From "NOT HAPPENING!!" To "A GUVMINT WEATHER WEAPON!!" - Courtesy Of Jim Bakker
Mind control is a thing. Its actually a business model.
Its not the They Live model of invisible rays from the television controlling the populace, at least not yet. The reality is much more low tech, has been known to tyrants for thousands of years, but has been amplified by mass media and internet vectors in the current version.
One of the key components is that you split people away from objective reality with some kind of a Big Lie, doesnt really matter what, but, my God is the best God, Barack Obama was born in Kenya, or Climate Change is a Chinese Plot will all do just fine. Then you build your alternative reality edifice on that, creating a parallel world that looks very much like the objective one, with a few critical differences inserted.
Once youve got that, then youre off and running and if youve entrained a number of followers, you can fleece them, direct them, and if necessary, send them to war.
Reality check below.
EDIT
https://climatecrocks.com/2016/09/13/denial-paranoia-louisiana-flood-due-to-weather-weapon/#comments