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A deadly Venezuela earthquake and HAARP is back in the spotlight — can a research antenna in Alaska really trigger seismic disasters thousands of miles away?
Conspiracy TheoryAttribution ErrorTechnophobiaMisinformation Diffusion
Theory Briefing
- The HAARP facility in Alaska, a real ionospheric research program, is being falsely linked online to the deadly Venezuela earthquakes.
- AFP fact-checkers flagged the claim as false, yet the conspiracy theory spread widely enough to warrant a formal debunking.
- HAARP has been a recurring scapegoat for natural disasters for decades, making Venezuela the latest in a long line of blamed events.
- The pattern shows how a real but misunderstood government program becomes a blank canvas for disaster blame.