostly-true	The (Russian) ruble is already going down.	economy,foreign-policy	john-kerry	Secretary of State	Massachusetts	democrat	3	2	2	5	0	"comments on CBS' ""Face the Nation"""	"Kasich has never been accused of or charged with a crime, and FitzGerald lacks proof that he is even suspected of one. FitzGerald walks a finer line by citing specific cases in which members of Kasichs administration or political circle were accused of ethics violations and other uses of poor judgment -- but nothing that fits the ""pay-to-play"" label. As for Borges, had his misdemeanor come during Kasichs term, FitzGerald might have a better argument."
852	3979.json	false	On subsidies for ethanol production.	agriculture,environment,federal-budget	george-allen	consultant	Virginia	republican	2	8	3	4	1	a blog post.	Gillibrand said that America is the only industrialized that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave. If you dont live in one of two states that require paid family leave, or work for an employer that voluntarily offers it, you can take time off when a little one arrives, but you wont get paid. All other developed countries surveyed by the International Labor Organization mandate at least some paid maternity leave. Another international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found the same thing. There are some exclusions and limits in some countries, so the benefit is not universal.
853	10897.json	true	One out of five of our children live in a family thats on food stamps.	agriculture,children,federal-budget,hunger	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech in Iowa	Even among states that have not expanded Medicaid,only Texas and Alabama had lower maximum income capsfor parents on Medicaid than Missouri, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan information source on health issues. Kansas, which also has not expanded Medicaid, covers parents at 38 percent of the poverty level  more than double Missouris 18 percent of the poverty level standard. Our Ruling   Koster may be off by a little more than $100 when it comes to the maximum income a single mother of two can have and still qualify for Medicaid. But his point that Missouris maximum yearly income for parents on Medicaid is one of the lowest in the nation is on target.
854	4841.json	mostly-true	Says she brought together business, labor and hospitals to give 94,000 Oregon children health care.	health-care	eileen-brady			democrat	0	2	0	1	0	in a campaign ad	"Biden may have been reaching for a different statistic  that GMs sales led other automakers in 2011, subject to a few caveats. But he didnt say that. He said, ""General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again. ""Surely the vice president of the United States can pick his words more carefully."
855	2570.json	half-true	According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals.	jobs,message-machine,trade	russ-feingold		Wisconsin	democrat	2	4	7	5	1	campaign TV and radio ads	"Yes, it does ""force"" people to buy insurance in the sense that a mandate requires everyone to be covered. But her plan's intention clearly is that everyone will be able to afford it. Obama's mailer makes it sound like Clinton's plan is a ham-handed law, and that Clinton isn't concerned with cost. So we can't completely agree that Obama's mailer is accurate."
856	4068.json	mostly-true	Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth.	economy,income	lisa-hamler-fugitt	Executive director of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks	Ohio	none	0	0	0	1	0	testimony before a House subcommittee	However unlikely it is that those provisions would gain passage in Congress, its far from endorsing default. But perhaps most importly, while declaring Mandel endorses default, the Ohio Democrats dont rely on Mandels words at all. Their cited source was information DeMint and the SCF stated about Mandel.
857	12301.json	mostly-true	We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed the amendment that blocked Puerto Ricos use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.	bankruptcy,corrections-and-updates	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	"a broadcast of HBO's ""Last Week Tonight"""	"Florida Democrats used Romney as an example of a Republican ""willing to raise taxes on middle-class Americans just to pay for more tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. ""They accused him of ""belittling middle-class tax cuts as nothing more than 'little Band-Aids. '""But the context of his Oct.  11 debate performance shows he decries not ""middle-class tax cuts,"" but ""a temporary change to the payroll tax"" as part of a stimulus bill. He argued, essentially, for permanently lower tax rates, including for the middle class. Meanwhile, the debate performance stands as an exception to Romney's published support for lowering payroll taxes. Democrats get some credit for accurately pointing out that in the debate, Romney didn't support Obama's effort to extend his payroll tax cut. He did indeed call temporary tax changes ""little Band-Aids. ""But they ignore critical context from the debate and Romney's published tax proposals when they declare he belittled ""middle-class tax cuts,"" creating the impression he opposes middle class-tax breaks."
858	7236.json	half-true	In the four years before I became governor, we increased state debt $5.2 billion. Weve paid it down $2 billion.	debt	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a TV interview	"""Unfortunately, this bill flies in the face of the trust in the people of Milwaukee County and our Democratic system. ""Our rating    Vukmir contended that Milwaukee County voters would decide whether the County Board budget takes a big cut. A referendum would determine County Board supervisors pay, but most of the changes in the bill -- including the County Boards budget level -- would take effect directly through the legislation, without voter approval in 2014."
859	6571.json	half-true	Says they said it was impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit and we did it.	state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa	"Trump said that even among ""second and third generation"" Muslims in the United States, ""there's no real assimilation. In fact, their preferences for self-identification mirror those of Christian Americans. The data show that American Muslims want to be both American and Muslim. Thats different than the widely recognized ""melting pot"" model where immigrants of generations past blended in fully in their new country based on a shared religion and culture. But the reality is that for most Muslim Americans, religion and race would have made it impossible for them to follow that course in the first place."
860	2640.json	false	Says Bruce Starr broke the law by letting lobbyists wine and dine him in Maui.	ethics,message-machine	chuck-riley	State representative	Oregon	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a television ad	The Virginia Department of Health Professions did send a notification letter to all persons whose prescription records in the database contained a nine-digit number that could have been a Social Security number. None of the database information was lost, Powers said, and the PMP continues to operate. But it's not clear whether the hacker really obtained accessto the records.
861	13512.json	pants-fire	Latina who enthusiastically supported Donald Trump on stage in Las Vegas in October 2015 has been deported.	immigration	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	social media posts, blogs	"Occupy Democrats said Cruz ""was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies Americas national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging. ""If excess federal lands were put up for auction, as possible under Cruzs amendment, anyone including the Kochs could perhaps purchase the lands and then, as the owners, possibly chop down trees, drill for oil and the like. Campaign contributions arent bribes and suspicions arent facts."
862	166.json	half-true	John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending.	federal-budget	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	an interview on CNBC.	Kerry said the ruble is going down, and it is. The Russian currency has lost about 15 percent of its value against the dollar since early 2013. It is not all because of the situation in Ukraine, however, a fact that viewers may not have picked up on by hearing Kerry's statement. Theres a little more going on here than Kerrys statement would suggest.
863	7329.json	half-true	In 2009, the FBI referred more than 71,000 cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them.	crime,criminal-justice,government-regulation,guns	mayors-against-illegal-guns			organization	0	0	3	0	0	a website post	But the 2007 bill pushed food and feed prices higher, he said, and was inconsistent with the legislation Allen had supported two years earlier. Allens new position caught the attention of one of his opponents for the GOP nomination, Tea Party activist Jamie Radtke. The candidate has his reasons for changing his position, but everyone agrees a change occurred.
864	13385.json	mostly-true	Says Barack Obama is the first president in modern history not to have a single year of 3 percent growth.	economy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a campaign speech	"Perry said: ""One out of five of our children live in a family thats on food stamps. ""To be precise, the latest federal estimate is that in 2014, 1 in 5 children received SNAP benefits."
865	7827.json	barely-true	Half of all hospitalized seniors are suffering from malnutrition so severe that it either caused their illness or it prevents them from getting better.	health-care,hunger,poverty	meals-wheels-rhode-island		Rhode Island	organization	1	0	0	0	0	a fundraising letter	"That said, her position as vice chair of the board that ultimately suggested the provider tax to expand childrens health care is nothing to sneeze at. The board had to balance the needs and desires of several constituencies and Brady was one of the leaders during those talks. The history, stretching back to when Bates and Westlund first traveled the state to put together their initial act, is important additional information, but the comment that Brady ""helped find the common ground"" cant really be disputed."
866	11670.json	barely-true	Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent nearly $800 billion.	congress,deficit,economy,federal-budget	american-action-network			republican	1	0	0	0	1	a newspaper ad	"Nevertheless, those numbers leave out the other side of the equation -- jobs created through the deals. As for defining the deals as ""unfair,"" it is a characterization by Feingold that is disputed by Johnson."
867	13029.json	barely-true	Says Patrick Murphy never worked as a CPA and was never a small business owner.	candidates-biography	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a TV ad	An analysis of data from the U. S.  Bureau of Economic Analysis supports Hamler-Fugitts statement on income growth. That analysis covers a 50-year period. And while Ohio didnt rank last using other gauges, the state does land in the bottom half. Those pieces of information provide clarification and context.
868	9937.json	mostly-true	In 2012, Wall Street gave Scott Brown more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million.	campaign-finance,financial-regulation,message-machine-2014	jeanne-shaheen	Senator	New Hampshire	democrat	3	0	4	2	0	a radio ad	"Oliver said ""we know that Thurmond proposed"" the text that stripped Puerto Rico of the right to let municipalities and public utilities declare bankruptcy. There is no question that Thurmond introduced the amendment with that change. So technically, he did propose it. The statement is accurate but requires some additional information."
869	2811.json	mostly-true	$65 billion would be added to the deficit if we keep the cuts for people on the highest incomes.	federal-budget,taxes	mark-warner	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	3	1	6	3	0	n Op/Ed in The Financial Times	We give Scott some credit for his broader point about the debts steady rise under Crist and sharp decline under his tenure. But the numbers he uses are not accurate if you consider the budget years over which Crist could have exerted any control. Finally, there was a spike in the debt after 2002 that was driven by a constitutional amendment to limit class sizes. Voters approved that measure, and the state government was required to put it into action.
870	6333.json	false	What I look at every month is how many more New Jerseyans are back to work. You have another 9,900 last month that are back to work and over almost 90,000 that are back to work now since I became governor.	jobs	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a news conference	"Christie said naysayers said it was ""impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit"" and ""we did it. ""The state Constitution requires a balanced budget every year and Christie met that obligation. The deficit figure Christie cites refers to a $10. 7 billion projected structural deficit, a calculation Christie uses to his advantage in his first budget year but has since dismissed as the old way of budgeting. Thats important context Christies statement lacks."
871	5124.json	pants-fire	Says 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.	abortion,bipartisanship,candidates-biography,children,china,environment,federal-budget,message-machine-2012	restore-our-future	super PAC		republican	1	0	3	1	2	a television ad	
872	66.json	true	"Poor people go to a ""payday lender...and they pay 300, 400, 500 percent interest."""	poverty	john-edwards	former senator	North Carolina	democrat	0	2	4	4	1	a speech in Americus, Ga.	News has spread on social media saying Myriam Witcher, a Trump supporter who made headlines for effusively showing her admiration for him during a rally, has been deported. In a phone interview, Witcher said shes a U. S.  citizen who has not been deported and is still a Trump supporter. In 2015, a Colombian website wrote a satirical piece a day after Witcher appeared with Trump on TV. The post said Witcher had been ordered deported and would be returning to Colombia within days. Journalists have interviewed Witcher on U. S.  soil in the past few months. An online search tool for immigration detainees shows no result for Witcher.
873	5403.json	mostly-true	Other states have considered or have sunset advisory commissions; the federal government has the ability, too.	state-budget,state-finances	bruce-starr	State senator	Oregon	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a floor speech	"Budget analysts aren't sure what impact the line-item veto would have. ""To the extent that the line-item veto act shifts power from the Congress to the president, it may change behavior in subtle ways that are difficult to observe,"" June O'Neill, then-director of the Congressional Budget Office, testified before the House Rules Committee on March 11, 1998. Louis Fisher of the Congressional Research Service agreed, writing in 2005 that as a result of deal-cutting over use of the veto between Congress and the White House, spending could actually increase. Fisher's idea is that in the reshaping of power between Congress and the White House that would occur with a line-item veto, presidents could barter for extra spending in areas they favored in exchange for letting other projects go unvetoed."
874	9437.json	half-true	Under Wisconsin law, anyone who knows anything about a John Doe secret criminal investigation cant talk about it.	campaign-finance,county-government,crime,criminal-justice,elections	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a TV interview	"So, there are indications that federal law enforcement authorities could file more criminal charges in cases in which a gun purchase application is denied. But its also clear that large numbers of the denials dont involve any crime at all and some cases are not provable. Our rating    Mayors Against Illegal Guns said that in 2009, the FBI ""referred more than 71,000"" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, ""but U. S.  attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them. ""The two numbers are essentially correct, but the statement takes things out of context in that, in a significant number of cases, no crime was committed and other cases are not provable."
875	235.json	true	 ... following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding.	history	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a campaign event in St. Petersburg	"Trump said, ""Obama is the first president in modern history not to have a single year of 3 percent growth. ""Although Trumps light on specifics, thats accurate if he is looking solely at year-over-year figures for GDP growth going back to the Hoover administration. Experts told us that presenting the stats the way Trump did doesn't tell the whole story. And if we examine the data annually by quarters, Obama has presided over periods of growth topping 3 percent."
876	793.json	half-true	"On the economic crisis, ""the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system."""	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Nashville, Tenn.	"Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, in a fundraising letter, said: ""In fact, half of all hospitalized seniors are suffering from malnutrition so severe that it either caused their illness or it prevents them from getting better. ""To determine a ruling, we broke the statement into three parts. First, are half of all hospitalized seniors suffering from malnutrition?We found papers and studies that included malnutrition rates among hospitalized elderly of about 40 percent to 60 percent, either at admission to the hospital or during their stays, in the range that Meals on Wheels cited. (Other studies and papers, many of them conducted in Europe, gave a wider percentage range). Second, is the malnutrition so severe it caused their illness?We found nothing to support this. Third, is their malnutrition so severe it prevents them from getting better?We found research showing that malnutrition can make someone susceptible to other illnesses and contribute to longer hospitalization. Malnutrition among the elderly is clearly a serious problem."
877	11080.json	barely-true	Texas high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to second highest in the country in 2013.	education,states	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a speech at the National Press Club	The deficit reduction is actually somewhat larger for the period cited by the network, 2010 to 2015. But for most of that period, Republicans controlled only the House. Meanwhile, Democrats controlled the Senate for nearly the entire period, with fellow Democrat Obama in the White House. And the recovering economy, boosting tax revenues, has played a greater role as politicians in bringing deficits down.
878	9489.json	false	Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been resolved and two judges have said it is over.	campaign-finance,legal-issues	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a TV interview	"The NRSC ad says Murphy ""never worked as a CPA"" and was ""never a small business owner. ""Murphy did work as a CPA, albeit for only several months. He first worked as an audit assistant, and then got licensed through the state of Colorado. Murphy has been an owner of Coastal Environmental Services. The firm only did work in the Gulf for a few months in 2010 and has since been dormant. Since it is a private business, we lack some information about it such as whether he put up any money to finance the business. He was a co-owner along with his father. In both cases, the word ""never"" is too extreme to characterize Murphys work experience. However, in both cases we are talking about Murphy working for brief periods of time."
879	1444.json	mostly-true	"Obama came into office ""with a $1.3 trillion deficit before I had passed any law. ... We came in with $8 trillion worth of debt over the next decade."""	economy,federal-budget	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a Republican retreat in Baltimore	"Shaheens ad said that in 2012, ""Wall Street"" gave Scott Brown ""more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5. 3 million. ""If you put together six categories that might reasonably be considered ""Wall Street,"" Brown received about $4. 2 million in all, and he finished first among Senate candidates in four of those six categories."
880	2484.json	half-true	Says Daniel Webster wants to make divorce illegal, even for abused wives.	marriage,message-machine,religion,women	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	a TV ad.	"""If there was only a two-year extension, the cost may not be $66 billion as [the] Joint Committee on Taxation/Treasury would assume tax planning that could change the costs, moving income between years,"" noted Prante. So, if we use the Treasurys numbers, and look exclusively at the tax revenue raised by the two years worth of repealed cuts for the wealthy, then Warner is very close. Using the more recent OMB figures, hed be nearer by including the capital gains adjustment, but is still in the neighborhood."
881	5836.json	half-true	Says Amanda Fritz publicly claimed to be endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon, both on her website and in the voters guide.	city-government,message-machine-2012,women	mary-nolan	Represents Southwest Portland in Oregon House	Oregon	democrat	0	0	3	0	0	a campaign press release	"Christie said that 9,900 New Jerseyans returned to work in June and almost 90,000 residents are ""back to work now since I became governor. ""Christie wrongly represents job gains as individuals returning to work. The federal labor department counts jobs and employed people in separate surveys. Its possible for jobs to go up while the number of employed people goes down. Some 17,000 fewer New Jersey residents were employed in May than June, despite 9,900 new jobs created last month. Since February 2010, the first full month Christie was in office, nearly 39,000 -- not 90,000 -- people found employment in New Jersey."
882	12.json	false	I'll tell you what I can tell this country: If they want a president who doesn't believe in God, there's probably plenty of choices.	religion	mike-huckabee	author	Arkansas	republican	12	5	9	3	4	Manchester, N.H.	"The ad says that 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. ""Actually, the bill attempted to address climate change, and a third of House members were co-sponsors. The bill did propose money for the United Nations Population Fund, but it stated specifically that its funding could not be used for ""involuntary sterilization or abortion or to coerce any person to accept family planning."
883	11588.json	false	Drinking champagne could help prevent Alzheimers and other forms of dementia.	Alcohol,health-care,medicare	viral-media-reports	none	Georgia	none	1	1	0	0	0	 social media and in print	"The Center for Responsible Lending produced yet another study, this one in November 2006, ""Financial Quicksand:  Payday Lending Sinks Borrowers in Debt with $4. 2 billion in Predatory Fees Every Year. ""The report found that nationwide ""borrowers were paying more in interest, at annual rates of 400 percent, than the amount of the loan they originally borrowed. ""A 2004 report from the Consumer Federation of America, ""Unsafe and Unsound:  Payday Lenders Hide Behind FDIC Bank Charters to Peddle Usury,"" put the average loan rates close to 500 percent. ""Edwards is right on the money,"" says Ellen Schloemer, research director at the Center for Responsible Lending."
884	6264.json	barely-true	Because of the health care act, The people who have health care and like it in this county are not going to be able to keep what they have.	health-care	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a TV interview.	The ability to review specific spending every few years isnt the same thing as a broad-based commission with the power to kill agencies. Starr acknowledged as much in an interview with PolitiFact Oregon. His language on the floor was a little foggy and he clarified his comments in an interview. We dont find this to be a significant piece of missing information, but feel readers should know the difference.
885	13324.json	mostly-true	Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico.	corporations,trade,workers	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Delaware, Ohio	"However, other experts said a secrecy order could apply to commenting on the existence of settlement negotiations because such negotiations could be the subject of discussion during the secret courtroom proceedings. Our rating Asked whether his lawyer was in negotiations to settle a John Doe criminal investigation, Walker said that under Wisconsin law, ""anyone who knows anything about a John Doe can't talk about it. ""A person who knows something about a John Doe by virtue of participating in the secret court proceedings -- if they are individually ordered by a judge not to disclose anything about the proceedings -- is prohibited from revealing such information. But the governors statement is overbroad in suggesting that anyone who knows any information about a John Doe cant talk about it."
886	5230.json	true	Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are re-convicted within three years.	criminal-justice	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech	"R.  John Pritchard, a historian and lawyer who is a top scholar on the trials, said the Japanese felt the ends justified the means. ""The rapid and effective collection of intelligence then, as now, was seen as vital to a successful struggle, and in addition, those who were engaged in torture often felt that whatever pain and anguish was suffered by the victims of torture was nothing less than the just deserts of the victims or people close to them,"" he said. In a recent journal essay, Judge Evan Wallach, a member of the U. S.  Court of International Trade and an adjunct professor in the law of war, writes that the testimony from American soldiers about this form of torture was gruesome and convincing. A number of the Japanese soldiers convicted by American judges were hanged, while others received lengthy prison sentences or time in labor camps."
887	8519.json	false	Says Kay Hagan supports waivers for friends of Obama and special treatment for Congress and their staffs.	health-care	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	a YouTube ad	"""They could have cracked down on this in a number of ways and they chose not to. ""Both economists agree that regulatory failures contributed significantly to the problem, but it wasn't the only problem. Also, using the word ""deregulation"" to describe a broad spectrum of regulatory failures is not technically accurate. Obama is right that more rigorous regulation could have helped the situation, but he shorthands it as deregulation and he doesn't mention other contributing factors."
888	6900.json	half-true	Says shes never said dont build Texas 45 Southwest.	transportation	karen-huber	Travis County commissioner, Precinct 3	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	an Austin American-Statesman news stor	"Perry said: ""Texas high school graduation rate went from 27th in the country in 2002, to 2nd highest in the country in 2013. ""Texas graduation rates improved while Perry was governor. But this comparison evidently jammed together results reached by different calculations--a statistical no-no leaving the misimpression that Texas galloped past many states on Perrys watch. It looks to us like Texas actually moved from about 27th nationally in 2002 to tied for 22nd in 2012, according to a measure that compares graduates each year to tallies of students earlier enrolled in lower grades. By a newer gauge tied to tracking individual students, Texas in 2013 tied for third (not No."
889	10524.json	true	The Department of Homeland Security is the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year by Congress.	congress,federal-budget,homeland-security,terrorism	lloyd-doggett	Texas congressman in the U.S. Houst of Representatives	Texas	democrat	1	0	2	7	0	oped commentary	The investigation has been stopped, for now, under one judges ruling. But the second ruling, while a serious blow, did not end the probe, and in any event prosecutors have appealed the two rulings Walker mentioned.
890	12599.json	true	If you are a member of union, your median weekly income is roughly $200 more than if you are a nonunion member, and that doesnt include benefits.	unions,workers	thomas-perez	Secretary of Labor	Maryland	democrat	1	0	1	1	0	an interview.	Economists we spoke with -- Josh Gordon, policy director for the Concord Coalition, and Brian Riedl, lead budget analyst of the conservative Heritage Foundation -- both said they believe the White House approach is more realistic because it assumes current policy will continue. So the CBO's estimate is $5 trillion lower than the White House numbers, though economists don't quibble with the White House methodology. It does highlight, however, that when it comes to budget projections, people can have differences of opinion about what to include. In any budget projection there is room for interpretation, but it seems reasonable to assume for a baseline that the Bush tax cuts will continue.
891	917.json	false	For every dollar (in the stimulus package) that is spent to help small businesses, $4 is being spent to help upkeep the grass on the lawns of Washington.	economy,stimulus	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	an interview on the Fox News Channel.	It wouldn't even make divorce for all people who chose covenant marriage entirely illegal. There's a small window out for adultery. But Grayson is right that there was no protection in Webster's marriage bill for abused wives. So, in theory, someone who chose covenant marriage and was being abused might not be granted a divorce.
892	8336.json	true	If sea levels rise six feet due to climate change, Waterplace Park in Providence and Wickford village would be swamped	environment,science	grover-fugate	Executive director of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	0	0	0	a TV interview	She even received written permission from a Choice Action Team person to use the groups name in the Voters Pamphlet.
893	6811.json	mostly-true	Chinese tire imports threatened 1,000 American jobs, so President Obama stood up to China and protected American workers. Mitt Romney attacked Obamas decision.	china,message-machine-2012,trade	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a television ad	"But the major candidates have all professed a belief in God and in fact most of them have made their faith in God an apparent element of their campaigns. John Edwards said during a CNN candidates' forum that he has ""a deep and abiding love for my Lord, Jesus Christ,"" while Hillary Clinton said prayer helped her weather her husband's infidelity. Barack Obama is a prominent member of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. Among Republicans, Mitt Romney, a Mormon, said during the Republican debate, ""I believe in God, believe in the Bible, believe Jesus Christ is my savior."
894	7084.json	true	Says the state of Texas rates as unacceptable almost 500 of the states 8,000 public schools.	education	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	a Texas Tribune interview.	Social media recently resurrected an old study Stories were posted suggesting that drinking champagne could help prevent the onset of Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia. The study is from 2013, not new, as some posts suggested. It was based on testing in a small group of rats, which the National Health Service in Britain says would need to be repeated in a larger sample. And it still might not have any implications in humans.
895	7900.json	half-true	The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a proven job creator.	jobs	john-nygren	State Assembly, 89th District	Wisconsin	republican	0	0	1	0	0	a press conference	"Cantor said that because of the health care law, ""The people who have health care and like it in this country are not going to be able to keep what they have. ""His statement suggests that losing the health insurance you like is guaranteed by the law. His office cites the bleakest of nine scenarios in Deloitte studies, under which 42 percent of workers would lose their company insurance. The Cantor camp doesnt mention that most of the other scenarios estimate a loss under 10 percent. We found five other studies that conclude the law will cause less than a 3 percent net loss of workers with company insurance. That group includes people expected to voluntarily give up their work policies because they prefer private plans that will become available under the health care act. Even before the coverage mandate has taken effect, the number of companies that switch their plans each year has been substantial. The health care law is expected to increase that rate modestly, not exponentially as Cantor says."
896	9323.json	true	Says Dan Patrick proposed Arizona-style show-me-your-papers legislation.	crime,criminal-justice,immigration	julian-castro	Mayor, San Antonio	Texas	democrat	0	0	3	3	0	Univision debate on immigration	"Trump said that ""Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico. ""Thats correct as far as it goes, but framing it that way ignores an important qualifier -- that no U. S.  jobs will be lost in the transition. The company says that workers at the Ford plant in question will instead make SUVs and pickups."
897	1460.json	true	Our (Texas) graduation rate ranks 43rd out of 50 states.	education	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	in a TV ad	"The Pew report on recidivism is more than one-third, which helps any argument that Deal would make that his statement is correct. The most recent state data shows the recidivism rate is slightly less than one-third. The governor said in his speech that the rate was ""nearly"" one in three. We believe all of the numbers we saw support his statement."
898	7607.json	pants-fire	Says that his transportation budget and Ohio Turnpike plan would make sure we have lower tolls than weve had through the history of the turnpike.	transportation	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	an interview televised March 22 on “State of Ohio”	"""Meanwhile, Congress and their staffs do have to adhere to the reforms individual mandate, and in a key way are treated worse than other Americans by the law, which is a curious definition of ""special treatment."
