As reports of last Sunday’s fire on Canfield Mountain and the subsequent ambush of firefighters began to flow, misinformation began spreading almost faster than the flames themselves.

The death toll from flash floods that raged through central Texas has risen to 70 after searchers found more bodies.

At least 43 people, including 15 children, died in Kerr County after a storm unleashed nearly a foot (0.3 meters) of rain on ...