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2023-08-19 07:18:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AF7E77EE202523E505841D0F894945633466D0C30A786AECFDE4F613387EA71A
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The image is unrelated to claims of directed-energy weapons (DEWs). The image is taken from a May 2023 video 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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