Latest Fact-Checks By Henry J. Gomez

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Marisha Agana
stated on October 30, 2011 in a news release announcing her candidacy:

"The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt."

Mostly False

By Henry J. Gomez • December 15, 2011

Josh Mandel
stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio interview:

Says that Sen. Sherrod Brown is "out there egging on a lot of these protesters who are spitting on policemen and going to the bathroom on policemen’s cars at these protests on Wall Street and other places."

Pants on Fire!

By Henry J. Gomez • November 18, 2011

Robert Hagan
stated on November 3, 2011 in an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac:

"The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it."

Mostly True

By Henry J. Gomez • November 14, 2011

Nina Turner
stated on October 24, 2011 in an opinion column:

"The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values."

True

By Henry J. Gomez • November 1, 2011

Dave Yost
stated on October 2, 2011 in a newspaper column:

"The city of Columbus would save $41 million a year if employees had to contribute to their own, guaranteed-check pensions."

Mostly True

By Henry J. Gomez • October 19, 2011

Tim Ryan
stated on September 15, 2011 in a television interview:

"We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. We’ve got work that needs to get done. We’ve got people that want to go to work."

Mostly True

By Henry J. Gomez • October 6, 2011

Michael Skindell
stated on September 7, 2011 in a news conference:

Says that in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements "and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date."

True

By Henry J. Gomez • September 20, 2011

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