Flat Earth In The News brings together television reports, interviews, billboard campaigns, celebrity reactions, and cultural moments showing how Flat Earth questions have entered public conversation. The video invites viewers to examine the horizon, water level, and the world around them for themselves.
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Flat Earth In The News brings together television reports, interviews, public campaigns, and cultural moments that show how questions about the Earth’s true nature have reached far beyond private conversations. The clips reveal a growing number of people who are willing to look again at the assumptions they were taught and discuss what they can observe for themselves.
The video begins with a simple point of departure: the world appears still and level to the people living on it. From the horizon to the surface of the sea, the recurring question is whether direct observation should come before complicated explanations. Viewers are encouraged to consider what can be personally tested, measured, and repeated instead of accepting any claim simply because it is familiar.
Several segments introduce the Flat Earth model as a plane with the North Pole at its center, a continuous Antarctic ice wall forming the outer boundary, and a firmament above. The compilation presents this model as a framework for examining the level appearance of water, the visible horizon, the sun, moon, and the lights seen overhead.
The news coverage also documents the public side of the movement. Billboard campaigns, conferences, interviews, and comments from well-known figures show that the subject has become a genuine conversation starter. Even when broadcasters and commentators try to dismiss the discussion, the continued attention shows that many people are not satisfied with being told what to think.
A central message throughout the video is to investigate for yourself. Pilots, engineers, researchers, and everyday people describe checking what they see from the ground and from the air, asking questions, comparing sources, and looking past labels. The goal is not to trade one slogan for another, but to develop an honest understanding built on observation and careful inquiry.
Ultimately, Flat Earth In The News presents the movement as a call for independent thought and open conversation. It asks viewers to question assumptions, examine the evidence available to them, and remain willing to follow the truth wherever sincere investigation leads.
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Well, this might be a good conversation starter at the Thanksgiving dinner table next week,
or at least an interesting one.
Do you believe the Earth is a sphere?
In a world where it feels like nothing is as it seems,
there's at least one truth we thought was indisputable.
And the Earth is…
Flat.
Flat.
The Earth is flat.
My reality, my senses tell me that the Earth is flat and stationary.
Orp, so I thought.
For centuries, a flat Earth was accepted as certainty,
until science said otherwise.
But the curving horizon, the sloping sea level, the spin of the Earth,
unless you can see these phenomena with your own eyes, they may not be true.
Unlike what we've been told in school, the Earth looks like a snow globe, round but not sphere.
The North Pole is at the center of most flat Earth maps,
with the ice of Antarctica holding everything in.
Those iconic blue marble images seen from space, fakes.
You start seeing words like composite, or animation, or something that tells you this is not an actual photograph of the Earth.
But in a world of disagreements large and small, for something as clear as this horizon, the interpretation could be infinite.
The round or spherical Earth theory is propagated by some conspiracy.
And the number of people who think so is growing.
Millions of people still believe the world is flat.
And it's the subject of tonight's special report.
WCIA 3's Aaron Eads is here with us now.
And Aaron, as far as conspiracy theories go, flat Earth theory is actually getting pretty popular.
Yeah, believe it or not, the number of people who believe the Earth is flat is actually growing.
Scientists might have an idea of why that is, and it's worth talking about.
And what better place to do so than one of the flattest places in the country, right here in central Illinois.
It doesn't get much flatter than this.
Geological survey data shows Douglas County is the flattest county in Illinois, which is the second flattest state in the whole country.
On a clear day, it seems like you can see forever, but you can't.
Through the eyes of a person of an average height, the horizon is about three miles away.
But that's it.
You can go up higher to see a greater distance, but you'll never be able to see how high you get.
But there are ideas that this is a sham.
NASA, a fraudulent organization bent on siphoning your tax dollars.
The moon landing didn't happen.
The biggest concern with the flat Earth movement is how fast it's gaining steam.
All right, fascinating stuff. All right, Aaron, thank you.
Very interesting.
Well, new this morning, all our lives, we've been taught that there's little doubt that the Earth is round, of course.
We've seen the images from space, but not everyone's really convinced.
There's a whole group of people who are not convinced.
Some common themes are the Earth is not a sphere, as you said.
It's not moving.
We are not spinning on an axis or revolving around anything.
Some flat Earthers are biblical literalists, believing the Earth and everything we see when we look up in the sky exists in sort of a dome.
Well, you may have seen it on your way to work or school or just driving around.
A new billboard has some people thinking about the Earth.
And asking the question, could the Earth be flat?
Just yesterday, in fact, this billboard, a digital billboard unveiled yesterday, and it's calling into the question a theory most of us have accepted that the Earth, of course, is round.
But those behind this billboard say, well, we've all been tricked.
NASA's pictures and spacewalks showing a curved Earth are all made up.
Drivers heading eastbound on the Scoogle already battled some serious traffic.
But now there's another distraction slowing them down, and it's just 100 feet above their heads.
Sandwiched between two insurance ads is this bold three-word billboard, "Research Flat Earth."
And for at least the next week, this ad will be blocking drivers' attention.
Now, Philadelphia is the first city this billboard was introduced.
Math Powerland says he chose our city simply because of economics.
As you heard, the cost for a week was under $1,000.
Now, he says he plans to unveil other ads in Phoenix and Denver in the coming weeks.
One factor of the growing popularity may be the coverage in the media.
