No, viral images don’t show evidence of ‘directed energy weapons’ starting fires in Maui

Wildfires swept through western Maui, an island in Hawaii, on Aug. 8 and 9, destroying the historic town of Lahaina and devastating many other communities on the island. It is already the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century with more than 111 dead as of Aug. 18, but the rescue efforts continue so the death toll is expected to rise.

The exact cause of the Lahaina fire is unknown, although the risk of fire was high given dry conditions on the island. The uncertainty has fueled several conspiracy theories.

One of the most popular theories is that the fires started due to an attack from a directed energy weapon. There are at least three viral images of what appear to be laser beams people have shared as “evidence” of these purported directed energy weapons.

One image that appears to show an orange laser beam over an explosion has been viewed millions of times on X, formerly known as Twitter, and also went viral in a video posted to Instagram. Other popular posts appear to show a thin laser beam fired directly down at a forested area with smoke around its base. Yet another viral video purporting to show directed energy weapons appears to reveal a laser beam coming down at an angle to hit a building in a crowded town.

THE QUESTION
Do these three viral posts show evidence that directed energy weapons started the wildfires in Maui?

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[skec_the_rat]

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[danijelDL]

When I see “factcheckers” starting with a “no, its not true” I know 100% it is true. Thank you again for confirming.

[carlos-zrpt]

this video confirms the existence of energy weapons, they just wont admit to the use of them

[jacobstromburg]

Great to see nobody in the comments section is buying this.

[MoonriseJT-Official]

Explain to me why the boats burned down. The boats were away from the island of Maui, yet they still caught fire. How is this possible?

[stellaluna]

These energy weapons do exist. And they have to be tested

[stephenodubhlaoich]

Do wildfires typically turn people to ash that blows away in the wind? And during them..do police typically try to keep people blockaded in so they cant get away from them?

[RideLive]

Wild house fires because the forest remains intact.

[stephenodubhlaoich]

Saw a video of some high powered lasers going over a bunch of different colored cloths during an experiment and they all burned except for the blue one. Then with Maui I saw images of a few blue cars that were not destroyed like the others around them, and some blue umbrellas left standing amongst a bunch of charred debris too

[NsskMedia]

This thing has the power to set Fire randomly in any spot in earth and Blame it on Global warming, but the good thing is that they would never do such a thing to us🙄

[donjames]

She said researching, i think she meant testing.

[akadog]

Maui was a stagged event. You are next and I never said DEW. About one month ago, before the fire, the Governer signed an EO that if land is rezoned because of an emergency, the state could seize the land. How convenient.

[jaysilva]

Like the government says, theres nothing to see here folks! Go home!

[rizs]

Government did it so why tf do you expect the government to verify?

[andrewsoto]

They always have people like you trying to convince everyone it's not true!

[wes_stef]

bro of course if you ask the goverment they say not i wasnt weapons🤦🏼‍♂️

[ThmiiGii]

You have actually many videos and pictures from previous fires that show the houses burnt up and the trees next to it still standing . That should answer the question

[uniqueballard]

Funny how all the explosions had a beam above them

[GrabGo-yt]

Lmao you expect me to believe any of those sources😂

[getpaid]

Also weird how the mansions didnt burn. Just the poor areas. By poor i mean not millionaires.