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“The Mayor of Springfield, OH has made multiple trips to Haiti. He, and the entire City Council, received financial kick-backs for importing $20,000+ illegal aliens.”
Social media posts Instagram. Claim dated 27 Sep 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse

What FactCheck.org found

The mayor told us he has never been to Haiti nor has he received any “kickbacks.”

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 27 September 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 October 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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