洛杉磯火災的相關錯誤訊息的傳播，尤其突顯了華文媒體的缺陷：多元觀點的貧乏，令聳動的文章和社交媒體貼文得以歪曲有關火災及其後果的種種事實。這些片面報道不但沒有提供平衡的視角，反而加劇了恐慌，助長虛假敘事並加深政治分歧。

“People were confused. It was almost as if both the fire and misinformation were too big to contain.”