Trump drags new animal into his debunked claims Haitian migrants are eating pets in Ohio
First it was cats and dogs. Then it was ducks.
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Origin of Trump and JD Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets revealed
The origin ofDonald Trump and JD Vance’s baseless, debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, has now been revealed – with the story coming from a local woman who heard it fourth-hand.
When Political Memes Take on a Lie of Their Own
By the time the Arizona Republican Party’s digital billboards urging Phoenix residents to “EAT LESS KITTENS” and “Vote Republican!” went up on Tuesday, the story they referred to had already been widely debunked.
Before Trump, neo-Nazis pushed false claims about Haitians as part of hate campaign
The day after the presidential debate at which former President Donald Trump spread a false story about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, Christopher Pohlhaus, leader of the national neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe, took to his Telegram channel to take credit.
‘Your Pets Are Safe In Springfield’: Ohio Mayor Says Anti-Migrant Lie Is Hurting City
Rob Rue, the mayor of Springfield, Ohio, rejected racist claims spread by former President Donald Trump this week that migrants were eating residents’ pets, saying such rhetoric was hurting citizens and hurting the community.
Pete Buttigieg Explains Why There's 'Even More' To Trump's Racist Debate Lie
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued that it’s a “strategy” for Donald Trump to push the racist lie that Haitian immigrants are eating pets on Thursday.
How Russia uses race and migration to divide the West
One week after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped an indictment on two Russian propagandists accused of coordinating a disinformation campaign aimed at exacerbating racial tensions in the United States, one particularly bizarre meme associated with that effort appeared to trip up its intended beneficiary at a critical moment.
Simpsons memes go viral after Trump claims that ‘dogs are being eaten in Springfield’
A flurry of Simpsons memes have erupted on social media in response to a bizarre and wildly false statement about pets made by Donald Trump during his first presidential debate with Kamala Harris on Tuesday.