FACT CHECK: Vivek Ramaswamy Continues His Pattern of Lying to Ohio Students

FACT CHECK: Vivek Ramaswamy Continues His Pattern of Lying to Ohio Students

April 23, 2026

Columbus, Ohio- During a speech at Ohio State University just weeks after his plan to close colleges and universities across the state drew backlash, billionaire scam artist Vivek Ramaswamy continued his pattern of lying to Ohioans. Here's a fact check on Ramaswamy's latest list of lies:

1. Ramaswamy said instead of investing in Ohio, business owners "move to Tennessee, to Texas, to Florida," but he neglected to mention that he moved his own business to Texas just months before announcing his run for governor. He also didn't mention that his own party has been in charge for years as jobs and businesses have left Ohio for other states.

1. At an event aimed towards students, Ramaswamy also dodged responsibility for his own plan to raise the voting age to 25. He pivoted to his plan for all high school students to pass a civics test, but his actual plan called for changing the voting age to 25 unless all Americans under that age passed a test or served in the military.

1. Finally, Ramaswamy ran away from his plan to close colleges and universities to fund his disastrous tax scam. He claimed media coverage was inaccurate and when pushed about solutions said it was time to be moving on to the next question.

"Vivek Ramaswamy can't stop lying about his plans to close colleges, raise the voting age to 25, or even about how he called Medicaid and Medicare a mistake," said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. "Ohioans of all ages are struggling to get ahead but instead of tackling the high cost of living, Vivek Ramaswamy would rather call them lazy and tell them lies."

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