Just when you think you’ve heard all the possible far-out theories behind the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska, leave it to the Russians to come up with one better.

High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, better known as HAARP, has fueled decades of speculation. Located in Alaska, ...

Conspiracy theorists say the recent earthquake in Venezuela and the heat waves in Europe and the U.S. as evidence that the U.S. HAARP program is up to dirty tricks.

A humanitarian crisis is developing in Venezuela after twin earthquakes on June 24, 2026 killed and injured thousands of people. Meanwhile, social media posts have falsely pinned the events on the ...

A Feb. 21 Facebook post (direct link, archived link) shows a TikTok video containing a compilation of footage of various natural disasters. "HAARP just been tested on Turkey, Haiti and New Zealand," ...

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, uses radio waves to study the atmosphere. It cannot be used to manipulate the weather or cause disasters such as earthquakes. Turkey sits ...

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) of the University of Alaska Fairbanks is behind the recent earthquake in Myanmar. Our verdict There is absolutely no evidence to support this ...

After Hurricane Ian ravaged the Caribbean and southeastern U.S. at the end of September, a years-old conspiracy theory about the government being able to control weather resurfaced on social media.

The US Air Force has notified Congress that it will close down its High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), a controversial government project that conspiracy theorists believe to be ...

False. Hurricane Melissa was a natural event and could not have been created by HAARP research. In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, we’ve seen social media posts claiming it was actually caused by ...