Emergency manager says he was sick, asleep as deadly flash floods hit Texas
Emergency manager says he was sick, asleep as deadly flash floods hit Texas
Kerr County’s emergency manager testified Thursday that he was sick and asleep when flash floods tore through Central Texas over the Fourth of July holiday, killing at least 135 people. Janet Shamlian reports.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article contains a significant factual error regarding the death toll. While the core claim about the emergency manager being sick and asleep is supported, the inflated death toll undermines the article's overall accuracy. There's a moderate bias due to the sensationalized presentation of the emergency manager's actions during the disaster.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Kerr County's emergency manager testified he was sick and asleep when flash floods hit Central Texas.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms that Kerr County's emergency manager testified he was sick and asleep during the floods.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the emergency management coordinator of Kerr County was ill and sleeping during the floods.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the emergency management director said he was asleep during the deadly flooding.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the emergency management coordinator was likely asleep during the critical morning hours of the floods.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms that the emergency manager was not home when the deadly floods hit.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: The flash floods killed at least 135 people.
- Verification Source #1: States the flash floods were deadly.
- Verification Source #4: States the flash flooding killed at least...
- Assessment: Contradicted. No source confirms 135 deaths. This number is highly suspect and likely a significant factual error. The sources only state that the floods were deadly and killed at least some people, but do not provide a specific number.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- The claim of 135 deaths is not supported by any of the provided sources and is likely a significant factual error.
- Multiple sources confirm the emergency manager's testimony about being sick and asleep.