It circulates through the social networks a video that purportedly shows a “Haitian immigrant” who was arrested in the city of Springfield, Ohio, for killing and eating her neighbors’ cat. However, it is a buloAlthough the incident is real, it occurred in Canton, another town in Ohio, and involved an American citizen, according to police authorities confirmed to Newtral.es.
- The 27-second viral video contains a nighttime police recording in which an officer can be heard asking in English “what did he do.”
- Spanish subtitles of a voice in off They say the woman was found with cat hair in her mouth.
Why is it a hoax? Los news records According to reports, a woman identified as Allexis Telia Ferrell was arrested after killing a cat and eating it in front of several people on August 16 in Canton. Local police told Newtral.es that the suspect “She is not a Haitian immigrant”.
- “He is a lifelong resident of the Canton area,” police spokesman Dennis Garren added in an email.
- The city of Canton is located more than 200 kilometers from Springfield, both in the state of Ohio.
- American fact-checkers Snopes They also reported that the suspect in the cat killing has an extensive criminal record that includes numerous arrests, but none related to immigration.
- The misinformation circulated as alleged evidence of a conspiracy that Haitian migrants are stealing animals in Ohio and then eating them.
- According to ReutersSpringfield Mayor Rob Rue debunked such viral claims. Therefore, it is false that a “Haitian immigrant” killed and ate a cat in Ohio.
During the presidential debate on September 10, Republican candidate Donald Trump echoed the misinformation surrounding illegal Haitian immigrants who allegedly steal and eat the pets of Ohio residents.
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Newtral inquiry to Canton police
Fox News article on the arrest of a woman in Canton
Reuters Fact Check on Haitian Immigrants in Ohio
Snopes Fact Check on Haitian Immigrants in Ohio
