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JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast

Vice President JD Vance spoke about the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump and his views on artificial intelligence in a Christian podcast.

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JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast

What this story says

  • Vice President JD Vance said that if the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump had killed him, Vance would have suspected a conspiracy.
  • Vance made these remarks on a Christian podcast, where he also discussed his interest in 'end times' theology and artificial intelligence.
  • The podcast conversation touched on Vance's feelings of 'spiritual darkness' in certain meetings and at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  • Vance defended Donald Trump's use of an AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus, stating Trump did not intend to mock God.

Who covered it

Left 56%(9)Centre 31%(5)Right 13%(2)

Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 18 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

58/100

Craft

55/100

Hype

25/100

18 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

Only 2 of the 16 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Vice President JD Vance stated that had the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump been fatal, he would have questioned if it was part of a conspiracy. Vance made these comments during an appearance on a Christian podcast hosted by Bryce Crawford. He suggested that if Trump had died, he might not have accepted another Republican as president, and that the country could have faced significant civil strife.

During the podcast, Vance also discussed his views on artificial intelligence, suggesting it could be a sign of the 'end times'. He described feeling 'spiritual darkness' in some meetings with world leaders and at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, attributing the latter to the Civil War battlefield's history. Vance also defended Trump's decision to post an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus, stating that Trump's intention was not to offend but to keep things light.

Coverage comparison

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mention Vance's specific comments about the potential for civil strife if Trump had died, nor do they detail his description of feeling 'spiritual darkness' in meetings with world leaders or at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The right-rated digests also do not include Vance's defence of Trump's use of an AI-generated image as Jesus.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 2 Sept 2026, 04:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

9 rated outlets

  • Nine left-rated reports focused on Vice President JD Vance's comments regarding the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump. These reports highlighted Vance's assertion that he would have suspected a conspiracy if Trump had been killed and might not have accepted another Republican as president. The left-rated reports also noted Vance's discussion of 'end times' theology and artificial intelligence, as well as his comments about feeling 'spiritual darkness' in certain settings. The defence of Donald Trump's AI-generated image as Jesus was also a point of emphasis.

Centre

5 rated outlets

  • Four centre-rated reports highlighted Vice President JD Vance's remarks on the potential for conspiracy theories following a hypothetical fatal assassination attempt on Donald Trump. These reports also covered Vance's discussion of his interest in 'end times' and artificial intelligence, and his description of experiencing 'spiritual darkness'. The centre-rated reports included Vance's defence of Trump's use of an AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus.

Right

2 rated outlets

  • Two right-rated reports focused on Vice President JD Vance's comments during a Christian podcast. These reports mentioned Vance's hypothetical scenario about the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump and his subsequent thoughts on conspiracy. The right-rated reports also noted Vance's discussion of 'end times' and artificial intelligence, and his defence of Trump's AI-generated image.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast?
Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 56% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 13% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 18. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 16 rated outlets on this story, 56% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 13% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast biased?
JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast is one event reported by 18 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered JD Vance discusses conspiracy theories and AI in podcast?
18 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did JD Vance say about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump?
Vice President JD Vance stated that if the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump had been fatal, he would have suspected a conspiracy. He also suggested that such an event could have led to significant civil strife and that he might not have accepted another Republican as president.
What other topics did JD Vance discuss on the podcast?
During the podcast, JD Vance discussed his interest in 'end times' theology and artificial intelligence, suggesting AI could be a sign of the end times. He also spoke about experiencing 'spiritual darkness' in certain settings and defended Donald Trump's use of an AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus.
Where did JD Vance make these remarks?
Vice President JD Vance made these remarks during an appearance on a Christian podcast hosted by Bryce Crawford. The podcast was released on a Tuesday.

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Centre

5

Right

2

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2

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