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Some social media users wrongly blame UK weather on 'weather manipulation' and 'geoengineering' Others accuse weather presenters of "hiding the truth" from the public.
BBC Verify found thousands of tweets spreading falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
The Met Office says it is not aware of any activity connected to weather modification in recent years .
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