Sales for Hillbilly Elegy, the 2016 memoir written by J.D. Vance, are soaring again after the Ohio senator was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate. The Onion revisits and fact-checks the bestseller.
Claim: Vance’s first job was at a grocery store. True: Vance has an unmistakable bag boy physique. Claim: Kentucky and Ohio share a border. True: We looked at a map and apparently this is true, but it still feels wrong. Claim: Vance writes, “What separates the successful from the unsuccessful are the expectations they have for their own lives.” False: The genetic marker for success is located in the q.7831.2 band of chromosome 17. Claim: J.D. Vance feels empathy for Appalachian Americans.
Claim: Vance was the first member of his family to attend college. True: But it was only Ohio State, so let’s not freak out about it. Claim: Government assistance programs perpetuate a cycle of dependency. False: Checks for $15 million from Peter Thiel do. Claim: Vance was considered tall and handsome by classmates. True: There is simply no reason anyone would lie about this. Claim: J.D. Vance was the first woman to fly solo in an airplane.
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