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Latest Fact-Checks In Ohio

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JD Vance
stated on September 23, 2022 in an ad:
Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 30, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 6, 2022 in a post:
To qualify for Ohio SNAP benefits, “now a family of 3 can make up to $3,660 a month and it used to be $2,700, so it’s gone up almost $1,000 a month.”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 15, 2022
JD Vance
stated on September 4, 2022 in an interview:
“Tim Ryan called police the new Jim Crow.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2022
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.”
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • July 27, 2022
Viral image
stated on July 9, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows two men on the run who pretend to be homeless and then “attack and rob you.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 11, 2022
Tim Ryan
stated on June 15, 2022 in an ad:
J.D. Vance “wants to defund law enforcement.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 30, 2022
Tim Ryan
stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad:
“J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2022
Ohio Gun Owners
stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad:
Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg’s “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 2, 2022
Club for Growth
stated on April 26, 2022 in an attack ad:
Says J.D. Vance said, “People who voted for Trump voted for him for racist reasons.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 28, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad:
“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad:
“As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2022
Jane Timken
stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:
Joe Biden’s spending “has sent prices skyrocketing.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022
JD Vance
stated on April 5, 2022 in a TV ad:
“Joe Biden’s open border” means that there are “more Democrat voters pouring into this country.”
False
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2022
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 5, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but “forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 7, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 28, 2022 in a Republican debate:
According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2022
Josh Mandel
stated on March 26, 2022 in an ad:
Says Mike Gibbons said “military service doesn’t count as real work.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad:
Joe Biden’s sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don’t even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2022
Josh Mandel
stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida:
The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2022
JD Vance
stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon:
Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 21, 2022
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