Even the nephew of the former American president joins the conspiracy theory that "JD Vance killed Pope Francis", criticized online

A strange theory has exploded on the internet, and especially on Twitter, ironically suggesting that US Vice President JD Vance "killed" Pope Francis. This theory has also been sparked because Vance was the last leader to meet the Holy Father yesterday, the day before he passed away.

The grandson of former US President John F. Kennedy has also joined this theory, saying that US Vice President JD Vance is responsible for the death of Pope Francis.

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican's camerlegno, announced the sad news that the pope had passed away at around 7:30 a.m. The 88-year-old had been suffering from health problems for several months after being admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome for treatment for bronchitis on February 14, which developed into double pneumonia.

JD had met with the late Pope on Easter Sunday, just hours before he tragically died on Easter Monday.

But in a strange trend on social media, Vance has been called the "anti-Christ." In a post on "X," formerly known as Twitter, Jack Schlossberg said: "Okay, JD killed the Pope."

His post, which has been viewed over 283,000 times, was quickly flooded with critical messages. One user said: "Your words are shameful." A second added: "Are you kidding me? It's just not funny - total disrespect." A third wrote: "No, Johnny. Maybe it's time to back off."

JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism late last year, had a private audience with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after attending Mass earlier in the day. Their meeting was not part of Vance's agenda for his trip to Italy, but sources have said that spending some time with the Pope was a personal goal for him.