Fact-checked

The post implies that something suspicious is going on with Obama's Maui estate, which was not damaged in the fire.

ENDOn Aug. 14, a post (direct link, archived link) appeared on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a photo of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama implying that something suspicious is happening to their home in Hawaii, which was untouched by the state's flying forest.

"Urgent: Obama estate left untouched by Maui fires," the post reads. "Amid all the destruction in Hawaii, not a single blade of grass was burned on Obama's estate. "

In four days, the recording has been shared on X more than 5,000 times. A version of this claim has spread on Facebook.

"DEWing The DEW (Direct Energy Weapon)," reads one comment, referring to an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that direct energy weapons were used to intentionally set fires.

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Our assessment: Lack of context. The assertion that something other than geography is the reason for the invulnerability of Obama's home is incorrect. Several news outlets published photos of the former president on property on Oahu, which is on a separate island more than 100 miles from the Maui fires.

The Obama home is more than 160 miles from the Maui fires. As of Aug. 17, the Maui fire has killed at least 111 people, making it the deadliest fire in the U.S. in the last century.