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.
Ask SAM: Why would someone lie about immigrants eating pets?
City officials have issued statements that there is no evidence that residents' pets are being eaten by Haitian immigrants.
Ohio woman behind pet-eating rumors repeated by Trump admits claims are false
“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,” Erika Lee, a Springfield resident of four years, told NBC News. Lee, a 35-year-old hardware store worker, said she had no actual ...
Woman who posted viral Springfield cat-eating claims: ‘I feel for the Haitian community’
The rumors — that Springfield and Clark County law enforcement officials have refuted — appear to have originated in a local Facebook group with a post from a woman named Erika Lee.
Woman Behind Springfield Haitian Immigrants 'Eating Pets' Rumor Speaks Out
"It just exploded into something I didn't mean to happen," Erika Lee, a Springfield resident, told NBC News on Friday.
Springfield Women Who Spread False Rumor About Haitians Eating Pets Admit They 'Don't Have Any Proof’
The Springfield, Ohio women who spread a baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets are speaking out their accidental viral moment as their town now faces threats
Fact check: Donald Trump repeats baseless claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets
A city spokesperson said there are "no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused" by the immigrant community.
Springfield woman behind pet-eating rumors repeated by Trump admits claims are false
An Ohio woman whose Facebook post sparked harmful rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield has admitted the claims are false, saying she regrets how they’ve spiraled into a political frenzy.
Trump plans to visit Springfield, Ohio, after spreading lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets there
Former president expected to visit Springfield ‘soon’ after continuing to push baseless lies that allegedly prompted a bomb threat in the city last week
J.D. Vance Says It Does Not Matter Whether 'Rumors' of Pet-Eating Migrants Are True
Donald Trump's running mate says he is willing to "create stories" if they help call attention to the costs of lax immigration policies.
Claims of Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield lead to college threats and closures
Wittenberg University and Clark State College have canceled in-person classes after receiving bomb and shooting threats
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Ohio Woman Regrets Facebook Post That Sparked Unfounded Pet-Eating Rumors + Trump Won’t Stop Lying About it | VIDEO
In a sobering reminder of how misinformation can spiral out of control, Erika Lee, a resident of Springfield, Ohio, has publicly expressed her regret regarding a Facebook post that ignited harmful ...
Vance pushing rumors about Springfield after first poster walked back comments
Erika Lee, the woman behind the viral Facebook post that stoked rumors about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio, tried to walk back her comments. The original ...
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How Vance and Trump’s Lies About Springfield, Ohio, Migrants Continue to Unravel
During the September 10 presidential debate, Donald Trump promoted a baseless rumor that Haitian migrants living in ...
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J.D. Vance Has Pathetic Excuse to Escape Blame for His Racist Lies
Tonya Mosley of WHYY, a Philadelphia-area public radio station that co-hosted the event, turned the subject of Harris’s ...
Ohio woman says she regrets posting false rumor about Haitians
She has since deleted the post, but it has since taken on a life of its own — eventually finding its way into the right-wing ...
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Ohio woman who sparked rumors about Haitian migrants eating pet cats and dogs in Springfield breaks her silence amid 'fears for her safety'
Erika Lee, 35, spoke out after she warned locals in a Facebook group that her 'neighbor informed me that her daughter's friend lost her cat', only to find the pet strung up 'from a branch' outside ...