Aid to several communities impacted by Hurricane Helene was temporarily paused in parts of North Carolina over the weekend due to reports of threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency responders, amid a backdrop of misinformation about responses to recent storms.

Some FEMA operations were paused in Ashe County out of an abundance of caution Sunday, Ashe County Sheriff B. Phil Howell said on Facebook. This includes in-person applications for aid in at least two locations “due to threats occurring in some counties,” according to the county’s emergency management office. That assistance is expected to resume Monday.

  • @cheese_greater
    87•2 months ago

    Whoever is spreading this shit needs to be silenced and brought to justice.

    The fact it happens so much is evidence the FuckingAround is not having a permanent FindingOut cooling-off period afterwards. That needs to be fixed, pronto!

    • @[email protected]
      54•2 months ago

      I’m sure it’s being amplified by Russian disinfo and the like - but there are almost certainly domestic sources (including Marjorie Taylor Green) and yea, we need to find some reasonable way to counteract them.

    • Flying Squid
      32•2 months ago

      Whoever is spreading this shit needs to be silenced and brought to justice.

      I agree.

      Unfortunately, he’s still running for president.