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Monday, October 14, 2024

Mar-a-Lago not a hurricane shelter

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

Mon Oct 14 2024

 
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)

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

A National Guardsman directs Semi tractor trailor to a staging area at at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida. August 14, 2004. FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency set up its mobile HQ at the old Piper Manufacturing plant to handle Diaster assisance funds and rewources for Florida to aid people battered by Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley. Ledger/Calvin Knight.
 

Men accused of looting, did not slash tires of aid trucks | Fact check

Eight men were charged with looting in eastern Tennessee, but a social media user fabricated details about what they did and their immigration status.

A rescue helicopter flies over an area affected by Hurricane Milton after it made landfall, in Venice, Florida, U.S., October 10, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
 

Clips predate Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida | Fact check

The clips were circulating online prior to Milton's landfall in Florida.

Oct 7, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Recording artist Taylor Swift arrives prior to a game between the New Orleans Saints and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images
 

Taylor Swift, Kid Rock hurricane aid twisted online | Fact check

The claim originated as satire. While Taylor Swift donated $5 million to hurricane victims, there's no evidence Rock provided aid.

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tours the border wall with a Border Patrol agent, near Tucson, in Douglas, Arizona, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
 

Harris visited US southern border in 2021 and 2024 | Fact check

Harris' trip to the southern border in September 2024 was her second as vice president. She last visited the border in 2021 when she went to Texas.

United States Army Corps of Engineers Brig. General Daniel Hibner, South Atlantic Division Commander, left, meeting with MaryAnn Tierney, FEMA Regional 3 Administrator, at the FEMA operations center headquartered at the Hill Street Baptist Church parking lot in Asheville, NC, on October 7, 2024.
 

No, FEMA has not been told to help 'white people last' | Fact check

FEMA's strategic plan has a goal to improve equity in disaster relief. That is not the same thing as committing to "help out white people last."

Army National Guard soldiers hand out food and water to residents on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Lumberton after flooding from Hurricane Matthew.
 

Biden activated Army, National Guard in North Carolina | Fact check

Biden activated the 82nd Airborne division on Oct. 2, a day before the post was shared. The troops were mobilized by Oct. 3.

The Bradenton Riverwalk, photographed Thursday, Oct. 10, after sustaining damage from Hurricane Milton.
 

Tornado clip predates Hurricane Milton by a decade | Fact check

Storm chaser Ricky Forbes posted the clip on his social media accounts years before Hurricane Milton, saying he recorded it in Nebraska in 2014.

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