“Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”
Social media posts
in a video shared on Facebook. Claim dated 11 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
It is common for trees, utility poles and more isolated features to remain standing even as wildfires destroy other structures in the same area, wildfire experts told PolitiFact.
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 15 August 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/archive/3VkEt
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