Image shows aftermath of SpaceX launch, not weapon starting Hawaii fires
Facts And Fact Checking,Wildfires,Hawaii,Environment,Disaster
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An Aug. 10 Facebook post shows a beam of light connecting the ground and sky, with smoke billowing around it and a body of water in front of it.
“This photo is circulating social media. Apparently, this beam was captured before the Hawaii fires,” the post reads in part. “Can anyone confirm?”
Commenters took it to be presenting a cause for the fires.
"This has ALL the hallmarks of a DEW (directed-energy weapon)," one said.
The post was shared more than 40 times in one day. An Aug. 10 Rumble post with the same image was shared more than 400 times on Facebook.
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