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Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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We the People petition
We the People petition
stated on November 19, 2012 a petition on the White House website
"In one county alone in Ohio, President Obama received 106,258 votes. But there were only 98,213 eligible voters."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • November 19, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on November 7, 2012 a news conference
Barack Obama is "only the second Democrat in the last 75 years to win Ohio twice with more than 50 percent of the vote."
True
By Aaron Marshall • November 16, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on November 9, 2012 a newspaper interview
Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would  "take us into a recession and kill jobs."
True
By Stephen Koff • November 15, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on November 7, 2012 a news conference
Says a poll shows that "without a name attached, Democrats are just one point behind" Gov. John Kasich.
True
By Henry J. Gomez • November 14, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 25, 2012 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 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
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on October 10, 2012 a debate
Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • November 2, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on October 31, 2012 a radio ad
Says that Sherrod Brown is an "Obama rubber stamp" for "supporting the job-killing cap and trade plan."
False
By Tom Feran • November 1, 2012
Voters First Ohio
Voters First Ohio
stated on September 25, 2012 a news story
Says the NAACP's Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • November 1, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on October 16, 2012 a debate
"There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs."
True
By Aaron Marshall • October 31, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on October 2, 2012 a campaign commercial
Sherrod Brown "voted six times to raise his own pay."
False
By Tom Feran • October 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 a news release
"6,400 Ohioans ... lost manufacturing jobs in the month of September."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2012
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 17, 2012 an interview on CNN
Says Gov. John  Kasich incorrectly claimed Ohio’s economy was 38th in the nation when he took office. "We were sixth in the nation in terms of economic job growth."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • October 25, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 24, 2012 a television ad
Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."
False
By Tom Feran • October 24, 2012
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on October 17, 2012 a campaign commercial
"Jim Renacci tried to avoid paying taxes on nearly $14 million that he made."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • October 22, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 19, 2012 an election flier
"President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 19, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on October 9, 2012 a television ad
"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 18, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on October 2, 2012 a campaign commercial
Sherrod Brown "failed to pay his own taxes three separate times."
True
By Tom Feran • October 17, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 15, 2012 an election flier
"President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse" by "creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 15, 2012
National Education Association
National Education Association
stated on September 27, 2012 a television ad
Says that Josh Mandel voted to let insurance companies deny coverage for autism
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 12, 2012
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