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Mike DeWine

Mike DeWine

Mike DeWine, the Ohio attorney general, won the Republican primary for governor in May 2018 and is running in the general election in November. Previously he was one of Ohio's U.S. senator's, lieutenant governor and a member of the General Assembly.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Mike DeWine

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Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on October 20, 2018 an ad
"During the Strickland-Cordray era, taxes were raised by $800 million and Ohio lost 400,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on September 12, 2018 an ad
Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets."  
False
By Amy Sherman • September 26, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 22, 2018 a TV ad
"While Richard Cordray was Attorney General, 12,000 rape kits like Allyssa's were left untested. Cordray's failure left serial rapists free to strike again. Then Mike DeWine became Attorney General. He tested all 12,000 rape kits. Now hundreds of rapists are behind bars."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on July 9, 2018 a web video
"Richard Cordray wants to raise your taxes by reversing President Trump's tax reform."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on July 11, 2018 a news conference
On maintaining Medicaid expansion in Ohio as part of the Affordable Care Act
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on March 20, 2018 a TV ad
Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 14, 2012 a news conference
"A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone."
True
By Joe Guillen • December 7, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 20, 2012 a news release
Says Fran DeWine’s made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
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By Tom Feran • November 21, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 31, 2012 a news conference
"Since the time of the Civil War, we've made a distinction in this country between the availability and the ability to access for people who were in the military, versus the rest of us, to vote." 
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • October 1, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 2, 2012 a news release
Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force "is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio"
Mostly True
By Reginald Fields • August 10, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on February 20, 2012 an interview with MSNBC
"The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • March 8, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 18, 2011 a news conference
"At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." 
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • November 30, 2011
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 15, 2010 a television interview
The DeWine campaign is "receiving money from so many more people. (Cordray's) money is coming almost exclusively from the party, labor unions, and special counsel that he has given business to."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • August 30, 2010
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on July 30, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"There are currently delays of up to six months in the processing of DNA evidence at the state run crime lab."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • August 9, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Mike DeWine

Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on September 25, 2018 an ad
Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2018
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 5, 2018 an ad
Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on July 25, 2018 a Facebook ad
"Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2018
For Our Future PAC
For Our Future PAC
stated on July 2, 2018 a website
"Repealing the Affordable Care Act — and with it, Ohio’s Medicaid expansion — could cost Ohio more than 81,000 jobs, jeopardize nearly 1 million Ohioans’ health care coverage, and leave more than 220,000 Ohioans with mental illness or substance use disorders without insurance."  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Onward Ohio
Onward Ohio
stated on March 20, 2018 a TV ad
"In the Senate, (Mike) DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton to let illegal immigrants receive Social Security. And in Ohio, DeWine allowed illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2018
Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor
stated on January 29, 2018 a speech
Says Mike DeWine "flip-flopped on the gun issue and has earned an F from the NRA."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 6, 2018
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on January 4, 2018 a press release
Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on August 23, 2010 an election ad
DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • September 14, 2010
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