Why Danielle Smith, Scott Moe and other politicians get caught up in chemtrails conspiracy

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith 's comments on chemtrails have left the door open for conspiracy theories.

University of Alberta professor Timothy Caulfield : Politicians endorse conspiracy theories by transforming them into ideological markers for their political base.

In June , Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe had a similar incident in June this year , having been filmed answering questions and expressing concerns over chemtrail.

Chemtrails refers to the idea that governments or other groups of nefarious elites are secretly releasing chemicals into the atmosphere from airplanes.

The name for the trails left in the sky behind an aircraft is contrails, or condensation trails.

The NOAA has addressed chemtrail conspiracy theories, emphasizing that what people often refer to as chemtrails are actually contrails.

To those who believe chemtrails to be a large government conspiracy, Keith says it is challenging to keep a secret of this magnitude in modern democracy. — With files from Postmedia and the Canadian Press - Varcoe : Smith suggests U.S. is behind 'chemtrails' in the sky; Pentagon scratches its head - Bell: Smith rolls out new trans law — and then came chemtrails - Mandryk: Moe trapped with conspiracists in maze of his own making.