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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 5, 2025 a statement to the media:
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • October 7, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 30, 2025 X posts:
Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • July 1, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 3, 2025 social media posts:
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area fires were intentional to build a “smart city.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 10, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 18, 2025 social media posts:
“An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 19, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 15, 2025 an Instagram post:
“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 29, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 10, 2025 an Instagram post:
Video shows a “group of South African firefighters who have landed in Canada to make their way to LA, to help.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 21, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 15, 2025 a Facebook post:
“Whoopi Goldberg’s mansion in Los Angeles was destroyed in a wildfire, with damages estimated at millions of dollars.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 21, 2025
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on January 13, 2025 an Instagram post:
California wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • January 21, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2025 una publicación en Facebook:
Imágenes muestran animales heridos en los incendios de Los Ángeles.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 21, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 8, 2025 an Instagram post:
“All three California wild fires seem to start at the same time!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 17, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 9, 2025 a Facebook post:
Video shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 17, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 12, 2025 social media posts:
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • January 16, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 15, 2025 una publicación en Facebook:
“Bomberos que combaten los incendios en Los Ángeles sostienen imagen de Nuestra Madre Santísima”.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 16, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2025 a post on Facebook:
“So (Los Angeles), Hollywood, and California (get) 100% aid for the next 180 days while Western North Carolina got $750.”
False
By Madison Czopek • January 16, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2025 a Facebook post:
Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 16, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 14, 2025 a post on Instagram:
The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.
False
By Madison Czopek • January 15, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 11, 2025 an Instagram post:
“The FBI has arrested the owner of the company responsible for the fires in Los Angeles.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 10, 2025 a Facebook post:
Trees still standing amid wildfire damage in the Los Angeles area are evidence of directed energy weapons.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 14, 2025 an Instagram post:
Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 15, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 12, 2025 social media posts:
An image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • January 15, 2025
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