Latest Fact-Checks By Reginald Fields

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Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 25, 2012 in an election flier :
Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike" 
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • November 12, 2012
William G. Batchelder
William G. Batchelder
stated on September 18, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:
"We have more hospitals that are children’s hospitals than any other state in the union." 
False
By Reginald Fields • November 5, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on September 17, 2012 in a news release:
"Had the online change of address been in place in 2008 an estimated 130,000 voters who cast provisional ballots could have changed their address online and voted a regular ballot."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • September 28, 2012
Florida Wildlife Federation
Florida Wildlife Federation
stated on August 28, 2012 in a billboard message:
Claims Ohio Gov. John Kasich says climate change is a problem.
True
By Reginald Fields • August 29, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 2, 2012 in a news release:
Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force "is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio"
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • August 10, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 3, 2012 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press.":
"Giving the facts:  73,000 jobs created ... since '11.  Do you know how many direct jobs in the auto industry?  1,800."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • June 13, 2012
Kevin DeWine
Kevin DeWine
stated on April 4, 2012 in a resignation letter:
Since 2009, the Ohio Republican Party has made more contacts with voters — nearly 6.6 million — than any other GOP state organization in the nation.
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • May 3, 2012
Sandra Williams
Sandra Williams
stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference:
"99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • April 10, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on February 20, 2012 in an interview with MSNBC:
"The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • March 8, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 10, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:
Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.
True
By Reginald Fields • January 27, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 8, 2011 in a news conference:
"We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis."
True
By Reginald Fields • November 29, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech:
"One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • November 17, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association:
"We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio."
True
By Reginald Fields • October 3, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview:
On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used
Half Flip
By Reginald Fields • August 11, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press":
"Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."  
True
By Reginald Fields • August 1, 2011
Nina Turner
Nina Turner
stated on June 22, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:
"Voting in the wrong precinct led to over 14,000 registered voters statewide to lose their vote in 2008."
True
By Reginald Fields • July 4, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • June 17, 2011
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on May 14, 2011 in a newspaper column:
"Kasich’s budget increases state spending from $50.5 billion to $55.6 billion. This is the second largest, two-year spending increase in Ohio history."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • June 9, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on May 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • May 30, 2011
Matt Lundy
Matt Lundy
stated on May 2, 2011 in a news conference:
"The substitute budget now adds in tax breaks and tax deductions for those who buy these prisons."  
True
By Reginald Fields • May 12, 2011
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