Crash Course: Officials debunk Trump's "truly dangerous" Hurricane Helene lies

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Harris' sit-down with the podcast did what many mainstream interviews don't. 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Ellenburg said he’s had to spend days debunking the misinformation, which continues to be spread by elected Republicans (Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., recently suggested that a shadowy “[they](~/AASU4wA~/RgRo55XDP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvajltYzd2dDgzNS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bHJrZWc2bDJ4cSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpm-MYQBWcFK2FIUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)” used a top-secret weather machine to create a Category 4 storm). “I’m sick and tired of this crap.” [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRo55XDP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZW5uYTAzcGlhdi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bHJrZWc2bDJ4cSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpm-MYQBWcFK2FIUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). 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