899	1061.json	barely-true	The war spending bill actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war.	military	lynn-westmoreland			republican	1	1	3	0	0	a press release on the House GOP's blog.	As far as we can tell, theres no instance of Huber being so blunt.
900	12321.json	true	North Carolina has one of the fastest growing populations as well as the fastest growing economy in the country.	economy,income,population,states	pat-mccrory	Governor of North Carolina	North Carolina	republican	5	2	3	0	1	an official announcement	"Doggett said Homeland Security is ""the only federal department not funded for the entire year"" by Congress. That was so as of when Doggett spoke in January 2015. Congressional Republicans were attempting to tie funding through the fiscal year to a repeal of Obamas 2014 announcement the administration intended to shield some unauthorized immigrants from deportation."
901	6473.json	true	Says Paul Ryans budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.	federal-budget,health-care,medicare,retirement	stephanie-cutter	"Co-host on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Massachusetts	democrat	1	1	0	1	0	"an interview on ""Face the Nation"""	Perez said that a union members median weekly income is about $200 more than someone who is not in a union. His figure, on the whole, holds up, although there are some professions that are exceptions. But Perez clearly was talking in general terms.
902	12546.json	false	Says Hillary Clintons State Department blocked investigation into Orlando killers mosque.	terrorism	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	an article	"He says the money would help ""the lawns of Washington,"" which suggests it might go to homeowners when it is really for a sprawling public park. And both sides of Cantor's equation are flawed. The plan does not call for $200 million worth of new grass for the National Mall, and we think there's clearly more than $41 million in help to small businesses. Cantor has grossly distorted the numbers to make a point about the need for more small business benefits."
903	2877.json	false	The Madison-Milwaukee (high-speed) train line is dead.	job-accomplishments,transportation	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a statement issued by a transition team leader	"Grover Fugate said Providences Waterplace Park and Wickford village would be flooded if sea levels rose six feet, ""the upper end"" of some climate change estimates. While Fugates high-end figure is double the estimate of the Intergovernmental Climate Change Committee, he was accurately quoting a figure that has been cited by four U. S.  agencies that deal with oceans and climate. And federal, state and local planners and agencies agree that a six-foot rise would swamp significant locations in Providence, Wickford and elsewhere in coastal Rhode Island, as Fugate said it would."
904	9432.json	mostly-true	In February, John McCain suggested the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls outrageous and dangerous.	afghanistan,foreign-policy	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	"a broadcast of the ""Rachel Maddow Show"""	"Obamas ad is accurate in stating that the president imposed trade sanctions against China in an effort to protect American workers and ""Mitt Romney attacked Obama's decision. ""But did the tariffs work?Romney said the result was ""bad for our workers,"" and there are studies that back him up. Even with tire-making jobs that were saved, one analysis found that the higher price of tires depressed spending on other retail, and ultimately led to a loss in retail jobs. The statement in the ad is accurate, but it needs additional information about the tire tariffs effect."
905	7145.json	true	Says that in 2011, Oregon had the second fastest growing economy in the nation.	economy,jobs	john-kitzhaber	Governor of Oregon	Oregon	democrat	1	1	4	4	0	a speech.	
906	2760.json	barely-true	Robert Hurt supported a bill that helped the uranium industry after taking contributions from the industry and because his father had a stake in it.	energy,campaign-advertising	sierra-club			none	2	1	0	1	0	a TV ad	Of the three companies we contacted, they reported adding a total of 1,022 jobs of a promised a total of 1,076 in exchange for $28. 46 million in tax credits. And WEDC doesnt deserve sole credit for the largest employer, Marinette Marine, which added more than 1,000 jobs. The state began efforts to help Marinette well before the agency was established.
907	6945.json	barely-true	Sherrod Brown supported President Obamas $453 billion tax increase.	economy,jobs,message-machine-2012,taxes	crossroads-gps	Conservative advocacy group		republican	9	1	4	1	2	a television ad	"Castro said Patrick ""proposed Arizona-style show-me-your-papers legislation. ""Patricks unsuccessful proposal was similar to, and modeled on, Arizonas show-your-papers provision."
908	4899.json	false	I never favored cap and trade.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,environment	newt-gingrich	"Co-host on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a Republican presidential candidate forum	The national rate of graduating students in 2009 was 69. 3 percent. Texas' graduation rate has been sliding. In 2001 the state ranked 35th, with 65 percent of students graduating from high school. In 2008, Texas ranked 42nd with 62. 6 percent of students graduating.
909	10906.json	pants-fire	The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPNs Arthur Ashe Courage Award was Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq.	pop-culture,sports	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	in posts on Facebook	Furthermore, the inflation cap is not written into the law, and the state has an out from the local EZ-Pass freeze. Ohio Turnpike drivers might be getting a better deal than they were before. But future tolls that do not climb as quickly as they might have in the past are not lower tolls.
910	3885.json	half-true	Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country.	environment	new-jersey-sierra-club			none	0	0	2	0	0	a press release	But he's right that there's a potential for the U. S.  Treasury, over time, to give the IMF quite a chunk of change as a result of the line of credit.
911	11150.json	true	Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.	agriculture,animals,food-safety,public-health,urban	centers-disease-control	federal agency	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	radio interview	"McCrory is right that North Carolina has ""one of the fastest growing populations. ""As for the economy, North Carolina did havethe fastest-growing GDP in the country between the first quarter of 2013, when McCrory took office, and the third quarter of 2015."
912	6953.json	half-true	Says Connie Mack is protecting Chevron oil from a multi-billion dollar lawsuit over pollution of rivers and rainforests.	congress,oil-spill	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	a TV attack ad	"Cutter said that Romney attacked Obama for cutting $700 billion out of Medicare, but ""Paul Ryan protected those cuts in his budget. ""Again, with this item we are not addressing whether they are cuts, but simply whether she is correctly characterizing Ryan's plan. Cutter is correct that the Ryan budget plan included cost savings that were part of the future health care law. Just recently, the Romney campaign backed away from that play, saying Romneys plan would restore the spending that the health law is set to curtail, such as extra funding for private insurers under the Medicare Advantage plan. Still, Cutter was right about the Ryan plan."
913	5510.json	mostly-true	Theyre paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years.	taxes,wealth	steve-rothman			democrat	1	2	0	1	1	a campaign video posted on YouTube	The FBI, not Haneys Homeland Security department, would handle a terrorism investigation. The State Department, meanwhile, would play little to no role in whether a case is opened, closed or anything else.
914	3455.json	true	The coalition of Arab states against Libyas Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.	foreign-policy,military,abc-news-week	robin-wright	Senior fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace	Washington, D.C.	none	0	0	0	0	0	"an interview on ABC's ""This Week with Christiane Amanpour"""	Scott Walker, via a top transition official, says the Madison-Milwaukee train is dead. But train backers -- some with large municipal budgets -- arent going away. Neither is the Sierra Club, Wisconsin Citizen Action, organized labor and other groups that have rallied on the projects behalf. And neither is the Obama administration, which, for now, holds the purse strings on this project.
915	10061.json	half-true	The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs.	economy,jobs,workers	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a gubernatorial debate	"Maddow said the deal that McCain opposes today is one he suggested in February. In a key interview, McCain did say he ""would be inclined to support"" an exchange involving five hard-core Taliban leaders. The identities of four of those five were public knowledge and McCain sat on committees that would discuss such matters. McCain did not propose the swap but said he was ready to entertain it if it led to Bergdahls release. He has since said the swap would put Americans at risk, which is pretty much the same as calling it dangerous."
916	9927.json	mostly-true	The Obama administration is using as its legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of.	iraq,terrorism	julie-pace	White House reporter, Associated Press	Washington	journalist	0	0	0	2	0	a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest	Kitzhaber mentioned that a year ago, Oregon boasted the second-fastest growing economy in the nation. It was just one fact of several that he referenced to make the point that the state is rebounding from a dismal recession. According to the U. S.  Bureau of Economic Analysis, the governors statement is accurate.
917	2316.json	mostly-true	Florida is enjoying its lowest crime rate in 39 years.	crime	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a campaign website	His father also contributed to his campaigns, but those donations came before the elder Hurt invested in uranium. There is no question his father stands to gain if uranium mining is allowed in Virginia, but Hurt disclosed that and was cleared by the Senate ethics panel to vote on the issue.
918	11276.json	mostly-true	There has never been a panther attack in the history of Florida.	environment	ron-bergeron			state-official	0	0	0	1	0	a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting	A review of the legislation by the non-partisan CBO identified $272 billion in tax relief for individuals and businesses, with tax cuts for businesses that hire new employees. The vote that the ad cites was not a vote on passage of the legislation, but rather a procedural vote to open debate. The legislation never became law.
919	1497.json	false	In this judicial race, special interest groups have demanded money from me, in exchange for endorsement and support.	elections,ethics	eve-schatelowitz-alcantar	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a response to League of Women Voters of Texas.	"Gingrich, as a presidential candidate in 2011, declared, ""I never favored cap and trade. He told Frontline a cap and trade system combined with tax incentives is ""something I would strongly support,"" and even took a hindsight-is-20/20 stance, saying the country ""would be much better off"" if cap and trade had been instituted."
920	4337.json	half-true	Before Medicare, only 51 percent of Americans 65 and older had health care coverage and nearly 30 percent lived below the poverty line. Today, thanks to Medicare ... nearly all seniors have coverage and 75 percent fewer struggle in poverty.	medicare,poverty	ron-kind	U.S. representative	Wisconsin 	democrat	0	0	2	0	0	a news release	"Sometimes that courage is demonstrated over the course of a lifetime and sometimes it is demonstrated in a single act that shines a light on an important contemporary issue. At all times, there are many worthy candidates. This year, we are proud to honor Caitlyn Jenner embracing her identity and doing so in a public way to help move forward a constructive dialogue about progress and acceptance. ""Several websites, from Snopes, to Deadspin to the Washington Post, have reached the same conclusion as PunditFact: Galloway is a real person, but this runnerup story is bogus."
921	4543.json	barely-true	Says the federal government hosted a conference and ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece.	federal-budget,pundits	bill-oreilly	Fox News Channel host		none	4	6	3	5	1	"an interview on ""The Daily Show"""	One professor acknowledged that the loss of bear habitat goes beyond the number of acres developed. The Sierra Clubs underlying point -- habitat loss leads to more bear-human conflicts -- also is in line with the perspective of an animal sciences professor. Still, the Sierra Clubs argument about the pace of development is undercut by the decline in construction activity statewide.
922	5091.json	false	Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obamas desk to the garbage can.	deficit,federal-budget,new-hampshire-2012	jon-huntsman		Utah	republican	5	1	5	4	1	an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.	Interviews have been conducted with 140 of the ill and 117, or 84 percent, reported contact with live poultry in the week before their illness began, according to the CDC website. In that period, they found that of the people who became infected with salmonella due to baby poultry exposure, 49 percent, or 196 out of 400 people, reported snuggling and holding baby birds. Another 13 percent, or about 53, reported kissing baby birds. . Thats cause to sound the alarm.
923	40.json	true	"Fifty-six percent decline in overall crime. A 73 percent decline in motor-vehicle theft. A 67 percent decline in robbery. A 66 percent decline in murder. This is way beyond what happened in the nation during this period of time.	crime	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	New York, N.Y.
5122.json	mostly-true	In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married.	civil-rights,gays-and-lesbians,marriage	sheila-oliver	Assemblywoman	New Jersey	democrat	0	1	1	3	0	a news conference
11191.json	true	Says Donald Trump has changed his mind on abortion.	abortion	carly-fiorina		California	republican	5	5	4	3	2	the first Republican presidential debate
10315.json	mostly-true	It has been many years, if ever, since an inmate has completed his or her high school diploma while incarcerated in a state correctional facility for adults.	corrections-and-updates,criminal-justice,public-safety	lc-buster-evans	Assistant Commissioner	Georgia	none	0	0	0	1	0	in a press release
1964.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is the sixth-richest person in Congress.	candidates-biography	ted-ankrum	Retired	Texas	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a speech
624.json	true	McCain is raising campaign cash with one of (Jack) Abramoff's closest business partners: scandal-plagued conservative activist Ralph Reed."""	ethics	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0		"Nelsons TV ad hits Mack for ""protecting Chevron oil from a multibillion dollar lawsuit over pollution of rivers and rain forests. ""Macks act of protection is a yet-to-be-heard congressional resolution listing the Chevron case as one of many reasons to withhold trade preferences with Ecuador. The Chevron case is also particularly complicated. Chevron says it did not get a fair trial in Ecuador and should not be held responsible anyway. Still, the resolution seems designed to exert political pressure on the country in Chevrons favor."
924	2852.json	mostly-true	More than 10 years of free trade has brought a $2 billion per day trade deficit.	economy,trade	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	a news release	We looked at two measures -- the top statutory income tax rates and taxes paid as a percentage of ones income. In both cases, Rothmans statement is slightly off, but his overall point about current income tax rates is solid. The top statutory rate is lower now than during most of the last eight decades, and the top 1 percent of households were paying a smaller percentage of their income in federal income taxes as of 2007 than in nearly all of the previous 28 years.
925	2506.json	barely-true	Says Kurt Schrader voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare, threatening thousands of Oregon seniors and their access to their current coverage.	health-care,medicare,message-machine	scott-bruun	State representative	Oregon	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a television ad	"But they didnt, and now they have. And I wouldnt say thats trivial. ""Stephen McInerney, executive director of the Project on Middle East Democracy, agreed, saying that the difference between the lack of Arab support for the Iraq War and the support for the situation in Libya is ""extremely significant. ""The full history of this episode remains to be written."
926	4212.json	true	Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months.	economy	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	"an appearance on ""Meet the Press"""	"Scott said, ""The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs. ""Scott is referencing the CBOs rough estimate for the effect of Obamas plan to lift the federal minimum wage to $10. 10 an hour on employment. Its not necessarily what would happen, as he said, but what could happen. In other words, a loss of 500,000 jobs is the agencys best guess, and other possibilities include a slight effect on jobs to about 1 million lost jobs. More importantly, its analysis pertained to the country as a whole. Scott's comments came in a discussion about Florida jobs, which means the number is being taken out of context. The average Floridian may not know that the CBO report does not apply to ""the way Charlie wants"" to raise the minimum wage in Florida. Floridas minimum wage is slightly higher at $7. 93 in 2014. The statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details or takes things out of context."
927	10474.json	half-true	Under Common Core standards, it takes more than a minute to teach a student how to add nine plus six.	education	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	interview on Fox News Sunday	"Pace said that the Obama administration is using as its ""legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of,"" and several other publications have reiterated her point that Obama wanted the 2001 AUMF Pace is referring to repealed. Theres no doubt that the Obama administration is using the 2001 AUMF as its ""legal justification. ""Obama hasnt publicly named the 2001 AUMF, but his press secretary and a statement from a senior administration official have. Saying that Obama ""called for repeal of"" the 2001 AUMF, though, is an oversimplification. Obama said he wanted to work with Congress ""to refine and, ultimately, repeal"" the 2001 AUMF, meaning he wants it repealed eventually, but not now. Other statements by his administration have been consistent with that point of view."
928	10117.json	half-true	Rick Scott says he supported in-state tuition for Dreamers while Charlie Crist was against it.	education,immigration	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a CNN debate	"Kenney said it's possible to argue that the auditing procedures today are better than in the past but still ""yes they can cheat. ""He's right on the math that the state's crime rate in 2009 was lower than it was in 1971. But Crist omits that it had dropped below the 1971 rate before he became governor and that the rate went up his first two years in office."
929	7877.json	mostly-true	Black children constitute 18 percent of the nations public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled.	civil-rights,education	john-lewis	Congressman	Georgia	democrat	0	1	2	1	0	an op-ed	"Bergeron said, ""There has never been a panther attack in the history of Florida. ""While thats the official stance of the states fish and wildlife agency, saying ""never"" is perhaps overstating the case a bit. There historically have been accounts of people tangling with the big cats. But many of those stories come from newspaper articles that date back a century or more. Wildlife experts agree that in modern times, there have been no verified panther attacks on a person in Florida. Bergeron would have been better served if he had used the words ""verified panther attack."
930	12051.json	mostly-true	I opposed TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and have always opposed TPP.	trade	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	the Republican debate in Miami	"""Travis County is not inherently a Democratic county unless  we put a lot of resources into getting the vote out this fall. ""Neither  Brown's predecessor as party chairman, Austin lawyer Chris Elliott, nor  leaders of several of the Democratic clubs that made endorsements in  connection with the forum, saw anything inappropriate in asking  candidates if they'd pledge to pitch in for the fall campaign. Elliott  said: ""Maybe that's a good way to get people committed. ""Clearly,  Schatelowitz Alcantar didn't soft-pedal her objections to the way the Democratic  Party's question puts a squeeze on candidates to contribute to the fall  campaign. But Schatelowitz Alcantar overreached in saying the query was a  demand for money in return for endorsements."
931	3957.json	false	President Obama and liberal former DNC Chairman Tim Kaines $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs.	deficit,economy,stimulus	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a press release.	Kind spokeswoman Leah Hunter said the congressman did not mean to suggest Medicare was the sole reason for the poverty-line change. His statistics pan out, but he overplays his hand by making Medicare the hero for getting seniors above the poverty line when experts agree other things, chiefly Social Security, are the reason.
932	10893.json	mostly-true	Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas.	economy,jobs	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando	"OReilly got the $16 muffin story from a lengthy and thorough report issued by an independent inspector general. Additionally, the ""$16 muffin"" is how the inspector general phrased its charge of excessive spending. We reviewed the long report, and it seems to be thorough and independent, as are most reports from inspectors general. The reports main findings are that the government is paying for items that appear too costly when invoices are reviewed. On the other hand, a full reading of the report showed the $16 muffins included beverages and possibly fruit, as well as meeting space. While a $16 breakfast is no bargain, its not as bad as $16 for a solitary baked good. Also, OReilly made his remarks to Jon Stewart on Sept.  28, after Hilton issued its first statement on Sept.  23 saying the invoices may not have been complete. So the report was under question when OReilly debated Stewart. (We contacted OReilly for comment, but we didnt hear back."
933	1623.json	true	"Marco Rubio's ""income skyrocketed while his power increased."""	candidates-biography	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV advertisement	"Huntsman used a metaphor to describe what happened to the deficit reduction proposal. ""The Simpson-Bowles bipartisan proposal lands right on the desk of Barack Obama, and it lands in the garbage can,"" he said. But our research shows that, while he didn't embrace the entire document, some of its ideas emerged in Obama's budget proposals released more than a month later."
934	6428.json	half-true	This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River.	elections,environment,government-regulation	salmon-all			organization	0	0	1	0	0	a guest column	Crime rates dropped nationwide during those years, 1994-2001, and most large cities saw significant declines; San Francisco, in fact, enjoyed the steepest drop in violent crime.
935	4287.json	half-true	Says Republican recall challenger Jonathan Steitz failed to pay his taxes.	candidates-biography,taxes	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	campaign mailer	There were actually 24 states with legally enforceable statutes banning the marriage of blacks and whites then. Olivers number is off, but the precise figure only further supports her point about discrimination against interracial couples in the 1950s.
936	9793.json	barely-true	In six years, (U.S. Rep. Gary) Peters introduced zero bills that became law.	congress,corrections-and-updates,voting-record	ending-spending-action-fund			independent	4	0	0	2	0	a campaign ad	"Fiorina said that Trump changed his mind on abortion, and by Trumps own admission, that is accurate. As late as 2000, he wrote that he was pro-choice. By 2011, he said he was pro-life. Recently, he noted that he thinks exceptions for the life of the mother, incest and rape are appropriate. We find some murkiness in his repetition of ""It depends when,"" but that doesnt change the fundamental finding."
937	2910.json	mostly-true	Measures taken by my administration have saved taxpayers $1 billion.	state-budget	donald-carcieri	Governor	Rhode Island	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a commentary in The Providence Journal	And in a prison system where seven out of 10 inmates lack a diploma or GED, this could be the start of major improvements. But the GED is a high school equivalency, recognized by the vast majority of employers, colleges and universities. And thats something the state has been helping some inmates attain for years.
938	4653.json	true	Says his proposed payroll tax cut will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing.	economy,jobs,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech. 	The most flush member of Congress that year was Sen.  John Kerry, D-Mass. , with an estimated net worth of $167. 55 million. Other Texans in the money: U. S.  Rep.  Kenny Marchant, R-Irving, ranked 25th with an estimated net worth of $11. 89 million, Rep.  Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, came in 35th at $7. 14 million and Rep.  Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, landed 46th at $5. 91 million. Summing up (ahem): Ankrum misspoke because McCaul, by the latest ranking, is the the sixth-richest member of the House, not Congress. Still, the punch line is about the same; McCaul was better off than most colleagues.
939	12279.json	mostly-true	In last weeks debate, Bernie questioned Hillarys commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent.	campaign-finance,energy,environment	robby-mook	Campaign manager for Hillary Clinton	New York	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	a Medium post	Reed's name appears 197 times in the Senate report, which ties him to numerous unseemly Abramoff efforts. So yes, he was one of Abramoff's closest business partners, and he was plagued by scandal as a result. The DNC's news release does not note that the Abramoff-Reed partnership and Reed's scandals are in the past, and it could be read to imply that they continue today. Strictly speaking, however, the release avoids attaching a tense to its charges about Reed.
940	6982.json	half-true	A few months ago when you were asked whats the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia.	corrections-and-updates,debates,foreign-policy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a presidential debate	Yet even if we were to put those numbers aside and only use the Commerce Department numbers, Browns figures were close to the mark before the recession.
941	11802.json	mostly-true	Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obamas and Hillary Clintons.	diversity,income,poverty	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	"comments on ""Meet the Press."""	The ad conflates actual cuts with decreases in future spending, over the next decade for a program expected to expand, and it fails to mention any of the benefits to seniors under the new Medicare program.
942	4609.json	false	Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it cant build a factory in a non-union state.	labor,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a Republican presidential primary debate	And he agreed that the rate of grown adjusted for inflation was also a good measure. When seasonally adjusted for inflation, Burtless said that consumer spending actually fell slightly, by one-tenth of a percentage point in two months, April and May. Kasich is correct, though, that consumer spending, measured in inflation-adjusted dollars, has been risen overall the past eight months. In fact, the year-over-year spending comparison shows that real consumer spending has been higher than the year ago amount since December 2009.
943	8115.json	true	Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.	health-care,veterans	michelle-nunn	Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation	Georgia	democrat	3	0	1	2	0	an interview	"Abbott said that under Common Core standards, it takes ""more than a minute"" to teach a student ""how to add nine plus six. ""There is avideo that shows a teacher demonstrating how to add nine plus six to make 15, and it takes just under a minute. But the method she uses is not explicitly required by the Common Core standards, though the standards suggest this approach for teaching addition to first-graders. These methods have been around for years and pre-date Common Core. In fact, they align with Texas own state standards."
944	11296.json	false	Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.	gays-and-lesbians,legal-issues,religion	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a Facebook post	"Scott said he supported in-state tuition for ""dreamers"" while Crist was against it. In reality, Scott was against in-state tuition for ""dreamers"" in 2011 but came for it in 2014. Crist opposed it in 2006 but voiced his support during this current campaign."
945	9093.json	barely-true	Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce.	health-care,jobs	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a television ad from Let's Get to Work	About 20 percent of the students suspended were Hispanic. Black students made up about 38 percent of expulsions in one category and 42. 5 percent of expulsions in another category, the 2006 report showed. Our conclusion:     Lewis co-wrote that black students make up 18 percent of the students in Americas public schools but 40 percent of students who are suspended or expelled. The percentage of the U. S.  student population is accurate, while the percentage of black students suspended or expelled is pretty close to the mark.
946	10799.json	half-true	After laying off 30,000 people,Carly Fiorina said that in retrospect, I would have done them all faster.	candidates-biography,corporations,jobs	anonymous-cyber-squatter	Unknown	Unknown	none	0	0	1	0	0	a website	Cruz said he has always opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The record shows that he took no position on the treaty itself until the full text became public. Then he said he opposed it. However, when Cruz first supported granting the president the key authority to finalize the TPP, he spoke positively about the concept of the trade deal. He described how itcould bring millions of customers to American business owners. When the treaty moved from being a concept to actual text, Cruz opposed it. His statement glosses over his initial backing of the idea of the trade treaty.
947	9383.json	barely-true	Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to twist [legislators] arms to vote for deals like this.	bankruptcy,baseball,economy,history,jobs,message-machine-2014,campaign-advertising,state-budget,state-finances	dawson-hodgson	State Senator	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a radio commercial	"The NRSC says the stimulus ""failed to create jobs. ""The stimulus may not have created as many jobs as Republicans and Democrats hoped. But theres no doubt it put many people back to work and preserved the jobs of many more."
948	12009.json	false	On Donald Trumps track record in business	candidates-biography	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	"an interview with NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	"Bush said that during his eight years in office, ""we created 1. 3 million net new jobs, more jobs created than Texas."
949	7223.json	mostly-true	Eleven states complete their [legislative] sessions within three calendar months, and another five only meet biennially.	elections,government-efficiency	kenneth-block	businessman		republican	0	3	2	3	0	a newspaper commentary	"That chart looks like this:  Not huge differences, mind you, but differences. In his TV ad ""We Thought He Was Different,"" Crist said Rubio's income skyrocketed and showed a red-line graphic that illustrates the dramatic increase. While his ad chose years that had a particularly steep increase, a broader range of years show much the same thing. In his eight years in the House, Rubio's income more than quadrupled."
950	11118.json	true	With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely.	corrections-and-updates,food-safety	john-oliver	Host, Last Week Tonight		none	0	0	2	4	0	"a segment on ""Last Week Tonight"""	They would be limited to their side of the river. It is not accurate to say that the Oregon ban would apply only to Oregon commercial fishermen. It is accurate to say that Washington commercial fishermen can continue to use gillnets in the Columbia -- so long as they stick to their side of the river.
