“Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 7 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A NOAA official told PolitiFact that human weather modification did not cause Hurricane Milton. The "15-minute city" is an urban planning concept that has been the target of conspiracy theories during natural disasters.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 October 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DA1xC9ovSTZ/
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