Despite the insistence of several apocalyptic films ("Escape from LA" among them), the Hollywood Sign has never caught fire.

Experts say social media plays a role in spreading misinformation during natural disasters; share tips on how to identify it.

Is the Hollywood Sign on fire? As wildfires rage across Los Angeles County, dramatic images showing the iconic landmark engulfed in flames have gone viral, sparking concern among residents and ...

As other landmarks have been severely damaged or destroyed by the wildfires in Los Angeles County, AI-generated images and videos appearing to show the iconic Hollywood Sign on fire have ...

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.

As firefighters worked to contain multiple deadly fires across the Los Angeles area, the Sunset Fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills area late Wednesday evening, not far from the Hollywood Sign.

Viral AI images falsely showing the Hollywood sign ablaze sparked panic, highlighting the dangers of fake news.

The Sunset Fire started as a brush fire in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills amid windstorm conditions. By mid-Thursday morning, ...

The posts came as fast-moving blazes swept through Los Angeles, causing several fatalities and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. A vast firefighting operation continued for ...

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“Stop with the Bull—, people are losing everything. The Hollywood Sign on fire is a fake, stop reposting it,” wrote one person on X. Watch on Deadline “Great, there’s an AI-generated ...

The images online showing the Hollywood sign on fire are fake and were likely generated using artificial intelligence. As of Jan. 9, the fire had not reached Griffith Park, where the Hollywood ...