“The Federal Emergency Management Agency “is confiscating supplies and donations!”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials and state and local leaders in Tennessee and North Carolina have rebutted claims that FEMA is “confiscating” donations or supplies meant for Hurricane Helene survivors.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 October 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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