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An image being widely shared on Facebook claims to show how to identify a “chemtrail” as compared to a “contrail” left in the sky by an aeroplane.

The post, one example of which has been shared more than 6,300 times, includes side-by-side images of two planes in the sky with differing lengths of white trails behind them.

Text within the photo identifies the longer trail as a “chemtrail”, adding the “trail extends for miles” and “lasts for hours”. While a “contrail” in the image is described as where the “trail extends for feet lasts for seconds”.

But both of the images show contrails, or condensation trails, left by aircraft.

We’ve written a number of times about conspiracy theories around ‘chemtrails’, which claim that white lines in…

A video of white plumes coming from the tip of a plane’s wings has been shared on Facebook with the caption “Chemtrails come from engines right?”

The post has over 700 shares on Facebook and 8,000 likes on Instagram.

It’s not completely clear exactly what the caption means. It may be referring to the fact that so-called ‘chemtrails’ (the conspiracy theory that the white lines emitted from planes are actually chemicals being purposefully sprayed to harm people) are actually usually contrails. 

Contrails appear when water vapour, either already in the air around the engine or emitted from it, condenses around soot particles emitted from the combustion process due to cold temperatures at high altitude. This forms long thin lines of cloud. They can look…

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It isn’t just Amitabh Bachchan’s colleagues, even his son and actor, Abhishek Bachchan, can’t stop raving about the megastar’s work ethic. In a recent interview, Abhishek shared insights into the megastar’s work ethic, particularly in his role as the host of the television game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), which he has been hosting for over two decades.

Speaking to Humans Of Bombay, Abhishek revealed, “My father is currently shooting for KBC. Just the fact that the guy is working six days a week at the age of 81 is baffling to me.” Abhishek also revealed that despite a long day of filming, Big B returns home by 11 pm and instead of resting, he engages in writing his blog and responding to messages on Twitter.

Abhishek went on to highlight the extent of Amitabh’s…