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Mike Gibbons

2022 candidate for GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio. 5 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2022. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Mike Gibbons, 2022 candidate for GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio

“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.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: Mandel was the administrator of a state fund that invested public money in multinational corporations such as U.S.-based Exxon and Apple. The companies do business in China, but are not based there.

Mike Gibbons, 2022 Republican Ohio U.S. Senate candidate

“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.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Some of the U.S. sanctions against Russia took immediate effect, while some were phased in over 30 days. The energy sector was largely spared, but banks were targeted directly.