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FEMA adds misinformation to its list of disasters to clean up

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FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said misinformation is “absolutely the worst I have ever seen” The agency has posted a rumor response page about Hurricane Milton .

It includes fact-checks to claims made by former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk .

Elon Musk , one of Trump ’s most prominent tech backers, also contributed to the misinformation.

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64

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58

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24

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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