What has the response to Helene been like on social media?

There was a lot of fake news and misinformation on social media, with some people even thinking the government was behind it and that they deliberately refused to provide aid. On X (Twitter), millions of tweets were shared, but not all of them were trustworthy. Some accounts spread conspiracy theories claiming that it was a weather manipulation targeting pro-Trump areas. Additionally, there were false images generated by AI that exaggerated the destruction. You can have more information clicking on those links: How hurricane conspiracy theories took over social media and Politically charged rumors and conspiracy theories about Helene flourish on X.

How did the hurricane impact us?

As French people, we had never experienced receiving alerts on our phones during this type of event. It even happened in the middle of the night, and we were afraid because it was really loud. Furthermore, our parents were worried about the situation because, on social media, there was a lot of fake news and misinformation. Overall, it did not really affect us personally.