Latest Fact Checks By Nadia Pflaum

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Ohio GOP flier

GOP mailer uses tricky wording to attack Ohio House candidate

November 7, 2016
"Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military.…
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Fake Ohio voter fraud story

Bogus ballot stuffing story irks Ohio Secretary of State

November 1, 2016
"Tens of thousands of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse."
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I-X Center

Trump mistakes exhibition hall for abandoned factory

October 31, 2016
Says Ohio’s I-X Center "used to be a great plant," but "thousands of people of worked here, and they left" when their jobs were moved…
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Strickland Portman at podiums

Portman quotes Strickland’s own words about ‘mixed and spotty’ record on guns at Ohio debate

October 21, 2016
Says Ted Strickland "in this campaign bragged about his A-plus rating with the NRA. ... He has said he has a mixed and spotty record…
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Ted Strickland. And a map.

Portman, Strickland duel over who’s richer

October 20, 2016
Says Sen. Rob Portman says Ted Strickland earned $400,000 a year as a lobbyist after leaving Ohio for Washington.  
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Portman on Fox News with Neil Cavuto

In debate, Portman and Strickland spar over Medicare quote

October 20, 2016
Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare."
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ClearPath Action Fund Portman ad

Super PAC yanks ad about Portman’s climate change views

October 10, 2016
Says "Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed."
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Anti-Portman ad

Ted Strickland’s misleading claim about Portman voting to allow terrorists to buy guns

September 29, 2016
Says Rob Portman "even voted to allow people on the terrorism watch list to buy guns."
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Trump at Cleveland charter

Trump: U.S. spends more than ‘almost any other major country’ on education

September 21, 2016
"We spend more per student than almost any other major country in the world."
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Leverage ad still

PAC blames Ted Strickland for Iran deal he didn’t vote on

September 15, 2016
Says Ted Strickland supported giving $150 billion to Iranian regime that persecutes women, Christians and gays.  
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89 cent still

Heard the one about Ted Strickland and 89 cents?

September 8, 2016
"As governor, Ted Strickland left only 89 cents in Ohio’s rainy day fund."  
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Flush still

Pro-Republican PAC smears Ted Strickland with potty politics

September 1, 2016
"And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governor’s mansion."  
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