“Photos are proof that Hawaii fires were caused by a “direct energy weapon assault on the people.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 11 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Photos that claim to show the origins of Hawaii wildfires are not of recent events in that state. Both photos have been circulating online since 2018.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 August 2023. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/siriusknowledge/3166961489827529398
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