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Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories collide with election misinformation

8 pointsby MilnerRoute8 months ago

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h2odragon8 months ago
There&#x27;s a ton of silly shit being said. As usual with these things. Sometimes by the media.<p>The Musk&#x2F;Buttigieg interaction resulted in the FAA modifying its instructions so that the helicopter Musk was on the phone with could land.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;elonmusk&#x2F;status&#x2F;1842348718143553657" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;elonmusk&#x2F;status&#x2F;1842348718143553657</a><p>The people setting up Starlink terminals got NC state Trooper escorts early on because of interactions with FEMA.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;nicksortor&#x2F;status&#x2F;1842289223845446140" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;nicksortor&#x2F;status&#x2F;1842289223845446140</a>
MilnerRoute8 months ago
The Washington Post reports that &quot;Several right-wing influencers have used their large online followings to amplify these claims on X, which has declined to remove these posts or label them as misleading.&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;climate-environment&#x2F;2024&#x2F;10&#x2F;04&#x2F;fema-hurricane-helene-relief-money-misinformation-conspiracies&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;climate-environment&#x2F;2024&#x2F;10&#x2F;0...</a>