In early August 2025, a claim spread online that U.S. Vice President JD Vance's team had the water level of an Ohio river raised for a family boating excursion. As first reported by The Guardian, it is true that the U.

Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he took with his family for his 41st birthday.

A request from Vice President JD Vance led to a temporary rise of the Ohio River water levels to accommodate his family vacation.