Statement comes as president urges Congress to pass disaster-relief package as costs soar amid devastationThe White House moved Saturday to quash claims that government officials control the weather, including a far-fetched rumor circulating on social media that Hurricane Helene was an engineered storm to allow corporations to mine regional lithium deposits.“We have seen a large increase in false information circulating online related to the federal response to Hurricane Helene,” a statement said, pointing to a “number of scam artists, bad-faith actors, and others who want to sow chaos because they think it helps their political interests are promoting disinformation about the recovery effort.” Continue reading…
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Author : Edward Helmore
Publish date : 2024-10-05 22:48:57
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White House blasts false claims about Hurricane Helene and relief aid
