Claims are unfounded that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are stealing neighbors’ pets to eat, and killing ducks and geese for food, a city spokesperson told PolitiFact. Social media users recently flooded platforms with unfounded rumors about Haitian immigrants in a small Ohio town.

A Trump supporter in Springfield, Ohio, who filed a police report accusing Haitian migrants of stealing her cat, recently discovered her pet hiding in her own basement. Anna Kilgore gained national attention after filing a police report in which she accused her Haitian neighbors of being responsible for her cat's disappearance in late August,

Schools, government buildings and elected officials’ homes in Springfield, Ohio were among the targets of more than 30 hoax threats made last week that forced evacuations and closures.