September 24, 2024, New York Times newsletter

Downtown Springfield, Ohio, last month. The small Midwestern city has been gripped by a false narrative that Haitian immigrants were killing and eating pets.
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Why debunked falsehoods about Haitian migrants gained traction
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By Tiffany Hsu

In early September, a Springfield resident published an error-riddled Facebook post that relied on what she later called a “game of telephone.” She deleted the post and disavowed it, but on Sept. 5, a conservative user posted it on X. Tiếp tục đọc “Why debunked falsehoods about Haitian migrants gained traction” →