“In the response to Hurricane Helene, "while families desperately tried to escape the rising floodwaters and they climbed onto roofs, they did anything they can to live, but Kamala [Harris] didn't send any helicopters to rescue them.”
What FactCheck.org found
There's plenty of evidence that helicopters have been used and that federal, state and local disaster recovery teams have responded to help victims of the storm.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former President of the United States) made this claim around 10 October 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.