hurricanes

Mobile Home Residents Hit with Soaring Rent After Hurricanes

• 9 July 2019

Robeson County Affordable Housing Coalition, formed after Hurricane Florence, has asked local officials to take...

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Mobile Home Residents Hit with Soaring Rent After Hurricanes

Is This a Photograph of a Florida Airport Flooded During Hurricane Michael?

• 11 October 2018

Some social media users recycled an old, digitally-edited photograph that misled viewers in October 2018.

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Is This a Photograph of a Florida Airport Flooded During Hurricane Michael?

Are These Pictures of Pigs on a Farm Flooded by Hurricane Florence?

• 17 September 2018

Photographs showing a group of pigs on a flooded farm are real, but they were...

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Are These Pictures of Pigs on a Farm Flooded by Hurricane Florence?

Weather Channel Reporter Braces in Storm That Leaves Others Unaffected

• 15 September 2018

A video clip of a report captured during Hurricane Florence appeared to show some very...

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Weather Channel Reporter Braces in Storm That Leaves Others Unaffected

Did a Man Die from Shooting a Gun at Hurricane Florence?

• 14 September 2018

A report that a Facebook event encouraging people to "shoot guns at Hurricane Florence" had...

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Did a Man Die from Shooting a Gun at Hurricane Florence?

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

• 28 August 2018

Puerto Rico officials originally set the hurricane's death toll at 64, but a more recent...

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

U.S. Gulf Coast Braces for Impact as Subtropical Storm Alberto Approaches

• 27 May 2018

Alberto is the first named storm of the 2018 hurricane season, and has prompted residents...

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U.S. Gulf Coast Braces for Impact as Subtropical Storm Alberto Approaches

Did an Exorcism Save a House from Destruction During a Hurricane?

• 3 May 2018

A viral meme fabricated supernatural involvement in an already remarkable hurricane survival story.

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Did an Exorcism Save a House from Destruction During a Hurricane?

Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?

• 16 October 2017

A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day...

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Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?

Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico’s Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?

• 5 October 2017

The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps...

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Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico’s Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?

Did Puerto Rico’s Teamsters Union Go on Strike During Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts?

• 2 October 2017

Reports that truck drivers are on strike in Puerto Rico are false -- Teamsters have...

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Did Puerto Rico’s Teamsters Union Go on Strike During Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts?

Are the Spires on Disney World’s Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?

• 2 October 2017

An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that...

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Are the Spires on Disney World’s Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?