“U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banned private drones from flying over areas affected by Hurricane Helene.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
A Transportation Department spokesperson said the Federal Aviation Administration is not banning drones from providing Hurricane Helene disaster relief and recovery assistance.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 October 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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