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SkepticEnglish • 8 months ago

Newest nonsense: Directed energy weapons started the Texas wildfires

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Newest nonsense: Directed energy weapons started the Texas wildfires

www.politifact.com

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SkepticEnglish • 8 months ago

Directed energy weapons didn’t start Texas wildfires

www.politifact.com

After wildfires broke out in Texas, the largest in the state’s history, a familiar conspiracy theory began circulating o

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@mrfriki
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Gullible people will always need something to believe in.
- Che Banana
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  Texas has a few of them
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    Texas Education system curriculum: football, religion, and maybe some other sports.

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