951	3381.json	mostly-true	On my first day in office, I ordered a review of every regulation in the pipeline and every contract exceeding $1 million.	state-budget	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	his State of the State speech.	"The Greater Wisconsin Committee made a flat statement -- ""Jonathan Steitz failed to pay his taxes. ""There is a basis for it in that nine years ago Steitz failed to make one monthly sales tax payment for a business he owned."
952	7244.json	false	The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island.	economy,education,government-efficiency,state-budget	dawson-hodgson	State Senator	Rhode Island	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a radio interview	"If you search congressional databases, you won't find a bill introduced solely by Peters that became law. But we found several instances in which Peters was credited with writing the legislation that did become law, sponsoringa bill that became part of a larger package signed by Obama, offeringa bill similar to one that became law, or was an original co-sponsor. Update: After we published this piece, we heard from Brian Baker, president of Ending Spending Action Fund. ""First, it is great that PolitiFact acknowledges, as it must, that if you search congressional databases, you wont find a bill introduced solely by Peters that became law."
953	2581.json	barely-true	Says Sean Duffy was a no-show as Ashland County District Attorney while he was on the campaign trail	job-accomplishments,message-machine	julie-lassa	State Senator, 24th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	0	2	0	0	a campaign TV ad	"If you take the most conservative estimate -- only counting pension-reform and retiree health-care savings to date and excluding ""cost avoidance"" -- the final figure, by our calculation, would total in the neighborhood of $930 million."
954	2958.json	false	Beaverton enjoys the most diverse population (by percentage of population) among Oregon cities.	diversity	city-beaverton	city	Oregon	none	0	2	0	0	0	a press release	"Our ruling:    Obama said this proposed payroll tax cut ""will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket. ""Since early September, hes been using that number to describe average national savings for households that pay the levy. An economist at the Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center computes the actual savings would be $1,446. Of course, Obama was speaking to a crowd in Virginia, where incomes are higher than the national average and the savings from a payroll tax cut would be greater."
955	12179.json	pants-fire	Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid.	public-health	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a informal news website	"Mook wrote, ""In last weeks debate, Bernie questioned Hillarys commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0. 2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0. 2 percent. ""Mooks statement is accurate, though its carefully constructed to exclude donations by lobbyists who have at one time represented the industry -- a point made by Sanders, though its relevance is up for debate."
956	11373.json	barely-true	Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen.	ethics	viral-image			none	5	5	0	3	15	a post shared on Facebook	"In the debate, Obama said Romney called Russia ""the biggest geopolitical threat facing America. ""Actually, Romney has twice drawn the distinction between his concerns about Iran and Russia. He has called Russia the biggest geopolitical foe or enemy for the U. S. , but he has said the biggest threat is Iran."
957	2114.json	barely-true	Georgia is the Saudi Arabia of pine trees.	energy	georgia-politicians			none	1	0	0	0	0	 political campaign	"Sanders said he opposes reparations ""for the same reason that Barack Obama has and the same reason, I believe, that Hillary Clinton has. ""The reason, he said, is the need to focus instead on addressing current economic problems in the black community by improving education, providing jobs and addressing poverty. That is basically what Obama and Clinton has suggested in lieu of reparations. Its worth noting that Sanders previously suggested that reparations were politically impractical and divisive. Obama and Clinton have not made comments to this effect. In 2007, Obama said reparations could be used an excuse not to do more for African-Americans."
958	9588.json	half-true	U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston voted for the Cash for Clunkers program.	federal-budget	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	television ad	The office of the NLRB that moved the complaint forward could have asked for the factory to close while its complaint was pending, and it did not. The legal basis for the action centers on whether Boeing was trying to punish the union for being willing to call a strike, not that Boeing had opened a factory in a right-to-work state. Romneys statement reflects reality in that a Democratic administration tends to give more weight to union complaints, and unions dont like to see jobs flow to right-to-work states. But his words go far beyond what the NLRB has actually done.
959	3430.json	half-true	Put simply, less government spending equals more private sector jobs.	economy,federal-budget,jobs,stimulus	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a press release.	"""The state cant cherry-pick which groups of people would be eligible for expanded coverage under Medicaid. Nunn is making a political argument, not a policy argument, so its not something wed have numbers on,"" Robinson said."
960	9364.json	barely-true	I turned a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city.	candidates-biography,city-budget,city-government,debt,deficit,economy,history,taxes,unions	angel-taveras	Mayor of Providence	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	2	0	a fundraising letter	A conservative group on Facebook said the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. The comparison fails because a judge in Texas and a clerk in Kentucky play different official roles in the marriage process. Texas law authorizes many people, including judges, to perform marriages. In Kentucky, couples must have a marriage license issued by a clerk to get married. Davisrefusal shut the door on marriage for same-sex couples, at least in her county.
961	10695.json	true	Seventy percent of Americans dont have a college degree.	corrections-and-updates,education	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	"an interview on ""Face the Nation."""	"Scott's TV ad says, ""Obamacare will drive 2. 5 million Americans out of the workforce. ""The ad suggests it is an actual quote in a February Congressional Budget Office report, but we didnt find that quote in the report. The statement relates to a CBO report that says workers who can now receive subsidized insurance will cut back on hours equivalent to about 2. 5 million full-time workers by 2024. 5 million actual workers, and by stating they will be driven out of the workforce suggests its against their will."
962	1158.json	barely-true	Under the plan, for the first five years your employer not only has to keep the coverage, but you can't migrate to the public plan.	health-care	anthony-weiner		New York	democrat	2	1	2	0	0	"an interview on ""Fox and Friends"""	"While the number is accurate -- acknowledged in a 2006 interview by Fiorina -- the comment that ""I would have done them all faster"" is pulled out of context. In fact, Fiorina was more specifically referring to her decisions to force out a small number of top-level executives, not tens of thousands of rank-and-file employees."
963	5848.json	false	Says the oil industry subsidies that President Barack Obama is attacking dont exist	energy,taxes	bill-johnson	U.S. representative	Ohio	republican	2	1	0	0	0	a news conference	Hodgsons ad seems deliberately crafted to give the erroneous impression that Kilmartin worked with Fox to secure votes for the 38 Studios deal.
964	10561.json	half-true	President Barack Obamas veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed 42,000 jobs.	energy,jobs	tom-graves			republican	1	0	5	0	1	a press release	"One after the other, failure after failure. So just because he's made a lot of money, one, you don't measure your life by how much money you've made, but just because he's made a lot of money doesn't mean that his economic policies are right for America. ""Still, we see his comments four years apart as being fundamentally different in their message. Hearing Romneys 2012 comments, a listener would not have picked up on the notion he asserted in 2016 -- that ""a business genius (Trump) is not."
965	512.json	true	John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time (last year).	bush-administration	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	St. Paul, Minn.	"Ken Block said that ""Eleven states complete their [legislative] sessions within three calendar months, and another five only meet biennially. ""He argues that shorter sessions could encourage more participation. By the calendar, counting months, Block is right. But when you count the number of days the Rhode Island General Assembly is in session, Rhode Island legislators actually work fewer days than their counterparts in some of those 90-day states."
966	5815.json	barely-true	Says Bill Pascrell voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires, and I voted no.	message-machine-2012,taxes	steve-rothman			democrat	1	2	0	1	1	a video posted on YouTube	"""Sometimes,"" she said, ""dates are just made up. ""Our rating Oliver said, ""With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely. ""While Olivers underlying argument for more regulation can be debated, hes right to say that the federal government doesnt require expiration dates on food, and state laws filling in that gap are inconsistent."
967	12906.json	half-true	In Hillary Clintons tax returns, you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well.	candidates-biography,income	paul-manafort			republican	0	2	1	0	1	"an interview on ""State of the Union"""	"""We are not sending our rules to the governor's office,"" Atwater spokesman Sterling Ivey said. ""We are looking at all of our rules internally to make sure they align with the direction the commissioner wants to go with the department. ""Scott is right that he froze regulations and certain contracts upon taking office. But it didn't apply to all state agencies, and we've only found one contract that's actually been denied since the freeze took effect."
968	7909.json	true	Says that when the Rolling Stones performed in an Austin park, they paid $25,000 to the nearby city of Rollingwood for one night of inconvenience.	city-government,recreation	barry-bone	Businessman	Texas	none	0	0	0	0	0	an opinion column in the Westlake Picayune.	"Dawson Hodgson said, ""The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island. ""In fact, the state contributes $58 million to URI, roughly $20 million more than the legislatures budget. Thats not ""nearly as much."
969	7044.json	barely-true	Says the NAACPs Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.	elections,redistricting	voters-first-ohio		Ohio	none	1	0	0	0	0	a news story	Nevertheless, by Duffys own admission, in his final months on the job it was a difficult balance. That is why, he said, he resigned -- something Lassa and other higher-office seekers have not done.
970	11284.json	half-true	Florida led the nation in job creation while Bush was governor.	candidates-biography,economy,florida	jeb-bush		Florida	republican	17	5	17	24	2	a campaign video	"So, we decided to take a look at the demographic breakdown for Woodburn. Our colleague was on to something. About 40 percent of respondents there identified as a race other than ""white"" and 56 percent identified as Hispanic or Latino. Woodburn far outpaces Hillsboro, Beaverton and Portland insofar as diversity by percentage of population is concerned."
971	11761.json	true	Says Marco Rubio knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion.	federal-budget,military,voting-record	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.	"The Weekly Observer and other websites said that researchers had found that the Zika virus turned a fetal brain into liquid. The Observer referred to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. They found signs of dead brain cells and cerebrospinal fluid where it shouldnt be. They never said that the virus liquefied brain cells. Update (April 5, 2016):After we published, we heard from the staff of the Weekly Observer. ""We assure you the article was deleted as soon as we received your email. I offer my sincere apologies on behalf of the entire editorial team. ""While the article was not deleted, it was eventually updated. ""Earlier this week, The Weekly Observer aggregated an article from various sources online, saying that Zika Virus is responsible for turning Fetus brain into liquid."
972	13291.json	half-true	Says Joe Heck voted to shut down the government.	voting-record	catherine-cortez-masto		Nevada	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a Nevada U.S. Senate debate.	"A viral graphic said that Hillary Clinton was forced to return about $200,000 worth of furniture, artwork and china that she had stolen from the White House. The statement contains several inaccuracies. The Clintons returned about $48,000 in furniture, and they paid the government about $86,000 for other items. Any way you count it, the $200,000 figure is too high. According to top ethics lawyers, its at least debatable -- and at worst hyperbolic -- to say the Clintons ""stole"" the items. A congressional investigation found poor tracking of ownership and final disposition of gifts, which makes it hard to speak definitively of wrongdoing. In fact, two items the Clintons returned were ultimately sent back to them. Finally, its worth making clear that the ""force"" they responded to was political pressure, not legal jeopardy."
973	6933.json	half-true	Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land.	energy	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	the second presidential debate	The Saudi Arabia of pine trees?Well, Georgia is at least the Kuwait of conifers.
974	9916.json	mostly-true	Of the 98 top oxycodone-dispensing doctors who used to live in Florida, today, there are none.	criminal-justice,drugs,florida,public-safety	pam-bondi		Florida	republican	2	2	0	4	0	a campaign commercial	Dolan added in another email that there was no House vote that would have allowed the money to return to the general fund or go to a more efficient program. In summary: Kingston, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, did vote to provide $2 billion to Cash for Clunkers after it ran through $1 billion in its first month. But Kingston did not vote for the program initially. His office says that the decision to further fund Cash for Clunker was made to cut funds from a more wasteful government program.
975	9248.json	true	A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession.	income,jobs	alicia-menendez			none	0	0	0	0	0	"comments on ABC's ""This Week"""	Cantor may be right with his prescription of lower spending to spur higher job growth. But he goes too far when he asserts a cut equals more private sector jobs. No one knows for sure. The congressman is presenting an economic theory as established fact.
976	544.json	barely-true	John McCain has changed position on invading Iraq.	iraq	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	a television interview	"In a fundraising letter, Angel Taveras said he turned ""a $110 million deficit into a $1. 6 million surplus for our city. ""The average reader would get the impression that the city was $110 million in debt but now has an extra $1. 6 million. The threat of a $110 million deficit was real, but the city's actual debt never accumulated to anything close to that amount. To their credit, Taveras, his staff and the city's unions engineered a major turnaround in the city's finances that prevented that from happening. The $1. 6 million surplus was also real, but only for that year. And by then the city was so deep in debt, its general fund was still $9. 8 million in the hole. And if the city hits its target this year, it will still be roughly $8. 8 million in the red when the fiscal year ends June 30. the city was $110 million in debt when it wasn't and (b. )it's not in debt anymore, which it is. The campaign fundraising letter oversimplifies and overreaches to the point of being deceptive."
977	3679.json	false	State employees are actually going to get a pay raise.	state-budget	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference	We have fixed that logo. In addition, we have updated the math from our original version to include people who have a higher degree above a bachelors.
978	11825.json	half-true	A Texas law requires every high school to have a voter registrar and part of their responsibility is to make sure that when children become 18 and become eligible to vote, that they vote.	education,elections	paul-saldana	Community advocate, member and vice presidentof Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees	Texas	democrat	0	0	1	0	0	a civic summit hosted by Austin's KLRU-TV	The only thing Weiner gets right is that employers can't dump their workers into the public option.
979	7420.json	mostly-true	Federal spending on entitlements is projected to consume all revenue by 2045.	federal-budget,health-care,medicaid,medicare,social-security	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a letter to Ohio lawmakers	If they did not, why would the industrys trade association vigorously protest their proposed elimination?We wont address whether eliminating the oil industry tax breaks is good or bad policy. But the fact is those tax breaks do exist and they benefit the oil industry. But Johnson arguing they are not subsidies amounts to semantic gymnastics that ignores usage commonplace among his colleagues in Washington.
980	2723.json	pants-fire	Congressman Kasich wants to use our tax dollars to give secret bonuses to his corporate friends.	economy,jobs,message-machine,state-budget,transparency	ted-strickland	Former Ohio governor	Ohio	democrat	2	6	7	4	1	a campaign video	Both Democrats and Republicans have spun the numbers on this issue to their advantage. And Graves continues to do that with his statement. He gets very close to a Mostly True on this one, but we thought enough context was missing to take it down a notch.
981	5530.json	barely-true	The Democrat majority in the Senate has failed to submit [a] budget in the past 1,000 days.	federal-budget	johnny-isakson	U.S. Senator	Georgia	republican	2	3	3	2	0	a press release	McCain missed more than half the votes on which Bush had a position, as he campaigned for the White House. But repeated votes on immigration and the Iraq war  two issues on which he was closely allied with Bush  as well as the filibuster votes helped elevate McCain from one of the president's chief adversaries three years ago to one of his biggest supporters. McCain's vote score can thus be viewed both as a reflection of ideological kinship with the Bush administration and with the hard-line, tactical decisions he made in response to some Democratic initiatives.
982	4617.json	half-true	Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.	state-budget,state-finances	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.	Pascrell did vote in June 2000 for a bill to gradually repeal the estate tax, but after Clinton vetoed the legislation, the congressman reversed his position and rejected the bill in September 2000. In subsequent years, Pascrell voted against repealing the estate tax on at least seven occasions.
983	4498.json	true	Says as a share of the US economy, the governments support for research and development (RD) has fallen by nearly two-thirds since the 1960s.	federal-budget,science	rush-holt			democrat	0	1	2	1	0	an opinion article	"Manafort said, ""In Mrs.  Clintons returns, you saw a lot of income coming from donors to the Clinton Foundation and people who benefitted from her State Department term as well. ""The returns for 2015 do show that two educational firms that have donated millions to the Clinton Foundation also paid about $1. 6 million to Bill Clinton for consulting services. Thats just 15 percent of the Clintons total income in 2015, but ""a lot"" of money to most people. The Trump campaign did not respond to our query with examples of other businesses donating to the foundation and then profiting from the department, and we did not find any in our search."
984	2994.json	barely-true	Says Texas Republican leaders have proposed laying off thousands of teachers.	education,jobs	boyd-richie	Texas Democratic Party chair	Texas	democrat	2	1	0	0	1	a press release.	Bone said the Rolling Stones gave $25,000 to Rollingwood after the band performed at Zilker Park. Thats the amount of money that flowed through the Austin Parks Foundation to the city described as proceeds from the big show.
985	1184.json	barely-true	The Democratic health care bill in the House would create 53 new government bureaucracies.	health-care	charles-boustany		Louisiana	republican	1	0	0	1	0	response to President Obama's health care address to Congress	The Ohio Conference NAACP president says there is support for changing the system for redistricting. But the organization also has concerns about the impact Issue 2 could have on black political representation, and it has not formally endorsed Issue 2.
986	11169.json	mostly-true	Says that Donald Trump supported Charlie Crist.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland	"Bush said ""Florida led the nation in job creation"" while he was governor. But there are plenty of caveats to the talking point, including the prevalence of low-paying jobs that Bush policies didnt necessarily create. Many of those jobs evaporated after the housing bubble burst. A more level way to measure jobs would have been to look at the growth rate, which put Florida fifth in the country while Bush was in office. There are many angles to explore in jobs data, and Bushs view only tells part of the story."
987	8924.json	mostly-true	Dollar General added 2,500 stores and 20,000 jobs during his four-year tenure as CEO.	candidates-biography	david-perdue	U.S. Senate candidate	Georgia	republican	5	1	4	5	1	a video	"Cruz said Rubio ""knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion. ""Cruz did indeed vote for a failed Rubio amendment that would have increased military spending after years of spending cuts. While the amendment didnt specifically say spending would be increased to $697 billion, that figure was part of the discussion among the bills proponents."
988	3194.json	false	Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County.	jobs,small-business,taxes	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a campaign news release	"Heck did vote for many pieces of legislation that technically would have funded the government, but the political reality was that all of those proposals were doomed to fail because they sought to undo at least part of the Affordable Care Act. Heck was cagey on his support for a ""clean"" spending bill throughout the shutdown, but did break from the majority of his party and joined with Democrats in voting for the spending bill that ended the shutdown."
989	985.json	false	Gov. Sarah Palin got precisely zero support for her call for Alaskas Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens corruption conviction was overturned.	elections,pundits	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	an episode of her MSNBC show	So: Did the United States produce 14 percent less oil on its public lands last year?But theres nuance in the number. Production under Obama was hobbled due to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, making a one-year figure subject to cherry-picking. And its not at all clear that the president in charge when the oil is taken out of the ground deserves full credit or blame; years of prior policies on exploration and drilling had an impact.
990	7379.json	mostly-true	Says overwhelming majorities of Americans support gun legislation like background checks.	civil-rights,crime,guns	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	the State of the Union Address	"Bondi said that of the top 100 oxycodone-dispensing doctors, 98 werein Florida, and""today, there are none. ""She cited DEA numbers that since 2010, the number of physicians who dispensed the most oxycodone in the nation and also lived in Florida had dropped from 98 of the top 100 to zero. The DEA told us there are a few problems with that stat. First, it was for the biggest purchasers of oxycodone, not dispensers -- the DEA said the listdidn'ttrack dispensation. Second, the number in 2010 was 90 and not 98, although the 98 figure was widely reported by the state and the media in the past few years. Third, in 2014 there was one top 100 oxycodone purchaser in Florida, a buyer for a cruise ship fleet. The DEA data only tracks top purchasers, not whether actual drug use decreased, but other sources confirmed oxycodone abuse is on a downward trend in the state, although theres debate over whether a 2011 law Bondi supported is the sole factor. While the specifics are a bit off, the gist and context of what Bondi is saying is accurate: There are no more Florida pill mill doctors in the DEAs top 100."
991	2926.json	barely-true	Under the DREAM Act, after two years of higher education or military service you are eligible for citizenship. Once a citizen, this paves the way to bring the rest of (your) extended family to the United States.	immigration	ted-poe	U.S. House Representative	Texas	republican	1	1	1	0	0	an opinion piece	"Menendez said, ""A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession. ""A study from the Urban Institute supports her statistic. Other research shows an even wider gap, further proving her point that race is a factor in U. S.  wealth. Menendez's statement is accurate, and might even understate the issue."
992	5283.json	half-true	Since President Barack Obama took office, 2 million more Americans are out of work.	economy	phil-gingrey	U.S. Congressman	Georgia	republican	2	5	2	1	1	a press statement	And even in the face of poll numbers showing public support for the war in Iraq declining, McCain still holds a fairly firm stay-the-course position. Biden is glossing over too many nuances of McCain's statements on Iraq to make the charge of flip-flopper stick.
993	4204.json	false	Says opponent David Dewhurst is a career politician.	candidates-biography	tom-leppert	Businessman	Texas	republican	0	1	0	1	0	a campaign statement.	State workers will be getting more money in their paychecks, as Nichols noted. But thats not because theyll be getting paid more for their time. Those increases are a result of them working more days at the same rate of pay. When the furloughs end, state workers will no longer be forced to take unpaid days off from work.
994	7288.json	false	Says Virginia economic development officials decided they didnt want to bid on his companys electric automobile plant.	candidates-biography,china,economy,energy	terry-mcauliffe	Governor	Virginia	democrat	12	6	2	2	3	a news conference.	"Saldaa said a Texas law requires every high school to have a voter registrar ""and part of their responsibility is to make sure that when children become 18 and become eligible to vote, that they vote. ""A 1983 law requires every high school to have a deputy voter registrar tasked with giving eligible students voter registration applications. Each registrar also must make sure submitted applications are appropriately handled. However, the law doesnt require registrars to make every eligible student register; it's up to each studentto actor not. Also, as Saldaa acknowledged, registrars arent required to ensure that students vote."
995	10223.json	false	The State Department says the 42,000 jobs created by the Keystone XL pipeline are ongoing, enduring jobs.	energy,jobs	russ-girling	CEO TransCanada		none	0	1	0	0	0	"comments on ABC's ""This Week"""	The CBO cites the need, too. The political parties just disagree on how much of each is needed. Yet his language was clear: He was citing projections, not certainty.
996	4526.json	false	Wisconsins new state budget includes a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet weve got local towns tearing up paved roads and replacing them with gravel.	campaign-finance,state-budget,transportation	mike-mccabe			none	0	1	0	0	0	a speech	While the words in the ad did come out of Kasichs mouth, they are from edited video that links statements out of context. Without that context, viewers have no way of knowing that some of the lines clearly were said in jest, and they are instead presented as if Kasich is serious. And Kasich clearly says during his conversation with reporters that bonuses would go to workers for JobsOhio and that they could not be secret, but would instead be public.
997	10493.json	mostly-true	The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds.	foreign-policy,iraq,terrorism	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	"comments on CNN's ""State of the Union"""	The budget resolution for 2011 languished. It never went up for a vote, and Democrats havent submitted one since. In the past few years, Senate Democrats have taken limited action on budget resolutions.
998	6812.json	barely-true	The Obama administrations green stimulus program funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms, creating thousands of jobs in China.	china,jobs,message-machine-2012,stimulus	americans-tax-reform			none	4	0	1	1	1	a mailer to voters	"Our sense is that Bachmanns assessment of ""over 50 percent"" misstates overall spending on Perrys watch, especially because it doesnt appear to include any accounting for the states growth or inflation."
999	13214.json	mostly-true	The worlds 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest.	poverty	oxfam-america			none	0	0	0	1	0	a tweet	Data on federal expenditures from the National Science Foundation show that as a percentage of the gross domestic product, spending has dropped by 62 percent since 1964.
1000	12662.json	mostly-true	There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States.	crime,criminal-justice	charles-ramsey			none	0	0	0	1	0	"an interview on ""Meet the Press"""	
1001	3933.json	false	The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation.	social-security	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	"an interview on NBC's ""Meet the Press"""	In fact, the number is clearly much smaller.
1002	7268.json	mostly-true	Nearly a quarter of all adults in this state have some college credit without a degree.	economy,education,jobs	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech	"Rubio said Trump ""supported Charlie Crist"" rather than Rubio. During the 2010 Senate race in Florida, Trump gave Crist $4,800. Trump also hosted two fundraisers for Crist that year, and Crist met with Trump to huddle about a prospective campaign as early as 2005. The only caveat, in the context of an exchange about Trumps imperfect party loyalty, is that Crist was a Republican at the time."
1003	2717.json	half-true	Of the more than 1.3 million temporary mortgage modifications, over half have defaulted.	housing	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a debate	The number of additional employees totaled 13,700. So do we buy what this businessman says about his time at Dollar General?To sum up, Perdue said Dollar General added 2,500 stores and 20,000 jobs when he was the CEO. Perdues precise numbers are slightly off from what we found, but his overall point about opening many new stores and creating a lot of jobs is on target.
1004	2252.json	half-true	Republicans tried to block the deficit commission.	federal-budget	tim-kaine	U.S. Senator	Virginia	democrat	8	3	15	15	0	a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.''	Abele is touting his idea of granting special property tax breaks to certain businesses. But well-established legal principles, the states constitution and expert opinion strongly suggests that not even the Legislature could make this happen. The lack of detail in Abeles plan may be the best thing going for it, because its harder to judge. But it also makes clear how far off base he was in presenting this as a simple matter of a pen stroke by the new county executive.
1005	3029.json	mostly-true	The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions.	jobs,labor,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club	"ConservativeHQ. com, for example, sent out an e-mail alert saying, ""The people of Alaska, and all Americans, must rise up and demand that Mark Begich resign. ""Wev Shea, a former U. S.  attorney now in private practice in Anchorage, did not specifically call on Begich to resign but he endorsed the idea of a special election and told the  New York Times,  ""Theres a groundswell all over the state for a special election. In fact, it wasn't Palin's idea, and she wasn't particularly wedded to it, and others supported it."
