Did a private jet fly through the eye of Hurricane Helene on the evening of September 26, 2024, when it was a powerful Category 4 storm? No, that's not true: Experts contacted by Lead Stories said it appears the flight either flew over the top or passed through a "ragged" eyewall on its southern side, where there was blue sky.…
Does a compilation of storm video clips show the effects of Hurricane Helene in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 26, 2024? No, that's not true: This clickbait compilation was published several hours before Hurricane Helene made landfall and shows footage from past storms in several locations along the Eastern Seaboard. None of the identified video clips show Hurricane Helene. One…
Did a video show Hurricane Helene causing a storm surge of 15 to 20 feet in Florida? No, that's not true: The footage is from 2022's Hurricane Ian. A reverse image search showed that the footage had been published online on September 29, 2022, on YouTube by storm chaser Max Olson. The claim appeared in a post on X (archived…
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