The fact-checking website Snopes, which has been cited on several media outlets including CNN and MSNBC, falsely suggested this week that Hurricane Katrina was the only cause of flooding to impact Louisiana.
Snopes made the suggestion while fact-checking a recent Twitter claim involving former President Barack Obama’s response to flooding in Louisiana.
In the midst of growing damage from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey, Snopes published a fact-check article after a Twitter user criticized Obama’s response “when floods hit Louisiana.” The article leads off with a tweet by Twitter-verified Jacob Wohl, a teenage hedge fund manager and Trump supporter.
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