Latest Fact Checks By Aaron Marshall

Mike DeWine cites link between viewing child pornography and molestation cases

By Aaron Marshall

November 30, 2011

"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 

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Ohio unemployment ‘significantly higher’ than right-to-work states, says chief of 1851 Center for Constitutional Law

By Aaron Marshall

November 21, 2011

Says unemployment in Ohio "is significantly higher than the unemployment rate in states which are not forced union states and it’s always been that way."

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President E. Gordon Gee says OSU’s athletic compliance department is a model for others to follow

By Aaron Marshall

October 31, 2011

"We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor…

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Ohio Dems chair Chris Redfern says driving the new 15th District is like driving to Niagara Falls

By Aaron Marshall

October 5, 2011

Says that to drive the length of the newly drawn 15th District "you’d find yourself on the road as long as it would take to…

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Chancellor Jim Petro says boosting bachelor’s degrees in Ohio would boost economy

By Aaron Marshall

August 30, 2011

Every 1 percent increase in the number of Ohioans with bachelor’s degrees "means economic activity growing the next year and for each year thereafter (by)…

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State Sen. Tim Grendell claims more water flows into Lake Erie than flows out

By Aaron Marshall

August 8, 2011

"You might be surprised to know that 137 billion gallons flows (into Lake Erie) every day. You might be surprised to know that only 86.3…

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State Sen. Kris Jordan says ‘fracking’ hasn’t contaminated Ohio groundwater

By Aaron Marshall

July 14, 2011

"State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking."  

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State Sen. Chris Widener says May tax revenue dip shows economy remains precarious

By Aaron Marshall

June 20, 2011

Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and "that's basically a clear indication the governor's counselors are probably right -- that we are…

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Gov. John Kasich says Ohioans carry the seventh heaviest tax burden

By Aaron Marshall

June 6, 2011

"We’re the seventh highest taxed state in America. And that’s not just state, it’s local as well."

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State Rep. Jay Goyal says new Kasich budget plan uses more federal dollars than last budget

By Aaron Marshall

May 18, 2011

Says there are more federal dollars in Gov. John Kasich's budget plan than in the previous state budget.

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Jon Husted says under his plan Ohio would be among most aggressive on early voting time frame

By Aaron Marshall

May 2, 2011

Says that while his plan would narrow the time for early voting, "it still will be one of the most aggressive early voting time frames…

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State Rep. Armond Budish says one-quarter of African Americans don’t have photo ID

By Aaron Marshall

April 7, 2011

"Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require."

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