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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Baseless conspiracy on Wyoming fires, rare minerals

The "major" fires burn in national forests, not on private land, and are located hundreds of miles from the spot where rare earth metals were found. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Tue Oct 15 2024

 
A tree stump burns during a forest fire outside Lyman, Donetsk region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, July 27, 2024. Four ecologists with expertise in Ukrainian forests said the subsequent process of regenerating damaged areas would be complex and could take decades, plus would require billions of dollars of investment.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter   SEARCH "PETER UKRAINE FORESTS"   FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

The "major" fires burn in national forests, not on private land, and are located hundreds of miles from the spot where rare earth metals were found.

A view inside FEMA headquarters as US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris attends a briefing about the impacts of Hurricane Helene and updates on the federal response, at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2024. President Joe Biden pledged Monday that federal help would continue for victims of Hurricane Helene for "as long as it takes," as the southeastern United States   continues to reel from the deadly storm. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
 

No, Project 2025 doesn't include plan to close FEMA

The playbook has several recommendations for FEMA, including moving it to a different federal department. It does not call for closing the agency.

Elon Musk joins former President Donald Trump on stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on October 5, 2024.
 

Claim of Musk making $5 billion donation is satire | Fact check

At no point during Musk's speech at the Oct. 5 Trump rally did he make a multibillion-dollar pledge. The claim originated on a satirical website.

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 08: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Polls currently show a close race between Trump and Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
 

False claim Mar-a-Lago is a shelter for hurricane victims | Fact check

Trump has not mentioned any such offer for his supporters. Versions of the claim circulated with a note describing it as intentional misinformation.

The Arts District in Asheville, along the French Broad River, begins clean up during the aftermath of flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene on Oct 6, 2024.
 

Damaging falsehoods spread on FEMA, hurricanes | Fact check roundup

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a variety of false claims and conspiracy theories about recovery efforts have spread widely on social media.

Fake news.
 

USA TODAY Fact Check: Standards and methodology

Our Fact Check Team is a signatory of the IFCN and is committed to accuracy, transparency and fairness.

 

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