The mainstream media is still pushing the false narrative that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance inspired bomb threats on municipal buildings in Springfield, Ohio, despite the fact that Gov. Mike DeWine (R) on Monday revealed every one of them to be hoaxes that came from a foreign nation.
DeWine explained in a press conference that every single one of the 33 “bomb threats” that his office investigated were hoaxes that originated overseas.
“At least 33 separate bomb threats. Each one of which has been responded to and each one of whom has been found as a hoax,” DeWine told reporters. “So 33 threats, 33 hoaxes. None of these had any validity at all.”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says there were 33 bomb threats against Springfield schools that all turned out to be hoaxes and originated from "overseas."
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 16, 2024
Where do President Trump and JD Vance go to get their apology from the media who claimed they incited them? pic.twitter.com/NKyhUJZwrz
But the media apparently decided that an inconvenient fact like that wasn’t enough to give up on a perfectly good narrative with which to attack their political opposition.
Talking heads for CNN, CBS, MSNBC, The Washington Post and even Kamala Harris herself still pushed the fake news “bomb threat” hoax after DeWine’s announcement.
"It's a crying shame. I mean, my heart breaks for this community," Vice President Kamala Harris says about Springfield, Ohio, which has faced bomb threats following false conspiracy theories about immigrants eating pets there.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 17, 2024
She says one of the bomb threats led to an… pic.twitter.com/rjw8h1Gs4U
Conspiracy theorist @ananavarro: "There's been 33 bombing threats in Springfield, Ohio, that would not have happened, but for … the vice presidential & prior presidential Republican candidate." pic.twitter.com/OyOKPXlIz5
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 17, 2024
WaPo’s @LACaldwellDC: “We don’t know that no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in the last couple of months … But J.D. Vance is also the person who started the false rumors more than a week ago about Springfield, Ohio … that has led to bomb threats, school evacuations, city… pic.twitter.com/uU2DMlWmoI
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 17, 2024
TOP VID: MSNBC TODAY, insisting Trump is “DIRECTLY” responsible for bomb threats and school closures in Ohio.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 17, 2024
BOTTOM VID: YESTERDAY, OH Gov DeWine informs the public that ALL threats in Springfield were hoaxes originating from overseas.
Legacy Media is not only blaming Trump… pic.twitter.com/QXRXBMPvfN
'CBS Evening News' anchor Norah O'Donnell: "Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for inflaming political rhetoric, but the former President's own words seem to be increasing the threat of political violence in Springfield, Ohio. That's where a false and ugly accusation against… pic.twitter.com/fF7e3lPndO
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 17, 2024
.@ScottJenningsKY demands that his CNN colleagues "start their apology line" for accusing JD Vance and Trump of being "directly" responsible for bomb threats — now that it's been confirmed by the Governor of Ohio that they "were coming from overseas." pic.twitter.com/13fWbVfs2U
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 17, 2024
Springfield, OH officials are canceling an annual celebration of diversity, arts, and culture due to safety concerns, after numerous threats were received by city, county, and school facilities.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 17, 2024
Those threats came after Trump and Vance targeted Springfield with racist lies.…
Ohio Senator and Trump running mate J.D. Vance during a rally in Sparta, Michigan on Tuesday eviscerated the media for continuing to perpetuate the “bomb threat” hoax in order to silence Springfield residents complaining about the influx of 20,000 Haitians into their community.
“So the American media for three days has been lying and saying that Donald Trump and I are inciting bomb threats, when in reality the American media has been laundering foreign disinformation. It is disgusting and every single one of them owes the residents of Springfield an apology,” Vance said.
The American media has been caught laundering verified foreign disinformation to smear me and President Trump and it's disgusting. pic.twitter.com/PXqCrdqt7P
— JD Vance (@JDVance) September 17, 2024
“Instead of talking about the crises in our country, they try to silence the people who are experiencing them. Because their message in talking about these bomb threats and in lying to the American people saying they came from me and Donald Trump, what they’re doing is trying to shut all of us up.”
He continued, “They’re trying to say, ‘How dare you, citizens of Springfield, complain about this migrant inflow because now these bomb threats are happening. How dare you complain about the fact that you can’t afford housing. How dare you complain about Kamala’s open border.'”
“The media conspired to shut American citizens up. They owe every single American an apology. Why don’t they think about covering the real crisis which is Kamala’s open border and its many, many victims? Focus on the real story, American media. Stop trying to shut up the people who are telling the real story. Do your job. Cover what’s going on in this race and the American people will be better off for it,” he concluded.
Watch Vance’s full rally: