Biden's Nephew Doesn't Own Dominion Voting Systems

Zach Rathner

Politics

15th December 2020

Biden's Nephew Doesn't Own Dominion Voting Systems

Valerie Owens is not related to Steven Owens (Getty Images).

The Claim

Joe Biden’s nephew is the owner of Dominion Voting Systems.

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Emerging story

In December 2020, following the victory of president-elect Joe Biden, rumors began circulating on social media that Dominion Voting Systems, the technology firm that ran voting systems in numerous U.S. jurisdictions, is owned by Joe Biden’s nephew.

Users across social media continued to push this claim.

Misbar’s Analysis

The Misbar team has determined that the claim is false. The meme being featured across social media highlights brothers Stephen Owens and R. Kevin Owens. The meme indicates that Biden’s sister and campaign manager, Valerie Biden Owens, is related to Stephen Owens, a co-founder of Staple Street Capital, an investment firm that owns 75% of Dominion Voting Systems. There is no indication of their relation, only that they share a last name, which is fairly common. Biden’s sister has three children; none are named Stephen.

With no known connection to the Biden family, Stephen D. Owens only shares a common last name with Biden’s sister. As such, we rate the claim as false.