Latest Fact-checks in Natural Disasters Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post: Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.” Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.” TikTok posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a video on TikTok: “JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.” Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post: “FEMA has been directed back to North Carolina with $2 billion in emergency funds: ‘We transferred it from the programs that fund welfare for illegals. They don’t be needing it.’” Dana Loesch stated on January 6, 2025 in an X post: Buncombe County “is still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.” Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.” Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in a post on Instagram: The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires. Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics. X posts stated on January 8, 2025 in a post: “FEMA spent billions on illegal immigrants and now has no money for California!” Threads posts stated on January 8, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.” X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20. Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2024 in a video: FEMA brought 300 semi trucks to Michigan’s Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain. Instagram posts stated on October 16, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “El gobernador de la Florida dice que por el momento va a pausar” la ley S.B. 1718 porque necesitan que los hispanos reconstruyan el estado tras la destrucción del huracán Milton. Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: Estas son imágenes del huracán Milton en Florida. Instagram posts stated on October 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported Donald Trump donated $1,300 for hurricane relief. Social Media stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts: “FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.” Instagram posts stated on October 7, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: La administración de Joe Biden tomó dinero de ayudas de FEMA para usarlo en inmigrantes. Instagram posts stated on October 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows footage of Hurricane Milton in Florida. TikTok posts stated on October 9, 2024 in a TikTok post: Video clips show Hurricane Milton hitting Florida “with wind speed 185 mph as Category 5” Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a post: Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.” Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.” Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a post: “Hurricane Nadine” was on a path to hit Florida on Oct. 10. X posts stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts: North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2024 in Facebook posts: The government gave $3,500 debit cards to immigrants while giving only $750 to Hurricane Helene victims. Robert Reich stated on October 8, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.” X posts stated on October 6, 2024 in una publicación en X: "Los 750 dólares que nuestra generosa administración ha ofrecido a las víctimas del huracán Helene son un PRÉSTAMO! Tienen un año para devolverlo". Instagram posts stated on October 7, 2024 in a post: Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2024 in a Facebook post: Alexa’s answers to questions about Hurricane Helene prove the storm was “artificially created” or the result of “cloud seeding”
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Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post: Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.” Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.” TikTok posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a video on TikTok: “JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.” Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post: “FEMA has been directed back to North Carolina with $2 billion in emergency funds: ‘We transferred it from the programs that fund welfare for illegals. They don’t be needing it.’” Dana Loesch stated on January 6, 2025 in an X post: Buncombe County “is still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.” Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.” Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in a post on Instagram: The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires. Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics. X posts stated on January 8, 2025 in a post: “FEMA spent billions on illegal immigrants and now has no money for California!” Threads posts stated on January 8, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.” X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20. Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2024 in a video: FEMA brought 300 semi trucks to Michigan’s Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2024 in a Facebook post: Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain. Instagram posts stated on October 16, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “El gobernador de la Florida dice que por el momento va a pausar” la ley S.B. 1718 porque necesitan que los hispanos reconstruyan el estado tras la destrucción del huracán Milton. Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: Estas son imágenes del huracán Milton en Florida. Instagram posts stated on October 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported Donald Trump donated $1,300 for hurricane relief. Social Media stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts: “FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.” Instagram posts stated on October 7, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: La administración de Joe Biden tomó dinero de ayudas de FEMA para usarlo en inmigrantes. Instagram posts stated on October 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows footage of Hurricane Milton in Florida. TikTok posts stated on October 9, 2024 in a TikTok post: Video clips show Hurricane Milton hitting Florida “with wind speed 185 mph as Category 5” Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a post: Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.” Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.” Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a post: “Hurricane Nadine” was on a path to hit Florida on Oct. 10. X posts stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts: North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2024 in Facebook posts: The government gave $3,500 debit cards to immigrants while giving only $750 to Hurricane Helene victims. Robert Reich stated on October 8, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.” X posts stated on October 6, 2024 in una publicación en X: "Los 750 dólares que nuestra generosa administración ha ofrecido a las víctimas del huracán Helene son un PRÉSTAMO! Tienen un año para devolverlo". Instagram posts stated on October 7, 2024 in a post: Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2024 in a Facebook post: Alexa’s answers to questions about Hurricane Helene prove the storm was “artificially created” or the result of “cloud seeding”
Brian Tyler Cohen stated on April 12, 2025 in an X post: Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene.”
Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.”
TikTok posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a video on TikTok: “JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.”
Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina: "The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post: “FEMA has been directed back to North Carolina with $2 billion in emergency funds: ‘We transferred it from the programs that fund welfare for illegals. They don’t be needing it.’”
Dana Loesch stated on January 6, 2025 in an X post: Buncombe County “is still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.”
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post on Facebook: “So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.”
Instagram posts stated on January 14, 2025 in a post on Instagram: The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.
X posts stated on January 8, 2025 in a post: “FEMA spent billions on illegal immigrants and now has no money for California!”
Threads posts stated on January 8, 2025 in a post: The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”
X posts stated on November 20, 2024 in an X post: FEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20.
Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2024 in a video: FEMA brought 300 semi trucks to Michigan’s Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport
Instagram posts stated on October 16, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: “El gobernador de la Florida dice que por el momento va a pausar” la ley S.B. 1718 porque necesitan que los hispanos reconstruyan el estado tras la destrucción del huracán Milton.
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: Estas son imágenes del huracán Milton en Florida.
Instagram posts stated on October 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: Fox News reported Donald Trump donated $1,300 for hurricane relief.
Social Media stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts: “FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.”
Instagram posts stated on October 7, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: La administración de Joe Biden tomó dinero de ayudas de FEMA para usarlo en inmigrantes.
Instagram posts stated on October 9, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows footage of Hurricane Milton in Florida.
TikTok posts stated on October 9, 2024 in a TikTok post: Video clips show Hurricane Milton hitting Florida “with wind speed 185 mph as Category 5”
Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a post: Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.”
Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”
Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2024 in a post: “Hurricane Nadine” was on a path to hit Florida on Oct. 10.
X posts stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts: North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.”
Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2024 in Facebook posts: The government gave $3,500 debit cards to immigrants while giving only $750 to Hurricane Helene victims.
Robert Reich stated on October 8, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
X posts stated on October 6, 2024 in una publicación en X: "Los 750 dólares que nuestra generosa administración ha ofrecido a las víctimas del huracán Helene son un PRÉSTAMO! Tienen un año para devolverlo".
Instagram posts stated on October 7, 2024 in a post: Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.”
Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2024 in a Facebook post: Alexa’s answers to questions about Hurricane Helene prove the storm was “artificially created” or the result of “cloud seeding”
