A Jan. 8 Threads post (direct link, archive link) appears to show flames surrounding a Los Angeles landmark. “The Hollywood sign is (sic) LA is now covered by fire,” text in the image reads.

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

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

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 ...

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

Iconic landmarks such as the Hollywood Sign were engulfed in smoke from the LA wildfires. See before and after photos of famous tourist hotspots.

Fires in Los Angeles threaten the iconic Hollywood sign. Thousands of firefighters are battling the flames tirelessly, but the Santa Ana winds are making their job incredibly difficult.

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 fires continue to burn through Southern California, some of the region's landmarks have been burned or destroyed by the ...

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