Heavy smoke blankets Carolina Forest area and visibility is limited. Burn ban remains in place across SC on March 3 as wildfire still burns near Myrtle Beach.

Rumors have swirled on social media claiming to know the exact cause of the blaze that briefly forced several neighborhood evacuations, but officials warn it’s still to early to know.

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has been flooded in recent days with conspiracy theories insisting the fires were started by powerful tech figures like Mark Zuckerberg as part of some dastardly attempt to turn Myrtle Beach into a so-called smart city.