U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.”

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., isn’t being paid $14 million in federal funds to revolutionize grape farming. 

But if you’ve encountered these viral posts on social media, you might believe their claim that the United States Agency for International Development paid Pelosi for “experimental farming” at her St. Helena, California, vineyard.

“Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in USAID funding,” text on a Feb. 25 TikTok read. “In case you were wondering why she’s opposed to Congressional auditing.” 

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The claim that USAID funded Pelosi’s vineyard originated on America’s Last Line of Defense, a satirical Facebook account that describes itself on its “about” page as a “network of trollery and propaganda for cash.” The Facebook page claims to be run by “Busta Troll” — an alias of Christopher Blair, who has said he posts satire to intentionally trick conservatives into believing outlandish claims.

“Nothing on this page is real,” reads a watermark that appears on the page’s posts.

But others sharing the claim did not include that disclaimer.

USAID’s budget and spending records going back to 2001 show no evidence that the United States’ international humanitarian agency sent Pelosi or her vineyard any federal grants at all.

Searches of news archives returned no credible reports that Pelosi’s vineyard received money from the government, and required financial disclosures since Pelosi took office do not show a $14 million increase in assets associated with Pelosi’s Zinfandel Lane Vineyard.

Pelosi’s financial disclosures show she is paid an income by the vineyard, which also serves as her and husband Paul Pelosi’s second residence. The Pelosis sell grapes to other wineries; their vineyard does not produce wine. According to Pelosi’s 2024 financial disclosure, the couple made between $100,001 and $1,000,000 from grape sales that year.

We rate the claim that Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in USAID funding for ‘experimental farming’ False.