Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-20 16:56:14 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C378931E048482D2BFDF00DC95644D6377CBCB812C79FF87D77B5E48595B3DA3
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Original Note:
This is misleading. FEMA is one of many federal agencies that have been involved in the recovery efforts in East Palestine. A joint statement was published after several news reports said that FEMA had "turned down" DeWine's request for federal disaster assistance. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/02/17/ohio-train-derailment-fema/ https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230218/joint-statement-ohio-governor-dewine-and-fema-regional-administrator-sivak https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/17/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-deploys-additional-federal-resources-to-east-palestine-ohio/
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