Claim:

Video shared in September 2024 shows U.S. Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, endorsing Project 2025.

Context

The video in question was shot in May 2021. Project 2025 was not publicly announced until April 2022, and not published until April 2023. While Vance has expressed support for ideas similar to those found in the Project 2025 document titled “Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise,” he has not explicitly endorsed that document.

On Sept. 16, 2024, claims spread on social media that a video showed U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio — former President Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate in the November 2024 election — endorsing Project 2025, a conservative coalition’s plan for a future Republican administration.

“JD Vance endorses Project 2025,” @KamalaHQ, an X account promoting Vice President Kamala Harris’ …

“He’s one scary dude, same age as Hitler when the latter assumed power,” one X user commented.