‘Talk about extreme’
During his debate with Kamala Harris, Donald Trump repeated false claims about immigrants killing and eating the pets of local residents.
The misinformation had gained steam among his supporters after video went viral showing a Springfield, Ohio resident claiming before the town’s council that immigrants in the community had killed ducks from a local park for food, which quickly snowballed into even more extreme and baseless claims within rightwing circles.
David Muir – one of ABC’s two moderators – quickly fact-checked Trump, and said ABC had reached out to a city manager in Springfield who said there had been “no credible reports” of any pets being harmed by immigrants.
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