Latest Fact Checks By Nadia Pflaum

GOP mailer uses tricky wording to attack Ohio House candidate

By Nadia Pflaum

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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Bogus ballot stuffing story irks Ohio Secretary of State

By Nadia Pflaum

November 1, 2016

"Tens of thousands of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse."

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Trump mistakes exhibition hall for abandoned factory

By Nadia Pflaum

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

By Nadia Pflaum

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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Portman, Strickland duel over who’s richer

By Nadia Pflaum

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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In debate, Portman and Strickland spar over Medicare quote

By Nadia Pflaum

October 20, 2016

Says Sen. Rob Portman said, "It would be irresponsible not to cut Medicare."

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Super PAC yanks ad about Portman’s climate change views

By Nadia Pflaum

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

By Nadia Pflaum

September 29, 2016

Says Rob Portman "even voted to allow people on the terrorism watch list to buy guns."

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

By Nadia Pflaum

September 21, 2016

"We spend more per student than almost any other major country in the world."

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

By Nadia Pflaum

September 15, 2016

Says Ted Strickland supported giving $150 billion to Iranian regime that persecutes women, Christians and gays.  

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Heard the one about Ted Strickland and 89 cents?

By Nadia Pflaum

September 8, 2016

"As governor, Ted Strickland left only 89 cents in Ohio’s rainy day fund."  

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Pro-Republican PAC smears Ted Strickland with potty politics

By Nadia Pflaum

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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