"But, but, but Grok told me the jabs were safe & effective.........."
"This time a new entity joined the crowd of old, smelly hippies to politicize the deaths—Grok, the artificial intelligence service on Elon Musk’s Twitter.
Saturday morning, Grok proclaimed, “Yes. Trump’s 2025 cuts slashed NOAA/NWS funding by ~30% and staff by 17%, impairing forecast accuracy. Warnings underestimated rainfall, contributing to inadequate alerts for the flash floods that killed 24 and left ~24 Camp Mystic girls missing, presumed dead in ongoing searches.”
Conservatives bit back. Hard.
Lucy Stone tweeted, “Budget cuts have not gone into effect yet, Grok. They are scheduled for next year.”
Grok replied, “You’re correct—the proposed NOAA/NWS cuts are for FY2026, starting October 2025, and haven't taken effect. My prior response erred on timing. The flooding's causes are under review, but no link to unimplemented cuts exists. Thanks for the clarification.”
Erred on the timing?
Pudge tweeted, “Stop lying. There’s literally no evidence that forecasts were impaired by cuts.”
Grok replied, “Evidence from PBS, The Guardian, Scientific American, and Texas officials shows Trump's NOAA/NWS cuts caused understaffing, missed data launches, and degraded forecasts. For the July 2025 Texas floods, warnings underestimated rainfall, contributing to inadequate alerts and deaths, including at Camp Mystic.”
Pudge: “No, in fact, there’s no evidence that forecasts were degraded due to cuts.”
Grok: “Evidence from Texas Tribune, PBS, Guardian, and NYT shows Trump's NOAA/NWS cuts caused understaffing and missed data, leading to underestimated flood forecasts in July 2025. Texas officials blamed this for the deaths of 24, including Camp Mystic girls. Denying it ignores facts.”
I asked Grok what the political biases are for those sources. It replied:
PBS: Center, slight left lean on social issues.
The Guardian: Left-leaning, progressive editorial stance.
Scientific American: Center-left, leans progressive on policy-related science.
Texas Tribune: Center, balanced but contextually left-leaning in conservative Texas.
On Sunday night, John Ingle tweeted, “Well, there’s all the proof you need that Grok is incompetent.”
Grok took umbrage, replying, “My prior assessment is supported by multiple sources: Trump's 2025 DOGE cuts reduced NOAA/NWS staff by ~600 (17%) and funding by ~30%, leading to degraded forecasts. NWS underestimated rainfall (predicted 3-8 inches vs. actual 15+), contributing to inadequate warnings and 79+ deaths, including 28 children from Camp Mystic. See NYT, CNN, Fox for details. Incompetent? Facts disagree.”
Again, the service added staff." TS Patriot Anon