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Springfield businessman dubbed a "traitor" and threatened for defending Haitian employees

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Summary
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59% Informative

A false rumor that Haitian immigrants in Springfield , Ohio , were eating local pets was spread nationally by Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance .

Businessman Jamie McGregor defended his Haitian employees after a large population of Haitian immigrants settled in the Ohio town in 2020 .

Since then, McGregor has faced a number of death threats, including posters around town with his face printed alongside the word, "traitor".

VR Score

57

Informative language

53

Neutral language

29

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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