Days after massive wildfires broke out in Los Angeles on January 7, 2025, social media users shared an image of an Oscar statuette with a false claim that it was found in a destroyed home.

The sword-wielding Oscar is scuffed up and missing some bronze and gold plating; the black film reel he’s standing on is melted and misshapen. The presumption is that the statuette survived a fire in ...

Days after massive wildfires broke out in Los Angeles on January 7, 2025, social media users shared an image of an Oscar statuette with a false claim that it was found in a destroyed home. The picture ...