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2024-04-05 12:55:50 UTC - HELPFUL
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The white streaks in the video are airplane contrails. Contrails are from the exhaust of an airplane engine. Conspiracy Theorists imply spraying chemtrails to affect the weather. In a study, 77 scientists found no evidence to support the existence of chemtrails. https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/aircraft-chemtrails-conspiracy-is-long-overdue-for-departure/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/science-officially-debunks-chemtrails-conspiracy-live-180960139/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2101611-chemtrails-conspiracy-theory-gets-put-to-the-ultimate-test/ https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/what-are-chemtrails.htm https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/02/28/fact-check-false-claim-geoengineering-behind-climate-change-chemtrails/11360545002/
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