The Couch: How a Baseless Claim Became JD Vance's Defining Image
A viral post claimed Vance wrote about having sex with a couch cushion in his memoir. The AP fact-checked it ("No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch"), then retracted the fact-check — making the meme indestructible. Google searches for "JD Vance couch" surpassed "Trump shooting."