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Where big storms go, misinformation tends to follow.
by Bond Huberman, May 3, 2018
Image courtesy of NOAA/NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
If it's that time of year for hurricane preparations, it's probably also time to do our part to slow the misinformation that inevitably floods screens during natural disasters. Check with local officials for instructions and updates; and maybe leave the memes to drift back out to sea.
Bond Huberman is a former editor for Snopes.
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