Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Teresa Fedor
Teresa Fedor
stated on December 1, 2010 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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