It became a hot topic recently when Duke's very own Kyrie Irving came out and claimed he believes the Earth is flat.
Kyrie is my little brother. He's my all-star point guard, superstar point guard.
And if he decides he wants to say the Earth is flat, then so be it.
So, uh, he has a, he's an interesting guy, man, that, uh, you know, he believes in, so.
Kyrie, the Earth is flat, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So, whatever.
That's news.
That's news. There we go.
The Earth is flat. There is no concrete information except for the information that they're giving us.
They're particularly putting you in the direction of what to believe and what not to.
Is this like a long troll game?
Mm-hmm.
Are we being trolled?
I don't think we're being trolled because, um, if you want to talk about anything that's scientific, two things must be met.
Two, two underlining materials and variables are, is it reliable and is it valid?
I just got off of a flight from Connecticut seeing my daughter.
And this is a reliable, she doing good.
And then let me guess, the plane went straight.
So, let me just say this, mama.
So, I heard Kyrie talking about it and I said, let me do my own scientific experience.
Let me take a look out this window.
Nope.
I'm out.
I'm out.
I'm out.
I'm out.
I'm out.
I'm out.
I'm out.
It was flat from the left and I went on the other side of the plane, it was flat on the
right.
You are so dumb.
And you know what?
Kyrie, I'm broken down in y'all.
Y'all don't want to get on this train.
What?
The billboard for the convention just went up along E-470.
People can go there, be uninhibited about their beliefs, what they think, they can discuss
it openly and freely.
As a pilot and engineer, Bob used to think it was crazy.
So, what about astronauts?
The space shots are actually shot in a swimming pool.
And they are shot in a place that's called the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab.
Okay?
And in this Neutral Buoyancy Lab, they have a full-sized mock-up of the ISS.
Larry Seward joins us live at Ellington Airport with this exclusive story.
Larry?
Well, NASA calls it their Neutral Buoyancy Lab.
It's just behind Ellington Field here and is becoming an important source of new revenue.
NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab simulates space underwater.
In a pool four stories deep and so wide, we saw astronauts float and train on one full-size
International Space Station replica.
We are live at Ellington Field.
Larry Seward, KJU 11 News.
All right.
Thanks so much, Larry.
Bob knows this is controversial.
He welcomes debates and says:
Investigate it yourself.
Do your own research.
That's what matters.
If you are curious about the International Conference, make sure to visit us online.
We have more information there at cbsdenver.com.
Live in Denver, Jamie Leary covering Colorado First.
A strange message on Mount Rubidoux.
The words "Google Flat Earth" were found carved into the riverside hill in letters that were 10 feet long.
The world is flat, not round, and it's called the Flat Earth Conspiracy Theory.
But police are not saying whether that's what the hillside message is all about.
There may be something in there if I really listen, not just to the top part, but underneath.
What's their impulse?
Why are they saying this?
What are they trying to figure out?
Maybe there's something positive about them that can change me for the better.
I should always look to be changed for the better.
But I find I listen more carefully if I think, what is it?
I was talking to somebody, no, I was listening to a conversation on a YouTube thing.
And somebody was talking about how they think it's actually possible that the world is flat.
And if I were in conversation with that person, I hope I would say, "Well, how did you arrive at that?
Tell me where you, where'd you get that?"
Because there's something good about it, which is they're trying to figure out how nature works.
Is the earth round or flat? What is it?
So underneath it is something useful that I can identify with.
We don't have to yell at each other all the time.
Is it round or flat?
All right.
I compiled a bunch of facts that prove the earth is round.
Because I had to.
Because I couldn't remember how you prove it.
Yeah, but I would say that people should have a better understanding of why it is they believe what they believe.
The answer really is because all the smart people say so.
And that should never be your baseline of why you think something is or is not true.
I did not think I'd get applause for that, by the way. That was nice.
So Buck just said the earth is flat.
That is freaking me out. All right, next.
Next we have the, oh yes it is. It's a flat earth after all float.
Oh, this is a good one. Oh wow. Always a fan favorite. This float celebrates flat earth theory that is spreading ironically around the world.
What do you think the flat earth is flat? It's a flat world after all.
I know it's a…
800.
A B?
Uh, there's no B.
Yes!
Sorry, Judith.
Michael.
No, I'm sorry Judith. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry Judith, I'm sorry.
I mean, it's your turn.
I think I'm gonna solve it.
All right, go ahead.
The earth looks pretty flat to me.
Yeah, that's it.
I know.
I know.
There you go.
Wide or high.
Wide or high.
Wide or high.
Hello Julia.
Hi.
Hi Julia.
Oh, now surely this is the right spot. Look at this. This area is filled with books about pretend people.
That's right Grover this is the fiction section. Fiction means it's a made-up story. Fiction means it's a made-up story. Fiction means it's a made-up story. Fiction means it's a made-up story. Fiction means it's a made-up story. Fiction means it's a made-up story. Fiction means it's a made-up story. Fiction means it's a made-up story.
I had asked you to debate one of them flat-earth guys. No, I don't. I can't. No. I know. We talked about it and we were going to have him on Skype. No. That is something that should not be debated. Does not belong in front of an audience getting debated. Only 64% are convinced that the world is a ball. The world is a circle. The world is a, what is it, a spheroid? Only 64% are convinced.
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