“Chemtrails are being put into the atmosphere and are trickling down into soil and water, becoming “the real cause of disease.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 21 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Atmospheric chemists and geochemists dispute the existence of "chemtrails." Contrails are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust, according to experts, and they do not pose health risks to humans.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 May 2023, 10 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/246650284410700/
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