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Influencers rode out Hurricane Milton for the content. Why are we watching?

You may have noticed something peculiar if you were doomscrolling as Hurricane Milton devastated Florida this week: social media creators who stuck out the storm in unsafe evacuation zones, seemingly for the sake of creating content.

Wired · 1d

The Dystopia of Watching Hurricane Milton on TikTok

As officials encouraged western Florida residents to evacuate from Hurricane Milton’s path, several folks stuck around and posted about the storm online—for better or worse.

USA Today · 1d

Who is Lt. Dan? TikTok sensation rode out Hurricane Milton on a boat

Joe Malinowski created a social media frenzy during Hurricane Milton when he refused to evacuate his sailboat home.

Yahoo · 15h

Hurricane Milton influencers brought in millions of views and a horde of new followers

Baseless conspiracy theories about weather modification and false claims about disaster relief efforts have continued to spread on X in recent days.

The Mirror US on MSN · 8h

Influencer vowed to fling himself into Hurricane Milton flood water if he got 10,000 views

Milton left a trail of devastation across Florida but that didn't stop one influencer from from pulling a dangerous stunt during his livestream

Fake AI Images Of A Flooded Disney World Are Going Viral

Mashable on MSN · 18h

How fake Hurricane Milton AI images can have real consequences

AI-generated images and videos about Hurricane Milton might not just be annoying clickbait. They could also be connected to scams and disinformation campaigns. In the aftermath of the category 3 hurricane that devastated parts of Florida,

Reuters on MSN · 20h

The facts behind Hurricane Milton conspiracies, rumors and AI images

The aftermath of Hurricane Milton has left a trail of misinformation surrounding relief efforts in hard-hit Florida, including conspiracy theories about officials controlling the weather. The storm's devastation was not as severe as initially feared in Florida,

YAHOO!News · 23h

Fake AI Images Of A Flooded Disney World Are Going Viral After Hurricane Milton And This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Hurricane Milton was looking like it was going to be one of the worst storms to hit Florida in many years as it headed toward the state. While the previous hurricane only caused Disney World and Universal Orlando to close a few things,

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A Florida man riding out Hurricane Milton on his boat alarms TikTok and local officials

Malinowski, now known on TikTok as “Lieutenant Dan,” recently moved to Florida and lives on his 20-foot sailboat at the Tampa ...

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Florida TikTok Stars Refuse to Leave Hurricane Milton's Path

As many Florida residents temporarily fled their homes to avoid the giant storm, several TikTok stars stayed behind and ...

While Others Fled, These TikTokers Posted Through Hurricane Milton

Millions waited for streams of updates from TikTok users in Florida, who broadcast from their damaged homes and neighborhoods and shared their evacuation journeys.

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Content creators riding out Hurricane Milton brought in millions of views and a horde of new followers

As winds whipped through Florida and Hurricane Milton’s storm surge flooded parts of Tampa, online content creators posted to ...

How social media captured Hurricane Milton's path of destruction

People dealing with Hurricane Milton, used social media to share real-time updates: from flooding in Tampa to a series of ...

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Video compilation misrepresented as scenes from Hurricane Milton

A video compilation viewed millions of times online claims to show various shots of dark, apocalyptic storm clouds blanketing ...

'Lieutenant Dan' survives Hurricane Milton in a sailboat

TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived ...

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Video shows Coast Guard rescue boat captain hanging on to cooler after Hurricane Milton

Video shows the U.S. Coast Guard rescuing a boat captain who was found clinging to a cooler after Hurricane Milton.

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