An image shared on Facebook purports to show an X post from Vivek Ramaswamy announcing his Ohio gubernatorial campaign. Verdict: False The claim is false and originally stems from a Jan. 17 post from @VivekRammaswamy,

A Jan. 17 post shared by a parody account for biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announcing his candidacy for Ohio governor has been shared as an authentic announcement online.

Vivek Ramaswamy said he’s preparing to run for governor in his home state Ohio, after dropping out of a project to slash the size of the federal government.

Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discusses President Donald Trump’s accomplishments in his first week in office and what’s next for him on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’