False Comparability of Child Rock's and Taylor Swift's Hurricane Help - FactCheck.org

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October 23, 2024

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As catastrophe reduction efforts proceed within the areas affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a Fb publish makes the false declare that Child Rock has made “14 journeys to storm areas with a truckload of provides” whereas Taylor Swift has provided no assist. The declare originated on a satirical web site. On the contrary, Swift has donated $5 million for hurricane reduction.

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Restoration efforts proceed weeks after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated property and killed at least 250 people in components of the southeastern United States. The Federal Emergency Administration Company mentioned it “has spent approximately $4.3 billion on Hurricane Helene response and restoration” as of Oct. 21, together with search and rescue efforts and direct help to people and communities. The company has delivered greater than 12.6 million meals and 13.2 million liters of water to areas affected by Helene.

The hurricanes have additionally left a path of misinformation in regards to the federal response and the reason for the extreme storms, as we’ve written.

An Oct. 17 Facebook post has drawn the catastrophe reduction efforts into the partisan tradition wars, evaluating the hurricane help supplied by musicians Child Rock, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, and Taylor Swift, who lately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The publish falsely claims, “Child Rock has now made 14 journeys to storm areas with a truckload of provides every time. Taylor Swift is nowhere to be discovered.”

We discovered no proof or information protection about Child Rock making 14 journeys to the storm areas with a “truckload of provides.”

The declare originated on a satirical web site. A Google search led us to an article in the Dunning-Kruger Times, with the headline, “Child Rock Heads to North Carolina with Thousands and thousands in Provides — Taylor Swift Nowhere to be Discovered.” The Dunning-Kruger Occasions is a self-described “subsidiary of the ‘America’s Final Line of Protection’ community of parody, satire, and tomfoolery.” We’ve written many times earlier than about content material from this community since it’s usually copied and reposted by social media customers who don’t embody a satire disclaimer, as is the case with this declare.

We did discover a $20,000 donation attributed to Kid Rock for Trump’s GoFundMe marketing campaign to help victims of Hurricane Helene. The singer additionally shared the fundraising campaign link on his X account.

As for Swift, the starvation reduction group Feeding America introduced on Oct. 9 that the singer had donated $5 million to the hurricane reduction efforts.

“This contribution will assist communities rebuild and recuperate, offering important meals, clear water, and provides to individuals affected by these devastating storms,” the group mentioned in its Instagram publish.

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