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AFP: Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warns. “Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding emergency response efforts, a research group said Tuesday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/27/afp-extreme-weather-misinformation-putting-lives-at-risk-study-warns/

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WGCU: Extreme rainfall: Modernized database may be saved from budget cuts after public outcry and deadly Texas flooding. “A next-gen federal database designed to predict extreme rainfall that leads to dangerous flooding may be safe from federal budget cuts after all, despite being officially halted on July 10. A key scientist who was working on the NOAA-funded Atlas-15 project to modernize […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/24/extreme-rainfall-modernized-database-may-be-saved-from-budget-cuts-after-public-outcry-and-deadly-texas-flooding-wgcu/

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Los Angeles Times: Misinformation is already a problem during natural disasters in Texas. AI chatbots aren’t helping. “Roughly 7% of Americans use AI chatbots and interfaces for news each week. That number is higher — around 15% — for people under 25 years old, according to a June report from the Reuters Institute. Grok is available on a mobile app, but people can also ask the AI chatbot […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/18/los-angeles-times-misinformation-is-already-a-problem-during-natural-disasters-in-texas-ai-chatbots-arent-helping/

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Olivia Julianna talks about how wearily predictable natural disasters are for Texas, and also how wearily predictable is the non-response of Texas government, the non-preparation for the natural disasters.

As people still swallow the diversionary line fed to them by state Republican leaders that we shouldn't "politicize" natural disasters….

#Texas #Republicans #NaturalDisasters #floods #hurricanes #tornadoes
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The Contrarian · How Many More Have to Die Before Texas Gets Serious About Preparedness?By Olivia Julianna

Poynter: Some viral videos of Texas flooding might be fake. Here’s how to spot them.. “‘Engagement farming,’ or the use of deceptive tactics to boost social media interactions that could lead to financial benefit, is common after natural disasters.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/15/poynter-some-viral-videos-of-texas-flooding-might-be-fake-heres-how-to-spot-them/

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