Charlie Kirk amplifies since-debunked social media rumor about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio
Charlie Kirk: “Allegedly, Haitians are going around and taking people's pets and eating them”
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Contrary to Kirk's claim, which is apparently based on a single anonymous Facebook post, the Springfield News-Sun reported that police have had “no reports” of pets being stolen:
The Springfield Police Division said Monday morning they have received no reports related to pets being stolen and eaten.
A social media post originally from a Springfield Facebook group went viral nationally in recent days. The original poster did not cite first-hand knowledge of an incident. Instead they claimed that their neighbor’s daughter’s friend had lost her cat and found it hanging from a branch at a Haitian neighbor’s home being carved up to be eaten.
The poster also claimed “Rangers” and police told them that “they have been doing it” at Snyder Park, too, with ducks and geese.
Springfield Police said they were aware of the social media post but that this was “not something that’s on our radar right now.” The post received tens of thousands of impressions.