President Joe Biden said victims of the California fires are eligible for a $770 payment for necessities like food and fuel. Social media posts misleadingly suggested the payment would be the only federal aid for those affected by the fires.

President Joe Biden announced that victims of the California wildfires will be eligible for a $770 one-time payment meant to be used on essential items like water, prescriptions and paying for temporary shelter in the immediate aftermath of fires that have killed two dozen people so far and destroyed more than 12,

Help is on the way! President Joe Biden just announced that victims of the devastating California wildfire are eligible to receive a one-time payment of $770. The federal assistance would be given through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program.