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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on January 6, 2011 in a FoxNews interview:
Says the Defense Department shrink-wrapped $10.8 billion in American money, loaded it on 175 pallets and put it on a transport plane to Iraq where they passed out $100 bills and no one has any receipts.
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 24, 2011
Teresa Fedor
Teresa Fedor
stated on December 1, 2010 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:
"Toledo … is fourth in the nation behind much bigger cities — Miami, Las Vegas, Portland — in number of human trafficking arrests and rescues."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • December 14, 2010
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on November 30, 2010 in a news release:
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • December 2, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2010 in 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
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 6, 2010 in 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
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on September 13, 2010 in an appearance at The Plain Dealer:
Says he took down the mob in Northeast Ohio
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • September 28, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 14, 2010 in a debate:
State government spending will be increase 10.7 percent this year.
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • September 24, 2010
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on August 23, 2010 in an election ad:
DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • September 14, 2010
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on September 1, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website:
"Boccieri voted to spend a billion dollars an hour, every hour, for his first 50 days in office"  
Mostly False
By Robert Higgs • September 8, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video:
"When Pepper’s tax was finally voted down, Pepper laid off cops and closed jails and let criminals run free in the streets."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • September 3, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2010
Lee Fisher
Lee Fisher
stated on July 13, 2010 in 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
Lee Fisher
Lee Fisher
stated on July 12, 2010 in 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
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