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 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." John Kasich stated on December 14, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two." Mike Polensek stated on November 18, 2010 in a public meeting: "We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage." 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." Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires." Teresa Fedor stated on December 1, 2010 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "Toledo … is fourth in the nation behind much bigger cities — Miami, Las Vegas, Portland — in number of human trafficking arrests and rescues." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers." 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 Kasich stated on November 19, 2010 in a CNN interview: "They tried to give us $400 million to build a high-speed train that goes 39 miles an hour." Sherrod Brown stated on November 30, 2010 in an MSNBC interview : "Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 10, 2010 in a news release: "We are giving almost $2 billion of taxpayer money to the junk food and fast food industries every year to make the (childhood obesity) epidemic worse." Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 30, 2010 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate." John Kasich stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom." Armond Budish stated on November 17, 2010 in a news release: "We (Democrats) have made steady progress creating jobs and improving our schools." 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." Sherrod Brown stated on November 11, 2010 in a news release: More than 10 years of free trade "has brought a $2 billion per day trade deficit." Pari Sabety stated on November 4, 2010 in a presentation at a conference: "The (Ohio) economy is on the mend. … It is in better shape than it was when we took office." John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." 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." John Kasich stated on November 4, 2010 in a speech to lobbyists: John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else." Americans For Tax Reform stated on November 3, 2010 in a news release: "It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Strickland's income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday." 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. John Boccieri stated on October 18, 2010 in a debate: "Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government." John Kasich stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign video: "(John) Kasich was the architect who balanced the budget, cut spending, created a surplus, igniting record job creation."
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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." John Kasich stated on December 14, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two." Mike Polensek stated on November 18, 2010 in a public meeting: "We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage." 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." Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires." Teresa Fedor stated on December 1, 2010 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "Toledo … is fourth in the nation behind much bigger cities — Miami, Las Vegas, Portland — in number of human trafficking arrests and rescues." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers." 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 Kasich stated on November 19, 2010 in a CNN interview: "They tried to give us $400 million to build a high-speed train that goes 39 miles an hour." Sherrod Brown stated on November 30, 2010 in an MSNBC interview : "Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 10, 2010 in a news release: "We are giving almost $2 billion of taxpayer money to the junk food and fast food industries every year to make the (childhood obesity) epidemic worse." Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 30, 2010 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate." John Kasich stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom." Armond Budish stated on November 17, 2010 in a news release: "We (Democrats) have made steady progress creating jobs and improving our schools." 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." Sherrod Brown stated on November 11, 2010 in a news release: More than 10 years of free trade "has brought a $2 billion per day trade deficit." Pari Sabety stated on November 4, 2010 in a presentation at a conference: "The (Ohio) economy is on the mend. … It is in better shape than it was when we took office." John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." 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." John Kasich stated on November 4, 2010 in a speech to lobbyists: John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else." Americans For Tax Reform stated on November 3, 2010 in a news release: "It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Strickland's income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday." 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. John Boccieri stated on October 18, 2010 in a debate: "Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government." John Kasich stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign video: "(John) Kasich was the architect who balanced the budget, cut spending, created a surplus, igniting record job creation."
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."
John Kasich stated on December 14, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two."
Mike Polensek stated on November 18, 2010 in a public meeting: "We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage."
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."
Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires."
Teresa Fedor stated on December 1, 2010 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "Toledo … is fourth in the nation behind much bigger cities — Miami, Las Vegas, Portland — in number of human trafficking arrests and rescues."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers."
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 Kasich stated on November 19, 2010 in a CNN interview: "They tried to give us $400 million to build a high-speed train that goes 39 miles an hour."
Sherrod Brown stated on November 30, 2010 in an MSNBC interview : "Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not."
Dennis Kucinich stated on November 10, 2010 in a news release: "We are giving almost $2 billion of taxpayer money to the junk food and fast food industries every year to make the (childhood obesity) epidemic worse."
Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 30, 2010 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate."
John Kasich stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom."
Armond Budish stated on November 17, 2010 in a news release: "We (Democrats) have made steady progress creating jobs and improving our schools."
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."
Sherrod Brown stated on November 11, 2010 in a news release: More than 10 years of free trade "has brought a $2 billion per day trade deficit."
Pari Sabety stated on November 4, 2010 in a presentation at a conference: "The (Ohio) economy is on the mend. … It is in better shape than it was when we took office."
John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker."
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."
John Kasich stated on November 4, 2010 in a speech to lobbyists: John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on November 3, 2010 in a news release: "It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Strickland's income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday."
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.
John Boccieri stated on October 18, 2010 in a debate: "Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government."
John Kasich stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign video: "(John) Kasich was the architect who balanced the budget, cut spending, created a surplus, igniting record job creation."
