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2024-04-23 13:04:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E9682C4E1A0449AA11313C39475C1B11DA7C5BD2466CCD41359D6C9477F44A76
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The lines are called contrails, short for condensation trails, and they appear when water vapor condenses and freezes around the exhaust from an aircraft, according to scientists. The claim in this post is a conspiracy theory, which has been repeatedly debunked. https://edition.cnn.com/us/chemtrails-conspiracy-theory-explained-cec/index.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-62240071 https://www.aerosociety.com/news/chemtrails-debunked/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/social-media-posts-around-solar-geoengineering-spill-over-into-conspiracy-theories
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