How One Small Town Became a Center for Conspiracy

By now, anyone following the events of Hurricane Helene and the disaster response in the mountains of North Carolina know that disinformation caused all sorts of havoc for the disaster response and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in particular. To the point that people were not applying for FEMA assistance due to active disinformation being spread about the government’s intent.

This Washington Post story provides a good summary of how one small town got swept up in the controversy, How a conspiracy-fueled group got a foothold in this hurricane-battered town

These types of efforts are not going to go away. We can fully expect they will continue to occur in future disasters.