Amid the adversities created by Hurricane Helene, a new hurdle has emerged in the affected states. Regions like North Carolina and others have witnessed an increase in misinformation and conspiracy theories about the relief efforts. The false claims are spreading at an alarming rate through the hurricane-affected regions and disheartening for the working officials.
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Former president Donald Trump falsely claimed that the relied funds for hurricane-affected were being transferred to house undocumented immigrants and that the Democrats were little interested in helping the conservative residents without any evidence. Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for Trump reiterated when asked about the false claims he made. Fact-checkers and FEMA explained that the relief funds for hurricane-affected and immigrant aiding are different are separate and will proceed to their respective destinations.
FEMA had to address false claims that it is stealing donations, redirecting disaster aid to Ukraine, or turning down assistance from others—misinformation that Elon Musk has propagated.
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