Fact check:
trusted sources Reported Hurricane Helen is said to be the worst storm to hit the continental United States since Hurricane Katrina. This giant hurricane is at least 231 people died And it was be considered It’s a “worst-case scenario” for Western North Carolina.
Post Made on TikTok It is claimed that over 2,000 people were found stranded in a church in North Carolina following Helen. The post does not have a caption, but The screenshot included in the post reads:5:40 p.m. They just radioed that they found 2,000 more people stranded in a church in Candler, North Carolina, who hadn’t eaten in six days. 😞 We literally went back and forth. I ran to fill the helicopter with water as soon as I could! Lord, please don’t let the sun go down before Will Adkins delivers this grocery package 🙏 Please keep donating if you can. Please! This isn’t over yet. #HurricaneHelen.”
That claim is false. Buncombe County Communications and Public Engagement Director told the lead story It claims that the claim is “patently untrue.” Check Your Fact has also reached out to Buncombe County for comment. (Related: Did North Carolina State Police issue a statement threatening arrest of FEMA workers?)
At the Buncombe County Hurricane Helen Regional Information Session, the Director of Public Affairs and Public Engagement addressed this claim. said“Our 911 call center did not receive any calls to that effect. We have no information to substantiate that. It is not an accurate rumor.”
of screenshot The message included in the post appears to be from a Facebook page that is not searchable. Text overlay placed in front of screenshot read“There is a God in this story! No one can surpass what our God can do!!”
