After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes hinder Helene recovery

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

 

The facts emerging from Hurricane Helene's destruction are heartrending: Businesses and homes destroyed, whole communities nearly wiped out, hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of people missing.

 

Yet this devastation and despair are not enough for the extremist groups, disinformation agents, hucksters and politicians who are exploiting the disaster to spread false claims and conspiracy theories about it and the government's response.

 

 

Former President Trump falsely claims the federal government is intentionally withholding aid to Republican disaster victims. Far-right extremist groups falsely warn on social media that officials plan to bulldoze affected communities and seize the land. A tale straight from science fiction asserts that Washington used weather control technology to steer Helene toward Republican voters in order to tilt the presidential election.

 

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/after-the-deluge-the-lies-misinformation-and-hoaxes-hinder-helene-recovery/ar-AA1rKBjO?

 

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[Danderman123]

Trump and his followers will lie about the Helene recovery just to score political points.

 

They don't care who their lies harm.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene

October 1, 2024

 

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia.

 

The former president and Republican nominee claimed upon landing in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was “sleeping” and not responding to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who he said was “calling the president and hasn’t been able to get him.” He repeated the claim at an event with reporters after being told Kemp said he had spoken to Biden.

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The White House previously announced that Biden spoke by phone Sunday night with Kemp and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, as well as Scott Matheson, mayor of Valdosta, Georgia, and Florida Emergency Management Director John Louk. Kemp confirmed Monday morning that he spoke to Biden the night before.

 

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https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-donald-trump-hurricane-helene-3097f1706455929adf5a4eb67f9cdf0f

 

 

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Appears To Claim Democrats ‘Control The Weather’—After Hurricane Helene Strikes Southeast

Oct 4, 2024

 

In a series of social media posts, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., appeared to claim Democrats could “control the weather” after Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southeast, adding to other baseless conspiracy theories promoted by the lawmaker, including her earlier support of the QAnon movement and how space lasers caused forest fires.

 

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There is “no sound physical hypothesis” supporting claims that humans can alter the strength of hurricanes, tornadoes or “damaging winds in general,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which said it previously researched methods to divert tropical cyclones in the 1960s.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/10/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-appears-to-claim-democrats-control-the-weather-after-hurricane-helene-strikes-southeast/

 

[Danderman123]

Unfortunately, the Trumpers believe Trump's lies.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Trump Slammed Over Hurricane Helene 'Lies'

Oct 04, 2024

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Geoff Duncan, the Republican former lieutenant governor of Georgia who has endorsed Harris in this year's election, said during a CNN broadcast on Friday night that Trump's false hurricane claims acted as solemn evidence pertaining to the state of his party.

 

"It's a sobering reminder of where the Republican Party is at right now, and how deep in the gutter we truly are," Duncan told CNN's Kaitlan Collins. "To think that we're going to use this platform to politicize ... one of the worst storms to hit this region ever."

 

"Donald Trump is down in Georgia today only because he cares about trying to win Georgia," he added. "Because he's realized that if he loses Georgia, he's probably going to end up going to jail."

 

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https://www.newsweek.com/trump-slammed-over-hurricane-helene-lies-1964258

 

[Danderman123]

People in the impacted areas are suffering greatly. MAGA types are compounding their misery by spewing lies about FEMA and the recovery.