No evidence supports Trump's claim that Haitians are eating pets in Ohio

the town of Springfield Ohio has become the center of the immigration debate with high-profile politicians claiming Haitian immigrants have cause disruptions in the city during Tuesday's debate former president Donald Trump Amplified these claims sharing unfounded allegations about the Haitian immigrant population in Springfield they're eating the dogs the people that came in they're eating the cats they're eating they're eating the pets of the people that live there many verify viewers reached out to ask whether this is actually happening so we went to these sources to get an answer there is no evidence to support these claims Springfield City Manager Brian hex said in a recorded statement on Wednesday it is disappointing that some of the narrative surrounding our city has been skewed by misinformation circulating on social media and further Amplified by political rhetoric in the current highly charged presidential election cycle Karen Graves a spokesperson for the city told verifi there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed injured or abused by individuals within the Immigrant Community Rose Tamar Joseph operations manager for the Haitian support center in Springfield confirms all of that those uh rumors that we knew about it like they just saw it on the um social media that's how we knew about it also she say no truth to the claims no so we can verify that there is no evidence to support these viral claims so where did it stem from it appears to have started in a local Facebook group and then gained traction during an August 27th Springfield Ohio commission meeting with a man who describes himself as a social media influencer brought up the claim without any evidence with your verify in Springfield Ohio I'm Colin dorsy