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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Fire Crawling On Cement In Maui -- It's Ohio In 2022

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    Does a video show fire crawling on cement in Maui during the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: The video appeared online more than a year before the Maui fires. It shows a fire in Cleveland, Ohio, in June 2022 that was reported on local news, footage that was posted on YouTube at the time. The claim appeared…

    • Aug 17, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Fire Crawling On Cement In Maui -- It's Ohio In 2022 Not Hawaii
  • 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: Hawaii Digital Government Summit Was NOT Planned To Rebuild Maui As 'The First Smart Island,' 'Governed by AI'

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    Was the 2023 Hawaii Digital Government Summit scheduled with the purpose of turning Maui into "the first smart island," "governed by AI" and was the August 2023 wildfire started to create a crisis to be solved by AI? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the event's website did not show any Maui-specific sections or outline any plans to…

    • Aug 15, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Hawaii Digital Government Summit Was NOT Planned To Rebuild Maui As 'The First Smart Island,' 'Governed by AI' No Such Plan
  • 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: Standing Trees Do NOT Prove Maui Wildfires Were False Flag Operations

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    Does a widely shared video of still-standing trees prove that the Maui wildfires were false flag operations? No, that's not true: Social media users who reposted the clip pointed out that some plants survived fires, but that does not support the assertion in question -- plants growing in fire-prone ecosystems naturally evolve with features that allow them to withstand fires.…

    • Aug 14, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Standing Trees Do NOT Prove Maui Wildfires Were False Flag Operations Can Survive
  • Fact Check: Members Of Crip Gang Did NOT Volunteer To Fight Wildfires Because The Sky Is Red

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    Did Crip gang members volunteer to fight wildfires because they turn the sky red? No, that's not true: The claim was apparently intended as a joke at a time when serious wildfires were devastating millions of acres, forcing massive evacuations and killing people in western states. It used elements from a real CNN story about Russia to make a meme…

    • Sep 12, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Members Of Crip Gang Did NOT Volunteer To Fight Wildfires Because The Sky Is Red A Joke
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