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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

‘They’re just not true’: Springfield officials furious as Trump’s migrant pet-eating lie causes bomb threats and school closures

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Officials in Springfield, Ohio, have pushed back on a racist rumor amplified by the Trump campaign that Haitian residents are eating people’s pets, as the baseless claims have prompted bomb threats against city buildings and terrified local residents.

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