This fact check originally appeared on PolitiFact.
Relief and rescue efforts continue in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, but one person claimed President Joe Biden has not helped the majority of the affected counties because he didn’t win them in 2020.
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Isabella Maria DeLuca, a social media influencer who was charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, posted Oct. 6 on Instagram and X saying, “Out of the 28 North Carolina counties destroyed by Hurricane Helene, 26 of them supported President Trump in the 2020 election— with 527,000 votes for Trump and 113,000 votes for Biden. If you’re wondering why the government hasn’t helped these people, now you know why.”
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The claim disregards that federal aid was granted to the affected North Carolina counties and omits context about how the government directs aid to disaster-affected areas.
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