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Directed Energy Weapon

  • Fact Check: Laser Beam Was NOT Present In Press Photo Of Burning Lahaina Church -- Photo Was Swiped And Edited To Deceive

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    Did an orange laser beam ignite a fire in a Maui church that was already consumed in flames, surrounded by blowing embers, and palm trees bending in a heavy wind? No, that's not true: This photo has been altered. The original photo by Maui News photographer Matthew Thayer has been picked up by The Associated Press and was featured in…

    • Aug 17, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Laser Beam Was NOT Present In Press Photo Of Burning Lahaina Church -- Photo Was Swiped And Edited To Deceive Altered Image
  • Fact Check: Explosion Was NOT Caused By Laser From Sky -- A Transformer Blew In Macul, Chile

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    Does a video show a laser beam from the sky, or a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW), cause an explosion in a city, or spark the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii? No, that's not true: This viral video predates the August 8, 2023, Maui wildfires. It shows an electrical transformer exploding in the Santiago commune of Macul, Chile, which was first posted…

    • Aug 16, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Explosion Was NOT Caused By Laser From Sky -- A Transformer Blew In Macul, Chile Blown Electric
  • Fact Check: Gas Station Explosion Was NOT Ignited By Red Laser Beam Weapon -- CGI Effect Added To Real Video

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    Does this video of a gas station attacked with a red laser beam show an example of a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW)? No, that's not true: This video has been edited. The original eyewitness video does not feature a laser beam. Filmed in the Russian city of Makhachkala on August 8, 2014, it shows a situation developing at a Exson…

    • Aug 15, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Gas Station Explosion Was NOT Ignited By Red Laser Beam Weapon -- CGI Effect Added To Real Video Edited Video
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Hawaii Wildfires Caused By 'Direct Energy Weapon Assault'

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    Was the deadly wildfire that began the evening of August 8, 2023, on the Hawaiian island of Maui caused by a "direct energy weapon assault"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that assertion. Instead, natural factors, not a direct energy weapon, are the likely cause of the wildfires. The claim appeared in a post and video on…

    • Aug 14, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Hawaii Wildfires Caused By 'Direct Energy Weapon Assault' Refinery Flame
  • Fact Check: Explosion Was NOT Caused By 'Direct Energy Weapon' -- It's A Rolling Shutter Artifact In Video

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    Was an explosion caused by a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) caught on tape -- showing a beam of light coming down from the sky in the split-second before the enormous blast? No, that's not true: Although this footage of an explosion is real, the momentary appearance of a beam of light is an illusion created by the video recording technology…

    • Jun 15, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Explosion Was NOT Caused By 'Direct Energy Weapon' -- It's A Rolling Shutter Artifact In Video Video Artifact
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Old 'Tartarian Empire' Or Of 'Mud Flood' Resetting Society

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    Did a once powerful and technologically advanced "Tartarian Empire" exist before being washed away or buried in a great "mud flood" that reset society? No, that's not true: There is no proof to support this claim. While the assertion has been widely circulated in alternative history and conspiracy theory circles, there is no historical or scientific evidence to support it.…

    • May 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Old 'Tartarian Empire' Or Of 'Mud Flood' Resetting Society Alt-History
  • Fact Check: The Military Is NOT In Control Of The White House; Biden IS In Charge -- He's The President

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    Is Joe Biden not in charge and is the military in control of the White House? No, that's not true. Biden is the president of the United States per the U.S. Constitution Article 20. The military is not in charge of the White House, and the president is the commander in chief of the military according to Article 2 Section…

    • May 11, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: The Military Is NOT In Control Of The White House; Biden IS In Charge -- He's The President Biden Boss
  • Fact Check: NO Proof 5G Causes Cancer, Infertility Or Targets Children For 'Genocide'

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    Are 5G cell towers targeting children at playgrounds with radiation that causes cancer and infertility as part of a "genocide"? No, that is not true. There is no proof that 5G causes cancer or infertility, and zero evidence that telecom companies are aiming the tech at children in schools, playgrounds and other places. In fact, a video making these and…

    • Jul 30, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Proof 5G Causes Cancer, Infertility Or Targets Children For 'Genocide' Mixed Signal
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