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    FACT FOCUS: A look at the misinformation surrounding Hurricanes Helene and Milton
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    FACT FOCUS: A look at the misinformation surrounding Hurricanes Helene and Milton

    Successive hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a variety of false and misleading information, some of which is still circulating despite being conclusively proven false. In the final weeks of a closely contested presidential election, the false information became political fodder, particularly in swing states that […]

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    No, the government does not control the weather. “It’s so stupid, it has to stop,” Biden said
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    No, the government does not control the weather. “It’s so stupid, it has to stop,” Biden said

    President Biden on Wednesday addressed what he called “stupid” claims that the federal government can control the weather false claim was promoted by some politicians and prominent personalities. “Marjorie Taylor Greene, the congresswoman from Georgia, is now saying that the federal government literally controls the weather, we control the weather. This is beyond ridiculous. It’s […]

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