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“A form of weather modification called cloud seeding caused the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.”
Social media posts Claim dated 6 Jul 2025.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse

What FactCheck.org found

It’s not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 6 July 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 July 2025, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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