Raise the River

As first reported by The Guardian, Vance's Secret Service team did, in fact, request that the Army Corps of Engineers adjust the water outflow of Caesar Creek Lake in Ohio, which feeds into Little Miami River — where a Reddit user spotted Vance canoeing on Aug. 2, his birthday. We feel confident saying Vance was there, given that neither the Army Corps of Engineers, the Secret Service nor the vice president's office denied that fact in their statements to Snopes.

Both the Army Corps of Engineers and the Secret Service said any adjustments to water levels ahead of Vance's trip were for the safety of Secret Service personnel. An anonymous source interviewed by The Guardian alleged that the request was also to create "ideal kayaking conditions," but neither The Guardian nor Snopes could independently confirm this claim.