Clive Thompson on Nostr: "Hurricane Helene was NOT geoengineered by the government to seize and access lithium ...

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

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:

https://edwards.house.gov/media/press-releases/debunking-helene-response-myths

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