Hurricane Conspiracy Theories

Do Democrats control the weather? Will FEMA raid your home? Garrison and Mia discuss why the misinformation ecosystem is getting worse and how fact-checking may not fix it. Sources: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/hurricane-milton-conspiracies-misinformation/680221/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/10/09/hurricane-helene-fema-funding-response-fact-check/75587360007/ https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-helene/rumor-response https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hurricane-milton-helene-fact-checking-conspiracies-rumors-2024-10-09/ https://x.com/atrupar/status/1844070899160359052 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/08/hurricane-milton-helene-recovery-trump-lies/75557458007/ https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/hurricane/2024/10/10/after-milton-desantis-denounces-online-hurricane-conspiracy-theories/75576038007/ https://x.com/SULLY10X/status/1843348003203232104 https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/amazon-alexa-error-sparking-conspiracy-theories-about-hurricane-milton-tiktok https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ai-girl-maga-hurricane-helene-1235125285/ https://x.com/KandissTaylor/status/18430804881…