VERDICT False. The image does not show a blue-roofed house that withstood fires in California. Experts said the image was likely AI-generated. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

On Jan. 9, 2025, about two days after the onset of the deadly Pacific Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles, Associated Press (AP) photographer Mark J. Terrill captured an image that would go viral as ...