We are less than two months away from, perhaps, the most consequential presidential election in our nation’s history and one of the major topics is … a story about dogs and cats being eaten by Haitian immigrants in an Ohio town.
The story is false. According to local and state officials, there is no evidence whatsoever that it is true.
And so it would be completely silly and ridiculous and a complete waste of our time to even talk about it if it wasn’t so racist and dangerous. It also would be easy to dismiss if it wasn’t being championed by a man who wants to be vice president of the United States.
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, went on three Sunday morning shows and doubled down on the baseless claim that pets are being eaten. Not only did he double down, but surprisingly, he told CNN’s Dana Bash that he had created the story to get people to pay attention. He actually used that word, “create.”
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