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Claim: A book describing the Maui, Hawaii, fires of August 2023 was published before they started. Context A book “Fire and Fury: The Story of the 2023 Maui Fire and its Implications for Climate Change” was published on Aug. 10, 2023, two days after the wildfires broke out in Maui, Hawaii. On Aug. …
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CLAIM: Maui hosted a conference about making the entire island into a “smart city” in January and will host another summit next month about using artificial intelligence to govern the island, proving recent wildfires were deliberately set to transform these ideas into reality.AP’S ASSESSMENT: …
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Teenagers are significantly more likely to believe online conspiracy theories than older generations, a new study has shown, underscoring the broad impacts of gen Z’s relationship with social media.Findings from Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a non-profit that fights misinformation, …
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Fires were still burning on Maui when the conspiracy theories started to surface. Mislabeled videos and images spread across social media as users called into question the origins of the fires, which have killed more than 99 people and destroyed over 2,200 buildings. One leading theory falsely …
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As Maui reckons with one of the deadliest wildfires in recent U.S. history, it is also dealing with a digital nightmare that has become common around major news stories: social media-fueled conspiracy theories. Fires have ravaged and destroyed parts of West Maui, hitting the historic community of …
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Claim: An episode of the animated series “The Simpsons” predicted the use of a “directed energy weapon.” Context In the 2016 “Simpsons” episode entitled “Monty Burns’ Fleeing Circus,” a newly erected chrome statue in downtown Springfield unexpectedly reflects the sun’s rays in a focused beam …
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Theories have been spreading online that the fires that have devastated Maui were allegedly started “too suddenly” and “burned too harshly” to be a regular wildfire, as reported on The Expose earlier today (source). From videos circulating showing strikes coming from the sky and witness accounts …
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CLAIM: Scenes from the Maui wildfires show cars and buildings badly damaged near trees and poles that remain standing, suggesting a wildfire wasn’t the cause.AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Such observations from the fires on the Hawaiian island are not unusual, experts say. Wildfires often spew fiery …
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EPABy Shayan Sardarizadeh and Mike WendlingBBC Verify and BBC NewsFalse claims about the deadly wildfires in Hawaii – including that shadowy forces orchestrated the disaster with a laser beam – have gained traction online.The misleading posts come from a variety of sources and accounts, but …
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PolitiFact | Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, despite conspiracy theories Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed in 1945, despite conspiracy theories If Your Time is short The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in August 1945. “Hiroshima and Nagasaki were …
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