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Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on June 28, 2013 in On “The Rachel Maddow Show,” broadcast on MSNBC:
Says Ohio budget item later signed into law by Gov. John Kasich requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a  "mandatory vaginal probe."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • July 9, 2013
Phil Burress
Phil Burress
stated on June 26, 2013 in news story:
"Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 9, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference:
"About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 5, 2013
Kris Jordan
Kris Jordan
stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor :
Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio
True
By Robert Higgs • June 27, 2013
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech:
"If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • June 26, 2013
Ron Hood
Ron Hood
stated on June 12, 2013 in House Bill 200:
Says abortion increases the risk of breast cancer.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • June 24, 2013
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on June 12, 2013 in a conference call with reporters:
"Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.
True
By Stephen Koff • June 18, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 12, 2013 in an email:
A hidden provision in Obamacare taxes sporting goods as medical devices.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • June 14, 2013
Dave Joyce
Dave Joyce
stated on June 5, 2013 in a tweet:
"47 - New provisions ObamaCare charges the IRS with implementing, according to the Government Accountability Office."
True
By Tom Feran • June 12, 2013
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
stated on May 17, 2013 in a tweet:
"If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • June 10, 2013
Tom Letson
Tom Letson
stated on May 16, 2013 in an emailed news release :
Says Gov. John Kasich implied that a portion of workers’ compensation rebates to employers "should be directed back to him in the form of campaign cash."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • June 7, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on May 21, 2013 in remarks at a General Assembly session:
"During the Civil War, more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army -- more per capita than any other state."
True
By Robert Higgs • June 5, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech:
Cuyahoga County "passed a program to guarantee a college savings account for every single child who enters kindergarten in this county -- the first county in the United States to do so."
True
By Tom Feran • June 3, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 23, 2013 in Conference call with reporters:
The Obama administration has put out "more of these major rules than the Clinton administration or the Bush administration during comparable times."
True
By Stephen Koff • May 31, 2013
Ron Maag
Ron Maag
stated on April 12, 2013 in a statement during a state House Finance and Appropriations Committee hearing:
 "Forty-six cents of every dollar" Ohio could get for Medicaid expansion "is going to come from China or some other country that doesn’t like us very much."
False
By Stephen Koff • May 22, 2013
Ken Lanci
Ken Lanci
stated on May 1, 2013 in news release, website:
Ken Lanci is a lifelong Clevelander
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 16, 2013
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech :
"The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • May 15, 2013
Mike Foley
Mike Foley
stated on April 23, 2013 in news release:
Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation.
Mostly True
By Robert Higgs • May 13, 2013
Ron Maag
Ron Maag
stated on May 1, 2013 in news report:
Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 7, 2013
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email:
"Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 6, 2013
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