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Lee Fisher
Lee Fisher
stated on July 13, 2010 a news release
"As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign speech
"In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • July 30, 2010
Yvette McGee Brown
Yvette McGee Brown
stated on June 22, 2010 speech on urban issues
"The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city."
True
By Aaron Marshall • July 30, 2010
Progress Ohio
Progress Ohio
stated on March 12, 2010 a video posted online in a blog article
"In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • July 29, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 30, 2010 a news release
Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • July 28, 2010
Lee Fisher
Lee Fisher
stated on July 12, 2010 a campaign statement
Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • July 28, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign speech
"Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average."
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • July 27, 2010
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on July 6, 2010 a statement posted to his website
Says his office "has already recovered over $2 billion from Wall Street for the workers, retirees, and investors who were harmed."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • July 26, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 28, 2010 a campaign statement
Says that Lee Fisher once said, "I never met a gun control bill I didn’t like."
False
By Stephen Koff • July 25, 2010
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 14, 2010 an interview with Rachel Maddow
Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s.
True
By Stephen Koff • July 25, 2010
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on July 6, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"The Arizona law basically parrots the federal immigration law."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • July 24, 2010
Yvette McGee Brown
Yvette McGee Brown
stated on June 22, 2010 a campaign speech
"Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation."
True
By Reginald Fields • July 24, 2010
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
stated on July 21, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
True
By Robert Higgs • July 24, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 13, 2010 a news release
"The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $160 million to the state of Pennsylvania to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any abortion legal in the state."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • July 23, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign speech
"In Ohio, we invested in our children, raising school funding by 5.5 percent in the last budget."
False
By Aaron Marshall • July 23, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 21, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"Since 1904, the Ohio victor has won the presidency 25 out of 27 times "
True
By Robert Higgs • July 23, 2010
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on June 10, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"The War in Afghanistan is officially the longest war Americans have ever been asked to endure."
True
By Robert Higgs • July 23, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 15, 2010 an op-ed in the Detroit News
"Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Sabrina Eaton • July 15, 2010
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