After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery


An aerial view of people riding past a destroyed structure and trees in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on Oct 6, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Yet this devastation and despair is not enough for the extremist groups, disinformation agents, hucksters and politicians who are exploiting the disaster to spread false claims and conspiracy theories about it and the government's response. — AFP

WASHINGTON: The facts emerging from Hurricane Helene's destruction are heartrending: Businesses and homes destroyed, whole communities nearly wiped out, hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of people missing.

Yet this devastation and despair is not enough for the extremist groups, disinformation agents, hucksters and politicians who are exploiting the disaster to spread false claims and conspiracy theories about it and the government's response.

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