Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans

Storms 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.

The extent of the misinformation, which has been stoked by Donald Trump and his followers, has been such that it has stymied the ability to help hurricane-hit communities, according to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema).

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  • krashmo@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 months ago

    Does anyone want to summarize the misinformation they’re referring to? I’m slightly curious but not enough to dig into what the crazy half of the country is up to today. I’m sure I’m not the only one feeling a lack of enthusiasm to read their bullshit directly.

        • BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org
          1·
          2 months ago

          I’ve gotten to the point where she is popping into my head more than Magic when all the letters are capitalized. MtG still rings true, but fuck her (somebody else’s job, not mine!) for being this stupid and annoying for this long.

    • themadcodger@kbin.earth
      4·
      2 months ago

      Yup, they’re literally claiming dems control the weather. Apparently there was a massive hurricane on Sept 11, but the dems made it go away, because the deep state had bigger plans that day and a hurricane would interrupt it.

      At this point I think you can say that lot no longer live in reality, and most likely need to be committed for psychiatric evaluation.

      • Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        I don’t know if I would prefer if they think that is actually the truth, or if they are not crazy and are just lying cuz they think it’ll help the election. One of the logical social rules is to not assume malice when incompetence explains it equally as well. But it’s hard to say in this case. She has already proven she is both incompetent and malicious in equal parts.