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Oprah Winfrey hired private firefighters to protect her Maui home.

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This is a really interesting statement. I definitely think Oprah had the resources to be able to hire private firefighters to protect her Maui home. But there is no evidence that she did.

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by Champion (14.6k points)

This claim is false. Winfrey does own a home in Maui, several miles away from where the fires took place, but there is no proof that she hired private firefighters to protect her land before the fires even happened. According to PolitiFact and Poynter, a spokesperson for Winfrey said that the claims aren't true. Although, this is a spokesperson, there is still no verification that Winfrey hired them. 

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ago by Newbie (300 points)

This is not a true claim, there is not actually evidence confirming that this is true. It was all just speculation because she owns a home that was near the maui fires. A spokesperson came out and stood up for Oprah dining these claims, that were circulating around. There was no evidence for this rumor to be started it most likely was someone on the internet who wanted to create some controversy against Oprah.https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/oprah-winfrey-house-in-hawaii/ 

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