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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Biden: Mississippi governor 'has to act' on Jackson water

President Joe Biden says his administration has offered Mississippi “every single thing available” to address the water crisis that has gripped the state’s capital

The Independent UK

Mississippi water crisis previews a wetter, hotter US future

The water crisis unfolding in Jackson, Mississippi, was decades in the making: the culmination of crumbling infrastructure, systemic racism and more extreme weather. It’s also a stark warning of trouble to come as climate change piles new stress onto the essential services Americans rely on every day.

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Why the GOP makes Jackson suffer

Years of neglect, racism and poor infrastructure have created a "constant state of emergency"

Salon

Tucker Carlson blames progressive mayor of Jackson for city’s flood-induced water shortage

Fox News anchor blamed a flood and a faulty water-treatment facility on the mayor’s progressive politics

The Independent UK

Mississippi capital's water disaster developed over decades

For at least the third time in a dozen years, portable toilets are parked outside the ornate Mississippi Capitol because Jackson’s water system is in crisis

The Independent UK

‘All of a sudden it’s undrinkable’: why an entire US city has no clean water

Jackson, Mississippi, lost access to safe running water after flooding – but it’s the capstone to years of problems with race a possible factor

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Residents in Mississippi's capital told to keep their mouths closed in shower amid water crisis

The water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city has become so dire that residents are being told to shower with cold water — and to keep their mouths shut while they do it.

Tribune News Service

Jackson sees some improvement in its damaged water system

Officials in Mississippi's capital city say water pressure is improving but the city remains under a boil-water notice for safety

The Independent UK

Deadly floods are wreaking global havoc

Torrential downpours claimed the lives of more than 1,000 in Pakistan, where almost half a million people are in relief camps. A massive deluge crashed across Mississippi in the past week, leaving the roughly 150,000 residents of capital city Jackson without reliable access to clean drinking water. Cascades of rain…

The Times of India

Jackson residents face long lines and short supply in a frustrating search for water

Some 180,000 people in and near Mississippi's capital have not been able to use their tap water since Monday. It's the latest in a string of crises due to the city's aging water infrastructure.

WEKU

'Just a pawn in a chess game': Jackson's water woes continue

People continued to wait in lines at distribution sites and flooded stores for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets Wednesday in Mississippi’s capital amid the failure of the the city water system

The Independent UK

Jackson water crisis heaps more disruption on city’s schoolchildren

Children in Mississippi capital to return to virtual learning: ‘We have no idea when our kids will go back in person’

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Mikhail Gorbachev, ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader, dies

Western figures praise former president who helped end the cold war. Plus, US states ‘rolling back’ LGBTQ rights

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Salon

GOP blamed for Mississippi water crisis

Jackson, a majority-Black city, has been "without clean, drinkable water" for weeks

Sports Illustrated

Deion Sanders Gives Plan of Action Amid Jackson Water Crisis

The Jackson State football coach took to Instagram to discuss the impact on his team and how he plans to help his players.

Al Jazeera

Storms blamed for 3 deaths, water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

US storm deaths include a 14-year-old electrocuted in Michigan and an 11-year-old swept into a drain in Arkansas.

Mic

Mississippi’s capital is officially out of safe water

In Jackson, officials are warning there is no “water to fight fires, to flush toilets, and to meet other critical needs.”

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The Independent UK

Flooding exacerbates water crisis in Mississippi capital

In Mississippi’s capital, emergency officials are going to distribute bottled water to residents, a local university is using temporary restrooms for students and people who do have water are boiling it to wash dishes

WEKU

Parts of Mississippi's capital remain without running water

Flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in a water-treatment plant in Jackson, Miss. The city of 150,000 had already been under a boil-water notice for a month.

Axios

Mississippi flood prompts National Guard deployment, schools move online

Weekend flooding has worsened Jackson's existing water crisis.

The Independent UK

Mississippi residents brace for flood as river reaches crest

Residents in and around Mississippi's capital city were bracing for possible flooding as the Pearl River is expected to crest

The Independent UK

Residents of Mississippi's capital prepare for flooding

Some Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city

The Guardian - US

Mississippi governor declares state of emergency ahead of massive flooding

Flood stage considered ‘major’ at 26ft, but warning estimate floods to reach 34ft in some areas, while others could see 35.8ft of water

WEKU

Mississippi residents are preparing for possible river flooding

Experts predict the Pearl River near Jackson will crest by Tuesday. Emergency officials are telling people in low-lying areas to prepare for flooding of homes and businesses.

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