Public officials urge halt to the spread of rampant disinformation around Hurricane Helene
GOP politicians and conservatives online have amplified a slew of false rumors claiming the government is purposely hindering aid operations.
Republican and Democratic politicians and officials have in recent days resorted to pleading with people to stop spreading false information related to Hurricane Helene, with many saying that rumors and conspiracy theories are hampering recovery efforts.
A torrent of false claims has muddied details around the recovery efforts following the storm, which left hundreds dead and entire communities destroyed. Much of the bad information has focused on the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its response.
“Will you all help STOP this conspiracy theory junk that is floating all over Facebook and the internet about the floods in WNC,” Kevin Corbin, a Republican North Carolina state senator, wrote Thursday on Facebook, pointing to false claims of FEMA stealing money from donations, the government controlling the weather from Antarctica or forcing people out of the region in order to mine its lithium, and a slew of other rumors.
“Thanks for listening but I’ve been working on this 12 hours a day since it started and I’m growing a bit weary of intentional distractions from the main job …. which is to help our citizens in need,” he added.
GOP politicians and conservatives online have amplified a slew of false rumors claiming the government is purposely hindering aid operations.
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He's being politcally correct. What he neeeds to say was "would you right wing nutjobs SHUT THE FUCK UP with yur loony consipIracy bullshit?