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How misinformation spread alongside LA wildfires

A year ago, fires tore through Los Angeles, killing 31 people in the Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods. Media and legal experts say that as fast as the fires spread, so did misinformation about them.

NPR’s Julia Simon reports from the Palisades.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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