It’s such an old story that Haitian Creole has a phrase for it: “yon kanpay manti”, meaning “a campaign of lies".

Time and again, U.S. leaders have spread anti-Haitian ideas, and blamed ordinary Haitians for problems with roots in American meddling in Haiti.

https://theconversation.com/theyre-eating-pets-another-example-of-us-politicians-smearing-haiti-and-haitian-immigrants-239032
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‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants

Trump’s baseless claims about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, reflect a long history of American prejudice against Haitians. In Washington, those falsehoods have driven policy.

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