In late summer, rumors spread on social media that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the Republican nominee for vice president, publicly repeated and encouraged the spread of this story. Eventually, former President Donald Trump repeated a version of it during his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
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