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Vance’s team was told Haitian immigrant rumors were false before debate, Springfield mayor confirms

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CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso, Jeff Winter and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign continued to push false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, even after a top city leader told a campaign staffer for its vice presidential nominee ahead of this month’s presidenti…

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  1. JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets

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    Vance’s team was told Haitian immigrant rumors were false before debate, Springfield mayor confirms

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  1. CNN

    JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets (opens CNN)

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    Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Sunday reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio.

  2. NBC News

    Baseless rumors about Haitian immigrants threaten to unravel Springfield, Ohio (opens NBC News)

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    False rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets that were boosed by Donald Trump and JD Vance are threatening to unravel Springfield, Ohio.

  3. CNN

    What to know about the false rumor targeting Haitian immigrants in Ohio town (opens CNN)

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    Republicans including vice presidential candidate JD Vance kicked off a firestorm of misinformation this month when they spread false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, throwing the town into chaos.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Vance’s team was told Haitian immigrant rumors were false before debate, Springfield mayor confirms (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso, Jeff Winter and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign continued to push false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, even after a top city leader told a campaign staffer for its vice presidential nominee ahead of this month’s presidenti…

  5. The Hill

    Springfield mayor: City officials told Vance staffer Haitian migrant rumors were ‘baseless’ (opens The Hill)

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    Springfield, Ohio city officials told a staffer for Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) that rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets in the town were “baseless,” city mayor Rob Rue said on Thursday.

  6. KVIA El Paso

    Springfield official told a Vance staffer before the debate rumors about Haitian immigrants were ‘baseless,’ mayor confirms (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign continued to push false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, even after a top city leader told a campaign staffer for its vice presidential nominee ahead of this month’s presidential debate the…

  7. WHDH Boston

    Springfield mayor says the city told a Vance campaign staffer rumors about Haitian immigrants were ‘baseless’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump campaign echoed false claims about Haitian immigrants since the September presidential debate

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