At debate, Trump shares falsehoods about pet-eating, infanticide

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Immigrants eating pets. Democrats in favor of executing newborn babies. Israel ceasing to exist under a potential Kamala Harris presidency.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made numerous false assertions or extreme statements during Tuesday's debate with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, several times prompting a correction from the moderators.

Perhaps most striking was Trump amplifying a false claim that has gone viral that numerous Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing residents' pets or taking wildlife from parks for food.

"They're eating the dogs! The people that came in. They're eating the cats! They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there," Trump said during the debate.

Harris laughed and shook her head. The moderator said there had been no credible reports of pets being harmed. Trump countered that he had seen TV interviews of people who said their dogs had been taken and eaten.

The Biden White House earlier on Tuesday condemned the viral misinformation, which Trump's running mate, Senator JD Vance, also shared. The White House said such remarks sought to divide Americans through lies and was based on racism.

Trump repeated his falsehood that millions of migrants were pouring into the United States from foreign prisons and mental institutions. "They are taking over the towns. They're taking over buildings. They're going in violently," Tr...
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