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South Carolina Lede

Helene and the Misinformation Storm

By Gavin Jackson
Published October 8, 2024 at 12:01 AM EDT
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Damage from Tropical Storm Helene in Spartanburg on Oct. 1, 2024. More than 1.3 million homes lost power from the storm due to major damage from the strong winds that hit the Upstate hard. As of Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. less than 45,000 homes were still in the dark.
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Damage from Tropical Storm Helene in Spartanburg on Oct. 1, 2024. More than 1.3 million homes lost power from the storm due to major damage from the strong winds that hit the Upstate hard. As of Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. less than 45,000 homes were still in the dark.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 8, 2024: the latest from the federal government’s response to Helene in our state, and a report from Scott Morgan on neighbors helping neighbors in the town of Easley; FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell rebuts comments from former president Donald Trump; we hear from former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley; and more!

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Gavin Jackson
Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.
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