A social media post claimed a photo showing a streak of light above flames on the ground is proof that a “direct energy weapon” was used to start the fires in Hawaii. But the photo has been used since 2018 in other baseless claims.
If Your Time is shortOne photo showing a ground fire and a beam of light in the sky above has been circulating online in other baseless claims since 2018.Five-year-old images are being shared in social media posts as proof that the government is using"direct energy weapons," such as lasers, to intentionally start the deadly fires that have recently ravaged Hawaii.. The video narrator said the Hawaii fires were caused by a"direct energy weapon assault.
Hawaii officials said Aug. 10 that they don’t yet know what caused the wildfires that have swept across the island of Maui and killed more than 50 people. Dry conditions, combined with low humidity and high winds, set the stage for the fires to spread, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, commander general of the Hawaii Army National Guard,The Instagram video narrator said a friend in Hawaii sent him a photo that"shows a laser beam coming out of the sky directly targeting the city." He then referred to baseless claims about government weather modification programs that he said spray highly flammable chemicals like aluminum into the sky.
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