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Latest Fact-Checks On John Kasich

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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 29, 2012 a television interview
"We're up 123,000 jobs over the last year and three-quarters. We're actually, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, down 500 ... auto jobs in Ohio."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • October 5, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 25, 2012 an announcement at the Ohio State Fair
"Ninety percent of the topsoil has inadequate moisture to grow crops."
True
By Aaron Marshall • August 8, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 3, 2012 an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"Giving the facts:  73,000 jobs created ... since '11.  Do you know how many direct jobs in the auto industry?  1,800."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • June 13, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 3, 2012 an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"When I started in Ohio it was terrible. Now, we’re getting bipartisan support for our bills. And that’s called leadership."
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • June 11, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News
"Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."
True
By Tom Feran • April 11, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News
"We were the No. 1 job creator in America in February and we are now the No. 4 job creator in the last year."
True
By Tom Feran • April 5, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 2, 2012 a session with reporters
"The total (state) payroll has gone down. The total amount of the number of workers in the state has gone down. I like the fact that the bulk of that is just by retirements."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • March 15, 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
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 19, 2012 a news conference
"We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest."  
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • January 6, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 8, 2011 a news conference
"We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis."
True
By Reginald Fields • November 29, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 25, 2011 a speech
"One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • November 17, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 31, 2011 a campaign speech
"They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles."
Pants on Fire!
By Joe Guillen • November 3, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 12, 2011 an ad from the Republican Governors Association
"We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio."
True
By Reginald Fields • October 3, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 25, 2011 a television interview
"We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions don't want to pay anything."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • September 27, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 25, 2011 a television interview
"Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Peter Krouse • September 12, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 28, 2011 an interview
On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used
Half Flip
By Reginald Fields • August 11, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 17, 2011 an appearance on "Meet the Press"
"Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."  
True
By Reginald Fields • August 1, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 12, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • July 21, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 13, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • June 17, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on May 24, 2011 a public appearance
"We’re the seventh highest taxed state in America. And that’s not just state, it’s local as well."
False
By Aaron Marshall • June 6, 2011
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