ABC Fact-Checks Trump’s Claim Immigrants Eat Pets in Ohio
There were many claims made by both presidential candidates that were fact-checked — including one made by Republican nominee Donald Trump about immigrants eating pets in Ohio. However, officials in Springfield, Ohio…
There were many claims made by both presidential candidates that were fact-checked — including one made by Republican nominee Donald Trump about immigrants eating pets in Ohio.
However, officials in Springfield, Ohio, the site of this alleged activity, state this claim is simply not true, per ABC News.
According to a city spokesperson, there have been “no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals in the immigrant community.”
The fact-check was necessitated when Trump screamed “they’re eating the dogs!” The Hill reported.
“I saw people on television talking about it,” Trump asserted after ABC News anchor David Muir questioned the story’s veracity.
Rumors about this have increased with the help of social media posts from political figures recently.
A post on X, formerly Twitter by the House Judiciary GOP utilized AI tools to show an image of Trump holding cats and ducks, promoting him as a protector of animals.
Other alleged misdeeds by Haitian immigrants were also denied by city officials.