Conspiracy theories about Hurricane Helene are going viral on TikTok

Hurricane Helene devastated the southeastern states, killing at least 180 people and hundreds still missing. The “biblical devastation” in some of these areas, particularly North Carolina, has led some TikTok users to spread unfounded conspiracy theories about the disaster, reaching millions of users.

The most popular conspiracy theory circulating on TikTok about Hurricane Helene is that the storm was not a natural event but was engineered to devastate North Carolina and create access to the land for lithium mining.

“Can I say what I find suspicious of bullshit?” One user said in a video with over 1.8 million views: “One of the areas affected by Hurricane Helene is the largest lithium deposit in the world and the Department of Defense has an agreement right here met with this company to mine lithium for electric cars from 2025.” . Now this area is completely destroyed.”