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2023-08-19 22:43:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2AC2F2ACA0BA04B3470B0DEB97C41DE7C5ADE5C2D0B917851324EB035DB5D611
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Video is unrelated to claims of directed-energy weapons (DEWs). The video is from May 2023 and shows the explosion of an electrical transformer in Chile. The supposed "laser beam" is simply a lens flare. https://observers.france24.com/en/americas/20230817-watch-out-for-these-images-fuelling-a-conspiracy-theory-about-the-hawaii-fires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuqA8bEhYZQ
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