- More than 60 people missing after Maui fires, not 1,000 children

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- More than 60 people missing after Maui fires, not 1,000 children
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More than a month after deadly wildfires ravaged the community of Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii, an Instagram post claims that

"Over 1,000 missing children in Maui," reads the text in the Sept. 10This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. Featured Fact-checkBut we found no credible evidence to support the claim in the post.

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