“Weatherman loses it live on air” during broadcast about Hurricane Helene.
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No, this isn’t a real Hurricane Helene meteorologist; he’s a comedian
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This isn’t an authentic weather broadcaster; he’s a comedian.
Hurricane Helene made landfall Sept. 26 in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm, but a video that purportedly shows a meteorologist describing Doppler radar imagery as "Satan’s butthole" isn’t an authentic weather broadcast.
"Hurricane Helene chaos: weatherman loses it live on air," a Sept. 27 Threads post said, sharing a video with a "Hurricane Helene live tracker" chyron.
"Look at the name of the hurricane: Helene," says a man the video’s chyron identifies as a meteorologist named "Jim Acosted." "Coincidentally that's my ex-wife’s name. Our divorce was finalized this week, and if this thing is anything like her it’s going to take your car, it’s going to take your house, it’s going to ruin your damn life."
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The person in this video is not meteorologist "Jim Acosted" but comedian Vincent Oshana, who made the video for the site Valuetainment.
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"Helene is an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of 130 mph, but it pales compared to Vinnie’s ex-wife," a description of the video says on Valuetainment’s site.
We rate claims this is an authentic weather broadcast False.
Our Sources
Threads post, Sept. 27, 2024
VT.com, Hurricane Helene Chaos: Weatherman Loses It Live On Air, visited Oct. 1, 2024
Instagram post, Sept. 26, 2024
The Associated Press, Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane,Sept. 26, 2024
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