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Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 28, 2016 a campaign mailer:

"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. Sued our soldiers?"

By Nadia Pflaum • November 7, 2016

Bloggers
stated on September 30, 2016 an online article:

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

By Nadia Pflaum • November 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2016 a rally outside Cleveland:

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 overseas.

By Nadia Pflaum • October 31, 2016

Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 the Ohio Senate debate:

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 on this issue and that he can be criticized for it. Those are his words, not mine. So I don’t know where he is on this issue."

By Nadia Pflaum • October 21, 2016

Rob Portman
stated on October 17, 2016 at a debate in Columbus, Ohio:

Says Sen. Rob Portman says Ted Strickland earned $400,000 a year as a lobbyist after leaving Ohio for Washington.

By Nadia Pflaum • October 20, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on October 14, 2016 in a Ohio senatorial candidate debate:

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

By Nadia Pflaum • October 20, 2016

ClearPath Action Fund
stated on September 28, 2016 a campaign ad:

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."

By Nadia Pflaum • October 10, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on September 21, 2016 a campaign ad:

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

By Nadia Pflaum • September 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 8, 2016 a rally in Cleveland:

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

By Nadia Pflaum • September 21, 2016

American Unity PAC
stated on August 30, 2016 a campaign ad:

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

By Nadia Pflaum • September 15, 2016

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on August 12, 2016 a campaign ad :

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

By Nadia Pflaum • September 8, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 18, 2016 "Flush," a campaign ad :

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

By Nadia Pflaum • September 1, 2016

Viral image
stated on August 29, 2016 an image shared on social media from NaturalNews.com:

As the number of vaccines administered to children has increased in the United States, so has the autism rate.

By Nadia Pflaum • August 29, 2016

Ohio Democratic Party
stated on August 12, 2016 an online ad campaign, "The Portman Files":

"Who would sign up to speak for a (Haitian) dictator? Rob Portman."

By Nadia Pflaum • August 23, 2016

Viral image
stated on August 15, 2016 viral image circulating on the internet:

Says there were multiple instances of voter fraud in Wood County, Ohio.

By Nadia Pflaum • August 16, 2016

Ohio Right to Life
stated on August 2, 2016 a press release:

"Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars."

By Nadia Pflaum • August 12, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio:

Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."

By Nadia Pflaum • August 4, 2016

Sherrod Brown
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention:

Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his."

By Nadia Pflaum • August 1, 2016

Sherrod Brown
stated on July 27, 2016 fundraising email:

"The Koch network (is) spending more money (in a Senate race) in Ohio than anywhere else in the country."

By Nadia Pflaum • July 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 the 2016 Republican National Convention:

"America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world."

By Louis Jacobson, Nadia Pflaum • July 22, 2016

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