Los Angeles authorities said a couple was arrested for impersonating firefighters after they attempted to enter an evacuation zone with a fake firetruck near the Palisades Fire area. The Los Angeles ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shared a warning with the public after fake social media accounts mimicking the agency began soliciting donations.Cal Fire said it does not ...

As news spread of fast-growing fires in Los Angeles last week, bogus images magnified the terror: The first fakes, some generated by AI, popped up on platforms like X and TikTok "within 24 hours," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dustin Nehl (pictured) and his wife Jennifer were arrested over the weekend for allegedly impersonating firefighters (Woodburn ...

An AI-generated image depicting a fake Hollywood sign on fire. Even with "Hollywood" spelled wrong, the image created panic as it spread across social media. (@WTP_REPORT | Annotation by NPR) As news ...