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> False claims about the federal response to the historic devastation left by Hurricane Helene are spreading out of control on social media, hampering recovery efforts in hard-hit areas, according to local officials.
> The flood of misinformation targeting the Biden administration’s response to the destructive storm is an ominous sign for the coming election, with the presidential contest between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sure to trigger further attacks on the truth.
> “If you think the lies and distortions and know-nothing takes about FEMA are bad, just wait until this time next month,” Tim Alberta, The Atlantic staff writer and author, wrote on X, one of the primary platforms where falsehoods have spread faster than facts.
winduken on
The only way to stop these insidious lies is to crush Trump and his MAGA party in November. Kamala Harris must win a decisive election to stop them.
Go vote in November and vote straight Blue!
PandaMuffin1 on
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orcinyadders on
Oh wow. That’s crazy. I thought this was totally going to be a normal election and Trump wasn’t going to try and burn the country down for his own ego. /s
crudedrawer on
I don’t know what the republican endgame is, complete control, sure, but there is no way a country as large and complex as ours can sustain a truly dishonest leadership. We’re so far beyond usual politician lies and untruths into cloud cuckoo land with these people and you literally cannot run a superpower on imaginary grievances dictated by a mad ruler. Fuck you can’t run a tin pot duchy like that for very long.
Economy_Day5890 on
Check this guys…I saw my step dad today at the apple orchard and he was repeating some right wing talking point. I knew it was fake as soon as he said it. It was about the FEMA director being knocked out (she’s a woman). It’s fucking insidious what these billionaires are doing to our country and our people.
persist and amplify in the media that fails to call them out.
IdahoDuncan on
When things really start going to hell, the press will be complicit in the mess.
mvw2 on
The deterrent is lawsuits. Fiscal punishment.
Building_Firm on
Do your part. Not only by voting, but at least once a day make sure to tell one MAGA moron that it’s an idiot. These fools wont go away on their own. They need to be shamed and belittled until they learn the smarter people have had enough of their stupidity.
Darius2112 on
This is truly vile behaviour from Trump and GOP and that’s saying a lot. They are knowing and willingly lying so that people reject FEMA aid or believe that the US govt is actively withholding aid from people in need. And all to score whatever political points they can.
Sickening.
bettsboy on
Does this mean then that DeSantis made the storm hit NC?… whatta JERK!! “Please let the storm hit someone else and not me…” is that really a valid prayer? To wish bad things on other people so you can be safe? Wow… pretty self-centered.
SBRH33 on
Everyone is jacked into social media getting their heads washed with misinformation, lies and straight up propaganda.
With the elimination of the fairness doctrine traditional media just propels the misinformation and saturates the landscape in a thick blanket of lies for profit.
Welcome to the machine.
RDO_Desmond on
More so than the numerous other lies that come out of Trump’s mouth?
BMB2882 on
It’s not going to persuade any of the voters that hate Trump from voting against Trump. It will only add to the “horrible life” those that support Trump have mind set for themselves. They live in a fictitious world, filled with Trumps lies and GOP brainwash. Not reality.
Great-Hotel-7820 on
Republicans lie about literally everything.
CountyBeginning6510 on
Ignoring false claims is a mistake that’s what happened in Virginia when the end of the last governor’s race became all about parental rights based in part on stories of classrooms with litter boxes.
Mike_Huncho on
The lies flying on Instagram are almost dizzying.
Fuzzy_Priority_7054 on
Send Mayor Pete out ASAP to NC & Appalachia to talk to people and all local media. Get him to speak with seniors, young families & teens about the response. Have staffers record the moments to post on White House site and go viral. It’s boots on the ground real time that matter. Friendly face to face matters. Don’t tell the GOP ahead of time.
snatch_138 on
“We have a lot of crises in the U.S., but few are as significant as the information crisis. People are lying to us to make us hate each other, to get our money, to boost some cause or another.”
Says it all.
UsedBug5668 on
Listen. Im voting Harris and this isn’t political to me at all. But CNN is fucking lying. A ton of these claims are coming directly from hundreds of real people who are there suffering from it right now. Literally very single civilian that is actually there is posting like crazy about what CNN is saying is a politically based lie. That is fucking infuriating. FEMA is not allowing volunteers, turning people and helicopters away. They are in fact confiscating donations. All supplies need to be approved and volunteers need to be trained, they say, but no one is getting help and no one is getting supplies unless it’s from a volunteer or church that bypassed FEMA. They are threatening people with arrests if they do this. They are asking families what they need and never returning. Families that just needed baby formula and water. There are dead bodies to the extent that whole towns stink. Thousands are missing. Too many people have smart phones and the capability to get the truth out. This is fucking bullshit.
