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in General Factchecking by Genius (43.6k points)
A Floridian livestreams himself while floating in a canoe inside his flooded house in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

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ago by Newbie (240 points)

I believe this claim is true but I'm not sure how verifiable it is. The source that posted it on Bluesky is unrecognizable and I don't know how it could be verified, but a lot of major news outlets including CBS, Skynews and NBC used the footage in their articles about the hurricane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=kqoknbjCQFM#:~:text=Florida%20man%20kayaks%20in%20his,personalities%20that%20matter%20to%20Canadians.

ago by (160 points)
I appreciate your analysis of the source material and I agree that it is not feasible to verify the etymology of the footage so to speak. I also would question what warrants verification in the poster's original factcheck request — there is not much consequence nor is there substantial content to be reflected on.

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