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Is Chimney Rock being bulldozed? No, those claims are false [Video]

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Local and federal officials debunked rumors that the federal government plans to seize land in Chimney Rock Village and bulldoze the town after Hurricane Helene.

Some of the posts are sharing copied-and-pasted text claiming government officials had a town meeting with Chimney Rock residents and “basically told them the town was being bulldozed, bodies and all and the land was being seized by the federal government.”

The posts go on to claim the federal government would own any homes that were still standing in Chimney Rock.

Several VERIFY readers reached out to ask us if claims that the government is seizing land in Chimney Rock and bulldozing the town are true. 

THE QUESTION

Is the government seizing land in Chimney Rock and bulldozing the town?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

No, the government is not seizing land in Chimney Rock and bulldozing the town. 

WHAT WE FOUND

Local and federal officials have debunked claims that the …

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