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FBI Probes Threats To Ohio Campus After Haitians-Pets Rumors

The FBI is investigating threats sent to Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, after baseless conspiracy theories about Haitian immigrants eating pets, Axios reports. The unfounded claims that spread on social media have led to security threats and prompted multiple school evacuations in the city after they were ampliffied by former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), despite local officials saying there are no credible reports of migrants eating pets. Multiple buildings in Springfield have been evacuated in recent days due to threats identified by law enforcement that city Mayor Rob Rue said were a "hateful response to immigration in our town."


Police at Wittenberg, a liberal arts college, said in a campus alert that an email sent Saturday threatened a shooting and another email Sunday contained a bomb threat. "Both messages targeted members of our local Haitian community," the college said. "Wittenberg Police are cooperating with the Springfield Police Division and the FBI as they continue to investigate these threats to campus. All classes will be remote on Monday." Meanwhile, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told ABC News that the rumors about Haitians and pets were "garbage" and "simply not true," adding: "There's no evidence of this at all."

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