Fact-check analysisUpdated September 19, 2026Curated by FactVerify
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GOP Rep. Nancy Mace was reportedly forced to cancel a Thursday speech after nearly no one bothered to show up.

In August 2025, Representative Nancy Mace canceled a scheduled campaign speech at a parental rights event in Myrtle Beach after attendance reached only about eight people.

Nancy Mace Scraps Campaign Event

Nancy Mace Scraps Campaign Event

Source: advocate.com

At a glance

Key Evidence

Verified September 19, 2026
  • Representative Nancy Mace canceled a campaign speech in August 2025 during her gubernatorial bid after only about eight people showed up to the event.

  • Multiple news organizations reported the cancellation as an accurate event that occurred when the candidate arrived to find nearly no one in the room.

The reporting

What the Evidence Shows

During her 2025 gubernatorial campaign in South Carolina, Representative Nancy Mace was scheduled to address a group at a Moms for Liberty event in Myrtle Beach. Upon arriving at the venue, it became apparent that the turnout was significantly lower than the organizers had anticipated or promoted. With only approximately eight people present at the scheduled start time, the congresswoman opted not to proceed with the planned address.gomag.comgomag.comSc Rep Nancy Mace Cancels Moms for Liberty Rally After Almost No One ShowsThe Turnout: While organizers had reportedly anticipated or promoted an attendance of over 100 people, local reports—including those from My Horry News*—indicated that only eight people were present at the scheduled start time Instead, she...thedailybeast.comthedailybeast.comNancy Mace Cancels Speech After Just 8 People Show UpThis event was widely reported by outlets such as The Daily Beast, The Independent, HuffPost, and The Advocate as a significant campaign stumble during her 2025 gubernatorial bid

Instead of delivering the speech, Mace spent time interacting with the few attendees who had arrived and answering questions from members of the media who were on-site to cover the event.the-independent.comthe-independent.comNancy Mace Canceled Speech South Carolina B2813390Mace, who was running for Governor of South Carolina at the time, was scheduled to deliver a speech at a "parental rights" event in Myrtle Beach hosted by the Horry County chapter of Moms for Liberty The Outcome: Upon arriving to find a... News reports from the time confirmed that her campaign team subsequently informed the media that the speech was canceled due to the minimal attendance.evrimagaci.orgevrimagaci.orgNancy Mace Cancels Speech As Campaign Stumbles in South CarolinaThe claim that U.S. Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) was forced to cancel a scheduled speech due to low attendance is accurate and well-documented by multiple news organizations from August 2025 Mace, who was running for Governor of South...+3 more

Primary trail

Verified Sources7

Sc Rep Nancy Mace Cancels Moms for Liberty Rally After Almost No One Shows

gomag.com
Open source

Nancy Mace Cancels Speech After Just 8 People Show Up

thedailybeast.com
Open source

Nancy Mace Cancels Speech As Campaign Stumbles in South Carolina

evrimagaci.org
Open source
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Revision history

  1. Version 2September 19, 2026

    The freshness review confirms the veracity of the claim, while providing additional context that the incident occurred in August 2025 during Representative Nancy Mace's gubernatorial campaign in South Carolina. This specifies the timeframe and the political context of the event, which were not detailed in the previous entry.

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  2. Version 1August 24, 2025

    Initial published version

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