Latest Fact-Checks By Aaron Marshall

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John Kasich says sewage dumped into the water at Detroit is causing big problems for Lake Erie

January 7, 2013

Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.

Chris Redfern says Obama the first Dem in 75 years to get two majority wins for president in Ohio

November 16, 2012

Barack Obama is "only the second Democrat in the last 75 years to win Ohio twice with more than 50 percent of the vote."

Sherrod Brown says coal jobs and coal production both up in Ohio

October 31, 2012

"There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in…

Special voting access for the military nothing new, dates from the Civil War, Mike DeWine says

October 1, 2012

"Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who…

Teresa Fedor says Republicans supported Ohio’s early voting process when it was enacted

August 28, 2012

Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the drought has left 90 percent of the state’s topsoil too dry for crops

August 8, 2012

"Ninety percent of the topsoil has inadequate moisture to grow crops."

Gov. John Kasich says his leadership has led to more bipartisanship in the legislature

June 11, 2012

"When I started in Ohio it was terrible. Now, we’re getting bipartisan support for our bills. And that’s called leadership."

AARP says telephone companies hired 35 people to lobby Ohio General Assembly on deregulation legislation

April 19, 2012

"Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)."

Ohio Federation of Teachers says Cleveland reform plan lacks any proven methods for success

March 28, 2012

"The (Jackson) plan (for reforming Cleveland schools) lacks any data or methods proven to raise student achievement."

Leader of personhood issue claims abortion the most common surgery in the country

February 15, 2012

Says abortion is "the most common surgery in our country."

Robert Hagan says Youngstown never had an earthquake until John Kasich was elected governor

January 24, 2012

"We never had an earthquake in Youngstown until John Kasich was elected Governor,"

John Kasich says Ohio No. 8 for job creation, No. 1 in the Midwest

January 6, 2012

"We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest."  

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