The forest fires are a convenient way to stir people up into a frenzy. They go on the front page of the newspaper and the lead story on the 6 o'clock news telling people the fires are caused by climate change. When the truth comes out that the fires are actually caused by arson, the story correction is a blurb buried somewhere below the fold at best, and at worst, completely ignored. Meanwhile, (gullible) people still believe climate change caused the fires.