factually
Index/People/Art Bell

Art Bell

American broadcaster (1945-2018)

Fact-Checks

2 results
Nov 15, 2025
Most Viewed

Origins of the chemtrail conspiracy theory

The chemtrail conspiracy began to circulate in the late 1990s after critics misread a 1996 U.S. Air Force report on weather modification; proponents trace early online threads to figures such as Richa...

Nov 13, 2025
Most Viewed

What is the origin of the chemtrail conspiracy theory?

The chemtrail conspiracy theory traces to late-1990s online communities and media figures and was catalyzed by loose government references and sensational claims that conflated ordinary contrails with...