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How the rapid spread of misinformation pushed Oregon lawmakers to kill the state’s wildfire risk map
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
In the end, what’s most remarkable about the campaign against Oregon’s wildfire map isn’t that misinformation found an audience.
By building its own map, Oregon could use local input and make adjustments as it went along.
On Facebook, more than 6,000 people joined a private group, ODF Wildfire Risk Map Support, a base of opposition.
Jason Horton, a spokesperson for Oregon’s insurance regulator, told ProPublica the agency has not substantiated any complaints.
A First Street spokesperson also said the group doesn’t use Oregon’s map.
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