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Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on January 22, 2012 an interview with The Plain Dealer
Sherrod Brown "has voted with Barack Obama 95 percent of the time."
True
By Stephen Koff • January 25, 2012
Robert Hagan
Robert Hagan
stated on January 10, 2012 a news release
"We never had an earthquake in Youngstown until John Kasich was elected Governor,"
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • January 24, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 18, 2012 a news release
"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • January 23, 2012
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on January 12, 2012 a town hall-style meeting
"One generation ago we led the world in college graduation. We're 16th today."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • January 20, 2012
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on December 15, 2011 a news release
"The top 10 most well-paid CEOs in America received a combined $770 million in 2010, while the average American worker’s wage rose just 2 percent."
True
By Peter Krouse • January 19, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 5, 2012 a news release
Freshman Rep. Bob Gibbs "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation — only working 6 days in all of January."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • January 16, 2012
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on December 15, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
"More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • January 12, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 4, 2012 a news release
Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray "is precisely what then-Sen. Obama claimed would be ‘the wrong thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • January 11, 2012
Nina Turner
Nina Turner
stated on December 30, 2011 a news release
Says that after she declared her candidacy for Congress, "the redistricting process was manipulated to allow incumbent politicians to guarantee their re-election."
Mostly False
By Henry J. Gomez • January 10, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 17, 2011 a news release
Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years.
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • January 9, 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
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on December 9, 2011 a telephone campaign
Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 5, 2012
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on November 30, 2011 a congressional hearing
"Eighty percent of all U.S. communities depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply the products sold in stores or ordered online."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • January 4, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on December 1, 2011 a news conference
"The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • January 3, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on December 13, 2011 a news release
Says Rep. Betty Sutton supports allowing "welfare fund withdrawals from strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 2, 2012
Marisha Agana
Marisha Agana
stated on October 30, 2011 a news release announcing her candidacy
"The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt."
Mostly False
By Henry J. Gomez • December 15, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on November 14, 2011 a radio show
Sherrod Brown "has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president."
True
By Peter Krouse • December 14, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on December 7, 2011 a Senate banking subcommittee hearing
Richard Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history "that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didn't like the construction of the agency."
True
By Stephen Koff • December 12, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on December 15, 2011 a news conference
"We've got a personal tax system that's so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • December 12, 2011
Ohio Right to Life
Ohio Right to Life
stated on December 5, 2011 a news release
"Ohio’s Planned Parenthood operations received millions of taxpayer dollars via federal grants in 2010 and 2011."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • December 9, 2011
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