Latest Fact-Checks By Mark Naymik

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Ohio GOP chair says Democrat stronghold Cuyahoga County gave John McCain more votes than seven separate states

August 5, 2011

Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted touts rise in new business filings

August 3, 2011

"#Business formation is still on the rise in Ohio! So far in 2011 we’ve assisted w/ 44,443 new business filings." 

Republican National Committee’s ad says there are 2 million fewer jobs since Obama took office

July 13, 2011

Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone."

Sen. Jim DeMint says Sen Sherrod Brown is responsible for “over $14 trillion in debt”

July 11, 2011

Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt."

State Rep. Ron Amstutz says the budget now being debated will rely on substantially less one-time money

June 14, 2011

The budget currently being debated "significantly decreases the use of one-time resources."

State Rep. Armond Budish says GOP-approved changes would cut early voting to just six days

May 27, 2011

Says Republican-approved changes to "make it more difficult to participate in Ohio elections include reducing in-person early voting from 35 days to six."

Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chris Redfern says donations from labor a small percentage of party’s fundraising

May 17, 2011

"The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor."

Vice President Joe Biden says more jobs were created in the last year than in all eight years under George Bush

April 28, 2011

"We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years."

Gov. John Kasich says the state “just clawed back about $900,000” in development aid

March 23, 2011

Ohio Director of Job Creation "Mark Kvamme just clawed back about $900,000 from companies that made promises and they didn't keep them."

Gov. John Kasich says Barack Obama came to Ohio 12 times to campaign against him

February 25, 2011

"President Obama came to Ohio 12 times to try to defeat me and guess what? He didn't win."

Ohio Democratic Party claims a top assistant for Gov. John Kasich makes triple what firefighters are paid

February 24, 2011

"FACT: the ‘special assistant’ in @johnkasich's office makes over three times more than an average #OH firefighter"

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder doubles the trouble the state has for inmates returning to prison

February 5, 2011

Says getting ex-cons to successfully return to society is important "so we are not always faced constantly with recidivism, which is a big problem in…

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