As power returns to homes in Texas after a crazy and rare winter storm, TikTok is full of videos spreading the fake conspiracy theory that the snow is fake and was engineered by the government.
Many of the TikToks show someone burning a snowball with a match. When the flame hits the snow, the snow does not melt — the TikTokers claim this indicates the snow is abnormal. In reality, all snow reacts this way. Through a process called sublimation, the solid snow turns into a gas.
Here are a few videos of the "fake snow"