Why accurately reporting death tolls in a disaster is so challenging — and important From Texas floods to California fires to Florida hurricanes, officials and journalists struggle with tallying casualties July 21, 2025 Jan Wesner Childs
Some viral videos of Texas flooding might be fake. Here’s how to spot them. Numerous social media videos claiming to be about the Texas flash floods misrepresented footage from previous natural disasters. July 9, 2025 Grace Abels
Opinion | More heartbreaking stories and coverage from the Texas floods Plus, a warning about fake flood stories, a controversy over Zohran Mamdani coverage, and the lack of news about the Epstein Files. July 8, 2025 Tom Jones
Thousands saw a story that two girls were rescued from a tree in the Texas flood. It was fake. The story of a local news site's retracted report offers warnings about the need for vigilance against misinformation during disasters July 7, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
Opinion | Media coverage of the devastating Texas floods Along with intimate stories about victims, families and rescue attempts, outlets ask if weather service cuts slowed warnings or the response. July 7, 2025 Tom Jones
