Some social media users are amplifying baseless falsehoods about FEMA stealing disaster supplies in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene....
PolitiFact | Officials warn that spreading baseless rumors can cause confusion, hinder emergency response and put emergency management staff at risk.Derek Lisowski unloads supplies at Watauga High School on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Boone, N.C. in the aftermath of hurricane Helene.
“We bring commodities to the state,” Llargues said. “We hand them over to the state,” and the state distributes them.“But FEMA taking, confiscating the supplies — that’s another rumor” without any factual basis, he said.the falsehoods about FEMA have prompted online attacks on the agency, such as one social media post that said “a militia should go against FEMA.”
“FEMA does not take donations and/or food from survivors or voluntary organizations,” the agency wrote. “Donations of food, water, or other goods are handled by voluntary agencies who specialize in storing, sorting, cleaning, and distributing donated items.”“That’s totally inaccurate,” Lee said. “There’s a lot of misinformation — in fact, there’s some belief and understanding that it may be coming from foreign sources just to confuse on the ground what’s happening here.
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