In a project dubbed The Final Experiment, a group of Flat Earth proponents traveled to Antarctica at the height of summer in the southern hemisphere, expecting to witness the sun go down. It went ...
An unusual journey to Antarctica has challenged one of the internet’s most persistent conspiracy theories. A group of self-identified flat Earth believers traveled to the continent in December to ...
Despite what some people on this planet would have you believe, Earth is not flat. In a general sense, it's a sphere that moves through space, orbiting the star that's at the center of our solar ...
On Feb. 22, 2020, "Mad" Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave Desert and launched himself into the sky. His goal? To view the flatness of the Earth from space. This was his third attempt, ...
America has been absolutely awash in conspiracy theories in recent years, and the emergence of new ones seems to have reanimated old ones that, for quite some time, seemed to have faded away. The ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eli Elster, University of California, Davis (THE CONVERSATION) On Feb. 22, 2020, “Mad” ...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has become the subject of online speculation after a viral clip appeared to show him claiming the Earth is flat. The footage from the scientist's podcast, StarTalk, ...
Colorado pastor Will Duffy’s obsession with the flat-Earth conspiracy theory began with a longtime friend’s post on Facebook. A quick direct message led to a months-long debate between Duffy and his ...