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2024-12-04 17:37:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6BCE19902249570E96680DB974C59F36BCBDE5060A947F270523E2A215A2A01D
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The original hoax was that Haitian immigrants were eating cats in Springfield Ohio, this is neither a Haitian Immigrant nor in Springfield. Those opposed to this rhetoric believed that it was spreading xenophobia and baseless hostility towards immigrants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_pet-eating_hoax#:~:text=Starting%20in%20September%202024%2C%20baseless,right%20and%20neo%2DNazi%20groups.
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