Rumors that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio has taken over the news cycle in the last week. Although it was been debunked by local authorities as soon as they spread last Monday, several conservative personalities like Elon Musk and Ted Cruz have propelled them to virality, hitting the primetime and dominating the news cycle after Republican candidate Donald Trump mentioned them in last Tuesday's debate.
Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance has played a key role in the spreading of the rumors. Since his first claims, however, Trump's running mate has been ambivalent about the subject. The day of the debate he backtracked on his original comments by saying that "it's possible, of course, that all of these rumors will turn out to be false."
