Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Ohio Tim Ryan stated on September 27, 2022 in a campaign ad: “I voted with Trump on trade.” Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." Jim Renacci stated on July 10, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren." Jim Renacci stated on April 25, 2018 in a radio interview: "President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio." Sherrod Brown stated on April 9, 2018 in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland: "Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act." Richard Cordray stated on April 2, 2018 in a campaign website: "Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent." Mary Taylor stated on January 29, 2018 in a speech: Says Mike DeWine "flip-flopped on the gun issue and has earned an F from the NRA." Tim Ryan stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview on CNN: "Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check." J.D. Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts." Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Sherrod Brown stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his." Ted Cruz stated on April 3, 2016 in ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz: Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later "laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasich’s super PAC." Tim McGinty stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website: Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods." Rob Portman stated on July 11, 2013 in a news conference call: "I was filibustered." Tim Ryan stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech: "If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class." Bob Gibbs stated on May 17, 2013 in a tweet: "If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance." Mike Foley stated on April 23, 2013 in news release: Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation. Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." Marcia Fudge stated on April 9, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man." Ohio Public Defender's Office stated on April 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "The sex-offender registry has been around for a long time, and the research that's out there says that it has no positive impact on the public safety." Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes." Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy." Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household." Steve LaTourette stated on March 17, 2013 in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”: "Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess." Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio." Joseph Testa stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s. Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut."
Tim Ryan stated on September 27, 2022 in a campaign ad: “I voted with Trump on trade.” Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." Jim Renacci stated on July 10, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren." Jim Renacci stated on April 25, 2018 in a radio interview: "President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio." Sherrod Brown stated on April 9, 2018 in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland: "Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act." Richard Cordray stated on April 2, 2018 in a campaign website: "Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent." Mary Taylor stated on January 29, 2018 in a speech: Says Mike DeWine "flip-flopped on the gun issue and has earned an F from the NRA." Tim Ryan stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview on CNN: "Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check." J.D. Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts." Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Sherrod Brown stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his." Ted Cruz stated on April 3, 2016 in ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz: Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later "laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasich’s super PAC." Tim McGinty stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website: Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods." Rob Portman stated on July 11, 2013 in a news conference call: "I was filibustered." Tim Ryan stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech: "If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class." Bob Gibbs stated on May 17, 2013 in a tweet: "If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance." Mike Foley stated on April 23, 2013 in news release: Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation. Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." Marcia Fudge stated on April 9, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man." Ohio Public Defender's Office stated on April 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "The sex-offender registry has been around for a long time, and the research that's out there says that it has no positive impact on the public safety." Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes." Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy." Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household." Steve LaTourette stated on March 17, 2013 in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”: "Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess." Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio." Joseph Testa stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s. Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut."
Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.”
Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions."
Jim Renacci stated on July 10, 2018 in a press conference: Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren."
Jim Renacci stated on April 25, 2018 in a radio interview: "President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 9, 2018 in a speech to the City Club of Cleveland: "Right now in Ohio 200,000 people are getting opioid treatment because they have insurance under the Affordable Care Act."
Richard Cordray stated on April 2, 2018 in a campaign website: "Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent."
Mary Taylor stated on January 29, 2018 in a speech: Says Mike DeWine "flip-flopped on the gun issue and has earned an F from the NRA."
Tim Ryan stated on February 20, 2018 in an interview on CNN: "Seventy to 80 percent of NRA members support a universal background check."
J.D. Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts."
Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."
Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio."
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."
Sherrod Brown stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Says Donald Trump "proposes tax cuts, too -- $3 trillion for millionaires like himself and $2 trillion for corporations like his."
Ted Cruz stated on April 3, 2016 in ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz: Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later "laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasich’s super PAC."
Tim McGinty stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website: Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods."
Tim Ryan stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech: "If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class."
Bob Gibbs stated on May 17, 2013 in a tweet: "If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance."
Mike Foley stated on April 23, 2013 in news release: Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation.
Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores."
Marcia Fudge stated on April 9, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man."
Ohio Public Defender's Office stated on April 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "The sex-offender registry has been around for a long time, and the research that's out there says that it has no positive impact on the public safety."
Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes."
Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy."
Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."
Steve LaTourette stated on March 17, 2013 in an interview on “Fox News Sunday”: "Quite frankly, it was during the Bush years of spending, multiplied now by the Obama years that we have this mess."
Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio."
Joseph Testa stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: "About two-thirds of all consumption is services. . . It was just the opposite" when the sales tax was enacted in the '30s.
Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut."