Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2023 a Facebook post

FEMA and Red Cross are “confiscating” donations meant for Hawaii wildfire victims.

By Maria Briceño • August 25, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2023 a video shared on Facebook.

“Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”

By Madison Czopek • August 15, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on July 19, 2023 an Instagram post

“A Pfizer warehouse full of Covid vaccines was just DESTROYED BY A TORNADO in North Carolina.”

By Sara Swann • July 24, 2023

TikTok posts
stated on June 6, 2023 a TikTok

The wildfires in Canada were planned.

By Sara Swann • June 8, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2023 una publicación en Facebook

Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”.

By Maria Briceño • May 10, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on March 16, 2023 una publicación de Facebook

“¡Florida emergencia! Huracán Ian golpe directo”.

April 14, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on February 10, 2023 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 an Instagram post

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

February 10, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on February 7, 2023 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 an ad

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

November 5, 2022

TikTok posts
stated on September 16, 2021 social media platforms

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

September 17, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 18, 2021 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 a Facebook post

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

February 19, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2021 a Facebook post

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

February 19, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on March 17, 2020 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

Viral image
stated on September 4, 2019 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."

September 6, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2019 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

Marco Rubio
stated on October 15, 2018 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

Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2018 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

Ryan Sitton
stated on November 7, 2017 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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