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Conspiracy theories are blaming the scale of L.A. wildfire destruction on DEI efforts

By Lisa Hagen
Published January 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM EST

Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.

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Lisa Hagen
Lisa Hagen is a reporter at NPR, covering conspiracism and the mainstreaming of extreme or unconventional beliefs. She's interested in how people form and maintain deeply held worldviews, and decide who to trust.