Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-03-02 21:00:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA55B82874BF100CB1EFF3083CF9B6B09DC655FBCE87C9838FADACDDD4694DA4
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The image regarding “chemtrails” and former FBI agent Ted Gunderson's claims are based on conspiracy theories that have been thoroughly debunked by scientific evidence: https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/06/fact-check-ted-gunderson-did-not-provide-evidence-of-chemtrail-death-dumps.html https://www.metabunk.org/threads/debunked-ted-gunderson-chemtrails-and-death-dumps.3409/ https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-former-fbi-agent-ted-gunderson-was-not-assassinated-for-exposing-chemtrails Contrails are essentially human-made clouds; they are trails of water vapor created by jet engines: https://carnegiescience.edu/news/%E2%80%9Cchemtrails%E2%80%9D-not-real-say-leading-atmospheric-science-experts https://www.newscientist.com/article/2101611-chemtrails-conspiracy-theory-gets-put-to-the-ultimate-test/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160812103718.htm
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