“WEF admits Maui wildfires orchestrated to transform Hawaii into 15-minute cities.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 19 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The World Economic Forum made no statement saying the Maui wildfires were orchestrated. There is no evidence the disaster was an intentional effort to build a 15-minute city in Maui.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 August 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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