“The White House warned Tuesday that debunked claims about Haitian immigrants harming household pets could spill over into anti-immigrant violence, as Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance vowed to keep spreading the rumor,” NBC News reports.
Said spokesman John Kirby: “This kind of disinformation is dangerous because there will be people that believe it no matter how ludicrous and stupid it is. And they might act on that kind of information and act on it in a way where somebody could get hurt. So, it needs to stop.”
Charles Pierce: “I can’t believe I’m writing this: No, J.D. Vance, immigrants are not eating pets.”
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