1006	3471.json	half-true	On his support for sharply limiting collective bargaining by public employees.	labor,state-budget	jeff-stone	Member of State Assembly, 82nd District	Wisconsin	republican	1	0	0	1	0	various votes and public statements	"Our ruling    Obama said ""overwhelming majorities of Americans"" support gun legislation ""like background checks. ""The poll cited by the administration, as well as other independent polls in 2013, do show support for universal background checks above 80 percent among voters, even those who own guns. But people would get the impression from Obama's statement that there is similar support for other White House gun proposals, when the reality is weaker majority support among voters and slim opposition among gun owners. Thats a point worth clarifying."
1007	3710.json	true	Georgia is one of only about seven states in the country that has a AAA bond rating.	state-finances	nathan-deal			republican	9	5	11	11	0	a speech before the Atlanta Press Club	But that doesn't mean they could bring in all the rest of their extended family, contrary to the statement. Left out: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and in-laws.
1008	1855.json	mostly-true	Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him.	environment	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	an e-mail	But from October 2009 to December 2011, the economy gained jobs. Nonfarm payrolls actually rose by about 2. 4 million. Unemployment dropped from 10 percent to 8. 5 percent. Its easy to cherry-pick data that give opposite impressions of the nations economic health.
1009	7771.json	half-true	Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department about residents in the states sex offender registry.	children,crime,criminal-justice	joee-lindbeck	special assistant attorney general	Rhode Island	state-official	0	0	1	0	0	a House Finance Committee hearing	"Of Dewhurst, McCarty said a dozen years in politics ""for somebody that age doesnt strike me as your typical career politician. ""In contrast, he said, a Dewhurst predecessor as lieutenant governor, Bob Bullock, started in politics as a young man and was absolutely a career politician. Our take: Dewhurst may be into his second (or third or fourth) career. But hes held office less than a third of his adult life."
1010	13409.json	barely-true	In many instances, (peoples) health care costs are more than their mortgage costs or their rent, which, by the way, is a first in American history.	economy,government-regulation,health-care,history,market-regulation	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech	"McAuliffe blamed VEDP for his companys decision to locate an electric car plant in Mississippi rather than Virginia. ""They decided they didnt want to bid on it,"" he said. Records showed VEDP staff were interested in the project and were in the process of its due diligence when GreenTech moved ahead with a plant in Mississippi. VEDP had ""grave concerns"" about GreenTechs business plan. The agency said GreenTech Agency officials had no ""demonstrated experience"" in manufacturing cars. It doubted the companys job estimates. It questioned the ethics of GreenTechs plan to raise money from foreign investors in exchange for U. S.  residency. The record shows that VEDP asked GreenTech to address its concerns and waited in vain for replies. Without those answers, VEDP would not negotiate monetary support for that, or any, project. Emails show VEDP took GreenTech officials on a tour of potential sites and contacted the company about coming to Virginia almost two years after GreenTech announced it was building a plant in Mississippi."
1011	5101.json	half-true	Since the passage of Obamas stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking.	jobs,stimulus	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a campaign mailer	"Girling shrugged off Raddatzs point that an estimated 42,000 jobs supported by the Keystone XL pipeline would only last for two years, saying ""no, the 42,000 jobs is in ongoing, enduring jobs. ""That description does not apply to 99 percent of the direct, indirect and induced jobs supported by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which are temporary and would not last for more than two years. A spokesman for Girling acknowledged this fact."
1012	7356.json	true	Three in four low-income workers dont have any paid sick days available.	health-care,income,labor,public-health,workers	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	 a news release	McCabe relied on a budget proposal document that didnt spell out the full amounts spent on highways. State spending on highways in the new budget is actually down slightly from the previous one. McCabe also relied on a statement by a towns association official who could cite only one example of a paved road being converted to gravel -- and that occurred years before Walker was elected governor. The other experts we consulted said there is no trend in communities tearing up pavement and putting gravel in its place.
1013	4568.json	barely-true	Says Vince Polistina is collecting nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension.	income,pensions	new-jersey-democratic-state-committee		New Jersey	democrat	2	2	1	0	0	a political mailer	"Cruz said, ""the Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds. ""The administration has sent a significant amount of arms and other aid to the Iraqi Kurds to assist in the fight against the Islamic State. However, Cruz is right to say that this aid is indirect -- it has to go through the Iraqi government under current law. While the administration insists that this process works, policymakers like Cruz, as well as Kurds and an expert with knowledge of the situation on the ground,have said that the Iraqi government has stopped some of these weapons from reaching their intended destinations. Cruz might have been better off not using the word ""refusing,"" however. There are domestic laws and United Nations regulations -- as well as diplomatic considerations -- preventing the United States from directly arming the Kurds. Cruzs statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information."
1014	2099.json	false	The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $160 million to the state of Pennsylvania to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any abortion legal in the state.	abortion,health-care	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	a news release	"The Americans for Tax Reform flyer said the Obama administration funneled about $2 billion in ""green"" stimulus money to foreign companies, with particular benefits for China. But the flyer offers a very selective picture of what the stimulus did for American workers. . The distinction between domestic and foreign companies and the impact of that on jobs is unclear. And while the stimulus did help pay for high-skilled jobs overseas, it also leveraged thousands of jobs in the U. S.  and produced earnings greater than the amount of money spent by the government. Money did leave the country, but not with the impact the flyer presents. China stood to gain from spending on solar power, and it is hard to see how it wouldnt have collected millions of taxpayer dollars. But solar represented about a fifth of the stimulus subsidies. The wind projects accounted for 70 percent and in wind, China played a tiny role. The countries that gained the most overall were European."
1015	1849.json	half-true	We have SAT scores lower than that of Alabama.	education,message-machine	john-oxendine		Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	in a video on his Web site. 	Oxfam America said the world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3. 6 billion poorest. The Oxfam analysis was based on a report from Credit Suisse and the Forbes list of billionaires. The exact number of billionaires might well be different from the 62 that Oxfam said. But out of world population of 7. 3 billion, it makes little difference if the tally were 100. It still represents a tiny sliver of a percentage of the people in the world. The statement is accurate but needs additional information.
1016	7790.json	pants-fire	Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried not far from President Kennedys grave.	crime,history,islam,pundits,religion,terrorism	john-depetro	Talk-show host	Rhode Island	talk-show-host	0	3	0	0	3	a comment on WPRO radio.	Ramsey said that the country has about 18,000 departments that conduct some sort of policing. In the broadest sense, that is accurate. If you include every college campus security department, tribal land unit, sheriff office, local police department, state police, and every federal agency, you get to 17,985. In terms of the most common local law enforcement agencies, that is sheriff and local police departments, the number is about 15,400. These are the ones where the issue of deadly encounters between police and citizens is front and center. But for the problem facing the country, the smaller number is most applicable.
1017	6320.json	mostly-true	Gov. Romneys plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top.	message-machine-2012,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an advertisement	"There are several proposals already on the table to do just this, and they would solve between 30 percent and 100 percent of the solvency issues facing Social Security. ""Santorums statement to PolitiFact explains what he was trying to say, but we make our ruling based on the initial statement, since thats what viewers saw. Its not, because COLAs for existing beneficiaries are based on price increases for consumer goods."
1018	3500.json	half-true	Says David Prosser = Scott Walker.	candidates-biography,job-accomplishments,labor,state-budget	greater-wisconsin-political-fund		Wisconsin	none	3	3	3	1	1	a television ad	"The ""College Completion"" report found that Wisconsin was second in the nation in high school completion rates, but 36th in high school graduates going straight to college. Our rating    Touting a new flexible online option for finishing college degrees, Walker said that ""nearly a quarter of all adults in this state have some college credit without a degree. ""His cautiously worded estimate is in range, with the clarification that he meant adults under 65 and over 24. The number who have some credit is 22. 5 percent in the most recent data; Walker cited a study that used 2008 data and put the number at 22. 8 percent."
1019	2460.json	pants-fire	Politician Reid Ribble wants to phase out Social Security, forcing Wisconsin seniors to fend for themselves.	message-machine,social-security	steve-kagen	U.S. House member -- 8th District	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	0	2	a campaign TV ad	"In the final full week of the U. S.  Senate race, how did Rubio fare on his numbers about the mortgage modification program?Rubio said ""over 1. 3 million temporary work-outs, over half have now defaulted,'' referring to a temporary mortgage modification program."
1020	1948.json	false	Says Houstons 18th congressional district has been gentrified and is home to more Anglos than African Americans.	candidates-biography,census,diversity,elections	john-faulk	Accountant	Texas	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a speech	We found that several Republican lawmakers who originally supported the Bipartisan Task Force withdrew their co-sponsorship only days before the vote took place. Had they not done so, the proposal would have passed. At the same time, the Democratic leadership also failed to get all of its members in line -- 22 Democrats voted against the measure. Democrats also overwhelmingly voted down a Republican-backed panel that would have looked at ways to reduce the deficit through spending cuts.
1021	10739.json	mostly-true	The Hyde Amendmentlanguage was in the (human trafficking) bill. The Democratic sponsor admits it was in the bill, and she voted for it.	abortion,bipartisanship	karl-rove		Texas	republican	2	5	2	8	0	"comments on ""Fox News Sunday"""	"All that remains to be seen. Where does that leave us right now?In his response to a question, Walker misused the phrase ""decertify"" -- he cant make state employees unions vanish."
1022	13020.json	mostly-true	Says Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a womans right to choose, even when her health is at risk.	abortion	catherine-cortez-masto		Nevada	democrat	0	1	1	1	0	a television ad	"""I voted for it both times. ""But he has offered clearly inconsistent statements on his feelings on the most controversial aspect of the bill, appearing to want it both ways and changing rhetorical course several times."
1023	1119.json	false	"Stimulus tax cuts ""began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago."""	stimulus,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Wakarusa, Ind.	Only 4 percent earn that rating from Standard & Poors in the public finance sector, which includes state bond ratings, said Robin Prunty, managing director for state ratings. Every ratings agency says the states bond outlook is stable. Georgia has held on to its Moodys Aaa rating since 1974, according to a report the agency issued in April. In conclusion: The actual number of states with AAA ratings from all major credit rating agencies is eight.
1024	13128.json	mostly-true	Says Hillary Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership the gold standard. You called it the gold standard of trade deals. You said its the finest deal youve ever seen.	candidates-biography,economy,foreign-policy,history,trade	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a Presidential debate	Whether the plants were unnecessary, as White puts it, depends on whose argument rings your bell. White is right in that plants fueled by other sources helped satisfy the state's electricity needs. We're calling it a draw.
1025	11050.json	mostly-true	Bernie Sanders voted against the Brady Bill -- background checks and waiting periods.	guns,voting-record	generation-forward-pac			democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an attack ad.	"Special Assistant Attorney General Joee Lindbeck testified that ""two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the School Department"" about residents in the state's sex offender registry. She was correctly quoting a memo regarding the approximate dollar amount but incorrectly attributed all of the spending on notifications to the School Department. On the one hand, everyone we spoke with said the biggest chunk of money went for school notifications. On the other, it's clear from the people with whom we spoke that a significant chunk of that money went to notifying other entities as well."
1026	7195.json	barely-true	Says Charlie Crist and Missouri Rep. Todd Akin hold same abortion views. No exception except the life of the mother.	abortion,candidates-biography	lenny-curry	chairman of the Republican Party of Florida	Florida	republican	2	1	2	0	0	a tweet	"Trump said, ""In many instances, (people's) health care costs are more than their mortgage costs or their rent, which, by the way, is a first in American history. ""This is a bit of an apples-and-oranges comparison. He is comparing total health care costs but not total housing costs, looking at only mortgage and rental costs. To further complicate matters, per-person health care costs far more than what most households pay because many get their health insurance subsidized by employers or the government. But the candidate fudged it a bit, and givenindividual circumstances it's certainly possible that some households are, in fact, seeing higher health care bills than what they're paying on their rent and mortgage."
1027	13047.json	half-true	Barack Obama has doubled our national debt. Doubled it. Its going to be close to $20 trillion when he leaves.	debt,economy	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally.	"Romney said: ""Since the passage of Obama's stimulus package, over 1 million additional jobs were lost and nearly 25 million Americans are out of work, are stuck in part-time work, or have given up looking. ""Romney's numbers about job losses and unemployment are correct. Economists both inside and outside the government say the stimulus helped prevent further job losses."
1028	2560.json	pants-fire	Say Matt Wand cut Troutdale police, created a slush fund for himself.	crime,ethics,public-safety	future-pac-oregon-house-democrats	campaign committee	Oregon	democrat	3	0	0	0	1	a campaign mailer	"And a 2011 study in the American Journal of Public Health estimated that a lack of sick leave helped spread 5 million cases of flu-like illness during the outbreak of 2009. Critics of the sick leave initiative, including the National Association of Independent Businesses, the U. S.  Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, say paid sick days add costs to low-margin businesses, are burdensome to business and result in lost jobs. In a recent survey of businesses by the Employment Policies Institute, ""Roughly 70 percent of respondents said that Connecticuts sick leave law was not good for business,"" the group said. PolitiFact Ohio is not rating the legislation, however -- only Browns statement on the numbers of workers who dont have access to paid sick days."
1029	8463.json	false	Were second only to Boston in college students per capita.	education	chris-abele	Philanthropist	Wisconsin	none	3	5	4	4	2	a speech	"The state Democratic committee said Polistina collects ""nearly $70,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries -- plus a government pension. ""Polistina is paid $69,000 for two part-time, public positions. He is in the pension system, but not collecting a pension. The Democratic committee made the accusation against a Republican, despite their candidate collecting a pension on top of two government salaries."
1030	3458.json	barely-true	Not even expensive bottled water, like Perrier and Evian, are of good enough quality to pump out of mines in Southwest Virginia, according to the EPA regulation.	environment	morgan-griffith	U.S. Congressman	Virginia	republican	3	2	1	0	0	an e-mail newsletter and House floor speech.	The Obama administration has clearly stated it wont allow abortion to be covered under the new plans, save for cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. State officials in Pennsylvania and Ohio have insisted their new programs will comply with the federal ban. The high-risk plans in question are designed to cover older people with chronic health conditions rather than the healthy young women most likely to seek elective abortions.
1031	8352.json	pants-fire	Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month.	islam,religion	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	blog posts	Indeed, the ACT shows Georgia ahead of Alabama.
1032	11847.json	barely-true	Says Catherine Cortez Masto was happy to line her own pockets with taxpayer dollars when state employees were slammed with frozen salaries.	candidates-biography	national-republican-senatorial-committee			republican	11	5	7	2	5	a blog post 	
1033	8170.json	pants-fire	Under Obamacare, The IRS will have access to the American peoples protected health care information.	health-care,taxes	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a floor speech.	Obama is correct that Romneys plan does indeed cut taxes for high-income Americans -- quite heavily in fact -- but the rich arent the only ones who would see a cut. Taxes would be reduced in lower income ranges, too. Still, the plan gives a large share of the benefits to higher income taxpayers.
1034	10293.json	mostly-true	Mike Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors.	taxes,transportation,voting-record	steve-adler	Mayor of Austin	Texas	democrat	1	1	1	2	1	a TV ad	Lets assess where weve come. Some of Prossers own statements, however, indicate a strong similarity between his beliefs and Walkers.
1035	5314.json	true	Ohio has one of the highest provisional ballot rates in the country, and many of them go uncounted each election.	elections	kathleen-clyde	State representative	Ohio	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a news conference	"To make his case that Reid Ribble wants to ""phase out"" Social Security, Kagen lifts a choice 14 words from a 2009 forum. Snipped out: The fact Ribble immediately goes on to say he is worried about the future of Social Security and believes the current system will need to be replaced or modified."
1036	2625.json	mostly-true	Rand Paul wants to end all federal faith-based initiatives, and even end the deduction for religious charities.	message-machine,religion,taxes	jack-conway	Kentucky Attorney General	Kentucky	democrat	0	1	0	2	0	a campaign commercial	In 2008, 21 percent  of families lived below that level, according to the 2008 census  survey. All told, Faulk  quoted a portion of the '08 census survey that could lead someone to  conclude the district's whites outnumber blacks, signaling a  boon for any GOP candidate given that minority voters usually favor Democrats. But that conclusion overlooks the fact that Hispanics -- who  are also minority voters -- comprise the majority of white residents.
1037	12749.json	half-true	Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in Americas 50 largest cities. Thats the largest increase in 25 years.	crime,criminal-justice	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland	"Rove said the Hyde Amendment ""language was in the bill. The Democratic sponsor admits it was in the bill, and she voted for it. ""The abortion language was indeed in the human trafficking bill considered this year, though it was not in a similar bill considered last year. A Democratic staffer was aware it was in the bill, but that message wasnt conveyed up the food chain. The only flaw in Roves statement is the suggestion that the Democratic sponsor, Klobuchar knew about the language and voted for it anyway. Roves statement needs that clarifying detail."
1038	6905.json	mostly-true	The Canadians they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent.	taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.	Heck has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, a fact he publicly admits. The harder question to answer is whether to count procedural votes leading up to formal votes on the defunding measures as votes to defund the group.
1039	10672.json	false	White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes.	crime	sally-kohn			columnist	0	1	1	1	0	an opinion piece on CNN.com	When we asked the Indiana Department of Revenue how many tax returns are filed annually in the state, they said the number is around 3. 2 million, and that includes both joint filers and individuals. A White House official confirmed for us that it was a goof, pure and simple. A staffer mistakenly used the number of households in Illinois in Obama's speech, 4. 8 million, instead of Indiana, which is 2. 4 million.
1040	2217.json	half-true	We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending.	economy,pundits,stimulus,taxes	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	"the ""Rachel Maddow Show"""	"Trump said Clinton called the Trans-Pacific Partnership the ""gold standard"" of trade deals. Clinton did use that language in 2012 when discussing TPP in Australia. And unlike her rebuttal, she didnt couch it by saying she ""hoped"" it would be the gold standard. Its worth noting that at this point the deal was still under negotiation and because that was done behind closed doors, theres no way to know how much it changed. Before the final version came out, she advocated more of a wait-and-see approach."
1041	10232.json	barely-true	The climate-change agreement between the United States and China requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years.	china,climate-change,environment,foreign-policy	mitch-mcconnell	Senate minority leader	Kentucky	republican	7	6	5	7	0	a media availability	"An attack ad said, ""Bernie Sanders voted against the Brady Bill -- background checks and waiting periods. ""The Brady bill imposed a five-day waiting period for would-be purchasers of handguns. Between 1991 and 1993, Sanders voted against it five times. He did, however, vote for a version of the bill that imposed instant background checks, and against an amendment that repealed state background checks. Experts noted Sanders votes were representative of Vermonts gun owners and gun laws. Since the 1990s, his record on gun control is mixed."
1042	7230.json	half-true	Says in fiscal year 2011, the state had a projected $11 billion deficit.	deficit,state-budget,state-finances	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a State of the State address	"In this case, Curry said, ""Todd Akin & @charliecristfl hold same abortion views. No exception except the life of the mother. ""But even RPOF acknowledges that Crist's exceptions go beyond the life of the mother to include rape and incest. And RPOF ignores Crists words and actions that would conflict with Akins stances -- such as when Crist called himself ""pro-choice."
1043	4993.json	barely-true	Wisconsin election officials to accept Mickey Mouse, Hitler signatures on recall petitions.	elections,legal-issues	maciver-institute	Think tank	Wisconsin	independent	1	0	0	1	1	a video	"Trump said Obama ""doubled the national debt. Its going to be close to $20 trillion when he leaves. ""The figures are correct, and we dont doubt the president shares some of the blame for the increased indebtedness. But Trumps statement leaves out some key points. First of all, the added debt wasnt solely the responsibility of Obama; Congress had to approve it as well. And the recession that began before Obama took office in 2009 cut government revenues and led to some of the higher debt incurred during the presidents term."
1044	794.json	half-true	I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke [in March 2007], and told them this is something we have to deal with, and nobody did anything about it.	economy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.	"This attack on Wands character -- remember, he is pictured next to a slogan that reads ""to protect and serve . . ."
1045	12011.json	half-true	The Great Wall of China, built 2,000 years ago, is 13,000 miles (long).	history	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	remarks after the Super Tuesday balloting	"Our rating Abele said, ""Were second only to Boston in college students per capita. ""A second dated study we found from 1996 put Milwaukee at 13th of 50. More recent research ranks the area far from the head of the class."
1046	8946.json	true	When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped.	energy,environment	rachel-maddow	MSNBC host		none	6	6	4	6	1	"a broadcast of MSNBC's ""The Rachel Maddow Show"""	Saying Perrier is good for humans and therefore must be OK for fish seems to us like saying that because humans eat oranges, fish should too. The congressmanhas ignored critical facts to give his constituents a skewed impression of an EPA rule.
1047	3508.json	pants-fire	Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburgs record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks.	candidates-biography,environment,legal-issues	david-prosser	Wisconsin Supreme Court justice	Wisconsin	none	0	0	0	0	1	statement during a candidate forum	
1048	3306.json	half-true	One half of federal spending goes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while the other half goes to other programs funded with money borrowed from a foreign land.	federal-budget	rob-woodall	U.S. Representative	Georgia	republican	0	0	2	0	0	a town hall meeting	The state increased Cortez Mastos salary during a time of pay freezes for Nevadas state workers. She was unable to legally reject the pay increase, so she donated $38,000 back to the state during her last four years in office.
1049	1189.json	mostly-true	Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share.	health-care,medicare	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a fundraising letter	"Cantor said that under Obamacare, ""the IRS will have access to the American peoples protected health care information. ""But he offers no hard proof, just speculation on a blog. The IRS will play a major role in Obamacare by collecting a variety of taxes that will help support the program. Cantors unfounded statement does nothing more than amp up public fear for his ongoing fight to repeal Obamacare."
1050	9107.json	true	Says Sen. Mitch McConnell is the No. 1 recipient of contributions from lobbyists this cycle.	campaign-finance,congress,campaign-advertising	alison-lundergan-grimes	Secretary of State	Kentucky	democrat	2	2	3	1	0	a campaign email to supporters	"Mike ""Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors. ""Austin residents pay more in taxes and could be paying more for electricity thanks to council actions Martinez supported. He also backed a decision by the Capital Metro board to charge half fares to elderly bus riders who had previously not been charged, though Martinez hardly did this by himself; its worth clarifying, too, that Capital Metro was under pressure to improve its finances and that Martinez missed the vote creating the then-50-cent fare."
1051	809.json	true	98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000 and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan.	taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Hempstead, N.Y.	In 2008, nearly 40,000 provisional ballots, just under 20 percent, were rejected in Ohio. In the 2010 election, More than 11,000, slightly more than 11 percent, were rejected. Only three states rejected more ballots. Among states larger than Ohio, Texas, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania all had fewer provisional ballots and fewer rejections.
1052	171.json	false	''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.''	economy	rudy-giuliani	Attorney	New York	republican	9	11	10	7	3	Dearborn, Mich.	His opposition, such as it was, would have been part of his support for a broader, fundamental tax overhaul.
1053	1739.json	half-true	Says the American public overwhelmingly opposed Democratic-steered health care plan.	health-care	kay-bailey-hutchison	U.S. Senator	Texas	republican	2	4	4	3	0	a radio address	"Trump said, ""Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in Americas 50 largest cities. Thats the largest increase in 25 years. ""The statement comes from a credible source -- calculations made by the Washington Post. The Post article acknowledged that FBI data found a smaller increase in recent years, with contradictory results for many cities. And experts caution against putting too much stock in short-term changes, since year-to-year data can be volatile for hard-to-discern reasons. Lost in Trumps formulation is that, overall, violent crime has been falling consistently for about a quarter century."
1054	9047.json	mostly-true	Says Dan Patrick supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car.	families,federal-budget,transportation	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a TV ad	"Thats quite a bit higher than Canadas, and since April, it has been the highest corporate tax rate on the books of any OECD nation. Still, the actual tax rate paid by a company will likely be lower than the official rate, due to deductions and exemptions. Our rating    Ryan said Canada dropped its corporate tax rates to 15 percent and that ""the average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent. ""Hes correct on both counts, though its worth pointing out that provincial taxes boost Canadas rate to 26. 1 percent, and that the actual rate paid by specific companies in certain countries, such as the U. S. , can be lower than official rates due to deductions and exemptions."
1055	7685.json	half-true	Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, they really dont legally have the right to take it away from them.	crime,criminal-justice,guns,legal-issues	linda-finn	landscape designer	Rhode Island	democrat	0	0	1	2	0	a TV interview	Kohn said that white men are at least as dangerous as black men and cited as proof that white men represent 69 percent of people arrested for violent crimes. When presented with the inaccuracies in using that specific figure by PunditFact, Kohn corrected herself. Criminologists we contacted also told us that those absolute figures -- when used correctly -- tell only half the story. When talking about risks to society, it is equally important to provide the population-based rate. When we do that, the threat of violent crimes posed by blacks looks larger than that of whites.
1056	13490.json	false	We have trade agreements with 20 countries, and we have trade surpluses with each one of those 20.	trade	don-beyer	8th District congressional candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	3	0	an interview.	During the course of our research, we found several papers and studies that support her argument. When it comes to macroeconomics, just about everything is still a matter for debate.
1057	10962.json	true	This March, for the first time in human history, the monthly average carbon dioxide in our atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million. The range had been 170-300 parts per million for hundreds of thousands of years.	climate-change,congress	sheldon-whitehouse	U.S. Senator	Rhode Island	democrat	2	3	2	7	0	U.S. Senate	"McConnell said the climate-change agreement between the United States and China ""requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years. ""McConnells staff has a point that the agreement isnt binding and may simply be codifying changes China had already planned to make. While its theoretically possible that China could meet its emissions target simply by shutting down major plants on Dec.  31, 2029, experts say it would be much less risky to Chinas economy to spend the next 16 years working toward the goal, rather than doing it overnight. But even if China did choose to make a literal overnight shift on emissions, that still doesnt account for Chinas pledge to increase non-fossil-fuel use to 20 percent of its energy mix. Building that infrastructure cannot be done overnight and will take years to carry out, experts said."
