We looked into the claim, and found that while Vance converted to Catholicism in adulthood, Biden indeed became the first Catholic vice president when he took office alongside then-President Barack Obama in 2009. In 2021, Biden became the second Catholic president, after former President John F. Kennedy.

Vice President-elect JD Vance will head into the White House with a tight-knit circle of loyalists who were with him during the campaign and, in many cases, came to the U.S. Senate with him from Ohio.

Beverly Aikins, Vance's mom, returned to Facebook on Wednesday to celebrate her son's win. Aikins took a break from social media in July to protect her peace of mind after seeing "vitriol and hate" toward her son, including from critics in Vance's hometown of Middletown, where she still lives.