Governor Andy Beshear believes the rash of false information will not affect Kentuckians.
“I feel like we’ve communicated, and hopefully communicated effectively and directly through local leaders and to specific individuals because on some of the last storms, our county judges, our local EM (emergency management) directors, they know the individual families that have been impacted.” Beshear added, “As opposed to a massive event like the 2021 tornadoes or the 2022 floods, we can provide individual services to those families to help them apply.”
Beshear said disinformation and “straight out lies about what FEMA is or is not doing" are hurting the people in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Florida who need the agency's help the most.
“You deserve to have the right information and for someone not to politicize it or try to take advantage of it.
The Governor said the “lie” that has upset him the most is that FEMA is only giving families $750 to recover. Those funds are for immediate needs for things like groceries, diapers, and other supplies to get through the initial days after a disaster.
Last week, FEMA workers doing recovery work in North Carolina had to temporarily halt their hurricane-recovery work in North Carolina, because of threats to their safety. That prompted officials to condemn the spread of disinformation.
