Republican Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan and former President Donald Trump both fueled a false rumor that cats were being eaten in Springfield, Ohio. The story began on social media but gained traction after it was publicly repeated and encouraged by prominent figures. However, the story quickly deflated as no evidence emerged to support it.
, publicly repeated and encouraged the spread of this story. Eventually, former President Donald Trump repeated a version of it during his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Vance explained himself to CNN’s Dana Bash when she pressed him on the subject: “The hospitals are overwhelmed, Dana. The“I have been trying to talk about the problems in Springfield for months, and the American media ignored it… The American media totally ignored this stuff until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes…”
Obama and his party mates convinced the public that Romney had called for letting the Big Three go out of business. That was the clear, unmistakable message from Democrats in September 2012, and it was their main attack on Romney. In essence, the media defense was: Sure, Obama was misleading the public, but the main thrust — that Romney’s plan was bad — is true.
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