Schools that have been forced to close due to bomb threats, a cultural festival that has been cancelled for security reasons, and hateful pamphlets signed by the Ku Klux Klan.
The situation in Springfield, Ohio, has been at least tense since Donald Trump spread the false information during last week's debate against rival Kamala Harris that Haitian guest workers in the city eat pets.
It is now clear that the Republican presidential candidate will visit the notorious location.
I'm going to Springfield and Aurora, Trump said at a campaign meeting in Long Island, New York, on Tuesday night, referring in the latter case to the Denver suburb where he previously claimed that gang members from Venezuela had taken over an apartment building.
Authorities in Aurora, like their colleagues in Springfield, have rejected the claims.
Trump did not specify an exact date for his planned visits, but stated that it would take place "within the next two weeks".
