{"id":2002652,"date":"2023-08-16T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conspiracy-theorists-blame-space-lasers-and-oprah-for-deadly-maui-fires\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:26:48","slug":"conspiracy-theorists-blame-space-lasers-and-oprah-for-deadly-maui-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conspiracy-theorists-blame-space-lasers-and-oprah-for-deadly-maui-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Conspiracy theorists accuse space lasers and Oprah for Maui fires."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconspiracy-theorists-blame-space-lasers-and-oprah-for-deadly-maui-fires%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Maui Wildfires<\/h2>\n<p>Since the deadly fires in Maui\u2064 broke out \u2063last week, exacerbated by a dry \u200bsummer season and driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-ian-strengthens-to-category-3-storm-heads-for-dangerous-strike-on-florida\/\" title=\"Hurricane Ian Strengthens to Category 3 Storm, Heads for Dangerous Strike on Florida\">hurricane-force winds<\/a>, a number \u2062of conspiracy theories have\u200b been floated \u200das \u2064to the\u200d root cause of the devastation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/15\/maui-wildfires-spark-conspiracy-theories-about-space-lasers-oprah-land-grabs-and-suspicious-trees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One such theory<\/a> \u2062 tied television super host \u200dOprah \u2062Winfrey\u200d to the deadly blaze even as she has visited shelters, \u2064donated her money \u2062and \u2064time\u200d over the last week and \u2064promised to\u2062 continue to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Winfrey, as some\u200d have \u200bpointed out, has\u2062 personal ties to Maui \u2014 she owns some 2,000 acres on \u200bthe island and resides there part time \u2014 and has promised a large donation \u201conce all \u200cthe smoke and \u2062ash has settled\u2062 and we figure \u2063out what the rebuilding is going \u2064to\u2064 look like.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oprah Winfrey, who owns\u2063 2,000 acres of land on Maui and \u200clives \u2062there\u2062 part time, says\u200b she is going to make a major donation \u200dtowards recovery efforts \u201conce all \u2062the smoke and ash has settled and we figure out what the rebuilding is going to look like.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tqoSh41xL\">pic.twitter.com\/5tqoSh41xL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1690877090416214016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Matt Wallace noted that although Winfrey\u2019s land was threatened, it was not burned \u2014 and he saw \u2064a parallel to the\u200c 2017 Montecito fire that forced the veteran TV host to evacuate but ultimately left her property unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIN THE LAST FEW YEARS SHE\u200d HAS GONE FROM ABOUT 100 ACRES OF LAND IN MAUI TO OVER 1000 ACRES!\u201d Wallace\u200b claimed. \u201cThen All of \u200dA Sudden Out of Nowhere A Fire Comes And Destroys Many Homes Near Her But Her \u2062Land\u200b Remains Untouched! SOUND FAMILIAR?!?!?!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f Oprah Winfrey Has Been Buying Up Land in Maui \u200bLike Crazy \u26a0\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 520-acre\u2064 plot for $3.89 million\u2062 (2023)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 330\u200d acres for $2.47 million (2023)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 Two 10-acre swaths of land for $100,000 each (2022)<\/p>\n<p>IN THE LAST FEW YEARS SHE HAS GONE FROM ABOUT 100 ACRES OF LAND IN MAUI TO\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6kIrnJWh0\">pic.twitter.com\/a6kIrnJWh0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt\u200d Wallace (@MattWallace888) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWallace888\/status\/1690881619391840256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He alleged that basically the\u200b same thing had happened in 2017, saying that Winfrey \u200dhad continued to buy up\u200c land after the fires and mudslides damaged properties near hers.<\/p>\n<p>As for\u200c the \u2064means by which the fires were started, \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-officials-acknowledge-uncertainty-in-defending-against-hypersonic-missiles\/\" title=\"Pentagon admits difficulty in defending against hypersonic missiles.\">direct energy weapon<\/a> (DEW) \u2014 commonly referred to as a \u201cspace laser\u201d \u2014 was the most common\u2062 suggestion among conspiracy theorists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maui wildfires spark conspiracy theories about space-lasers, Oprah \u2063land\u200d grabs, and suspicious trees <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikhuskmH8z\">https:\/\/t.co\/ikhuskmH8z<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qTaFBaexjg\">pic.twitter.com\/qTaFBaexjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York \u2062Post (@nypost)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1691603097754194157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conspiracy-theorists-blame-space-lasers-and-oprah-for-deadly-maui-fires\/\" title=\"Conspiracy theorists accuse space lasers and Oprah for Maui fires.\">direct energy weapon \u200bassault<\/a> on the \u2063people. And I say that because\u200b my \u2064friend in \u200bHawaii showed a laser\u2064 beam coming out \u200dof the sky directly targeting the city,\u201d one\u2063 person claimed.<\/p>\n<p>TV host Ben Hansen \u2063criticized the conspiracy theories, saying, \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">It\u2019s a shame that some \u200cpeople feel the need to\u200d hoax \u2063or participate in what I call \u2018fraudulent reattribution\u2019 by linking old media to recent \u2064events (i.e. the \u200b <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Maui<\/span> <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">fires<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">  being caused \u2063by <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">space<\/span> <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">lasers<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">). It\u2019s deceitful &#038; distracting to the story of real families mourning their loss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s a shame that some people feel the need to\u200c hoax or participate\u2063 in what I call &#8220;fraudulent reattribution&#8221; \u2062by linking old\u2064 media to recent\u2064 events (i.e. the Maui fires being\u200b caused by space\u200b lasers). It&#8217;s deceitful &#038; distracting to the\u2062 story of real families mourning their loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Hansen (@BenHansen00) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenHansen00\/status\/1691693407121666559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Maui<\/span> <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">fire<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">  is \u200btragic.\u2063 Thus far the leading \u200bhypothesis on social media as to the cause of the <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">fire<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">  is a <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">space<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">-based <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">laser<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">  weapon\u2063 from \u2063China or\u2064 Oprah. God\u2063 help\u2062 us all,\u201d Dan Collins added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Maui fire is tragic.\u2064 Thus far \u200dthe\u200b leading \u2064hypothesis on social media as\u200b to\u200d the cause of the fire is a space-based \u2063laser \u2064weapon from\u200b China or Oprah. God help \u2064us all. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V1vZwvieyM\">pic.twitter.com\/V1vZwvieyM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Collins (@DanCollins2011) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCollins2011\/status\/1691020514989363200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Devastation and Government Response<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/only-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildfires in Maui<\/a> devastated the historic city\u2062 of Lahaina and \u2064claimed over 100 lives. The death toll is expected to rise as hundreds \u2063are still missing. President Joe Biden, after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/reporters-have-questions-about-maui-wildfires-biden-smiles-waves-and-skips-town\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bumpy few days<\/a> during which he claimed\u2063 to \u200bhave \u201cno comment\u201d on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">rising death toll<\/a>, has promised that the federal government will offer \u200bevery possible assistance Maui might need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery asset they need will be there\u200b for them,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAnd we\u2019ll be there in Maui as long as it\u200c takes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thus far,\u200b experts\u200b believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/video-footage-shows-downed-power-lines-possibly-caused-maui-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downed power \u2062lines<\/a> started at least one of the \u2062fires \u2014 which then\u200c raged out of control after hurricane-force winds \u200bsent sparks\u200b flying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the Maui fires erupted last week, worsened by a dry summer and hurricane-force winds, various conspiracy theories have emerged regarding the cause. One theory implicates TV host Oprah Winfrey in the devastating fire, despite her recent visit to the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2002653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2002652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2002653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2002652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2002652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2002652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}