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"We're creating a story": Vance admits he's making up Haitian immigrant smears

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69% Informative

Senator and vice presidential candidate admitted to "creating a story" around Haitians in Springfield , Ohio .

He told CNN 's Dana Bash that he had to create a fiction to bring media attention to his constituents' suffering.

Vance downplayed the recent spate of bomb threats against Springfield 's government buildings and hospitals and waved off a march by the Proud Boys.

VR Score

67

Informative language

63

Neutral language

47

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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