Vivek Ramaswamy: "Two months later, she died. Amy Acton is to blame for this."

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

Vivek Ramaswamy · A campaign television advertisement, "Linda Interview", in which Linda Caudill speaks · August 24, 2026 · Race: Governor of Ohio

About Amy Acton.

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The checks

Each in the checker's own words. This site does not restate another organization's finding in its own voice.

Truth Squad: Fact checking attack ads as race for Ohio governor heats up

WKRC · no rating scale · September 8, 2026 · read the check

Fact checking political attack ads

WVXU · no rating scale · September 28, 2026 · read the check

Our check against the record

The record does not settle it

Checked against No record can settle this sentence: blame for one person's death is a judgment, not something a health department or court record states.

The record: Director's orders, 2020

Context

In the advertisement Linda Caudill describes her mother's time in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic; Acton resigned as director of the Ohio Department of Health on June 11, 2020.

Topics: COVID-19.

Other claims by Vivek Ramaswamy

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
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
OHIO HAD THE MOST ELDERLY DEATHS IN THE MIDWEST

On-screen text in a campaign television advertisement, "Ohio's COVID Czar" · June 12, 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

Sources

Medium Buying post with the ad "Linda Interview" · Medium Buying (X) · 2026-08-24 · accessed 2026-10-03
Truth Squad: Fact checking attack ads as race for Ohio governor heats up · WKRC Local 12 (YouTube channel LOCAL 12) · 2026-09-08 · accessed 2026-10-05
Dr. Amy Acton responds to attack ads about alcohol, COVID death · News 5 Cleveland (WEWS), Morgan Trau · 2026-08-31 · accessed 2026-10-05
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
Director's orders, 2020 · Ohio Department of Health · accessed 2026-10-15

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