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Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 21, 2010 an election ad
Tom Ganley has "two F's from the Better Business Bureau" and "over 160 complaints in just three years."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 21, 2010
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on October 18, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says Maryellen O’Shaughnessy "accepted campaign cash from indicted politician Jimmy Dimora."
False
By Mark Naymik • October 20, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 3, 2010 a campaign video
"Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."
False
By Tom Feran • October 19, 2010
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on October 18, 2010 a statement posted to his website
On privatization of Social Security.
Full Flop
By Robert Higgs, Sabrina Eaton • October 19, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 4, 2010 a debate
"Under Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Ohio is 44th in the country in terms of getting money actually into worker retraining."
False
By Stephen Koff • October 18, 2010
Lee Fisher
Lee Fisher
stated on October 8, 2010 a debate
"If you want to see the jobs that I've saved and created in this storm he helped create, go anywhere in Ohio."
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • October 16, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 8, 2010 a debate
Says he's so bipartisan that "12 of my bills were signed into law by Democratic President Bill Clinton."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 16, 2010
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on September 21, 2010 a television campaign ad
Says Tom Ganley has been "sued over 400 times, for fraud, discrimination and more," and "a judge called Tom Ganley's business practices "deceptive and unconscionable."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • October 15, 2010
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 30, 2010 a television campaign ad
"Boyce gave (a lobbyist’s) wife a sensitive job in the treasurer’s office, a job Boyce admitted he only made available at their mosque."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 14, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 4, 2010 a news conference
"(Strickland) raised taxes last year to the tune of $840 million."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • October 13, 2010
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on September 22, 2010 a news conference
 "Never once did they (House Republicans) actually cut spending or reduce the state budget. Even when they cut taxes in 2005, they increased spending.  They never paid for their tax cuts."  
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • October 12, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 6, 2010 a television campaign ad
Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs."
True
By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2010 a television election ad
Says that "93 percent of the time John Boccieri voted with Nancy Pelosi."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • October 8, 2010
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on September 27, 2010 a television campaign ad
"O’Shaughnessy even voted for her own personal stimulus package -- a taxpayer-funded pay raise for herself."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 7, 2010
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 6, 2010 a statement posted on a website
"Tom Ganley supports a 23 percent national sales tax that would raise taxes on the middle class while giving a huge tax break to millionaires like himself."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 6, 2010
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 22, 2010 an election ad
Says Lee Fisher "wanted a $1.1 billion tax increase which could have driven countless jobs out of state."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 5, 2010
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
stated on September 23, 2010 an campaign e-mail
On protecting Social Security benefits and changing the retirement age.
Full Flop
By Sabrina Eaton • October 4, 2010
Zack Space
Zack Space
stated on September 2, 2010 a letter
A bill to save teacher jobs is completely paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • October 1, 2010
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on September 16, 2010 a campaign video
"An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganley’s) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBI's highest civilian award"
True
By Tom Feran • September 30, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 a campaign video
"Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
True
By Joe Guillen • September 29, 2010
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