1058	7845.json	half-true	Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled.	debt,jobs,state-budget,state-finances,taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	A gubernatorial campaign television ad	"But the deficit figure Christie cites refers to a $10. 7 billion projected structural deficit, a calculation Christie used to his advantage in his first budget year but has since dismissed as the old way of budgeting. Now, ""the baseline is zero"" for budgeting, the governor has said. Thats important context Christies statement lacks."
1059	10388.json	barely-true	The Obama administration supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard.	civil-rights,foreign-policy,religion,terrorism	jonathan-turley			none	1	0	0	0	0	"a ""Washington Post"" op-ed"	For such signatures to actually be counted, they would have to pass undetected through petition circulators, the recall committees, a pair of Government Accountability Board reviewers, Walkers representatives and other groups that review the petitions. If such signatures were found, Walker could formally challenge them to the board to get them stricken. The statement, however, ignores critical facts -- namely that the signatures would have to pass through several layers of review to actually be counted.
1060	180.json	false	Congress' approval rating is 11 percent. You know who's higher? Dick Cheney and HMOs.	job-accomplishments	bill-richardson	Governor	New Mexico	democrat	1	2	3	8	1	Las Vegas	So Obama is right that he wrote the letter. Saying Bernanke and Paulson didn't do anything about it sounds harsh, but it is a rough approximation of what happened. But Obama's letter was largely confined to the problems of low-income homeowners who were losing their homes. It was not an early warning on the economic collapse of '08.
1061	781.json	false	Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a debate in Nashville, Tenn.	"Trump said that the Great Wall of China was ""built 2,000 years ago"" and ""is 13,000 miles"" long. He has repeated two figures that are widely cited and, superficially at least, seem credible. But when we ran them by several experts in Chinese history, we found that the reality is more nuanced. Major unifications of early portions of the wall did occur about 2,200 years ago. However, the wall was built over the course of many centuries, and the best preserved, most iconic portions of the wall are a lot younger -- roughly 500 years old. Meanwhile, a Chinese government survey from 2012 reported a total length of 13,000 miles. However, this figure includes many bits and pieces of wall, some of them quite isolated."
1062	12627.json	true	Says Donald Trumps proposed tax treatment of hedge fund managers makes the current loophole even worse.	taxes	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech	"Maddow said, ""When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground . . . (and) those earthquakes stopped. ""An airport official confirms Maddow's story, aside from the fact that it was one well. Officials at the airport asked that a well be shut down, and after it was, the earthquakes eventually stopped. Seismologists linked the well to the earthquakes."
1063	2594.json	true	John Raeses wife is registered to vote in Florida so she cant even vote for him.	candidates-biography,elections,message-machine	joe-manchin	Senator from West Virginia	West Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	1	0	a campaign ad	That would be more believable if people treated it that way at the time and if it didnt match up with one of the major lines of attack from Kloppenburg critics in the campaign. Its not accurate to say that Kloppenburgs has only handled dock cases.
1064	7543.json	pants-fire	Scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimers were it not for overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators.	government-regulation,health-care,market-regulation,science	michele-bachmann	Congresswoman	Minnesota	republican	8	22	6	4	16	a speech at CPAC	We conclude that the congressman was essentially correct on how federal money is spent. He said about 50 percent of federal funds are spent on mandatory programs such as Social Security. The CBOs data show a slightly higher percentage is spent on these programs, but we figure thats close enough.
1065	7073.json	barely-true	Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant.	candidates-biography,corporations,message-machine-2012	priorities-usa-action			democrat	3	1	4	2	1	in a TV ad	"But getting back to Price's statement, we find the following:  He is right that Medicare was a public plan and its coverage of physicians' services was voluntary, which is another way to say ""optional. ""And its participation rate among eligible seniors is close to 97 percent. But we take a notch off our rating to acknowledge that people disagree about whether the words ""public option"" today are the same as Medicare's ""voluntary"" Part B in 1965. It's important to note that the founders of Medicare expected that nearly every senior would be covered by Part B, while the Democrats' ""public option"" today is envisioned as just one of many options in the health care exchange."
1066	12195.json	true	More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud by impersonation.	civil-rights,crime,elections,government-regulation	mark-pocan	State Assembly member, 78th District	Wisconsin	democrat	1	2	2	3	0	a blog post	"Lundergan Grimes said McConnell is ""the No. 1 recipient of contributions from lobbyists this cycle. ""Based on the analysis from Open Secrets, McConnell tops the chart for 2014. Thats probably a perk of his party position more than anything. As noted, Speaker Boehner is right behind him and Reid was the No. 1 recipient during his 2010 campaign."
1067	13190.json	barely-true	Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine want to expand (Obamacare) into a single-payer program.	drugs,health-care,history	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	the 2016 Vice Presidential debate	"This means people who derive a significant living off their business income. In 2007, about 2 percent of those tax filers would have made enough money to see a tax increase under Obama's plans. There is a small bit of uncertainty in the best data available; it includes some people who we would not think of as traditional small business owners. But still, Obama's statement during the debate that ""98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000"" matches the findings of a respected, non-partisan group of tax analysts."
1068	7447.json	true	Says the last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary.	elections	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a Twitter post.	A Giuliani campaign spokesman didn't see a difference between the words. ''No one can deny that Mayor Giuliani was accurate in describing Hillary Clinton's economic philosophy,'' said spokesman Elliot Bundy. Clinton's campaign didn't want to comment on the issue, but her full answer to the C-SPAN question provides more context. ''The market is the driving force behind our prosperity, our freedom . . . (but) it cannot be permitted just to run roughshod over people's lives as well,'' she said.
1069	9472.json	half-true	Oregon school districts are directing 24 percent of their food budgets to purchase local foods. Thats the highest percentage in the country.	agriculture	oregon-department-agriculture		Oregon	government-body	0	0	1	0	0	a news release	Certainly, many Texans clamored against approval. And national polls show more Americans opposed the action than supported it. But Hutchison overreaches by calling that opposition overwhelming.
1070	12368.json	barely-true	Germany is crime-riddled right now because of migration to Europe.	crime,criminal-justice,human-rights,immigration,public-safety	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	an interview with NBC News	"Dewhurst said Patrick ""supported giving a $5,000 taxpayer-funded voucher to every family to buy a car. ""Its worth clarifying, too, that a state senator doesn't hold much sway over what the federal government does."
1071	5788.json	true	Says theCongressional Budget Officehas estimatedevery penny of the federal budget will go to interest on the debt and entitlement spending by 2025.	deficit,federal-budget	frank-wolf	U.S. Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a floor speech.	"State Rep.  Linda D.  Finn said that if the police come across a young person with a gun, ""they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them. ""Under current law, police can seize handguns from juveniles, the weapons most commonly used in street crime. But they cant seize rifles and other so-called long guns. New legislation could change that."
1072	6665.json	half-true	Mitt Romney said it was tragic to end the war in Iraq.	iraq	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.	"Beyer said, ""We have trade agreements with 20 countries, and we have trade surpluses with each one of those 20. ""Data show the U. S.  is running trade deficits with seven of those trade-agreement nations through the first nine months of this year and ran deficits with six of those countries in 2015."
1073	10858.json	pants-fire	During Obamas first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagans presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent.	diversity,economy,history,jobs	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme on social media	"In his 100th speech on global warming on May 18, Sen.  Sheldon Whitehouse said: ""This March, for the first time in human history, the monthly average carbon dioxide in our atmosphere exceeded 400 parts per million. The range had been 170-300 parts per million for hundreds of thousands of years. ""He probably could have been more precise if he had used the phrase ""global average,"" because there have been times when the monthly average exceed 400 parts per million at observation sites in Alaska and Hawaii. Beyond that small point, Whitehouse and his staff were on solid ground."
1074	3522.json	false	Milwaukee lost the headquarters for MillerCoors because the area lacks good transit.	jobs,transportation	jason-haas	Milwaukee County supervisor	Wisconsin	none	0	1	0	0	0	a newspaper interview	Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1. 2 billion sales tax increase?Most spending in state history?After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. All of these resulted from the collective actions of a legislative body  not one person.
1075	6469.json	false	Says President Obama said of the national debt, If I dont have this done in three years, then theres going to be a one-term proposition.	deficit,message-machine-2012	americans-prosperity			none	6	7	2	1	2	an Americans for Prosperity attack ad	"Turley said that the Obama administration ""supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard. ""The accuracy of this statement hinges on how you understand that word ""supported. ""American diplomats did endorse a UN resolution that avoided words about restricting speech that defamed a religion, but left open the door to criminalizing speech that was ""incitement to immediate violence based on religion. ""The administration, as well as some free-speech advocacy groups, saw this as progress. But blasphemy laws remain on the books in Muslim nations, and the largest international body that speaks for those nations has said plainly that such laws are appropriate and ought to be adopted in the west. Not even Turley argues that this is the result the administration wanted, and another critic of the administration's strategy said American diplomats do not support efforts to establish an international blasphemy standard. One could argue that by participating in the ongoing negotiations, the administration has de facto endorsed a vehicle for the Muslim nations, but that is not the same as supporting their efforts."
1076	13502.json	barely-true	Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers -- Barack Obama had them to the White House.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	an interview	In fact, in that poll, both senators and congressman rated higher than HMO managers. Senators were at 15 percent and congressman were at 14 percent. Congress and Cheney are arguably neck-and-neck for approval ratings, while HMO managers lag behind.
1077	9834.json	mostly-true	In 2012, there were nearly 12.2 million arrests and only 410 uses of deadly force by police in the United States.	civil-rights,criminal-justice,guns,public-safety	edward-flynn			none	1	0	3	2	0	an interview	"Sometimes companies don't renew leases if their early work leads them to believe adequate reserves of oil or gas don't exist. Obama's statement suggests that ""non-producing"" acreage where drilling is permitted is land that oil companies are ignoring. Years of exploration and federal permitting must be completed before leased land yields oil or gas."
1078	7991.json	half-true	Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage.	gays-and-lesbians,religion	phil-burress	President, Citizens for Community Values	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	0	0	news story	"Clinton said Trumps proposed tax rate for hedge fund managers ""makes the current loophole even worse. ""By setting a lower tax rate for income from business partnerships, Trumps tax plan would benefit many hedge fund managers. Though the plan would cut tax rates for middle-class families as well, the cuts that would apply to most hedge fund managers are steeper and their resulting tax rate is lower. Trump promised that his tax plan would roll back advantages for hedge fund managers. Instead, in most cases, it would improve their position."
1079	7994.json	barely-true	Says Texas has more than 80,000 abortions each year.	abortion	jonathan-stickland	State representative	Texas	republican	1	0	0	0	1	a tweet	He serves as president and CEO of Greer Industries, a steel and limestone company founded by his grandparents and headquartered in Morgantown, W.  Va.     Manchin's ad tries to make voters question Raese's loyalty to West Virginia. It's hard to make a case that Raese isn't someone with longtime ties to West Virginia. Public records confirm she is registered to vote in Florida and receives a homestead exemption on her property.
1080	10846.json	false	Says Thomas Jefferson said that government is best which governs least.	government-regulation,history	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a tweet	"Bachmann said that ""scientists tell us that we could have a cure in 10 years for Alzheimer's"" were it not for ""overzealous regulators, excessive taxation and greedy litigators. ""The 10-year goal may or may not be plausible, but if its not, theres wide agreement that the three factors Bachmann mentioned are not the primary obstacles. Instead, researchers pointed to stagnant funding and the fact that Alzheimers is a particularly tricky disease to research, given its slow and stealthy advances. If Bachmann was looking to score points about bureaucracy and taxation, she has made a particularly poor choice of case study. Bachmann has taken a popular theme and assigned it to a complicated health condition, simply to score political points."
1081	8830.json	half-true	The $18.8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10.6 billion in state funds.	education	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a press release about his education budget proposal	Ultimately Bain closed the plant. But shutting down the plant didnt make Romney $100 million. That was the profit made by Bain and its investors, only some of which would have been earned by Romney. And it was earned for the entire Ampad investment  not as a result of closing a single manufacturing site.
1082	6033.json	true	In the 2000 Florida election, at least 1,100 eligible voters were wrongly dropped from voting rolls in an attempt to purge a list of felons. Many of those who were dropped showed up to vote and were told they could not.	elections	bill-nelson		Florida	democrat	3	1	8	10	0	letter to Gov. Rick Scott	"So the number of cases of in-person fraud by impersonation may be higher than that cited by Levitt, but no independent source suggests it is higher than the number of lightning strikes. Our rating Pocan said: ""More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud"" by impersonation. Roughly 300 people per year are struck by lightning in the United States. But cases of voter fraud -- someone impersonating another voter -- are documented even less often."
1083	700.json	true	My grandfather came home from ... (World War II) exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day.	candidates-biography	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	St. Paul, Minn.	"Pence said Clinton and Kaine ""want to expand (Obamacare) into a single-payer program,"" suggesting that they have proposed such a change. They have promoted a public option, which would be a government-sponsored insurance plan. A lot of Democrats, such as Bernie Sanders, would like to go in that direction. But throughout the current campaign, Clinton has consistently resisted that suggestion, saying she would work to prevent the repeal of Obamacare and try to improve on it. No one would be surprised if Clinton pushed for single payer if it became politically practical, but none of her campaign statements are calling for that."
1084	12214.json	mostly-true	The largest U.S. companies would owe $620 billion in U.S. taxes on the cash they store in tax havens.	corporations,taxes	bernie-s	U.S. Senator	Vermont	independent	18	12	22	41	0	a tweet	"Abbott said the ""last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary. ""The Carter-Baker commission, the latest tri-partisan national body to review election reforms, recommended that states require citizens to present REAL ID cards to vote. Three of its 21 members dissented on the recommendation."
1085	11661.json	false	If Trump had just put his fathers money in a mutual fund ... hed have $8 billion.	wealth	occupy-democrats			organization	0	4	3	1	4	a Facebook post	"All of the data, however, are self-reported, and state officials acknowledged that they have no way to verify the numbers. Districts also defined ""local"" in widely different ways, making comparisons difficult. Further, fewer than half of Oregon public school districts responded to the census, leaving the numbers incomplete."
1086	8986.json	mostly-true	Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men.	diversity,economy,jobs	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an event at the White House	"Trump said Germany ""is crime-riddled right now"" because of migration to Europe. There are more criminal acts in Germany these days because there are more people, thanks to the influx of 1. 1 million refugees in 2015 alone. But the data suggest that the refugees tend to be better-behaved than the typical German."
1087	6922.json	barely-true	Says Adam Hasner gives the wealthy tax breaks worth $250,000 a year but hikes middle class taxes $2,000.	message-machine-2012,taxes	lois-frankel		Florida	democrat	2	0	0	0	1	a television ad	Wolf said the CBO projects that by 2025, every penny of the federal budget will go to interest on the debt as well as spending on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The CBO report he cites says entitlements programs and debt interest will consume all the revenues going into the budget that year. Wolfs language is a bit inexact, but we dont think it detracts from his clear point: the U. S.  is on a dangerous fiscal path.
1088	2738.json	false	State House incumbent Jill Chambers, R-Atlanta, personally profits from taxpayer money.	ethics	georgia-house-democratic-caucus-behalf-elena-paren			democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a campaign mailer	"According to Obama, Romney ""said it was tragic to end the war in Iraq. ""Romney characterized Obamas 2011 removal of troops from the country with that word, but he was talking about the pace of the drawdown. Romneys point, held by other Republicans, was that Obamas drawdown happened too quickly and would lead to an unstable transition for Iraq. Romney has said conditions in Iraq are difficult to forecast and he would prefer a larger transitional force. PolitiFact Florida is partnering with 10 News for the election."
1089	7416.json	barely-true	The group that supported the presidents health care bill the most? Latinos.	health-care	david-plouffe	Senior Adviser to the President		democrat	1	0	0	2	0	an interview	"The meme says that ""during Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent. ""It presents a time frame cherry-picked to boost Reagans record. It flat-out misrepresents the statistics during Obamas first five years, when black unemployment actually fell. And it ignores several other measures that show that black unemployment was better in absolute terms under Obama than Reagan."
1090	9101.json	half-true	Women take birth control, more than half of them, as a medication for other conditions.	abortion,health-care,sexuality	barbara-boxer	U.S. Senator	California	democrat	2	0	3	4	1	"an interview on MSNBC's ""Jansing & Co."""	Haas said Milwaukee lost the MillerCoors headquarters because it lacks effective transit. Milwaukee and Denver were never in play. The company chose Chicago over Dallas, and, in doing so, the top executive praised that citys transit system.
1091	2494.json	pants-fire	Says the Feingold garage ad is a fake: Hes not standing in front of his house.	job-accomplishments,message-machine	mark-belling	Talk show host for WISN-AM	Wisconsin	talk-show-host	0	0	0	0	1	a website posting and statement during his radio show	"Obama wasnt talking about the deficit or the debt when he said, ""If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition. The ad takes Obamas comments from an interview about bank bailouts and TARP and makes it look as if hes talking about the national debt. The use of the debt clock also purposely detracts from the presidents initial statement about the federal deficit."
1092	553.json	false	"McCain ""hasn't held executive responsibility."""	candidates-biography	wesley-clark		Arkansas	democrat	0	1	1	0	0	"an interview on CBS' ""Face the Nation"""	"Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has ""ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. """"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
1093	574.json	true	McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician.	ethics,military	campaign-money-watch			none	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad	"But the criminologists also noted Flynns comparison is one legitimate way to measure the frequency of police killings. Our rating Flynn said that in 2012, there were nearly 12. 2 million arrests and ""410 uses of deadly force"" by police in the United States. The Milwaukee police chief correctly quotes official FBI statistics on arrests and justifiable homicides by law enforcement officers, although it appears the 410 is an undercount of the number of people killed by police."
1094	1262.json	false	Forty-five percent of doctors say theyll quit if health care reform passes.	health-care,pundits	glenn-beck			none	5	7	7	2	6	a statement on his Fox News Channel program	"But ""most"" is not ""all. ""The opposition is not unanimous. The number of denominations accepting same-sex marriage has been increasing."
1095	9900.json	mostly-true	Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income will pay less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage.	income,small-business,state-budget,taxes	mark-harris	Winnebago County Executive	Wisconsin	democrat	0	0	0	2	0	an interview	"Stickland said there are ""80,000+"" abortions each year in Texas."
1096	1677.json	true	"Says that under a new program jail ""time for non-violent, mentally ill offenders has been reduced by 50 percent."""	crime,government-efficiency,job-accomplishments	karen-sage	Attorney	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a mailer	"Berkes told us that she has done some further research and it's still clear the quote isn't Jefferson's. We also found that ""Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations"" also attributes the quote to the United States Magazine and Democratic Review. Our rating Walker said it was Thomas Jefferson who said ""that government is best which governs least. ""While it may match closely with Jeffersons views, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation lists the quote as one of the many that are mistakenly attributed to Jefferson."
1097	575.json	barely-true	John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract.	ethics,military	campaign-money-watch			none	1	0	0	0	0	a TV ad	"Scott said of his budget proposal that ""the $18. 8 billion in funding for K-12 education funding is the highest in Florida history and includes a record $10. 6 billion in state funds. ""He is correct that both the sheer dollar total and the states portion are larger than in past years. However, per-pupil spending was higher under Crist. Also, factoring in inflation for the total amount for 2007-08 would make it larger than Scotts current proposal."
1098	447.json	false	I have never said that I don't wear flag pins or refuse to wear flag pins.	patriotism	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	Philadelphia	Nelson precisely cites a Palm Beach Post analysis that put the total number of people wrongfully dropped from the voter rolls in 2000 at about 1,100. Other estimates of wrongful targets are much higher, and experts about the 2000 election tend to go with those. Trouble is, we dont have exact figures. However, Nelsons broader point -- that a significant number of people were wrongly tossed from Floridas voter rolls -- is valid. And he did say at least. PolitiFact Florida is partnering with 10 News for the 2012 election season.
1099	13049.json	false	Say71 percent of doctors say Hillarys health concerns are serious and could be disqualifying.	candidates-biography,pundits	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	internet postings	"He had fought his war and died. His Navy physician attributed his fatal heart attack to 'complete fatigue resulting from the strain of the last months of combat. '"" His obituary ran on the front page of the     New York Times    , and includes the detail that he had returned home only the day before. ""Admiral McCain's groups were called the world's most powerful task force and the destruction they wrought on Japanese military installations and armament centers played a vital role in reducing the country's ability to fight and bringing about final victory,"" according to the obituary."
1100	12168.json	half-true	Expanding the sale of full-strength beer and wine to grocery stores isgood for everybody.	Alcohol	your-choice-colorado		Colorado 	organization	0	0	1	0	0	a TV ad	Sanders said that if American multinational corporations had to pay taxes on the profits they made overseas, they would owe $620 billion. This is at the high end of the estimates we collected. Sanders also described the overseas holdings as cash. Still, the mid-range estimate from credible sources is in the $500 billion to $550 billion range. All the numbers cited were relatively high.
1101	11308.json	half-true	Says history suggests sports will quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country in the presidential primary.	elections,sports	hugh-hewitt			republican	1	0	1	0	0	"a panel discussion on CNN's ""State of the Union"""	Occupy Democrats shared an image that said if Trump had taken the money he got from his father and simply put it in a fund that tracked the S&P; 500, hed have $8 billion today. While the father's businessput Trumpon the path to have $200 million in 1982, Trump himself had been running the company for eight years.
1102	11212.json	mostly-true	The U.S. has now spent more on reconstructing Afghanistan than was spent on the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe.	afghanistan	matt-wuerker	Politico editorial cartoonist		none	0	0	0	1	0	a political cartoon on Politico	"Obama said that ""fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men."
1103	3697.json	mostly-true	The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, almost equal to the size of our entire economy, and every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath.	deficit,federal-budget	jim-renacci	U.S. representative 	Ohio	republican	5	3	4	1	1	a video posted to YouTube	"Frankels ad says ""Hasner gives the wealthy tax breaks worth $250,000 a year but hikes middle class taxes $2,000. ""The plan addressed many aspects of the federal government, including simplifing the tax code by repealing exemptions and cutting tax rates. But the impact of Ryans plan for the middle class is muddled. Its not clear that it would result in a tax hike for the middle class, though some say it will. The tax plan lacked specifics, which makes it difficult to evaluate. Hasner says he wont vote for a tax plan that includes middle-income tax increases."
1104	12770.json	true	I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves.	diversity,history	michelle-obama		Illinois	democrat	0	2	1	4	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia	Parent's backers suggest Chambers is wasteful or dodging the rules. But her actual reported expenses in recent years have been less than half of what is allowed by law.
1105	11955.json	false	Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele spent $100,000 of taxpayer money on a new luxury SUV.	county-budget	wisconsin-working-families-party			none	0	1	0	0	0	a direct mail flier	"When Plouffe was talking about Obamas support among Latinos he said, ""The group that supported the presidents health care bill the most?The White House pointed to polls of Latino voters showing the majority supported the health care law, but that lacked a comparison to other groups. Overall, the polls we looked at showed strong support for the health care law from Hispanics. However, we found little to suggest Hispanics supported the law ""the most. ""Support for the law among blacks was very high and in some cases outpaced Hispanic support. Experts we spoke with said that blacks supported the health care law the most or that they were fairly equal in support with Hispanics. Support for the law tended to follow partisan lines."
1106	13423.json	false	The media never show crowds.	elections	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a rally in Pensacola, Fla.	"Boxer said more than half of women use birth control ""as a medication for other conditions. ""She was referring specifically to the pill. Guttmacher says 58 percent of women on the pill take it for noncontraceptive reasons. But that number drops to 14 percent if you look at women who take the pill only for noncontraceptive reasons."
1107	3087.json	pants-fire	The governor has made a commitment to billions of dollars in debt and new spending without any explanation of how he plans to pay that money back.	transportation	brian-moran	State Democratic chairman	Virginia	democrat	0	0	1	0	1	a news release.	"As for Bellings accusation, the veteran talk show host tried to turn Feingolds own ad against him, to suggest hes so out of touch with state voters that he was even out of state when the ad was filmed. He said he based his assertion on his own review of the photography and on one unnamed source, who had no knowledge of how the shoot was conducted but who thought it looked fishy. As for Bellings proof, well use his own words to describe it: ""I have none."
1108	3046.json	mostly-true	Says he had to impose tougher cost controls on state employees than any previous Wisconsin governor.	job-accomplishments,state-budget	jim-doyle	Lawyer	Wisconsin	democrat	1	1	1	1	0	a television interview	"An executive job      Clark's larger point is correct: McCain has accomplished a lot in his storied military and political career, but he has relatively little executive experience. ""His tenure at the RAG shows that McCain not only held an executive post in which he managed a staff of 1,000 and oversaw a fleet of 75 planes, but he earned positive reviews for his performance. When McCain departed, the unit was given its first-ever Meritorious Unit Citation."
1109	12203.json	half-true	Says the Congressional Budget Office is expecting a protracted economic malaise for at least the next decade under current policies.	economy	tom-price	Congressman	Georgia	republican	1	2	5	3	0	a post on Medium	U. S.  employees of EADS/Airbus have contributed $15,700 in this election cycle to McCain's campaign. The next highest recipient was Mark Warner, a Democratic candidate for the U. S.  Senate, who has gotten $2,800. Barack Obama has gotten $2,650. Neither McCain nor Obama has gotten any money from Airbus PACs, which have spread around $123,000 to 22 congressional candidates this election cycle.
1110	12734.json	barely-true	It was Hillary Clinton who left Americans in harms way in Benghazi and after four Americans fell said, What difference at this point does it make?	candidates-biography	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	the Republican national convention	The survey didn't say 45 percent would quit; it said they would consider quitting, which is considerably different. Moreover, polling experts have raised significant questions about the poll's methodology. Of special concern are the combination of the heavy mention of  IBD  's name and questions that experts said appeared to be seeking answers critical of health reform. We'd like to see an independent poll assessing doctors' views of health care reform, but neither the findings from the  IBD  survey nor those from the Keyhani-Federman study are fully persuasive to us.
