On the morning of Jan. 7, 2025, a fire began to spread through the Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood located outside of Los Angeles. Additional blazes began to break out in the area later that night. At least 25 people died in the infernos, while over 12,300 structures were destroyed. Fires in the region still haven't been fully contained, at the time of this writing.
Snopes has been hard at work fact-checking claims that have spread about the wildfires. Some claims have centered on images allegedly related to the fires, like videos and photos purporting to show the Hollywood sign on fire (fake). Other claims are more complicated and center on responses to the blazes by elected officials, like the accusation that the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget had been cut by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Here is every claim we've fact-checked about the L.A. fires so far:
