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The idea that the Apollo 11 moon landing was faked
Stephan Lewandowsky was deep in denial. About six years ago the cognitive scientist had thrown himself into a study of why some people refuse to accept the overwhelming evidence that the planet is warming and humans are responsible. As he delved into this climate change denialism, Lewandowsky, then …
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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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Last year, the president’s defender Rudy Giuliani went full Orwell when he declared on national television that “Truth isn’t truth,” and objective facts are “in the eye of the beholder.” Such language epitomizes the era of President Donald Trump, who has told thousands of lies in office as …
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Rick Hummer, an emcee at a flat Earth conference in Denver, looked into a sea of people and asked them to repeat three words.“I’m not ashamed,” Hummer said. The crowd eagerly responded. “I’m not ashamed of ridicule,” they chanted. “I’m not ashamed of mockery. I’m not ashamed of insults.” Mocked and …
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She’s got a wall full of records behind her and a Wurlitzer jukebox in the corner. Her magenta lipstick is neatly applied in place like a 1950s model. She has an old school radio mic pencil holder on the desk and rich red hair that looks like it came straight out of a Kodachrome photograph. But …
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On the last Sunday afternoon in March, Mike Hughes, a sixty-two-year-old limousine driver from Apple Valley, California, successfully launched himself above the Mojave Desert in a homemade steam-powered rocket. He’d been trying for years, in one way or another. In 2002, Hughes set a Guinness World …
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The wall of ice that holds in the oceans (AP)”Are you serious?””Yes.”That’s the first question and its answer on the Flat Earth Society’s FAQ page. Flat-earthers insist they are serious: they believe our planet is flat.That Earth is in fact spherical was proven long ago, and yet belief in its …
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WWE Flat Earth philosophy has gained the attention of the general public over the past few years. Rapper B.O.B. feuded with Neil deGrasse Tyson about its flaws and merits via diss tracks. NBA player Kyrie Irving rejects the idea that the Earth is round, as well. Several professional wrestlers have …
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The past couple of years have seen the resurgence of the conspiracy theorist, but instead of the foil hat wearing, megaphone-wielding whack job of old, the conspiracy theorist of 2018 sits behind a keyboard and sets up GoFundMe pages raising money to launch homemade rockets.Vaccines cause autism. …
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