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State Sen. Kevin Corbin calls out “conspiracy theory junk” about unburied bodies and FEMA stealing money.

A Republican senator in the North Carolina legislature has issued a public plea for people to stop spreading conspiracy theories about the disaster recovery efforts in areas ravaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene. 

In a Thursday afternoon Facebook post, state Sen. Kevin Corbin, who represents the state’s westernmost area, asked his followers for a favor: “Will you all help STOP this conspiracy theory junk that is floating all over Facebook and the internet about the floods in WNC.”

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Look, I’m all for accountability. But right now, with respect to Helene and recovery/rescue efforts, is not the time. It’s a Good Thing (TM) that Republicans come out and denounce these falsehoods, because hopefully their base will listen. It’s important that in this, among other things, we learn to work together as a country.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

my wife and I visited my parents yesterday.

The base isn't listening.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah.......it's good that they denounce these falsehoods...... Once it affects them!

It's convenient isn't it? Spread falsehoods about Haitians, or just saying nothing, but when those falsehoods start affecting them, suddenly it's time for restraint.

I'm sorry but Republicans have, at best, enabled the alt right monster. Biden is helping them. If he wants people to stop spreading falsehoods, he should have started with things that didn't affect him.

But then again if he did that, he'd be a Democrat.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So does that mean it’s finally the time to talk about gun control? What about the failed violent insurrection at the Capitol?

Is it at least the right time to point out that Republicans want to dismantle the weather monitoring system?