Pro-Trump social media users have been circulating a video since September 9 that they say shows an undocumented migrant from Haiti decapitating and eating a cat in the American town of Springfield, Ohio. Former president Donald Trump famously recounted this grisly piece of fake news during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harrison on September 10 to criticize the migration policies of his political rival. In reality, this grisly video was filmed in another town entirely and has no connection to the Haitian community in Springfield.
Trump’s online acolytes have been sharing a video they claim shows a Haitian woman who came to the United States illegally decapitating a cat and eating it in the town of Springfield, Ohio. The video has been widely shared on Instagram. On X, it has garnered more than 4.9 million views.
