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Incredible Video: Could This Be the Start of the Devastating Hurricane Idalia?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Aug 30, 2023 The claim spread as the hurricane made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane in late Aug ...
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Authentic Video of Surfers During Hurricane Hilary in California?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug 21, 2023 "Dude is surfing while California is flooding and earthquakes are going on," one social media us ...
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Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

What Was the Actual Death Toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?

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David Emery
Jun 4, 2018 Puerto Rico officials originally set the hurricane's death toll at 64, but a more recent assessm ...
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Did Puerto Rico's Teamsters Union Go on Strike During Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts?

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Arturo Garcia Dan MacGuill
Oct 2, 2017 Reports that truck drivers are on strike in Puerto Rico are false -- Teamsters have asked mainla ...
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Destroyed houses from Hurricane Sandy

FEMA and NOAA Face Hurricane Season Without New Leaders in Place

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 2, 2017 The two agencies most important to predicting and managing weather-related disasters face budget ...
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Was an Orca spotted in a flooded street during Hurricane Ian?

This Is Not a Real Pic of an Orca in a Flooded City Street

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 28, 2022 This fabricated photo was making the rounds well before anyone claimed it was taken during Hurri ...
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Flying into Hurricane Harvey aboard a a P-3 Hurricane Hunter nicknamed Kermit in 2018.

Hurricane Hunters Fly Through Ian’s Powerful Winds To Get the Forecasts You Rely On – Here’s What Happens When the Plane Plunges into the Eyewall of a Storm

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The Conversation
Sep 27, 2022 A scientist described these flights as "a rollercoaster ride, only you don’t know exactly when t ...
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Is This a Photograph of a Florida Airport Flooded During Hurricane Michael?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 11, 2018 Some social media users recycled an old, digitally-edited photograph that misled viewers in Octo ...
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Are These Pictures of Pigs on a Farm Flooded by Hurricane Florence?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 17, 2018 Photographs showing a group of pigs on a flooded farm are real, but they were not taken after Hu ...
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Weather Channel Reporter Braces in Storm That Leaves Others Unaffected

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 15, 2018 A video clip of a report captured during Hurricane Florence appeared to show some very selective ...
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Did a Man Die from Shooting a Gun at Hurricane Florence?

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Dan MacGuill
Sep 14, 2018 A report that a Facebook event encouraging people to "shoot guns at Hurricane Florence" had caus ...
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Did an Exorcism Save a House from Destruction During a Hurricane?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 3, 2018 A viral meme fabricated supernatural involvement in an already remarkable hurricane survival story.
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Video still of girl clinging to screen door blowing open from wind

Does This Photograph Show a Little Girl Desperately Clinging to a Screen Door During a Hurricane?

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Dan Evon
Oct 16, 2017 A video showing a little girl hanging on to a door on a windy day is real, but it was not captur ...
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Did Trump Administration Refuse Puerto Rico's Request to Allow Food Stamps to be Used for Hot Meals?

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Dan MacGuill
Oct 5, 2017 The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps and denie ...
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Are the Spires on Disney World's Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?

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David Emery
Oct 2, 2017 An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that the theme p ...
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Did Hurricane Irma Draw the Water Away from Beaches in Florida and the Bahamas?

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Dan MacGuill
Sep 11, 2017 Remarkable images appear to show examples of a real meteorological phenomenon called "negative s ...
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Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?

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Dan Evon
Sep 7, 2017 An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled fake.
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Screen grab from instructional video about how to use FireChat

Can the 'FireChat' App Send Messages Without an Internet Connection?

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Dan Evon
Sep 7, 2017 The app works as advertised, but it does have some distance limitations.
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View of a hurricane from above

Do Hurricanes With Female Names Cause More Deaths Because People Don't Take Them Seriously?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Apr 6, 2017 A 2014 study makes this argument, but its findings are complex and contested.
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Hurricane Matthew 'Loop' Scenario Is Not Very Likely

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Kim LaCapria
Oct 5, 2016 A viral clip of a Hurricane Matthew satellite map depicting the storm 'looping' to hit Florida t ...
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