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Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods | Texas floods 2025
Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government
The halls of Congress echoed the sentiment, as Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene – a vaccine skeptic and GOP hardliner who has espoused Jeffrey Epstein conspiracies – didn’t waste the moment to say she was introducing a bill of her own after the floods. Of course, there has been much debate online about who is to blame for the deadly floods, with many not just turning to outlandish weather manipulation allegations, but pointing the finger at the Trump administration’s recent budget cuts in favor of things such as the massive funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ted Cruz, the Texas senator who was again on vacation overseas during a natural disaster in his state that claimed the lives of his constituents, helped push the so-called “big, beautiful bill” last week, which among other major cuts ensured weather forecasting funding was slashed significantly nationwide.
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