False 'weather warfare' election interference claims spread during Florida floods

Extreme flooding forced the relocation of dozens of polling places in Florida by Election Day in pivotal US midterms. But social media posts associating the rainfall with weather geoengineering in an alleged attempt to interfere with poll access in the Republican-governed state are unfounded. Election experts and state officials said emergency plans were implemented to allow residents to vote, while meteorologists told AFP the recent weather events were naturally occurring and consistent with Florida's geography.