Ted Cruz Falls for Hoax on Twitter, Quickly Realizes It - The Messenger
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appeared to fall for a hoax on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of a photo falsely claiming to depict a roadway in Los Angeles during the recent tropical storm.

Cruz first reposted the original post, which shows a shark swimming in flood waters, captioning it "Holy crap." He later realized his mistake, however, and encouraged his followers to stay away from the storm.

"I'm told this is a joke," Cruz wrote. "In LA, you never know..."

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
Cruz quickly realized his errorAnna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Heavy rains hit Southern California this weekend as Hurricane Hilary made its way through the region. Though the hurricane turned into a tropical storm by the time it reached California, its rain caused severe flooding.

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