Former President Donald Trump, during Tuesday’s presidential debate, pushed the baseless claim about Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating dogs and other pets.
“They’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats,” Trump said during an answer to a question about immigration. “They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.”
Trump’s answer was among the most extraordinary of the first 30 minutes of the debate: a former U.S. president spreading an internet rumor — one labeled by some of his critics as racist — in front of an audience of millions of Americans. The comment illustrated the rapid spread of misinformation in today’s media ecosystem.
David Muir, the ABC News anchor co-moderating the debate, immediately fact-checked Trump’s claims, saying that the city manager in Springfield, Ohio, told the network there had been no credible reports of pets being harmed, injured or abused by people in the city’s immigrant community.
Baseless rumors have spread on social media for days claiming that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets. Most of the rumors involve Springfield, which has a large number of Haitian immigrants, but police there released a statement Monday knocking down the stories and saying they hadn’t seen any documented examples.
“There have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community,” the police said in a statement.
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I did see a story. It said that Haitians in Ohio were eating ducks and cats. When people are hungry they would eat anything in sight.
@ bugsy. Did you think before you penned your comment? People claim the Chinese eat dogs? Is it because they are hungry? The french eat snails. Is it because they are hungry? How would people, living in the proclaimed greatest nation on earth, have to resort to eating pets because of hunger? I hope you are not white, because everyone should recognize what trumps comments were: dead racist.
If anyone actually watched the debate, it’s clear he never mentioned Haitians. He mentioned the illegal immigrants. Your favor for vice president is clearly showing. I have read and listened to stories of individuals actually loosing their pets. If the author of this column did any research, they would refrained from using such a tone. Trump 2024! Coming from a young black!!! Antiguan.
kmft this is racist so many white people eat animals an u dnt hear them talking wat about snails an other inseact sn Animals white people eat how come nobody talks about it I dnt know why black ppl wanna go America that’s one country I keep from am already living in Antigua where they hate us why go to another foreign country to make it worst
Not racist, 100 percent honest. One Springfield MO woman arrived back home to find a haitian skinning her pet cat. These are numerous photos available of these heinous acts.
A very close friend who is Antiguan called haitians “worthless ni@@ers”.
These subhuman animals need to be dealt with.
@John Doe – trump is the lesser of two evils anyway.
@Caustic Bastard…
A…this is not even about the convicted criminal Donald Trump.
B…. this has to do with the #hypocrisy and #fallacy, of the American psyche based upon, the perception of, The People Of No Color; commonly referred to, as while or pale skin.
C…while, the eating of animals is nothing new to HUEman culture, whether it’s rare, medium or well done, again the American hypocrites will say, it’s horrendous to eats cats and dogs, but cool and dandy to eat snakes, alligators, chicken etc; so, Caustic Bastard, besides the name of the animal and the value placed on it (market value), what’s the difference(s) between cats, chickens, dogs, rabbits, pigs? Aren’t they all [created] by your everlasting, everknowing, eversure [god] with no specific value attached to them?
Now, as to an Antiguan telling you about the lifestyles of Haitians, Antiguans MUST clean up their own backyard first.
Next, you can’t serious about pics being posted on social media with AI to BOTS.
Some American, some place right about now is enjoying a rare, medium or well done burger and fries and could give a [rats] arse about the ground up flavored flesh!
Lastly, Donald Trump and “the lesser of two evils;” whether, it’s democrat or republican, they’re simply branches, of the same tree.
Ain’t no “lesser of two evils,” nor the devil you know is better, than the devil you don’t know, evil is evil, good is good, and both political MEDIUM are as guilty or as innocent, as the other!
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