Recent coverage of Springfield, Ohio, bomb threats shows more misrepresentation by the media. After former President Donald Trump put a spotlight on the city during last week’s presidential debate, focus quickly shifted from the real problems residents face to the dangers Haitian immigrants face.

More than the plethora of hardships immigration has brought to the town, yet-unrealized anti-immigrant violence and reports that Haitians are “afraid to leave home” dominate journalists’ concerns.