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Fact check roundup: Debunking the flawed science behind flat Earth claims
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHumans first theorized the Earth may be spherical in ancient Greece thousands of years ago, according to the American Physical Society. Since then, scientists have discovered an abundance of ...
Fact check: NASA says Earth is a globe, uses 'flat and non-rotating' model in equations
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: NASA admits the Earth is flat and non-rotating A Dec. 5 Instagram post (direct link,...
Fact check: Laser beam tests done over water are skewed by refraction, don't prove Earth is flat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: Laser tests show bodies of water are level, which proves the Earth is flat Scientists...
Fact check: False claim moon visible during daytime is proof of flat Earth
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Moon visible in the daytime proves Earth is flat A Jan. 3 Instagram video shows what...
Fact check: Earth's curvature first photographed in 1930s, contrary to post
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCorrections & Clarifications: This story was updated March 29 to note the first picture showing the...
Fact check: No, Elon Musk did not claim to be a flat earther on Joe Rogan's podcast
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Video shows Elon Musk admitting he is a flat earther An April 22 Facebook video (direct...
Pictures mislead: Ample evidence the Earth is round and sea levels are rising | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe claim: Pictures show the Earth is flat, and sea levels haven’t changed A July 31 Facebook post...
Fact check: Oceans have topographic features and are held to Earth by gravity
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Earth's oceans have no 'elevation features' and are in a 'container' A Facebook post...
Fact check: Gravity allows cities on opposite sides of the world to both face 'up'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: The Earth is flat because cities cannot be upside-down Flat Earth theory, the erroneous idea that the Earth is flat, continues to persist online despite overwhelming evidence to the ...
Fact check: Some space photos don't show stars because they are too dim for camera settings
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Lack of stars in space photos means they were created with a green screen Some proponents...