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Joe Radinovich is no stranger to traffic court

By Stephen Koff

September 10, 2018

Says Joe Radinovich "was cited 30 times for not paying court fines."

Congressional Leadership Fund distorts Kara Eastman’s statements on taxes

By Stephen Koff

September 7, 2018

"Your family" will pay $2,500 "after Kara Eastman eliminates your tax cut."

Mike Turner says Delphi retirees lost pensions to political favoritism and backroom deals

By Stephen Koff

September 24, 2013

Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."

Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio says he was once filibustered

By Stephen Koff

July 29, 2013

"I was filibustered."

Rep. Bill Johnson says most Americans want “traditional marriage”

By Stephen Koff

July 10, 2013

Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.

Sen. Sherrod Brown says lawmakers who take farm subsidies would cut food stamps

By Stephen Koff

June 18, 2013

"Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says the Obama administration has put out more major rules than other recent administrations

By Stephen Koff

May 31, 2013

The Obama administration has put out "more of these major rules than the Clinton administration or the Bush administration during comparable times."

Rep. Ron Maag says 46 percent of Medicaid expansion money would be borrowed from foreign governments that don’t “like us very much”

By Stephen Koff

May 22, 2013

"Forty-six cents of every dollar" Ohio could get for Medicaid expansion "is going to come from China or some other country that doesn’t like us…

Sen. Rob Portman says the Social Security disability fund soon will run dry

By Stephen Koff

April 15, 2013

"The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016."

Bloggers say Obama aides are delinquent on their taxes

By Stephen Koff

April 3, 2013

Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes."

Sen. Rob Portman says the national debt breaks down to $140,000 per household

By Stephen Koff

March 27, 2013

"Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."

Sen. Rob Portman says hundreds of tax preferences and loopholes have been added since 1986

By Stephen Koff

March 11, 2013

"There have been literally hundreds of new tax preferences and loopholes added to the code since 1986, last time we did this."

Latest Fact Checks By Stephen Koff

Joe Radinovich is no stranger to traffic court

Congressional Leadership Fund distorts Kara Eastman’s statements on taxes

Mike Turner says Delphi retirees lost pensions to political favoritism and backroom deals

Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio says he was once filibustered

Rep. Bill Johnson says most Americans want “traditional marriage”

Sen. Sherrod Brown says lawmakers who take farm subsidies would cut food stamps

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says the Obama administration has put out more major rules than other recent administrations

Rep. Ron Maag says 46 percent of Medicaid expansion money would be borrowed from foreign governments that don’t “like us very much”

Sen. Rob Portman says the Social Security disability fund soon will run dry

Bloggers say Obama aides are delinquent on their taxes

Sen. Rob Portman says the national debt breaks down to $140,000 per household

Sen. Rob Portman says hundreds of tax preferences and loopholes have been added since 1986