Fact Check Posts – Page 12

Gov. John Kasich claims state workers will get pay raises

By Tom Feran

May 3, 2011

"State employees are actually going to get a pay raise."

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says Bush tax cuts caused a substantial part of the deficit

By Tom Feran

April 29, 2011

The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit."

Sen. Sherrod Brown says unionization rates are higher at companies that are foreign owned

By Tom Feran

April 25, 2011

"Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall."

Rep. Michael Turner, congressional delegation, say a shuttle in Ohio would be within a day’s drive for 60 percent of Americans

By Tom Feran

April 14, 2011

A space shuttle the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton would be "within a day's drive of 60 percent of the…

Gov. John Kasich says there was an informal agreement to build psychiatric hospital in Cleveland

By Tom Feran

April 12, 2011

There was "some sort of informal commitment to build a (psychiatric) building in downtown Cleveland."

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder says Georgia’s voter ID law didn’t dissuade black voters from participating

By Tom Feran

April 4, 2011

Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do…

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says GOP budget cuts don’t target GAO high-risk areas

By Tom Feran

March 28, 2011

Says none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs…

Rep. Steve LaTourette says the government is growing while the economy is shrinking

By Tom Feran

March 21, 2011

"If you look at the jobs lost in the private sector as opposed to the job gains in the public sector, it's out of whack.…

Rep. Betty Sutton says Lake Erie drives jobs, tax revenues for Ohio

By Tom Feran

March 18, 2011

"Lake Erie supports nearly 10 percent of Ohio's jobs and generates $750 million in state and local taxes."

NRSC raps Sen. Sherrod Brown for admitting that ‘stimulus law failed’ and flip-flopping on tax cuts

By Tom Feran

March 9, 2011

Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted "that his $787 billion stimulus law failed" and "after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans' taxes, (he) now…

Sen. Sherrod Brown says Hitler, Stalin and Mubarek all opposed independent unions

By Tom Feran

March 8, 2011

"Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions."

Gov. John Kasich says only California and Michigan lost more jobs than Ohio in the last decade

By Tom Feran

March 4, 2011

"We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse."

Latest Fact Checks By Tom Feran

Gov. John Kasich claims state workers will get pay raises

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says Bush tax cuts caused a substantial part of the deficit

Sen. Sherrod Brown says unionization rates are higher at companies that are foreign owned

Rep. Michael Turner, congressional delegation, say a shuttle in Ohio would be within a day’s drive for 60 percent of Americans

Gov. John Kasich says there was an informal agreement to build psychiatric hospital in Cleveland

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder says Georgia’s voter ID law didn’t dissuade black voters from participating

Rep. Dennis Kucinich says GOP budget cuts don’t target GAO high-risk areas

Rep. Steve LaTourette says the government is growing while the economy is shrinking

Rep. Betty Sutton says Lake Erie drives jobs, tax revenues for Ohio

NRSC raps Sen. Sherrod Brown for admitting that ‘stimulus law failed’ and flip-flopping on tax cuts

Sen. Sherrod Brown says Hitler, Stalin and Mubarek all opposed independent unions

Gov. John Kasich says only California and Michigan lost more jobs than Ohio in the last decade