Fake AI generated images are being used to trick the masses into thinking the Hollywood Sign is burning down - as deadly wildfires continue to devastated Los Angeles County, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

Images and videos purporting to show the historic Hollywood sign engulfed in flames are spreading across X and other social media platforms as wildfires rage through Los Angeles, California. But the visuals are fakes,

Social media users have been sharing fake images of the Hollywood sign burning as deadly wildfires raged across Los Angeles, but the famous landmark was not impacted, according to witnesses.