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Trump supporters flood Twitter with images of cats and ducks in response to racist hoax about immigrants eating pets

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45% Informative

Donald Trump supporters flooded Twitter with images of cats and ducks in response to a racist hoax started on Facebook by Trump 's running mate JD Vance .

Vance ’s tweet has racked up 2 million views and counting at the time of this writing.

Vance tweeted that Springfield , Ohio residents are warning their pets and wildlife like ducks and geese are being eaten by Haitians .

Springfield Police released a statement Monday morning saying they have no reports of stolen pets being eaten.

The account Musk was quote-tweeting repeated the lie that Haitians were destroying a town in Ohio and “reportedly kill and eat peoples pets” while “ Kamala Harris ” was “bragging about allowing them to flood into our country” Trump ’s online rapid response team on X, known as Trump War Room , doubled down on the racism with, “President Trump will deport migrants who eat pets. Kamala Harris will send them to your town next. Make your choice, America ”.

VR Score

27

Informative language

18

Neutral language

7

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

35

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

17

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