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."
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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."
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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."
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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."  
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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."
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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."  
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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."  
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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
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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."
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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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