Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows – and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it

By: Calum Lister Matheson, University of Pittsburgh, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 14, 2025

Words: 1,304

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people – perhaps a surprising number – look to the sky and see government plots and wicked deeds written there. Conspiracy theorists say that contrails – long streaks of condensation left by aircraft – are actually chemtrails, clouds of chemical or biological agents dumped on the unsuspecting public …

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