1111	1515.json	half-true	Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be 'weaned' off our Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system.	medicare,social-security	americans-united-change			none	1	4	4	1	0	a radio ad	Once the credits pushed by Grothman are fully phased in, in 2016, some factory owners who earn up to roughly $2. 5 million from production income from the factory will owe less in state income tax on that production income than a full-time worker earning minimum wage. But factory owners earning above that amount from production income would pay more than the minimum-wage worker, and more on any other income that doesnt come from production. To comment on this story, go to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel web page.
1112	9553.json	false	Says children are coming into the U.S. in staggering numbers because President Barack Obama has been promising amnesty.	immigration	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base	The nitty gritty: We multiplied the number of affected  defendants categorized by the level of felony they faced--ranging from  first-degree felony charges to second- and third-degree felonies to  state-jail felony charges--by the days that similarly charged defendants  averaged in jail before the program began. Next, we totaled those  defendant-days-in-jail and divided the total (19,432) by the number of  defendants (253) to reach the pre-program estimate of an average of 77  days in jail. Through February, the magistrate had processed 253  defendants since the programs start, according to Dawson-Brown, and  they averaged 36 days in jail. Best we can tell, the average jail  stay for defendants dropped by 41 days, or 53 percent.
1113	8557.json	true	The United States has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP.	economy,federal-budget,taxes	jan-schakowsky	Representative of 9th District of Illinois	Illinois	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	an interview on MSNBC	Some would say two letters arguing against subsidy disputes not being included in the bid competition constitutes intervening. But to imply those letters swung the contract in Airbus' favor overstates McCain's influence.
1114	4194.json	mostly-true	Michele Bachmanns legislative record is offering failed amendments.	candidates-biography,voting-record	tim-pawlenty			republican	2	3	3	6	1	a statement from the campaign	Obama wasn't the only candidate, however, not wearing a flag pin. News reports from October 2007 indicate that neither Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, nor John McCain were wearing flag pins on a daily basis either. The only candidate mentioned in news reports as regularly wearing a flag pin was Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani. (For more on the flag pin controversy and reaction to the debate, see our story here.
1115	13487.json	barely-true	Says that when San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags, you saw the number of instances of people going to the ER with things like salmonella and other related illnesses spike.	environment,health-care,public-health	james-quintero	Director, Center for Local Governance, Texas Public Policy Foundation	Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	a panel discussion at SXSW Eco	"Prior to Clinton's current bout with pneumonia, bloggers reported that ""71 percent of doctors say Hillary's health concerns are 'serious' and 'could be disqualifying. '"" There was no national, scientific poll of doctors. The online poll surveyed physicians on the email list of a very conservative/libertarian medical group, which is significant information missing from the group's news release. The flaws are too serious for this survey to have credibility as an indication of how doctors feel about Hillary Clinton's health and how it affects her ability to be president."
1116	11184.json	false	Scott Walker had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating.	candidates-biography,education,elections	facebook-posts	Social media posting		none	14	18	15	11	36	a meme	Opponents forecast precisely the opposite effect, saying it would close 700 liquor stores, cause the loss of 10,000 jobs, and hurt craft breweries and wineries. Independent economists say the proposal would increase competition, giving consumers lower prices and convenient one-stop shopping. But they acknowledge that liquor stories will be negatively impacted. The ad makes a fair point about consumer benefits but goes too far in saying the measure works out for all sides.
1117	12221.json	mostly-true	Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasichs super PAC.	campaign-finance,candidates-biography,ethics	ted-cruz	Senator	Texas	republican	36	33	15	19	8	ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz	Hewitt said fall sports pull voters away from paying attention to the presidential primaries. The polling data from 2007 and 2011 shows that voter interest in election news held steady at about the 50 percent mark. There were brief dips in October that coincided with the American League Championship one year and the World Series the next, but both were only momentary interruptions. The data dont measure the precise trade-off between politics and sports, but the stability of the audience for election news shows no impact of any external factor, whether its sports, weatheror anything else.
1118	3460.json	half-true	Ohio Director of Job Creation Mark Kvamme just clawed back about $900,000 from companies that made promises and they didnt keep them.	government-efficiency,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	Wuerker said that the United States has spent more for Afghanistan reconstruction than it did to rebuild Europe under the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan spent no funds on military projects, while about 60 percent of Afghanistan aid was spent on security. The Marshall Plan was entirely focused on economic investments, while the spending in Afghanistanhas been weighted much more toward establishing a secure space in which economic growth can occur. The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information.
1119	7529.json	false	There is no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients.	health-care,labor,public-health,unions	service-employees-international-union-committee-po		Washington, D.C.	newsmaker	1	1	2	0	0	a lawsuit	So where does that leave us?The overall debt at the time he made the statement, divided by the population at the time, supports his number. But we know today that the public debt is what the government actually owes to those who have lent it money, and that is a good bit less than the total debt.
1120	10717.json	half-true	On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants.	education,immigration,state-budget,state-finances	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	an interview with the Texas Tribune	"Our rating Obama said the White House ""was built by slaves. ""Strictly speaking, the White House was not exclusively built by slaves; it was built by a combination of slaves, free blacks and whites."
1121	4714.json	false	I made a bunch of these promises during the campaign. ... Weve got about 60 percent done in three years.	job-accomplishments,politifacts-top-promises	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech at a fundraiser	"Our rating Wisconsin Working Families said Abele spent ""$100,000 of taxpayer money on a new luxury SUV. ""In a footnote, the group cited a Journal Sentinel column that stated the vehicle was part of a package of security services, presumably just like the uniforms, radios and other items used by the two guards assigned to the Abele detail. The countys lawyer told the group the same thing -- the county paid a flat fee. In any case, the vehicle was not bought by county taxpayers."
1122	4017.json	mostly-true	On the day of the New Hampshire primary in 1980, the top 13 people of Ronald Reagans staff quit.	history	newt-gingrich	"Co-host on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a speech before the Atlanta Press Club	"Trump said that the media ""never show crowds"" at his rallies. The media has documented Trumps crowds through stories, social media, photos and videos."
1123	9256.json	false	Some of the wealthiest Americans are African-American now.	wealth	rush-limbaugh	Radio host		none	9	11	5	2	10	comments on his radio show	"Moran said the governor made ""a commitment to billions of dollars in debt and new spending without any explanation of how he plans to pay the money back. ""With little effort, we found the explanation in five places easily available to Moran before he made his statement:      the two bills voted for as a legislator;     the governors written talking points when the new borrowing plan was announced;     the governors State of the Commonwealth address; and     at least one newspaper story."
1124	6006.json	false	Theres 400 more people working in health care today in New Hampshire than when we passed the budget.	health-care,state-budget,state-finances	william-obrien	Speaker of the House of Representatives	New Hampshire	republican	1	2	1	0	0	an interview with the Telegraph editorial board	Doyle said he did more than any previous Wisconsin governor in controlling state employee costs. Doyle did limit pay raises, make some pay cuts and make employees pay more for benefits. Its difficult to do a valid governor-by-governor comparison across the generations, so based on available statistics and consulting with experts, we went back 40 years.
1125	6197.json	barely-true	President Barack Obamas health care reform slashed $500 billion from Medicare.	health-care,medicare,public-health	sean-duffy	Member of the U.S. House	Wisconsin	republican	5	1	6	1	2	a news release	"Price, in the resolution his committee produced, wrote that the Congressional Budget Office ""is expecting a protracted economic malaise for at least the next decade under current policies. ""Even granting Price some leeway for his use of the subjective term ""protracted economic malaise,"" he cherry-picks what CBO wrote, offering its negative interpretation without acknowledging its positive interpretation."
1126	1187.json	mostly-true	The U.S. ranks 37th in the world for health care.	health-care	paul-hipp	singer and actor	New York	none	0	0	0	1	0	a YouTube video	"Pence said, ""It was Hillary Clinton who left Americans in harm's way in Benghazi and after four Americans fell said, 'What difference at this point does it make?'"" Its reasonable to argue that Clinton, as head of the State Department, should shoulder some responsibility for the bureaucratic failures that may have contributed to the tragedy. As for Clintons comment, it did not come ""after four Americans fell,"" but in a subsequent congressional hearing. She was responding to a senators repeated questioning over why she didnt call department workers in Benghazi to figure out the cause of the attack, not to the fact that four Americans had died."
1127	8104.json	mostly-true	A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year.	education,pundits	don-lemon	CNN anchor	Georgia	journalist	0	1	0	1	0	a commentary on CNN	To date, Bachmann has no specific proposal for how she would  like to overhaul the two entitlement programs. Rather, she mentioned a separate  proposal made by fellow Republican Paul Ryan, though she's made no commitments  to his -- or anyone else's -- plan.
1128	1556.json	true	Theres almost 1 million Texans who are unemployed and thats an all-time record number in our state.	economy	bill-white	Former mayor of Houston	Texas	democrat	2	3	5	7	3	a speech	"Cruz said children are coming into the U. S.  in ""staggering numbers"" because President Barack Obama ""has been promising amnesty. ""We suppose the governments 2012 declaration it wouldnt deport certain young residents already here by 2007 might be misinterpreted as an everlasting amnesty signal by some. But Obama hasnt offered amnesty to anyone. Other factors in children streaming north from Central America include home-country conditions and a policy reaffirmed by Congress before Obama became president enabling unaccompanied children from places other than Canada and Mexico to settle here with family members or others while waiting for immigration cases to be heard."
1129	7970.json	false	Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in fiscal year 2014.	federal-budget,medicaid,medicare,social-security	todd-young	Republican congressional candidate	Indiana	republican	0	1	0	0	0	a letter to a constituent	"Schakowsky said, ""This country has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP. ""We found that GDP has trended upward throughout much of America's history and the current level is only slightly higher than pre-recession levels. But the numbers show Schakowsky is right."
1130	12487.json	barely-true	In Ohio, each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk.	children,trade	joyce-beatty	Member of Congress	Ohio	democrat	1	0	0	1	0	in a press conference	"In ruling on Pawlenty's statement, he said that Bachmann's record was one of ""failed amendments"" and ""nonexistent. ""There's a little bit of exaggeration there. In addition to failed amendments, she had failed bills, and those measures did, in fact, exist, even if they didn't pass. But his larger point that Bachmann hasn't had many legislative accomplishments is correct."
1131	1310.json	false	"Claims that Obama said, ""For those who oppose our policies, you should just shut up and go away."""	elections,florida	cw-bill-young	U.S. Representative, Florida District 10	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	1	 a meeting of Florida Republicans	"Quintero said that when San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags, ""you saw the number of instances of people going to the ER with things like salmonella and other related illnesses"" spike. This declaration relied on a study that took a correlation between ER cases and San Franciscos phased-in bag ban to declare ties between the reported illnesses and the ban. However, the county raised serious questions about the study methodology and conclusions, which were overly simplistic."
1132	6163.json	false	Says, Yet in Salem they have traditionally waited until the money is almost gone to pay for the most important things in our states budget.	education,state-budget	shawn-lindsay	state representative	Oregon	republican	1	1	0	0	0	a campaign press release	"Our rating An Internet meme says Walker ""had a 2. 3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating. ""Walker left school as a senior for a job with the Red Cross, but has not released his transcripts, which has left some to question the move."
1133	7819.json	true	18 percent of our land in our state right now is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes.	animals,environment,recreation,state-finances	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	a legislative meeting	Cruzs attack ad links a series of headlines to suggest that as governor, Kasich rewarded his former business ties in exchange for political contributions. The ads tone is ominous, but the text is factual. What isnt explained is that everything in the ad has been the subject of prior complaints that did not provoke any regulatory action. Its been suggested that an overhaul of state rules might prevent similar situations from arising, and similar allegations from dogging Ohio leaders. But thats a different ad, for another day.
1134	814.json	mostly-true	The race will tighten, just because that's what happens at the end of campaigns. They always have.	elections	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a TV interview	And were assuming here that hes referring to the specific process by which the state sends clawback notices to companies that have not lived up to their agreements. But Kasich spoke in the past tense, as if it was a completed action. And he gave no hint that the process just underway with no guarantee of what can be recovered. Those details might have lessened the dramatic flair of his address, but are important for the listener to fully understand his statement.
1135	8486.json	true	Even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered.	health-care	suzanne-somers	Actress	California	none	0	0	0	0	0	"a column in the ""Wall Street Journal"""	
1136	12141.json	barely-true	The [Obama] administrations regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work	energy,environment,jobs	roy-blunt	Senator	Missouri	republican	2	1	0	1	1	a news release	In April 2015, Perry declined to take a position on whether Texas should repeal provisions he signed into law enabling certain unauthorized immigrants living in the state to qualify for in-state tuition. That was a step back from his previously consistent defense of the law, though not an all-out repudiation; he also said, as before, that he and lawmakers did the right thing in embracing the change in 2001.
1137	3257.json	true	We have 80,000 abortions in Texas every year.	abortion,corrections-and-updates	dan-patrick	Lieutenant governor-elect	Texas	republican	4	4	3	4	4	remarks on the Senate floor	"Obamas statement at the fundraiser was clearly in the past tense -- about having already ""done"" 60 percent of his promises in three years, and a White House spokeswoman made it clear he was relying on numbers from our Obameter. The White Houses subsequent description -- that Obama ""has achieved or made progress on over 60 percent of his agenda"" -- is essentially accurate based on our data, but thats not what Obama himself said."
1138	3330.json	barely-true	Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.	state-budget,stimulus,transportation	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	an interview with CNN.	But Gingrichs main point stands. It began on the day of the 1980 New Hampshire primary. It included Reagans campaign manager Sears and other key members of the operation.
1139	6436.json	half-true	Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson is a big corporate lobbyist and has been lobbying during the middle of the campaign.	congressional-rules	eric-hovde			republican	2	3	3	0	0	a radio appearance	"Limbaugh said, ""Some of the wealthiest Americans are African-American now. ""We reached out to Limbaugh with our finding but have not heard back. Of the top 400 wealthiest Americans, exactly one is African-American -- thats . 25 percent. Also, no other African-American is really all that close to breaking into the Top 400."
1140	70.json	mostly-true	Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.	job-accomplishments	ron-paul	U.S. representative	Texas	republican	5	8	8	8	3	a statement on his campaign Web site.	The health care industry was a bright spot during the recession, but job estimates show that it didnt rebound from the state budget cuts the way OBrien reported. The most recent state estimates show that jobs in the health care industry, combined with social assistance, have remained flat or even decreased  not gained  since April 2011, when the House initially passed the budget. And since the state budget took effect in June 2011, the industry has lost about 700 jobs. There is one measure that shows some growth, but it was only a snapshot and doesnt cover the time period OBrien was talking about.
1141	10140.json	false	Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted.	debates,elections,legal-issues	john-carlevale	co-founder, State of the State	Rhode Island	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a TV debate	"But even though some of the news article excerpts Richards cited referred to cuts, he acknowledged that the reductions are in the growth of future spending. Our rating    Duffy said the federal health care reform law ""slashed $500 billion from Medicare. But the law has not already reduced Medicare spending by $500 billion, as Duffy suggests."
1142	1120.json	false	"The Democrat-backed health care reform plan ""will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars."""	abortion,health-care,taxes	john-boehner	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Ohio	republican	13	22	11	4	2	an op-ed for National Review	Meanwhile, Denmark ranked 16th in the WHO report even though 91 percent of Danes say they were satisfied. So while Hipp is right that the United States ranked 37th in the most widely known barometer in the WHO study, it ranked 15th by another WHO ranking and, for one factor (responsiveness) it actually ranked No. Still, this is a rock song, and a well-sourced one at that.
1143	8595.json	barely-true	Mark Warner cast the tiebreaking vote to pass Obamacare.	health-care,voting-record	ken-cuccinelli	Attorney General	Virginia	republican	1	10	3	2	1	an interview.	Also of note, several factors -- including gender, occupation, age and the economy -- can influence annual and lifetime earnings for workers at all education levels. Still, his overall theme that higher educational attainment equals higher wages seems to be correct no matter which data set is considered.
1144	4885.json	mostly-true	In Iraq, violence is down to an all-time low since the start of the war.	foreign-policy,iraq,military	joe-biden	U.S. senator	Delaware	democrat	11	10	21	16	4	"an interview on NBC's ""Today Show"""	"Anyway, White didn't cast the rate as highest-ever. Nor did Nathan Daschle, executive director of the Democratic Governors Association, when he blasted Perry on primary election night for an ""unemployment rate (that's) higher than it's been in decades. ""Two decades, to be precise. White is correct that the number of unemployed Texans  almost 1 million  is an all-time high."
1145	11917.json	true	North Koreas missiles are not going to have a capability to reach the United States anytime real soon.	foreign-policy,nuclear	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	remarks made on the Fox News segment, Outnumbered	"Youngs letter said that ""nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid"" in fiscal year 2014, and thats not even close -- the real share is 45 percent. Youngs office acknowledged that they should have clarified that they were including all types of entitlements plus net interest, rather than just those three programs. They said they would correct the statement in the future."
1146	10773.json	half-true	Im running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran.	candidates-biography	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board	"Beatty said, ""Each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk. ""The underlying study behind this widely distributed state talking point lacks scientific footing. Law enforcement totals of cases involving sex trafficking victims did not approach anywhere close to 1,000 child victims. Its impossible to quantify how many go undiscovered. But artificially inflating that estimate isnt necessary."
1147	4718.json	false	Says Measure 3-386 will cost a fortune for elections while Measure 3-388 will cost less.	county-government	ann-lininger	Clackamas County Commissioner	Oregon	county-commissioner	0	1	0	0	0	in campaign literature 	"But the broader context shows that Obama's criticisms were more targeted. Specifically, Obama was criticizing Republicans who blame him for the country's economic problems, when -- he says -- many of the problems were created while Republicans were in power. That's a far cry from Young's report of Obama's statement -- ""For those who oppose our policies, you should just shut up and go away. ""Young's statement is much more sweeping and dismissive than anything the president said."
1148	6616.json	true	In 2008, Charlie Crist applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do a great job.	candidates-biography	george-lemieux		Florida	republican	4	1	6	4	0	a Tampa Bay Times guest column	He said that while the early approval gave certainty to school districts, the amount was inadequate in his opinion.
1149	3284.json	mostly-true	The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort...	science	bill-posey	Congressman	Florida	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.	"To be sure, the total percentage of land in Wisconsin set aside for conservation is actually somewhat higher, because neither the fiscal bureau nor the DNR attempted to count how many acres of conservation land are owned by tribes, municipalities or private entities. Our rating Darling said 18 percent of land in Wisconsin ""is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes. ""The more up-to-date figure is 17 percent, but it is an estimate."
1150	2290.json	barely-true	Republicans dont think its a good idea to make the child care tax credit stronger.	children,taxes	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.	(Gore briefly polled better than Bush in 2000, but that was for just one out of the last 21 days. Similarly, Carter polled better than Reagan in 1980, but for only three out of the last 21 days. )But we're not in the prediction business, we're in the fact business. And the fact is, 14 out of the last 16 elections have tightened in the final few weeks of the campaign.
1151	10978.json	true	More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage...	families,women	don-beyer	8th District congressional candidate	Virginia	democrat	1	2	1	3	0	a website post	"Somers wrote that, ""even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered. ""Shes right -- by 2023, CBO projects that 30 million Americans will lack health insurance."
1152	8764.json	mostly-true	I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature	state-budget,state-finances,states,taxes	marilinda-garcia	New Hampshire state representative	New Hampshire	republican	1	0	0	1	0	a tweet	Blunt said the Obama administrations regulations have caused thousands of workers in the coal industry to lose their jobs. While the decline in coal industry employment is real, the role of administration policy is less certain. Experts note that competition from abundant, cheap natural gas has reduced the demand for coal more than any other factor. With less demand, the need for workers falls. While the administration has encouraged movement away from coal for environmental reasons, market forces in the energy sector have been the dominant driver.
1153	2203.json	mostly-true	If we ban the practice of earmarks, we could save the American taxpayer anywhere between $15 (billion) to $20 billion dollars a year in pork-barrel spending.	federal-budget	marco-rubio	U.S. Senator	Florida	republican	33	24	32	35	5	a campaign video	According to a January Guttmacher report on abortion trends in Texas from 1973-2008, abortions increased from a low of less than 20,000 in 1973 to a peak of more than 100,000 in 1981. The report shows a downward trend since then. According to the Department of State Health Services, 82,056 induced abortions were reported in 2006, 77,374 in 2005, 75,053 in 2004, 79,166 in 2003, 79,929 in 2002 and 77,537 in 2001. So, per the latest available data, Patrick is close.
1154	7118.json	half-true	Our welfare system now consumes 42 percent of our budget.	elections,government-efficiency,medicaid,state-finances,welfare	patricia-morgan	Financial adviser	Rhode Island	republican	1	0	1	1	0	a campaign flier	If Scott were on a crusade to end public subsidies for all forms of transportation, that would be one thing. Transportation systems -- including roads, buses, ports and trains -- more than not require government help. But Scott is trying to isolate the problem to trains when citing Tri-Rail's revenue problems as a reason for nixing high-speed rail in Central Florida. It may be a convenient talking point, but the two systems are hardly alike. In the end, high-speed fail might fail and the projections for ridership might be too rosy.
1155	7164.json	true	Agriculture is the strongest industry in Ohio.	agriculture,economy	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a speech to the Ohio Farm Bureau	By the official definition, Hovde is off. On the other hand, its clear that Thompson has sold his influence and connections to firms to whom it would benefit on Capitol Hill, but did so in a way -- as a consultant -- to avoid having to register.
1156	4208.json	false	This is the first time in the history that weve had the raising of a debt limit also with spending cuts.	federal-budget,history	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	an interview on CNN	Indeed, he's introduced substantive bills such as the Sanctity of Life Act, which fixes the beginning of life at conception; a constitutional amendment to deny citizenship to children of illegal immigrants; and a constitutional amendment with the effect of abolishing income, state and gift taxes. But in the last Congress, he was far short of being the most prolific bill-writer. He was 25th overall in the number of bills introduced, with 71 bills, 66 of which could be called substantive. We give Robert E.  Andrews, D-N. J. , the prize for most substantive bills in the 109th.
1157	714.json	mostly-true	"Sarah Palin was repeating ""Abraham Lincoln's words"" in discussing the war in Iraq."	religion	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	Fairbanks, Alaska	"John Carlevale said that four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly ""went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted. ""Carlevales statement, which hes made in at least one other debate, is dramatic and specific. Hes saying that on multiple occasions in one election people impersonated legislators at the polls. Legislators are presumably well-known and recognizable in their districts. If their votes were stolen, then many others must have been too. She never filed a complaint."
1158	13437.json	barely-true	Kelly Ayotte voted for a budget that had $90 billion of cuts to Pell Grants.	education,voting-record	maggie-hassan	Candidate for governor	New Hampshire	democrat	1	2	2	4	0	a debate	The fact that several versions of the health care reform bill are floating around Congress makes it difficult to say with certainty what the final plan will or will not include. But while it appears likely the plan would allow for the coverage of abortions, we don't see anything in the plans that would require taxpayers to foot the bill for that. In fact, in a key version of the bill  the one passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee  members went to great pains to include an amendment to ensure that federal money is not used for abortion coverage.
1159	6401.json	mostly-true	Says U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV passed only one bill in seven years.	message-machine-2012,voting-record	american-bridge-21st-century			democrat	2	1	0	3	0	a TV ad	"Cuccinelli said Warner provided ""the tiebreaking vote"" that allowed Obamacare to become reality. Warner was not among the last holdouts that boosted the Senate to a super majority; he made his intentions known three months before the vote."
1160	5251.json	mostly-true	Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes.	federal-budget,state-finances,states	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	a graphic circulating on the Internet	"Not every statistic supports Bidens statement that in Iraq, ""violence is down to an all-time low"" since the start of the war. But most of the statistics do."
1161	378.json	half-true	"Barack Obama said in 2004 ""that he basically agreed with the way George Bush was conducting the war."""	iraq	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Cleveland, Ohio	"McCain said of North Koreas missile program, ""Theyre not going to have a capability to reach the United States anytime real soon, but it is inevitable over time they will. ""His statement is a bit of a generalization, but hes right. North Korea may have the missile technology -- and range -- to strike the United States, but it hasnt been tested. Experts on missile technology agreed with McCain."
1162	5095.json	pants-fire	Says President Barack Obama is a socialist.	government-regulation,new-hampshire-2012,patriotism	rick-perry	Governor	Texas	republican	30	30	42	23	18	a Republican debate in New Hampshire.	We find Obama and Rubios overall experience to be roughly equivalent. Rubio would have an edge in political experience, although his time as a part-time city commissioner for a town of less than 6,000 people isnt as rigorous as holding statewide office. Obamas term as a senator came to a close sooner than Rubios would, due to the timing of the elections. But real-life experience outside the bubble of politics counts for something, too. Obama worked for years doing several different jobs, while Rubio spent some time as a lawyer. The time frame has something to do with it -- Obama was 47 when he became president, while Rubio would be 45 if he won electionin November 2016.
1163	11000.json	false	Wisconsin was literally broke when Republicans took office in January 2011.	state-budget	jim-steineke	State Assembly representative	Wisconsin	republican	0	1	1	0	0	a tweet	We find that the proponents of the smaller election option have not proved their case that their version would cost less or that a countywide election would cost a fortune. In fact, special elections could cost more. The statement is not accurate.
1164	3741.json	barely-true	About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the programs cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost.	children,federal-budget,health-care	sherrod-brown	U.S. Senator	Ohio	democrat	3	4	5	8	1	an interview on MSNBC	PolitiFact Florida is partnering with 10 News for the election.
