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  • Fact Check: Texas City Did NOT Require Residents To Sign 'Israel Loyalty Pledge' To Get 2025 Flood Relief Funds

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    Did a Texas city require residents to sign an "Israel loyalty pledge" in order to be eligible to get relief funds after deadly floods in 2025? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that any Texas town or county impacted by the deadly flooding of July 2025 established any such loyalty pledge. The meme making the claim did not…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Texas City Did NOT Require Residents To Sign 'Israel Loyalty Pledge' To Get 2025 Flood Relief Funds Old, Retracted
  • Fact Check: Border Patrol Did NOT Find FEMA Packages Intended for Hurricane Survivors Re-Routed to 'Feed Illegals'

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    Did U.S. Border Patrol find thousands of FEMA relief packages along the southern U.S. border in May 2025, which had been re-routed from hurricane-hit states for the benefit of undocumented immigrants? No, that's not true: That claim originated with a Facebook account that describes its content as satirical. America's Last Line of Defense is a frequent source of fake stories…

    • May 6, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Border Patrol Did NOT Find FEMA Packages Intended for Hurricane Survivors Re-Routed to 'Feed Illegals' Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Hurricane Helene Survivor Did NOT Get Apartment Under Trump -- It Was Biden

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    Did a North Carolina hurricane survivor seen admiring her new apartment in a widely shared video move in after President Donald Trump's return to the White House? No, that's not true: The woman moved in on January 9, 2025, two weeks before Trump took office on January 20, 2025, according to information found in the original description of the video.…

    • Jan 28, 2025
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Hurricane Helene Survivor Did NOT Get Apartment Under Trump -- It Was Biden Moved Earlier
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Discuss 'Blue Roof Theory' Conspiracy In 2020 Joe Rogan Podcast

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    Did Elon Musk discuss communities "putting up blue tarps all over the roofs" in an effort to defend against lasers setting fires in a podcast interview with Joe Rogan, as suggested by a video on Instagram? No, that's not true: The clip added altered video and audio to a real 2020 interview, including AI-generated imagery, to make it seem Musk…

    • Dec 26, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Discuss 'Blue Roof Theory' Conspiracy In 2020 Joe Rogan Podcast Altered Video
  • Fact Check: Massive Charlotte, North Carolina Crowd Was NOT Related To Harris Campaign As Post Implies

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    Was a large crowd shown in a viral video on X.com related to the Kamala Harris campaign? No, that's not true: The footage showed a crowd at a concert for Hurricane Helene relief. Contrary to the implication made in a social media post, the concert and the crowd had nothing to do with the 2024 U.S. presidential race. The claim…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Massive Charlotte, North Carolina Crowd Was NOT Related To Harris Campaign As Post Implies Relief Concert
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Armed Militias Are 'Hunting FEMA Employees,' Despite Rumors Following Hurricane Helene

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    Are armed militias hunting Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in North Carolina? No, that's not true: Although federal and local authorities acknowledged rumors about armed militias in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, no confirmed reports about such groups targeting FEMA employees exist. After pausing for what it termed a "potential threat" to its North Carolina staff, FEMA has resumed door-to-door…

    • Oct 28, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Armed Militias Are 'Hunting FEMA Employees,' Despite Rumors Following Hurricane Helene Fact Check: NO Evidence Armed Militias Are 'Hunting FEMA Employees,' Despite Rumors Following Hurricane Helene No Militias
  • Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Post About $750 In Hurricane Relief Bill -- It's Fake Tweet

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    Did Liz Cheney tweet questioning why people won't get more than $750 for hurricane damage, saying it's because Donald Trump won't let House Speaker Mike Johnson pass a hurricane relief bill? No, that's not true: The X account that originally posted the fake screenshot carries a disclaimer, "This account itself is not a parody but most of the images we…

    • Oct 28, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Post About $750 In Hurricane Relief Bill -- It's Fake Tweet Parody Post
  • Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Lift Ban On Illegal Immigrants For Hurricane Helene, Milton Clean-Up

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    Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lift a ban on illegal immigrants in the state because he needs them to clean up after hurricanes Milton and Helene? No, that's not true: There are no official statements or press releases from DeSantis indicating any changes to SB-1718, which is known as Florida's anti-illegal immigration law. No actual news reports say that DeSantis…

    • Oct 25, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check:  DeSantis Did NOT Lift Ban On Illegal Immigrants For Hurricane Helene, Milton Clean-Up Still Law
  • Fact Check: FEMA Is NOT Confiscating Supplies, Donations For Hurricane Helene Victims

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    Is the Federal Emergency Management Agency confiscating supplies and donations for Hurricane Helene victims? No, that's not true: An agency spokesperson told Lead Stories that such accusations are "false." State and local officials in multiple Southern states that were hit by Hurricane Helene have unequivocally stated that the federal agency has not confiscated any supplies or donations. The agency does…

    • Oct 17, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FEMA Is NOT Confiscating Supplies, Donations For Hurricane Helene Victims States Say No
  • Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT 'Admit' They Can Create Hurricanes In Real Life -- Hurricane Simulations Were Done In A Laboratory

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    Did scientists at the University of Miami "admit" in 2015 that they can create real hurricanes? No, that's not true: A "CBS This Morning" news story from 2015 showed the lab and interviewed the scientists conducting the tests, which involved using a 1,700-horsepower fan to move water in a 38,000-gallon tank. Scientists did develop hurricane-like conditions in a lab setting…

    • Oct 17, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT 'Admit' They Can Create Hurricanes In Real Life -- Hurricane Simulations Were Done In A Laboratory Only In Lab
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