Claim: Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, circulated a baseless rumor on social media that the residents of Springfield, Ohio, "have had their pets abducted and eaten by" immigrants. Now, Vance has cherry-picked data to make the unfounded claim that immigrants are responsible for an 81% increase in the city's murders.
Fact-check: Vance's Misleading Claim About Immigrants and Murders in Springfield, Ohio - FactCheck.org
Verdict: sen. jd vance, the republican vice presidential nominee, circulated a baseless rumor on social media that the residents of springfield, ohio, "have had their pets abducted and eaten by" immigrants. now, vance has cherry-picked data to make the unfounded claim that immigrants are responsible for an 81% increase in the city's murders.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2024-09-20T14:12:07