Latest Fact-Checks By Nadia Pflaum

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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 15, 2016 in a political ad for Bernie 2016:
"The Trans-Pacific trade deal could cost America 448,000 more jobs."  
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • March 24, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 14, 2016 in comments at a town hall in North Canton, Ohio:
"You know what Truman said, ‘You want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.’ "
False
By Nadia Pflaum • March 17, 2016
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing:
"We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border."  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • March 14, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 24, 2016 in a Kasich for America ad, "Progress":
"As governor, Kasich delivered the largest tax cut in the nation."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • March 10, 2016
Tim McGinty
Tim McGinty
stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website:
Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • March 4, 2016
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards
stated on February 9, 2016 in a forum in Los Angeles:
"In Ohio, more than half the providers of safe and legal abortion have had to shut down" since Gov. John Kasich took office in 2011.
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • February 22, 2016
Tim McGinty
Tim McGinty
stated on February 17, 2016 in his campaign website:
"We are almost halfway to our goal of 1,000 rapes prosecuted!"  
True
By Nadia Pflaum • February 17, 2016
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad:
"Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder."
False
By Nadia Pflaum • February 12, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on Fox News:
Ohio’s credit rating is "as high as you can get, AA+."
False
By Nadia Pflaum • February 8, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on December 10, 2016 in a Facebook post:
"With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a ‘proven success’."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • February 5, 2016
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