Fires Scorecard True 0% 1 Checks Mostly True 0% 0 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 9 Checks False 0% 80 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 6 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Fires X posts stated on November 15, 2025 in an X post: A pro-Donald Trump Montana town planned a “pedophile bonfire” in a park for burning Trump flags and MAGA hats. November 21, 2025 Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2025 in a statement to the media: “Portland is burning to the ground.” October 7, 2025 X posts stated on June 30, 2025 in X posts: Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family. July 1, 2025 Social Media stated on March 3, 2025 in social media posts: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area fires were intentional to build a “smart city.” By Loreben Tuquero • March 10, 2025 Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in social media posts: “An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.” February 19, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.” January 29, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2025 in a Facebook post: Video shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires. January 21, 2025 Viral image stated on January 10, 2025 in an Instagram post: Video shows a “group of South African firefighters who have landed in Canada to make their way to LA, to help.” January 21, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Whoopi Goldberg’s mansion in Los Angeles was destroyed in a wildfire, with damages estimated at millions of dollars.” January 21, 2025 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 13, 2025 in an Instagram post: California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.” By Caleb McCullough • January 21, 2025 Load More Latest Articles Verificamos lo que Donald Trump dijo en su inauguración presidencial By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • January 20, 2025 Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention? By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2025 What to know about the LA fire department’s budget and whether Mayor Karen Bass cut funding By Samantha Putterman • January 14, 2025 How climate change is making wildfires worse By Sara Swann • June 9, 2023 Trump Administration Approves California Fire Assistance, One Day After Rejecting It By Chris Nichols • October 16, 2020 Climate scientists reject Trump’s prediction ‘It’ll start getting cooler’ in California By Chris Nichols • September 14, 2020
