“The Texas wildfires were started by directed energy weapons.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 3 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There is no evidence that directed energy weapons started the Texas wildfires. Authorities are still investigating how the fires started. This unfounded claim has been made about fires in Hawaii, Canada and Russia.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 March 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C4DtWHaLkQK/
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C4CVX9YL5Lf/
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C4A3o5OOgAI/
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