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The claim from the Trump campaign linked to the British tabloid the Daily Mail, which ran a story about Ohio residents claiming Haitian migrants are “decapitating and eating ducks in the park.” The story from the Mail noted the residents’ claims are “unconfirmed” and included a comment from the City of Springfield, which said, “In response to recent rumors alleging criminal activity by the immigrant population in our city, we wish to clarify that there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community.” The Springfield Police Division told local media on Monday “they have received no reports related to pets being stolen and eaten.” The local report elaborated on the source of the claims, which included a Facebook post that Kirk also shared: ‘The Washington Post’s Philip Bump also fact-checked the claims and roundly debunked them. Bump wrote about how the claims came together as a kind of mash-up of various news stories and second-hand accounts. He wrote the claim “metastasized, with people plucking pieces of information off the internet and attaching it to the original claim as though it was supporting evidence. A guy at a community meeting mentioned the ducks! ‘An Ohio woman was recently arrested for eating a cat! Just proves the point.” Bump added: