Florida Matters

Coping with flooding after Hurricane Milton, dealing with election misinformation


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As the presidential election heads into its final weeks, you’re probably seeing a torrent of campaign ads, memes and political headlines on your social media.
There’s a lot of misinformation swirling around online too
And after back to back hurricanes, misinformation is also spinning up around natural disasters- from how storms are formed to disaster recovery.
When your social media feed is jammed with images and headlines about political candidates and storm victims- how can you tell what’s real and what’s fake? In about 10 minutes you’ll hear from Alex Mehadevan, director of Mediawise at Poynter. He’ll share tips on the impact of misinformation- and how to spot it.
But first- Hurricane Milton made landfall nearly two weeks ago- and for some- the disaster isn’t over. Flooding is still causing big problems after the storm dumped more than a foot of rain in some parts of the greater Tampa Bay area. Hernando County Emergency Manager David DeCarlo joins Florida Matters to explain how people are coping with the ongoing flooding
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