How right-wing social media took false claims about Haitians eating pets to the debate
Here's how influencers, monetized accounts and algorithms helped propel false claims about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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J.D. Vance Tried to See if Pet-Eating Rumor Was True—After Posting It
Anna Kilgore, another woman who claimed that her pet was abducted and eaten by her neighbors in a police report obtained by the Vance campaign, told The Wall Street Journal that her cat returned to her just days later.
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Trump Shares Bonkers “Proof” of Debunked Migrants Conspiracy Theory
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance have decided to go all in on the outlandish conspiracy theory about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. Did you hear that sound? That was the American public discourse hitting rock bottom, and shattering into one million pieces.
More truth about Springfield, Ohio: What has happened since the pet-eating rumors started
Bomb threats, school evacuations impact Springfield, Ohio, ever since JD Vance and Donald Trump spread pet-eating rumors about Haitian immigrants.
The truth about Springfield, Ohio: Are immigrants eating dogs as Trump says? What to know
Donald Trump repeated the claim at the presidential debate. So, are Haitian immigrants eating dogs, cats or wild geese? We fact check the issue.
Fact-checking JD Vance's claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio
Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, continues to fuel the firestorm surrounding Springfield, Ohio, with false claims about Haitian migrants.
Farage says there's some truth in Trump's claim Haitian migrants are eating pets
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Did Trump defame Springfield, Ohio, with baseless claims of migrants eating pets? Experts are torn
Donald Trump and his allies thrust a small Midwestern city into the national spotlight this month with baseless claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing and eating pet cats and dogs.
Trump vows to travel to Springfield following false pet-eating claims
Former President Trump pledged to travel to Springfield, Ohio, after false claims that he and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), have made about Haitian immigrants eating pets in the city. Trump said at a rally in New York on Wednesday that he would go to the town in the next two weeks and also go to Aurora,
First Trump said Haitian migrants in Ohio were ‘eating the pets’. Now he says they’re ‘destroying America’
You may never see me again, but that’s okay,’ Trump jokes after saying he’ll visit Springfield, city at center of his false claims that migrants are eating people’s dogs and cats
Trump To Visit Springfield After Fanning Rumour About 'Haitian Immigrants Eating Locals' Pets'
Former US President Donald Trump has announced that he will visit Springfield, Ohio, which is at the centre of a rumour — widely discredited as baseless — about Haitian immigrants killing and eating local residents' pets.
Sally Rooney is a great political writer – her new novel is proof
Sally Rooney seems like a contradictory idea. On the one hand, you have the woman – now 33, in rural Ireland – who’s ...
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Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races
Arizona officials discovered they have no records showing if nearly 100,000 longtime residents provided proof of citizenship, which is required by law to vote in state and local races.
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Post-Debate Explainer: The Truth About Late-Term Abortions in the United States
Although ABC’s debate moderators intervened to “fact check” Trump on several of his arguments, neither of them corrected ...
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'BE SMART': Trump again urges GOP not to pass budget bill without SAVE Act
The House is expected to vote on a continuing resolution with the SAVE Act attached on Wednesday evening, though several ...
Trump complicates Speaker Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown
Former President Trump is adding another layer of complication to the government funding fight as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.
Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects
House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a ...
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Vance demands fact-check on 'pet-eating' lie despite knowing truth pre-debate
Ohio’s freshman Republican U.S. Senator JD Vance knew his claim “20,000” Haitian “migrants” were stealing the cats and dogs ...