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 the visuals are fakes,

While the sign is indeed located in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains atop Mount Lee, the Sunset Fire is currently blazing in the Studio City area of Los Angeles and would need to roam eastwards and cross the tarmacked Highway 101 before it could climb the hills and engulf the landmark.

Viral AI images falsely showing the Hollywood sign ablaze sparked panic, highlighting the dangers of fake news.

Several fake images of the Hollywood Sign burning have appeared on social as some users suggest the iconic sign is "surrounded by fire."

The Los Angeles fires threaten some iconic Los Angeles landmarks, but did the Hollywood sign actually burn down, or is it still standing?