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The woman who appears to have inadvertently sparked a viral far-right hoax that Haitian migrants working in Springfield, Ohio, are kidnapping and eating people’s cats and dogs has come forward to say she regrets that her social media post caused so much confusion. Former President Donald Trump even promoted the claim at the presidential debate on Tuesday, and had to be shut down by moderators. Meanwhile, schools in the area have had to be evacuated for bomb threats. It turns out that the rumor can be traced to one woman’s Facebook post, reported NBC — and she is coming forward to apologize for…

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