GOP congressional candidate Kandiss Taylor claims Texas floods are 'fake': 'It’s manipulation'

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: A Georgia congressional candidate aligned with the MAGA movement faced intense backlash after pushing conspiracy theories about the devastating flash floods in Texas.

Kandiss Taylor claimed the disaster resulted from a "fake weather" plot involving geoengineering and cloud seeding.

She made these comments while authorities searched for victims, including 27 missing girls from a Christian camp. At least 80 people have died in the floods.

As outrage grew and critics accused her of insensitivity, Taylor doubled down and called her detractors "brainwashed zombies."

Kandiss Taylor posts a series of conspiracy messages about Texas floods

On Saturday, July 5, Kandiss Taylor, who is running to represent Georgia in the House of Representatives, took to X (formerly Twitter) to write, “Fake weather. Fake hurricanes. Fake flooding. Fake. Fake. Fake,” as rescue teams in Texas searched for dozens of missing people following catastrophic flash floods. 

At that time, officials had confirmed at least 30 deaths, including nine children, and reported 27 girls still missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian camp along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas.

Undeterred by the tragedy, Taylor doubled down later that day, reposting with the message: “FAKE WEATHER. REAL DAMAGE.”

She went on to claim, "Hurricane Helene left me powerless for 16 days & caused $57K in damage. This isn’t just ‘climate change.’ It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation. If fake weather causes real tragedy, that’s murder. Pray. Prepare. Question the narrative."

When she eventually acknowledged the loss of life, one commenter accused her of backtracking. Taylor fired back defiantly, writing, “I’m not walking back a thing. No one can control the way you raging liberals twist words. Brainwashed zombies.”

Kandiss Taylor faces backlash as she pushes conspiracy theories about Texas floods

Kandiss Taylor, whose X bio declares “Christian. Georgian. MAGA. Jesus, Guns & Babies,” identifies herself as a 2026 congressional candidate. Her inflammatory comments drew swift and widespread condemnation from across the country.

Retired intelligence officer Travis Akers expressed disbelief, saying, “Over two dozen dead and more children missing, and this candidate for Congress says the flooding in Texas is fake.”

Commentator Thomas Mix added, "So the dead bodies floating in Texas are fake too? The homes ripped apart? The kids being pulled out of floodwater? You’re a clown. Sit the hell down and stop embarrassing the human race. I guess not even Republicans care when Republicans are hit with natural disasters.”

Attorney Tracey Gallagher wrote, "Georgia do us all a favor... she is dumber than a box of rocks." 

A netizen wrote, "Kandiss Taylor is a fake human, created in a lab. 23 dead little girls do not exist for you because you are a fake human.  I can’t even classify you as an android because they feel more than you."

A person said, "How f**king stupid can you be? There are parents with real dead children from these real floods caused by real weather."

A commenter questioned, "Then you are a liar, or a Bot???!!"

"I’ve lived in Texas my whole damn life. Watched hurricanes level towns and floods swallow highways since before you were outta diapers. You're a damn joke. Get off the internet and go see a shrink," an infuriated individual wrote. 

A Trump critic wrote, "Next, they're going to accuse the kids and parents of being crisis actors used to make Trump look bad for cutting weather funding or something."

One more bluntly stated, "You should feel bad because you're a bad person." 

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