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All around the world, there are conspiracy theorists who believe the Earth is flat. And their community seems to be growing, judging by attendance at flat Earth conferences and events. Flat Earthers say YouTube was key in helping them spread their message. One researcher found that of attendees at …
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Video Dawson’s “theories” are assembled from pop culture detritus, stitched together through video clips, off-the-cuff podcast interviews and spooky internet chatter. His videos are pegged to trending topics — whipping up nefarious plots around fidget spinners and Avril Lavigne — but they also plug …
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There’s hardly a more perfect place to discuss the merits of a flat Earth than a fake British pub, situated on a fake street in the world’s shittiest tourist attraction. Myself and four of the most well-known flat earthers in the world are in the Sherlock Holmes pub in West Edmonton Mall’s Bourbon …
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Though people once believed the Earth was flat, science has since confirmed that our planet is an oblate spheroid. Flat Earth theorists, however, have maintained this is a full-blown conspiracy. Many Flat Earthers claim that NASA is deceiving us and insist that the world isn’t spherical but …
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Campanella traveled to Antarctica on a mission he dubbed ‘The Final Experiment’ and witnessed how the sun doesn’t set during the summer firsthand. Jeran Campanella/YouTube Jeran Campanella, host of the YouTube show “Jeranism,” spent $35,000 on a trip to Antarctica to prove the earth is flat just to …
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YouTube has been directing viewers of videos showing the devastating Notre Dame fire to fact-boxes debunking conspiracy theories about the September 2001 terror attacks on the Twin Towers. Links to an Encyclopedia Britannica article giving the history of the New York 9/11 attacks appeared …
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YouTube said it’s anti-misinformation tool made “the wrong call” on Monday. April 15, 2019, 9:06 PM YouTube apologized on Monday for mistakenly linking the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The video giant said a new tool for battling …
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Earlier this week New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot, MD, blamed a small group of anti-vaccine advocates for their role in an ongoing measles outbreak among the city’s Orthodox Jewish population. “This outbreak is being fueled by a small group of anti-vaxxers in these neighborhoods. …
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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 earth …
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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 convention, which ends with Paul stating, “I think I’m coming out of …
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