evidence: Several posts circulating on Facebook and Threads claim that the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, seen in many parts of the world between 10 and 12 May 2024, were actually created by a research facility in Alaska. [...] Scientists at HAARP said they scheduled the May campaign on 16 March 2024, about a month and a half before the geomagnetic storm. In an FAQ posted online, they said: "The timing was purely coincidental; geomagnetic storms are unpredictable, with lead times before a solar event measured in minutes, not months." Some posts linking HAARP’s activity to the aurora borealis included notices HAARP published about the May campaign. HAARP said these are released with all campaigns to "promote citizen science collaborations" and highlighted that the May campaign "supported research proposals studying mechanisms for the detection of orbiting space debris" not creating aurora borealis.