Elon Musk Renames ABC News After Viral Video Exposes Springfield City Manager’s Shocking Claims
Elon Musk has given ABC News a new name after a viral video was shared showing that David Muir lied about the city manager of Springfield, Ohio, denying allegations of Haitian immigrants eating residents pets during last week’s debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
In an X post sharing the video, Musk said that ABC News stood for “Always Be Cheating.”
In the video, which is dated March 12, 2024, Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck addresses the issue of residents complaining about pets being killed and eaten by Haitian immigrants at a Springfield City Commission Meeting.
“And one of the things that I heard bothered me very much, but actually had quite a few people contact me here lately is some pretty horrid things occurring with domesticated animals in our neighborhood,” he told the commission.
“We’ve had some stuff in the park that, again, they are being taken advantage of for reasons other than,” he continued before addressing one of the commission members, who stated that he had also heard the allegations but had no proof.
Heck then proceeded to tell the member of the commission that he had people confide in him that they witnessed the acts and that he would not give up their names to protect their identities.
The resurfaced video shows that Muir, who was co-moderating the debate, lied when he told Trump that Heck denied the allegations of pets in Springfield being eaten.
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs,” Trump said during the debate. “The people that came in. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating — they’re eating the pets of the people that live there.”
“I just want to clarify here, you bring up Springfield, Ohio. And ABC News did reach out to the city manager there. He told us there have been no credible reports of specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community,” Muir responded, according to a transcript provided by the network.
After the debate, Heck gave a statement also denying the allegations, calling them “rumors,” even though he stood before the Springfield City Commission earlier this year and acknowledged that he had been told by residents that Haitian immigrants were killing and eating pets and wildlife.
“It is disappointing that some of the narrative surrounding our city has been skewed by misinformation circulating on social media and further amplified by political rhetoric in the current highly charged election cycle,” he said in a statement, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
“”These rumors will not distract us from the real strain on our resources, including the impact to our schools, health care system and first responders.”
Heck also claimed that there were no credible reports to verify the allegations. X account Libs of TikTok shared the police report on X, as well as resident testimony, which TTOA also previously reported.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost also confirmed that the allegations were true.
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