Help for Helene victims planned in 3 Upstate counties this week [Video]

LOW YOUR TOWN WILL GO. THANK YOU. CHRIS. RUMORS AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES HAVE BEEN FLOATING ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA SINCE HELENE BROUGHT DAMAGE AND DEVASTATION TO OUR AREA. NOW, LOCAL AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE DEBUNKING THOSE CLAIMS, SAYING THEY HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE PEOPLE WORKING TO HELP OUR REY LLERENA JOINS US LIVE AT THE DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE AIRPORT WITH MORE REA. THOSE RUMORS HERE LOCALLY TARGETED CONTRACTORS WORKING FOR FEMA WHO WERE STATIONED HERE JUST LAST WEEK. TODAY, LEADERS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO HELP PREVENT MISINFORMATION FROM SPREADING. ABSOLUTELY FALSE. FEMA ADMINISTRATOR DEANNE CRISWELL, RESPONDING TO RUMORS CLAIMING THE AGENCY IS HINDERING RELIEF SUPPLIES FROM GETTING TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SHE SAYS THOSE RUMORS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE AGENCY’S HELENE RESPONSE. FRANKLY, THAT TYPE OF RHETORIC IS DEMORALIZING TO OUR STAFF THAT HAVE LEFT THEIR FAMILIES TO COME HERE AND HELP THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND WE WILL …