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Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on May 17, 2018 a tweet:
"Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans."
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By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2018
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on February 27, 2018 a speech:
Says Richard Cordray directed an Ohio commission to "permit an armed group to have a rally on the statehouse grounds, even taking the extraordinary step of assuming personal responsibility for waiving an insurance requirement in the event of an incident."
True
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2018
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on January 3, 2018 a tweet:
"When we say ‘one vote matters,’ it’s not just a saying – it has proven true 141 times in #Ohio over the last five years."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2018
Rob Portman
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."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
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."
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By Nadia Pflaum • September 21, 2016
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • September 8, 2016
Sherrod Brown
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."
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By Nadia Pflaum • July 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 21, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio:
Says Donald Trump called pregnant employees "an inconvenience."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • June 24, 2016
Joe Roman
Joe Roman
stated on April 25, 2016 a Plain Dealer article:
Says $15-an-hour proposal in Cleveland is "the most aggressive minimum wage increase in the country."  
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By Nadia Pflaum • May 9, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 24, 2016 comments on "Face the Nation":
"After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 2, 2016
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on April 8, 2016 a Facebook post:
Says Republican presidential candidate and Gov. John Kasich has spent 177 days out of state and used $350,000 in taxpayer money on his "costly campaign."
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By Nadia Pflaum • April 19, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2016 Department of Homeland Security hearing:
"We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • March 14, 2016
Tim McGinty
Tim McGinty
stated on February 17, 2016 his campaign website:
"We are almost halfway to our goal of 1,000 rapes prosecuted!"  
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By Nadia Pflaum • February 17, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on July 17, 2013 a news release:
Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes."
True
By Tom Feran • August 1, 2013
Kris Jordan
Kris Jordan
stated on June 6, 2013 a speech on the Senate floor :
Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio
True
By Robert Higgs • June 27, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on June 12, 2013 a conference call with reporters:
"Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.
True
By Stephen Koff • June 18, 2013
Dave Joyce
Dave Joyce
stated on June 5, 2013 a tweet:
"47 - New provisions ObamaCare charges the IRS with implementing, according to the Government Accountability Office."
True
By Tom Feran • June 12, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on May 21, 2013 remarks at a General Assembly session:
"During the Civil War, more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army -- more per capita than any other state."
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By Robert Higgs • June 5, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 24, 2013 a campaign speech:
Cuyahoga County "passed a program to guarantee a college savings account for every single child who enters kindergarten in this county -- the first county in the United States to do so."
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By Tom Feran • June 3, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 23, 2013 Conference call with reporters:
The Obama administration has put out "more of these major rules than the Clinton administration or the Bush administration during comparable times."
True
By Stephen Koff • May 31, 2013
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