Maui fires far from celebrity homes singled out in viral posts

August wildfires in Maui have killed more than 100 people, making them the deadliest U.S. wildfires in nearly a century. Dramatic photos show parts of the historic town of Lahaina completely destroyed by the fires.
A reader asked VERIFY if claims about homes belonging to wealthy celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, surviving the fires that destroyed a whole town are true. Posts on X, formerly Twitter, viewed millions of times claim that Oprah’s estate, the mansion belonging to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the estate belonging to former President Barack Obama were “spared” by the flames.
THE QUESTION
Were celebrity homes selectively ‘spared’ from the Maui wildfires?
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