Documents show diversity, inclusion and equity initiatives comprise a minuscule portion of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget, but Republicans on social media have blamed them for what they say is a flawed response to wildfires.
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FactCheck.org→ What We Know About What Led to the L.A. Wildfires
Multiple fires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area after flames have razed neighborhoods, forced mass evacuations and claimed at least 27 lives over more than a week. Some fires have been contained, but three are still active. That inclu
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t show the Los Angeles fires started at the same time (because they didn’t)
“All three California wild fires seem to start at the same time!”
FactCheck.org→ Canada and Mexico Are Helping to Fight California Fires, Contrary to Meme
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Gov. Gavin Newsom Ordered Firefighters Not To Use Starlink Modems
Is there evidence that California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered firefighters not to use Starlink modems while battling wildfires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025? No, that's not true: Newsom denied allegations he had ordered the modems
The Dispatch→ Will Southern California Wildfire Victims Receive Only $770 From FEMA?
Emergency relief programs are available to disaster victims in addition to the one-time payment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tesla Batteries Did NOT Cause Monterey Power Plant Fire
Did Tesla batteries cause the fire at the Monterey, California, power plant on January 16, 2025 or was their presence related to it? No, that's not true: Fire officials said the fire at the Moss Landing facility started inside a building
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a video of Mexican firefighters flying to help battle California’s wildfires
Video shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, top tech companies didn’t refuse to give to Los Angeles wildfire relief
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT Predict California Wildfires — Images Are NOT From 2007 Episode
Does a video show real images from a 2007 episode of "The Simpsons" that predicted the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: None of the images in the video posted on social media were shown in the episode cited in the video, e
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This video of LA fires is mostly AI-generated
Video claims to show the Los Angeles fires.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Conspiracy theory falsely links Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to Los Angeles wildfires
Los Angeles wildfires are part of a Hollywood conspiracy to cover up evidence related to Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The Dispatch→ Why Shrubland Makes Southern California’s Wildfires Inevitable
Los Angeles’ chaparral ecosystem plays a key role in the fires’ intensity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Helicopters Taking Mexican Firefighters To Help Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts In January 2025
Does a video show helicopters taking Mexican firefighters to help in Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts in January 2025, as a social media post implied? No, that's not true: Spokespeople for the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Califo
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Two clips in a Facebook video don’t show Los Angeles wildfires; they were taken in other countries
Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show South African Firefighters Dancing At Airport Before Fighting 2025 LA Wildfires
Does a video depict South African firefighters dancing at a Canadian airport on their way to help battle the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: A video showing 200 South African firefighters singing and clapping together was
Full Fact→ GoPro footage shows firefighter in Chile, not LA
The video was originally posted in November 2024 and is unrelated to the recent wildfires in LA.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Authorities Did NOT Announce Lithium Deposits Found In Wildfire Relief Efforts, Thus Proving ‘Land Grab’ Theory — They Found Batteries In Storage
Did California fire officials announce lithium deposits were found in January 2025 wildfire relief efforts, proving a "land grab" theory? No, that's not true: In a January 12, 2025, community update, the California Department of Forestry
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Biden isn’t providing Los Angeles wildfire victims only $770. Other federal aid is available.
The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the FBI didn’t arrest the owner of a company purportedly responsible for the Los Angeles fires
“The FBI has arrested the owner of the company responsible for the fires in Los Angeles.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, images of trees standing amid wildfire destruction aren’t evidence of directed energy weapons
Trees still standing amid wildfire damage in the Los Angeles area are evidence of directed energy weapons.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Wildfire Burning In Hollywood Is NOT Real — AI Generated Scenes
Does a video show real wildfire scenes of firefighters in rugged terrain, fire raging and a suburban neighborhood in California? No, that's not true: This video on Facebook is AI generated. Lead Stories tracked the source of a clip in thi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Clip doesn’t show ‘Israeli tourists celebrating’ Los Angeles fires. It shows a 2024 Switzerland fire
Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: January 2025 LA Wildfires NOT Part Of ‘Smart City’ Project
Were the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires intentionally set to implement "smart city" technology across Los Angeles? No, that's not true: While the cause of the wildfires had not been determined at the time of writing, the "smart city"
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Following social media posts, Gavin Newsom said it was a “ridiculous lie” that he cut $100 million for fire prevention. The 2024-25 budget did cut wildfire funding, but that followed increases during a budget surplus.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This image of an Oscar statuette destroyed in Los Angeles fires is AI-generated
An image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires.
FactCheck.org→ $770 Payments Are Just One Form of Federal Aid to L.A. Fire Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden said victims of the California fires are eligible for a $770 payment for necessities like food and fuel. Social media posts misleadingly suggested
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Russia Offered Sanctuary to California Fire Victims
One Russian governor did make an offer, but there are some caveats.
FactCheck.org→ Competing Claims on California Fire Budget
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state’s fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Red-Roofed House Is NOT Real Home Unscathed By Los Angeles Fires — Google AI Image
Did a white home with a red roof survive a wildfire that leveled every other home in a Los Angeles neighborhood? No, that's not true: This aerial view does not show a real neighborhood impacted by the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles Cou
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Videos on social media show LA firefighters using professional gear, not ‘women’s handbags’
“The LAFD are using women’s handbags to hold water to put out fires.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, 60 Oregon fire trucks aren’t ‘being held up in Sacramento for emissions testing’
“Oregon sent 60 fire trucks to California to help with the fires, but they’re being held in Sacramento for emissions testing.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Posts falsely claim California wildfires were planned to remake Los Angeles ahead of 2028 Olympics
The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Government Assistance To LA Fire Victims Is NOT Limited To $770
Did President Joe Biden announce in a White House briefing that the Los Angeles fire survivors would receive a one-time payment of $770 as their only form of government assistance? No, that's not true: FEMA reviews each disaster assistanc
PolitiFact→ What to know about the LA fire department’s budget and whether Mayor Karen Bass cut funding
LA Mayor Karen Bass proposed a $23 million budget cut to the fire department before signing off on a $17 million decrease. More salary money was added to the budget later, but fire officials say the department has been underfunded for years.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Govt Did NOT Say ‘Eight Mansions Owned By Ukrainian Military Officials’ Burned In Los Angeles Wildfires As Of January 13, 2025
Did the Ukrainian government state that "eight mansions owned by Ukrainian military officials" were "burned down in wildfires in Los Angeles" in January 2025? No, that's not true: A video that made this assertion contained the logo of Uni
FactCheck.org→ Oregon Fire Trucks Fighting L.A. Blazes Didn’t Require ‘Emissions Testing’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Oregon has sent hundreds of firefighters, 75 fire engines and other equipment to help battle the blazes in Southern California. But social media posts falsely claim Or
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows family, not looters, retrieving items from their wildfire-damaged California home
Video shows people in Los Angeles looting from homes during wildfires.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This photo doesn’t show a home that survived the Los Angeles wildfires. It was taken in Hawaii.
A photo shows a Christian’s home that “miraculously survived Los Angeles wildfire.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Home Destroyed By LA Fires In January 2025 — It Was An Ohio Mansion From 2014
Does a photo authentically show rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' home being destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles fires? No, that's not true: This is not Combs' house. Rather, the photo shows an Ohio mansion that burned down in 2014, predat