Chas Danner, Intelligencer, New York Magazine; How Vance and Trump’s Lies About Springfield, Ohio, Migrants Continue to Unravel
"What about J.D. Vance and Trump’s purported evidence?
Vance continues to be a leading proponent of numerous incendiary claims about the Haitian migrant community in Springfield. He has promoted the pet-eating rumors, even as they were debunked by state and local officials and media organizations, and over the past week he has added his own fuel to the fire — citing purported firsthand reports his office has received from constituents that support the allegations. When pressed to put forward actual evidence, however, he has not. And during an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday morning, he seemed to admit that he and Trump were creating stories for media attention:"
