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Esta foto de bomberos con una imagen de la Virgen María fue tomada en Serbia, no en Los Ángeles

By Maria Briceño
January 16, 2025
“Bomberos que combaten los incendios en Los Ángeles sostienen imagen de Nuestra Madre Santísima”.
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1-7-2025 Palisades Wildfire LA

Fact-check: Is the federal government treating California and North Carolina disasters differently?

January 16, 2025
“So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.”
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Two clips in a Facebook video don’t show Los Angeles wildfires; they were taken in other countries

By Loreben Tuquero
January 16, 2025
Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.”
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1-16-2025, Incendio Los Angeles Palisades

Video muestra a bomberos de Los Ángeles usando equipo profesional, no “bolsos de mujer”

January 16, 2025
“El Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles está utilizando bolsos de mujer para recoger agua en su lucha contra el incendio”.
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No hay evidencia que el ejército de EE.UU. se preparó para entrar a Venezuela y derrocar a Maduro

By Maria Briceño
January 16, 2025
“El ejército de Los Estados Unidos se encuentra preparado para entrar a Venezuela a derrocar la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro”.
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Sun rises behind Palisades neighborhood home destroyed by California wildfires, 1-12-2025

Biden isn’t providing Los Angeles wildfire victims only $770. Other federal aid is available.

January 15, 2025
The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Sun rises behind Palisades neighborhood home destroyed by California wildfires, 1-12-2025

No, the FBI didn’t arrest the owner of a company purportedly responsible for the Los Angeles fires

January 15, 2025
“The FBI has arrested the owner of the company responsible for the fires in Los Angeles.”
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Sun rises behind Palisades neighborhood home destroyed by California wildfires, 1-12-2025

No, images of trees standing amid wildfire destruction aren’t evidence of directed energy weapons

January 15, 2025
Trees still standing amid wildfire damage in the Los Angeles area are evidence of directed energy weapons.
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Taylor Swift, 10-7-24

No, this image doesn’t show Elon Musk, Taylor Swift at a production facility

January 15, 2025
Photo shows Elon Musk and Taylor Swift visiting “production facilities” for an energy-saving device.
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Clip doesn’t show ‘Israeli tourists celebrating’ Los Angeles fires. It shows a 2024 Switzerland fire

By Loreben Tuquero
January 15, 2025
Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.
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This image of an Oscar statuette destroyed in Los Angeles fires is AI-generated

January 15, 2025
An image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires.
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