Alleged article on celebrities painting houses blue in Maui goes viral, deepens online conspiracy

Ever since a devastating wildfire ravaged Maui on August 8, the internet has teemed with several bizarre conspiracy theories. For example, netizens believe government officials were involved in spreading the fires, as one of them didn’t allow the sirens to go off while the other delayed water delivery to try to put out the fires until it was too late.

However, the two most viral and bizarre conspiracy theories include the launching of direct energy weapons (DEW) or laser beams, which caused an explosion and in turn led to the inferno. There is also speculation that elite property owners on Maui have conspired with real estate investors and developers to take land from Native peoples through a targeted fire.

For a long time, the last two conspiracy theories were considered independent of each other. Recently, however, internet experts have been wondering if there might be a connection between them. In fact, the most recent claim is that the fire on Maui was caused by direct energy weapons programmed not to target blue objects in their trajectory.

The theory came about when an X user with the username @WallStreetApes made a post over the weekend claiming that the direct energy weapons’ lasers were programmed to only attack objects of different wavelengths, other than anything a blue color has.

In fact, he’s attached a TikTok video supporting his theory, showing a laser hit on a yellow, red, blue, green, and white cloth, destroying all but the blue. The user remarked:

“Laser weapons can be programmed for different wavelengths. There was something blue they didn’t want to burn… The Maui, Lahaina, and Hawaii fires were a planned attack!!”

The conspiracy theory emerged in the wake of viral blue umbrellas escaping the fire while those around them burned to the core. Subsequently, another X user dug up an image of an article that appears to be from October 2022 and is headlined:

“Why the hell do celebs paint their Maui homes all the same weird shade of blue?”

This image further fueled the conspiracy theory, as social media users now believed the celebrities who own real estate on Maui knew about the fires in advance and were even part of the DEW plot to take land from locals.

However, it must be noted that a notice below the article has now warned users that the image is fake.

Netizens are reacting to the article about celebrities painting houses blue on Maui

The image of the article titled “Why the heck do celebs paint their Maui homes all the same weird shade of blue?” was first shared on X by @bretfebibljesus. The image features Oprah Winfrey’s photo on one side and a blue-roofed house on the other. Below, the Mystery section is mentioned, followed by the surprising headline.

The picture also reveals the names of several celebrities including Obama, Clinton, Hanks, DeGeneres, Tiegen, Kid Rock and Oprah. The alleged authors are Mikki Brammer and Elizabeth Fazzare, along with the publication date October 18, 2022. However, no source was given, not even a link to the original article.

While a review stated that there was “no post” by the named authors as of that date other than an Architectural Digest article on interior design trends, netizens still believe the elites and celebrities were blown away by the alleged launch of the DEW knew it was programmed not to hit anything blue in its path, which is why they chose this particular hue for their Maui properties.

A netizen who supports the conspiracy. (Image via X/OldWiseMan) A netizen verifies that blue can indeed avoid laser trajectories. (Image via X/SONS OF GOD) A netizen asks if blue is actually laser proof. (Image via X/EK47.LLC.) One netizen calls the DEW-Blue conspiracy interesting. (Image via X/Sherwin Edwards) One netizen says that blue color lasers don’t work well. (Image via X/NotTotallyHere)

Some netizens knew better than to blindly believe @bretfebibljesus’ post. So they went looking for the article and couldn’t find the link anywhere on the internet. In fact, it appeared that the article never existed and may have been altered.

Additionally, people found out that the named authors were involved with lifestyle website Architectural Digest, and the only article they wrote that day was headlined, “These are the top five interior design trends of 2022 so far.”

This is how netizens reacted to the fake image below the post on X that first reported it.

A netizen finds the true source of the altered image. (Image via X/wakethepeoples) A ​​netizen shared that she couldn’t find the article. (Image via X/Sandra Weeden) One netizen called the article a fake. (Image via X/CryptoAcid) A netizen questions the source of the article. (Image via X/drawandstrike)

The Economics Times notes that the new Maui conspiracy theory may be based on “Project Blue Beam,” another 1990s conspiracy theory that claimed NASA and the United Nations were attempting to create a “New Age religion.” create to take control of the world.

The project’s purpose was believed to be to abolish traditional religions and replace them with a single one, destroy national identities to establish world pride, and override the family system to ensure that individuals could live for a one-world -government work.

As conspiracy theories continue to gain ground online, it’s important to note that no real evidence has been found to support them. However, the exact cause of the Maui fire still remains a mystery. Government officials said the cause was the strong winds and dry, drought-like conditions caused by Category 4 Hurricane Dora.

As of Tuesday, 114 people have been confirmed dead, more than 850 are missing, and billions of dollars in property damage has occurred on Maui.