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2023-08-19 16:11:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B6922B8B6B2E5DFF9957E5CC8A9DDD744535BC2E8A28A70E296C4E7A12AF0645
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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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