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“Visuals of the January 2025 LA Fires”
Social media posts Claim dated 14 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

oth the photo and video are generated using Artificial Intelligence tools. This fire has not affected the Hollywood sign in LA as of 15 January 2025.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 14 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 January 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.

This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.