Post share in thread 2024 Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump claims he is offering “free accommodation” to his supporters in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
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Verdict: False
This claim is not mentioned on President Trump’s official website, verified social media accounts, TRUTH social accounts, and there is no other evidence to support this claim.
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A plane suffered an engine failure during takeoff at Albert Witt Airport in St. Petersburg on Tuesday and crashed into Tampa Bay, according to reports. tampa bay times. The newspaper said the plane’s six passengers were trying to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Posts in the thread claim that President Trump is allegedly offering “free lodging” to his supporters in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. “Breaking News: President Trump is offering free lodging in one of his timeshares (including Mar-a-Lago) to all Trumpers evacuated due to the hurricane!” Tell all MAGAs! ” The post does not cite any sources to support the claim, but reads: Beyond the thread, this claim also spread on Xthe social media platform formerly known as Twitter, and TikTok.
That claim is false. This claim has not been referenced President Trump’s official websitehis Verified socializing media accountor His TRUTH social accounts. Similarly, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports to support the claim. If President Trump had actually offered “free lodging” to his supporters during Hurricane Milton, multiple media outlets would have reported it, but none reported it. (Related: Yes, Florida residents will be allowed to return home after hurricane)
In fact, the opposite is true. October 9th, snoop I debunked that claim. According to the report, social media user @gailendavid shared the claim about X, calling it “misinformation.” However, other iterations of this claim circulated on the platform without the label “misinformation.”
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida “late Wednesday night local time” BBC News.
Check Your Fact has reached out to President Trump’s spokesperson for comment.
