Trump was not involved.
It began on Facebook.
The rumor that Haitian immigrants ate a pet cat in Springfield began in early September 2024 with a
Facebook post to a private group called "Springfield Ohio Crime and Information", and that post was later re-posted elsewhere. The post said:<a href="
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The author of the Facebook post later deleted it and expressed regret that the story fueled
conspiracy theories.<a href="
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