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FEMA adds misinformation to its list of disasters to clean up

A Florida Army National Guard member works to remove debris in the Pass-A-Grille section of St. Petersburg ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in the middle of this week on October 7th, 2024, in Florida.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is fighting misinformation on top of a major storm cleanup in Florida as Hurricane Milton rapidly intensifies just after Hurricane Helene rocked the state.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters on a call Tuesday that misinformation around the storms is “absolutely the worst I have ever seen,” according to Politico. FEMA posted a rumor response page about the hurricane, and though it’s not the first time it’s taken that kind of approach, Criswell said, “I anticipated some of this, but not to the extent that we’re seeing.”

FEMA’s rumor response page includes fact-checks to claims made by former President Donald Trump, like that the agency will only provide $750 to disaster…

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