As Texas Floods, So Does the Internet: How Far-Right Conspiracy Theories Spread After Disasters
When disaster strikes—especially one as devastating as the Texas floods over the Fourth of July weekend—our first instinct is to seek answers. We want to know what happened, why it happened, and who, if anyone, is responsible. But in today’s hyperconnected world, as floodwaters rise in real life, so too do the tides of rumors,…