Latest Fact-checks by Tom Feran 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 John Kasich stated on July 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly." Bill Johnson stated on July 5, 2011 in an online news story: On opposition to earmarks Lisa Hamler-Fugitt stated on June 1, 2011 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth." Jim Jordan stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective." Dennis Kucinich stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 9, 2011 in a news release: Says that Sherrod Brown "voted to cut Medicare by over $500 billion in order to fund government-run health care." Ron Amstutz stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service." Rob Portman stated on May 19, 2011 in a news release: "The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities." Steve Loomis stated on May 9, 2011 in a news conference: Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate. Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage." John Kasich stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: "We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location." Nina Turner stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: When "the governor announced his ‘jobs budget,’ 99 folks from the Department of Taxation were let go the next day." John Kasich stated on April 19, 2011 in a news conference: "State employees are actually going to get a pay raise." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit." Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall." Michael Turner stated on April 30, 2010 in a letter from the Ohio congressional delegation to NASA: A space shuttle the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton would be "within a day's drive of 60 percent of the U.S. population." John Kasich stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech: There was "some sort of informal commitment to build a (psychiatric) building in downtown Cleveland." William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." Dennis Kucinich stated on February 17, 2011 in a House committee hearing: Says none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse." Steve LaTourette stated on March 4, 2011 in a newspaper interview: "If you look at the jobs lost in the private sector as opposed to the job gains in the public sector, it's out of whack. The government's growing and the private economy's shrinking." Betty Sutton stated on March 3, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Lake Erie supports nearly 10 percent of Ohio's jobs and generates $750 million in state and local taxes." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 1, 2011 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted "that his $787 billion stimulus law failed" and "after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans' taxes, (he) now claims that his stimulus bill 'didn't do enough' to lower taxes." Sherrod Brown stated on March 3, 2011 in a speech in the Senate: "Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions." John Kasich stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse." Jay Hottinger stated on February 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Wendy’s founder "Dave Thomas left the state literally on his deathbed to avoid the estate tax." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in a radio interview : Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost "20 or 40 million" dollars. Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011: "One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending." Jay Hottinger stated on February 9, 2011: Says Ohio is one of just 17 states with an estate tax, and it has "the lowest threshold in the nation." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death."
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John Kasich stated on July 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly." Bill Johnson stated on July 5, 2011 in an online news story: On opposition to earmarks Lisa Hamler-Fugitt stated on June 1, 2011 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth." Jim Jordan stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective." Dennis Kucinich stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 9, 2011 in a news release: Says that Sherrod Brown "voted to cut Medicare by over $500 billion in order to fund government-run health care." Ron Amstutz stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service." Rob Portman stated on May 19, 2011 in a news release: "The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities." Steve Loomis stated on May 9, 2011 in a news conference: Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate. Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage." John Kasich stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: "We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location." Nina Turner stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: When "the governor announced his ‘jobs budget,’ 99 folks from the Department of Taxation were let go the next day." John Kasich stated on April 19, 2011 in a news conference: "State employees are actually going to get a pay raise." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit." Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall." Michael Turner stated on April 30, 2010 in a letter from the Ohio congressional delegation to NASA: A space shuttle the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton would be "within a day's drive of 60 percent of the U.S. population." John Kasich stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech: There was "some sort of informal commitment to build a (psychiatric) building in downtown Cleveland." William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." Dennis Kucinich stated on February 17, 2011 in a House committee hearing: Says none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse." Steve LaTourette stated on March 4, 2011 in a newspaper interview: "If you look at the jobs lost in the private sector as opposed to the job gains in the public sector, it's out of whack. The government's growing and the private economy's shrinking." Betty Sutton stated on March 3, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Lake Erie supports nearly 10 percent of Ohio's jobs and generates $750 million in state and local taxes." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 1, 2011 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted "that his $787 billion stimulus law failed" and "after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans' taxes, (he) now claims that his stimulus bill 'didn't do enough' to lower taxes." Sherrod Brown stated on March 3, 2011 in a speech in the Senate: "Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions." John Kasich stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse." Jay Hottinger stated on February 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Wendy’s founder "Dave Thomas left the state literally on his deathbed to avoid the estate tax." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in a radio interview : Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost "20 or 40 million" dollars. Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011: "One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending." Jay Hottinger stated on February 9, 2011: Says Ohio is one of just 17 states with an estate tax, and it has "the lowest threshold in the nation." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death."
John Kasich stated on July 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly."
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt stated on June 1, 2011 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth."
Jim Jordan stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective."
Dennis Kucinich stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 9, 2011 in a news release: Says that Sherrod Brown "voted to cut Medicare by over $500 billion in order to fund government-run health care."
Ron Amstutz stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service."
Rob Portman stated on May 19, 2011 in a news release: "The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities."
Steve Loomis stated on May 9, 2011 in a news conference: Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate.
Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage."
John Kasich stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: "We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location."
Nina Turner stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: When "the governor announced his ‘jobs budget,’ 99 folks from the Department of Taxation were let go the next day."
John Kasich stated on April 19, 2011 in a news conference: "State employees are actually going to get a pay raise."
Dennis Kucinich stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall."
Michael Turner stated on April 30, 2010 in a letter from the Ohio congressional delegation to NASA: A space shuttle the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton would be "within a day's drive of 60 percent of the U.S. population."
John Kasich stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech: There was "some sort of informal commitment to build a (psychiatric) building in downtown Cleveland."
William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful."
Dennis Kucinich stated on February 17, 2011 in a House committee hearing: Says none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse."
Steve LaTourette stated on March 4, 2011 in a newspaper interview: "If you look at the jobs lost in the private sector as opposed to the job gains in the public sector, it's out of whack. The government's growing and the private economy's shrinking."
Betty Sutton stated on March 3, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Lake Erie supports nearly 10 percent of Ohio's jobs and generates $750 million in state and local taxes."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 1, 2011 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown admitted "that his $787 billion stimulus law failed" and "after specifically attacking Republicans for wanting to lower Americans' taxes, (he) now claims that his stimulus bill 'didn't do enough' to lower taxes."
Sherrod Brown stated on March 3, 2011 in a speech in the Senate: "Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions."
John Kasich stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse."
Jay Hottinger stated on February 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Wendy’s founder "Dave Thomas left the state literally on his deathbed to avoid the estate tax."
Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in a radio interview : Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost "20 or 40 million" dollars.
Dennis Kucinich stated on January 24, 2011: "One of the biggest causes of our soaring debt and economic insecurity ends up being Pentagon spending. The budget for the Pentagon consumes more than half of our discretionary spending."
Jay Hottinger stated on February 9, 2011: Says Ohio is one of just 17 states with an estate tax, and it has "the lowest threshold in the nation."
Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ."
Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death."
