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| Title: | Posts Misrepresent Federal Response, Funding for Hurricane Helene Victims |
| URL: | https://www.factcheck.org/2024/10/posts-misrepresent-federal-response-funding-for-hurricane-helene-victims/ |
| Publisher: | FactCheck.org (University of Pennsylvania) |
| Date published: | October 8, 2024 |
| Description: | In a misleading Oct. 3 Instagram post, conservative commentator Benny Johnson wrote, “We can send BILLIONS to Ukraine but Americans who have lost everything only get $750 dollars?!” The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $210 million in immediate assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Helene, which the Department of Homeland Security secretary has described as the start of “a multibillion-dollar, multiyear recovery.” The $750 payment is an initial payment survivors may receive while FEMA determines eligibility for its many other offerings within the Individual Assistance Program. |
