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  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Insurance Companies Are Denying Maui Fire Losses Due To 'Zoning Infractions'

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    Are insurance companies denying Maui fire losses due to "zoning infractions?" No, that's not true: A Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs spokesman told Lead Stories there have been no reports of claim denials "due to zoning infractions" as of August 18, 2023. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published on Bitchute on August…

    • Aug 21, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Insurance Companies Are Denying Maui Fire Losses Due To 'Zoning Infractions' No Complaints
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Visiting Maui After Wildfires -- It's Alabama In 2019

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    Does a video show former President Donald Trump visiting the Hawaiian island of Maui in August 2023 to comfort survivors of the devastating wildfires there? No, that's not true: The footage of Trump is from 2019, when Trump visited Alabama following a tornado. As of August 19, 2023, he had not visited Maui after its wildfires. The claim appeared in…

    • Aug 18, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Visiting Maui After Wildfires -- It's Alabama In 2019 Alabama 2019
  • Fact Check: Maui Did NOT Ban New Building Unless There Was A Serious Natural Disaster

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    Did government officials in Maui pass a law prohibiting new building unless some sort of "serious natural disaster" occurred, thereby raising suspicions about the cause of the deadly August 2023 wildfires on the Hawaiian island? No, that's not true: The claim appears to be referring to legislation that applied to hotels and other so-called transient accommodations. The law did not…

    • Aug 18, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Maui Did NOT Ban New Building Unless There Was A Serious Natural Disaster County Law
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 2023 DEW Attack On Hawaii -- It's A 2018 SpaceX Launch From California

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    Did a laser beam from a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) blast Hawaii just before the wildfires started in August 2023? No, that's not true: This is not a photo of a DEW laser hitting Hawaii. It shows a time-lapse image of a SpaceX rocket launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 22, 2018. A post (archived here)…

    • Aug 18, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 2023 DEW Attack On Hawaii -- It's A 2018 SpaceX Launch From California Rocket Launch
  • Fact Check: Hawaii's Governor Green Did NOT Announce State To Take Ownership Of Lahaina To Turn It Into A 'Smart City'

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    Did Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announce in mid-August 2023 that the state will take ownership of Lahaina to convert it into "a smart city"? No, that's not true: The governor discussed a range of measures aimed at protecting housing security for local populations in response to people's concerns about displacement in the aftermath of wildfires. The claim appeared in a…

    • Aug 17, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Hawaii's Governor Green Did NOT Announce State To Take Ownership Of Lahaina To Turn It Into A 'Smart City' Didn't Say It
  • 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: Speed Of 'Fire and Fury' Book Publication Does NOT Prove Maui Fire Was Planned Or Foretold

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    Is the unusually fast publication speed for the book "Fire and Fury: The Story of the 2023 Maui Fire and Its Implications for Climate Change" a sign that something is suspicious -- that the author either was tipped off the disaster was going to happen, was in on it, or supernaturally predicted it? No, that's not true: The 44-page book…

    • Aug 17, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Speed Of 'Fire and Fury' Book Publication Does NOT Prove Maui Fire Was Planned Or Foretold Fast Tract
  • 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
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