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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/why-the-chemtrail-conspiracy-theory-lingers-and-grows-and-why-tucker-carlson-is-talking-about-it/
- Published: 2025-11-18T09:00:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Ch Photography via Unsplash. Article by Calum Lister Matheson. The Conversation – November 14, 2025. 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 for nefarious purposes. Different motives are ascribed, from weather control to mass poisoning. […] Click here to view original web page at www.theconversation.com