Recent heatwaves in the UK and Europe were caused by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP).
We’ve spotted several posts on social media claiming that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) research facility in Alaska is responsible for the recent heatwaves in the UK and Europe.
This isn’t true.
Posts shared on Facebook and Instagram claim that “the HAARP Weather Weapon [...is] what's made it crazy hot at the moment”, or question if it is a “coincidence” that there is a “heat dome over Europe” while “the HAARP antennas in Alaska are ‘quietly testing’ the ionosphere”.
But as we’ve explained many times before, HAARP cannot control or manipulate the weather.
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