"Fact-Checking Vivek Ramaswamy's Claims on Climate, Jan. 6, and Presidential Potential"

Entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate, has made inaccurate claims about climate change and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, while mischaracterizing his own positions and past comments. Ramaswamy falsely claimed that a delay in water diversion during a wildfire in Hawaii could have prevented deaths, and that more people are dying from bad climate change policies than from actual climate change. He also falsely suggested that the Jan. 6 attack did not involve weapons and was largely peaceful. Additionally, Ramaswamy inaccurately denied his previous criticisms of former President Donald Trump and made false statements about military defense spending and his foreign policy positions.