A 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of the Northeast, with its epicenter near Whitehouse Station, N.J. However, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene viewed it as a divine sign, suggesting it originated from Heaven.
She tied this seismic event to an upcoming total solar eclipse, urging collective repentance in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Greene’s tweet, now annotated to clarify the natural causes of these phenomena, contributes to a slew of conspiracy theories surrounding the earthquake and eclipse.
Marjorie Taylor Greene (Credits: Times Now)
On Wednesday, Alex Jones added fuel to the conspiratorial fire by suggesting the eclipse was a “dress rehearsal” and criticizing unprecedented government actions related to it. Social media users, some humorously, speculated about the earthquake’s proximity to Donald Trump’s Bedminster National Golf Club, with one suggesting it was a sign related to Trump’s legal issues.
The context note appended to Greene’s tweet explains the centuries-old prediction of the eclipse and the natural occurrence of earthquakes.
Despite this clarification, conspiracy theories persist, highlighting the challenge of combating misinformation and pseudoscience in the digital age. The convergence of natural events with political and religious narratives underscores the human tendency to seek meaning and patterns in seemingly random occurrences.
