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Trafficking in bad stats
Joyce Beatty
In Ohio, "each year an estimated 1,000 children become victims of human trafficking, and over 3,000 more are at risk."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Friday, June 10th, 2016
That pesky Sunflower State!
John Kasich
"As governor, Kasich delivered the largest tax cut in the nation."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
Deal not wholly to blame for lost jobs
Ted Strickland
"With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a ‘proven success’."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Friday, February 5th, 2016
A good dose of hyperbole
Jim Jordan
Says Obama "exempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Opinions, they are a-changin’
Bill Johnson
Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.
— PolitiFact Ohio on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
Other research shows the opposite
Ron Maag
Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
— PolitiFact Ohio on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
If Fitz endorses but no one’s around, does he make a noise?
Ed FitzGerald
Says he was the first local official to endorse Barack Obama
— PolitiFact Ohio on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Not this year, not every American and not forever
Jim Renacci
Obamacare includes "a $63 charge every American will begin paying (in 2013) as a way to cover some of the increased costs associated with providing health insurance to those with pre-existing conditions."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Relies on vote for wide-ranging bill that mentioned turnpike leasing
Ohio Democratic Party
Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike"
— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, November 12th, 2012
Some supporters, but no group endorsement
Voters First Ohio
Says the NAACP's Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.
— PolitiFact Ohio on Thursday, November 1st, 2012
A selective description meant to mislead
Crossroads GPS
"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Thursday, October 18th, 2012
A popular tune to spin on the health care hit parade
Ohio Republican Party
"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."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, October 15th, 2012
350 votes out of more than 10,000
Josh Mandel
"We need a Senator who shows up to work. Sherrod Brown missed over 350 official votes."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Is there a slight? It's ever so slight
Says Sherrod Brown’s campaign attacked Josh Mandel’s military service
— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, September 17th, 2012
No gutting. Law promotes savings
Says Betty Sutton and House Democrats "gutted" Medicare by $741 billion to pay for Obamacare.
— PolitiFact Ohio on Friday, August 24th, 2012
Distorts comments about coal and air pollution
Mitt Romney
Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Friday, August 17th, 2012
Greatly overstates Ohio's economic improvement
"The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, July 16th, 2012
Slowing growth not the same as gutting
Betty Sutton "gutted Medicare by $500 billion" with her vote for the president's health care bill.
— PolitiFact Ohio on Monday, May 21st, 2012
New speaker, same familiar rating
Bob Latta
Says that President Obama promised that with the stimulus plan, "unemployment would never go above 8 percent. He even said it would be 6 percent by now."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Twitter tweet twists the facts
John Boehner
"Student loan rates set to double because a Democratic-controlled Congress voted to double them."
— PolitiFact Ohio on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012