If you were to believe some posts on social media, the billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey — who lives in Maui part-time — was accused of callously refusing to let evacuees use her private road to shorten their travel time. But it's typically a bad idea to believe what you see on social media.

Did Oprah block access to a private road during Hawaii’s tsunami evacuations? The claim sparked backlash — but the full story isn’t so simple.