"Trump is taking cues from Nazis": Maddow shares history of pet-eating lie on "Colbert"
5 months, 3 weeks ago

"Trump is taking cues from Nazis": Maddow shares history of pet-eating lie on "Colbert"

Salon  

Rachel Maddow has heard enough Donald Trump and JD Vance’s smears against Haitian immigrants. The MSNBC host dug into the racist and dangerous lie that Haitian people in Springfield are eating pets during a visit to “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” linking it directly to talking points from Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. “I think it’s helpful to note that this is a recurring racist urban legend that happens every few decades. From the late '70s through the late '80s, there were multiple instances of ‘refugees eating dogs and cats’ urban legends,” Maddow said. “It's just a racist urban legend that gets regurgitated every few years every few years whenever Klan-type groups like it.” Maddow has spent years sounding the alarm on growing far-right influences influence within the GOP and told host Stephen Colbert that Nazi groups in Springfield were responsible for “promulgating this old urban legend about that group of immigrants in Springfield.” “So they’re taking their cues from Nazis?” Colbert asked.

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John Oliver shreds JD Vance for perpetuating pet-eating myth
5 months, 3 weeks ago

John Oliver shreds JD Vance for perpetuating pet-eating myth

Salon  

An impassioned John Oliver is calling out Sen. JD Vance's false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio eating pets. “Far from just repeating claims he’s heard, Vance has actually helped create much of the chaos he’s now trying to exploit,” Oliver said. That didn't stop people like Vance from spreading misinformation about the letter, painting the city official's claims …

Kodak Black reacts to Donald Trump’s claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kodak Black reacts to Donald Trump’s claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kodak Black took time out …

First Trump said Haitian migrants in Ohio were ‘eating the pets’. Now he says they’re ‘destroying America’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

First Trump said Haitian migrants in Ohio were ‘eating the pets’. Now he says they’re ‘destroying America’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is doubling down on his bizarre and aggressive …

J.D. Vance ducks reporter when asked if he ought to have fact-checked pet-eating rumors
6 months ago

J.D. Vance ducks reporter when asked if he ought to have fact-checked pet-eating rumors

Raw Story  

Vance has repeatedly defended his promotion of a viral internet hoax that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are kidnapping and eating their neighbors' dogs and cats, by saying that he's just passing along what constituents have said. But Vance swatted away a question from a CBS News reporter, who pointedly asked whether he should have done more due diligence about …

'This is untrue': Fox News makes Lara Trump squirm over migrant 'pet-eating' claim
6 months ago

'This is untrue': Fox News makes Lara Trump squirm over migrant 'pet-eating' claim

Raw Story  

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump deflected Sunday after Fox News host Howard Kurtz asked if she accepted the fact that former President Donald Trump was wrong about Haitians eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. In an interview on Fox News, Kurtz noted that the former president made the claim during a recent debate on ABC News. "Well, it's not up …

So what IS the truth about the city where Trump claims migrants are eating the pet cats and dogs? GREG WOODFIELD visits Springfield, Ohio, to find neo-Nazis are marching, residents in utter despair -
6 months ago

So what IS the truth about the city where Trump claims migrants are eating the pet cats and dogs? GREG WOODFIELD visits Springfield, Ohio, to find neo-Nazis are marching, residents in utter despair -

Daily Mail  

For better or – more likely – worse, it was vintage Trump. During a debate with Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump claimed that the 'people that came in' eat cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio To a stunned audience of 67 million Americans – and countless more around the world – Trump was inflaming explosive social media rumours that …

The Republicans defending Trump’s debunked claims about pet-eating Haitian immigrants
6 months ago

The Republicans defending Trump’s debunked claims about pet-eating Haitian immigrants

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Representative Jim Jordan promoted the baseless theory on social media this week Meanwhile, Florida …

'Utterly stupid': Top far-right figures throw cold water on conspiracy about cats and dogs
6 months ago

'Utterly stupid': Top far-right figures throw cold water on conspiracy about cats and dogs

Raw Story  

While former President Donald Trump debated Vice President Kamala Harris at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, more than a dozen hand-selected right-wing influencers hunched over laptops in a conference room to churn out social media posts designed to amplify Trump’s messaging. The right-wing influencers assembled for the “war room” have collectively promoted a conspiracy theory falsely claiming …

Trump drags new animal into his debunked claims Haitian migrants are eating pets in Ohio
6 months ago

Trump drags new animal into his debunked claims Haitian migrants are eating pets in Ohio

