Does this grisly video really show a Haitian migrant eating a cat, like Trump claimed? Nope
Pro-Trump social media users have been circulating a video since September 9 that they say shows an undocumented migrant from Haiti decapitating and eating a cat in the American town of Springfield, Ohio. Former president Donald Trump famously recounted this grisly piece of fake news during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harrison on September 10 to criticize the migration policies of his political rival. In reality, this grisly video was filmed in another town entirely and has no connection to the Haitian community in Springfield.
Trump’s online acolytes have been sharing a video they claim shows a Haitian woman who came to the United States illegally decapitating a cat and eating it in the town of Springfield, Ohio. The video has been widely shared on Instagram. On X, it has garnered more than 4.9 million views.
"There have been dozens of disturbing reports from residents in Springfield saying illegal Haitian immigrants are eating their pets and wildlife: ducks and geese,” claimed one social media user who shared the video. “Who in the h*ll has Harris and Biden allowed into our country.”
Trump’s vice presidential pick, J.D. Vance, soon took to X to spread the fake and xenophobic news story.
"Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” Vance wrote in a post on X, which garnered more than 11.3 million views. "Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country. Where is our border czar?"
