MAGA candidate Kandiss Taylor, who is running for Georgia’s House seat, is facing significant backlash after spreading conspiracy theories about the recent Texas floods and the devastating tragedy at Camp Mystic and along the Guadalupe River. Taylor suggested this week that the floods were caused by cloud seeding, posting on X: “Fake weather. Fake hurricanes. Fake flooding. Fake. Fake. Fake.”
As Texas authorities confirmed that over 50 people have died in the Texas floods, including several children, concern is growing. At least 27 girls from Camp Mystic are still missing. Texas Governor Greg Abbott acknowledged the scale of the disaster, saying the summer camp, which had about 750 girls present when the floodwaters struck, was “horrendously ravaged in ways unlike I’ve seen in any natural disaster.” He remarked, “The height the rushing water reached to the top of the cabins was shocking,” in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Despite these tragic facts, Kandiss Taylor asserted that she believes this is “fake weather.” She tweeted, “FAKE WEATHER. REAL DAMAGE. Hurricane Helene left me powerless for 16 days & caused $57K in damage. This isn’t just ‘climate change.’ It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation. If fake weather causes real tragedy, that’s murder. Pray. Prepare. Question the narrative.”
One follower challenged Taylor about the tragedy in Texas, asking if she was backtracking on her earlier statements. She replied, “I’m not walking back a thing. No one can control the way you raging liberals twist words. Brainwashed zombies.”
Taylor’s remarks about the Texas floods quickly attracted widespread criticism. Attorney Tracey Gallagher tweeted, “Do your job, Georgia… Is this the best you have got?” Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger questioned, “Hey Texas. What do you think of this? She’s running for Congress as a Republican? Any thoughts?” Political commentator Thomas Mix posted, “So the dead bodies floating in Texas are fake too? The homes ripped apart? The kids being pulled out of floodwater? You’re a clown. Sit the hell down and stop embarrassing the human race. I guess not even Republicans care when Republicans are hit with natural disasters.”
What is cloud seeding, and does Texas do it?
Cloud seeding is a weather modification technique that disperses substances (usually silver iodide) into clouds to enhance precipitation, such as rain or snow, by encouraging water droplets to form. In Texas, cloud seeding is indeed practiced, covering up to 31 million acres in areas like the Panhandle and South Texas. Aircraft target convective clouds from April to September, with funding from local water districts as a drought-combating measure and to help recharge aquifers.
