FEMA Camps

"Is the US government running secret concentration camps?"

FEMA camps are designed as temporary shelters to provide humanitarian aid following natural disasters or national emergencies. However, some radical-right conspiracy theorists believe these camps are used to imprison law-abiding U.S. citizens. They claim the government will soon use a pretext to declare martial law, detaining even more patriotic dissidents in these camps. Allegedly, each of the 800 or more FEMA camps could hold tens of thousands, subjecting them to forced labor, torture, or systematic killings. Tragically, many believe these conspiracy theories and refuse FEMA assistance even as victims of hurricanes. Is history repeating itself in this way? No, these allegations lack any basis in reality.