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What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime in the US?

Studies show rhetoric about immigrants and crime is often exaggerated or false. So why do these false narratives spread?

Al Jazeera

Trump Criticizes Local Officials For Not Deporting Haitian Immigrants

Former President Trump criticizes local officials for not deporting Haitian immigrants in Springfield, leading to unrest and false claims.

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Local Councilwoman Warns of Anti-immigrant Rhetoric in Ohio: 'Today It's Haiti, Tomorrow It's Another Country'

The comments arrive amid recent incidents in Springfield which has prompted Columbus to consider establishing a commission on immigration and refugee affairs

Latin Times

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Springfield Officials Decline to Speak With JD Vance After False Claims of Pet-Eating Haitian Migrants

Springfield Mayor Rob Rue and other officials expressed concerns that the claims have led to threats of violence and bomb scares targeting the Haitian community in the city

Latin Times

Trump's and Vance's Attacks on Haitian Immigrants Reveal a Complete Lack of Decency

Weak after-the-fact "collaboration" in no way substantiates or justifies cruel allegations against Haitians in Springfield.

Reason

Trump turns "diversity" toxic

Once touted as a uniquely American achievement, "diversity" is now viewed negatively by a plurality of Americans

Salon

Historians warn of hate's mission creep

His stormtroopers will round up anyone they decide does not belong in this country, whether they’re citizens or not

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Immigrant Advocacy Group Files Complaint Against Trump, Vance For Fueling Rumors About Haitians

HBA Executive Director Guerline Jozef filed the complaint, which comprised a statement claiming that Trump and Vance committed seven different crimes.

Latin Times

Haitian group in Ohio files criminal complaint against Donald Trump over false 'pet eating' claim

Community leaders seek criminal charges over Trump’s false claims about migrants eating pets in Ohio town

Evening Standard

Haitian immigrant group calls for arrest warrants for Trump and Vance in Ohio

Haitian Bridge Alliance files criminal charges after local prosecutors take no action in response to racist remarks

The Guardian - US

Nonprofit Seeks Criminal Charges Against Trump And Vance In Springfield

Nonprofit seeks criminal charges against Trump and Vance for inciting chaos in Springfield by false claims about Haitian immigrants.

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Vance is still pushing debunked Haitian pet-eating story claiming residents can’t ‘speak their truth’

Ohio representative says fake story about Haitian immigrants eating pets has been ‘tearing the community apart’

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Crowd at Trump rally chants ‘Send them back’ as he claims immigrants have ‘destroyed’ London and Paris

Trump is rallying for support in Pennsylvania, but a new poll puts Harris five points ahead in the swing state

Salon

A Trump campaign on a losing trajectory

Talk of Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield conceals Trump's tour of sundown towns in battleground states

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Says False Rumors of Migrants Eating Pets have Gotten More Coverage Than Their 'Real-World Impacts'

Rubio added that residents in small towns have the right to be upset by the effects immigration has had on their communities

Salon

John Oliver shreds pet-eating lies

"Vance has actually helped create much of the chaos he’s now trying to exploit,” Oliver said

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The Independent UK

John Oliver gleefully pounces on JD Vance for botched Haiti pronunciation

Oliver quipped that the only Haiti-related mispronunciation ‘recognized in this house’ is Alicia Silverstone’s iconic Haiti line in ‘Clueless’

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on JD Vance’s Springfield claims: ‘He’s pretty good at parroting racist lies’

Last Week Tonight host discusses Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants and social security disability benefits issues

Roll Call

Vance’s misleading claim about immigrants and murders in Springfield, Ohio - Roll Call

FactCheck.org could find no evidence to support JD Vance’s claim that Spingfield, Ohio immigrants are responsible for committing murders.

The Guardian - US

Why Trump and Vance’s strategy is ‘say anything, make up anything’

From Vance’s penchant to ‘create stories’ to Trump’s false claims, lies are brazenly flaunted as a tactic to win support

The Guardian - US

Ohio residents flock to Springfield’s Haitian restaurants: ‘They are family’

Locals support and volunteer at Haitian-owned businesses to stand against Trump and Vance’s anti-immigrant lies

The Independent UK

For Haitians in North Carolina, Trump’s attacks are just the latest indignity

The community has begun to turn up to protest against events at Trump and Vance rallies. Eric Garcia speaks to Haitian organizers who are also determined to bring Haitian American voters to express their dissatisfaction with racist lies at the ballot box

Latin Times

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

At least 33 bomb threats been made, but investigations have determined all threats to be hoaxes

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