Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign released an ad regarding the Ohio governor's race.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiOct 23, 2026
Multiple independent tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, NPR, NBC, CNN, cleveland.com) confirm Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign produced and released the attack ad about Ohio's governor race featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother.
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… have really spent your career documenting feel very present in the news this week, and one of the things your film delves into is some of the abuse faced by female candidates and how it impacts whether they're going to run or stay in public office or not. We've seen what I would consider quite an extreme example of this in Ohio, in the Ohio governor's race, with the tasteless ad that Vivek Rameswamy, his campaign, put out. And I should know, which I think everybody watching knows, um, the Vice President Vance defended the ad and said he was disgusted not by the ad but by the Republicans who rightfully criticized it. …
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Supports. NBC News reports Ramaswamy's campaign claimed responsibility for the viral attack video targeting Democratic rival Amy Acton.[2]
Supports. cleveland.com reports Ramaswamy acknowledged his campaign produced the ad featuring Donna Arthur, Acton's mother, in the Ohio governor's race.[4]
Supports. NPR describes the ad from Ramaswamy's campaign for governor featuring Acton's estranged mother and the backlash it drew.[3]
Supports. AP reports the ad was off the air after Ramaswamy's campaign spent about a quarter of the initially planned $4 million, confirming it was a campaign-released ad.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Ramaswamy pulls attack ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign confirms it made the viral ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Backlash from attack ad upends Ohio gubernatorial racenpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4The latest in the Ohio governor’s race for Oct. 21, 2026cleveland.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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Related claims
- The sitting Republican governor of Ohio called on Vivek Ramaswamy to remove his campaign ad from the air.True
- Vivek Ramaswamy released an ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother.True
- Vivek Ramaswamy is running for governor of Ohio against Amy Acton.True
- Vice President J.D. Vance defended the ad released by Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign.True
- Donald Trump has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio.True