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'My Dog's Been Stolen!' Trump Doubles Down On Claim Haitian Immigrants Are Eating Pets In Ohio

At a rally in Arizona, the Republican nominee said, 'migrants are walking off with town's geese' in Springfield.

International Business Times

Trump drags new animal into his debunked claims Haitian migrants are eating pets in Ohio

Local authorities had already debunked the lies even before Trump first made the claims on the debate stage

The Independent UK

Springfield Mayor Addresses Bomb Threats And Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric

Springfield, Ohio faces bomb threats and tensions towards immigrant community. Mayor Rue calls for compassion and unity amidst challenges.

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Bomb Threat Rattles US City In Republican Anti-migrant Conspiracy

Government buildings and an elementary school in Springfield, Ohio were evacuated Thursday after an emailed bomb threat, police said, rattling the small US city at the heart of an anti-migrant conspiracy theory amplified by Donald Trump.

International Business Times

The Simpsons star Hank Azaria responds to Trump’s Springfield pet eating claims as Chief Wiggum

Trump’s claims have been debunked and widely ridiculed

The Independent UK

US city receives bomb threat after Trump spread false anti-immigrant claims

Racist rumours continue to spread, with members of local Haitian community expressing concern for their safety.

Al Jazeera

Haitian Families in Springfield, Ohio Fear For Their Wellbeing

Haitians are fearing for their lives after former President Donald Trump and his Vice President pick J.D. Vance made false pet-eating claims

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White House hits out at Trump’s ‘eating pets’ slur against Haitians: ‘Our country deserves better’

White House Press Secretary slams ‘bizarre’ and ‘hateful’ rhetoric from former president and his allies

The Independent UK

Bomb threat follows anti-Haitian hoax

City Hall in Springfield, Ohio, was evacuated Thursday after someone threatened to blow it up

Salon

Bomb threat shuts down Ohio city hall after Trump spreads baseless migrants rumor

Republicans sharing false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets has put national attention on Springfield

The Guardian - US

Chick-fil-A Reacts To GOP's 'Eat Less Kittens' Billboards In Arizona

The ads repeat false claims about Haitian immigrants in Ohio that were highlighted by Donald Trump at the debate

International Business Times

ABC's Moderators Failed to Fact-Check Kamala Harris

Either fact-check both candidates or don't bother.

Reason

Ohio’s GOP governor hits back at Trump and Vance’s ‘crazy’ claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets

Republican governor said people should ‘go with what the mayor’ of Springfield says regarding accusations against Haitian immigrants

The Independent UK

JD Vance Claims Apple Is Benefiting From Slave Labor: 'Pretty Sick'

He tried to tie Apple to Springfield, Ohio, where Donald Trump tried to claim Hattian immigrants are eating cats and dogs.

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Salon

Dad tells GOP: Stop using my son's death

Trump and Vance have used Aiden Clark's death to make false claims about Haitian migrants

Evening Standard

Ohio father tells Donald Trump to stop using son's death for 'political gain'

Aiden Clark was tragically killed in a school bus crash in Springfield on August 2023

Latin Times

Father of Ohio boy killed in accident with Haitian driver criticizes Trump, Vance for politicizing son's death

"My son was not murdered," Nathan Clark said. "He was accidentally killed by an immigrant from Haiti"

France 24

No, Haitian immigrants are not eating stolen pets in Springfield, Ohio

During Tuesday's televised debate, former president Donald Trump claimed that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating stolen pet cats and dogs – viral claims amplified by his running mate JD Vance on social media. We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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The Independent UK

Kamala’s ‘audio earrings’ and all the other bogus debate conspiracies

Trump baselessly claimed immigrants eat pets and that Democrats support killing newborn babies

The Independent UK

Where did Trump’s Springfield dog-eating debate claims come from?

‘As a human being, can you imagine being talked about like this?’ Springfield’s mayor said

The Independent UK

An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has brought attention to an Ohio city by airing false allegations that immigrants are abducting and eating pets

Reason

Trump Rambles About Immigrants Eating Pets, Forgets To Challenge Kamala Harris

At their first presidential debate, Trump repeatedly got so bogged down in bizarre claims that he failed to effectively combat a weak Harris performance.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Donald Trump’s false Springfield claims at the debate became so many Simpsons memes and jokes

So many Simpsons jokes.

Salon

Debate a total debacle for Donald Trump

Sorry MAGA, the problem wasn't the moderators, it was Trump's big mouth

The Independent UK

The Simpsons memes go viral after Trump claims that ‘dogs are being eaten in Springfield’

Trump’s claims have been debunked and widely ridiculed

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