1. Una "Tormenta de Fuego" de Mentiras.
Los usuarios describen la desinformación sobre los incendios de California como una plaga que se propaga con la misma velocidad y peligro que las llamas, creando un desastre informativo paralelo a la catástrofe ambiental.
- Further to my mini rant about disinformation. Just look at the literal firestorm of disinformation about the california wildfires.
- Seems like disinformation and misdirection is proliferating faster than the california wildfires.
- The disinformation regarding the la fires on x spread faster than the fires. I watched posts and replies that were blatant lies and propaganda appear faster than factual information from the start.
- “disinformation has become its own wildfire… that’s the greater threat we face at the moment… when cooperation is essential to overcome the massive forces of nature, we get finger-pointing. When our safety requires accurate data and information, we get lies”.
2. La Desinformación como Arma Política.
Se acusa directamente a Donald Trump, Elon Musk, el Partido Republicano (GOP) y el movimiento MAGA de orquestar una campaña deliberada de desinformación. El objetivo, según los textos, es culpar a los demócratas y al gobernador Gavin Newsom por la catástrofe, sembrar el caos y desviar la atención de la causa principal: el cambio climático.
- 1/ california is being devastated by wildfires, and the incoming trump admin, republicans, right-wing media, and the owner of this platform are flooding the conversation with disinformation—blaming democrats instead of addressing the truth: climate change is fueling this devastation.
- 1/5 : let’s be clear: disinformation about the california wildfires isn’t accidental—it’s a deliberate, shameful tactic used by trump and a lying gop. They weaponize lies to sow chaos and fear.
- Elon musk and donald trump spread disinformation as wildfires rage in the la area / the usual suspects have decided to blame the fires on democrats and dei.
- The maga universe just sees the disaster as a chance to advance their agenda against california rather than trying to help people.
3. Narrativas Falsas y Teorías de Conspiración.
Las falsedades difundidas incluyen culpar a las políticas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI), recortes presupuestarios inexistentes al departamento de bomberos y una supuesta "resolución de declaración de agua" que habría limitado los recursos hídricos para combatir los incendios.
- As los angeles burns, we’re seeing a conflagration of lies and disinformation bad-faith actors, including donald trump, are blaming the outcome on “diversity” in the fire department and a nonexistent “water declaration resolution.”.
- The disinformation campaign re la fires being caused by funding cuts (0.2% of budget) by a “dei mayor” are reaching media saturation.
- Donald trump is once again spreading disinformation about california’s wildfires, blaming gov. Newsom for a claim there’s a scarcity of water to fight the fires b/c newsom is holding it back to protect smelt. False.
- I saw some "give people in masks are running around starting fires" posted on ig via some neighborhood group. I remember when those lies started during the 2020 fires too, hate disinformation so much.
4. Consecuencias en el Mundo Real.
La desinformación tiene un impacto tangible y peligroso: obstaculiza la labor de los equipos de emergencia, obliga a los funcionarios a desviar tiempo y recursos valiosos para desmentir bulos, siembra desconfianza en las autoridades y pone en riesgo la seguridad pública durante un desastre activo.
- More disinformation. Just heard that disinformation is causing many problems for fire officials & emergency management. They're wasting precious time on correcting disinformation instead of important work. Sad day.
- No region should have to deal with disinformation during a disaster. It happened during our blizzard, the maui wildfires, and now the la fires. Sharing of disinformation only results in officials having to address it, when their sole focus should be the emergency.
- The speed with which maga spreads disinformation is becoming a significant impediment to disaster response by state and federal agencies. Disinformation sows confusion, corrodes trust between victims and rescuers.
- This has become a serious blight on public safety in national disasters and emergencies.
5. La Lucha por los Hechos.
En respuesta a la avalancha de falsedades, el gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, lanzó un sitio web oficial llamado "California Fire Facts". Esta plataforma fue creada específicamente para contrarrestar la desinformación con datos verificados y hechos, convirtiéndose en una herramienta central para la ciudadanía y los medios.
- Even newsom has put out a website of fire facts to counteract this.
- Governor newsom’s site to counter right-wing disinformation about the la fires. It’s such an absolute disgrace that we live in a reality where reality is completely ignored and disasters are politicized and outright lied about to push an authoritarian agenda.
- It’s a shame that the california government had to take the time to fight disinformation rather than just fighting fires, but this is a lot of good information.
- Newsom is very good at this - he has launched a website to combat disinformation about the california wildfires. Refer to it liberally when dealing with maga relatives and associates.