Claim: former government engineers are now saying recent extreme weather events were artificially triggered using haarp technology and the government is hiding it

The claim that recent extreme weather events were artificially triggered using HAARP technology is false. Mainstream scientific sources, including experts and official HAARP documentation, assert that HAARP does not have the capability to manipulate weather. They emphasize that HAARP's focus is on studying the ionosphere, not weather systems. Some alternative sources, like Nick Begich's book, speculate about HAARP's potential military applications, but these claims lack scientific support and are widely discredited by experts. Overall, the evidence strongly contradicts the assertion of weather manipulation by HAARP. The models diverge sharply — treat this as higher-uncertainty. Perplexity comes in highest (50%), while Gemini is lowest (0%). OpenAI expresses higher confidence than Perplexity on this claim. While some alternative sources, such as Nick Begich's book, suggest that HAARP could alter weather patterns, these claims are speculative and not supported by credible scientific evidence. The consensus among experts is that HAARP's operations are limited to ionospheric research and do not extend to weather manipulation. This disparity between mainstream scientific understanding and alternative theories does not change the overall verdict, as the weight of credible evidence firmly supports the conclusion that HAARP cannot artificially trigger extreme weather events.