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TCT-PF-4C3119BCDFD373DE · Government

Biden expelled 2,000 Helene victims into freezing weather

MisleadingStatement: 2025-01-24Record reviewed: 2026-10-17

Claim summary

Biden expelled 2,000 Helene victims into freezing weather

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January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina

What the evidence shows

FEMA described eligibility notices to roughly 740 households, with time to move, rather than the asserted mass immediate expulsion. Periodic eligibility reviews also occurred under earlier administrations.

PolitiFact rating: Mostly False. The tracker groups this as Misleading.

Sources and attribution

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