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Héctor Ríos Morales

Children in Springfield Say They Live in Fear After More Than 30 Bomb Threats Over False Pet-Eating Rumors

A Springfield Police cruiser sits parked downtown on September 16, 2024 (Credit: Via Getty Images)

ALABAMA - Ever since former President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders pushed the false claim that Haitian migrants were stealing and eating pets, the full scope of public attention has befallen on the small city of Springfield, Ohio.

Such claims have resulted in at least 33 bomb threats been made in Springfieldand, according to worried parents, children are now living in fear. All of the threats made have been determined to be hoaxes. Some of them targeted Springfield schools, including elementary school campuses, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on Sept. 17 at a news conference.

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