Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate claims Hurricane Helene was made to 'keep Mark Robinson from that governorship'

(WGHP) — Conspiracy theories have been circulated for weeks in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and a Georgia politician has introduced a new one connecting the storm to North Carolina’s highly-publicized gubernatorial race.

Kandiss Taylor, who ran for governor in Georgia in 2022, said on an episode of her podcast, “Jesus. Guns. & Babies,” that she believes the debunked claim that Hurricane Helene was man-made. She claims the storm was a targeted land grab meant to decimate lithium-rich areas so that the government could seize them. She also said she believes the storm was made to disenfranchise western North Carolina voters who would vote for the Republican nominee for North Carolina governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, as first reported by left-leaning outlet Media Matters for America.

The episode was published on Oct. 5 and features guest Lucretia Hughes, an outspoken gun advocate and election denier. Hughes, a longtime ally of Robinson, hosted both Taylor and the lieutenant governor at her Faith Over Fear rally in 2023.

In the podcast, the two women discuss conspiracies surrounding Hurricane Helene and the decimation of Western North Carolina, both voicing belief in the discredited conspiracy that the hurricane was man-made.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-georgia-gubernatorial-candidate-claims-211746742.html