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Claimant: Jon Husted (R)
Claim: When he was a senator, Sherrod Brown “supported Social Security payments for illegals, healthcare for illegals and COVID checks for illegals.”
Rating: BLATANT LIE
Explanation: The cited votes did not make immigrants living in the U.S. illegally eligible for those benefits. The Social Security vote involved people who later gained legal status, federal law already barred the healthcare benefits at issue, and COVID stimulus payments were largely limited to people with valid Social Security numbers.
Date: 08/27/2026
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Last Updated on August 27, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check