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JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets

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CNN By Kit Maher and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Sunday reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Kit Maher and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Sunday reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Vance defends spreading claims that Haitian migrants are eating pets (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Sen. JD Vance, in a media appearance, blames the media for ignoring the situation in Springfield, Ohio, and justifies false stories about Haitian migrants.

  3. Forbes

    Vance Defends False Claims About Immigrants Eating Cats: Wanted To (opens Forbes)

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    Vance said when he was repeating the disproven claims that migrants in Ohio were eating cats and dogs, he was “creating the American media focusing on it.”

  4. Al Jazeera

    Trump’s VP pick JD Vance defends spreading false story about migrants (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Top US Republican politicians continue to repeat debunked rumours about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio town.

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