"Hurricane Helene was NOT geoengineered by the government to seize and access lithium deposits in Chimney Rock."

Clive Thompson

There are so many right-wing, pro-Trump conspiracy theories about this hurricane season that yesterday, Chuck Edwards -- a Republican congressman in North Carolina -- put up a page of debunkings:

Debunking Helene Response Myths

Dear Friend, over the past 10 days, I have been proud of how our mountain communities have come together to help one another.

Congressman Chuck Edwards (edwards.house.gov)

It's pretty wild

Disinfo experts predict that lies and conspiracy theories will worsen this season: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/november-election-hurricane-disinformation/680202/

Unpaywalled: https://archive.is/7RJUj