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Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2024 in at a Sept. 10 presidential debate:
"In Springfield (Ohio), they're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats. They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there.”
By Jeff Cercone• September 11, 2024
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
McDonald’s added xylitol to its ice cream which is toxic to dogs.
By Samantha Putterman• April 14, 2022
Peter Palumbo stated on January 22, 2013 in a news release:
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 30, 2013
Social Media stated on September 06, 2024 in in social media posts:
Haitian immigrants are eating pets and wildlife in Springfield, Ohio.
By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2024
Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2023 in a reel:
More than “200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block” for a man’s 100th birthday celebration.
By Samantha Putterman• July 6, 2023
Elaine Boyer stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview:
"[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior."
By Eric Stirgus• August 3, 2011
Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report:
Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
By April Hunt• April 29, 2015
Bernie Moreno stated on September 09, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Illegal” Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are “reportedly killing and eating pets.”
By Seth A. Richardson• September 18, 2024
Chris Taylor stated on December 13, 2019 in news release:
“Getting access to a gun in America is easier than adopting a dog or registering to vote.”
By Laura Schulte• May 22, 2020
Pat Quinn stated on September 30, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
Says Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady's first priority after winning the primary "was to sponsor a bill that would mass-euthanize sheltered dogs and cats in gas chambers."
By Louis Jacobson• October 12, 2010
Allen West stated on May 14, 2012 in a newsletter:
An "Obamacare slush fund" paid to spay and neuter dogs and cats, then counted it as an "anti-obesity campaign."
By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2012
Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a zip tie attached a car is a sex trafficking tactic to mark women as a target and abduct them.  
By Samantha Putterman• November 15, 2019
Chain email stated on June 18, 2014 in a chain email:
President Barack Obama "is the first president to keep a dog-trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense."
By Molly O'Connor• June 18, 2014
Social Media stated on September 21, 2024 in a video:
Sen. JD Vance admitted he has a ‘rent-a-dog’ from the Trump campaign to make him “seem like a dog person.”
By Samantha Putterman• September 22, 2024
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The World Economic Forum "wants to slaughter millions of pet cats and dogs to fight climate change."
By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2023
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.:
The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products."
By Shawn Zeller• July 11, 2008
Instagram posts stated on December 01, 2022 in a post:
"Climate activists vow to slaughter millions of dogs to ‘reduce carbon pawprint.’”
By Kristin Hugo• December 6, 2022
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Ottawa may euthanize truckers’ pets as punishment.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 22, 2022
Bloggers stated on May 06, 2016 in a Web article:
Says Arizona, Missouri and Texas residents have a two-pet limit, so the public must "surrender their third pet to the Humane Society."
By Anthony Cave• May 13, 2016
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated on October 08, 2013 in a robo-call and video:
"Live cats have holes drilled into their skulls," posts put into their heads and coils put into their eyes, and some have had their ears cut off or are intentionally deafened or starved at UW-Madison labs that do research to improve hearing in humans.
By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2013

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‘They’re eating the pets:’ Trump, Vance earn PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year for claims about Haitians

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• December 17, 2024

Dog in overhead bin? Feds let airlines set pet travel policies

By W. Gardner Selby• March 14, 2018

‘I am afraid’: The aftermath of Springfield, Ohio, misinformation on Haitians who live there

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 13, 2024

Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on?

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2021

4 fact-checks from JD Vance's CNN interview with Dana Bash about Haitian immigrants in Ohio

By Madison Czopek• September 16, 2024

A caller told Clark County, Ohio, officials he saw Haitians steal geese. They found no proof.

By Loreben Tuquero• September 15, 2024

Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem break the law by shooting her dog? What legal experts say

By Jeff Cercone• May 1, 2024

We answered your questions on coronavirus seasonality, immunity and transmission

By Josie Hollingsworth, Samantha Putterman, Emily Venezky• March 13, 2020

Strong claims about euthanizing dogs in Illinois

By Louis Jacobson• October 13, 2010

What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime?

By Jeff Cercone• September 27, 2024

A presidential decision: a Portuguese Water Dog

By Robert Farley• February 25, 2009

PETA's claim is fishy

By Warren Fiske• February 15, 2011

Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud?

By Amy Sherman• June 1, 2022

Did Obama's dog get his own jet plane?

By Martha M. Hamilton• July 22, 2010

Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims

By Loreben Tuquero• September 25, 2024

Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about its spread, symptoms and vaccines

By Jeff Cercone• May 24, 2022

What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

By Katie Sanders• December 15, 2025

Fact-checking Seth Moulton and John Deaton in Massachusetts U.S. Senate debate

By Caleb McCullough, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• June 17, 2026

Trump’s falsehoods about mail voting in Nevada, fact-checked

By Amy Sherman• September 13, 2020

Promise Kept: A puppy for Sasha and Malia

By Bill Adair• April 13, 2009