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Video supposedly showing a "directed energy weapon" attack on Maui in 2023 actually dates from 2018 and shows a series of electrical explosions in Kenner, Louisiana.

No, This Video Doesn't Show a 'Directed Energy Weapon' Attack on Maui

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David Emery
Aug 14, 2023 Conspiracy theorists used a 2018 video of electrical explosions in Louisiana to claim that Hawai ...
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Were 2020 California Wildfires Started by 'Direct Energy Weapons'?

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Bethania Palma
Oct 19, 2020 The claim that laser beams have been used to ignite wildfires has been online since at least 2018.
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Direct energy weapon or light pillar?

Were 2023 Maui Fires Caused by a 'Direct Energy Weapon'?

Written by:
David Emery
Aug 10, 2023 This wasn't the first time conspiracy theorists posited that mysterious "beams of light" or "las ...
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Does Video Show Helicopters Starting the Canadian Wildfires?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jun 8, 2023 Video footage shows aircraft spreading more fire over a forested area. The question is why.
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Should You Lay 'Buckets of Water' Out For Wildlife Escaping Wildfires?

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Arturo Garcia
Dec 7, 2017 While people naturally want to help animals, experts advise that "it's just better not to have a ...
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Did Goodwill Offer Free Supplies to Wildfire Victims Throughout California?

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Dan MacGuill
Nov 14, 2018 Various local Goodwills in California were offering assistance to residents forced to flee the C ...
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Did California Governor Jerry Brown Veto a Wildfire Management Bill, Increasing the Risk of Wildfires?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov 13, 2018 A conservative political web site drew a link between the Democrat's rejection of a legislative ...
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Does the 2017 Tax Plan Eliminate Deduction for Losses from Wildfires, Other Natural Disasters?

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David Emery
Dec 8, 2017 Blowback against the proposed elimination of deductions for personal losses caused by natural di ...
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Were Illegal Immigrants Arrested for Starting California Wildfires?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 20, 2017 A series of articles fervently blamed immigrants and Muslims for devastating California fires -- ...
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Burnt hillside looking over undamaged residential area

Did 'Mexican Drug Cartels' Start the California Wildfires?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 17, 2017 Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the ...
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Dolly Parton Establishes Fund for Gatlinburg Locals After Fire

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Kim LaCapria
Dec 1, 2016 East Tennessee native Dolly Parton has established a fund to assist residents of Gatlinburg and ...
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