As Texas reels from devastating floods, conspiracy theorists are hard at work.
Not by helping victims, or donating aid, but by posting videos claiming the rain is fake, or blaming space lasers or “geoengineering” plots.
I wish I was joking. But once again the likes of Twitter, TikTok, and Telegram are spreading dangerous nonsense claiming extreme weather was being controlled by the “deep state.”
And some of these posts are getting millions of views.
In times of real human suffering, spreading misinformation isn’t just unhelpful. It’s harmful. Let’s not lose sight of the facts, or the people who need support the most.
Read more about the conspiracy theories spreading online in the aftermath of the Texas floods.
