evidence: If Your Time is short - Claims that directed energy weapons were used to start recent fires in Hawaii are unfounded. Fires can spread quickly and overwhelm vegetation, structures and cars. A recent Instagram post perpetuates the debunked conspiracy theory that "direct energy weapons" were used to intentionally start recent wildfires in Hawaii. [...] Directed energy weapons are real and use energy fired at light speed: Think high-energy lasers and high-powered microwave weapons that use concentrated electromagnetic energy. Countries including the United States have been researching the use of these weapons, but we’ve already fact-checked and rated false claims that "Hawaii is being attacked by direct energy weapons."