NOT REAL NEWS: Anderson Cooper didn’t fake flood broadcast
Several online sites have shared photos of
The claims were made after
The photo was taken a decade ago in
During the
Cooper then adds that he's standing on the side of the road to show the varying depth of the floodwaters.
The day after Cooper's 2008 story, The Associated Press reported that more than 600 people had been rescued, some from their attics or rooftops, in
During a Monday night broadcast, Cooper directly addressed several of the claims circulating on the internet and
"I've covered hurricanes for about 14 years and it really does make me sad to think that anyone would believe that I would try to fake something or overly dramatize a disaster," Cooper said.
This is part of The Associated Press' ongoing effort to fact-check misinformation that is shared widely online, including work with Facebook to identify and reduce the circulation of false stories on the platform.
Find all AP Fact Checks here: https://www.apnews.com/tag/APFactCheck
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