Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-07-08 03:03:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5614EBA5386AA534D2E982EC84146821FEBF947084FA80A3819F5FB1A8EC41F6
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Original Note:
The claim that Karoline Leavitt “lied” about the NWS being overstaffed during these floods is incorrect. Multiple sources confirm that the NWS office responsible for the impacted area in Texas had extra staff on duty - five meteorologists instead of the usual two. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-pushes-back-nws-criticism-texas-flooding/story?id=123544699 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/07/cuts-to-noaa-increase-the-risk-of-deadly-weather-tragedies/
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