Watch HI Firefighter Debunk 2020 Wildfire Conspiracy Theories

A Hawaii firefighter has been using the video-sharing social media app TikTok to debunk wildfire myths and conspiracy theories, and the posts are becoming a viral hit.

Michael Clark, a firefighter in Oahu who has worked in Utah and the Grand Canyon area, has been trying to counter misinformation being spread about the wildfires that have been ravaging the West Coast. In a split screen that features videos from another TikTok user, Clark—whose TikTok handle is @wildlandmike—points out what the posters get wrong when talking about the wildland blazes that have destroyed more than 5 million acres in California, Oregon, Washington and other western states.

"It's a lot more entertaining to watch some crazy conspiracy theory than it is to watch some boring facts," Clark told Buzzfeed about the online glut of inaccurate information.

Clark posted his first video last week, and a second one went up over the weekend. The initial post was viewed more than 1 million times on TikTok's app, and he now has more than 24,000 followers.

Although both of his posts have featured the same TikTok user—@cierra_mistt—Clark isn't looking to cancel her. He just wants to cancel all the misinformation.

"I don't want anyone to think of her in a bad way," he told CNN. "But just with how much followers and influence she had, I didn't want people to take this and run with it."

And how does Clark suggest others protect themselves from conspiracy theories and falsehoods concerning the 2020 wildfires?

"That's my biggest advice, is just do your own research," he told CNN.