Former President Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) helped Republicans spread a racist lie on Twitter/X that undocumented Haitian immigrants are stealing and and eating cats in Springfield, Ohio.
The Springfield police denied this was happening, notes the Springfield News-Sun:
The Springfield Police Division said Monday morning they have received no reports related to pets being stolen and eaten.
A social media post originally from a Springfield Facebook group went viral nationally in recent days. The original poster did not cite first-hand knowledge of an incident. Instead they claimed that their neighbor’s daughter’s friend had lost her cat and found it hanging from a branch at a Haitian neighbor’s home being carved up to be eaten.
The Haitians who moved to Springfield, Ohio for work are not "illegal" – they are in the country lawfully. JD Vance knows this, but is misrepresenting the situation because he's a demagogue. pic.twitter.com/91vd88NS11
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) September 9, 2024
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene pushed the false accusations about Haitians eating pets during a "special hearing" today
— Lis Power (@LisPower1) September 9, 2024
MTG: "Can we add in that there's Haitian illegal migrants taking over towns, eating peoples pets, but yet, there's not a government show of force against that?" pic.twitter.com/WEOc2S0rw3
Republicans have cooked up a story that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets and ducks. The only problem is that Springfield police claim it’s a lie, created by racist Republicans. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/GAoHs2KHPQ
— Carlos Turnbull (@cturnbull1968) September 9, 2024
The MAGA wing of the House is going all in on the "Haitians are eating cats in Springfield, Ohio" thing now.
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) September 9, 2024
Just a reminder — this is all based on a Facebook post linked to a neighbor's daughter's friend and local cops say they've received no reports about any of this. pic.twitter.com/ePHFGRAn6d
Racist wyte lady in Springfield, OH is afraid of brown people (Haitians) and puts on the water works because she's so oppressed. pic.twitter.com/JfJsTVj29B
— Mrs. Butters 🥧 (@MrsButters) September 9, 2024
Ohio has a protector. pic.twitter.com/3ZE0lIpc0k
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 9, 2024
(Sources: Twitter/X, Springfield News-Sun)