Chemtrails in the skies of Indonesia: are they conspiracies to cause prolonged COVID-19?

Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang; Ifdil Ifdil; Rose Mini Agoes Salim

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdac054

Chemtrails in the skies of Indonesia: are they conspiracies to cause prolonged COVID-19?

J Public Health (Oxf). 2023 Mar 14;45(1):e144-e145. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac054.

Authors

Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang¹, Ifdil Ifdil², Rose Mini Agoes Salim³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Education and Language, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, DKI Jakarta 12930, Indonesia.
² Department of Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Padang, West Sumatera 25131, Indonesia.
³ Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia.

Abstract

In Indonesia, there is currently a hot discussion regarding chemtrails appearing in the skies in several cities. Many people attribute this to conspiracy theories, according to which these chemtrails cause the omicron-type of coronavirus disease 2019 (B.1.1.529). Through this paper, we hope that Indonesian citizens be able to think more positively and maintain their mental and physical health.

Keywords: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika; COVID-19; Indonesia; chemtrails; conspiracies; irrational beliefs.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Humans
Indonesia / epidemiology