An expert on generative AI says the image is a fabrication. The chair of the group that maintains the sign says it was not affected by the fires.

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A growing number of celebrities have evacuated and/or lost their Southern California homes due to the devastating wildfires sweeping the region. “The entire city of Pacific Palisades is burning,” said Jamie Lee Curtis during an appearance on The Tonight Show.

The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing reside