Two photos of burning forests are being shared with misleading claims they show the recent fires in Israel, when this is not the case.
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PolitiFact→ Social Media – Wildfires weren’t deliberately set to make way for Myrtle Beach’s smart city plans
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area fires were intentional to build a “smart city.”
Full Fact→ Fact checking the LA wildfires
We saw all kinds of misleading content circulating on social media during the recent crisis in California, including several suspected AI images.
Full Fact→ No evidence German Chancellor Olaf Scholz owns a multimillion dollar house destroyed by LA wildfires
The house shown in footage is actually an LAPD police academy that has not been damaged in the wildfires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Supposedly Of LA Wildfires In January 2025 Is NOT Authentic — Likely AI Creation
Does a video that shows an entire city engulfed in flames as a dozen helicopters hover overhead authentically capture a scene from the Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025? No, that's not true: Multiple online artificial intelligence det
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Map Does NOT Show January 2025 California Wildfires Lined Up With Proposed High-Speed Rail System
Does a viral clip offer proof that the January 2025 California wildfires followed the same path as the planned California high-speed rail system?No, that's not true: The clip repeated a recycled falsehood from 2018. It showed an old 2018
Full Fact→ Why do wildfires sometimes leave cars burnt but trees and utility poles intact?
An image of such a scene has left people doubting it was caused by the LA wildfires. But fire experts told us the damage in the picture is consistent with the damage such fires can cause.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC’s ‘The View’ Set Did NOT Burn Down In January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires — Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site
Did the set for ABC's talk show "The View" burn down amid the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the show told Lead Stories that the program has always been based in New York City. The website wher
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ay, Caramba! No, ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict the Los Angeles wildfires
Video shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump Jr. – Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Whoopi Goldberg’s Los Angeles Mansion Was Destroyed By January 2025 Wildfires — Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site
Did a Facebook post confirm that Whoopi Goldberg's house burned during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: The website the rumor was found on described itself as a page specializing in "Satire and Parody News," ad
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 isn’t a video of Mexican firefighters flying to help battle California’s wildfires
Video shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires.
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→ 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.
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
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→ 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: 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
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: LA Mayor Karen Bass Did NOT Slash LAFD Budget Before January 2025 Wildfires — Budget Increased by 7%
Did Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the city council cut the fire department's budget before the January 2025 wildfires? No, that's not true: While the initial 2024-25 budget for the Los Angeles Fire Department reduced spending by about
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Weather Channel Did NOT Show Human Remains On Live Broadcast About January 2025 California Wildfires
Did the Weather Channel show human remains on live TV reporting on California wildfires in January 2025? No, that's not true: The channel denied this, saying it was debris. In response to Lead Stories, its representative shared an image f
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – If wildfires leave blue items unburned, does it prove directed-energy weapons were involved? No
“Blue items that survive” California wildfires are “indicative of DEW's (Directed Energy Weapons)”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show a man saving a bunny from the 2025 California wildfires. It’s from 2017.
Video shows a man saving a bunny during the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, this video doesn’t show directed energy weapons being used amid the Los Angeles wildfires
Video shows directed energy weapons starting fires in California.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wildfires DON’T Always Burn Trees Along With Cars
If a wildfire destroys cars, must it always destroy nearby trees as well? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found other examples of wildfires sparing trees while nearby cars and houses were incinerated. Experts explain that trees generall
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, California wildfires weren’t deliberately set to build ‘smart cities’ for UN’s 2030 Agenda
Post suggests California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Los Angeles wildfires: Threads post falsely claims police are searching for suspect tied to MAGA
The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: LA Fire Department Did NOT Ask Public For Help In Fighting Wildfires On January 7, 2025
Did the Los Angeles Fire Department ask "anyone with firefighting experience" to assist in fighting wildfires in the area on January 7, 2025? No, that's not true: The department said it is "NOT requesting assistance from the public" in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ’80 Percent Of Texas’ Cattle Grazing Land’ Was NOT Destroyed In 2024 Wildfires
Was "80 percent of Texas' cattle grazing land" destroyed in the 2024 wildfires burning across the Texas Panhandle, as is claimed in a post and video on Instagram? No, that's not true: As of this writing, more than 1.2 million acres have b
PolitiFact→ Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims
As Texas struggles with the largest wildfire in its history, some social media users are reviving baseless conspiracy theories we’ve seen before. Here’s what we found.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, directed energy weapons did not start the Texas wildfires
The Texas wildfires were started by directed energy weapons.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did Biden confirm blue roofs are spared in wildfires? No, that’s False.
President Joe Biden’s comments about Texas homes are evidence that homes of a certain color are spared from wildfires.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Small number of arsons don’t negate climate change’s effect on Canada’s wildfires
Arson, not climate change, caused Canada’s record 2023 wildfire season.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Rock’ Was NOT Booed In Las Vegas Over Lack Of Help To Victims Of Maui Wildfires
Was "The Rock" booed in Las Vegas for failing to help the victims of the wildfires in Maui? No, that's not true: The video of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is from a WWE event where he was playing a bad character, and the audience was chantin
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead About Record-Setting Canadian Wildfires Fueled by Climate Change
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The record-setting Canadian wildfires in 2023 were caused mainly by lightning igniting forests that were unusually hot and dry, in part due to climate change. But the re
Climate Feedback→ Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing
This past summer was the hottest ever recorded…again. As monthly heat records fell one by one worldwide, wildfires also became front-page news throughout 2023. From across North America, Greece, Chile, Algeria, and Kazakhstan among many others, wildf
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t admit to a ‘shady role’ in the Hawaii wildfires
Video shows President Joe Biden admitting “shady role in Maui fires.”