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FBI: rumors of extremists setting fires untrue, harmful to first responders

Law enforcement agencies throughout Pacific Northwest ask people to stop sharing false information linking arsonists to wildfires

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The Portland branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a statement today regarding false reports of extremists setting wildfires in Oregon. 

“With our state and local partners, the FBI has investigated several such reports and found them to be untrue,” the FBI Portland branch stated in a news release sent to media Friday, Sept. 11. “Conspiracy theories and misinformation take valuable resources away from local fire and police agencies working around the clock to bring these fires under control. Please help our entire community by only sharing validated information from official sources.”

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