Latest True 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 Matt Lundy stated on February 7, 2011 in a news release: "There is nothing in the current state public records law that prohibits sensitive or confidential business information from being just that, confidential." 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." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." John Boehner stated on January 5, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." Dan Moore stated on January 3, 2011 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "It's taken more time to complete the Towpath Trail than it did to build the (Ohio & Erie) Canal." Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down." John Kasich stated on December 3, 2010 in a gathering with reporters: "I think [a little] less than half of the people in our prisons are in there for less than a year. ... We have people who are check kiters and don't pay child support and we are locking them up in the state pen." Jim Zehringer stated on November 16, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax." John Boehner stated on November 5, 2010 in a blog post: Says the House Rules Committee is the only panel, other than the Intelligence and Ethics committees, not able to telecast proceedings in its main hearing room. Ohio Department of Transportation stated on October 25, 2010 in a news release: "Demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year." Tim Ryan stated on November 17, 2010 in a website posting: "Congressman Ryan has secured a grand total of $116,838,763 to date (for the Mahoning Valley) and has an additional $27,095,000 pending in FY2010 spending bills." William G. Batchelder stated on October 18, 2010 in an interview: "We haven’t had control of the House for the last two years and it’s been malfunctioning. We had 109 sessions scheduled and held 49." George Voinovich stated on November 8, 2010 in a news release: Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993. Marcy Kaptur stated on October 25, 2010 in testimony given at a public hearing: Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations." John Boehner stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings. Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet." Maryellen O'Shaughnessy stated on September 27, 2010 in a news release: "Since 2000, when he entered politics, Jon Husted has been on the ballot six times for three different political offices." Rob Portman stated on October 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs." Tom Ganley stated on September 16, 2010 in a campaign video: "An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganley’s) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBI's highest civilian award" Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video: "Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry." John Boccieri stated on August 18, 2010 in an interview: "I don’t understand what Republicans are doing against this. It was their idea. John McCain introduced cap and trade legislation three times." Yvette McGee Brown stated on August 4, 2010 in a speech at a candidates forum: Ohio today has the "fewest number of state employees since the Reagan administration." John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Under the new health care law, "if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds." Kevin Boyce stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign video: "I’ve even cut my own salary -- twice." George Voinovich stated on July 14, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. Senate: "Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors." Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in speech on urban issues: "The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city." Sherrod Brown stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow : Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s. Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation." Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
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Matt Lundy stated on February 7, 2011 in a news release: "There is nothing in the current state public records law that prohibits sensitive or confidential business information from being just that, confidential." 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." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." John Boehner stated on January 5, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." Dan Moore stated on January 3, 2011 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "It's taken more time to complete the Towpath Trail than it did to build the (Ohio & Erie) Canal." Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down." John Kasich stated on December 3, 2010 in a gathering with reporters: "I think [a little] less than half of the people in our prisons are in there for less than a year. ... We have people who are check kiters and don't pay child support and we are locking them up in the state pen." Jim Zehringer stated on November 16, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax." John Boehner stated on November 5, 2010 in a blog post: Says the House Rules Committee is the only panel, other than the Intelligence and Ethics committees, not able to telecast proceedings in its main hearing room. Ohio Department of Transportation stated on October 25, 2010 in a news release: "Demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year." Tim Ryan stated on November 17, 2010 in a website posting: "Congressman Ryan has secured a grand total of $116,838,763 to date (for the Mahoning Valley) and has an additional $27,095,000 pending in FY2010 spending bills." William G. Batchelder stated on October 18, 2010 in an interview: "We haven’t had control of the House for the last two years and it’s been malfunctioning. We had 109 sessions scheduled and held 49." George Voinovich stated on November 8, 2010 in a news release: Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993. Marcy Kaptur stated on October 25, 2010 in testimony given at a public hearing: Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations." John Boehner stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings. Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet." Maryellen O'Shaughnessy stated on September 27, 2010 in a news release: "Since 2000, when he entered politics, Jon Husted has been on the ballot six times for three different political offices." Rob Portman stated on October 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs." Tom Ganley stated on September 16, 2010 in a campaign video: "An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganley’s) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBI's highest civilian award" Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video: "Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry." John Boccieri stated on August 18, 2010 in an interview: "I don’t understand what Republicans are doing against this. It was their idea. John McCain introduced cap and trade legislation three times." Yvette McGee Brown stated on August 4, 2010 in a speech at a candidates forum: Ohio today has the "fewest number of state employees since the Reagan administration." John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Under the new health care law, "if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds." Kevin Boyce stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign video: "I’ve even cut my own salary -- twice." George Voinovich stated on July 14, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. Senate: "Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors." Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in speech on urban issues: "The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city." Sherrod Brown stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow : Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s. Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation." Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
Matt Lundy stated on February 7, 2011 in a news release: "There is nothing in the current state public records law that prohibits sensitive or confidential business information from being just that, confidential."
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."
Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations."
John Boehner stated on January 5, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Our spending has caught up with us, and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy."
Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935."
Dan Moore stated on January 3, 2011 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "It's taken more time to complete the Towpath Trail than it did to build the (Ohio & Erie) Canal."
Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down."
John Kasich stated on December 3, 2010 in a gathering with reporters: "I think [a little] less than half of the people in our prisons are in there for less than a year. ... We have people who are check kiters and don't pay child support and we are locking them up in the state pen."
Jim Zehringer stated on November 16, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax."
John Boehner stated on November 5, 2010 in a blog post: Says the House Rules Committee is the only panel, other than the Intelligence and Ethics committees, not able to telecast proceedings in its main hearing room.
Ohio Department of Transportation stated on October 25, 2010 in a news release: "Demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year."
Tim Ryan stated on November 17, 2010 in a website posting: "Congressman Ryan has secured a grand total of $116,838,763 to date (for the Mahoning Valley) and has an additional $27,095,000 pending in FY2010 spending bills."
William G. Batchelder stated on October 18, 2010 in an interview: "We haven’t had control of the House for the last two years and it’s been malfunctioning. We had 109 sessions scheduled and held 49."
George Voinovich stated on November 8, 2010 in a news release: Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.
Marcy Kaptur stated on October 25, 2010 in testimony given at a public hearing: Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations."
John Boehner stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings.
Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy stated on September 27, 2010 in a news release: "Since 2000, when he entered politics, Jon Husted has been on the ballot six times for three different political offices."
Rob Portman stated on October 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs."
Tom Ganley stated on September 16, 2010 in a campaign video: "An organized crime syndicate was extorting money from his (Tom Ganley’s) business, threatening his family, but he fought back and won the FBI's highest civilian award"
Dave Yost stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video: "Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
John Boccieri stated on August 18, 2010 in an interview: "I don’t understand what Republicans are doing against this. It was their idea. John McCain introduced cap and trade legislation three times."
Yvette McGee Brown stated on August 4, 2010 in a speech at a candidates forum: Ohio today has the "fewest number of state employees since the Reagan administration."
John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Under the new health care law, "if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower, or a restaurant needs a new ice-maker, they have to report that to the feds."
George Voinovich stated on July 14, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. Senate: "Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors."
Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in speech on urban issues: "The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city."
Sherrod Brown stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow : Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s.
Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Education Week rates Ohio schools in the top five in the nation."
Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
