Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax
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springfield-ohio-cat-eating-hoax-229-449796
title:
Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax
text:
In September 2024, American right-wing politicians and media figures amplified baseless claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing people's pet cats and eating them. The claims began when a member of a local Facebook group shared a rumor about a neighbor's daughter's friend's cat having been butchered. It spread quickly among far-right and neo-Nazi groups and was amplified by prominent figures in the American right, most notably Republican presidential nominee Donald Trum
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2024 American anti-immigration conspiracy theory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Ohio,_cat-eating_hoax
date created:
2024-09-10T20:45:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T10:26:36Z
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