Viral Videos Share on Facebook The clip shows 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance preaching Bible verses on The Oprah Winfrey Show as a teenager.

Verdict: False

This claim is false: The original video, uploaded to the Oprah Winfrey Network's verified YouTube channel in March 2016, features children's preacher Duffy Strode, not Vance.

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Vance visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on August 1. ReutersDuring the visit, Vance said Vice President Kamala Harris has “done nothing” to combat immigration and border crossing issues, according to the outlet.

The Facebook video, which has 13,000 likes at the time of writing, purports to show a teenage Vance preaching Bible verses on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In the video, the boy, dressed in a bright suit and red tie, shouts out the verses as a studio audience looks on. “I still think he's only saying them because someone told him to…” the video's caption reads.

This claim is false. original videoStrode, not Vance, is seen in a video uploaded to the Oprah Winfrey Network's verified YouTube channel in March 2016. The 0:53 timestamp on the YouTube video matches a clip shared on Facebook of Strode shouting Bible verses.

“In the late '80s, the Strode family of Marion, North Carolina, gained notoriety for terrorizing their town center. Their son, Duffy, began preaching at age 5, shouting Bible verses in the schoolyard. After Duffy was suspended multiple times and a petition garnered nearly 500 signatures saying the family should leave town, the parents eventually decided to homeschool their kids, according to the Washington Post,” the video's description reads.

Similarly, Check Your Fact Trusted news coverage The video purports to show a young Vance, but in fact shows the exact opposite. Snopes The allegations were reported to be false, and Strode was featured in the video. Website His verification also Social media account. (RELATED: Harris campaign claims JD Vance supports Project 2025 in video)

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