Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-02-18 21:11:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 71CDD6C200DC10094B3EA966B4A6886FA10EFCC3EE5EE0663A061DB2885B36C9
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Original Note:
The claim about aircraft spraying metals, pathogens, or chemicals is a persistent conspiracy theory without scientific merit. While geoengineering research exists, this isn't it. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof: https://keith.seas.harvard.edu/chemtrails-conspiracy-theory https://www.space.com/what-are-contrails https://www.geoengineeringmonitor.org/chemtrails-climate-denialism https://www.aerosociety.com/news/chemtrails-debunked/ https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-42195511 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/geoengineering-treatment-stratospheric-aerosol-injection-climate-change-study-today-2018-11-23/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511766757028/html/ Chemtrails are not real: https://carnegiescience.edu/news/%E2%80%9Cchemtrails%E2%80%9D-not-real-say-leading-atmospheric-science-experts
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