Posted on 08/24/2023 10:14:20 AM PDT by nickcarraway
An unsubstantiated online conspiracy theory is blaming Oprah Winfrey for the devastating wildfires in Maui, where the TV host owns a property.
Wildfires began sweeping through the Hawaiian island last week, fueled by Hurricane Dora. The number of fatalities stands at 111 so far, with over 1,000 people still missing.
West Maui in particular was ravaged by blazes, including the seaside town of Lahaina, an hour away from where the 69-year-old Winfrey owns a ranch.
The media mogul was spotted supporting survivors at an emergency shelter at Wailuku's War Memorial Complex, where a CBS News crew filmed her handing out supplies. However, she was slammed for attempting to bring cameras inside the evacuation center. The CBS news crew was denied entry by staff members, but Winfrey later returned alone to help out.
Oprah Winfrey is seen in January 2023. The media mogul currently owns more than 2,000 acres of property in Maui.
The incident led to swift backlash online, with one social media user seeming to accuse the star of sparking the wildfires near her property in a bid to purchase land for herself. The former talk show host currently owns 2,000 acres of land on Maui, including 897 acres of agricultural land purchased earlier this year for $6.6 million.
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I’m not an Oprah fan, but I seriously doubt she would do something like this. This is unsubstantiated speculation passing for journalism. This is the kind of crap that gives journalism its bad name.
Oprah’s property is near Hana where it rains every single day. Lahaina is on the leeward side of the island where rain is rare even during the rainy season.
Oprah did it. She was directing the DEW targeting also.
6.6 million dollars for 897 acres in Hawaii? That’s $7,357 per acre.
Okra and Suckerburg ready to buy up more land and help the little brown island people
I don’t feel sorry for her at all that this conspiracy theory is going around. It may actually be true.
Let’s just wait a year or so and see what kind of property transactions take place involving her.
Property on the Hawaiian islands varies greatly in price depending on where it is and how close you are to the water.
On the Big Island you can actually buy pretty cheap houses south of Hilo. The problem is you are buying down hill from an active volcano. So, some properties are 10% of what the same thing would be in another location.
I suspect the land that Oprah bought is up in elevation near or part of the big cattle ranch on Maui. There are no roads or utilities up there. So, it is probably range land.
It’s not a conspiracy theory if it’s happened
before. Cali fire part two.
Actually, "journalists" do a pretty good job of that themselves.
silly
“You get $700, you get $700, everybody gets $700!”
Check out the pre-fire details about the homeless problem on Maui:
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/06/06/mpd-brings-services-growing-west-maui-homeless-camp/
https://www.lahainanews.com/news/local-news/2022/12/02/ka-hale-a-ke-ola-receives-5-million-grant/
Why? If the media can float the conspiracy that DJT is a Russian operative, then surely The Oprah can be an arsonist.
I thought the “Oprah conspiracy” was nuts, but if Newsweek says it is false I may have to rethink my view.
;-)
Newsweek, wow, talk about hitting bottom.
Interesting, thanks.
i just don’t think this is a thing.
Oprah is in hot water with the wokes......they think she should give the land back that she “stole”.
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