Trump backed the false claim in the presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “They’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.”

Voters across party lines reacted to a moment in which former President Trump claimed migrants were eating pets in a town in the swing state of Ohio.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has brought attention to an Ohio city by airing false allegations that immigrants are abducting and eating pets.

Springfield’s city manager and the father of a boy killed in a bus accident criticize assertions made by the candidates and other politicians.

CNN’s Omar Jimenez visits Springfield, Ohio, where former President Donald Trump falsely claimed migrants are eating people’s pets.

During the debate, former President Trump made unfounded claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating cats and dogs. The town's city manager has reiterated that there are no credible reports of pets being abused.

Former President Donald Trump and his campaign are accusing Haitians of eating cats and other pets in Springfield, Ohio, a Midwestern city currently experiencing an influx of Haitian immigrants and being dragged into the U.S. presidential campaign.

Former President Donald Trump has amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, distanced himself from former President Donald Trump's false claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are eating people's pets. "This is something that came up on the internet,

I wish that my son, Aiden Clark, was killed by a 60-year-old white man,” said Nathan Clark, denouncing “morally bankrupt” Republicans using his son for political gain.