10-09-2024, 07:46 PM
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US Republicans condemn hurricane misinformation spread by their own party
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...ty-2024-10-09/
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Representative Chuck Edwards, who represents a North Carolina district hit hard by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in late September, called out the "outrageous rumors" spread by "untrustworthy sources trying to spark chaos."
One of the sources of misinformation is fellow Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who has used both her official congressional social media account and her personal account to spread such misinformation.
"Ask your government if the weather is manipulated or controlled. Did you ever give permission to them to do it? Are you paying for it? Of course you are," Greene wrote in one such post on her official account on Monday.
Edwards directly called out this falsehood in his statement, without naming Greene.
"Nobody can control the weather," he said. "Please make sure you are fact checking what you read online with a reputable source."
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