No, This Video Doesn't Show a 'Directed Energy Weapon' Attack on Maui

[ericc]

A conspiracy theory that went viral during the Maui wildfires in August 2023 that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island and killed at least 90 people posited that the fires were purposely started using directed energy weapons ("space lasers," basically), which were also a favorite conspiracist bogeyman during the California wildfires of 2021.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-direct-energy-weapon-attack-maui/

As of this writing, Maui authorities have not yet specified an exact cause for the August 2023 wildfires on the island

[b1slickguy]

The POTUS staff is "laser-focused" on the situation.

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