1165	8979.json	barely-true	Says Tom Cottons vote in Congress to change Medicare will increase out-of-pocket expenses for every senior in Arkansas.	health-care,medicare,retirement	mark-pryor	U.S. Senator	Arkansas	democrat	2	0	0	1	0	a campaign ad	"So back to our questions: Did Obama promise two years ago ""to close the space gap? ""Has a new rocket design been put into place, and is it properly funded?Posey is correct that Obama said he intended to close the space gap, and he supported man living and working in space. But, the Obama administration has decreased funding for the space-flight vessels in favor of increasing funding for climate research projects. However, NASA's funding issues did not suddenly emerge under the Obama administration. A 2007 report from the GAO projected an ""already troubling funding profile projected for human spaceflight activities. ""Even NASA has said it can't complete the projects with the current budget constraints. So while Obama has reduced spending, the projects in question have long been struggling to get adequate support to move forward."
1166	3803.json	mostly-true	Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the states 77 counties burned for about three days, while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration.	natural-disasters	todd-staples	state agriculture commissioner	Texas	republican	0	1	4	3	1	a Texas Tribune interview	"Obama said that Republicans ""don't think it's a good idea"" to make the child care tax credit ""stronger."
1167	12087.json	barely-true	Our campaign depends on small donations for the majority of our support.	campaign-finance	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a victory speech after the March 15 primaries	"Beyer said ""more than half of women under 30 do so outside of marriage. ""Government figures back up his assertion."
1168	1712.json	false	"Says Crist campaign website ""has eliminated all references to our Republican Party."""	candidates-biography	tom-grady	State Representative	Florida	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an e-mail to Crist.	Her voting record on the state budget -- which comprises any legislators biggest impact on state spending -- show that Garcia voted against every budget that increased spending and voted in favor of the OBrien budget that cut state spending for the first time since World War II. We found two minor asterisks. Even though she voted against the most recent state budget, she didnt oppose it because it increased spending -- she opposed it because of how it treated a program that governs hospital construction and expansion. And she supported a bill on telephone and communication company poles and conduits that would have had the effect of raising taxes. Still, there are few, if any, votes shes taken that would have increased spending or increased the size of government.
1169	1093.json	false	On a cap-and-trade plan.	cap-and-trade,climate-change,energy,environment	sarah-palin		Alaska	republican	9	19	9	6	6	a Washington Post op-ed	Taxpayers for Common Sense concluded that the amounts were between $15. 9 billion to $18. 3 billion for the past three years -- all within Rubio's range. The Office of Management and Budget concluded the amounts were $11. 1 billion, $15. 3 billion and $16. 6 billion -- so two of the three were within Rubio's range. So far, Rubio is scoring five out of six here. The CRS Congressional earmarks ranged from $10. 1 billion to $12. 5 billion -- all below Rubio's estimate.
1170	3027.json	half-true	There hasnt really been a lot of net growth in the federal workforce when you compare it to say, 1990.	government-efficiency,jobs	gerry-connolly	U.S. Representative	Virginia	democrat	1	0	4	1	0	an interview.	"State Rep.  Patricia Morgan says spending on ""welfare systems"" in Rhode Island accounts for 42 percent of the budget. Even working with Morgan's broad definition of welfare, our analysis showed that figure is closer to 31 percent. As Morgans flier noted, social-service programs, particularly Medicaid, are clearly putting an increasing strain on state and federal taxpayers. Thats a big challenge for lawmakers. Its important to get the numbers right."
1171	4977.json	barely-true	The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt.	deficit,federal-budget	marish-agana	Pediatrician	Ohio	republican	1	0	0	0	0	a news release announcing her candidacy	As a group, it accounts for $3 billion of the gross state product in the OHFOOD mode. Kasich described agriculture as the strongest industry in Ohio. Data shows that the agrifood sector is the largest sector of the states economy.
1172	4689.json	false	The departments of Commerce, Education and Energy and the EPA saw their spending increase by between 130 percent and 219 percent between 2008 and 2010.	federal-budget,stimulus	jeb-hensarling	U.S. Congressman	Texas	republican	0	2	1	0	1	"a hearing of the congressional ""Supercommittee"""	"The 1997 agreement would not meet that criteria. Even if that's what he meant, that's not how West phrased his statement on CNN. West said, ""This is the first time in the history that we've had the raising of a debt limit also with spending cuts. ""We found that the 1997 budget agreement raised the debt ceiling and also included spending cuts."
1173	9227.json	barely-true	Says he hasnt changed his view on abortion restrictions.	abortion	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a TV interview	"But Gibson's truncation of her comments  omitting the crucial words ""pray for""  change the meaning of her comments from a wish to a certainty. Palin's and Lincoln's words are similar in that they both express a hope that a plan meets with God's favor. Granted, some people find any mention of God's will and warfare to be disturbing. But we find similarities between the two sets of comments."
1174	12927.json	mostly-true	Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide womens health services believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system.	health-care,public-health	joaquin-castro	attorney	Texas	democrat	1	0	1	2	0	a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group	"Maggie Hassan says Kelly Ayotte ""voted for a budget that had $90 billion of cuts to Pell Grants. The day before, she voted against an amendment to that budget that would have restored that $90 billion. ""What Ayotte voted on was a budget resolution, a broad outline for spending, which is non-specific and non-binding. Its not the same as a vote for an actual budget, which dictates federal spending. Moreover, the resolution didnt call for a cut to Pell Grants. It made the spending discretionary, rather than mandatory. The change would have made the grants more vulnerable, but its not the same as a cut ."
1175	3997.json	half-true	Says Rick Perry of Texas was the governor who relied most on stimulus funds to close his states budget deficit in 2010.	state-budget,state-finances,stimulus	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	a press release	American Bridge is right to say Mack only passed one bill in seven years. However, they leave out that Mack cosponsored about 50 bills that were written into law and didnt consider that some of his bills may have passed as amendments.
1176	13000.json	barely-true	Democrats are cutting our school funding. Four times in the last 10 years before we came into office.	education	bruce-rauner	Governor	Illinois	republican	1	0	1	0	0	a speech at the Illinois State Fair	The graphics data uses data from the 2004 election rather than 2008, and the figures on taxes and spending date back to 2005. There are fewer states that would be labeled Republican based on the 2008 election, and theres a strong likelihood that tax and spending data would have changed as well.
1177	11704.json	barely-true	Says President Barack Obama himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists.	immigration,terrorism	greg-abbott	governor	Texas	republican	11	3	8	6	5	a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz	"Obama said later in the interview. Taking the interview in its entirety, it's clear Obama was speaking about the need to bring a satisfactory conclusion to the Iraq invasion once it had commenced, not diminishing his initial opposition to the war. In the debate with Clinton, he made the same point a little more succinctly: ""Once we had driven the bus into the ditch, there were only so many ways we could get out. ""Clinton's statement wrongly gives the impression that Obama was endorsing the Bush administration's overall policy in Iraq."
1178	11654.json	mostly-true	In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea.	china,congress,workers	kevin-russell	Leader, Shinyribs band	Texas	none	0	0	0	1	0	an opinion column	There are plenty of ways to have a meaningful, substantive conversation about the differences of the Republicans and Democrats in tax policy, economics and the role of government. But it's simply preposterous for Perry -- and Gingrich -- to refer to Obama's policies as socialism or to say he is a socialist.
1179	340.json	true	One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests.	iraq	john-mccain	U.S. senator	Arizona	republican	31	39	31	37	8	a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland	"Our rating Steineke tweeted that Wisconsin was ""literally broke"" when he and other Republicans took office in 2011."
1180	6485.json	half-true	Says Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest.	abortion	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a tweet	"In reality, elderly beneficiaries by themselves account for nowhere close to the two-thirds of Medicaids costs that Brown suggested. His point that spending on the elderly is disproportionate to their numbers is valid, and he would have been close to accurate if hed said the ""elderly, blind and disabled,"" as his office said he had intended to."
1181	9231.json	false	More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before.	afghanistan,military	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain email	"Pryors campaign ad said, ""Cotton voted in Congress to change Medicare into a voucher system that will increase out-of-pocket expenses for every senior in Arkansas. ""Cotton did vote for a voucher-like system under two different budget proposals. The research isnt conclusive, and we cant predict the future. But even the voucher proposals go out of their way to leave current Medicare beneficiaries alone. It's not at all clear that every senior in Arkansas would see increases in out-of-pocket expenses, including people like Courtneys grandparents."
1182	10416.json	mostly-true	Weve doubled the production of clean energy.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.	Where does that leave us?Staples correctly says that the Obama administration denied Texas request for a disaster declaration due to long-burning wildfires: The same administration approved a similar disaster declaration request from Oklahoma in 2009, in response to wildfires that burned for only a few days. But the statement leaves out a crucial relevant fact. FEMA has not denied federal aid for the Texas wildfires; its approved fire-fighting grants adding up to $23 million  far more than Oklahomas approximate $3 million in disaster aid.
1183	12924.json	true	Most Americans support the legalization of marijuana.	drugs,marijuana,polls	gary-johnson	Presidential candidate	New Mexico	libertarian	3	2	5	6	0	a Medium post	"Clinton said, ""Our campaign depends on small donations for the majority of our support."
1184	6816.json	barely-true	Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter.	economy,history,jobs,message-machine-2012	american-future-fund			organization	3	2	0	0	0	a campaign ad	"No, there's not a prominent picture of Crist hugging Ronald Reagan on the site, or a big splashy ""R"" next to Crist's name, but there is still considerable talk about Crist's conservative credentials. It's in his biography, detailed in press releases and on issue statements, and available for viewing on a computer near you. Plus, if you were going to remove reference to the GOP, you would likely also remove the press release promising not to run as anything other than a Republican."
1185	13172.json	half-true	A rural hospital in Missouri closes every 8 months. The legislatures failure to expand Medicaid has brought crisis to many of Missouris rural health care providers.	medicaid	chris-koster	Attorney general of Missouri	Missouri	democrat	0	0	2	3	0	an Instagram post	(Indeed, although the caps have generated most of the opposition, capping and trading are inextricably linked. If you cap emissions, you need a mechanism like the trading to provide incentives for companies to reduce their emissions. )Fast-foward to Palin's recent op-ed in the  Washington Post  and it's clear that she has done a dramatic reversal on the issue. She was in favor of capping emissions as McCain's running mate and is now writing op-eds blasting the idea.
1186	13484.json	pants-fire	Harambe received 15,000 votes in the presidential election.	elections,fake-news	blog-posting			none	7	19	3	5	44	articles on the Internet and social media posts	"Based on the official numbers he sources, hes safe. But there are two definitions of ""federal workforce"": 1) Public servants working directly for the government and earning benefits, or 2) Lights version: ""everyone who gets their paycheck directly from Uncle Sam or through contracts and other purchasing vehicles."
1187	10869.json	true	The United States is one of only seven nations that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization.	abortion	family-foundation		Virginia	organization	0	0	0	0	0	a Facebook post.	But for PolitiFact Ohio, simplicity should not come at the expense of accuracy. Aganas statement is an exaggeration. Her words exclusively tagged Ryan, one of 435 congressional representatives, with adding billions of dollars to the debt.
1188	9823.json	false	Says Thom Tillis gives tax breaks to yacht and jet owners.	message-machine-2014,taxes,wealth	senate-majority-pac	political action committee	Washington, D.C. 	democrat	3	4	4	1	0	a campaign ad	We understand the arguments behind Hensarlings methodological choices, but we still believe the path he chose cherry-picked the highest possible increase that the numbers would allow -- one several times higher than other ways to measure the same figure. He lumped all stimulus spending into a single year, even though the spending was spread over several years. The year he chose to assign the stimulus spending to -- 2010 -- was not even the year the budget authority had been granted. And he obscured the fact that much of the enormous increases he cited stemmed from temporary factors, whether its the stimulus or spending on the decennial Census.
1189	3738.json	false	During his time as House speaker, unemployment came down from 5.6 percent to under 4 (percent).	job-accomplishments,jobs	newt-gingrich	"Co-host on CNN's ""Crossfire"""	Georgia	republican	16	15	20	10	11	a campaign video	"Crist said in a TV interview that he hasnt changed his view on abortion restrictions. Even before he switched parties, Crist voted both for and against abortion restrictions: In the 1990s, he opposed a waiting period for adults but also backed restrictions that included a waiting period for minors and a ban on partial birth abortion. In 2010, he vetoed a bill to require women to undergo ultrasounds before they have an abortion. He's also called himself both ""pro-life"" and ""pro-choice,"" and he seems comfortable offering up his own personal definitions of the terms. If he's shown a kernel of consistency, it's that he often -- but not always -- talked about being personally ""pro-life"" but wanting to respect the right of women to make decisions with their doctors and without government interference. Interestingly, this is not a case of a politician changing his stance after switching parties. Crist has always been all over the map on abortion."
1190	8552.json	half-true	Obamacare was the Republican plan in the early 90s.	health-care	ellen-qualls			democrat	0	0	1	0	0	comments on Fox News Channel	"Castro said Everett ""believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system. ""Everett didnt explicitly say as much and told us she doesnt believe it. However, on two occasions, she raised the ""what-if"" spectre of a woman somehow passing along the virus or an STD through fetal material flushed down a drain."
1191	3044.json	false	We had an amendment in the health care law that said the federal government is going to take over education.	education,health-care	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a Fox News TV show	So, what about our rating?Its possible that some of them relied on stimulus dollars to close their 2010 budget gaps to the same degree that Texas did  or greater. OMalleys statement also ignores the mathematical reality that Texas received a greater-than-most share of stimulus dollars to plug a budget shortfall that was smaller than most.
1192	6121.json	barely-true	(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....Theyre down on the ground. Theyre sweating. Theyre twitching. Its ugly, cause I keep saying no.	taxes	chris-christie	Governor of New Jersey	New Jersey	republican	10	17	27	19	8	a video posted on YouTube	"Rauner said of Democrats, ""They are cutting our school funding. Four times in the last 10 years before we came into office. ""Rauners office said the years referred to in the speech were FY 2010-2013. ""In fact, as noted by the Civic Federation and in state budgets from the years in question, state-level funding -- which is controlled by the General Assembly and the governor -- increased slightly during those four years. Expand the years to FY 2009-2015 and the increase in state funding came to $522 million. Illinois for two years has been a philosophical battleground in which Republicans, led by Rauner, have argued that Illinois abysmal unemployment rate is the product of 12 years of Democratic control of state government. Much of their argument has involved Democratic policies that they believe havemade Illinois an unfriendly state for business."
1193	11261.json	mostly-true	Says he turned down a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, but because of actions he took, for the first time in Wisconsins history everyone living in poverty is covered under Medicaid.	health-care,medicaid,poverty,public-health,state-budget	scott-walker	Milwaukee County Executive	Wisconsin	republican	26	41	32	40	11	a speech	"Abbott said ""the president himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists. ""The Homeland Security secretary--not the president--grants case-by-case waivers in accord with federal law enabling people with tenuous connections to terrorist groups to be admitted as refugees. Unsaid too: The law permitting the waivers predates Obamas presidency."
1194	12392.json	barely-true	Says Patrick Murphy switched his vote on All Aboard Florida ... because his father tried to get in a bid to build it and was unsuccessful.	congress,transportation	alan-grayson	U.S. House of Representatives	Florida	democrat	6	5	4	11	1	an interview with CBS4	"Russell said: ""In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U. S.  who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea. ""Hes right about the four countries, though more than a dozen smaller countries similarly dont require performers to be compensated when their singing or playing airs over the radio. Its also worth noting that performers who help compose songs or pieces do get compensated for radio play."
1195	4522.json	barely-true	Says U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown promised that the first stimulus bill would fund the Brent Spence Bridge.	infrastructure,stimulus	josh-mandel	Ohio treasurer	Ohio	republican	4	5	4	5	6	a news release	"     ""One man stands up to the special interests. ""This is a reference to McCain's strong opposition to what he calls wasteful pork barrel spending and earmark projects. Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington-based group that watches for such things, says McCain holds the title of pork-fighter and has honored him with its ""Treasury Guardians"" award."
1196	8285.json	barely-true	Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so theyve got a much bigger problem than we do.	housing,urban	bill-foster	Mayor, St. Petersburg	Florida	republican	1	0	2	2	0	a mayoral forum	Editor's Note: This item was changed on Oct.  26, 2012 to correct the record on Paul Ryan's position on exceptions to a partial-birth abortion ban. That National Right to Life Committee pointed out an inconsistency between our our original description of Ryan's position and the documentation cited in the item. After further reporting, we have changed the item to reflect that Ryan has supported an exception to the ban in cases where the life of the mother is in danger.
1197	12244.json	true	In nine Democratic debates, Weve not had one question about a womans right to make her own decisions about reproductive health care, not one question.	abortion,debates	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a Democratic debate in Brooklyn	"The chain email says that ""more than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before. ""This may have been accurate in mid 2012, but the statistics are now so out of date that the trend has actually reversed itself. U. S.  military deaths in Afghanistan have been declining for the past four years. This matters because it contradicts the emails dominant message -- that surging deaths in Afghanistan are a reason to vote against Obamas Democratic allies in the 2014 midterm election."
1198	7667.json	barely-true	The Manchin-Toomey amendment would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members to get government approval.	corrections-and-updates,guns	national-rifle-association			none	3	5	1	5	3	a statement	"Obama said, ""weve doubled the production of clean energy. ""The White House said he was referring to wind, solar and geothermal, which are three types of renewable resources promoted in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Energy Information Administration confirmed that capacity had basically doubled between 2009 and 2012, accomplishing Obamas goals. Renewable resource advocates also agreed that the Recovery Act contributed to that growth. Obama didnt mention, however, that so-called ""clean energy"" still accounts for a sliver of U. S.  energy production, which overwhelmingly relies on fossil fuels. Nor does it include other kinds of renewable energy, such as biomass and hydroelectric, which have remained relatively flat."
1199	101.json	barely-true	McCain Trying to Have it Both Ways on Iraq	iraq	democratic-national-committee			none	8	2	10	8	0	a news release	"Johnson said that ""most Americans support"" the ""legalization of marijuana. ""All the polling since the start of 2014 -- 14 polls in all -- shows that legalization leads the status quo. Twelve of those 14 polls showed an absolute majority level of support."
1200	2775.json	true	The budget submitted by Obama will add more to the debt than the outstanding debt of the previous 43 presidents combined.	deficit,federal-budget	eric-cantor	House Majority Leader	Virginia	republican	9	6	4	4	4	a letter to the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch	"The ad says the U. S.  now has the ""lowest workforce since Carter,"" emphasizing the point by morphing Carters face into Obamas. The ad includes a significant inconsistency about dates, and it uses the word ""workforce"" incorrectly. During the Carter administration, the size of the civilian labor force was a bit over 100 million. Today, even after the most recent recession, its more than 150 million. In general, the last time the rate was consistently this low was under Carter. However, not all the blame for the low participation rates today has to do with the recession and slow recovery under Obama. A portion of the decline has been driven by long-term demographic trends that have nothing to do with the person or the party in the White House."
1201	1909.json	half-true	I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling.	energy,oil-spill	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an address from the Oval Office	"Koster said, ""A rural hospital in Missouri closes every 8 months. Four small Missouri hospitals have closed entirely or in part since September 2014, three of which are rural. In half those cases, patients being unable to pay their bills was cited as a reason for the closure. And many of those patients likely would have been covered had Missouri expanded Medicaid. Kosters statement is partially accurate but leaves out important details."
1202	13203.json	false	Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them.	abortion	naral-pro-choice		Washington, D.C.	organization	2	1	0	0	1	an ad.	Most of those stories were written the day after the election, and any write-in votes for Harambe wouldnt have been counted. Moreover, more than half of states require write-in candidates file paperwork in advance of the election, while another nine dont even permit write-in candidates.
1203	8303.json	half-true	Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he cut funding for higher education.	education,state-finances	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	a speech to students at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus	"The Family Foundation says, ""The United States is one of only seven nations that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization. ""We wont quibble over whether Australia should be added to the group of seven."
1204	10466.json	barely-true	The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, You know what? We should start colleges.	education,history	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota	"A Senate Majority PAC ad said, ""Thom Tillis gives tax breaks to yacht and jet owners. ""North Carolina lawmakers, under Tillis leadership, overhauled the states tax code in 2013. But they left in place a 23-year-old tax break for boats and aircraft. By using the word ""give,"" the statement suggests Tillis created the tax breaks, which he didnt."
1205	9229.json	half-true	Capital Metro originally said MetroRails yearly operating costs would be about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate.	taxes,transportation	bob-cole	Co-owner and morning show host, KOKE FM, Austin	Texas	none	0	0	1	0	0	morning radio show on KOKE-FM	An e-mail to a Gingrich spokesman late Wednesday was not immediately returned. The lowest rate it hit during his tenure as speaker was 4. 3 percent. He could have easily looked it up and gotten it right.
1206	8498.json	mostly-true	Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent about it than the state.	city-budget,labor,pensions,retirement,state-budget,state-finances,transparency	gina-raimondo	venture capital company founder	Rhode Island	democrat	2	1	2	5	1	a fundraising letter.	"Qualls said the Affordable Care Act ""was the Republican plan in the '90s. ""There were some significant differences but in a side-by-side comparison, the similarities dominate. However, to call it the Republican plan, as though a majority of Republicans endorsed it, goes too far. The House Republicans took a different path, and there was opposition from more hard-line members of the Republican coalition. It is telling that the Chafee bill never became a full blown bill and never came up for a vote."
1207	11887.json	true	Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.	history,military,sports	j-jacobs			journalist	0	0	0	0	0	an interview	"Has the government seized control of education?West said: ""We had an amendment in the health care law that said the federal government is going to take over education. ""This is the same type of overblown ""takeover"" rhetoric that led to our 2010 Lie of the Year award. The federal government was a major player in student loans for years before Obama signed the health care law. And the law does notmean that colleges and universities are nowunder the control or management of the federal government."
1208	11895.json	barely-true	If the General Assembly does not address the states structural deficit, more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools.	state-budget	tom-wolf	Candidate for governor	Pennsylvania	democrat	1	0	0	0	0	his budget proposal address	"We said no to that. ""Now Democrats are ""down on the ground. Its ugly, cause I keep saying no,"" Christie added. The governors right about there being a Democratic proposal to raise the motor fuels tax by about $2. 4 billion, but Assembly Democratic leaders have stopped the bill from moving forward. Since its first introduction in May 2010, the bill has never received additional legislative sponsors or a committee hearing."
1209	1385.json	half-true	Says he brought 1,200 jobs to Texas by moving his factories here from China.	economy,job-accomplishments	farouk-shami	Businessman	Texas	democrat	1	2	2	0	1	a TV ad	Under changes made by Walker, everyone in Wisconsin with an annual income at the federal poverty level ($11,770 for a single person) is now eligible for Medicaid. That is the first time in Wisconsin that everyone at or below the federal poverty level is eligible for Medicaid. But it's important to note that, while Walker rejected the Obamacare expansion of Medicaid, he used another provision of Obamacare to move less poor people off of Medicaid and into the marketplace created by Obamacare. And Wisconsin has already passed up more than $550 million in federal money, putting an additional burden on state taxpayers.
1210	6097.json	mostly-true	U.S. Rep. Paul Broun has not authored any legislation that has been adopted by Congress.	congress,voting-record	stephen-simpson		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	an article	"Grayson says Murphy ""switched his vote on All Aboard Florida . . . because his father tried to get in a bid to build it and was unsuccessful. But he did not switch his votes, which were consistently against funding for it. Murphy said he switched his vote because of community blowback to the rail project, and not as a result of his fathers business dealings. The onus is on Grayson to prove that Murphy flip-flopped because his father didnt get a contract out of it, and he did not prove his case. The entities involved are private, which makes primary documents hard to obtain. Coastal Constructions vice chairman said the company had preliminary talks with the private rail project but did not file a bid."
1211	1652.json	half-true	On recess appointments.	foreign-policy,legal-issues,workers	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9	a prepared statement	But Mandel used a strong word: promise. He did not say Brown broke his suggestion. He said Brown broke a promise. Brown never made a promise, which is a critical difference.
1212	1950.json	pants-fire	Four years as a congressman, he [U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson] never talked about MARTA.	transportation	vernon-jones			democrat	0	0	1	1	1	a candidate forum	"Shrugging off the implication that he is sitting back and letting Tampa collect federal affordable housing grants, Foster said Tampa gets more money because they scored higher on the ""blight scoring system. ""In the end, Foster is right that Tampa generally gets more money inentitlement grants (not even considering competitive grants). But thats as much a matter of population and poverty as anything else. A ""blight scoring system"" does not exist by that name."
1213	8685.json	true	Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation. ... And there are more uninsured children in Texas than in any other state.	health-care	kathleen-sebelius	U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary	Kansas	democrat	1	0	1	3	1	an opinion column	"Clinton says in nine Democratic debates ""We've not had one question about a woman's right to make her own decisions about reproductive health care, not one question. ""We could not find any example of a moderator asking a direct question about abortion, however Clinton and Sanders both raised the topic in multiple debates."
1214	9200.json	false	Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses donations go to Democrats.	campaign-finance,financial-regulation	louie-gohmert	U.S. House member	Texas	republican	2	6	1	0	1	a speech at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit	"The NRA said that the Manchin-Toomey amendment would have ""criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members to get federal government permission to exercise a fundamental right or face prosecution. ""The amendment specifically exempted family and friend transfers from the requirement to conduct a criminal background check. But it did extend the requirement to Internet and gun show sales. So only if a friend or family member purchased a gun in one of those settings would the background check requirement kick in. Thats a limited circumstance, to be sure. And as Wintemute argued, it was added a layer of paperwork but did not make familial gun transfers crimes. Update: This report has been updated to include a comment we received from the NRA shortly after we published."
