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## LIAR-PLUS
The extended LIAR dataset for fact-checking and fake news detection released in our paper:
[Where is Your Evidence: Improving Fact-Checking by Justification Modeling. Tariq Alhindi, Savvas Petridis and Smaranda Muresan](http://aclweb.org/anthology/W18-5513). In Proceedings of the First Workshop on Fact Extraction and VERification (FEVER) Brussels, Belgium November 1st, 2018.
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This dataset has evidence sentences extracted automatically from the full-text verdict report written by journalists in Politifact. Our objective is to provide a benchmark for evidence retrieval and show empirically that including evidence information in any automatic fake news detection method (regardless of features or classifier) always results in superior performance to any method lacking such information.
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Below is the description of the TSV file taken as is from the original [LIAR dataset](https://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~william/data/liar_dataset.zip), which was published in this [paper](https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/P17-2067). We added a new column at the end that has the extracted justification.
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- Column 1: the ID of the statement ([ID].json).
- Column 2: the label.
- Column 3: the statement.
- Column 4: the subject(s).
- Column 5: the speaker.
- Column 6: the speaker's job title.
- Column 7: the state info.
- Column 8: the party affiliation.
- Columns 9-13: the total credit history count, including the current statement.
- 9: barely true counts.
- 10: false counts.
- 11: half true counts.
- 12: mostly true counts.
- 13: pants on fire counts.
- Column 14: the context (venue / location of the speech or statement).
- **Column 15: the extracted justification**
Our justification extraction method is done as follows:
- Get all sentences in the 'Our Ruling' section of the report if it exists or get the last five sentences.
- Remove any sentence that have the verdict and any verdict-related words. Verdict-related words are provided in the forbidden words file.
**Please Note:**<br>
The dataset in the current commit is the second version which was updated after publishing the paper. We increased the list of forbidden words in the second version after realizing that we have missed a few in v1. To find the results of our experiments on v2 of the dataset, please refer to the [poster](http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~tariq/slides/2018FEVER_Where_is_your_evidence_Poster.pdf). To find the results on v1 of the dataset, please refer to the [paper](http://aclweb.org/anthology/W18-5513). V1 of the dataset can be found in this [commit](https://github.com/Tariq60/LIAR-PLUS/tree/42d9791cee78f275a9f865387b958f4f29049241).
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Note that we do not provide the full-text verdict report in this current version of the dataset,
but you can use the following command to access the full verdict report and links to the source documents:<br>
```
wget http://www.politifact.com//api/v/2/statement/[ID]/?format=json
```
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The original sources retain the copyright of the data.
Note that there are absolutely no guarantees with this data,
and we provide this dataset "as is",
but you are welcome to report the issues of the preliminary version
of this data.
<br>
You are allowed to use this dataset for research purposes only.
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Kindly cite our paper if you find this dataset useful.
@inproceedings{alhindi2018your,<br>
title={Where is your Evidence: Improving Fact-checking by Justification Modeling},<br>
author={Alhindi, Tariq and Petridis, Savvas and Muresan, Smaranda},<br>
booktitle={Proceedings of the First Workshop on Fact Extraction and VERification (FEVER)},<br>
pages={85--90},<br>
year={2018}<br>
}
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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
gitextract_ls9tscc3/ ├── LIAR-PLUS/ │ ├── README.md │ ├── dataset/ │ │ ├── test2.tsv │ │ ├── train2.tsv │ │ └── val2.tsv │ └── forbidden_words.txt ├── README.md ├── _config.yml ├── bert_siamese.py ├── bert_siamese_2branch.py ├── main_attention.py └── requirements.txt
SYMBOL INDEX (45 symbols across 3 files)
FILE: bert_siamese.py
function to_onehot (line 72) | def to_onehot(a):
function to_onehot (line 93) | def to_onehot(a):
class BertLayerNorm (line 243) | class BertLayerNorm(nn.Module):
method __init__ (line 244) | def __init__(self, hidden_size, eps=1e-12):
method forward (line 252) | def forward(self, x):
class BertForSequenceClassification (line 259) | class BertForSequenceClassification(nn.Module):
method __init__ (line 297) | def __init__(self, num_labels=2): # Change number of labels here.
method forward_once (line 313) | def forward_once(self, input_ids, token_type_ids=None, attention_mask=...
method forward (line 320) | def forward(self, input_ids1, input_ids2, input_ids3, credit_sc):
method freeze_bert_encoder (line 340) | def freeze_bert_encoder(self):
method unfreeze_bert_encoder (line 344) | def unfreeze_bert_encoder(self):
class text_dataset (line 416) | class text_dataset(Dataset):
method __init__ (line 417) | def __init__(self,x_y_list, transform=None):
method __getitem__ (line 422) | def __getitem__(self,index):
method __len__ (line 501) | def __len__(self):
function train_model (line 533) | def train_model(model, criterion, optimizer, scheduler, num_epochs=25):
FILE: bert_siamese_2branch.py
function to_onehot (line 63) | def to_onehot(a):
function to_onehot (line 83) | def to_onehot(a):
class BertLayerNorm (line 227) | class BertLayerNorm(nn.Module):
method __init__ (line 228) | def __init__(self, hidden_size, eps=1e-12):
method forward (line 236) | def forward(self, x):
class BertForSequenceClassification (line 243) | class BertForSequenceClassification(nn.Module):
method __init__ (line 281) | def __init__(self, num_labels=2): # Change number of labels here.
method forward_once (line 297) | def forward_once(self, input_ids, token_type_ids=None, attention_mask=...
method forward (line 304) | def forward(self, input_ids1, input_ids2, credit_sc):
method freeze_bert_encoder (line 322) | def freeze_bert_encoder(self):
method unfreeze_bert_encoder (line 326) | def unfreeze_bert_encoder(self):
class text_dataset (line 395) | class text_dataset(Dataset):
method __init__ (line 396) | def __init__(self,x_y_list, transform=None):
method __getitem__ (line 401) | def __getitem__(self,index):
method __len__ (line 452) | def __len__(self):
function train_model (line 483) | def train_model(model, criterion, optimizer, scheduler, num_epochs=25):
FILE: main_attention.py
function to_onehot (line 93) | def to_onehot(a):
function to_onehot (line 112) | def to_onehot(a):
class Position_Embedding (line 214) | class Position_Embedding(Layer):
method __init__ (line 216) | def __init__(self, size=None, mode='sum', **kwargs):
method call (line 221) | def call(self, x):
method compute_output_shape (line 238) | def compute_output_shape(self, input_shape):
class Attention (line 249) | class Attention(Layer):
method __init__ (line 251) | def __init__(self, nb_head, size_per_head, **kwargs):
method build (line 257) | def build(self, input_shape):
method Mask (line 272) | def Mask(self, inputs, seq_len, mode='mul'):
method call (line 285) | def call(self, x):
method compute_output_shape (line 311) | def compute_output_shape(self, input_shape):
function build_model (line 326) | def build_model(config):
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