“Photo shows President Joe Biden lounging on the beach "while towns all over America were being wiped out” by Hurricane Helene.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 30 Sep 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The image featured in the post was taken Aug. 31 on Delaware’s Rehoboth Beach — almost a month before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 September 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2024. Its rating was “False”.
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