Latest Fact-Checks In Weather

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Social Media
stated on January 20, 2026 posts on social media
Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • January 26, 2026
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stated on October 26, 2025 a post on X
Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.
False
By Maria Briceño • October 27, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 6, 2025 a TikTok video
The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Ella Moore, Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 5, 2025 posts on social media
The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas.
False
By Madison Czopek • July 7, 2025
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Facebook posts
stated on April 1, 2025 a Facebook post
Video of gray skies in northern Michigan is proof of weather modification.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • April 4, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on March 26, 2025 TikTok videos
Videos show tornadoes hitting Seattle on March 26 and 27.
Pants on Fire!
March 28, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 14, 2024 a Facebook post
Video shows floods in Spain and France.
False
November 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2024 a Facebook post
This video shows floods in Spain.
False
November 14, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 1, 2024 a Threads post
Video shows 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Oregon.
Pants on Fire!
November 8, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2024 a Facebook post
Video shows floods in Valencia, Spain.
False
By Maria Briceño • November 8, 2024
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on October 9, 2024 a TikTok post
Video clips show Hurricane Milton hitting Florida “with wind speed 185 mph as Category 5”
False
By Mia Penner • October 15, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 8, 2024 a Threads post
"Kid Rock heads to North Carolina with Millions in supplies. Taylor Swift Nowhere to be Found.”
False
October 13, 2024
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X posts
stated on October 6, 2024 a post
2023 FEMA webinar shows the agency is prioritizing its relief efforts around LGBTQ+ people
False
By Grace Abels • October 11, 2024
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Viral image
stated on October 4, 2024 a Threads post
An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.
False
October 11, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 9, 2024 an Instagram post
“Hurricane Nadine was a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that struck Central America and the Bahamas in October 2024.”
False
October 11, 2024
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Viral image
stated on October 10, 2024 a Threads post
Image shows the projected trajectory for a Hurricane Nadine is “the same path as Helene.”
False
October 11, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 9, 2024 a Threads post
Video shows “people attempting to flee Florida & Hurricane Milton.”
False
October 11, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on October 7, 2024 a post on X
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • October 10, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 6, 2024 a Facebook post
“They create hurricanes via cloud seeding” and “direct them where they want the Hurricane to go!”
Pants on Fire!
October 10, 2024
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on October 7, 2024 a video
“FEMA is closing roads and bridges and causing gridlock traffic during evacuations from Hurricane Milton.”
False
By Gideon Hess • October 9, 2024
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