Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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Ohio Right to Life
Ohio Right to Life
stated on August 2, 2016 a press release
"Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • August 12, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 1, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio
Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • August 4, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • August 1, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 27, 2016 fundraising email
"The Koch network (is) spending more money (in a Senate race) in Ohio than anywhere else in the country."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • July 28, 2016
Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt
stated on July 20, 2016 an MSNBC panel
"A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • July 21, 2016
Mike Cernovich
Mike Cernovich
stated on July 14, 2016 his blog
"The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers."
Pants on Fire!
By Nadia Pflaum • July 18, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 3, 2016 an interview on ABC "This Week"
Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA "but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it."  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • July 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 27, 2016 a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio
"Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • July 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 21, 2016 a rally in Columbus, Ohio
Says Donald Trump called pregnant employees "an inconvenience."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • June 24, 2016
Steve Chabot
Steve Chabot
stated on June 8, 2016 his campaign blog
Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations."  
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • June 20, 2016
Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
stated on May 25, 2016 in a press conference
In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • June 10, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on May 14, 2016 a fundraising email by campaign manager
"While Rob Portman relies on his super PAC and a handful of billionaires to do his dirty work, we don’t have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we don’t want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 31, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 17, 2016 a radio interview
Ohio is "probably top five in the country, sadly, in terms of heroin overdoses. It’s now exceeded car accidents as the No. 1 cause of death in Ohio."  
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 23, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on May 9, 2016 a campaign stop at Steelworkers 1104 in Lorain, Ohio
Trade deals are negotiated in "secret" and, unlike corporate interests, politicians never invite "the leaders of the AFL-CIO or steelworkers or the mine workers to come in and sit down in these meetings."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 19, 2016
Fighting for Ohio PAC
Fighting for Ohio PAC
stated on May 6, 2016 Fighting for Ohio PAC ad
Says Ted Strickland admits his record on jobs and taxes is "mixed and spotty."
False
By Nadia Pflaum • May 13, 2016
Joe Roman
Joe Roman
stated on April 25, 2016 a Plain Dealer article
Says $15-an-hour proposal in Cleveland is "the most aggressive minimum wage increase in the country."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 9, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 24, 2016 comments on "Face the Nation"
"After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 2, 2016
Occupational Knowledge International
Occupational Knowledge International
stated on April 20, 2016 a petition on Change.org
Says Sherwin-Williams is "making lead paint and poisoning people around the world."  
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 26, 2016
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on April 8, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Republican presidential candidate and Gov. John Kasich has spent 177 days out of state and used $350,000 in taxpayer money on his "costly campaign."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 19, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 3, 2016 ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz
Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later "laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasich’s super PAC."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 12, 2016
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