The claim: Americans affected by Hurricane Helene receive ‘only $750’ in aid
An Oct. 2 Instagram post ( direct link , archive link ) by conservative commentator Benny Johnson includes a clip of Vice President Kamala Harris talking about financial assistance for victims of Hurricane Helene.
“Kamala just told Americans they will be receiving $750 to those who ‘truly need it’ for hurricane relief,” reads on-screen text, which is a screenshot of a post on X , formerly Twitter, from Johnson. ” We can send BILLIONS to Ukraine but Americans who have lost everything only get $750 dollars?!”
The Instagram post was liked more than 80,000 times in five days. Johnson’s X post was shared on the platform more than 30,000 times in the same time frame.
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The $750 payments are the initial support provided under a new FEMA program, not the sole financial assistance available. Applications can be made for multiple additional forms of financial support for those affected by the hurricane.