After false claims spread online, Ohio Haitians speak out
3 months, 1 week ago

After false claims spread online, Ohio Haitians speak out

NPR  

After false claims spread online, Ohio Haitians speak out IN recent days, there have been bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio after the spread of false claims on line and by politicians that vilify Haitians in the city. That's after false racist claims online and by politicians, including Donald Trump and JD Vance that vilify Haitians in the city. CHRIS WELTER, BYLINE: In a bustling community health and support center on the south side of Springfield, Ohio, three people crowded behind a laptop to participate in the Ohio Haitian Speak Community Conversation. During the event, Williams said that her organization is helping to bring mental health professionals to Springfield to support Haitian people dealing with anxiety and trauma from recent events.

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Will Trump and Vance face criminal charges for their Springfield lies?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Will Trump and Vance face criminal charges for their Springfield lies?

LA Times  

Hello, and happy Thursday. If somehow you’ve missed it, Vance and Trump have repeatedly claimed that legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield are stealing and eating people’s cats and dogs, and maybe even some waterfowl from public lakes. “But this has gone way beyond the Haitian community and really caused chaos in the administration of Springfield itself.” And the political “free …

Springfield's Haitian community resilient amid political attacks
3 months ago

Springfield's Haitian community resilient amid political attacks

Raw Story  

Resources are flowing into Springfield, Ohio, after weeks of negative attention fueled by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and right-wing social media influencers. “He’s a former president,” she said, “He have right to come in whatever he want to come, whatever state he want to visit, because he have his people here. “When you attack a culture of someone, it’s normal …

How Trump’s lies about pet-eating migrants brought misery to Springfield, Ohio
3 months ago

How Trump’s lies about pet-eating migrants brought misery to Springfield, Ohio

LA Times  

A disturbing scenario has played out at public schools across Springfield, Ohio, in recent days, with children turned away as they arrive or, worse, rushed out of classrooms, all because of bomb threats. As one woman put it, daily life has been “turned upside down by such vitriol and ignorance.” On Thursday, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue issued a proclamation granting …

"The politics of fear": Springfield's Haitian community stays indoors amid Trump-led smear campaign
3 months ago

"The politics of fear": Springfield's Haitian community stays indoors amid Trump-led smear campaign

Salon  

Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, have spent the last week living in terror, their sense of normalcy upended by the wildfire-like spread of a right-wing conspiracy theory accusing them of killing and eating cats. Édouard told Salon that he feels the U.S. citizens in his community have a "negative view" of their Haitian neighbors that they didn't have before the …

Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets
3 months ago

Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the vast majority that officials said came from overseas —- after former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance falsely said legal Haitian immigrants in the small city were eating dogs and cats. Even with dozens …

JD Vance Justifies Spreading Debunked Conspiracy Theory About Haitians In Ohio
3 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance Justifies Spreading Debunked Conspiracy Theory About Haitians In Ohio

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. JD Vance repeatedly justified on Sunday spreading the widely debunked racist lie that Haitian immigrants are stealing local pets for food in Springfield, Ohio ― at one point admitting that he consciously decided to “create stories” about the unsubstantiated issue so that American media pays more attention to it. “If I have to create stories so …

'Why am I even doing this?': Vance melts down after CNN presses him on Ohio bomb threats
3 months, 1 week ago

'Why am I even doing this?': Vance melts down after CNN presses him on Ohio bomb threats

Raw Story  

Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. In a Sunday interview on CNN's State of the Union program, Bash noted that local officials "found zero evidence to substantiate" claims that geese were being taken out of parks by Haitian immigrants. "Also, other evidence that you have talked about, even you've retweeted alleged evidence, are unsourced social media videos from a different city, …

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims
3 months, 1 week ago

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

LA Times  

Members of the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, Lindsay Aime, left, James Fleurijean, Viles Dorsainvil, and Rose-Thamar Joseph stand for worship at Central Christian Church, on Sunday. “We respectfully call on all politicians and media figures who are promoting this rumor to help make Springfield great and safe again by speaking the truth about our community.” Viles Dorsainvil, the leader …

Racial tensions in Springfield have simmered for months. Trump’s rhetoric now has Haitians there in a full-blown ‘panic’
3 months, 1 week ago

Racial tensions in Springfield have simmered for months. Trump’s rhetoric now has Haitians there in a full-blown ‘panic’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was an attempt to breathe new life …

'Blood libel': Critics say Trump-Vance attacks are stoking chaos in Springfield
3 months, 1 week ago

'Blood libel': Critics say Trump-Vance attacks are stoking chaos in Springfield

Raw Story  

For the second consecutive day on Friday, schools in Springfield, Ohio were forced to close after receiving bomb threats as the city remained at the center of a political firestorm after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, his running mate Sen. JD Vance, and other prominent Republicans have spread unproven rumors and racist smears about Haitian migrants in the city. On …

Springfield, Ohio: Fear and frustration as political debate seizes on growing Haitian population
3 months, 1 week ago

Springfield, Ohio: Fear and frustration as political debate seizes on growing Haitian population

CNN  

Springfield, Ohio CNN — Rose Goute Creole restaurant does a bustling business in Springfield, Ohio, with clientele drawn from across the city to its heaping displays of patties and donuts, and pots of perfumed rice, fried pork and fish, and golden plantains. Springfield officials have told press and city commission meetings that are no credible reports of animal abuse “by …

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