Latest Fact-checks in Ohio Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2018 in a speech: "All across Ohio, steel mills are reopening." Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." Mike DeWine stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets." Troy Balderson stated on September 6, 2018 in a news story: Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor has raised "90 percent of his campaign funds from liberal out of staters." Steve Chabot stated on September 6, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit." Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in 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." Mike DeWine stated on August 22, 2018 in 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." AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2018 in a tweet: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich is "very unpopular." 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." Wannabe Entertainment stated on August 7, 2018 in a blog post: "LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year" 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." Jim Renacci stated on July 10, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren." 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." Mike DeWine stated on July 11, 2018 in a news conference: On maintaining Medicaid expansion in Ohio as part of the Affordable Care Act For Our Future PAC stated on July 2, 2018 in 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." Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State." Bloggers stated on June 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..." 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." Richard Cordray stated on May 17, 2018 in a tweet: "Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans." 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." Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule." Jim Renacci stated on April 25, 2018 in a radio interview: "President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it." Sherrod Brown stated on April 9, 2018 in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland: "Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act." Richard Cordray stated on April 2, 2018 in a campaign website: "Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent." Mike DeWine stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable." Mike Gibbons stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview: "A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism.
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Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2018 in a speech: "All across Ohio, steel mills are reopening." Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions." Mike DeWine stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets." Troy Balderson stated on September 6, 2018 in a news story: Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor has raised "90 percent of his campaign funds from liberal out of staters." Steve Chabot stated on September 6, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit." Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in 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." Mike DeWine stated on August 22, 2018 in 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." AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2018 in a tweet: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich is "very unpopular." 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." Wannabe Entertainment stated on August 7, 2018 in a blog post: "LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year" 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." Jim Renacci stated on July 10, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren." 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." Mike DeWine stated on July 11, 2018 in a news conference: On maintaining Medicaid expansion in Ohio as part of the Affordable Care Act For Our Future PAC stated on July 2, 2018 in 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." Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State." Bloggers stated on June 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..." 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." Richard Cordray stated on May 17, 2018 in a tweet: "Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans." 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." Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule." Jim Renacci stated on April 25, 2018 in a radio interview: "President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it." Sherrod Brown stated on April 9, 2018 in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland: "Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act." Richard Cordray stated on April 2, 2018 in a campaign website: "Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent." Mike DeWine stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable." Mike Gibbons stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview: "A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism.
Richard Cordray stated on September 25, 2018 in an ad: Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions."
Mike DeWine stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets."
Troy Balderson stated on September 6, 2018 in a news story: Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor has raised "90 percent of his campaign funds from liberal out of staters."
Steve Chabot stated on September 6, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit."
Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions."
AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in 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."
Mike DeWine stated on August 22, 2018 in 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."
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."
Wannabe Entertainment stated on August 7, 2018 in a blog post: "LeBron’s ‘I Promise School’ To Cost Taxpayers Millions Of Dollars Every Year"
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."
Jim Renacci stated on July 10, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren."
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."
Mike DeWine stated on July 11, 2018 in a news conference: On maintaining Medicaid expansion in Ohio as part of the Affordable Care Act
For Our Future PAC stated on July 2, 2018 in 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."
Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
Bloggers stated on June 12, 2018 in a blog post: "Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..."
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."
Richard Cordray stated on May 17, 2018 in a tweet: "Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans."
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."
Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule."
Jim Renacci stated on April 25, 2018 in a radio interview: "President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio."
Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 9, 2018 in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland: "Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act."
Richard Cordray stated on April 2, 2018 in a campaign website: "Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent."
Mike DeWine stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable."
Mike Gibbons stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview: "A lot" of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s policies "reflect that interest in Marxism" and a fondness for communism.
