
Erika Lee, the woman behind the viral Facebook post that stoked rumors about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio, tried to walk back her comments.
The original post went live as a result of a twisted game of telephone. Lee’s post included a claim about a missing cat that she said she heard about from a friend, who heard about the missing pet from someone else.
Lee has now deleted the Facebook post, saying it was wrong and that she misinterpreted a neighbor’s story, according to text messages she sent to MSNBC reporters.
Mia Perez, left, an immigration lawyer, and Bernardette Dor, a pastor at the First Haitian Church, pose for a photo together after joining a prayer walk in suppor …