Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-29 17:50:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FCE0DCFFEEE0CA45AA3E9B8D042601084DC23BC855B89AE1B497FAF8E6F04CFB
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Original Note:
The assertion that John Brennan's speech is an admission of a CIA geoengineering program is false. His comments were part of a broader discussion on various technologies that could potentially address climate change. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/cia-director-john-brennan-video-chemtrails/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/04/18/fact-check-post-mischaracterizes-old-cia-comments-geoengineering-john-brennan-chemtrails/11637788002/ He highlighted the dual nature of such technologies. https://climateandsecurity.org/2016/07/cia-director-on-the-geopolitical-risks-of-climate-geoengineering/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/06530720 https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/Why-the-CIA-Is-Worried-About-Geoengineering.html
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