Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 14, 2012 a campaign speech
Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." 
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • August 17, 2012
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
stated on June 5, 2012 a telephone town hall meeting
"The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • July 16, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on May 11, 2012 a campaign website posting
Betty Sutton "gutted Medicare by $500 billion" with her vote for the president's health care bill.
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 21, 2012
Bob Latta
Bob Latta
stated on May 5, 2012 an email statement
Says that President Obama promised that with the stimulus plan, "unemployment would never go above 8 percent. He even said it would be 6 percent by now."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 17, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on April 24, 2012 a Twitter post
"Student loan rates set to double because a Democratic-controlled Congress voted to double them."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 1, 2012
Michael Turner
Michael Turner
stated on April 23, 2012 a statement supporting Mitt Romney
Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • April 30, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on March 29, 2012 a news release
Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • April 5, 2012
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Ohio Federation of Teachers
stated on March 12, 2012 a news release
"The (Jackson) plan (for reforming Cleveland schools) lacks any data or methods proven to raise student achievement."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • March 28, 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
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
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
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
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
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on November 16, 2011 a television commercial
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • December 6, 2011
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 18, 2011 a news conference
"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • November 30, 2011
Building a Better Ohio
Building a Better Ohio
stated on October 14, 2011 a campaign commercial
"Government employees make 43 percent more in wages and benefits" than private-sector workers.
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • November 4, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 7, 2011 a news release
"Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' "
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 13, 2011
We Are Ohio
We Are Ohio
stated on September 27, 2011 a television commercial
"Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • October 10, 2011
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