Donald Trump: "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. The people that came in, they're eating the cats......"

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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

Donald Trump · The September 10, 2024 presidential debate · September 10, 2024 · Race: President of the United States

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Pants on Fire

PolitiFact, September 11, 2024 · read the check

Our check against the record

The record does not settle it

Checked against No published police record settles this sentence: the Springfield Police Division would have to publish its incident reports, and the city's statements that it had no credible reports are available only as quoted in news accounts.

The record: City of Springfield, Ohio

Context

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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Sources

Trump repeats baseless claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets · PolitiFact · 2024-09-11 · accessed 2026-09-18
City of Springfield, Ohio · City of Springfield, Ohio · accessed 2026-10-15

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