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.

The Secret Service said the boats the agency uses for security are usually motorized and need deeper waters to operate.

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