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JD Vance, Republican vice presidential nominee

“Thanks to her [Vice President Kamala Harris'] open border, murders are up 81% in Springfield, Ohio.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: There were nine murders in 2023. That’s an 80% increase from 2021 — but one fewer than the 10 murders in 2020, when Trump was president. There's no evidence that immigrants are responsible for committing murders.

JD Vance, Senator and Republican vice presidential nominee

“Vice President Kamala Harris said “it was a bad idea to have kids because of climate change anxiety.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Harris said that young climate leaders had spoken to her about “climate change anxiety,” which included their concerns about having kids in the future. But she did not endorse the notion of not having children.