So, I called FBI Portland's Beth Anne Steele, who's name and contact info are at the top of the FBI press release, and asked her to check out her twitter feed and the replies. She was nice and polite and everything, but claims most of what they're seeing on social media is not accurate. I expressed concern that it's making the Bureau look out-of-touch and they might want to update the tweet because of the numerous first-hand accounts, local law enforcement reports of arson arrests, mainstream media reports etc. (It doesn't sound like to me like she has a clue about anything going on in the real world.) She reiterated that there are many inaccurate postings on social media. I encouraged her again to look at the replies to their twitter and consider updating their page and wished her a nice weekend. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-statement-on-misinformation-related-to-wildfires

Edit: Their press release doesn't say that there's no antifa involvement and no extremists setting fires, but rather that they investigated SEVERAL (of the many incidents) and found them to be untrue. Maybe it's worth while for us or /pol/ or put together an infographic of confirmed incidents and do the legwork for them since they don't seem to be able to distinguish between "conspiracy theories" and actual arson arrests worthy of follow-up.

So, I called FBI Portland's Beth Anne Steele, who's name and contact info are at the top of the FBI press release, and asked her to check out her twitter feed and the replies. She was nice and polite and everything, but claims most of what they're seeing on social media is not accurate. I expressed concern that it's making the Bureau look out-of-touch and they might want to update the tweet because of the numerous first-hand accounts, local law enforcement reports of arson arrests, mainstream media reports etc. (It doesn't sound like to me like she has a clue about anything going on in the real world.) She reiterated that there are many inaccurate postings on social media. I encouraged her again to look at the replies to their twitter and consider updating their page and wished her a nice weekend. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-statement-on-misinformation-related-to-wildfires

Edit: Their press release doesn't say that there's no antifa involvement, but rather that they investigated SEVERAL (of the many incidents) and found them to be untrue. Maybe it's worth while for us or /pol/ or put together an infographic of confirmed incidents and do the legwork for them since they don't seem to be able to distinguish between "conspiracy theories" and actual arson arrests worthy of follow-up.

So, I called FBI Portland's Beth Anne Steele, who's name and contact info are at the top of the FBI press release, and asked her to check out her twitter feed and the replies. She was nice and polite and everything, but claims most of what they're seeing on social media is not accurate. I expressed concern that it's making the Bureau look out-of-touch and they might want to update the tweet because of the numerous first-hand accounts, local law enforcement reports of arson arrests, mainstream media reports etc. (It doesn't sound like to me like she has a clue about anything going on in the real world.) She reiterated that there are many inaccurate postings on social media. I encouraged her again to look at the replies to their twitter and consider updating their page and wished her a nice weekend. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-statement-on-misinformation-related-to-wildfires