Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$
Joe Guillen

Joe Guillen

Reporter, Plain Dealer statehouse bureau

Joe Guillen is a reporter in The Plain Dealer's statehouse bureau.  He joined The Plain Dealer in 2005 and was a general assignment reporter and covered Cuyahoga County government before moving to the paper's Columbus bureau in February 2010.

jguillen@plaind.com

Featured Statements

Latest Fact-Checks By Joe Guillen

Clear
Tom Niehaus
Tom Niehaus
stated on January 3, 2013 an online video
"Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support."
True
By Joe Guillen • January 17, 2013
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
Voters First Ohio
Voters First Ohio
stated on September 25, 2012 a news story
Says the NAACP's Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • November 1, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on August 15, 2012 an interview with reporters
A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 11, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on September 11, 2012 an election flier
Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 3, 2012
Protect Your Vote Ohio
Protect Your Vote Ohio
stated on August 1, 2012 a news release
"Thousands of politicians from across Ohio – along with their relatives, employees and friends – are still eligible to serve" on the proposed redistricting commission.
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • August 9, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on July 27, 2012 In a campaign mailer
"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 27, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on July 10, 2012 an emailed statement
"Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 19, 2012
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on June 13, 2012 a speech in the Ohio House
Lorain "is the poorest urban school district in the state of Ohio."
False
By Joe Guillen • July 2, 2012
Ron Gerberry
Ron Gerberry
stated on April 17, 2012 a news conference
The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • June 4, 2012
Load More

Latest Articles By Joe Guillen

Load More