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Search Results:Hurricane Harvey

Did President Trump Save Two Cats After Hurricane Harvey?

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Dan Evon
Sept. 5, 2017 Is President Trump enough of a feline lover to go wading out into floodwaters to rescue a pair o ...
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A misleading news story said that during the pre-dawn hours on Christmas Day, Delta Force operators launched a precision strike against an Obama-controlled stronghold in Thailand, says an active Secret Service agent who claims President Trump green lit the operation following a series of telephone calls to United States military commanders and to Thailand Prime Minister Nik Bukharin.

Did Hurricane Harvey Reveal Barack Obama's Secret Ammunition Stash?

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Arturo Garcia
Sept. 6, 2017 A "satirical" web site fabricated a story linking the fatal storm to the former president and 20 ...
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Joel Osteen

Was Joel Osteen's Houston 'Megachurch' Affected By Hurricane Harvey?

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Arturo Garcia
Aug. 28, 2017 The evangelist was criticized on social media for not opening Lakewood Church to help people fle ...
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"High Water" sign in front of water coming over a road in Kemah during Hurricane Harvey

Texas Accepts Mexican Offer of Hurricane Harvey Aid

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Arturo Garcia
Aug. 29, 2017 The U.S. State Department thanked Mexico's government for the "very generous offer" of assistance.
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President Barack Obama serves food to homeless veterans for Thanksgiving in Washington, D.C., November 2015.

Was Barack Obama Serving Meals in Texas During Hurricane Harvey?

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Arturo Garcia
Aug. 28, 2017 Images of the former president serving food appeared alongside claims that he was in Houston aft ...
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Screencap of CNN on-camera rescue

Did CNN Stage a Hurricane Harvey Rescue Video?

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Dan Evon
Sept. 1, 2017 Conspiracy theorists accused the news network of faking a dramatic live rescue video during Hurr ...
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Only 60 of 1,566 Churches in Houston Opened to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims?

Written by:
Dan Evon Bethania Palma
Aug. 31, 2017 A meme claiming that only 4 percent of churches in Houston opened their doors to Hurricane Harve ...
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Did a Texas Mosque Refuse to Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors?

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Arturo Garcia
Sept. 4, 2017 A "satire" site fabricated a story about a local mosque closing its doors to "infidels" seeking ...
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ARCADIA, CA/USA - APRIL 16, 2016: American Red Cross Disaster Services vehicle and logo.

Is the Red Cross Charging Victims of Hurricane Harvey for Disaster Relief Services?

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Alex Kasprak
Sept. 1, 2017 Rumors that the Red Cross is charging victims of Hurricane Harvey conflate past controversies wi ...
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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

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

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 29, 2023 Snopes found evidence of this claim circulating online since at least 2003.
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Did a 2005 Movie Feature Hurricanes Named Harvey and Irma?

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Dan MacGuill
Sept. 8, 2017 An online conspiracy theory about government-created hurricanes gets even the most basic facts w ...
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Fake Photographs: Harvey Edition

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Dan Evon
Aug. 28, 2017 As usual, fake and misleading images were circulated on social media in the wake of a storm that ...
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Did Crabs Swarm a Florida Road After Hurricane Irma?

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Arturo Garcia
Sept. 13, 2017 In 2017, a website falsely claimed to be showing live footage of a mass crab migration in the af ...
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Harvey Disaster Relief Donation Rumors

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Kim LaCapria Brooke Binkowski
Aug. 31, 2017 In the wake of a massive hurricane, rumors abounded about public figures who have donated to vic ...
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Donates a 'Whopping Sum of Money' to Houston After Hurricane?

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Kim LaCapria
Aug. 29, 2017 A site posing as the Houston Chronicle claimed Mayweather was giving aid money to Hurricane Harv ...
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Did President Trump Assist Rescuers in Pulling Hurricane Victims from Floodwaters?

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Bethania Palma
Sept. 1, 2017 A photograph appears to show President Trump on a raft in Texas saving a flood victim after Hurr ...
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Does This Picture Show a Shark Swimming Down a Highway After a Hurricane?

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David Mikkelson
Aug. 29, 2011 A much-repurposed photograph of a shark swimming down a flooded highway after a hurricane is a fake.
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Does This Social Media Narrative Describe Volunteers Helping with Hurricane Dorian?

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David Mikkelson
Sept. 4, 2019 The Cajun Navy 2016 are second responders from Louisiana who offer volunteer assistance during h ...
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