Springfield, Ohio city officials told a staffer for Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) that rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets in the town were “baseless,” city mayor Rob Rue said on Thursday.

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, circulated a baseless rumor on social media that the residents of Springfield, Ohio, “have had their pets abducted and eaten by” immigrants. Now,

The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump campaign echoed false claims about Haitian immigrants since the September presidential debate – despite the city informing a campaign staffer the day before the rumors were “baseless.