Oct 11, 2024 · 279K views · 📍 Asheville, NC · Western North Carolina
Nick Shirley travels to Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene to document destruction and examine the controversy over FEMA's disaster response. He interviews local residents, volunteer organizers, and FEMA workers about aid, denials, and claims that funds were diverted to immigrants and foreign countries.
Why it's not on the fraud stats: Off map: FEMA hurricane-response controversy, no clear fraud finding.
Programs involved: FEMA
Figures below are claims made in the video, shown with the status stated there — this site does not verify them. Disclaimer
Amount the US allegedly sent to other countries like Ukraine, Israel, and Lebanon
“government has recently sent over $200 billion to other countries like Ukraine Israel and Lebanon”
Stated by Nick Shirley/local
Annual funding given to FEMA
“We give $2 billion a year to uh FEMA”
Stated by local resident
Amount the administration is reportedly ready to give Lebanon
“the administration is ready to give Lebanon 151 million”
Stated by local resident
Amount Kamala Harris allegedly allocated to support people in Lebanon
“allocated over $100 million to support people in Lebanon”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Amount FEMA is reportedly giving to some hurricane victims
“they're giving $750 to some people”
Stated by Nick Shirley
~ = name reconstructed from garbled auto-captions; verify before quoting.
All figures are as stated in the video — most are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Every dollar figure links to the timestamp where it is said. Extraction QA: All five claims are accurately quoted and correctly classified against the transcript, with amounts matching. Entity reconstructions (notably 'Alejandro myus' to Mayorkas) are fair, and the transcription issues are well identified. Overall a solid, accurate extraction.