C'mon, folks. Get it together. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Mis- vs Dis-information. Thorough:
"An online Associated Press post that purported to debunk the claim served more to fan the flames than douse them. On Thursday, the AP retracted its fact check, drawing a fresh round of attention to the bogus post. Pointing out that it would be unfair to mentally associate Vance with couches became a bit like telling someone not to think of an elephant."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/26/jd-vance-couch-twitter-whitelist-fake/