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Logan Paul’s 50-minute satirical documentary exploring flat earth conspiracy theories demonstrates how someone open to an idea can become indoctrinated into believing something that isn’t real. Paul’s video is entirely facetious, but the underlying parallels between his journey into flat
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It’s round. Case closed. Earth is (always has been) round, so why have the flat-out wrong become so lively? Every fringe theorist needs an amplifier—used to be the penny press; today it’s the Web.
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Conspiracy theorists are heading to the “end of the world” in a bizarre bid to prove the Earth isn’t a sphere. The “Flat Earthers” plan is to sail to Antarctica to find the frozen barrier they believe marks the edge
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On March 20, Mayo High School Planetarium Director Paul Larson will unveil the findings of a worldwide experiment he conducted last year.
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As YouTube tries to crack down on conspiracy theories, some of its biggest creators are using them to bring in views and ad revenue. Logan Paul released a trailer today for a documentary-style video that goes inside a flat Earther
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Editor’s Note: The UNLV College of Sciences is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout the 2018-19 academic year. To commemorate the anniversary, the college has several events planned including five public lectures. Nora Caberoy will present the next lecture on March 28 at
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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,
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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,
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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 …
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One of the darker and more bizarre corners of YouTube that continues to find an audience includes conspiracy videos that feature the “flat Earth” as a centerpiece. As it turns out, YouTube may …
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