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Geraldo Rivera blasts ‘fake made-up’ story of pets being eaten

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(NewsNation) — The NewsNation correspondent says both sides share blame in the debunked story of Haitian immigrants stealing people’s pets for food in Springfield, Ohio. He tells “On Balance” that the far right seized on the story because it demonstrated the “foreignness” of migrants, and the mainstream media seized on it to “prove” the right’s racism.

On Balance with Leland Vittert

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