evidence: - Claims about directed energy weapons starting the fires in Hawaii are unfounded. [...] The Instagram post sharing the video suggests the recent wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, were started by a "directed energy weapon." [...] 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 researched the use of these weapons, but we’ve already fact-checked and rated false claims that "Hawaii is being attacked by direct energy weapons."