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2023-08-19 09:00:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4E3B1687FD81C422D9D9DD14591F2B7507AF5AE689E892AC9B65870FB8D567E7
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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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