Local authorities and fact checkers have debunked these false claims of two girls being rescued from a tree, and also the false claim about George Strait donating $3.5 million and personally helping with rescues. Also, it was falsely depicted that Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez also were on the scene and donated $1 million each. Strait's publicist confirmed the donation stories were made up and the celebrity rescue images and stories came from unreliable sources.