“2023 FEMA webinar shows the agency is prioritizing its relief efforts around LGBTQ+ people”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 6 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
FEMA does not distribute aid based on gender identity or sexual orientation. The 2023 webinar was a panel discussion on improving disaster preparedness in LGBTQ+ communities, not FEMA’s general disaster response.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 October 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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