Truth May Still Be Getting Its Boots On…

 …while a lie is halfway around the world:

In line with its mission of broadcasting accurate and potentially lifesaving alerts, Watch Duty has been using its rising profile to fight back against conspiracy theories spreading about the Los Angeles fires. 

When Elon Musk reposted to X one of Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts blaming Gov. Gavin “Newscum” for having “no water for fire hydrants, no firefighting planes,” Watch Duty replied: “Sorry to burst your bubble but there aren’t enough men, women, or equipment to deploy enough water to stop wind-driven fires like this. 

“Why don’t you take some of that ‘go to mars’ money and actually help rather than Monday morning quarterbacking during a live fire?” 

Musk, along with President-elect Trump and a host of right-wing personalities, has laid blame for the fires on wokeism and California’s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. 

“DEI means people DIE,” Musk posted Wednesday. In a now-deleted post, he agreed with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ claim that the fires are part of “a globalist plot to wage economic warfare” and deindustrialize the United States. 

When one X user decried what they described as Watch Duty’s foray into politics, the app posted: “We aren’t anything other than a non-profit corporation. We have no political beliefs. We believe in life and safety.” 

“What we don’t believe in however, is yelling on Twitter about ‘what should have been done’ while people are running for their lives. Do better.” 

Mills notes that this isn’t the first time wildfires have inspired conspiracy theories that proliferate online. “Social media is not the place for disaster information,” he said.  

For now, Watch Duty is focused on disseminating accurate information in Southern California. But eventually, Mills said, the app will be “the disaster platform for the world.” 

“Whether you’re dealing with a torrential flood or an impending wildfire, you need facts,” he said.

But Truth uses those boots to kick the crap out of the lies. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, facts will prevail.

(“DEI means people DIE”? What scum these people are.)