During the debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump poured fuel on local grievances with a baseless conspiracy theory.

Many Haitians have come to the U.S. to flee poverty and violence. They have embraced President Joe Biden's new and expanded legal pathways to enter, and have shunned illegal crossings, accounting for only 92 border arrests out of more than 56,000 in July, the latest data available.

Springfield’s city manager and the father of a boy killed in a bus accident criticize assertions made by the candidates and other politicians.

CNN’s Omar Jimenez visits Springfield, Ohio, where former President Donald Trump falsely claimed migrants are eating people’s pets.

Former President Donald Trump has amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets

During the debate, former President Trump made unfounded claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating cats and dogs. The town's city manager has reiterated that there are no credible reports of pets being abused.

Nathan Clark said Tuesday at a Springfield City Commission meeting that he wished the crash that killed his son, Aiden, had been caused by a 60-year-old white man instead of a Haitian immigrant because then “the incessant group of hate spewing people would leave us alone.

Washington — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, distanced himself from former President Donald Trump's false claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are eating people's pets.

Donald Trump repeated the claim at the presidential debate. So, are Haitian immigrants eating dogs, cats or wild geese? We fact check the issue.

"PBS NewsHour" reports on how the Trump campaign putting Springfield, Ohio's massive wave of Haitian immigrants into the national conversation could impact the city. They speak to a Baptist pastor who says the Haitians are re-filling his pews,