News Summary

Recent floods in Texas have been surrounded by conspiracy theories, particularly involving cloud seeding, a weather modification technology. Viral social media posts have suggested a link between the floods and cloud seeding operations conducted by Rainmaker, a weather modification startup partly funded by US billionaire Peter Thiel. These claims have been widely circulated, with millions of views on platforms like X, despite being dismissed by fact-checkers. The theories have led to heightened tensions, including death threats against individuals like Augustus Doricko, the founder of Rainmaker, and threats against weather radar sites as part of a disinformation campaign.