Early signs that foreign adversaries are amplifying hurricane misinformation
U.S. officials have sought to combat storm-related misinformation but have so far stopped short of saying foreign adversaries are to blame.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. officials have sought to combat storm-related misinformation but have so far stopped short of saying foreign adversaries are to blame.
Read MoreWe may earn a commission from links on this page. When you drill down on any conspiracy, you get more specific theories that fewer people believe, like “we know how to control the weather …
Read MoreGreene has previously embraced the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, hailed the drinking of raw milk (against official advice), blamed wildfires on Jewish space lasers, compared Trump to Jesus Christ …
Read MoreThe 2024 hurricane season has brought with it a deluge of conspiracy theories and false or misleading claims about storms that have devastated some parts of the country and killed hundreds of people.
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Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene’s claims fuels conspiracy theories that democrats control the weather during hurricane Milton.
Read MoreStorms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans
Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US.
A series of falsehoods and threats have swirled in the two weeks since Hurricane Helene tore through six states causing several hundred deaths, followed by Milton crashing into Florida on Wednesday.
Read MoreBaseless conspiracy theories about weather modification and false claims about disaster relief efforts have continued to spread on X in recent days.
Read MoreThe hurricanes, some influencers baselessly claim, were deliberately steered toward Trump-supporting communities – part of a plot to “steal” next month’s election from former President Donald Trump.
Read MoreAs Hurricane Milton threatens catastrophic damage in Florida, the Georgia Republican suggested on X that such storms could be engineered by humans.
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