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I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I haven’t written a fair amount of stories about the whole flat-earth “controversy” for this site over the years. (Eight within a 10-month span, if you want to get technical.) So, I can’t blame those who believe the earth is flat for considering me an …
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It’s been a big month for conspiracy theories. Last week, Rep. Adam Schiff sent a strongly worded letter to Google and Facebook about the way their platforms recommend anti-vaccination content to parents, potentially putting healthy populations at risk. This week, new reports are taking a deeper …
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The internet makes it possible for the average person to access an incredibly vast amount of knowledge amassed over centuries, as long as they know where to look. Unfortunately, it also makes it very easy for conspiracy nuts to peddle their off-the-wall “truths” along those same information …
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The internet makes it possible for the average person to access an incredibly vast amount of knowledge amassed over centuries, as long as they know where to look. Unfortunately, it also makes it very easy for conspiracy nuts to peddle their off-the-wall “truths” along those same information …
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Researchers believe they have identified the prime driver for a startling rise in the number of people who think the Earth is flat: Google’s video-sharing site, YouTube. Their suspicion was raised when they attended the world’s largest gatherings of Flat Earthers at the movement’s annual conference …
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“Alright guys, sometimes you are wrong in life,” says a popular Flat Earther.To hear conspiracy theorists confessing that they are finally wrong in the face of overwhelming evidence, is a breath of fresh air.In the flat earth theory it would be impossible for the sun to be in the sky for 24 hours …
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Read Story TranscriptYou have likely grown up learning the world is round. But, believe it or not, there is a community of people that thinks the Earth is flat.Just this month, a city councillor in Gatineau, Que., made waves when she questioned evidence that the Earth is round.When Alan Burdick, an …
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There is a theory that the Earth is flat. According to this belief, our planet is like a disc, and not a sphere as we are told now. The flat Earth theory holds that the North Pole is the centre of the disc, which is surrounded by a wall of ice in the form of Antarctica. Beyond this point, there is …
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The blood-red color of the moon during a total lunar eclipse may be difficult to explain without a basic understanding of orbital mechanics, but flat-Earth conspiracy theorists have come up with a way to circumvent scientific facts and construct a creative explanation of the phenomenon. During the …
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Share selection to: If you type ‘flat Earth’ into Google, you’d be joining a group of people that have helped to triple the search term over the last couple of years. In fact, a recent YouGov poll found that only around two-thirds of Americans aged between 18 and 24 believe that the Earth is round. …
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