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Facing the Fury: Facing internet misinformation during severe weather

Facing the Fury: Facing internet misinformation during severe weather
6 months 3 weeks 3 days ago Thursday, May 30 2024 May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024 5:56 PM May 30, 2024 in Weather - Hurricane Central

The internet provides the public access to a huge amount of information.  

The First Warn 5 Weather Team uses the internet to look at the weather models predicting where a hurricane is going to form, move and hit within two or three weeks in the future.  

But interpreting that information is a whole different thing.  

Meteorologist Sergio Puente helps us wade through the never ending social media presence of misinformation and media-rologists.

So during hurricane season, when you're scrolling through your favorite social media platform, know what you're looking at before panic sets in.

Watch the video above for the full story. 

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