On Friday, the FBI responded, saying , "reports that extremists are setting wildfires in Oregon are untrue." That specific claim had been amplified by "Q" — the anonymous person or people behind QAnon — only 12 hours earlier. In the post that included Romero's tweet, "Q" suggested the fires were linked to "highly coordinated ... domestic terrorism." The Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Oregon also took to Facebook on Thursday asking people not to spread false information. One example is a story circulating that varies about what group is involved as to setting fires and arrests being made," they wrote, adding, "THIS IS NOT TRUE!"

Source: CNN September 11, 2020 13:30 UTC