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 John Kasich stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference: "We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 9, 2011 in a telephone campaign: Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut." Jim Jordan stated on November 30, 2011 in a congressional hearing: "Eighty percent of all U.S. communities depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply the products sold in stores or ordered online." John Boehner stated on December 1, 2011 in a news conference: "The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on December 13, 2011 in a news release: Says Rep. Betty Sutton supports allowing "welfare fund withdrawals from strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores." Marisha Agana stated on October 30, 2011 in a news release announcing her candidacy: "The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt." Josh Mandel stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio show: Sherrod Brown "has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president." Sherrod Brown stated on December 7, 2011 in a Senate banking subcommittee hearing: Richard Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history "that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didn't like the construction of the agency." John Boehner stated on December 15, 2011 in a news conference: "We've got a personal tax system that's so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code." Ohio Right to Life stated on December 5, 2011 in a news release: "Ohio’s Planned Parenthood operations received millions of taxpayer dollars via federal grants in 2010 and 2011." Josh Mandel stated on December 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Sen. Sherrod Brown "has chosen to side with Washington bureaucrats and fringe extremists in the attacks on our natural resources." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes." Alan Simpson stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations. Jim Jordan stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere." Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference: "At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." John Kasich stated on November 8, 2011 in a news conference: "We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis." Rob Portman stated on November 11, 2011 in a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing: "We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners." 60 Plus Association stated on November 7, 2011 in a television commercial: An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is "like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs." Armond Budish stated on November 3, 2011 in a news conference: Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to draw legislative boundaries." Maurice Thompson stated on November 10, 2011 in a news conference: Says unemployment in Ohio "is significantly higher than the unemployment rate in states which are not forced union states and it’s always been that way." Josh Mandel stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio interview: Says that Sen. Sherrod Brown is "out there egging on a lot of these protesters who are spitting on policemen and going to the bathroom on policemen’s cars at these protests on Wall Street and other places." John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." Robert Hagan stated on November 3, 2011 in an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac: "The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it." Marcia Fudge stated on November 1, 2011 in an MSNBC interview with Al Sharpton: "More than half of the people on food stamps today are children." Josh Mandel stated on November 4, 2011 in a news release: Ilana Shafran Mandel’s stake in Forest City Enterprises "constitutes significantly less than 1 percent" of the company’s shares and any implication of a conflict of interest "is legally incorrect." Steve LaTourette stated on November 4, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water." Rob Portman stated on November 1, 2011 in a congressional hearing: "A couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime Medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime Medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes." Betty Sutton stated on October 25, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories." Building a Better Ohio stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Government employees make 43 percent more in wages and benefits" than private-sector workers. John Kasich stated on October 31, 2011 in a campaign speech: "They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles."
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John Kasich stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference: "We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 9, 2011 in a telephone campaign: Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut." Jim Jordan stated on November 30, 2011 in a congressional hearing: "Eighty percent of all U.S. communities depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply the products sold in stores or ordered online." John Boehner stated on December 1, 2011 in a news conference: "The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on December 13, 2011 in a news release: Says Rep. Betty Sutton supports allowing "welfare fund withdrawals from strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores." Marisha Agana stated on October 30, 2011 in a news release announcing her candidacy: "The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt." Josh Mandel stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio show: Sherrod Brown "has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president." Sherrod Brown stated on December 7, 2011 in a Senate banking subcommittee hearing: Richard Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history "that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didn't like the construction of the agency." John Boehner stated on December 15, 2011 in a news conference: "We've got a personal tax system that's so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code." Ohio Right to Life stated on December 5, 2011 in a news release: "Ohio’s Planned Parenthood operations received millions of taxpayer dollars via federal grants in 2010 and 2011." Josh Mandel stated on December 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Sen. Sherrod Brown "has chosen to side with Washington bureaucrats and fringe extremists in the attacks on our natural resources." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes." Alan Simpson stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations. Jim Jordan stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere." Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference: "At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." John Kasich stated on November 8, 2011 in a news conference: "We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis." Rob Portman stated on November 11, 2011 in a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing: "We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners." 60 Plus Association stated on November 7, 2011 in a television commercial: An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is "like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs." Armond Budish stated on November 3, 2011 in a news conference: Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to draw legislative boundaries." Maurice Thompson stated on November 10, 2011 in a news conference: Says unemployment in Ohio "is significantly higher than the unemployment rate in states which are not forced union states and it’s always been that way." Josh Mandel stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio interview: Says that Sen. Sherrod Brown is "out there egging on a lot of these protesters who are spitting on policemen and going to the bathroom on policemen’s cars at these protests on Wall Street and other places." John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." Robert Hagan stated on November 3, 2011 in an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac: "The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it." Marcia Fudge stated on November 1, 2011 in an MSNBC interview with Al Sharpton: "More than half of the people on food stamps today are children." Josh Mandel stated on November 4, 2011 in a news release: Ilana Shafran Mandel’s stake in Forest City Enterprises "constitutes significantly less than 1 percent" of the company’s shares and any implication of a conflict of interest "is legally incorrect." Steve LaTourette stated on November 4, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water." Rob Portman stated on November 1, 2011 in a congressional hearing: "A couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime Medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime Medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes." Betty Sutton stated on October 25, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories." Building a Better Ohio stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Government employees make 43 percent more in wages and benefits" than private-sector workers. John Kasich stated on October 31, 2011 in a campaign speech: "They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles."
