Vance dominates on the falsehood meter, with faulty claims on lost children, the environment, inflation, immigration and the Jan. 6 attack.

USA TODAY's Susan Page believes there was a clear winner in the vice presidential debates. She also believes it probably doesn't matter.

CBS News anchors Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan were more facilitators than fact-checkers during the vice-presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.).

The event was one of the last opportunities for each candidate to attack to the other's campaign and introduce themselves to voters.

A combination picture shows Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaking during his first rally as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump's running mate,

Smiling and nodding pleasantly as the moderators formulated their questions, he gave no hint of the trolling persona that has made him thus far the most unpopular vice-presidential candidate in recent history;