as the president has said when it comes to this whole of government response we are sparring no sparing no uh no uh resource here unfortunately scam artists and bad faith actors and others who are putting politics over people are promoting misinformation about our efforts including falsehoods about federal assistance this is wrong dangerous and must stop immediately elected officials at every level and on both side of the aisle have also called for an end to these conspiracy theories false information following a disaster can discourage people from seeking critical assistance when they need it the most everyone especially those in positions of power must do everything they can to encourage survivors to register for assistance not discourage them by allowing these falsehoods to Fester