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Shortly after Helene made landfall last month, inaccurate claims began to spread online about how the storm originated and whether it could target certain communities. Among those spreading the unsubstantiated claims was Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene , who suggested the hurricane was targeting areas with
“NEW FLASH —>Humans cannot create or control hurricanes,” said Rep. Carlos Gimenez , who represents Florida’s 28th Congressional District spanning the southwestern Miami area and the Florida Keys. “Anyone who thinks they can, needs to have their head examined.” Edwards fact-checked several other “outrageous rumors” about the hurricane and the response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The agency also reiterated that the FEMA director has the authority to spend what is allocated in the president’s budget but noted that “we’re not out of hurricane season yet so we need to keep a close eye on it.”