And it has some high-profile supporters.įrom basketball players to musicians, rappers to TV hosts, a number of celebrities are jumping on the flat Earth bandwagon. Interest in most of these other far-fetched theories remains stable but the flat-Earth movement is growing, particularly in America. Picture: Getty ImagesĪnd it’s getting more traction than some of the other conspiracies out there, like chemtrails (which proposes that a plane’s long-lasting condensation trail is actually made up of chemical or biological agent).
A third of Americans polled by YouGov believe the Earth is flat. In fact, a recent YouGov poll found that only around two-thirds of Americans aged between 18 and 24 believe that the Earth is round.Īlthough the idea the Earth is flat has been scientifically discredited, there seems to be a growing belief in the conspiracy theory. If you type ‘flat Earth’ into Google, you’d be joining a group of people that have helped to triple the search term over the last couple of years.
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