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Vice president of the United States since 2025
JD Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school and served from 2003 to 2007 as an enlisted military journalist—commonly called a combat correspondent or public affairs/media relations sp...
No — there is no reporting that Vice President J.D. Vance invoked Section 4 of the 25th Amendment against President Trump today; the available coverage discusses hypotheticals, legal mechanics and pub...
A social-media meme that pairs an image of an unmasked ICE agent with the claim that he is a Proud Boys member is not supported by available evidence: the circulated images were created or altered wit...
The “JD Vance couch” story began as a social-media joke claiming a passage in Hillbilly Elegy described a sexual act involving a latex glove and couch cushions; multiple outlets and fact-checkers say ...
Social media in October–November 2025 circulated multiple claims that Erika Kirk had filed for divorce from her husband, Charlie Kirk, shortly before his fatal shooting; multiple fact-checking and new...
The New York Times’ millisecond-by-millisecond synchronization of multiple videos concluded that the ICE agent who shot Renee Good was not in the path of her SUV when he fired, that the vehicle was tu...
Donald Trump cannot legally be elected to a third term under the Twenty‑second Amendment, but reporting shows he has floated the idea and remains politically influential—markets and commentators assig...
Multiple major fact‑checks say many viral claims about Erika Kirk are unproven or false: Snopes and other outlets found no credible evidence that she had an affair with Vice President J.D. Vance, that...
Two independent, multi-outlet investigations conclude that the most serious allegations against Erika Kirk — claims tying her charities to child trafficking and that she was banned or charged by Roman...
ICE does not conduct random, door‑to‑door sweeps of the general public as a routine enforcement practice; instead, federal records and reporting describe targeted enforcement operations and investigat...
Photos and reporting show Tucker Carlson attended a December 2025 Christmas/holiday event in Nashville that included a mix of right‑wing commentators, activists and at least one international figure; ...
JD Vance served in the United States Marine Corps from 2003 until 2007, and a record of deployment to Iraq for roughly six months in 2005; his service is most commonly described as a rather than as an...
A viral October 2025 clip showed Hasan Piker’s dog Kaya yelp while Piker appeared to reach off-camera, prompting widespread accusations that he used a shock collar; Piker has repeatedly denied that he...
J.D. Vance completed a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at Yale Law School in 2013, not merely a short graduate certificate; multiple independent biographical and news sources record that he graduated from ...
The allegation that J.D. Vance “had sex with a sofa” is a fabricated rumor with no credible evidence in any edition of his memoir or reputable reporting; multiple fact‑checks conclude the story origin...
Multiple independent and contemporaneous reports state that J.D. Vance attended Yale Law School from 2010 to 2013 and received a Juris Doctor in May 2013; Yale Daily News, Business Insider, BestColleg...
Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, has been at the center of multiple controversies since his death: viral footage of her interactions at Turning Point USA events has triggered accusations of staged e...
Public reporting shows only agency statements, court filings and news descriptions about prior and immediate injuries to the ICE agent involved in the Minneapolis shooting — there have been no indepen...
The claim that JD Vance "owns 70% of AcreTrader" is not supported by available reporting: multiple recent pieces find no evidence he holds a 70% stake, and AcreTrader was acquired by Proterra Investme...
JD Vance’s personal firm has been publicly reported as an investor in AcreTrader, a platform that as an asset-class play rather than operating farms for production. Reporting through late 2024 and ear...