10/04/2024

How X Feeds Rumors Related to Helene, Politics and Conspiracy Theories

Lies related to Hurricane Helene flourish on the platform

Avery Dull left her apartment in Hendersonville, N.C., with her baby daughter a day after she made a TikTok showing brown floodwater from Hurricane Helene swelling beneath her second-floor balcony. Staying with friends two hours away, and with her life in limbo, Dull has been spending a lot of time online.

"Usually I'm in bed by 10 p.m. I haven't gone to bed till 3 a.m. since this happened," she told NPR. "I mean, I've been up all day and night just trying to find any, any information I can whatsoever. It has been consuming me."

Having evacuated, Dull is turning to videos on TikTok to keep her up to date on her community.

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