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197 JD Vance’s racist, cat-eating conspiracy theory, explained as best we can

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Ian Millhiser @ Vox · 09/09/2024 18:15 EDT

JD Vance’s racist, cat-eating conspiracy theory, explained as best we can

Republicans at the highest levels of government are pushing a bizarre message: that Haitian immigrants are killing and eating pets. One of the most high-profile spreaders of this strange claim is JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee. On Monday morning, Vance posted on X the false claim that “reports now show that people have […]

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