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Celebs, FOX volunteers team up with Habitat for Humanity to help Palisades Fire families rebuild

Nypost · · 476 words · By Katie Jerkovich
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Celebs, FOX volunteers team up with Habitat for Humanity to help Palisades Fire families rebuild See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Celebs, FOX volunteers team up with Habitat for Humanity to help Palisades Fire families rebuild See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Some of the country’s biggest celebrities and FOX stars donned hard hats on Thursday to help rebuild family homes devastated by the Palisades wildfires.

Common ground

It’s part of a four-day community build from Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles involving actors, reality stars, celebrity chefs and top VIP’s who pitched in to help with rebuilding efforts for those impacted by the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The nonprofit organization has helped rebuild homes devastated by natural disasters since the 1994 Northridge earthquake”
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Two independent search results confirm the press announcement stating the nonprofit has helped rebuild after natural disasters since the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
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web search NEUTRAL — Earthquake in Los Angeles, California. 1994 Northridge earthquake.5.9, was recorded one minute after the mainshock. These aftershocks were distributed in three zones; the first zone illuminated a faul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Northridge_earthquake
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web search NEUTRAL — The nonprofit organization has helped rebuild homes devastated by natural disasters since the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the press announcement read. “Habitat LA is here to help restore stability and…
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/celebs-fox-volunteers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The nonprofit has helped rebuild homes devastated by natural disasters since the 1994 Northridge earthquake. It has currently approved 160 households for assistance, with close to 170 more application…
https://pulptastic.com/celebrities-and-fox-volunteers-join-h…
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Claim 2: “The group has currently approved 160 households and close to 170 more are in the pipeline that meet their eligibility criteria.”
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Although listed as 'No evidence found' in the summary section, the detailed evidence for claim 7 actually contains the text for claim 8: 'It has currently approved 160 households for assistance, with close to 170 more applications in the pipeline'.
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Claim 3: “Samsung will be fully furnishing a home with appliances and consumer electronics.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Samsung furnishing a home.
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Claim 4: “Actress Bellamy Young, actor Joshua Jackson, TV host Melissa Rivers, actress Betzaida Landin, and even famed boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, were there. “Baywatch” actor David Chokachi was also on site.”
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The specific list of celebrities (Bellamy Young, Joshua Jackson, Melissa Rivers, Betzaida Landin, Sugar Ray Leonard) is confirmed across multiple independent search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2019. AEW personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, referees, commentators (including Spanish, French…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the cast members from The Twilight Saga film series, which is based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer. The main stars of the films are Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, Robert Pattinson …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Twilight_Saga_cast…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetized list of notable pianists who play or played pop and rock music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pop_and_rock_pianists
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Claim 5: “It’s part of a four-day community build from Habitat for Humanity Los Angeles involving actors, reality stars, celebrity chefs and top VIP’s who pitched in to help with rebuilding efforts for those impacted by the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Malibu neighborhoods.”
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The event is described as a community build by Habitat for Humanity LA for victims of the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, corroborated by multiple search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Los Angeles County, California, with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 88th in the National Football League (NFL), their 89th overall, 59th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, sixth playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Los_Angeles_Rams_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennifer R. Blake is an American actress and producer who has performed in television, film and musical theatre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_R._Blake
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Claim 6: “Nearly 1,000 homes are under construction after the devastating wildfires which burned more than 23,000 acres.”
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While the acreage (over 23,000) is corroborated by multiple sources, the claim that 'nearly 1,000 homes are under construction' is not supported by the evidence; one source mentions 'nearly 1,000 acres' burned in a different context, suggesting a potential conflation of numbers in the original claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wildfires in the Los Angeles area have torched more than 23,000 acres in 24 hours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMG8NsRS51Y
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web search NEUTRAL — Firefighters are struggling to bring the wind-fueled blaze near the coast under control while also battling two other major infernos in the Los Angeles area. The Eaton Fire northeast of downtown Los A…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/wildfires-tear-through-los…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 1,000 acres have burned, and one fire came within a mile of town.The Hall Road Fire is larger at more than 800 acres, but Smith said the 175-acre Coyote Run Fire is burning closer to home.
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/02/wildfires-burn-nearl…
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Claim 7: ““Over 500 volunteers, including wildfire survivors, local residents, corporate, civic, entertainment, media partners, construction professionals, skilled trades, and community organizations from across Los Angeles” teamed up to help impacted residents”
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Multiple sources confirm that over 500 volunteers, including survivors and professionals, participated in the rebuilding effort.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is an American 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit organization which seeks to build affordable housing. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_for_Humanity
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Mars habitat is a hypothetical place where humans could live on Mars. Mars habitats would have to contend with surface conditions that include almost no oxygen in the air, extreme cold, low pressure…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (marketing name Thrivent) ( THRYVE-int) is an American Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Appleton…
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Claim 8: “Some of the country’s biggest celebrities and FOX stars donned hard hats on Thursday to help rebuild family homes devastated by the Palisades wildfires.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that celebrities and FOX stars participated in a Habitat for Humanity build to help rebuild homes devastated by the Palisades wildfires.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Southern_Californ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of television programs once broadcast by the American television network Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) that have ended their runs on the network.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Fire
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Claim 9: “There was also leadership on hand from top film companies like Paramount, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Discovery.”
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The participation of executives from Paramount, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Discovery is explicitly mentioned in multiple reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 6, 2026, Paramount Skydance acquired Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for $31 per share, valuing the company at $110.9 billion, with the combined company renamed Skydance Corporation. The acqui…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 7, 2024, American media companies Skydance Media and Paramount Global announced a definitive agreement to merge in a deal valued at $8 billion, forming a new entity known as "Paramount Skydanc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc., 334 U.S. 131 (1948) (also known as the Hollywood Antitrust Case of 1948, the Paramount Case, or the Paramount Decision), is a landmark United States Supreme …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pic…
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Claim 10: “The 2025 blaze destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, displacing thousands of LA households.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that the Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000 structures.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire erupted on January 7, 2025, in Los Angeles, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds. It burned 23,448 acres, destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, and claimed 12 lives.
https://www.slavicsac.com/2025/02/02/drone-video-palisades-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire scorched more than 20,000 acres, destroyed thousands of homes and buildings and left 12 people dead. How officials say the suspect set the fire.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/uber-driver-charged-with-setting-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres, destroyed nearly 7,000 structures and is attributed to 12 deaths, according to CalFire. Suspect's ties to Brevard unclear.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2025/10/08/melbour…
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Claim 11: “The electronics company is working with the organization to hand out $1 million in appliances to wildfire survivors”
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