“Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
We did not find emergency management officials advising people who live outside the eclipse’s path to stock up on food, water or fuel ahead of the rare astronomical event.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2024, 5 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/24957531760562219
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