Posts recirculate old video of prescribed burn amid California wildfires

Deadly wildfires erupted amid a heatwave in the US state of California in September 2022, but social media posts claim a video shows such blazes are intentionally set. This is false; the clip depicts a helitorch, a tool that officials use to help prevent extreme fires.

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