Survey work on chemtrails belief

[Oliver Morton]

A quick search suggests that the 2016 survey data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) described  in "Solar geoengineering and the chemtrails conspiracy on social media" Tingley & Wagner 2017 is the most recent publicly available source on the prevalence of chemtrail belief. Can this really be true? 

[Robert “SputnikWranglerVtoroi” Kennedy]

Hi, Oliver.  No, I've seen more recent treatments, but not in the scientific press.  

FYI, the National Academy released its report on *con*trails.  (Yes, I know, not the same thing at all.)  Friend of mine worked on it.  See:  https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/05/coordinated-approach-to-contrails-research-needed-to-ensure-competitiveness-of-u-s-aviation-industry-says-new-report

Robert

[Robert “SputnikWranglerVtoroi” Kennedy]

PS. The text string "chemtrails" does not appear once in it.

PPS. Written from a US state that banned chemtrails, i.e., they passed a law against something which does not exist.  Passed both lower and upper house, was signed by the governor last year.  That's what we're up against.

[Robert “SputnikWranglerVtoroi” Kennedy]

YAPS.  Oliver, this item came out on Gizmodo disparaging that nut job from Hyannis: https://gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-goes-full-tinfoil-pledges-to-stop-chemtrails-in-latest-dr-phil-interview-2000596357