What is it about lamstream media? Perhaps they are so used to lying that they don't mind lying about wind speeds?
During a live Weather Channel broadcast from Wilmington, North Carolina, Seidel is seemingly holding on for his life. He has been ridiculed online, though, after an attentive viewer spotted two locals walking by in the background as if nothing special was going on. The men, dressed in hoodies, can be seen taking snaps with their phones while Seidel is struggling to stand on his feet.
Hang
in there! Weather anchor dramatically braces against Hurricane
Florence winds
RT,
15
September, 2018
A
video of Weather Channel’s Mike Seidel battling wind gusts in the
eye of hurricane Florence has gone viral for all the wrong reasons,
after two men casually walking by in the background were spotted on
live broadcast.
During a live Weather Channel broadcast from Wilmington, North Carolina, Seidel is seemingly holding on for his life. He has been ridiculed online, though, after an attentive viewer spotted two locals walking by in the background as if nothing special was going on. The men, dressed in hoodies, can be seen taking snaps with their phones while Seidel is struggling to stand on his feet.
So dramatic! Dude from the weather channel bracing for his life, as 2 dudes just stroll past. #HurricaneFlorence
The
video has taken Twitter by storm, getting shared over 35,000 times
with users accusing the 24-hour channel for hyping up the already
tragic cause for the sake of ratings.
This dude from @weatherchannel is straight up faking this. He can barely stand up while 2 dudes just walk by in the background. I think that’s why producers panned ouryes. This storm is bad but literally don’t need #fakewind added to the madness #HurricanFlorence #FakeNews
The
Weather Channel was immediately branded “fake news,” with some
users wondering whether it was acquired by CNN, a prime target of US
President Donald Trump’s criticism of the mainstream media.
Some
called on the weathercaster to issue a public apology, while others
suggested the ‘performance’ by Seidel, who seems to be
deliberately standing in the wind, deserves an Oscar.
“Acting
like they’re leaning into the wind with two people walking easily
behind them. Is this not exactly what @realDonaldTrump has been
talking about?” one user tweeted
.The weather channel caught faking the intensity of the storm. Acting like they’re leaning into the wind with two people walking easily behind them. Is this not exactly what @realDonaldTrump has been talking about?
Exaggeration - To magnify beyond the limits of truth
#Oscar nominations on tap for weather channel's sensational coverage of #HurricaneFlorence but I would prefer a tad more transparency in #weather forecast.
The
Weather Channel defended their reporter in a statement on Friday.
“It’s
important to note that the two individuals in the background are
walking on concrete, and Mike Seidel is trying to maintain his
footing on wet grass, after reporting on-air until 1:00 am ET this
morning and is undoubtedly exhausted,” the channel said.
While
Seidel did seem overly dramatic in Friday’s newscast, Hurricane
Florence is no joking matter. Looming as a Category 5 earlier this
week, it has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. Florence made
landfall Friday morning northeast of Wilmington, North Carolina,
tearing off roofs with winds of over 70mph.
The
storm has killed at least five people so far, including a mother and
a 8-month old child who died after a tree crashed on their home in
Wilmington. One of the casualties, a 77-year-old man, died after
reportedly being blown away by the howling winds.
The
National Weather Service is predicting “catastrophic flash
flooding” along the coastline of the Carolinas.
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