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LA Times article on California fires contains major county name errors

Weather researcher flags factual errors on social media

1 Sep 13 3:40 PM · 10d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

A meteorologist on Mastodon publicly called out the article's errors, noting that there is no "Montecito County" in California, that two of the fires are actually in Monterey County (not Mendocino), and that the acreage figures do not match either location.

“Fielding questions re: this article w/bizarre factual errors. First, there's no "Montecito County" in CA. Second, 2 fires are actually in *Monterey,* & 3rd in *Mendocino*.”

weatherwest@mastodon.social

Jack Flemming LA Times reporterLos Angeles Times News outletweatherwest@mastodon.social Meteorologist / social media user

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  1. 3 outlets Three Montecito County fires near Big Sur have burned nearly 60,000 acres

    first by Mastodon, 11d ago · also LA Times, LA Times California

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