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Disinformation and Social Media

The rumor exacerbated existing strains in a city that had absorbed tens of thousands of Haitian newcomers under Temporary Protected Status

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Jan 12, 2026
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are anti-ICE protestors being paid or compensated in any way for their activism

Available reporting does not establish a proven, widespread practice of paying anti-ICE protesters; assertions that demonstrators were being paid come from political leaders, preliminary federal probe...

Jan 29, 2026

Haitian Immigrants eating Pets (2024) what harm did it cause

A false social-media rumor in September 2024 claimed in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing and eating neighbors’ pets; local officials and multiple independent fact-checkers found no credible evidence t...