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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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