1215	2374.json	false	Like me, Scott Walker opposed the 1998 transportation bill and the $9 billion of wasteful spending.	federal-budget,message-machine,taxes	jim-sensenbrenner	Member of Congress	Wisconsin	republican	2	4	1	0	0	a radio ad for the Scott Walker gubernatorial campaign	It also may offer a little insight into why the other top-tier presidential candidates, Republicans and Democrats alike, are treading a bit more lightly.
1216	2533.json	half-true	Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Floridas investments? Alex Sink.	financial-regulation,message-machine,retirement,state-budget	republican-party-florida			republican	10	6	6	6	4	a campaign ad	So, lets take a look back. Of course, whether this will happen is another matter entirely, as new budgets with new projections are adopted each year.
1217	5416.json	true	Says 80 percent of the health care dollars are spent by 20 percent of the population.	health-care,public-health	alan-bates	State Senator	Oregon	democrat	0	0	0	0	0	a floor speech.	We think a lot of people probably assumed Obama's statement meant that all oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico were put on a six-month hiatus. The moratorium relates to exploratory oil drilling, not to existing, oil-producing deepwater platforms, which will continue to produce. So Obama's words were technically accurate, though due to the common use of the phrase oil drilling to refer to all oil operations, we think it may have confused some people.
1218	2557.json	false	Steve Southerland did not pay his taxes in 05, 06, 07, 08 or 09.	message-machine,taxes	allen-boyd		Florida	democrat	0	1	0	1	0	a TV ad	"None of the citations showed Toomey saying or implying he believes women who have abortions should be legally punished. Our Ruling In an attack ad, NARAL Pro-Choice America said, ""Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them. ""Even if Toomey and Trump could themselves ban abortion and punish women who have them, Toomey has never said hed support punishing women who have abortions. Trump said hed support such a measure, but walked back that stance hours after saying it."
1219	5087.json	false	Eliminating Obamacare ... saves $95 billion a year.	federal-budget,health-care,new-hampshire-2012	mitt-romney	Former governor	Massachusetts	republican	34	32	58	33	19	a presidential primary debate in New Hampshire	"Buono said during a recent visit to Rutgers that the university's tuition has increased 10 percent since Christie took office because he ""cut funding for higher education. ""When looking strictly at tuition costs, Rutgers tuition has increased 7. 97 percent from the 2010-2011 academic year -- the first Rutgers budget done after Christie became governor -- to the current 2013-2014. The increase, however, is 12. 27 percent if measured from the year before Christie became governor. As for blame, state law makes clear that the Rutgers Board of Governors -- not the governor himself -- sets tuition rates for the university."
1220	8960.json	mostly-true	There are 4.7 percent of Virginians who are minimum wage earners who are over 25 years of age working full-time and trying to raise a family.	families,workers	mark-obenshain	State senator	Virginia	republican	1	0	1	2	0	a floor debate.	"Obama said ""the reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, You know what?We should start colleges.  "" Even allowing for some oversimplification in a live interview, Obama is exaggerating. Public colleges and universities are a distinct minority of all such institutions, and while they comprise a majority of enrollment nationally, private schools account for a significant minority of enrollment."
1221	3362.json	false	Says broken compact fluorescent light bulbs allegedly cause migraines and epilepsy attacks.	consumer-safety,environment,public-health	phyllis-schlafly	Founder, Eagle Forum	Missouri	republican	0	1	0	0	0	an e-mail blast.	"According to Cole, Capital Metro originally said MetroRail annual operating costs ""would be about $2. 5 million. last year, it cost $13 million to operate. ""Hes correct, even conservative, on the 2013 costs. But Cole understates MetroRails initial projected operating costs of $5 million, or $6. 2 million in 2013 dollars, which Capital Metro told us didnt roll in fuel and other costs. The rail lines 2013 operating costs, including payments on the rail-car loan, were about $13 million--more than double the inflation-adjusted 2004 estimate, perhaps in part due to trains having more service hours than initially envisioned."
1222	9844.json	false	At least a quarter of those apprehended at the border have criminal records.	crime,immigration	david-dewhurst	Lieutenant governor	Texas	republican	8	8	10	5	5	a news story	Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo said Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds than the state does and is less transparent about it. The city had 16. 6 percent of its pension money in hedge funds, compared with the states 14. 2 percent. But that information was not public at the time Raimondo made her statement. On the issue of disclosure, the city has released pension information when asked, but theres much more pension information -- particularly historical information -- widely available to the public on the states website.
1223	9292.json	half-true	Says Rick Scotts record on jobs includes Florida ranked 2nd in the nation in long-term unemployment.	economy,workers	charlie-crist		Florida	democrat	15	9	20	19	2	a post on his campaign website	The Packers whipped the Giants, 37-0. Our rating Jacobs said Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Hornung has repeatedly told the story of how Lombardi made the request of Kennedy, and Kennedy arranged for Hornung to leave his Army post in Kansas in order to play in the game, which the Packers won. Maraniss has cited a letter from Lombardi to a top aide of Kennedy's, thanking the president for making Hornung available to play.
1224	6119.json	barely-true	Says President Obamas new immigration plan is amnesty.	immigration	jim-demint	President, Heritage Foundation	South Carolina	republican	4	4	0	0	1	a news release	"During his fiery budget proposal address on Feb.  9, Wolf said Pennsylvanias ongoing budget problem is based on math, saying that if the Republican-controlled legislature doesnt address the states structural deficit, ""more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools. ""Experts and analysts from organizations leaning toward both sides of the aisle say its difficult to precisely estimate how local school districts would address funding cuts. His administration said thats based on cuts made after funding was slashed under former Gov. While the amount of educational service jobs in Pennsylvania did decrease by 23,000 positions by January 2013, those cuts took two years to play out and were not immediate, as Wolfs administration said would happen this time around if the same cuts were to occur."
1225	12371.json	true	For the first time in over 40 years, Republicansdont hold a single statewide office in Virginia.	elections,history	ed-gillespie	Republican strategist	Washington, D.C.	republican	2	3	2	2	1	a speech	Last July, the company said it hopes to shift 4,000 jobs to Texas by 2012, starting with the move of 1,000 jobs from South Korea and China. Leibowitz said that some jobs have been created as a result of relocating production from China, but not the ones advertised as part of Shami's campaign.
1226	7665.json	true	Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support expanding background checks.	guns	gabrielle-giffords	U.S. Representative	Arizona	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	"an op-ed in the ""New York Times"""	"Hes not really in a position to enact legislation. ""Broun has authored some amendments that have been approved by the majority of his fellow House members. There have been a handful of resolutions that passed as well. The experts we spoke with offered some context that offers the congressman a defense, such as the difficulty of being a Republican attempting to get legislation passed when Democrats controlled Congress."
1227	8576.json	true	Nearly 20% of our residents are born abroad.	city-government,diversity,families,immigration,population	city-austin		Texas	none	1	0	0	0	0	a press release	"Obama opposed a controversial recess  nomination in 2005 but put forward his own in 2010. Keeping in  mind the statement Obama put out on Bolton, it's worth noting that Obama  opposed Bolton on his merits, but didn't complain about it being a  recess appointment. Indeed, Obama specifically said Bush was within his rights to make the nomination, just as Obama as president now has the right to make recess appointments. On the other hand, Obama did sign on to a group letter  that urged Bush to ""submit a new nomination to the Senate"" rather than  go forward with a controversial recess appointment. If every appointee for whom Obama made a recess  appointment was noncontroversial, Obama would have a good argument that  the two situations were different. But just as Democrats opposed Bolton  on policy grounds, so too are Republicans opposing Becker on policy  grounds."
1228	6637.json	false	When it comes to jobless workers, Mitt Romney says he likes to fire people.	candidates-biography,workers	jack-markell	governor	Delaware	democrat	0	1	0	0	0	a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. 	"The support of veteran congressmen such as Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson and Rep.  John Lewis likely played a  greater factor in getting the $5. 7 million, but Johnson was a  co-sponsor. If Jones had simply stated that he does not believe  Johnson has done enough for MARTA, he might had dodged the  Truth-O-Meter. But with his ""never"" declaration, the former CEO wandered  right into the path of the dreaded device. Things are heating  up in DeKalb County politics, it seems."
1229	9096.json	mostly-true	A child born in America today will inherit $1.5 million in debt the moment theyre placed in their mothers arms.	debt,federal-budget	john-mccallum		Georgia	republican	0	0	0	1	0	a video	"Sebelius said, ""Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the nation. . . . And there are more uninsured children in Texas than in any other state. ""Texas has the highest rate of uninsured residents overall, about a quarter of its population, and has the most uninsured children (though not the highest rate of uninsured children)."
1230	7698.json	true	Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions.	federal-budget,military	randy-forbes	Representative	Virginia	republican	1	0	4	3	0	a column.	"Gohmert said that ""80 percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats. ""Gohmert would have had a stronger argument if hed said that was the case six years ago, when candidate Barack Obama was vacuuming up Wall Street donations. In fact, the exact opposite pattern has held for Wall Street donations during the past three election cycles. In addition, Gohmert overstated Francs percentages and ignored the difference between donations to Democratic presidential candidates and congressional candidates."
1231	10547.json	true	Georgias share of money from the Federal Highway Trust Fund declined 12 percent between 2008 and 2013.	state-budget,state-finances,transportation	associated-press	journalists		none	0	0	0	0	0	in a newspaper article	And Bader suggested that because Sensenbrenner was Walkers congressman, he would have supported Sensenbrenners position. Thats all as much of a reach as the original move by Walker to tie Neumann to Pelosi. So far the only information on the record from the time shows Walker supported at least a portion the bill.
1232	187.json	half-true	Americans spend 100-million hours a year filling out these forms (FAFSA). That is the equivalent of 55,500 full-time jobs.	education	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Plymouth, N.H.	"She was one of three members of an oversight panel during a historic decline in investment values, and there are other people who bear responsibility for what happened to Florida's pensions funds, including internal and external financial managers. Still, Sink was one of three members who were in charge of defending the state's interest. The newspaper stories that the ad mentions don't single out Sink as being ""in charge."
1233	2470.json	pants-fire	If you look at the application for a security clearance, I have a clearance that even the president of the United States cannot obtain because of my background.	candidates-biography,military	allen-west	U.S. representative, Florida District 22	Florida	republican	6	9	3	1	4	a candidate forum	Bates said that 20 percent of the population accounts for 80 percent of the health care dollars spent.
1234	6045.json	pants-fire	Says Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie made a late-night visit to Kinkos to forge President Barack Obamas birth certificate two days before Obama unveiled it to the media.	obama-birth-certificate	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	e-mail messages circulating on the Internet	In every case, Southerland eventually fully satisfied his tax obligation. The ad makes it seem like Southerland thumbed his nose at the tax collector and then squared up on five years' worth of taxes only after he'd decided to run for Congress, and that simply is not the case. Make what you will of Southerland paying late on some business property taxes. But paying late is not the same as not paying at all.
1235	339.json	true	"In the Illinois Legislature, Barack Obama ""voted 'present,' instead of yes or no"" on seven votes involving abortion rights."	abortion	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	Iowa	Romney said repealing the health care law would save $95 billion a year. But that only accounts for outlays in one year, 2016. Because of the revenue sources that the law established, repealing it actually adds significantly to the deficit over the long haul, according to the CBO.
1236	11004.json	true	If you want to vote in Texas, you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isnt good enough.	elections,states	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	a speech in Houston	Obenshains overarching point must be considered, however. He was speaking against raising the minimum wage, arguing that the increase would threaten jobs while improving the lot of only a few working families. Our analysis of data that is available strongly suggests that the percentage of Virginia workers supporting families on the minimum wage might be even lower than what Obenshain mistakenly said. So Obenshain stumbled into a credible conclusion.
1237	11337.json	mostly-true	Says the cascading effects of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS.	climate-change,environment,foreign-policy,terrorism	martin-omalley	Maryland governor	Maryland	democrat	3	1	10	4	0	interview with Democracy Now!	However, it is a fact that some people who suffer from migraines or epilepsy believe that CFLs cause or aggravate those painful and debilitating conditions, he said. Our take: Flickering lights of various origins have been linked to migraines and epileptic seizures.
1238	4250.json	pants-fire	Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch, her recall opponent, voted to allow public school employees to use taxpayer dollars to pick up the tab forViagra.	health-care,unions	alberta-darling	State Senator, 8th District	Wisconsin	republican	1	1	2	1	1	a TV ad and campaign flier	"Dewhurst said at ""least a quarter of those apprehended"" at the border ""have criminal records. ""Dewhursts described basis for this statement was a methodologically unsound mash-up fueled by the U. S.  criminal histories of deported immigrants. In reality, less than 5 percent of people apprehended by the Border Patrol near the U. S. -Mexico border from October 2012 through June 2014 had a U. S.  criminal conviction or immigration violation. Public data on home-country criminal records don't appear to be available."
1239	631.json	pants-fire	"Barack Obama ""rejects everyone white, including his mother and his grandparents."""	candidates-biography	jerome-corsi	author	New Jersey	constitution-party	0	2	0	0	1	his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. 	"Crist said in a blog attacking Scott, ""Florida is ranked 2nd in the nation in long-term unemployment. ""An analysis by the Economic Policy Institute ranked Florida second, with New Jersey and the District of Columbia ahead. But there is a significant margin of error to these numbers, and its difficult to pinpoint each states ranking. Other economists used other measures to come up with a different ranking for Florida. Also, while governors can play a role in developing jobs, the pace of Floridas recovery cant be pinned on Scott."
1240	9351.json	pants-fire	A company hired to do Common Core testing in Florida will attract every one of your children to become as homosexual as they possibly can.	corrections-and-updates,education,gays-and-lesbians	charles-van-zant	Member of Florida House of Representatives	Florida	republican	0	1	1	0	1	speech in March publicized May 16 by Think Progress	Our Ruling    DeMint and other critics say the Obama plan is amnesty, but the facts of the plan indicate it's an exaggeration to describe it that way. Legally, amnesty focuses on a group of people and grants them a permanent pardon. The Obama administrations policy could reasonably be said to focus on a group, but deferring deportation is not the same as forgiveness and the relief it offers is limited in time. Concerns about where this policy might lead are a valid topic for discussion, but go beyond what the policy actually says.
1241	5746.json	true	The U.S. Supreme Court has not traditionally asked a lot of questions during oral arguments.	supreme-court	clarence-thomas	U.S. Supreme Court Justice	Georgia	none	0	0	0	0	0	a speech	Gillespie said this is the first time in more than 40 years that a Republican doesnt hold a single statewide office. Actually, you have to go back almost 47 years to find the last time the GOP didnt hold at least one statewide seat.
1242	4136.json	half-true	Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of 2009, over 80,000 wells have been fracked in Ohio.	energy,environment	kris-jordan	State senator	Ohio	republican	0	0	1	1	0	a speech in the Ohio Senate	"In her op-ed, Giffords said polls show that Americans ""overwhelmingly"" support ""expanding background checks. ""Four independent polls taken in the previous month showed that some sort of expansion of background checks earned the support of between 83 percent and 91 percent of respondents, a level of backing we think qualifies as ""overwhelming."
1243	1681.json	barely-true	"In 2004, ""20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent."""	economy,federal-budget,medicare,retirement,social-security,taxes	paul-ryan	U.S. Representative	Wisconsin	republican	19	6	16	14	2	a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs	"A City of Austin official said, ""Nearly 20 percent of our residents"" are born abroad. Such residents made up 19. 3 percent of the citys population in the 2007-11 period covered by a federal survey."
1244	5074.json	mostly-true	We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest.	economy,job-accomplishments,jobs	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference	"Markell talked about helping laid-off workers find jobs, then said, ""What do you think Mitt Romney would have done if that call came in?Well, Mitt Romney already told us what he would do. Mitt Romney says he likes to fire people. ""Hes cherry-picking Romneys words and putting them in an entirely different context. What Romney actually said was, ""I like being able to fire people who provide services to me,"" and he was talking specifically about switching health insurance companies if a provider isnt giving good service."
1245	4195.json	barely-true	In Europe, church attendance rates (are) in the single digits because churches are supported by taxes.	new-hampshire-2012	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	a house party in Henniker, N.H.	Right now, there seems to be no viable legislative solution in sight. To sum up, McCallum said a child born today will inherit $1. 5 million in federal debt. Thats about 10 times what the current debt is per taxpayer.
1246	3931.json	barely-true	Says George LeMieux even compared Marco Rubio to Barack Obama.	candidates-biography	adam-hasner		Florida	republican	2	1	4	4	0	an Internet ad	Forbes wrote that the nations fleet of attack submarines is scheduled, in less than a decade, to fall below the 48 boats the Navy says it needs to carry out current missions. The congressman accurately cited the best information that was available when his column was published on April 9. Since then, the Navy has issued new projections that say the fleet wont fall below 48 SSNs until 2025. We dont fault Forbes for not knowing information that wasnt available at the time.
1247	4883.json	true	Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.	deficit,economy	matt-mackowiak	Consultant	Texas	republican	2	1	0	0	0	an opinion column.	Overall, in that period, Georgias funding through the trust fund increased at a steady clip -- about 34 percent. The money Georgia receives from the Federal Highway Trust Fund fell by more than 12 percent in 2008 through 2013. State and federal data we reviewed backs up that finding by The Associated Press.
1248	6795.json	barely-true	Says the government has gotten the TARP money back plus a profit.	financial-regulation	bill-clinton	former president	Arkansas	democrat	4	2	12	11	3	"an interview on ""The Daily Show"""	"Indeed, a spokeswoman for the New Hampshire-based Center for College Planning said in an e-mail that the denseness of the form has become less of an issue since it went online, though some families still describe the process of applying as overwhelming. ""With assistance, it can take an average of 30 to 45 minutes to fill out the FAFSA,"" the center's Erin Hathaway wrote to PolitiFact. com. ""If there are complicated asset situations or private business owners, joint families etc. , then it can take longer, usually one to two hours. ""No research has been done on the topic, said Meihua Zhai, director of research at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, making all information on how long it takes anecdotal."
1249	9818.json	barely-true	Points of Light is the worlds largest volunteer organization.	job-accomplishments	michelle-nunn	Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation	Georgia	democrat	3	0	1	2	0	television ad	And that's the most plausible interpretation of West's comment. The president has the highest security clearance in the land.
1250	8573.json	half-true	Says Mark Pryorcut Medicare to pay for Obamacare.	health-care,medicare	tom-cotton	U.S. House of Representatives	Arkansas	republican	3	4	2	3	1	a campaign ad	
1251	13184.json	mostly-true	Says Tim Kaine actually tried to raise taxes by about $4 billion.	candidates-biography,debt,deficit,history,taxes	mike-pence	Governor	Indiana	republican	8	10	12	5	0	the 2016 Vice Presidential debate	"Two other large groups, NARAL Prochoice America and Planned Parenthood, are not endorsing. Planned Parenthood, however, has given both candidates 100 percent ratings for their records on abortion. We stipulate that there are clearly different interpretations of the significance of Obama's ""present"" votes. But there's no doubt he made them."
1252	11559.json	mostly-true	Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion welfare program in tax credits and $1 trillion in new military spending.	children,families,federal-budget,military,taxes,welfare	rand-paul	Candidate for U.S. Senate and physician	Kentucky	republican	7	8	10	12	3	a debate	"Clinton said: ""If you want to vote in"" Texas, ""you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isnt good enough. ""The photo IDs accepted at Texas polling places include the states concealed-handgun license and not any student IDs."
1253	9241.json	true	I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators.	pensions	don-balfour			republican	0	0	0	2	0	campaign flier	"OMalley argued that ""the cascading effects"" of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS The OMalley campaign referred us to a credible March 2015 study that supports his point. According to the study, a drought in Syria in the 2000s displaced millions of refugees and added to discontent that eventually erupted into war. While the study does not mention ISIS by name, the authors say OMalley is simply taking their argument one step further. Experts agreed that the drought, spurred by climate change, was one of many factors that led to the Syrian conflict. OMalleys phrasing suggests he understands this and is careful not overstate it."
1254	8902.json	mostly-true	Female buffalo lead the herd.	animals,candidates-biography	hugh-fitzsimons	Rancher	Texas	democrat	0	0	0	1	0	a blog post on campaign website	Darling cites Paschs support for collective bargaining. But there was no vote in Madison on the matter. The issue was resolved in Milwaukee when an arbitrator ruled in favor of the school district -- years before Pasch came to office.
1255	12511.json	false	There is no system to vet refugees from the Middle East.	immigration,terrorism	donald-trump	President-Elect	New York	republican	63	114	51	37	61	a speech on terrorism and immigration	"It's also worth noting that photographs document the Obama wedding and Obama's maternal grandparents visiting him at college. In August 2008, Obama took a weeklong break from the campaign to visit his maternal grandmother at her home in Hawaii. To conclude that Obama ""rejects everyone white, including his mother and his grandparents,"" Corsi has to significantly read against the memoir's stated meaning."
1256	7285.json	pants-fire	Says Chris Christies plan to kick-start our economy is to propose an income tax cut that disproportionately benefits the wealthy, and...hes still proposing it.	taxes	barbara-buono	State Senator	New Jersey	democrat	3	1	4	4	1	an interview on bluejersey.com	"A firm hired to do Common Core testing in Florida will ""attract every one of your children to become as homosexual as they possibly can,"" Van Zant said. The firm hired to do testing, AIR, separately provides information to entities that request it to help them assist LGBT students. Currently, the federal government accesses AIRs information but the organization doesnt have such a contract with the state of Florida or any Florida districts."
1257	1005.json	pants-fire	Obama used $20 million in federal money to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA.	foreign-policy	chain-email			none	11	43	8	5	105	a chain e-mail	Thomas, the third-longest tenured justice on the court, is apparently old school. The experts we interviewed mostly agreed that its fair to say that justices ask more questions today than they did a century ago or as recently as 40 years ago. They note that changes such as being provided with briefs before oral arguments have made the justices better versed on cases beforehand -- and perhaps more likely to ask questions. We considered that a minor point that doesnt change our impression of Thomas statement.
1258	609.json	half-true	On offshore drilling.	energy	barack-obama	President	Illinois	democrat	70	71	160	163	9		"When we asked him about the discrepancy, Jordan said he assumed all the fracturing in Ohio was horizontal. ""Maybe I didnt ask if it was horizontal or vertical,"" Jordan said. Thats an important fact to know, especially since the state says horizontal fracturing has only been used 39 times in Ohio."
1259	9436.json	barely-true	We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.	candidates-biography,elections	hillary-clinton	Presidential candidate	New York	democrat	40	29	69	76	7	an interview on ABC	Also, asignificant chunk of that federal spending is on public goods that benefit every member of society. Anda notable number of people who get the mostassistance are the elderly receivingbenefits they paid for earlier in life.
1260	5671.json	false	I think its seven or eight of the California system of universities dont even teach an American history course. Its not even available to be taught.	education,history	rick-santorum		Pennsylvania	republican	12	16	13	7	5	in a speech in Wisconsin	Ranking by percent increase of the workforce allows for an apples-to-apples comparison. The results give you a mix of states of all population sizes in the top 10.
1261	6699.json	pants-fire	Sen. Bob Menendez voted to enact a new tax on the sale of homes of 3.8%.	health-care,housing,income,taxes	menendez-facts			none	0	0	0	0	1	a blog	Santorum is correct when he says some countries assess so-called church taxes. But more importantly to his main point, scholars say they don't see a connection between the taxes and church attendance. Indeed, the rate in Italy is about 39 percent.
1262	7334.json	half-true	Says his budget provides the highest state funding level in history for education.	education	rick-scott	Governor	Florida	republican	28	23	38	34	7	a news conference	"LeMieux didn't compare Rubio and Obama on an issue such as those listed at the start of the ad -- he said they both used a familiar campaign tactic, throwing ""bombs"" about something they didn't have to vote on themselves. The ad provides no explanation for how he compared the two politicians and neglects to note that LeMieux supported Rubio's campaign once Crist left the GOP."
1263	9788.json	barely-true	Ive been here almost every day.	civil-rights,crime,criminal-justice	jay-nixon	Governor	Missouri	democrat	2	0	0	1	0	"on ABC's ""This Week"""	"After making his pledge, Obama said the budget he would soon propose ""will look ahead 10 years and will include a full and honest accounting of the money we plan to spend and the deficits we will likely incur. To start reducing these deficits, I've committed to going through our budget line by line to root out waste and inefficiency. ""Obama went on to say he was intent on restoring pay-as-you-go budgeting and also ending the ""payments to agribusiness that don't need them and eliminate the no-bid contracts that have wasted billions in Iraq. We'll end the tax breaks for companies shipping jobs overseas,"" he said, ""and we'll stop the fraud and abuse in our Medicare program."
1264	10710.json	barely-true	In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administrations position on nuclear disarmament.	bipartisanship,congress,foreign-policy,history	mackubin-thomas-owens	senior fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute	Rhode Island	columnist	1	0	0	0	0	a commentary in The Providence Journal	Former President Clinton said government got the TARP money back plus interest. That is correct for the money that went to banks. The program remains about $34 billion in the red.
1265	3186.json	barely-true	Says an EPA permit languished under Strickland but his new EPA director got it done in two days.	environment,government-efficiency	john-kasich	Governor of Ohio as of Jan. 10, 2011	Ohio	republican	9	8	10	18	3	a news conference	"Points of Light has a unique mission carved out by President Bush -- mobilizing volunteers around the world. Nunn has used her stewardship of the non-profit to burnish her leadership credentials in the race against businessman Perdue. But her political ad undercuts how Points of Light describes itself on its website -- as ""the largest organization in the world dedicated to volunteer service. ""Thats substantially different from the worlds largest volunteer organization."
1266	6743.json	false	Says the governor is going around the state talking about [how] we should fund an income tax cut that benefits higher income earners and not lower income earners	state-budget,state-finances,taxes	john-burzichelli			democrat	1	1	0	0	0	an interview with NJToday	In reality, the Affordable Care Act calls for a slowed growth of Medicare funding, not a slash to current funds. The savings from this approach will be used to offset Obamacare costs.