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Pete Buttigieg and Fema counter Musk’s charge of blocking Starlink from hurricane relief

Pete Buttigieg and Fema counter Musk’s charge of blocking Starlink from hurricane relief



The billionaire was raging on his platform, X, but Fema and the transportation secretary say accusations are falsePete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, shot down criticism by Elon Musk on the governments’ handling of Hurricane Helene relief efforts, accusing the SpaceX CEO of spreading misinformation.Musk accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) of blocking his satellite internet company, Starlink, from delivering to parts of North Carolina decimated by the hurricane, a claim both Fema and Buttigieg said was false. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/04/pete-buttigieg-fema-starlink-musk-hurricane-helene

Author : Blake Montgomery

Publish date : 2024-10-04 22:29:18

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