Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on September 4, 2024 a TV interview
Of Bernie Moreno, “Now, he’s arguing for a national abortion ban, no exceptions.”
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By Caleb McCullough • September 19, 2024
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on October 10, 2022 a debate
“Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”
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By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 23, 2022 an ad
Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%.
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By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on June 15, 2022 an ad
J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement."
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June 30, 2022
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on May 10, 2022 an attack ad
“J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.”
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By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on April 12, 2022 an ad
“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”
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April 22, 2022
Jane Timken
Jane Timken
stated on April 13, 2022 a campaign ad
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
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By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 1, 2022 an ad
Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”
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March 4, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 12, 2018 a speech
"All across Ohio, steel mills are reopening."
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By Kyra Haas • October 24, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on September 25, 2018 an ad
Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions."
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By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2018
Troy Balderson
Troy Balderson
stated on September 6, 2018 a news story
Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor has raised "90 percent of his campaign funds from liberal out of staters."
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By Samantha Putterman • September 25, 2018
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 5, 2018 an ad
Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids."
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By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 22, 2018 a TV ad
"While Richard Cordray was Attorney General, 12,000 rape kits like Allyssa's were left untested. Cordray's failure left serial rapists free to strike again. Then Mike DeWine became Attorney General. He tested all 12,000 rape kits. Now hundreds of rapists are behind bars."
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By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2018
Wannabe Entertainment
Wannabe Entertainment
stated on August 7, 2018 a blog post
"LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year"
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By Heaven Taylor-Wynn • August 9, 2018
For Our Future PAC
For Our Future PAC
stated on July 2, 2018 a website
"Repealing the Affordable Care Act — and with it, Ohio’s Medicaid expansion — could cost Ohio more than 81,000 jobs, jeopardize nearly 1 million Ohioans’ health care coverage, and leave more than 220,000 Ohioans with mental illness or substance use disorders without insurance."  
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By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on June 12, 2018 a tweet
Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
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By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2018
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on April 19, 2018 a radio interview
Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it."
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By Amy Sherman • April 26, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on March 20, 2018 a TV ad
Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable."
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By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2018
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 24, 2018 an interview on Fox Business Network
In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall."
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By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2018
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 an Ohio Senate debate in Cleveland
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot figure out who (Syrian refugees) are, what their intentions are, because we have no information on them, because we don’t have any contact with the Syrian government or any people on the ground to be able to determine that."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2016
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