![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) *About ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) # The Red Cross unjustly pilloried 10.8.2021, 12:27 (CEST) An Internet user protests on Facebook: “Shame on the Red Cross. They do pay 5.5 euros for a hot meal for the victims (editor’s note: floods of July 2021, in Belgium) despite 30 million donations. » (Saved version) ## Assessment This is false. The Red Cross insists on the free meals it offers to the affected population, following the floods of July 2021 in Belgium. “ All Red Cross meals are free, without exception,” he told dpa Catherine Haquenne, a spokesperson for the organization. ## Facts Reacting to another publication of the same ilk, the Red Cross had already denied the information, on Facebook, August 7. “(…) We would like to remind that all the meals we distribute are completely free. The fakes news travels very quickly, so please pay particular attention to what is circulating on social networks,” she wrote at the time. At the request of the dpa, Catherine Haquenne, current spokesperson for the Belgian Red Cross, provided the following details on August 10: “The Red Cross distributes hot meals in 14 communities. Furthermore, on request, municipalities, CPAS, non-profit organizations can call on the Red Cross to that she comes and provides completely free help. » The Belgian Red Cross received 30 million euros in donations after the floods. She is committed to being completely transparent about how these funds have been or will be spent. “For the breakdown of the 30 million, a report is planned soon but is not yet finalized,” Catherine Haquenne tells us. On its website, the Red Cross announces that 1.5 million euros have been spent so far. (Inventory as of 08/10/2021) ## Links Facebook post (archived) Red Cross denial (archived) Donations (archived) Expenses (archived) Contact the dpa fact-checking team: factcheck- belgium@dpa.com powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
The Belgian Red Cross charges 55 euros per meal to victims of the July 2021 floods