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JD Vance Was Born James Donald Bowman But Changed His Name 3 Times? [PARTIALLY TRUE]

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JD Vance Was Born James Donald Bowman But Changed His Name 3 Times? [PARTIALLY TRUE]

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Fediverse vs Disinformation@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 months ago

JD Vance Was Born James Donald Bowman But Changed His Name 3 Times?

"What is JD Vance hiding," one X user asked of the Republican vice presidential candidate.

What’s True

Vance was indeed given the name James Donald Bowman at birth, after his biological father …

What’s False

… but, officially, he has only changed his name twice, not three times. The first name change was the result of his adoption by his stepfather. The second name change was one he requested as he was about to graduate from Yale Law School, a year before he got married.

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JD Vance is the modern equivalent of Sarah Palin screwing over John McCain’s chances at winning.
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  What do you mean modern? That was only four years ago. Right?

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