In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. The people that came in, they're eating the cats... they're eating the pets of the people that live there

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The statement was about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. PolitiFact later named it its 2024 Lie of the Year.

Topics: Immigration, Ohio.

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