The claim: Project Phoenix simulation shows Hurricane Milton was ‘engineered’
An Oct. 9 Facebook post ( direct link , archive link ) shows a 15-minute video about a hurricane called Phoenix heading toward the Tampa Bay region of Florida.
The video starts by showing news reports about “Hurricane Phoenix” and images of its devastation before cutting to a wide-ranging narration that cites numerology while asserting the hurricane is being staged as part of a broad government conspiracy.
“Project Phoenix: The Hurricane They Predicted,” the post’s caption reads. “Truth seekers, what if I told you Hurricane Milton was already predicted? Project Phoenix – a hurricane simulation run in Tampa, Florida years ago – literally mapped out what Milton is about to do. It even made landfall in the same area and wraps up around the same date. This isn’t a coincidence – it’s part of a bigger, engineered agenda.”
Our rating: False
Project Phoenix did not “map out” Hurricane Milton. The project was created to help local government officials and others in the Tampa area prepare for and recover from a catastrophic hurricane’s effects. Experts say there is no way to create or even redirect a hurricane given the energy involved.
Project Phoenix was created to prepare for major hurricane
Although people have tied Project Phoenix to Hurricane Milton, the project is not evidence that the devastating Category 3 storm was engineered. Project Phoenix was created to help people in the Tampa Bay area know how to respond to a Category 5 hurricane if it were to hit the area…