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Rebuild by Design
stated on March 1, 2023 in a report:

“Every single county in New York has experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021.”

By Cameron Carr • March 29, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on February 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Humans are not causing climate change.” Magnetic pole shifting “is causing havoc worldwide in weather, climate, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 15, 2023
Viral image
stated on February 8, 2023 in an Instagram post:

A video shows a dog trying to reach her puppies after the Turkey-Syria earthquake.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 10, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on February 7, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photo showing Game of Thrones characters depicts victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

By Madison Czopek • February 8, 2023
America First Legal
stated on November 1, 2022 in an ad:

“Kamala Harris said disaster aid should go to non-white citizens first."

By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2022
Herschel Walker
stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet:

Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”

By Tori Gantz • September 1, 2022
TikTok posts
stated on September 16, 2021 in social media platforms:

Says President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves from hurricanes.

By Noah Y. Kim • September 17, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Following Hurricane Ida, animals from Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey are “fleeing the premises.”

By Gabrielle Settles • September 2, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas.

By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows an ice mass hanging inside a Houston home during Texas winter storms.

By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“FEMA is paying for hotel rooms!!!” for Texas winter storm victims.

By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2021
Mike Pence
stated on October 7, 2020 in a debate:

“With regard to hurricanes, the National Oceanic (and Atmospheric) Administration tells us that actually, as difficult as they are, there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.”

By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.”

By Taylor Goldenstein • June 5, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on April 6, 2020 in a White House briefing:

The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.”

By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“So Trump comes to Nashville to oversee damage from the tornado. He flies into the area in a helicopter to get there without further traffic problems in the city. He writes PERSONAL checks to those in need, with his personal accountant in tow.”

By Madison Czopek • March 23, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on September 8, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says aquatic life near Alaska, Canada and Australia have been found with cancer and mutations as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

By Daniel Funke • September 11, 2019
Viral image
stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward."

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 6, 2019
Viral image
stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:

A 1988 exorcism took place in the only house still standing after Hurricane Ike.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 3, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
stated on August 28, 2019 in a tweet:

Says President Donald Trump has been "taking money Congress authorized to protect people facing disaster in order to indefinitely detain asylum seekers."

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2019 in a tweet:

Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid

By Amy Sherman • May 9, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2019 in a tweet:

"Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane, more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before."

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2019
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address:

"I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."

By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2019
Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2018 in a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters:

After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."

By Amy Sherman • October 16, 2018
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 4, 2018 in an ad:

After Hurricane Hermine struck Tallahassee, "utility companies lined up trucks to restore power. But as mayor, Andrew Gillum refused help from workers."

By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2018
Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets:

Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."

By Amy Sherman • September 18, 2018
Ted Cruz
stated on August 28, 2018 in an online video ad:

Says Beto O’Rourke "voted against" Hurricane Harvey "tax relief."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2018
Donald Trump
stated on June 6, 2018 in a conference call about hurricane season:

Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey.

By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Jerry Patterson
stated on December 8, 2017 in an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman:

Says the Texas General Land Office led by George P. Bush has repaired just two homes since Hurricane Harvey.

By W. Gardner Selby • December 21, 2017
Vicky Hartzler
stated on October 30, 2017 in a news release:

"In Missouri, there are still (FEMA) cases pending from floods that occurred in 2013."

By Tateanna McCaskill • December 13, 2017
Ryan Sitton
stated on November 7, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor:

"Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."

By W. Gardner Selby • December 8, 2017

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