Marjorie Taylor Greene, a frustrated GOP representative, says she ‘needs her head examined.’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Photo: Screenshot
Greene said on October 3 that “Yes, they control the weather.” The idea that it is impossible to control the weather on demand is ridiculous. X users added a community note to Greene’s post that said, “Hurricanes and other large storms cannot be produced with modern technology.”
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Greene seemingly doubled-down on her claim by reposting a meme listing numerous patent numbers for weather-related devices. Patents are simply registered ideas for inventions and are not proof that they work. A community note added to Greene’s meme says, “These patents can’t ‘control the weather.’ Most are absurd and lack practical relevance.”
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Nevertheless, Greene made another X post touting “proof” of her claim in the form of a video of Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan talking about small-scale innovations to curtail climate change. In the video, Brennan didn’t say anything about the government being able to produce massive natural disasters.
Fed-up with Greene’s antics, Rep. Gimenez re-posted Greene’s initial claim on X on October 9th and commented, “NEW FLASH –> Humans cannot create or control hurricanes. Anyone who thinks they can, needs to have their head examined.”
NEW FLASH –> Humans cannot create or control hurricanes.
Anyone who thinks they can, needs to have their head examined. https://t.co/ILZsbXPi0K
— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) October 9, 2024
Republicans in Florida and other hurricane-afflicted states have criticized former President Donald Trump and his right-wing allies for deliberately spreading misinformation about about the federal government’s response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Though Republican elected officials in affected states have praised the Biden administration for its quick response to the disasters, Trump has falsely accused the federal government of abandoning the public, of only offering victims a mere $750 in aid and of using Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to house immigrants. None of these claims are true and they have resulted in harassment of FEMA workers, immigrants and public officials in affected areas.
Local media outlets, federal and state officials, and emergency responders all are “desperately trying to swat down
rumors and falsehoods,” Media Matters reported.
“The scale of the misinformation — and simply the number of posts and the eyeballs that each of those are being given online, particularly on [such] — that is what is different and truly scary,” a North Carolina state official told Politico. The scale of the misinformation — and simply the number of posts, as well as how many eyes each one is getting online, particularly on
— that’s what’s different and truly scary,” a North Carolina state official told Politico. It creates a lot of confusion. It creates chaos and a crisis moment where you need people to be able to work together and come together.”[X]Greene has embraced conspiracy theories before. She has previously said that an airplane never hit the Pentagon during the September 11 terrorist attacks, that all school shootings are fake, that California wildfires were started by a Jewish-owned space laser, and that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once sliced off a child’s face and wore it.
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