{"id":2352709,"date":"2024-10-09T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-media-are-lying-now-helene-victim-blaming-edition\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:35:31","slug":"how-media-are-lying-now-helene-victim-blaming-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-media-are-lying-now-helene-victim-blaming-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"How Media Are Lying Now, Helene Victim-Blaming Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-media-are-lying-now-helene-victim-blaming-edition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary discusses the criticism directed at the Kamala-Biden administration regarding its response to Hurricane\u2062 Helene,\u200d which\u200d severely impacted the southeastern United States. The\u200d administration is accused \u2063of blaming the victims for believing misinformation, which is seen as a shocking response to \u200ba humanitarian crisis. The New York Times reports on the spread of misinformation that\u2063 is allegedly obstructing recovery efforts,\u200b with officials expressing concerns about the negative \u2064effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aligned-group-pressures-jim-jordan-to-disinvite-rfk-jr-from-government-weaponization-hearing\/\" title=\"Biden-aligned group urges Jim Jordan to disinvite RFK Jr. from weaponization hearing.\">conspiracy\u2064 theories<\/a>\u2062 on aid application rates. CNN highlights how former President Trump\u2019s \u2064accusations\u2064 regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-where-biden-harris-admin-spent-femas-money\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s Where Biden-Harris Admin Spent FEMA&#039;s Money\">federal\u2064 relief efforts<\/a> may further\u2063 discourage those in need from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/text-messages-reveal-what-cassidy-hutchinson-really-thought-of-the-january-6th-committee-report\/\" title=\"Text Messages Reveal What Cassidy Hutchinson Really Thought Of The January 6th Committee: Report\">seeking assistance<\/a>, particularly among his supporters. Vice President \u2062Kamala Harris and other administration officials have pointed to\u200c &#8220;misinformation&#8221; as a factor hampering the government&#8217;s response, rather than addressing criticisms \u2062of their own\u200d handling of the disaster.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Of all the excuses the Kamala-Biden administration could offer for its <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/04\/sources-femas-failure-leaves-hurricane-helene-victims-crying-out-for-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">piss-poor response<\/a> to the horrifying southeast United States wreckage caused by Hurricane Helene, it should be regarded as the Eighth World Wonder that they settled on, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the victims&rsquo; fault for believing lies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also unclear whether the national media know they don&rsquo;t <em>have<\/em> to repeat such a brazen, counterproductive insult to thousands of fellow Americans who lack food, fresh clothes, and clean water. But they have, and with the utmost enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times on Sunday ran the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/06\/us\/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-misinformation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headline<\/a>, &ldquo;Another Hurdle in Recovery From Helene: Misinformation Is Getting in the Way,&rdquo; with an accompanying article authored by four reporters. &ldquo;As thousands across the Southeast grieve the deaths and damage left by the Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Sept. 26, a torrent of conspiracy theories, rumors and lies threatens to undermine efforts to provide accurate information and crucial resources,&rdquo; the story said. &ldquo;Disinformation has been particularly rampant in Georgia and North Carolina, and the sheer number of falsehoods has alarmed officials and experts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On CNN the next day, anchor Dana Bash hosted a segment wherein she claimed former President Trump was &ldquo;falsely accusing federal relief agencies of maliciously withholding and misusing aid.&rdquo; During the show, reporter Priscilla Alvarez told Bash, &ldquo;When I have been talking to my sources about what the former president is saying, the ultimate concern is that people will not apply for assistance &hellip; because they believe there is no money.&rdquo; Bash concluded the segment with the helpful claim, &ldquo;A lot of the people who are believing these lies are Trump voters who are not getting help because they are believing conspiracy theories coming from the top of the ticket.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The offensive coverup originated with administration officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris. This week they have been faulting victims of the storm for the woefully slow and inept federal assistance in Tennessee and North Carolina, where Helene had the most devastating impact.<\/p>\n<p>On CBS&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Late Show,&rdquo; Harris told Stephen Colbert <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattdizwhitlock\/status\/1843988121798725987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuesday<\/a>, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of misinformation&rdquo; stunting the government response. Earlier in the week, White House press secretary and voodoo doll Karine Jean-Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theMRC\/status\/1843366593851478482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declared<\/a> that &ldquo;disinformation and misinformation&rdquo; means victims &ldquo;may not want to ask for the help that they need that is there for them.&rdquo; Federal Emergency Management Agency Deanne Criswell <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-helene-fema-826effecab238ff0acf0556ad64b0df2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> remarks by Trump about the government response are &ldquo;hurting&rdquo; people, who are now &ldquo;afraid to apply&rdquo; for aid.<\/p>\n<p>There isn&rsquo;t a shred of evidence that anything Trump has said about the Kamala-Biden administration&rsquo;s handling of the disaster is either false or discouraging victims from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-reveal-whistleblower-documents-exposing-fbi-use-of-counterterrorism-tactics-against-parents\/\" title=\"House Republicans Reveal Whistleblower Documents Exposing FBI Use of Counterterrorism Tactics Against Parents\">seeking federal assistance<\/a>. He&rsquo;s said the administration claims to be lacking emergency funds (<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/03\/biden-harris-admin-claims-fema-is-out-of-money-heres-where-the-money-went\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">true<\/a>), that FEMA has allocated millions of dollars to care for illegal aliens this administration permitted to be in the country (<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/01\/biden-harris-admin-used-fema-disaster-funding-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">true<\/a>), and that the federal government continues to send money for overseas affairs while hurricane victims languish (<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/06\/opponents-of-ukraine-war-funding-persuaded-u-s-allies-to-finally-increase-defense-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">true<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Rather than address those facts and confront the Kamala-Biden administration with them on behalf of thousands of Americans whose lives are in jeopardy, corporate media are blaming those very victims for the administration&rsquo;s neglect. In short, the administration is lying and the media are helping them lie by repeating their lies.<\/p>\n<hr><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The administration blames victims for believing misinformation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2352710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dana-Bash.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[5157,4188,32141],"class_list":["post-2352709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-journalism","tag-media","tag-victim-blaming"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dana-Bash.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}