Latest Fact Checks By Tom Feran

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Building a Better Ohio says Toledo once laid off now-Mayor Mike Bell when the city was out of money

September 23, 2011
Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money."
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Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor says ‘Obamacare’ would require purchase of unnecessary insurance

September 19, 2011
Says that even if you have no children, "under Obamacare, you would still have to carry insurance that covers pediatric, maternity and newborn care even…
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State Rep. Dan Ramos says loopholes the GOP left in Ohio’s tax laws cost $7 billion a year

September 13, 2011
"Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state."
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Sen. Rob Portman says the U.S. government is the nation’s largest energy user

September 7, 2011
Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country."
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Bloggers claim Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are ‘card carrying’ Socialists

September 6, 2011
Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
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Sen. Sherrod Brown likens rooting for the Red Sox to rooting for the drug companies

August 29, 2011
"Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies."
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Sen. Rob Portman says U.S. export values per capita lag Ethiopia, China and South Korea

August 25, 2011
"We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and…
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Sen. Sherrod Brown says Wall Street hedge fund managers pay a lower tax rate than a typical sheet metal worker or a teacher

August 22, 2011
Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in…
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Democrats say Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs caused the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating

August 15, 2011
"Credit agency says Rep. Gibbs recklessly caused downgrade, higher interest rates."
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Ohio GOP chairman Kevin DeWine blames Democrats for drop in credit rating

August 12, 2011
"President Obama and Democrats' spending addiction has driven our national debt to historic proportions, maxed out our national credit card and has now led to…
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich says Social Security didn’t cause the debt crisis

August 2, 2011
"Social Security didn’t cause the debt crisis. Social Security had nothing to do with the debt crisis."
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Ohio Democratic Party accuses Josh Mandel of endorsing a U.S. default

July 28, 2011
Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel "supports allowing the United States to default on its obligations."
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