BLOOD TRIBE NAZIS BEHIND FALSE RACIST CONSPIRACIES PROMOTED BY CONVICT TRUMP AT THE DEBATE & PROMOTED BY JD VANCE that Haitian Migrants are eating pets.

 

One of the Blood Tribe’s leading figures, Drake Berentz, who goes by “Nathaniel Higgers,” a derivative of “Nate Higgers” (switching the initials turns the phrase into a hateful slur), at a Springfield City Council meeting on August 27, gave a “word of warning” that the continued migration of Haitians will cause “crime and savagery” to “increase… and with it, public frustration, threat and anger.”

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DONALD TRUMP PROMOTING Haitians eating pets NAZI CONSPIRACY at the Harris-Trump Debate in Philadelphia

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"Dangerous disinformation spreads from racist extremists to mainstream political discourse.

Warning: This analysis contains highly offensive and potentially triggering language and imagery. Where possible, slur words are marked with asterisks, but in cases where that may make the content unclear, offensive language is cited.

Over the past week, thoroughly debunked racist claims that Haitian migrants are stealing and eating their neighbors’ pets in Springfield, Ohio, have gone mainstream after a resident made a post on Facebook claiming that “their neighbor’s daughter’s friend had lost her cat and found it hanging from a branch at a Haitian neighbor’s home being carved up to be eaten.” Because of this hatred, Haitian immigrants living in Springfield are already reporting getting their cars vandalized, windows broken, and leaving the city out of fear of being attacked. 

On September 12, multiple city, county, and school buildings closed after a bomb threat was issued “to multiple facilities around Springfield,” according to a city statement. The neo-Nazi organization Blood Tribe played a crucial role in making Springfield a hotly-discussed topic in the U.S. and a target for the transnational far right, taking advantage of how quickly fringe and harmful content reaches the mainstream.

Like with anything that makes the news, the transnational far right amplified the false claims, trying to stoke racism against Haitians by spreading disinformation, making vile racist comments, and even attempting to recruit new members into their organizations. One widely-shared article about an American citizen, assumed to be a recent migrant by the far right, from Canton, Ohio, who was accused of killing and eating a cat, made the rounds, with the far right hoping readers would believe this was done by a Haitian refugee. The Springfield Police Division has since clarified that they received no reports related to pets being stolen and eaten, as of September 9. However, this isn’t stopping extremists from stoking anti-immigrant hatred.

The foremost of these organizations is the openly neo-Nazi Blood Tribe, led by former marine Christopher Pohlhaus. The Blood Tribe formed online in 2021, with the group holding private white supremacist gatherings before eventually going public with their hatred at anti-LGBTQ+ protests in 2023. Blood Tribe are still actively protesting, and are usually recognizable by their red and black attire, swastika flags, and face masks.

One of the Blood Tribe’s leading figures, Drake Berentz, who goes by “Nathaniel Higgers,” a derivative of “Nate Higgers” (switching the initials turns the phrase into a hateful slur), at a Springfield City Council meeting on August 27, gave a “word of warning” that the continued migration of Haitians will cause “crime and savagery” to “increase… and with it, public frustration, threat and anger.” 

Blood Tribe claims to be “on the ground in Springfield weekly,”, including a march on August 10. They have a strong online presence on fringe platforms, and post their propaganda videos pandering to racists with titles like “BLUTSTAMM (German for Blood Tribe) MARCHES ON SPRINGFIELD OHIO IN RESPONSE TO NGO FUNDED INVASION OF HATIAN (sic) SAVAGES.” 

Blood Tribe’s Ohio chapter shared a post on September 6 saying that “locals report that [Haitians are] now killing and eating peoples’ pets.” It was only a few days after this that other far-right groups and mainstream figures began to spread these unsubstantiated claims. 

The Blood Tribe were elated to take credit for spreading hatred against Haitians, with Berentz himself saying on September 11 that “[Blood Tribe] pushed Springfield into the public consciousness.” The post was also shared by Blood Tribe leader Pohlhaus, who followed up by agreeing with Berentz on his assumption. After the fake news about Haitians eating peoples’ pets started to gain momentum, they capitalized on their new-found attention and began sharing racist posts in the hopes of recruiting new members. Pohlhaus, on his Telegram channel, shared several screenshots of people claiming, with no proof, that Haitians have been “caught” killing and eating several animals. 

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“The group was dressed in red shirts with "Blood Tribe" written on the back. The Blood Tribe is a neo-Nazi group that promotes hardline white supremacist views and "openly directs its vitriol at Jews, 'non-whites' and the LGBTQ+ community," according to the Anti-Defamation League.”