Images and videos purporting to show the historic Hollywood sign engulfed in flames are spreading across X and other social media platforms as wildfires rage through Los Angeles, California. But ...

No, the Hollywood sign is not on fire. The images circulating online that appear to show the sign on fire were generated by AI, and the sign itself is relatively safe from the flames at this point ...

AI-generated images falsely show the Hollywood sign on fire. Maps of the Southern California wildfires show the Sunset Fire hasn’t reached Griffith Park.

Jeff Zarrinnam, chair of the Hollywood Sign Trust, told Forbes magazine that the landmark is so far safe. Zarrinnam said the false posts being shared online were likely AI-generated images and videos.

The Sunset Fire in the wooded area of Hollywood Hills began at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Here's what to know about the iconic Hollywood Sign landmark.

HOLLYWOOD -- Hollywood residents awoke Sunday morning to find the iconic Hollywood sign had been altered to read "Hollyweed" in an apparent New Year's Day prank.

AI-generated images falsely show the Hollywood sign on fire. Maps of the Southern California wildfires show the Sunset Fire hasn’t reached Griffith Park.

AI-generated images falsely show the Hollywood sign on fire. Maps of the Southern California wildfires show the Sunset Fire hasn’t reached Griffith Park.

AI-generated images falsely show the Hollywood sign on fire. Maps of the Southern California wildfires show the Sunset Fire hasn’t reached Griffith Park.

AI-generated images falsely show the Hollywood sign on fire. Maps of the Southern California wildfires show the Sunset Fire hasn’t reached Griffith Park.