Fact Check: Did Jasmine Crockett donate $25M to Texas flood victims and aid efforts?

WASHINGTON, DC: The death toll caused by the devastating flash floods in Central Texas continues to rise, as the latest reports suggest more than 100 people have died following the tragedy that struck on Friday, July 4.

Amid this, a rumor circulated online claiming that Rep Jasmine Crockett donated $25 million to support victims and aid efforts following the Texas flash floods. But is there any truth to this? Let us find out below.

Claim: Jasmine Crockett donated $25M to Texas flood victims and aid efforts

Following the "catastrophic" flash floods in Texas, a rumor went viral online claiming that Jasmine Crockett personally donated $25 million to support victims and aid efforts following the Texas flash floods.

A Facebook page named 'Forward Vision' made a post on July 6 stating, "Jasmine Crockett has donated $25 million to support victims and aid in the search and rescue of those missing in the devastating flash floods in Texas. Fans were stunned to learn that she personally traveled to the disaster site to offer hands-on help."

Moreover, the rumor also circulated across different social media platforms, such as X and Threads.

An X user wrote, "Jasmine Crockett have donated $25 million to support victims and aid in the search and rescue of those missing in the devastating flash floods."

Meanwhile, a Threads user wrote, "Jasmine Crockett have donated $25 million to support victims and aid in the search and rescue of those missing in the devastating flash floods in Texas. Fans were stunned to learn that she personally traveled to the disaster site to offer hands-on help."

False: No evidence to back viral claim Jasmine Crockett donated $25M for flood relief

The claims made in the viral rumor are false, as there is no proper evidence to prove that Jasmine Crockett donated $25 million to support victims and aid efforts following the Texas flash floods.

Searches on search engines, such as Google and Bing, showed no credible results.

Moreover, no reputable media house covered the claim. If it had happened, several big media outlets would have covered such news.

Furthermore, Snopes reported that people who authored the story aimed to earn advertising revenue on a website linked from the aforementioned Facebook post.

Democrats politicize Texas flood, push anti-Trump narratives

As search for missing people continues in Texas following the flash floods, several liberal figures rushed to social media to politicize the devastating tragedy.

Many liberals blamed President Donald Trump and the Republican Party for the disaster, and alleged that their cuts to the federal government, namely staffing reductions at the National Weather Service (NWS), contributed to the destruction and loss of life.

Moreover, a Democrat even used the deaths of children at Camp Mystic to make a racially charged rant against white Christians.

Sade Perkins, a former Democrat appointee to Houston’s Food Insecurity Board, ranted in her viral TikTok video, "But Camp Mystic is a whites-only girls' Christian camp. They don't even have a token Asian, they don't have a token Black person, it is an all-white, white-only conservative Christian camp."

She also blamed Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for the floods, describing them as "totally preventable".

Similarly, Christina B Propst, a pediatrician from Texas, spewed hate, saying the victims got "what they voted for" while wishing safety only for “non-MAGA voters and pets.” 

Furthermore, Senator Chris Murphy struck a completely different tone, blaming the POTUS for the Texas floods.

He wrote on X, "Accurate weather forecasting helps avoid fatal disasters. There are consequences to Trump’s brainless attacks on public workers, like meteorologists."