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2023-08-13 08:49:10 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The post author is pushing the conspiracy theory that directed energy weapons were the cause of the Maui fires. The photograph does not provide evidence of these weapons. The body damage on the blue car’s bumper is not evidence of anything and may have occurred at any point. https://www.newsweek.com/hawaii-wildfires-spark-conspiracy-theory-about-directed-energy-weapons-1819271

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• The post author is pushing the conspiracy theory that directed energy weapons were the cause of the Maui fires. The photograph does not provide evidence of these weapons. The body damage on the blue car’s bumper is not evidence of anything and may have occurred at any point. https://www.newsweek.com/hawaii-wildfires-spark-conspiracy-theory-about-directed-energy-weapons-1819271