Washington — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, distanced himself from former President Donald Trump's false claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are eating people's pets.

Springfield’s city manager and the father of a boy killed in a bus accident criticize assertions made by the candidates and other politicians.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has brought attention to an Ohio city by airing false allegations that immigrants are abducting and eating pets.

Voters across party lines reacted to a moment in which former President Trump claimed migrants were eating pets in a town in the swing state of Ohio.

During the debate, former President Trump made unfounded claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating cats and dogs. The town's city manager has reiterated that there are no credible reports of pets being abused.

Donald Trump repeated the claim at the presidential debate. So, are Haitian immigrants eating dogs, cats or wild geese? We fact check the issue.

"PBS NewsHour" reports on how the Trump campaign putting Springfield, Ohio's massive wave of Haitian immigrants into the national conversation could impact the city. They speak to a Baptist pastor who says the Haitians are re-filling his pews,

On the debate stage Tuesday, Trump doubled down on baseless and dehumanizing claims pushed by his running mate that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, and stealing and eating pets.

The ongoing court case of a Canton woman accused of eating cat has mistakenly become a part of online presidential campaign chatter.

The viral claim about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, has garnered millions of views on X, and former President Donald Trump repeated it in the debate.