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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 24, 2026 Instagram post:
An Instagram video shows a New York City man sculpting a car out of snow.
False
By George Headley • February 27, 2026
Social Media
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
X posts
X posts
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
Facebook posts
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!
By Jeff Cercone • March 28, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 14, 2024 a Facebook post:
Video shows floods in Spain and France.
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • November 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2024 a Facebook post:
This video shows floods in Spain.
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • 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!
By Jeff Cercone • 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
By Jeff Cercone • October 13, 2024
X posts
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
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 4, 2024 a Threads post:
An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 11, 2024
Viral image
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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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!
By Jeff Cercone • October 10, 2024
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