The claim: Marines ‘neutralized’ a FEMA convoy fleeing Maui wildfires

An Aug. 22 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a TikTok video of a woman reading a Real Raw News story aloud with a screenshot of the article in the background.

“United States Marines on Friday ‘neutralized’ a FEMA convoy that fled fire-stricken Lahaina for Haleakala National Park,” the woman reads.

The post was shared more than 3,000 times in two days.

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Our rating: False

A Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson says the claim is false. The claim originated from a website with a long history of publishing misinformation.

Story is from website known for misinformation

The claim is “completely false,” FEMA spokesperson Jeremy Edwards said in an email to USA TODAY.

The story, which was originally published Aug. 20 by Real Raw News, goes on to claim that after the Marines attacked the FEMA convoy, they downed a helicopter attempting to rescue the survivors from Mount Haleakala, the highest point on the Hawaiin island of Maui.

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Such an attack certainly would make headlines across the globe, but there have been no reputable news reports of it taking place.

USA TODAY reached out to the Marines for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

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