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And now, Donald Trump has dragged another animal into his wild, debunked conspiracy that …

Haitian elected officials in Florida condemn GOP’s ‘racist stereotypes’
6 months ago

Haitian elected officials in Florida condemn GOP’s ‘racist stereotypes’

Raw Story  

Florida elected officials of Haitian descent are speaking out after former President Donald Trump doubled down on false attacks against Haitian immigrants made by his vice-presidential pick, U.S. Sen. J.D. “His outrageous comment about immigrants eating Springfield, Ohio, residents’ pets is nothing more than a desperate attempt to stoke fear and division,” Cherfilus-McCormick, the first Haitian American Democrat elected to …

Origin of Trump and JD Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets revealed
6 months ago

Origin of Trump and JD Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets revealed

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The origin of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s baseless, debunked …

‘Haitian Voodoo is real’: Marianne Williamson under heat for defending Trump's bogus pet-eating claim; White House fumes
6 months ago

‘Haitian Voodoo is real’: Marianne Williamson under heat for defending Trump's bogus pet-eating claim; White House fumes

Hindustan Times  

Marianne Williamson, the former long-shot Democratic presidential candidate, backed Donald Trump after he stoked controversy with the ludicrous and debunked conspiracy theory that claims Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are stealing and killing pets in order to eat them. After facing intense heat on X, Marianne Williamson, 71, rejected backing Donald Trump’s claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are stealing …

White House hits out at Trump’s ‘eating pets’ slur against Haitians: ‘Our country deserves better’
6 months ago

White House hits out at Trump’s ‘eating pets’ slur against Haitians: ‘Our country deserves better’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House has condemned the bizarre accusations that former …

AOC reveals her theory on why Donald Trump and J.D. Vance claim Haitian migrants are eating cats and dogs
6 months ago

AOC reveals her theory on why Donald Trump and J.D. Vance claim Haitian migrants are eating cats and dogs

Daily Mail  

Progressive 'Squad' leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Republican presidential ticket for claiming that migrants in Ohio are eating cats and dogs. Trump soon brought up the claims in his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris and Vance mentioned online how the reports could be true, before saying they could be false. The Democratic star has often cut against Trump …

Where did Trump’s Springfield dog-eating debate claims come from?
6 months ago

Where did Trump’s Springfield dog-eating debate claims come from?

The Independent  

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'We also don’t eat cats and dogs': Trump taunted for debate fumble by unexpected jokester
6 months ago

'We also don’t eat cats and dogs': Trump taunted for debate fumble by unexpected jokester

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's debate performance Tuesday night against Vice President Kamala Harris earned him a taunting insult from an unexpected source — the city of Berlin. Germany's foreign ministry Wednesday morning took a jab at the former president and Republican nominee after he claimed Berlin regretted its renewable energy infrastructure. "You believe in things like we’re not going to frack, we’re …

Bizarre debate moment Trump wildly claims Haitian migrants are eating pet dogs and cats
6 months ago

Bizarre debate moment Trump wildly claims Haitian migrants are eating pet dogs and cats

The Independent  

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‘Haitian immigrants eating pets': Who is Ohio woman, who killed cat and led to conspiracy theories?
6 months ago

‘Haitian immigrants eating pets': Who is Ohio woman, who killed cat and led to conspiracy theories?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked Kamala Harris over immigration by claiming that Haitians are eating pets in an Ohio town. Senator from Ohio and Trump’s running partner JD Vance responded to the situation, saying, “Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio." Canton, Ohio police spokesperson Dennis …

'They're eating the dogs!' Trump fact-check as he vents over widely debunked hoax
6 months, 1 week ago

'They're eating the dogs!' Trump fact-check as he vents over widely debunked hoax

Raw Story  

During the presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump repeated a debunked viral hoax about Haitian migrants eating people's pets in Ohio — and then argued with the moderators when they tried to fact-check him. He started by complaining that Vice President Kamala Harris "pays people to go" to her rallies, in response to Harris' prior …

JD Vance spreads racist rumor that Haitian immigrants are abducting peoples’ pets and eating them
6 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance spreads racist rumor that Haitian immigrants are abducting peoples’ pets and eating them

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian …

Haitians eating dogs and cats rumor: How Trump, Elon Musk, and the GOP spread this vile lie.
6 months, 1 week ago

Haitians eating dogs and cats rumor: How Trump, Elon Musk, and the GOP spread this vile lie.

