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Oct 16 2024
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..."an armed group of people confronting and threatening FEMA workers in the Elk Mills community of Carter County in Tennessee."

The "president and founder of the International Alliance of Community Chaplains... found herself between FEMA workers and a group of armed citizens criticizing the work of the government agency on Saturday."

“They were armed — they were all open-carry — they had surrounded [the FEMA workers] and there was a lady that was yelling at them and threatening them,” Elder said."

This is in addition to the threat in North Carolina where a man was arrested. The man "was taken into custody and charged with going armed to the terror of the public.

Sick. What is wrong with these people? No response needed. The lies keep growing. I am totally surprised how many people fall for the deceit.

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Weather crazy talk

“People will see an errant signal on a radar and think we’re zapping hurricanes. There are people who think we’re able to steer hurricanes into red states.”

Storm forecasts have never been more accurate. Meteorologists say they've never faced so much pushback.

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Walker claimed she doesn’t

Walker claimed she doesn’t believe FEMA is helping anyone, and she said she told the FEMA workers just that. According to Walker, only one man in the group was armed. He had a handgun strapped to his hip.

Woman at center of Carter Co. FEMA confrontation speaks out

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After Helene ruined the home of a Greeneville mother and daughte

"I think at this point you have nothing to lose. You come to them for this help. If you get what you need, you're much better off. If you don't try, no point in complaining. You need to try and see what's available and check out what is there for you. FEMA has the answers, you just have to ask the questions," said Kell.

The deadline to apply for assistance for Hurricane Helene is Dec. 2. There are three ways to apply for federal assistance: by applying online, by calling 800-621-3362 or by downloading the FEMA app.

After Helene ruined the home of a Greeneville mother and daughter, they sought help from FEMA

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FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South dat

“‘FEMA camp’ rumors are founded in long-standing conspiracy theories intended to discredit our efforts to help survivors,” the page reads. “FEMA does not round up or detain people, does not enact martial law, does not set up internment camps, and does not secretly operate mining settlements.”

FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South date back to the 1980s

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FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South

In a new section of its hurricane rumor response page published Wednesday, FEMA looked to put to rest the long-lasting conspiracy theory that’s followed it since shortly after the agency was founded. Known as the “FEMA camps” theory, it falsely speculates that the agency sets up camps meant to “detain people.”

FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South date to the 1980s

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