With the passage of hurricanes Helene and Milton through several locations in the southeastern United States, Various hoaxes and misinforming narratives have been spread about the emergency situation that these have caused. Also on the management of funds and resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)the public entity of that country in charge of responding to a situation like the current one.
No, FEMA has not said in October 2024 that there is a plan to execute people in the US: it is an audio from 2021 about Afghanistan
“When FEMA accidentally speaks the truth out loud: execute 70,000 to 80,000 people?” Videos are circulating of people reacting to an audio in which A man is heard saying “we plan to execute between 70,000 and 80,000 people.”” with messages that say that it is someone from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)for its acronym in English) speaking about the situation in October 2024 due to the passage of hurricanes Helene and Milton in the southeastern United States.
This, however, is a hoax. He audio is from September 2021y The speaker is US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin explaining the evacuation of people from Afghanistanafter the Taliban came to power. In that appearance he confused the words “evacuate” and “execute,” and he corrected himself instantly.
No, financial aid for victims of Hurricane Helene are not loans that must be repaid
“Hurricane victims are now realizing that The $750 that FEMA offers them is actually a loan. If you do not return it, your property may be confiscated.”. Messages circulate on social networks saying that the help that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the United States is giving to the victims of Hurricane Helene in the southeast of the country is just borrowed money and they will have to pay it back. However, it is a hoax. On the official FEMA website it is specified that the aid they give is not loansand a spokesperson for the institution published on Twitter (now X): “We are not asking for the money back.”
Furthermore, several of the messages that are published following this narrative say that the Government, through FEMA, “is only helping the victims with $750.” Other more hoax, because it is not the only help that is provided.
The $750 aid is a program called Severe Needs Assistance but, in addition to that, there is also el D-Snapwhat is aid for purchasing food for people living in disaster areas. FEMA also provides support financial through specific programs of help for unemployed in disaster zonehelp with mortgages and loans for reconstruction of homes, and loans for small businesses.
Additionally, the Internal Revenue Service (IRSInternal Revenue Service), the United States Treasury, deadline has been extended to pay taxes for the current tax period through May 1, 2025 in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and several counties in Florida.
From the disaster zone, the Vice President Kamala Harris explained that That amount is for “immediate help.”to purchase things like water, food or baby formula. However, if we review the FEMA website, we see that there are more financial support programs for victims.
The disinformative narrative that the US does not have funds for Hurricane Helene because these were diverted for “illegal migrants”
“They stole [la administración Biden-Harris] “FEMA money as if they had stolen it from a bank to give it to their illegal immigrants.” On October 3, 2024, from a lectern in Saginaw, Michigan, the former US president and Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump used the narrative that the United States Government does not have funds to face the emergency due to Hurricane Helene because “they were diverted to give to illegal migrants”.
This narrative, which has been spread on social networks and has been supported by other characters such as businessman Elon Musk, combines several points. On the one hand, that the Biden-Harris administration would have said it did not have funds for the post-hurricane situation, something that the Department of Homeland Security has denied. On the other hand, they would have “stolen a billion dollars” from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)for its acronym in English), fact that it denied in a statement.
The images that they are trying to sneak into you as if they were from Hurricane Milton
“Hurricane Milton is destroying everything in its path.” With the arrival of Hurricane Milton to the southeastern United States, especially the coasts of Florida, Several hoaxes and misinforming content have been spread in this regard. They are mostly images or videos that have been manipulatedor that they are from other dates and places, but with messages They say it is October 2024 during the emergency due to this hurricane.