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Catherine Glenn Foster stated on July 14, 2022 in a congressional hearing:

"If a 10-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape and it was threatening her life, then that’s not an abortion."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 15, 2022

Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate:

“I brought back Big Ten football.”

By Madeline Heim• October 6, 2020

Rick Perry stated on July 01, 2013 in a radio interview.:

"Abortion is the second-most conducted surgical procedure in this country."

By W. Gardner Selby• July 5, 2013

Ron Hood stated on June 12, 2013 in House Bill 200:

Says abortion increases the risk of breast cancer.

By Tom Feran• June 24, 2013

Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their carts over deadly risk of fentanyl residue.

By Samantha Putterman• September 26, 2019

Matthew Birmingham stated on March 16, 2019 in a press release:

"Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts."

By Colin Meyn• March 20, 2019

John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech:

"One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."

By Reginald Fields• November 17, 2011

Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a speech:

Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."

By Marta Campabadal Graus• April 15, 2024

William G. Batchelder stated on January 03, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives:

Says a "Canadian provincial prime minister came to Ohio for his medical treatment because of the delay in Canadian health care which would have endangered his life."

By Aaron Marshall• January 26, 2011

Sherrod Brown stated on April 15, 2012 in a news release:

Says the average Ohio student graduates from a four-year college or university with nearly $27,000 in tuition debt.

By Tom Feran• May 7, 2012

Lorraine Fende stated on January 17, 2011 in an interview with The Columbus Dispatch:

Says that in Ohio "right now, you could be 8½ months pregnant and have an abortion for no reason."

By Joe Guillen• February 4, 2011

True American stated on May 13, 2018 in a headline:

"BREAKING: 60 people just found dead in Ohio"

By Amy Sherman• May 17, 2018

Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Says Sherrod Brown voted "for the $1.17 trillion health care law that adds a new tax on Ohio manufacturers."

By Tom Feran• August 30, 2012

Donald Trump stated on December 09, 2020 in a tweet:

“No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”

By Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020

Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":

"Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion."

By Becky Bowers• February 27, 2012

Dennis Kucinich stated on January 29, 2018 in on a campaign website:

The default rate for college students has grown from 40 percent 10 years ago to about 50 percent today, and "perhaps as many as 800,000 young Ohioans are facing default on their student loans."

By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2018

Ohio Democratic Party stated on July 14, 2013 in an emailed statement:

Says proposed anti-abortion legislation "would force women facing the most personal of health decisions to endure a transvaginal ultrasound."

By Brandon Blackwell• July 12, 2013

Mike DeWine stated on February 20, 2012 in an interview with MSNBC:

"The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country."

By Reginald Fields• March 8, 2012

Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech:

Cuyahoga County "passed a program to guarantee a college savings account for every single child who enters kindergarten in this county -- the first county in the United States to do so."

By Tom Feran• June 3, 2013

Chris Redfern stated on August 11, 2012 in a news release:

"Paul Ryan got his start in politics, as a young staffer just out of college, working for then-Congressman John Kasich’s Budget Committee."

By Henry J. Gomez• August 17, 2012

Could 10-year-old rape victim have gotten abortion in Ohio? Experts say exceptions in law are vague

By Jeff Cercone• July 21, 2022

How an unproven abortion ‘reversal’ treatment has advanced in the US

By Samantha Putterman• April 4, 2022

Three Pinocchios slapped on Texas language about abortions, breast cancer

By W. Gardner Selby• December 14, 2016

Canadian anecdote lands on 2011 favorites list

By Robert Higgs• December 26, 2011

Have vaccine lotteries worked? Studies so far show mixed results

By Louis Jacobson, Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• August 19, 2021

How treatment of ectopic pregnancy fits into post-Roe medical care

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz, Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 30, 2022

Fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate

By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• October 16, 2019

A presidential shout-out for the Obameter

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 21, 2015

Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim

By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012

Hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: what you need to know

By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2020

Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021

'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 14, 2013

Dave Thomas anecdote a favorite from 2011

By Robert Higgs• December 30, 2011

Rhetoric rises over payment advisory board

By Zack McMillin, Bartholomew Sullivan• April 2, 2012

Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 27, 2011

Ohio train derailment: How FEMA and other federal agencies are aiding East Palestine

By Sara Swann• February 22, 2023

Leo Berman claim about Obama topped our charts

By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2011

The flood of falsehoods about the health care law

By Martha M. Hamilton• March 21, 2012

This campaign season's Pants on Fire guide

By Robert Farley• October 30, 2010

Why medical experts worry about President Trump touting chloroquine

By Louis Jacobson• April 7, 2020