Fact vs. Fiction: Claims of Haitian Immigrants Abducting and Eating Pets in Springfield, Ohio

Springfield discredits rumors that immigrants are abducting, eating pets; Ohio AG gets involved

News Center 7 has seen the topics on the number of immigrants in Springfield dominate recent city commission meetings at City Hall.

Haitian leaders in South Florida blast JD Vance for ‘vile and false’ accusations of pet-eating

‘This kind of rhetoric does nothing but spread fear, misinformation, and hate.’

'Racist Piece of Sh*t' JD Vance Spreads False Rumors of Pet-Eating Haitian Immigrants

"White supremacist and antidemocratic movements have always used the claim that so-called Black savages are coming to destroy, especially when political power is up for grabs," said one critic. "This is no different."

Vance pushes false accusations of Haitians eating pets

(The Hill) – GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) on Monday amplified a false claim that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, despite the city’s police department denial of any such incidents. In a post on X, Vance published a video of him at a July Senate Banking Committee hearing, reading a letter from Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck detailing the city’s challenges in keeping up with housing …

20,000 Haitians overwhelm Ohio city — residents report slaughtered and eaten animals, increases in traffic accidents

The city experienced at least a 25% jump in population over the last four years due to the illegal immigration crisis.

JD Vance falsely accuses immigrants of abducting and eating pets

He claimed such incidents were taking place in Springfield, Ohio. Local police denied this is taking place