@mike This will be true when we get more general-purpose providers, like news organizations, weather services, and journalists on here.
But a quick search of #HurricaneHilary on Mastodon<dot>online reveals a lot of discussion about its impending arrival and very little actual news.
Filtering out trolls and false rumors is important, yes.
The ability to sort by # of follower, likes, and boosts instead of by chronology is actually vital for events where ppl interested >> people w/ info.