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Deranged wannabe-influencer mom filmed herself pouring hot wax on her kids and starting fire in kitchen

Nypost · · 371 words · By Anthony Blair
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Add The New York Post on Google A deranged wannabe-influencer mom has been busted after posting disturbing videos showing her pouring hot wax on her two daughters and starting a fire in her kitchen.

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Fire crews were called to Meliza Campos-Sanchez’s home in Miami, Florida on Sunday over the blaze — just a week after her estranged husband reported fears for his kids who remained with his suicidal ex, according to an affidavit seen by People.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Investigators allegedly found the silver mask, a flammable liquid, and a lighter at the home while responding to the fire.”
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IBTimes UK and Hindustan Times both report that investigators recovered a silver mask, a lighter, and a flammable liquid (rubbing alcohol) at the scene.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police later recovered a red lighter, a silver mask and a bottle containing a clear liquid believed to be rubbing alcohol. The investigation took a more serious turn when officers learned about two In…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/miami-influencer-arrested-child-ab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meliza Campos-Sanchez has been arrested and booked after she was accused of pouring hot wax on her daughters and starting a kitchen fire.As per reports, investigators allegedly found the mask, flammab…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-mel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meliza Campos-Sanchez has suddenly become the focus of widespread attention after disturbing videos allegedly posted to her social media account became part of a police investigation in Miami-Dade.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us-streamers/who-i…
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Claim 2: “The video also showed her pouring hot wax from a lit candle onto her chest — while another clip showed her dripping molten wax onto her two crying daughters.”
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Multiple sources confirm videos showed her pouring melted candle wax on herself and her daughters' hands.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Miami mother named Meliza Campos-Sanchez was arrested on arson and child abuse charges after filming herself pouring melted candle wax on her young daughters during a kitchen fire.
https://worldstar.com/videos/wshhBu7he3O24m4yrTTU/florida-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The second video showed Campos-Sanchez pouring hot wax on the hands of her two daughters, as well as pouring it onto her leg.She also claimed that her mother poured hot wax from a candle onto her and …
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/videos-instagram-mother-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Videos show Campos-Sanchez pouring melted candle wax onto her daughters’ hands and setting clothing on fire in the kitchen, police said.In one video, she can be seen using lit candles to pour melted w…
https://people.com/mom-arrested-videos-show-hot-wax-on-daugh…
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Claim 3: “Authorities soon found two videos the 26-year-old mom of two shared with her 55,000 Instagram followers”
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Multiple independent sources (IBTimes UK, People via other reports, and general web results) confirm she is 26 years old and had approximately 55,000 Instagram followers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police began investigating 26-year-old Meliza Campos-Sanchez on August 16 after receiving a report of a fire in her kitchen, according to multiple affidavits obtained by People.
https://idahonews.com/news/nation-world/videos-instagram-mot…
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web search NEUTRAL — Who Is Miami Influencer Meliza Campos-Sánchez? Campos-Sánchez, who has been described online as an 'unfiltered realtor', had built an Instagram following of about 55,000 people.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/miami-influencer-arrested-child-ab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meliza Campos-Sanchez, who had approximately 55,000 followers, was arrested after authorities investigated a kitchen fire at her home and reviewed the social media content. Investigators determined th…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/melizacsnchz-instagram
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Claim 4: “She then poured liquid onto a pile of clothes — and watched joyfully as it burst into flames.”
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Multiple sources report that she filmed herself setting clothing on fire in the kitchen.
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web search NEUTRAL — The following review will describe the physiological, psychological, and psychophysiological responses to exercise while listening to music and how music preference may particularly alter them.
https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/6/2/33/xml
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite these limitations, current data provide advancement to the knowledge of music preference and exercise performance all while emphasizing the need for more investigations into how different aspe…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10051532/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 22, 2025 · This meta-analysis examined the effects of preferred music listening (PML) versus non-preferred music listening (NPML) and no music listening (NML) on psychological and physical perform…
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13102-025-01470-2
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Claim 5: “He also told police his wife had attempted suicide shortly before the incident”
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Evidence from a relative (Rodríguez) and reports citing affidavits confirm that she had attempted suicide shortly before the incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — She attempted to take her own life, but her husband arrived just in time, thank God," Rodríguez recounted. Following this, a friend attempted to support Meliza by taking her to a doctor after being in…
https://www.cubaheadlines.com/articles/338608
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web search NEUTRAL — Meliza Campos-Sanchez was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Institution on Monday, Aug. 17. She is charged with first-degree arson, child abuse, and two counts of child neglect, acco…
https://www.tampafp.com/florida-mom-arrested-after-lighting-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fire crews were called to Meliza Campos-Sanchez’s home in Miami, Florida on Sunday over the blaze — just a week after her estranged husband reported fears for his kids who remained with his suicidal e…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/florida-mom-filmed-her…
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Claim 6: “Fire crews were called to Meliza Campos-Sanchez’s home in Miami, Florida on Sunday over the blaze”
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Multiple sources confirm fire crews were called to Meliza Campos-Sanchez's home in Miami on a Sunday. This is explicitly stated in the evidence from 'Florida mom filmed herself pouring hot wax on kids, starting fire'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Create and edit web-based documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Store documents online and access them from any computer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Access Google Docs with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).
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web search NEUTRAL — Accédez à Google Docs avec un compte Google personnel ou un compte Google Workspace (à usage professionnel).
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Claim 7: “Campos-Sanchez was arrested on Monday and charged with child abuse, child neglect and first-degree arson.”
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Multiple sources confirm she was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree arson, child abuse, and child neglect.
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Claim 8: “a series of images on Aug. 6 showing her posing with a handgun in her mouth, which she claimed in the caption was just a toy.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Malakoff, Texas, and the Billie Jean King Cup. No evidence regarding the August 6 handgun image was found in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Americas Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A list of films produced in the Philippines in the 1950s. For an A-Z see Category:Philippine films.
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web search NEUTRAL — Malakoff is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census. [4] The city is named after a Russian fort of Malakoff (Malakhov kurgan), which played a pivo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malakoff,_Texas
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Claim 9: “her estranged husband reported fears for his kids who remained with his suicidal ex”
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The claim that her estranged husband reported fears for the children due to her suicidal state is corroborated by reports citing an affidavit seen by People and other news summaries.
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web search NEUTRAL — She also described Campos-Sánchez bringing the children into the kitchen and pouring hot wax onto herself and both girls. The fire caused minor damage to the tiled kitchen floor, while burnt clothing …
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/miami-influencer-arrested-child-ab…
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web search NEUTRAL — What happened to Meliza Campos-Sanchez’s children?The children remain in their father’s care as the legal process continues.For now, the case has transformed Campos-Sanchez’s carefully built social me…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us-streamers/who-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, was arrested on Monday and faces charges including first-degree arson, child abuse and two counts of child neglect, according to arrest affidavits obtained by PEOPLE.
https://www.inkl.com/news/florida-mother-pours-hot-wax-on-da…
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