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"Fact Check: Six Days Of Trump Lies About The Hurricane Helene Response" [1]

"WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene.

While various misinformation about the response has spread widely without Trump’s involvement, the Republican presidential nominee has been one of the country’s leading deceivers on the subject. Over a span of six days, in public comments and social media posts, Trump has used his powerful megaphone to endorse or invent false or unsubstantiated claims.

The chief targets of his hurricane-related dishonesty have been Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the November presidential election, and President Joe Biden."

Daniel Dale reports for CNN October 7, 2024. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"FEMA to Probe Source of Conspiracy Theories Hurting Storm Relief" (Bloomberg) [3]

"US Disaster Relief Chief Blasts False Claims About Helene Response As A ‘Truly Dangerous Narrative’" (AP) [4]

"Opinion: Trump’s Lies About FEMA Only Hurt Hurricane Victims" (Bloomberg) [5]

"Donald Trump’s Many, Many Lies About Hurricane Helene, Debunked" (Vox) [6]

"Interested Parties Memo: Fighting Hurricane Helene Falsehoods with Facts" (White House) [7]

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Public [14]
Source: CNN [2], 10/09/2024
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fact-check-six-days-trump-lies-about-hurricane-helene-response [2] https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/politics/fact-check-trump-helene-response-north-carolina/index.html [3] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fema-probe-source-conspiracy-theories-163024593.html [4] https://apnews.com/article/trump-fema-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-criswell-07d5b1f6968cb2af11b63357186a1a15 [5] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-08/trump-s-lies-about-fema-only-hurt-hurricane-helene-milton-victims [6] https://www.vox.com/politics/376982/trump-hurricane-helene-fema-lies-debunked [7] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/05/interested-parties-memo-fighting-hurricane-helene-falsehoods-with-facts/ [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [13] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [14] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81