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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has repeatedly defended his promotion of a viral internet hoax that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are kidnapping and eating their neighbors’ dogs and cats, by saying that he’s just passing along what constituents have said. But Vance swatted away a question from a CBS News reporter, who pointedly asked whether he should have done more due diligence about the veracity of constituent claims. “A woman who was behind an early Facebook post about the Haitian migrants in Springfield has now apologized for spreading false rumors,” said reporter Katrina Kaufman at a Wis…

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