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Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on March 13, 2012 a news release:
There are "850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry."
True
By Henry J. Gomez • March 14, 2012
Kathleen Clyde
Kathleen Clyde
stated on January 27, 2012 a news conference:
"Ohio is not meeting its obligation to update voter registrations when voters change their address with the BMV."
True
By Tom Feran • March 13, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on February 20, 2012 an interview with MSNBC:
"The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • March 8, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on February 13, 2012 a town hall-style meeting:
"The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes).  ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent."  
True
By Sabrina Eaton • March 6, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 20, 2012 a campaign commercial:
"When (Marcy) Kaptur fought for the Democrats' prescription drug benefit for seniors, (Dennis) Kucinich voted no."
False
By Tom Feran • March 5, 2012
Campaign for Primary Accountability
Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C.  suburbs."
False
By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says when she "helped get $15 billion more for veterans care, Kucinich voted No."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • March 1, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on January 26, 2012 a public forum:
"Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • February 29, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign commercial:
"When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 24, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on February 15, 2012 a news release:
Says Mitt Romney supports a plan "to slowly and gradually raise the retirement age of Social Security."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • February 22, 2012
Kathleen Clyde
Kathleen Clyde
stated on February 8, 2012 an email:
"'Wrong precinct' rules exacerbate our provisional ballot problems (and) HB 194 does nothing to solve the wrong-precinct problem."
True
By Tom Feran • February 20, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on February 3, 2012 a news release:
Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • February 17, 2012
Patrick Johnston
Patrick Johnston
stated on January 30, 2012 a radio interview:
Says abortion is "the most common surgery in our country."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Marshall • February 15, 2012
Nickie Antonio
Nickie Antonio
stated on January 24, 2012 a news conference:
"Statistics bear out that any time a country, a state, makes more restrictive abortion laws ... fatalities go up and abortions actually increase."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • February 10, 2012
Marc Schare
Marc Schare
stated on February 1, 2012 an Ohio House committee hearing :
A bill delaying the start of classes until Labor Day would permit school districts "to shave 5 full weeks off the school year."
True
By Tom Feran • February 9, 2012
Kathleen Clyde
Kathleen Clyde
stated on January 27, 2012 a news conference:
"Ohio has one of the highest provisional ballot rates in the country, and many of them go uncounted each election."
True
By Tom Feran • February 7, 2012
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on January 31, 2012 a news conference:
"We've seen more anti-women's choice bills introduced in the first half of this session than we've seen in the last three General Assemblies."
True
By Tom Feran • February 3, 2012
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on January 25, 2012 a congressional hearing:
"Federal, state and local governments have subsidized the production of the Volt to the tune of estimates between $50,000 and $250,000 per vehicle sold."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • January 31, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 10, 2012 an interview with The Plain Dealer:
Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.
True
By Reginald Fields • January 27, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 18, 2012 a campaign commercial:
"For the first time in 13 years, our dependence on foreign oil is below 50 percent."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • January 26, 2012
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