Trump faces a crisis of his own making
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The letter seemed to endorse a persistent conspiracy theory: that cloud seeding “could have played a role” in causing the floods in Texas that have killed at least 132 people. The Florida law — and Uthmeier’s letter underscoring it — is the latest example in a surge of right-wing support for conspiracy theories that have spread across social media in recent years.
The problem with a conspiracy theory is, of course, the more you talk about it, the more interest people take in it. The whole thing is born of distrust — so who wants to listen to someone telling them there’s nothing to see, even if that someone is Trump himself?
Kat Timpf, who learned she had breast cancer hours before giving birth to her son, is taking more time off from Fox News' 'Gutfeld!' for reconstructive surgery.
While looking into Birmingham, Alabama, chief meteorologist James Spann ‘s new weather network, we saw that he felt compelled to get on social media recently to explain away conspiracy theories surrounding the deadly Texas floods that killed more than 100 people earlier this month.
Escalating import tariffs are beginning to show up in the prices that consumers pay. The President has backtracked on his promise to release government's files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the Senate has approved a cut of more than one billion dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – which provides money to NPR,
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Louis Tomlinson hopped on Twitter to call out hurtful conspiracies about his loved ones—including his relationship with Love Island star Zara McDermott.
Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—leading to real-world consequences.
The music legend, Stevie Wonder recently set the record straight on rumors on his sight that have followed him for decades.