Published 08/21/2023 11:24:00 p.m.

Cruz retweets hoax storm photo in aftermath of Hilary

Senator Ted Cruz was fooled by a fake image of a shark swimming through flood waters in Los Angeles during Tropical Storm Hilary. The image, which has been circulating for years, was shared by a user on Twitter and Cruz reposted it with the comment "Holy crap."
The image was later debunked, as it was originally taken in 2005 and has been falsely attributed to various storms over the years. Despite this, Cruz fell for the hoax but later learned that it was a joke.

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The Independent

Ted Cruz falls for Storm Hilary flooded shark hoax

Shark meme is regularly used on social media during natural disasters

08/22/2023 7:27:19 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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The Hill

Cruz retweets hoax storm photo in aftermath of Hilary

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) retweeted a hoax storm photo Monday in the aftermath of storm Hilary, before quickly clarifying he was later told it was a joke. A hoax photo purportedly showing a shark swimming down a highway circulated across social media over the weekend when Hilary, now a post-tropical cyclone, hit Southern California with…

08/21/2023 9:01:04 p.m.·Washington, United States

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Benzinga

Fake Twitter Post Fools Ted Cruz Amidst Hurricane Hilary Aftermath

Look, say what you want about Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), but at some point we have all fallen victim to a little bit of misinformation on X, formerly known as Twitter, and other social media sites. After Hurricane Hilary sent unprecedented levels of rain to California, many videos surfaced of the flooding on Twitter and other social media sites. 

08/21/2023 2:50:49 p.m.·New York, United States

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