Latest Fact-checks on John Kasich 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 November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." 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 September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association: "We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio." John Kasich stated on August 25, 2011 in a television interview: "We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions don't want to pay anything." John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." John Kasich stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview: On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months." 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." John Kasich stated on June 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times." John Kasich stated on May 24, 2011 in a public appearance: "We’re the seventh highest taxed state in America. And that’s not just state, it’s local as well." John Kasich stated on May 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape." 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." John Kasich stated on April 26, 2011 in a radio interview: "Two million federal workers negotiate zippo, zero. There is no collective bargaining for federal employees." John Kasich stated on April 19, 2011 in a news conference: "State employees are actually going to get a pay raise." John Kasich stated on March 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "In this bill that I’ve just signed, we don’t cut anybody’s salary. We don’t take away their pension. And we don’t destroy their health care." 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." John Kasich stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech: Ohio Director of Job Creation "Mark Kvamme just clawed back about $900,000 from companies that made promises and they didn't keep them." John Kasich stated on February 21, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent." 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." John Kasich stated on February 21, 2011 in a CNN interview: "President Obama came to Ohio 12 times to try to defeat me and guess what? He didn't win." John Kasich stated on February 6, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says there are Ohio Turnpike workers getting paid $66,000 a year to collect tolls that machines might collect. John Kasich stated on January 14, 2011 in a news conference: Says an EPA permit "languished" under Strickland but his new EPA director got it done in two days. John Kasich stated on January 7, 2011 in a news conference: On whether the state should privatize the Ohio Turnpike. 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." 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." 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." John Kasich stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom." 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." 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." John Kasich stated on October 3, 2010 in a campaign video: "Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."
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John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years." 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 September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association: "We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio." John Kasich stated on August 25, 2011 in a television interview: "We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions don't want to pay anything." John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." John Kasich stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview: On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months." 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." John Kasich stated on June 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times." John Kasich stated on May 24, 2011 in a public appearance: "We’re the seventh highest taxed state in America. And that’s not just state, it’s local as well." John Kasich stated on May 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape." 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." John Kasich stated on April 26, 2011 in a radio interview: "Two million federal workers negotiate zippo, zero. There is no collective bargaining for federal employees." John Kasich stated on April 19, 2011 in a news conference: "State employees are actually going to get a pay raise." John Kasich stated on March 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "In this bill that I’ve just signed, we don’t cut anybody’s salary. We don’t take away their pension. And we don’t destroy their health care." 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." John Kasich stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech: Ohio Director of Job Creation "Mark Kvamme just clawed back about $900,000 from companies that made promises and they didn't keep them." John Kasich stated on February 21, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent." 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." John Kasich stated on February 21, 2011 in a CNN interview: "President Obama came to Ohio 12 times to try to defeat me and guess what? He didn't win." John Kasich stated on February 6, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says there are Ohio Turnpike workers getting paid $66,000 a year to collect tolls that machines might collect. John Kasich stated on January 14, 2011 in a news conference: Says an EPA permit "languished" under Strickland but his new EPA director got it done in two days. John Kasich stated on January 7, 2011 in a news conference: On whether the state should privatize the Ohio Turnpike. 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." 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." 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." John Kasich stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom." 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." 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." John Kasich stated on October 3, 2010 in a campaign video: "Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."
John Kasich stated on November 25, 2011 in a speech: "One-third of our college grads leave Ohio within three years."
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 September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association: "We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio."
John Kasich stated on August 25, 2011 in a television interview: "We have asked public employees to pay 10 percent of the costs of their guaranteed pension and 15 percent of the cost of their health care. ... The leadership of those public employees unions don't want to pay anything."
John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."
John Kasich stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview: On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used
John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."
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."
John Kasich stated on June 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times."
John Kasich stated on May 24, 2011 in a public appearance: "We’re the seventh highest taxed state in America. And that’s not just state, it’s local as well."
John Kasich stated on May 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape."
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."
John Kasich stated on April 26, 2011 in a radio interview: "Two million federal workers negotiate zippo, zero. There is no collective bargaining for federal employees."
John Kasich stated on April 19, 2011 in a news conference: "State employees are actually going to get a pay raise."
John Kasich stated on March 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "In this bill that I’ve just signed, we don’t cut anybody’s salary. We don’t take away their pension. And we don’t destroy their health care."
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."
John Kasich stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech: Ohio Director of Job Creation "Mark Kvamme just clawed back about $900,000 from companies that made promises and they didn't keep them."
John Kasich stated on February 21, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."
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."
John Kasich stated on February 21, 2011 in a CNN interview: "President Obama came to Ohio 12 times to try to defeat me and guess what? He didn't win."
John Kasich stated on February 6, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says there are Ohio Turnpike workers getting paid $66,000 a year to collect tolls that machines might collect.
John Kasich stated on January 14, 2011 in a news conference: Says an EPA permit "languished" under Strickland but his new EPA director got it done in two days.
John Kasich stated on January 7, 2011 in a news conference: On whether the state should privatize the Ohio Turnpike.
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."
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."
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."
John Kasich stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio ranks 46th in the country in putting dollars in the classroom."
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."
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."
John Kasich stated on October 3, 2010 in a campaign video: "Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."
