Claim: "Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of 2009, over 80,000 wells have been fracked in Ohio."
Fact-check: State Sen. Kris Jordan says 'fracking' has been used more than 60 years in Ohio
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Joe Guillen
Date published: 2011-07-19T00:00:00