Latest Fact-checks on Jim DeMint Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Jim DeMint stated on March 7, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans. Jim DeMint stated on April 3, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point": "A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith." Jim DeMint stated on June 15, 2012 in a news release: Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty." Jim DeMint stated on August 3, 2011 in an interview with "The State" newspaper: The debt-ceiling bill "doesn’t cut the debt. It will add about $7 trillion in new debt over the next 10 years." Jim DeMint stated on June 27, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt." Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have." Jim DeMint stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog post: "From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales." Jim DeMint stated on December 7, 2010 in a radio interview: The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax." Jim DeMint stated on May 26, 2010 in YouTube video of a floor speech: "Ninety-four percent of the bills that pass the Senate have no debate, no vote, no amendments, no reading of the bill, no online disclosure." Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks." Jim DeMint stated on February 5, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
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Jim DeMint stated on March 7, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans. Jim DeMint stated on April 3, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point": "A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith." Jim DeMint stated on June 15, 2012 in a news release: Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty." Jim DeMint stated on August 3, 2011 in an interview with "The State" newspaper: The debt-ceiling bill "doesn’t cut the debt. It will add about $7 trillion in new debt over the next 10 years." Jim DeMint stated on June 27, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt." Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have." Jim DeMint stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog post: "From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales." Jim DeMint stated on December 7, 2010 in a radio interview: The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax." Jim DeMint stated on May 26, 2010 in YouTube video of a floor speech: "Ninety-four percent of the bills that pass the Senate have no debate, no vote, no amendments, no reading of the bill, no online disclosure." Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks." Jim DeMint stated on February 5, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
Jim DeMint stated on March 7, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans.
Jim DeMint stated on April 3, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point": "A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith."
Jim DeMint stated on June 15, 2012 in a news release: Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty."
Jim DeMint stated on August 3, 2011 in an interview with "The State" newspaper: The debt-ceiling bill "doesn’t cut the debt. It will add about $7 trillion in new debt over the next 10 years."
Jim DeMint stated on June 27, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is responsible for "over $14 trillion in debt."
Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have."
Jim DeMint stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog post: "From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
Jim DeMint stated on December 7, 2010 in a radio interview: The Obama-GOP compromise "raises taxes, it raises the death tax."
Jim DeMint stated on May 26, 2010 in YouTube video of a floor speech: "Ninety-four percent of the bills that pass the Senate have no debate, no vote, no amendments, no reading of the bill, no online disclosure."
Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks."
Jim DeMint stated on February 5, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