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> False claims about the federal response to the historic devastation left by Hurricane Helene are spreading out of control on social media, hampering recovery efforts in hard-hit areas, according to local officials.
> The flood of misinformation targeting the Biden administration’s response to the destructive storm is an ominous sign for the coming election, with the presidential contest between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sure to trigger further attacks on the truth.
> “If you think the lies and distortions and know-nothing takes about FEMA are bad, just wait until this time next month,” Tim Alberta, The Atlantic staff writer and author, wrote on X, one of the primary platforms where falsehoods have spread faster than facts.
The only way to stop these insidious lies is to crush Trump and his MAGA party in November. Kamala Harris must win a decisive election to stop them.
Go vote in November and vote straight Blue!
There is no soft paywall on this article, but I can’t report it because I posted it. LOL
Oh wow. That’s crazy. I thought this was totally going to be a normal election and Trump wasn’t going to try and burn the country down for his own ego. /s
I don’t know what the republican endgame is, complete control, sure, but there is no way a country as large and complex as ours can sustain a truly dishonest leadership. We’re so far beyond usual politician lies and untruths into cloud cuckoo land with these people and you literally cannot run a superpower on imaginary grievances dictated by a mad ruler. Fuck you can’t run a tin pot duchy like that for very long.
Check this guys…I saw my step dad today at the apple orchard and he was repeating some right wing talking point. I knew it was fake as soon as he said it. It was about the FEMA director being knocked out (she’s a woman). It’s fucking insidious what these billionaires are doing to our country and our people.
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[Fact-checking 5 misleading claims about Helene relief efforts](https://www.wral.com/amp/21658052/)
> False claims
persist and amplify in the media that fails to call them out.
When things really start going to hell, the press will be complicit in the mess.
The deterrent is lawsuits. Fiscal punishment.
Do your part. Not only by voting, but at least once a day make sure to tell one MAGA moron that it’s an idiot. These fools wont go away on their own. They need to be shamed and belittled until they learn the smarter people have had enough of their stupidity.
This is truly vile behaviour from Trump and GOP and that’s saying a lot. They are knowing and willingly lying so that people reject FEMA aid or believe that the US govt is actively withholding aid from people in need. And all to score whatever political points they can.
Sickening.
Does this mean then that DeSantis made the storm hit NC?… whatta JERK!! “Please let the storm hit someone else and not me…” is that really a valid prayer? To wish bad things on other people so you can be safe? Wow… pretty self-centered.
Everyone is jacked into social media getting their heads washed with misinformation, lies and straight up propaganda.
With the elimination of the fairness doctrine traditional media just propels the misinformation and saturates the landscape in a thick blanket of lies for profit.
Welcome to the machine.
More so than the numerous other lies that come out of Trump’s mouth?
It’s not going to persuade any of the voters that hate Trump from voting against Trump. It will only add to the “horrible life” those that support Trump have mind set for themselves. They live in a fictitious world, filled with Trumps lies and GOP brainwash. Not reality.
Republicans lie about literally everything.
Ignoring false claims is a mistake that’s what happened in Virginia when the end of the last governor’s race became all about parental rights based in part on stories of classrooms with litter boxes.
The lies flying on Instagram are almost dizzying.
Send Mayor Pete out ASAP to NC & Appalachia to talk to people and all local media. Get him to speak with seniors, young families & teens about the response. Have staffers record the moments to post on White House site and go viral. It’s boots on the ground real time that matter. Friendly face to face matters. Don’t tell the GOP ahead of time.
“We have a lot of crises in the U.S., but few are as significant as the information crisis. People are lying to us to make us hate each other, to get our money, to boost some cause or another.”
Says it all.
Listen. Im voting Harris and this isn’t political to me at all. But CNN is fucking lying. A ton of these claims are coming directly from hundreds of real people who are there suffering from it right now. Literally very single civilian that is actually there is posting like crazy about what CNN is saying is a politically based lie. That is fucking infuriating. FEMA is not allowing volunteers, turning people and helicopters away. They are in fact confiscating donations. All supplies need to be approved and volunteers need to be trained, they say, but no one is getting help and no one is getting supplies unless it’s from a volunteer or church that bypassed FEMA. They are threatening people with arrests if they do this. They are asking families what they need and never returning. Families that just needed baby formula and water. There are dead bodies to the extent that whole towns stink. Thousands are missing. Too many people have smart phones and the capability to get the truth out. This is fucking bullshit.