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FEMA adds misinformation to its list of disasters to clean up


FEMA launched a rumor response page to fight back.

She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters on a call Tuesday that misinformation around the storms is “absolutely the worst I have ever seen,” according to Politico. FEMA’s rumor response page includes fact-checks to claims made by former President Donald Trump, like that the agency will only provide $750 to disaster survivors.

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