FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller confirmed that agents were stationed in the area in a statement shared with Fox News Digital at the time.
“Members of the FBI’s Ground Intercept task force are conducting activity in the area of the Palisades fire. Agents and our local partners may be visible throughout the area, including at residences, for this reason,” Eimiller explained.
However, Affleck noted he was told something different after tracking down the real story.
“Whoever wrote the story made up something about how it was related to an investigation about a drone that I guess did crash into one of the helicopters two or three miles up Mandeville Canyon,” he explained to the outlet. “Turns out, no, it wasn’t about that. In fact, we were very far from where the drone was. So it’s like: You’ve seen this event about the FBI at my house. I had no idea. My only involvement was to track it down, figure it out.”
The Palisades and Eaton fires scorched thousands of homes, businesses, cars and electronics, turning everyday items into hazardous ash made of pesticides, asbestos, plastics, lead, heavy metals and more.
Both ignited on Jan. 7, burning for weeks.
Twenty-nine people were killed in the Palisades and Eaton fires; 23,448 acres burned in the Palisades Fire and 6,833 businesses and homes were destroyed, according to Cal Fire.
Affleck confirmed his rental home and his permanent residence were not affected by the fires, despite reports to the contrary.
“I noticed that there’s been stories about me,” he told GQ. “My house burning down and all these various things.”
“I was thinking to myself that this person’s impression of my week is probably formed by three Daily Mail articles that are mostly absurd,” Affleck said.
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