Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on February 19, 2013 a news release
Under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, "the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohio’s working and middle class families will pay more."
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By Brandon Blackwell • March 7, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on January 7, 2013 a newspaper interview
"Ohio is doing better right now than the national average on all the (economic) numbers."
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By Tom Feran • February 4, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 1, 2013 a news release
Says the New Year’s Day "fiscal cliff" deal "reduces the deficit."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • January 31, 2013
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 29, 2012 a news conference
Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • January 7, 2013
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
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."
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By Tom Feran • October 19, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on September 8, 2012 a campaign commercial
"While Mandel's been busy traveling the country raising campaign money, he hasn't shown up for work."
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By Tom Feran • October 4, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 31, 2012 a news conference
"Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." 
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By Aaron Marshall • October 1, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 19, 2012 an election flier
"Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
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By Tom Feran • September 20, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 27, 2012 a television interview
"We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 7, 2012
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on August 27, 2012 a campaign speech
Says Mitt Romney’s tax plans would "give an additional $250,000 tax cut to millionaires and billionaires" while raising taxes on the middle class.
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By Tom Feran • September 5, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on August 15, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says Sherrod Brown voted "for the $1.17 trillion health care law that adds a new tax on Ohio manufacturers."
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By Tom Feran • August 30, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on August 11, 2012 a news release
"Paul Ryan got his start in politics, as a young staffer just out of college, working for then-Congressman John Kasich’s Budget Committee."
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By Henry J. Gomez • August 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 1, 2012 a campaign commercial
"Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close."
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By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on July 27, 2012 In a campaign mailer
"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 27, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on July 10, 2012 an emailed statement
"Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 19, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on June 3, 2012 a news release
Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused "many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 11, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on June 12, 2012 an online blog post
Obama has "racked up more debt than any president in history — over $5 trillion."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • June 27, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on April 28, 2012 a conference call with reporters
Says the health care reform bill was paid for, in part, by taking money from students and the student loan system.
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • May 14, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on April 15, 2012 a news release
Says the average Ohio student graduates from a four-year college or university with nearly $27,000 in tuition debt.
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 7, 2012
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