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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

No, Helene victims will not be limited to $750 in relief | Fact check

Payments of up to $750 to survivors of Hurricane Helene are just the start of federal financial aid for the storm's victims, not the totality of it. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Tue Oct 8 2024

 
Debris litters the surrounding area of the Swannanoa River during the aftermath of flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene in Asheville on Oct. 6, 2024.

Payments of up to $750 to survivors of Hurricane Helene are just the start of federal financial aid for the storm's victims, not the totality of it.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as attends an event about the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
 

Nearly all of Trump's Helene GoFundMe goes to victims | Fact check

Both the authorized GoFundMe page and Trump's spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, said all proceeds would be used to support Hurricane Helene victims.

A drone is displayed during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
 

No, clip of burning buses isn't from 2024 Tel Aviv attack | Fact check

Al Jazeera posted the same video to YouTube in June 2022, reporting the blaze was in Safed, Israel, around 70 miles north of Tel Aviv.

Apr 3, 2023; Houston, TX, USA; Bill Murray in attendance after the national championship game of the 2023 NCAA Tournament between the San Diego State Aztecs and Connecticut Huskies at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
 

Old Bill Murray video misrepresented as Trump endorsement | Fact check

The video, posted two days after Trump was elected president in 2016, was edited to misrepresent Murray's remarks about that year's results.

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is received by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
 

Israeli defense minister seen in public since Iran attack | Fact check

Gallant's X account includes photos and videos from meetings the defense minister has held since Iran's Oct. 1 attack.

GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) talks with patrons at Sup Dogs restaurant on September 14, 2024 in Greenville, North Carolina. Vance is joining Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump as he campaigns in key battleground states ahead of the November presidential election. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
 

Primanti Bros. shops still open after Vance controversy | Fact check

The sandwich shop chain has not announced closures of any of its locations following Vance's visit. The claim originated on a satirical website.

A man holds onto a yield sign after trying to swim out to help a stranded truck driver at NC 301 Highway and Tom Starling Road in Hope Mills from Hurricane Matthew flood waters on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Both people were rescued.
 

Viral image of flooded Tennessee street is AI-generated | Fact check

The image was generated with artificial intelligence, according to both an expert and an AI-detection tool.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris answers questions during a moderated conversation with members of the National Association of Black Journalists hosted by WHYY September 17, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harris returns to Philadelphia where she debated Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, one week ago. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
 

Couple in Harris ad debunks claim that they're actors | Fact check

The couple in Harris' ad debunked the claim. They said they are Pennsylvania farmers who previously voted for former President Donald Trump.

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Discovery World in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.
 

Purported Trump report card from Fordham is a 'forgery' | Fact check

The university identified the image as a fabrication in a 2019 social media post.

With labor and union representation in the background, including UAW President Shawn Fain, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Northwestern High School in Detroit during a Labor Day rally on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
 

Video miscaptioned in claim about Kamala Harris, Diddy | Fact check

The man in the video with Harris is talk show host Montel Williams, not Sean "Diddy" Combs. There is no credible evidence that Harris and Combs dated.

 

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