OHIO HAD THE MOST ELDERLY DEATHS IN THE MIDWEST

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Acton was director of the Ohio Department of Health from 2019 until she resigned on June 11, 2020; the on-screen text cites the CDC count of COVID-19 deaths by sex and age.

Topics: COVID-19, Health care.

• She is a liar. She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She’s lied her entire life.

  A one-minute online video featuring Donna Arthur, first posted on Oct. 19, 2026 by the political blogger known as The Rooster with no paid-for line; the Ramaswamy campaign confirmed on Oct. 20 that it is the campaign's ad · October 19, 2026 · FactCheck.org

• …but Amy Acton refuses.

  A campaign television advertisement, "Real Leaders Listen" · September 17, 2026

• Two months later, she died. Amy Acton is to blame for this.

  A campaign television advertisement, "Linda Interview", in which Linda Caudill speaks · August 24, 2026 · WKRC · WVXU

• Acton hiked taxes and made everything cost more

  A campaign television advertisement set in an imagined future · August 2026 · cleveland.com

• Vivek Ramaswamy backs law enforcement and is endorsed by the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police and 67 county sheriffs.

  A campaign television advertisement, "Law Enforcement," from Ramaswamy for OH Governor / McColley for OH Lt. Governor, as catalogued by AdImpact (AdImpact lists it as started airing 07/28/26) · July 28, 2026

• Amy Acton called off Ohio's election at the last minute

  A campaign advertisement · April 2026 · PolitiFact: Mostly False · WVXU

• Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.

  A Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama · December 6, 2023 · PolitiFact: Pants on Fire

• The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.

  A Republican presidential primary debate · December 2023 · PolitiFact: Pants on Fire

Every claim filed under Vivek Ramaswamy

1. AdImpact post with the ad "Ohio's COVID Czar" · AdImpact (X) · 2026-06-12 · accessed 2026-10-03
2. Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by Sex and Age (dataset 9bhg-hcku, data as of Sept. 27, 2023) · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics · accessed 2026-10-03
3. As Pandemic Continues, Acton Resigns As Health Director But Stays As Advisor · The Statehouse News Bureau (Karen Kasler, Andy Chow) · 2020-06-11 · accessed 2026-10-05
4. Provisional COVID-19 Deaths by Sex and Age, API endpoint · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics · accessed 2026-10-03