The record-breaking Hurricane Milton has left a massive path of devastation in its wake as it plowed through Florida into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday and Thursday. But it has also generated a ragged trail of misinformation that officials are still trying to combat.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden was asked at a press conference if he had spoken with former President Donald Trump about the hurricanes. Biden responded first by rhetorically asking, "Are you kidding me?" The president detailed how the Republican candidate incorrectly told voters that they would only get $750 in emergency relief, explaining that “Mr. Trump and all those other people know it’s a lie to suggest that’s all they’re going to get. It’s just bizarre. They got to stop this. They’re being so damn un-American with the way they’re talking about this stuff.”

At one point Biden looked directly at the camera and said, "Mr. President Trump — former President Trump — get a life, man. Help these people.”

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At least 12 people are confirmed dead from Hurricane Milton. More than 3.2 million people remain without power throughout Florida and evacuation orders have been in place for 7.2 million people in fifteen Florida counties. Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday near Siesta Key, off the west coast of Florida. Five of the confirmed deaths are in Florida’s St. Lucie County, where tornadoes struck along the state’s east coast.

While cleanup efforts are going to be an enormous undertaking, misinformation is proving to be almost as much of a major headache.

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