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Haitian families are fleeing Springfield before Trump returns to White House

During his campaign, Trump pushed false rumors about immigrants eating pets in the Ohio city

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Haitian Immigrants Flee Springfield, Ohio As Trump Win Increases Fears of Deportation And Targeting Over Pet-Eating Claims

Local advocates report that scores of Haitians have fled the city in recent days

Latin Times · Nov 18, 2024

Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win

City subjected to false rumors from Trump loses residents integral to community over mass deportation fears

The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2024

Queensland Greens vow ban on new deals to outsource hospital services to anti-abortion organisations

Exclusive: Party to push for ‘universal access’ as it draws attention to Labor’s deals with Catholic organisation Mater to run public hospitals

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024

Why Trump’s messaging is becoming more extreme, a mathematician explains

“Talk about extreme.” That was the response of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at September’s televised debate, after her rival, Donald Trump, made the baseless claim that migrants had been eating the dogs and cats of their neighbours in Springfield, Ohio.

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024

Aurora and Springfield aren’t the first cities to become flash points in US immigration debate − here’s what happened in other places used as political soapboxes

Many Americans had probably never heard of Aurora, Colorado, or Springfield, Ohio, before Donald Trump broadcast his false claims about these cities nationwide late in the 2024 presidential campaign.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024

Man who questioned Trump on pet-eating lies during Univision town hall admits he is now voting for Harris

Trump claimed he was just ‘saying what was reported’ when he falsely claimed immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating pets

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2024

Trump Doubles Down on False Anti-Immigrant Attack: They're 'Eating Other Things Too'

Trump stood by his unfounded claim that Haitian immigrants are eating pets, piling on by adding, "eating other things too, that they're not supposed to be."

Latin Times · Oct 17, 2024

US presidential election updates: Harris appeals to Republicans on Fox as Trump doubles down on pet eating claims

Kamala Harris spent Wednesday urging Republicans to vote Democrat as Donald Trump defended baseless claims about Springfield, Ohio

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024

Key takeaways from Trump’s Miami town hall: former president faces questions on mass deportations

In an appearance on Univision, America’s largest Spanish-language network, the former president repeated his baseless claims about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024