John Kasich stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference: "We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 9, 2011 in a telephone campaign: Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut."
Jim Jordan stated on November 30, 2011 in a congressional hearing: "Eighty percent of all U.S. communities depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply the products sold in stores or ordered online."
John Boehner stated on December 1, 2011 in a news conference: "The Social Security trust fund … is already facing imminent bankruptcy."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on December 13, 2011 in a news release: Says Rep. Betty Sutton supports allowing "welfare fund withdrawals from strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores."
Marisha Agana stated on October 30, 2011 in a news release announcing her candidacy: "The American Conservative Union gives [Rep. Tim] Ryan a dismal 0.0 percent rating for the billions he has contributed to our national debt."
Josh Mandel stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio show: Sherrod Brown "has been running for public office since Richard Nixon was president."
Sherrod Brown stated on December 7, 2011 in a Senate banking subcommittee hearing: Richard Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history "that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didn't like the construction of the agency."
John Boehner stated on December 15, 2011 in a news conference: "We've got a personal tax system that's so complicated it costs Americans about $500 billion a year to comply with the current tax code."
Ohio Right to Life stated on December 5, 2011 in a news release: "Ohio’s Planned Parenthood operations received millions of taxpayer dollars via federal grants in 2010 and 2011."
Josh Mandel stated on December 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Sen. Sherrod Brown "has chosen to side with Washington bureaucrats and fringe extremists in the attacks on our natural resources."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes."
Alan Simpson stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations.
Jim Jordan stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."
Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference: "At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result."
John Kasich stated on November 8, 2011 in a news conference: "We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis."
Rob Portman stated on November 11, 2011 in a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing: "We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners."
60 Plus Association stated on November 7, 2011 in a television commercial: An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is "like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs."
Armond Budish stated on November 3, 2011 in a news conference: Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to draw legislative boundaries."
Maurice Thompson stated on November 10, 2011 in a news conference: Says unemployment in Ohio "is significantly higher than the unemployment rate in states which are not forced union states and it’s always been that way."
Josh Mandel stated on November 14, 2011 in a radio interview: Says that Sen. Sherrod Brown is "out there egging on a lot of these protesters who are spitting on policemen and going to the bathroom on policemen’s cars at these protests on Wall Street and other places."
John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
Robert Hagan stated on November 3, 2011 in an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac: "The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it."
Marcia Fudge stated on November 1, 2011 in an MSNBC interview with Al Sharpton: "More than half of the people on food stamps today are children."
Josh Mandel stated on November 4, 2011 in a news release: Ilana Shafran Mandel’s stake in Forest City Enterprises "constitutes significantly less than 1 percent" of the company’s shares and any implication of a conflict of interest "is legally incorrect."
Steve LaTourette stated on November 4, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water."
Rob Portman stated on November 1, 2011 in a congressional hearing: "A couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime Medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime Medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes."
Betty Sutton stated on October 25, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories."
Building a Better Ohio stated on October 14, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Government employees make 43 percent more in wages and benefits" than private-sector workers.
John Kasich stated on October 31, 2011 in a campaign speech: "They talk about this problem with binding arbitration. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to have somebody from Los Angeles fly into Zanesville and impose a wage settlement on you ... and then they’re on the plane back to Los Angeles."
