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Trump and Vance’s false claims — which they have publicly admitted they have no proof of — are having real consequences on the Ohio community.

The voice of Chief Clancy Wiggum imagined how the character might react to someone filing a complaint that people are eating cats and dogs.

Yet, Mr. Trump’s politics have long been deeply intertwined with meme culture, and he and his allies have fervently embraced the Springfield memes as a means of keeping one of his central campaign themes, immigration, at the front of the campaign’s coverage.

Springfield, Ohio Mayor Rob Rue joins Katy Tur to react to former President Trump's debunked conspiracy theories about Haitian immigrants after the city received bomb threats.

Despite lacking any firm evidence, and in the face of clear denials from city officials, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost this week leaned into the lie that immigrants in Springfield are abducting and eating domesticated animals around the city.

Springfield, which has attracted thousands of Haitians, has been at the center of a fiery immigration debate and baseless rumors amplified by Donald J. Trump and JD Vance.

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,

On Thursday the campaigns went into overdrive as the presidential candidates and their running mates spread out across the battleground states to rally support. And while Donald Trump says he won't debate VP Harris again,

Mayor Rob Rue of Springfield, Ohio joined me to remind the public that "your pets are safe" and that Springfield is trying to "embrace the situation" at hand after migrants raised the city's population by nearly a third. This is coming from someone who is actually dealing with… pic.twitter.com/fiAABxD1k7

The city manager in Springfield, Ohio, said it was disappointing that the presidential race was amplifying a bizarre narrative about the city’s immigrants.

Trump vowed to conduct a mass deportation in Springfield, Ohio and dismissed a question on threats the town is experiencing amid unfounded claims about Haitian migrants.

Trump is upping the ante on anti-immigrant misinformation, despite the readily apparent real-world dangers. And for what?

Residents of Springfield. Ohio, fear Haitian immigrants are being made scapegoats as they are caught up in false rumors of abducting and eating pets.

John Legend posted a video to Instagram denouncing Trump's false claim about Haitian migrants: "Nobody's eating cats. Nobody's eating dogs," Legend said.

Springfield City Hall in Ohio was evacuated Thursday in response to a bomb threat as the city is at the center of a conspiracy theory accusing Haitian migrants of eating pets that former President Trump and others shared.

Springfield is a community that needs help,” Mayor Rob Rue said in an interview with The Post, adding that national leaders should provide that help.

A bomb threat has prompted a major police response in Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday morning, according to the city commission office.

The viral claim about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, has garnered millions of views on X, and former President Donald Trump repeated it in the debate.

Before any decisions are made, or legislation is written, at least two more Senate Transportation Committee hearings will be held, including a meeting covering Lake County and the northern suburbs of Cook County and another in Springfield, according to Senate Transportation Chair Ram Villivalam.

Springfield City Hall in Ohio was evacuated Thursday in response to a bomb threat as the city is at the center of a conspiracy theory accusing Haitian migrants of eating pets that former President Trump and others shared.

The Springfield City School District in Ohio closed and evacuated schools on Friday, marking the second straight day of evacuations after a bomb threat targeted several city buildings and an elementary school, amid a right-wing conspiracy theory targeting Haitian immigrants in the city.

The sign is an apparent reference to debunked claims about pets being stolen and eaten by Haitian migrants in the town of Springfield, Ohio, which Donald Trump amplified during the presidential debate on Tuesday.

The Springfield City School District in Ohio closed one middle school and evacuated two elementary schools Friday as the city grapples with the fallout of unfounded conspiracy theories about

Haitian immigrants have moved to Springfield, Ohio, in recent years seeing in the area an opportunity to rebuild.

Donald Trump's false comment that immigrants are eating pets unwittingly thrust Springfield into the middle of a national conversation.

Springfield residents on both sides of the political divide are ready for politicians to stop using their city as a talking point for immigration reform. State leaders would rather address some of the real challenges facing their community.

In June Eric Ayling will complete 90 hours of static bike and rower over 12-days to raise money for charity Under the guidance of his coach at the Springfield Community Campus in Corsham ...

Springfield, Ohio Mayor Rob Rue in an interview late Thursday assured residents that their “pets are safe” and dismissed claims amplified by former President Trump at the debate with Vice

Donald Trump claimed during the ABC presidential debate that migrants in Ohio were eating pets, an account that was already rejected.

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and various right-wing figures have spread erroneous claims on social media that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are abducting and eating pets.

Entertainer John Legend was hit with a social-media backlash after advising the residents of Springfield, Ohio, to embrace the thousands of newly arrived Haitian immigrants— from his mansion in Beverly Hills.

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed in tonight’s debate that migrants are eating a large number of pets in Springfield, Ohio. “In Springfield, they are eating the dogs,” Trump said, repeatin

The Springfield City School District said Friday that two schools had to be evacuated, and another school was closed over bomb threats mentioning the buildings. Officials did not specify a motivation behind the threats. “This morning, Perrin Woods and ...

Over the last few days, there has been an uproar over claims by nativists and immigration restrictionists that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio

Singer John Legend, a supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris, defended the Haitians flooding into his hometown of Springfield, Ohio, as job seekers following reports that the migrants were eating the town’s ducks and animals.

Springfield, Ohio, has been in the media spotlight after unverified rumors that Haitian migrants are stealing and eating pets in the city were amplified during the first presidential debate.

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance is defending himself for sharing rumors that Haitian immigrants were taking and eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio.

Republicans complained that the moderators weren’t fair to Donald Trump. Several times, they fact checked his statements, including when he claimed immigrants were killing family pets for food in Springfield,

Springfield, Ohio, has become the centerpiece of the national immigration debate after the city was suddenly flooded with 15,000 Haitian migrants.

The latest iteration came at Tuesday’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump spotlighted a false online tempest around the Haitian immigrant community of Springfield, Ohio. He repeated the groundless claim previously spread by his ...

One resident from Springfield, Ohio, spoke out against the Haitian migrant crisis, describing her community as a "dystopian nightmare" since it has been overrun with illegal immigrants.

Mayor Rob Rue addressed the migrant crisis and the malicious animal-eating rumors during an interview with NewsNation’s “CUOMO” on Thursday night after former President Donald Trump

Springfield, Ohio resident Mark Sanders said the huge influx of migrants into his tiny town has taken away jobs, housing and health care for residents.

Haitians are going the wrong way down one-way streets, making unlawful U-turns in the middle of the roadways, damaging property by driving recklessly, there’s been some street signs

The Haitian refugee situation in the town of Springfield, Ohio, has opened up a divide among the community's religious leaders about how to handle the influx of newcomers.

President Biden rebuked former President Donald Trump Friday for claiming that Haitian migrants are eating dogs, cats and waterfowl in Ohio — pointing out that his chief spokeswoman’s family is from the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Ohio State Rep. Kyle Koehler argued that cultural misunderstandings are to blame for most of the strife between locals and refugees in Springfield

Are Haitians eating ducks in Springfield, Ohio? There’s a worse problem, per the town’s residents: They’re causing deadly car accidents.

Springfield, Ohio resident Mark Sanders tells ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ how an influx of Haitian migrants has impacted his community. (Credit: ABC News)

I see a group of Haitian people, there was about four of them, they all had geese in their hand,” the caller told a 911 dispatcher.