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Did NC Lineman Find Man Buried in Mud Who Said Wife, Children Died Beneath Him in Hurricane Helene?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct. 17, 2024 After Hurricane Helene devastated multiple states in late September 2024, some online users shar ...
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A white man wearing a red MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN hat and blue suit looks down. The American flag can be seen on the side of the hat. Several people can be seen on either side of him.

Posts Claim Trump Donated $25M to Hurricane Relief. Here's What We Know

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Oct. 15, 2024 The Trump campaign organized a fundraiser to support Hurricane Helene victims. But whether he do ...
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Disney World Testing Hurricane Defense System?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 14, 2024 Hurricane Milton made its way through Florida in October 2024.
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Kid Rock Shipped Millions in Supplies to Areas Hit by Hurricanes?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Oct. 14, 2024 “Doesn’t take a lot to show patriotism. Proven fact," said one Facebook user who shared the claim.
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No Hurricane Has Ever Crossed the Equator?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 13, 2024 "Latin America has 99 problems but hurricanes ain't one," one Reddit user said.
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Why Do Hurricanes Have Human Names?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 12, 2024 For centuries, hurricanes have acquired names for a variety of different reasons.
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Trump Donated $25M to Hurricane Relief?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Oct. 11, 2024 Skeptical replies peppered the comment sections of posts claiming Trump personally donated milli ...
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Was Hurricane Milton Renamed to 'Millicent' for Transgender Awareness Month?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 10, 2024 Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida in October 2024.
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Nicholas Sparks Predicted Hurricane Helene in New Novel?

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Oct. 9, 2024 A passage in Sparks' 2024 novel "Counting Miracles" described a hurricane named Helene damaging ...
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What We Know About Why Hurricanes Have Names

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 8, 2024 Some credit 19th-century Australian meteorologist Clement L. Wragge for initiating the hurricane ...
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A photo claims to show workers rescuing six North Carolina men who were swept away in a mudslide after a mountain building collapsed following Hurricane Helene.

Photo Shows Rescue of 6 People from Collapsed North Carolina Cabin Following Hurricane Helene?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct. 3, 2024 Social media users users shared a picture saying it showed workers rescuing six people following ...
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Biden Said Feds Won't Give More Aid to Hurricane Helene Victims?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 2, 2024 A reporter asked the U.S. president, "Are there any more resources the federal government could ...
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Users claimed a photo showed former US President Donald Trump wearing a life jacket and walking through floodwaters following Hurricane Helene or other storms.

Fake Photo Shows Trump in Life Jacket Helping Storm Victims in Floodwater

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct. 1, 2024 One Facebook user posted of the picture, "I think we should all repost it!!!!" Another person ad ...
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This satellite image taken at 3:06 p.m. EDT and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Ian making landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Fla., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Rumors That Are Downright Dangerous

Written by:
Shannon Sanford
March 11, 2024 It's time to separate fact from fiction and weather the storm of misinformation together.
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No Hurricane Has Been Known To Cross the Equator?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 29, 2023 Snopes found evidence of this claim circulating online since at least 2003.
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An image that shows a beach and claims a hurricane is "coming for the shore" is labeled as Miscaptioned.

Incredible Video: Could This Be the Start of the Devastating Hurricane Idalia?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug. 30, 2023 The claim spread as the hurricane made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane in late Aug ...
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Authentic Video of Surfers During Hurricane Hilary in California?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 21, 2023 "Dude is surfing while California is flooding and earthquakes are going on," one social media us ...
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Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

What Was the Actual Death Toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?

Written by:
David Emery
June 4, 2018 Puerto Rico officials originally set the hurricane's death toll at 64, but a more recent assessm ...
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Did Puerto Rico's Teamsters Union Go on Strike During Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia Dan MacGuill
Oct. 2, 2017 Reports that truck drivers are on strike in Puerto Rico are false -- Teamsters have asked mainla ...
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Destroyed houses from Hurricane Sandy

FEMA and NOAA Face Hurricane Season Without New Leaders in Place

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 2, 2017 The two agencies most important to predicting and managing weather-related disasters face budget ...
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