| Statement | Candidate | PolitiFact says... |
| Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, [opponent] 'didn't even mention the deficit or debt.' | |
| 'We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy.' | |
| 'And 100 percent, [opponent], of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative.' | |
| [Opponent's] health care law 'represents a government takeover of health care.' | |
| Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of 'peace through strength' is why 'the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in.' | |
| 'Redistribution' has 'never been a characteristic of America.' | |
| '[Opponent], [other opponent], and [other opponent] all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero.' | |
| 'Redistribution' has 'never been a characteristic of America.' | |
| 'We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy.' | |
| Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, [opponent] 'didn't even mention the deficit or debt.' | |
| Says [opponent] said, 'If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.' | |
| Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of 'peace through strength' is why 'the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in.' | |
| 'If you actually took the number of Muslims [sic] Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.' | |
| 'And 100 percent, [opponent], of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative.' | |
| '[Opponent], [other opponent], and [other opponent] all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero.' | |
| Says [opponent] plans to 'fire' Big Bird. | |
| Ad contends that [opponent] endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration. | |
| [Opponent's] health care law 'represents a government takeover of health care.' | |
| 'Under [opponent's] plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check.' | |
| Says [opponent] 'backed a bill that outlaws all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest.' | |
| 'What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of | |