hurricane harvey Archives

Did a City in Texas Require Harvey Aid Recipients to Promise Not to Boycott Israel?

The mayor of Dickinson, Texas, says a new state law requires that the city ask...

Did the Red Cross Steal Donations in Texas, Empowered by an Obama-Era Executive Order?

A viral Facebook video contains false and unproven claims about the humanitarian organization's actions in...

Were Houston Residents Warned to Use Gas Masks During Mosquito Spraying?

A warning video about the use of the insecticide naled in parts of Texas gets...

Did Ben Carson Tell Hurricane Victims ‘Homelessness Is A Gift From Heaven’?

An image circulating online attributes an insensitive (and fabricated) quote to the Secretary of Housing...

Floridians Can Obtain Food Stamp Benefits If Their Power Went Out During Hurricane Irma?

A series of Facebook rumors about food stamp benefits for post-Irma Florida residents have a...

Can Hurricane Victims Delay Their Mortgage Payments?

Lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, as well as the federal government, have programs to...

Did Floodwaters in Southeast Texas Test Positive for Several Diseases After Harvey?

There is no evidence to support a viral Facebook warning about certain cities, but the...

Did the Red Cross Serve This Meal to Hurricane Victims?

A photograph purportedly showing a meal served by the Red Cross to victims of Hurricane...

Red Cross Instructed to Throw Away Donated Supplies in Texas?

A viral video from Houston, Texas makes claims about the Red Cross' treatment of food...

Did Jennifer Lawrence Say Hurricanes Are ‘Nature’s Wrath’ Against Trump?

Right-wing web sites misrepresented Lawrence's assertion that climate change is caused by human activity.

Did Physicist Michio Kaku Say HAARP Caused Irma and Harvey?

A 2013 CBS video segment about weather modification was dishonestly reframed as a clip about...

Did a 2005 Movie Feature Hurricanes Named Harvey and Irma?

An online conspiracy theory about government-created hurricanes gets even the most basic facts wrong.