As the western United States battles wildfires, authorities are also fighting misinformation that is affecting their ability to do their jobs. Here, we will share links to articles about the falsehoods.
At least six groups have issued warnings about the false rumors, including some asking the public to stop sharing the misinformation. Police and local officials on the West Coast are battling multiple raging fires. They're also fighting a wave of misinformation from false rumors spread in …
New York (CNN Business) — Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state. The pleas come as law enforcement agencies described 911 dispatchers being overrun with calls about a …
Social media posts claim members of Antifa, the far-left movement, have been arrested for setting fires in Oregon, a state on the US West Coast hit by …
In early September 2020, rumors spread across social media that wildfires on the West Coast, particularly Oregon, had been set by “antifa” — a rumor …
They weren't. Gabriel Trumbly, a Portland videographer who has spent roughly 90 of the past 100 days capturing the protests, wanted to take footage of …
SEATTLE (AP) — Emergency responders in the Pacific Northwest are fighting misinformation along with raging wildfires as people spread unsubstantiated social media posts blaming coordinated groups of arsonists from both the far left and far right for setting the blazes. The FBI said Friday that it’s …
In September 2020, as wildfires burned millions of acres across the western United States, social media users began circulating maps of those fires …
PORTLAND, Ore. — At least two employees of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office helped disseminate false information about anti-fascists starting …
Officials dealing with catastrophic fires on the West Coast have had to counter social media rumors that the blazes were set by antifascist activists, publicly pleading that people verify information before sharing it. Despite their efforts, misinformation about the origin of the fires — which have …
More than a week after wildfires began blazing in Oregon, Washington and California, false and exaggerated claims about the fires’ origins are still spreading like, well, wildfire. The latest, most viral rumor involves Domingo Lopez Jr., a 45-year-old man who was arrested in Portland, Ore., on …
The map shows red markers depicting where fires are burning in the states. There are no such markings north or south of the U.S. border. A screenshot …
