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.
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
AP PHOTOS: Life continues for Ohio community after Trump falsely accused Haitians of eating pets
Their city has been in the eye of a political storm since former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen.
J.D. Vance admits he created fake story about Haitian migrants eating pets as calls for his resignation grow
If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of American people, then that’s what I’m going to do...'
From 'rapists' to 'eating the pets': Trump has long used degrading language toward immigrants
Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants were simply his latest rhetoric that dehumanizes and targets immigrant populations.
ABC fact-checks Trump during debate over false claim of migrants eating pets
ABC News anchor David Muir offered a fact-check on former President Trump after he falsely claimed immigrants are eating pets in Ohio. “We checked with the city manager,” Muir said, saying
Misleading claim ties Trump to Haitian migration in Ohio | Fact check
Donald Trump was president when thousands of Haitian nationals moved to Ohio, but he opposed a program that let many work and be in the U.S. lawfully.
Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine slams Trump, Vance for baseless claims about Haitian migrants
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his strongest condemnation yet of former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, for their continued false claims regarding Haitian migrants in Springfield.
Mika: Trump’s bogus claim about pet-eating Haitians reveals exactly who he is
In this week’s episode of “Morning Mika,” Mika Brzezinski, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Huma Abedin examine Trump’s recent remarks dehumanizing Haitian immigrants – and what it says about his potential second-term agenda.
Ohio's largest Christian group decries Trump, Vance attacks on Springfield Haitian migrants
The Ohio Council of Churches expressed solidarity with Haitian migrants and condemned rumors about them eating people's pets.
The false narrative of immigrants eating pets has a long history
Immigrants eating pets' has long been used to vilify Asian immigrants. Now it's being used to malign Haitian immigrants.
Blaming Immigrants For Eating Pets Is An Old American Urban Legend
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in ...
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Trump’s lies about immigrants eating pets defiled something sacred to Catholics: a shared meal
Most of my most meaningful meals have been prepared by friends born outside of the United States and who made a courageous ...
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Perspective: Eating pets
You've seen all the jokey memes about eating pets. They're funny. But Deborah Booth says there's a very good reason not to ...
Trump’s Viral ‘They’re Eating The Pets’ Line Spawns TikTok Dance Craze
TikTok has a funny new dance trend, thanks to Donald Trump's debate remarks about Haitian immigrants eating pets. But the ...
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How a fringe online claim about immigrants eating pets made its way to the debate stage
“They’re eating the cats. They’re eating … the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our ...
Singer John Legend lectures hometown to 'embrace' Haitian migrants, denies they are eating pets in Ohio city
Entertainer John Legend took to social media Thursday to critique Donald Trump’s widely debunked claims that Haitian ...
Ohio police dispute new allegations immigrants are eating pets in Dayton
Sen. JD Vance and others shared a new video and article alleging African immigrants were seen preparing to grill dead cats.