Slate  

As we get closer to the election, the Republican Party is finding it increasingly politically useful to fix the public’s attention on the supposed dangers of immigrant populations. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Victim Perspectives,” exploring “the effects of the Biden-Harris Administration’s open borders policies on American families and communities” through …

J.D. Vance's embrace of 'utterly bonkers' rumor leaves analyst shocked
6 months, 1 week ago

J.D. Vance's embrace of 'utterly bonkers' rumor leaves analyst shocked

Raw Story  

Vance, fresh off months of criticism for attacking "childless cat ladies," is in hot water over yet another cat-related scandal: his promotion of a debunked claim that Haitian migrants are abducting and eating people's cats in Ohio. This is "utterly bonkers," noted Benen, stating that local police have reported no pets being killed and eaten in Springfield, by migrants or …

Morning Joe hosts mock Vance’s ‘obsession’ with cats after he spreads pet-eating immigrant conspiracy
6 months, 1 week ago

Morning Joe hosts mock Vance’s ‘obsession’ with cats after he spreads pet-eating immigrant conspiracy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Morning Joe hosts have mocked JD Vance’s cat “obsession” after …

JD Vance tries to rehabilitate his image with cats in the most bizarre, racist way
6 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance tries to rehabilitate his image with cats in the most bizarre, racist way

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday, Vance hopped on a …

'Spare your outrage': J.D. Vance shrugs off fury over false claim that immigrants eat pets
6 months, 1 week ago

'Spare your outrage': J.D. Vance shrugs off fury over false claim that immigrants eat pets

Raw Story  

Vance doubled down Tuesday on his debunked and criticized claim that Haitian immigrants have been stealing and eating pets in his state. Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate, wrote a defensive and lengthy X post in which he slams journalists for not giving "a s---" about a problem he admitted he has no evidence exists. "In the last several …

Police debunk Vance’s racist claim that Haitian immigrants are snatching and eating pet dogs and cats
6 months, 1 week ago

Police debunk Vance’s racist claim that Haitian immigrants are snatching and eating pet dogs and cats

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Donald Trump’s running mate posted a video yesterday, …

JD Vance spreads debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets
6 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance spreads debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets

NPR  

JD Vance spreads debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Using dehumanizing language to describe immigrants is nothing new for former President Donald Trump or vice presidential candidate JD Vance. Less than 30 minutes after Vance's post, the Springfield News-Sun reported that local police said that incidents of pets being stolen or eaten were "not …

"Disgusting": JD Vance called out for spreading racist lie about Haitian immigrants "eating cats"
6 months, 1 week ago

"Disgusting": JD Vance called out for spreading racist lie about Haitian immigrants "eating cats"

Salon  

Right-wingers this week spread a racist, pixelated Facebook meme that appears to only serve the purpose of stoking hate and driving turnout among the base: white folks threatened by change and people of color. Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, picked it up from there, the public official relying on a meme to claim that “people have had their pets …

'Weird': Trump and Vance trolled over 'racist' conspiracy theory involving cats and ducks
6 months, 1 week ago

'Weird': Trump and Vance trolled over 'racist' conspiracy theory involving cats and ducks

Raw Story  

Sen. J. D. Vance's false claim that immigrants were caught eating Americans' pets spurred an epic eye roll from more news-savvy citizens who spotted the fake news and even a reluctant fact check from The Washington Post. Philip Bump appeared baffled Monday when tasked with explaining why a spate of AI images depicting former President Donald Trump rescuing small animals …

J.D. Vance responds to wild claims migrants are 'eating pets' in Ohio as Trump supporters use AI to say he will save kittens and ducks
6 months, 1 week ago

J.D. Vance responds to wild claims migrants are 'eating pets' in Ohio as Trump supporters use AI to say he will save kittens and ducks

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump's supporters are using AI to generate images of the ex-president snuggling cute kittens and darling ducks in a new baffling trend. An AI-generated image shows a fictitious Donald Trump acting as a guardian to a cat and duck after reports emerged indicating the two species were being eaten by migrants in Ohio. Another AI-generated image shows Trump holding …

JD Vance Spreads Rumor Haitian Immigrants Are Eating Pets
6 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance Spreads Rumor Haitian Immigrants Are Eating Pets

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance have made anti-immigrant hate the centerpiece of their campaign for the White House, and that campaign stooped to a new low Monday. On X, formerly Twitter, Vance amplified bogus “reports” that “people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country.” Months ago, …

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