BOONE, N.C. (WGHP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is doing double duty.

Officials are helping people recovering from Helene and are also faced with the challenge of refuting lies spread on social media.

FEMA opened a disaster recovery center on Tuesday in Boone. It’s their fifth so far, and they have a goal of opening 15 by the end of the week.

Boone, a mountain town with an influx of thousands of college students each year, suffered a lot of flooding damage after Helene and faces months of recovery, but other places in Watauga County will take much longer. FEMA says they are in Boone for the long haul.

FEMA spokesperson Jann Tracey is from Colorado and is stationed in North Carolina to support the disaster response.

“Before the hurricane hit, FEMA was already here,” said Jann Tracey, a spokesperson for FEMA.

In advance of Helene’s massive flooding, FEMA …