Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Feran

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Dennis Kucinich says the tax code effectively subsidizes fast food and junk food marketing that targets children

November 26, 2012

Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10…

Mike DeWine touts his wife’s recipes as a delicious part of Thanksgiving

November 21, 2012

Says Fran DeWine’s made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

Emails, blog posts claim Mitt Romney got zero votes in some Greater Cleveland precincts

November 21, 2012

"Mitt Romney received exactly zero votes in at least 12 Cuyahoga County precincts."

Online petition claims Obama got more votes in one Ohio county than there are registered voters

November 19, 2012

"In one county alone in Ohio, President Obama received 106,258 votes. But there were only 98,213 eligible voters."

Josh Mandel campaign labels Sherrod Brown an “Obama rubber stamp” over cap-and-trade

November 1, 2012

Says that Sherrod Brown is an "Obama rubber stamp" for "supporting the job-killing cap and trade plan."

Josh Mandel ad claims Sherrod Brown “voted six times to raise his own pay”

October 29, 2012

Sherrod Brown "voted six times to raise his own pay."

DCCC says Jim Renacci voted against combat bonuses for troops

October 24, 2012

Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."

Ohio Republican Party says Obama cut Medicare by $700 billion

October 19, 2012

"President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion."

Crossroads GPS says that Sherrod Brown backed “Obama’s $453 billion tax increase”

October 18, 2012

"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."

Josh Mandel ad claims Sherrod Brown failed to pay his taxes three times

October 17, 2012

Sherrod Brown "failed to pay his own taxes three separate times."

Ohio Republican Party says Obama has hurt Medicare, creating an unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage

October 15, 2012

"President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse" by "creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments."

While Ohio is up 123,000 jobs since 2011, auto jobs are down, John Kasich says

October 5, 2012

"We're up 123,000 jobs over the last year and three-quarters. We're actually, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, down 500 ... auto jobs in…

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