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Vance defends spreading claims that Haitian migrants are eating pets
By Luke Garrett
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JD Vance admits he is willing to ‘create stories’ to get media attention | US elections 2024
By Edward Helmore
'It just exploded': Springfield woman claims she never meant to spark false rumors about Haitians
By Alicia Victoria Lozano
The Origins of Trump’s Ohio Pets Conspiracy
By Alec D'angelo
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Trump latest: US expected to scale back Mexico and Canada tariffs; Trump accused of lying by Panama
By Jess Sharp
Trump pledges ‘large deportations’; Harris held rally in Pa.
By Aaron Blake, Lenny Bronner & Amy Gardner
Columbus man regrets taking goose photo he says is being weaponized against immigrants
By Nathan Hart
In debate, Trump embraced false claims from the deep corners of the far-right internet
By David Ingram
How Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth
By Howard Schneider
Ohio woman arrested after eating cat: Canton police release bodycam footage from incident
By Anna Meyer
What Was He Even Talking About?
By David A. Graham
Opinion | MAGA Will Fall for Anything
By David A. French
Tracing the Anti-Haitianism Behind the Springfield Scapegoating
By Ayendy Bonifacio
‘Haitian Voodoo Is in Fact Real’: Marianne Williamson Backs Trump on Bogus Pet-Eating Conspiracy
By Liam Archacki
Vance doesn't back away from false claims about migrants in Ohio even amid threats to the community
By Colleen Long
Explanation finally revealed for viral image of man holding geese that fueled bizarre pet-eating claims in Ohio
By Andrea Cavallier
No, Immigrants Aren’t Eating Your Pets. But Vance Says the Lie Was Worth It. | US News Opinion
By Matt K. Lewis
The Real Scandal in Springfield, Ohio
By Rich Lowry
Trump vows mass deportation of protected migrants in Springfield, dismisses threats to town
By Lalee Ibssa, Alexandra Hutzler & Kelsey Walsh
‘Trump Blew It’: Cat Scratch Fever on The Debate Stage
By Marc Antony Caputo
Trump doubles down on debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio
By William Brangham & Mary Fecteau
Ohio's Republican governor is fed up with lies about pet-eating in Springfield: 'This discussion just has to stop'
By Joshua Nelken-zitser
The stereotype of immigrants eating dogs and cats is storied — and vitriolic as ever
By Jasmine Garsd
Springfield police say no reports of pets stolen, eaten, after viral social media post
By Jessica Orozco
An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight
By Elliot Spagat, Julie Carr Smyth & Patrick Orsagos
Before Trump, neo-Nazis pushed false claims about Haitians as part of hate campaign
By Brandy Zadrozny
Anatomy of a racist smear: How false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught on
By Sarah Ellison & Jeremy B. Merrill