Elon Musk smears Haitian migrants with 'cannibal' claims amid crisis

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Elon Musk smears Haitian migrants with 'cannibal' claims amid crisis
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As Haiti faces an extreme political and societal crisis amid a wave of intense violence, tech billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing pundits online are weaponizing unverified claims of cannibalism coming out of the conflict to advance a political agenda on immigration.

Musk and conservative influencers have spread the message to millions, smearing Haitian migrants as cannibals as they endure deep uncertainty about the future of their country and family members still there.

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