**Viral News Snippet:**

Viral News Snippet:

🚨🚨 FAKE ALERT: “Simi Valley Fire Was Started by Homeless Encampment Military-Grade Arson Plot” 🚨🚨

Reality Check: A video circulating on TikTok claiming the Simi Valley fire was a “coordinated attack” by a “militarized homeless arson squad” is 100% FALSE. The footage is actually from a 2023 training exercise by the Ventura County Fire Department and a separate unrelated grass fire from 2021.

What’s really happening: The Simi Valley Fire (officially the “Ridge Fire”) was caused by a downed power line during high winds on Monday. Firefighters contained 95% of it within 12 hours. No homeless encampments were involved, no arrests were made, and the claim of “military-grade incendiaries” has been debunked by the Simi Valley Police Department and CAL FIRE.

Verdict: FAKE. Don’t share this video. It’s fear-mongering designed to mislead.