Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Ohio Pete Buttigieg stated on February 21, 2023 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.” Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.” J.D. Vance stated on September 4, 2022 in an interview: “Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.” Mike Gibbons stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad: "As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs." Mike DeWine stated on October 20, 2018 in an ad: "During the Strickland-Cordray era, taxes were raised by $800 million and Ohio lost 400,000 jobs." AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio." Republican Governors Association stated on July 18, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times." Richard Cordray stated on July 25, 2018 in 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." Mike DeWine stated on July 9, 2018 in a web video: "Richard Cordray wants to raise your taxes by reversing President Trump's tax reform." Richard Cordray stated on June 4, 2018 in an event in Springfield: On Mike DeWine's record as attorney general: "Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis." Sherrod Brown stated on May 18, 2018 in a TV ad: "Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest." Keith Faber stated on May 11, 2018 in a statement to the press: "Thanks to the strong charter school reforms put in place while I was Senate President" the online charter school ECOT "was caught and is out of business." Onward Ohio stated on March 20, 2018 in 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." Ohio Democratic Party stated on January 4, 2018 in 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." Ohioans Against Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue stated on May 23, 2017 in a campaign ad: "A California health care CEO is promising to reduce our prescription drug costs." Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign video: An Ohio ballot issue would address the fact that "we’ve gone from paying about $100 for Epipens to over $600 ... We don’t have a choice but to pay it and the drug companies know it." Ohio Republican Party stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?" Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people." ClearPath Action Fund stated on September 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed." Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 12, 2016 in an online ad campaign, "The Portman Files": "Who would sign up to speak for a (Haitian) dictator? Rob Portman." Ohio Right to Life stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars." Hugh Hewitt stated on July 20, 2016 in an MSNBC panel: "A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year." Sherrod Brown stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on ABC "This Week" : Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA "but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it." Steve Chabot stated on June 8, 2016 in his campaign blog: Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations." Joyce Beatty stated on May 25, 2016 in in a press conference: In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk." 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." 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’." Jim Jordan stated on August 8, 2013 in a news release: Says Obama "exempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law." Bill Johnson stated on June 27, 2013 in a news release: Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act. Ron Maag stated on May 1, 2013 in news report: Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 21, 2023 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.” Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.” J.D. Vance stated on September 4, 2022 in an interview: “Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.” Mike Gibbons stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad: "As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs." Mike DeWine stated on October 20, 2018 in an ad: "During the Strickland-Cordray era, taxes were raised by $800 million and Ohio lost 400,000 jobs." AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio." Republican Governors Association stated on July 18, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times." Richard Cordray stated on July 25, 2018 in 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." Mike DeWine stated on July 9, 2018 in a web video: "Richard Cordray wants to raise your taxes by reversing President Trump's tax reform." Richard Cordray stated on June 4, 2018 in an event in Springfield: On Mike DeWine's record as attorney general: "Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis." Sherrod Brown stated on May 18, 2018 in a TV ad: "Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest." Keith Faber stated on May 11, 2018 in a statement to the press: "Thanks to the strong charter school reforms put in place while I was Senate President" the online charter school ECOT "was caught and is out of business." Onward Ohio stated on March 20, 2018 in 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." Ohio Democratic Party stated on January 4, 2018 in 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." Ohioans Against Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue stated on May 23, 2017 in a campaign ad: "A California health care CEO is promising to reduce our prescription drug costs." Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign video: An Ohio ballot issue would address the fact that "we’ve gone from paying about $100 for Epipens to over $600 ... We don’t have a choice but to pay it and the drug companies know it." Ohio Republican Party stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?" Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people." ClearPath Action Fund stated on September 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed." Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 12, 2016 in an online ad campaign, "The Portman Files": "Who would sign up to speak for a (Haitian) dictator? Rob Portman." Ohio Right to Life stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars." Hugh Hewitt stated on July 20, 2016 in an MSNBC panel: "A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year." Sherrod Brown stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on ABC "This Week" : Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA "but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it." Steve Chabot stated on June 8, 2016 in his campaign blog: Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations." Joyce Beatty stated on May 25, 2016 in in a press conference: In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk." 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." 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’." Jim Jordan stated on August 8, 2013 in a news release: Says Obama "exempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law." Bill Johnson stated on June 27, 2013 in a news release: Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act. Ron Maag stated on May 1, 2013 in news report: Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 21, 2023 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”
Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.”
Mike Gibbons stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad: "As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs."
Mike DeWine stated on October 20, 2018 in an ad: "During the Strickland-Cordray era, taxes were raised by $800 million and Ohio lost 400,000 jobs."
AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio."
Republican Governors Association stated on July 18, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times."
Richard Cordray stated on July 25, 2018 in 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."
Mike DeWine stated on July 9, 2018 in a web video: "Richard Cordray wants to raise your taxes by reversing President Trump's tax reform."
Richard Cordray stated on June 4, 2018 in an event in Springfield: On Mike DeWine's record as attorney general: "Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis."
Sherrod Brown stated on May 18, 2018 in a TV ad: "Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest."
Keith Faber stated on May 11, 2018 in a statement to the press: "Thanks to the strong charter school reforms put in place while I was Senate President" the online charter school ECOT "was caught and is out of business."
Onward Ohio stated on March 20, 2018 in 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."
Ohio Democratic Party stated on January 4, 2018 in 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."
Ohioans Against Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue stated on May 23, 2017 in a campaign ad: "A California health care CEO is promising to reduce our prescription drug costs."
Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign video: An Ohio ballot issue would address the fact that "we’ve gone from paying about $100 for Epipens to over $600 ... We don’t have a choice but to pay it and the drug companies know it."
Ohio Republican Party stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?"
Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the U.S. Senate debate in Cleveland: Says Rob Portman was a registered foreign agent whose "client was Haiti, at a time when the Baby Doc, Duvalier, who was a despot, was killing people."
ClearPath Action Fund stated on September 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed."
Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 12, 2016 in an online ad campaign, "The Portman Files": "Who would sign up to speak for a (Haitian) dictator? Rob Portman."
Ohio Right to Life stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars."
Hugh Hewitt stated on July 20, 2016 in an MSNBC panel: "A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year."
Sherrod Brown stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on ABC "This Week" : Says Donald Trump made a lot of money from outsourcing jobs thanks to NAFTA "but never, ever raised his voice against it when Congress was considering it."
Steve Chabot stated on June 8, 2016 in his campaign blog: Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations."
Joyce Beatty stated on May 25, 2016 in in a press conference: In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk."
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."
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’."
Jim Jordan stated on August 8, 2013 in a news release: Says Obama "exempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law."
Bill Johnson stated on June 27, 2013 in a news release: Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.
Ron Maag stated on May 1, 2013 in news report: Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money